ABC, Screen Australia, ITV Studios, and Screen Canberra are thrilled to announce that the much-loved eight-part narrative comedy series, Austin, has been commissioned for a second season. Produced by Northern Pictures with Lincoln Pictures, filming will commence…
The ACT Government will be a co-investor in a new state-of-the-art sound stage and virtual production studio in Canberra to attract high quality film and TV productions, build our local industry capability and inject millions into the economy. ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr said that these types of investments help diversify our economy by developing…
The US development system Imagine Impact created by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Tyler Mitchell, will launch in Melbourne, Australia this year in association with Gentle Giant Media Group and Screen Australia. Impact’s unique accelerator program discovers, cultivates and empowers creative storytellers worldwide, and the Australian incarnation is the first time the program will be…
Award-winning American composer and head of the ANU School of Music, Professor Kenneth Lampl, is creating the original music for upcoming horror film The Furies – the first production by Canberra-based film studio, The Film Distillery. He’ll be working on the score with his Danish composing partner and wife, Kirsten Axelholm. Written and directed by…
A big thank you to The Furies’ Executive Producer and Chief Executive Officer of The Film Distillery, Andy Marriott for taking the time to answer some questions
The first film produced by Canberra-based film studio The Film Distillery, The Furies (formerly Killer Instinct) has started principal photography yesterday and is shooting throughout April and May in Bywong. Its name has been inspired by the goddesses in Greek mythology who exact vengeance on men who have wronged women. Written and directed by Tony…
Canberra’s rapidly growing screen industry will benefit from the recent signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Screen Canberra and Screen Wellington. “The MOU will help develop on-screen and post-production talent, enhance working relationships between the creative sectors in the world’s two coolest little capitals and promote Canberra as an ideal location for film and…