Long-time colleagues Lisa Garner and Matthew Soulos have co-founded a new independent Australian and New Zealand distribution venture, Match Point Films.

Writer-director Darcy Conlan will receive $30,000 to further develop his horror 'The Harvest' after winning the Wake In Fright Development Initiative.

Nine AFTRS graduates will undertake 13-week paid internships at ABC, BBC Studios, Endemol Shine Australia, Eureka Productions, SBS, and Wildbear Entertainment as part of the school's annual graduate program.

Popular! With $13.3 million across five days, 'Wicked: For Good' has delivered the year’s second biggest debut and broken the opening record for a stage musical adaptation set by the first film.

Fremantle Australia has made two new promotions within its scripted team, upping Ellie Madritsch to head of development and Anna Curtis to creative producer.

An Australian delegation fronted by Rachel Griffiths and 'Lion' director Garth Davis is attending the International Film Festival of India this week, where several agreements between the countries are being formalised, including a new theatrical pathway that aims to give Australian films a more consistent presence across India’s cinemas.

The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) has announced a new supporting partnership with Los Angeles-based non-profit film, television, and digital content foundation Australians in Film (AiF), designed to open doors and offer assistance for NIDA graduates when they look to apply their craft in the US.

Netflix and the New Zealand Film Commission have renewed support for A Wave in the Ocean, the filmmaker development program founded by Jane Campion, as it moves to focus on debut features.