The Foxtel Group will work to capitalise on “stronger than ever” demand for stories that reflect and celebrate Australian culture across its subscription channels and streaming service Binge in the coming year.
Blossom Films and Made Up Stories have commenced production on new dramedy 'The Last Anniversary' in Sydney, with Teresa Palmer, Miranda Richardson, and Danielle Macdonald leading the cast of the Liane Moriarty adaptation.
Foxtel is backing the screen adaptation of Paul Kelly's Christmas classic 'How to Make Gravy' as a recipe for Binge's entry into feature films, with the project to shoot on the Gold Coast and star Hugo Weaving and Daniel Henshall.
The Foxtel Group has commissioned docu-soap reality series 'Billion Dollar Playground' from Ronde Media, which will take audiences into the holiday homes of the super rich.
Screen Producers Australia has named domestic and international screen executives that will sit across two advisory boards for next year's Screen Forever, taking place in March on the Gold Coast.
Aquarius Films will go into production with Ireland's Subotica on 'Mix Tape', a four-part miniseries commissioned by Binge based on Jane Sanderson's novel of the same name.
US producer and former Universal Pictures production president Debbie Liebling will headline this year's CinefestOZ industry program, to be held across August 31 and September 1 in Busselton.
Made Up Stories producer Bruna Papandrea, Binge executive director Alison Hurbert-Burns, and First Nations multi-hyphenates Leah Purcell, Kodie Bedford, and Jub Clerc have been added to the SXSW Sydney line-up as the event draws closer.