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Top End Wedding to Premiere at Sundance Film Festival

Entertainment One (eOne) is proud to announce that Top End Wedding, a feature film directed by Wayne Blair (The Sapphires, Cleverman), and co-written by and starring Miranda Tapsell (The Sapphires, Love Child), will have its World Premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Film Festival is one of the most revered film festivals…

Sean Bean Joins World on Fire Cast

BBC One and Mammoth Screen today announced that Emmy and Bafta-winner Sean Bean (Broken, Game Of Thrones, Lord Of The Rings) will be joining the cast of the epic drama World On Fire by multi-award winning writer Peter Bowker (Eric And Ernie, Blackpool). “I am thrilled to be part of this ambitious drama. Peter Bowker’s…

Netflix Announces Animated Roald Dahl Universe Deal

Netflix and The Roald Dahl Story Company jointly announced today that Netflix is extending the Roald Dahl universe of stories for global family audiences with an exclusive new slate of original animated event series, based on the books from the acclaimed and award-winning author’s best-selling library, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG,…

Season 2 of Squinters Filming Underway

ABC in association with Screen Australia and Create NSW are pleased to announce filming is underway on the new season of Jungle Entertainment’s Squinters, the acclaimed, hit comedy series that celebrates the comically mundane ritual of the daily work commute. Created by Trent O’Donnell (No Activity, The Moodys) and Adam Zwar (Wilfred, Lowdown), Squinters season…

Escape from Hat to be Produced by Netflix

Netflix have announced that it will produce the animated feature film, Escape from Hat, from two-time Academy Award nominated director Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda, The Little Prince) together with writer Adam Kline (Artemis Fowl, The Clockwork War). Production will commence this month in New York. Escape from Hat joins Netflix’s growing slate of original…

St Kilda Festival 2019 Entries are Open

Entries are now open for the 36th St Kilda Film Festival, showcasing the best of Australian short film from 21 to 30 June 2019. The St Kilda Film Festival, proudly presented and produced by the City of Port Phillip, will screen Australia’s top short films with a prize pool totalling over $50,000 worth of cash…

Netflix Orders World War II Series The Liberator

Netflix has ordered World War II drama series The Liberator, which tells the riveting true story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War: the battlefield odyssey of maverick U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks and his infantry unit as they fought for over five hundred days to liberate Europe.…