Screen Australia will soon be hosting Venice Film Festival (La Biennale di Venezia) pre-selector Paolo Bertolin in Australia to view new eligible feature films.

Charles Williams takes on serious themes in his Palme d’Or winner All These Creatures, while Eryk Lenartowicz has a lot of fun with his absurdist comedy Dots.

Screen Australia’s Indigenous Department is calling on emerging Indigenous filmmakers to submit 10 minute scripted story ideas for the Short Blacks short film initiative.

The director’s attachment shadowing and assisting Rachel Griffiths on Ride Like a Girl reveals her key takeaways from the experience so far.

How Academy Award® and Emmy®-winning US producer Mark Johnson of Rain Man and Breaking Bad brought Tim Winton’s Breath to the big screen.

Screen Australia will host three intensive, small-group workshops in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in July led by US producer Sheila Hanahan-Taylor to help female screen practitioners hone their pitching skills to create interest from potential partners, financiers, talent agents and get their screen projects production ready. There will also be an accompanying large group forum open to all creatives.

Director Simon Baker on making an Australian first-time feature after two decades acting in the US.

In an increasingly crowded marketplace Picnic at Hanging Rock producer Jo Porter is looking for ideas that are bold enough to cut through.