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2018 Year in Review and 2019 Preview

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Tuesday 22 January 2019

Today the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA) published the finalised box office data for 2018, rounding out the series of metrics Screen Australia utilises to measure the health of the local screen industry.
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Five Bedrooms opens the door to an all-star cast

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Monday 21 January 2019

Kat Stewart, Stephen Peacocke, Doris Younane, Katie Robertson, Roy Joseph, Kate Jenkinson and Hugh Sheridan are just some of the esteemed actors starring in Network 10’s brand new local drama series Five Bedrooms.
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Asher Keddie and Richard Roxburgh to star in new SBS drama The Hunting

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Thursday 17 January 2019

Asher Keddie (Offspring, The Cry) and Richard Roxburgh (Rake, Hacksaw Ridge) lead an ensemble cast in the new four-part SBS original drama The Hunting, which goes into production tomorrow in Adelaide.
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Screen Australia announces $7.5 million in production funding for seven projects

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Monday 14 January 2019

Screen Australia has announced $7.5 million in production funding for two feature film projects, four television series and one web series.
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ABC and Screen Australia announce new drama series Les Norton

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Tuesday 18 December 2018

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Screen Australia have today announced production funding for a new 10-part drama series Les Norton, based on the best-selling novels by Robert G. Barrett.
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Screen Australia announces $3.5 million for 18 documentaries

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Monday 17 December 2018

Screen Australia today announced production funding for 18 documentary projects through the Documentary Producer and Documentary Commissioned programs.
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Recipients of Brilliant Careers: Engendered Masterclass announced

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Wednesday 12 December 2018

Twelve female creators will attend a four-day intensive workshop hosted by Bunya Productions, and taught by internationally renowned US writer/producer Raelle Tucker (Sacred Lies, True Blood) and Canadian director Jeremy Podeswa (Game of Thrones, The Handmaid’s Tale).
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Congratulations 2018 AACTA Award Recipients

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Wednesday 05 December 2018

Ten out of the 11 best scripted and documentary AACTA categories were won by titles funded by Screen Australia.
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Eric Bana cast as lead in The Dry

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Friday 30 November 2018

Actor Eric Bana (Munich, Romulus, My Father, Chopper) has been cast as the lead role of Aaron Falk in the feature film adaptation of Jane Harper’s bestselling and award-winning novel The Dry, producers Made Up Stories announced today.
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Historic Australian contingent at Sundance 2019

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Thursday 29 November 2018

Six Australian feature films will screen at the Sundance Film Festival, surpassing the record set in 1997 of five features.
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Screen Australia announces 16 titles to be developed

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Wednesday 21 November 2018

Screen Australia has announced over $400,000 of Story Development funding for 16 projects including feature films, television and online series.
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Recipients of Mentor LA announced

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Wednesday 21 November 2018

Executive producer Que Minh Luu, writer/director Julietta Boscolo, and writers Candy Bowers and Kodie Bedford have been selected to take part in Australians in Film (AiF) and Screen Australia’s 12-month Mentor LA program.