A documentary born out of "a collaboration made in heaven" between Sweetshop & Green and Monash University will make its debut at the Melbourne International Film Festival this week.
Screen Australia, SBS and NITV have announced seven projects from this year’s Digital Originals initiative to receive development funding, with three titles from the group to eventually go into production.
Feature films from directors Tony Ayres and Gracie Otto, as well Aunty Donna’s production company Haven’t You Done Well Productions, are among the 33 projects to share in $1 million of story development funding from Screen Australia.
In 'A Beginner's Guide to Grief', Anna Lindner is Harriet ‘Harry’ Wylde, who is navigating the loss of her two terminally ill parents in the one week, and the unpredictable fun park of grief.
Sue Thomson's 'Under Cover' follows the plight of ten women as they find themselves too old to be employed, struck down with illness, unable to get back into the workforce, and dealing with the aftermath of difficult breakups and divorce.
SBS has revealed the cast for Digital Originals production 'Latecomers', with Hannah Diviney, Miriama Smith, and Patrick Jhanur to appear alongside co-creator Angus Thompson.
Gracie Otto's 'Seriously Red', Bunya Productions' 'True Colours', and Phil Noyce’s 'Dead Calm' headline the program for next month's Australian International Screen Forum (AISF), which returns as an in-person event.
'Savage River' tells the story of Miki Anderson (Katherine Langford), who returns to her hometown in rural Victoria after eight years in prison, determined to finally move on with her life.