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Ushering in more international collaborations is a priority for Screen Australia, says chief executive Deirdre Brennan, who is now nearly 10 months into one of the biggest jobs in Australia’s audiovisual industry. “There were only six final co-production certificates granted…

A ministerial hotline would be set up to smooth the way for big location shoots by overseas and local filmmakers – as occurred with Ryan Gosling’s The Fall Guy – under plans to be unveiled this week to make NSW more screen-friendly.…

The New Zealand Film Commission is in the spotlight after reportedly spending more than $145,000 for four staff members to attend France’s Cannes Film Market. But the Film Commission has defended the trip, saying it reduced its spending compared to…

YouTube’s head of TV partnerships Fede Goldenberg and UK strategic partner manager Neil Price reveal what producers, distributors and broadcasters need to know if they really want to succeed on the ever-growing platform. What’s your YouTube strategy? It’s the question…

AI protections just signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aren’t a “silver bullet” that will solve all the problems of the rapidly advancing technology, said SAG-AFTRA’s general counsel Jeffrey Bennett at The Grill conference this week. “It’s a…

Lucy Lawless is best known for her roles in Xena Warrior Princess, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Spartacus and My Life Is Murder. But, at 56, she feels she’s found her calling in a career she initially dismissed. “I had no…

After a string of setbacks in Los Angeles, the Outrageous Fortune star is grateful for his new role on US soap General Hospital. “I was so excited about having a pie today!” Charles Mesure enthuses while tucking into a meaty treat at West…

An international film crew shooting a commercial in Canterbury could bring about $400,000 to the local economy, Brett Mills says – and the film veteran has just made it easier for those projects to happen. The founder of the successful…

The country’s top screen agency is supposed to help people make content. But some producers claim it is deliberately trying to force them out of business.  At the Toronto Film Festival in 2015, English film producer Phil Hunt met a…

In June, Producers Guild of America president Stephanie Allain proclaimed that the issue of producer credits being bestowed as a perk on those who hadn’t done the job had gotten “completely out of control.” The Exhibiting Forgiveness and Hustle &…