The ABC will rely on a slew of returning favourites and some British flavour to take it forward in 2024 as it adjusts to a new programming structure.
The third seasons of ABC series' 'Ginger and the Vegesaurs' and 'The Newsreader', as well as a new film from Sophie Hyde about Oscar Wilde's wife, are among the projects to share in $10 million of production funding from Screen Australia.
The editors of 'Ladies in Black', 'Bloom' and 'The Final Quarter' were among the honorees of the Australian Screen Editors' annual Ellie Awards presented on Saturday night at the Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst.
The nominees for this year’s Australian Production Design Guild (APDG) Awards have been unveiled, with 140 nominees across 19 categories .
The 18 Australian films and feature docs released in cinemas since the start of the year, plus holdovers, have racked up a modest $14.3 million.
Legendary producers Andrena Finlay (Razzle Dazzle, Goddess) and Sue Milliken (Ladies in Black, Sirens), have collaborated on a handbook about producing for the screen, encompassing all the stages of feature film production.
Australian box office takings last year totaled $1.245 billion, up 3.6 per cent on the previous year, as a record 758 titles flooded the market
The good news for Australian cinema: Last year ranks as the third biggest ever for Oz films and feature docs released theatrically in the home market