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Deadman’s Land and the audacious quest to make an adventure film for $30,000
'We put everything we had into this,' says Australian filmmaker Peter Cullen about Bad Virtue Productions' new action-adventure film Deadman's…
Groundbreaking WA animation project Suzie Q tackles the ‘classic struggle of studying art’
Maxfoo Studios' new comedy series Suzie Q follows a 'mediocre art student' reaching for her dreams despite the pressure of…
Screen Australia: ‘We have to rebuild the connection between the audience and the content’
In a public Q&A, Screen Australia detailed the importance of its Screen Currency 2026 report and how it will inform…
Peter Carey’s novel Bliss to get TV adaptation with BBC Studios
Peter Carey's Bliss is about a man who wakes up one day convinced he is living in hell.
Melbourne’s ACMI to host Lifelike exhibit charting the history of puppets on screen
ACMI's Lifelike will feature props and materials from Pinocchio, Anomalisa, Jurassic Park, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Agro's Cartoon Connection, and…
After the Siren: Australian queer AFL romance novel has been optioned for the screen
Darcy Green's After the Siren is a sports romance novel about players from a fictional Brunswick AFL team.
Cult Aussie film Sample People returns after 26 years: ‘We had so many great actors involved’
The filmmakers behind cult film Sample People talk about how the local screen industry has changed, and how it felt…
Netflix partners with screen agencies to discover 'the next great Australian woman or non-binary scriptwriter'
Netflix's The Next Brilliant Career invites emerging Australian writers who identify as women or non-binary to submit scripted concepts for…
Anna Funder: 'I have zero interest in a book produced by a machine'
Ahead of her international tour, author Anna Funder speaks to ArtsHub about why we need to hold onto storytelling in…
Why are so many video games being adapted for film and TV?
Hollywood is being criticised for a lack of originality – so why are more video game movies being made than…