Sandy George
Sandy George covers Australia for Screen.
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NewsAustralia puts streamer content quotas back on the agenda
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he backs introducing content quotas.
News‘Boss Cat’ starts shooting in Australia for disability-led Bus Stop Films and Madman Entertainment (exclusive)
‘Boss Cat’ stars Olivia Hargroder, who has Trisomy 21, as young woman who learns the street dance style of krumping.
NewsAustralian producers, writers, and directors believe demand for features is falling
Screen Australia conducted a survey of nearly 1,000 industry professionals to assess attitudes to the future.
FeaturesAustralia’s Troy Lum on his distribution and production businesses: “Supporting creativity is my aim”
Australian distributor Troy Lum is a key buyer of international and arthouse films through Kismet, and he produces too — now through Brouhaha Entertainment. He explains how he maintains his portfolio.
NewsAustralia sees film and TV production fall steeply in 2023-2024
Total budgets reached A$214m, a 50% fall on the five-year average.
News‘Insomniac City’, ‘Ok Boomer’ set to shoot for Brouhaha in 2025 (exclusive)
Troy Lum, Andrew Mason and Gabriella Tana’s Brouhaha Entertainment is based between Sydney and London.
Features“Coproduction has got to be a focus,” says Screen Australia CEO Deirdre Brennan
Brennan reveals her priorities in one of her first interviews since taking on the role in January.
NewsHorror films comprise 50% of Screen Australia’s latest feature investments
Australia horor titles such as ‘Talk To Me’ have done well at the international box office.
FeaturesFirst Bhutan International Film Festival to spotlight local talent alongside world cinema
The event in the heart of the Himalayas will feature masterclasses including UK producer Charles Steel.
NewsMatthew Rankin’s ‘Universal Language’ wins top prize at Melbourne film festival
A special jury award went to Gints Zilbalodis’s ‘Flow’.
NewsAustralian producer Mat Govoni wins top prize at Melbourne’s 37º South Market
Mat Govoni’s credits include ’Late Night With The Devil’, released by IFC in North America earlier this year.
NewsThe buzziest films with Australian audiences at the Sydney Film Festival 2024
Artistic director Nashen Moodley said young audiences had returned and pushed up ticket sales.
FeaturesWhy one Australian beach proved the perfect location for Nicholas Cage thriller ‘The Surfer’
Screen talks to producer James Grandison about finding the perfect surf break.
FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Kate Fitzpatrick (Australia)
Fitzpatrick is programmer at Melbourne International Film Festival.
FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Paul Struthers (Australia)
He hunts outside typical channels for new discovers, with Letterboxd a favourite haunt.
NewsProtagonist to launch Sophie Hyde’s ‘Jimpa’ starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow at Cannes; unveils first image (exclusive)
Olivia Colman and John Lithgow star in the family drama now filming in Australia, the Netherlands and Finland.
NewsAustralia’s Umbrella Entertainment makes key hire as part of international expansion (exclusive)
Jasmine McSweeney joins the ‘Talk To Me’ distributor from the New Zealand Film Commission.
NewsJonathan Teplitzky to direct ‘Gettin’ Square’ sequel; David Wenham to star
‘Spit’ is one of five features to receive a share of $4.6m (A$6.9m).
Features‘Shayda’ director on producing her debut feature: "I needed to be at that table"
Tehran-born filmmaker Noora Niasari tells Screen about balancing light and dark in debut feature Shayda
FeaturesHow English-speaking nations have embraced the Oscars’ international feature category
Screen looks at how Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand have fared in the category over the years, and their approach to the award.