Sandy George
Sandy George covers Australia for Screen.
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NewsCanada-based TV executive tipped for top job at Screen Australia (exclusive)
Australia-born Deirdre Brennan is understood to be the choice to replace Graeme Mason.
NewsAdelaide Film Festival 2023 unveils lineup, Indonesia focus
The South Australian festival iis now an annual event.
News‘Banel & Adama’ wins Melbourne's Bright Horizons Award
Top award comes with a $96,500 (A$140,000) prize.
NewsMelbourne reveals pitch winners as industry head Mark Woods steps down
Three projects win places at London’s Production Finance Market.
NewsAustralia’s ‘The Dry 2’ postpones release as star Eric Bana opts out of promo campaign due to SAG-AFTRA strike
‘Force Of Nature: The Dry 2’ is understood to be a wholly Australian production, with no streamer or studio involvement.
News‘Mortal Kombat 2’, ‘Apples Never Fall’ on hold in Australia due to SAG-AFTRA strike
Local execs expect a knock-on effect on the Australian industry, both positive and negative.
NewsMelbourne Film Festival reveals competition line-up with ‘Shayda’ set as opening film
Cannes titles and debut features make strong appearances throughout the programme.
NewsMorocco’s ‘The Mother Of All Lies’ wins top award at Sydney Film Festival
The documentary premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
NewsAustralian production sector signs up to albert carbon initiative (exclusive)
The programme will be run Australian sustainability advocate Maree Cochrane,
NewsAustralian exhibition body ICA appoints a distributor as new head
Brett Rosengarten is the former sales director of Roadshow FIlms.
NewsAustralia raises location offset to 30% for international productions
Minimum local expenditure has risen to A20m for film; A1.5m per hour for TV.
NewsSydney Film Festival unveils competition line-up for 70th edition
Several titles set to premiere at Cannes among the selection.
NewsAustralia’s Q1 box office down 26% on 2019 but strong Easter weekend fuels optimism
’The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ on course to be biggest animated film in the territory.
FeaturesDirectors including Jane Campion, Thomas Vinterberg and Luca Guadagnino discuss Berlin honoree Steven Spielberg’s legacy
Screen International asks 13 filmmakers about Spielberg’s influence on them as storytellers and his impact on global film culture.
NewsAustralia to impose local content streaming quotas by mid-2024
The move is part of a five-year plan to revive the country’s wider cultural sector.
FeaturesFour Australian films to tempt festival directors in 2023
Sundance 2023 marks a strong start for Australian filmmakers.
NewsAustralian box office poised to fall 20-25% in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic 2019
But exhibitors are upbeat as they foresee a steady supply of titles in 2023.
News‘Elvis’ dominates film prizes at Australia’s Academy Awards
Director Baz Luhrmann and actor Austin Butler were among 11 winners for Elvis.
FeaturesMy Screen Life: Studiocanal’s Elizabeth Trotman on box office predictions, female CEOs and British comedies
Studiocanal’s CEO for Australia and New Zealand grew up watching British comedies and now asks her colleagues to predict how each film will perform, rewarding the closest.
NewsAustralian film and TV drama production tops $2bn for the first time
Record expenditure reported for the year to end of June 2022.