South Australian First Nations-led horror The Debt greenlit for production 

South Australia’s flagship feature film development initiative, Film Lab: New Voices, has greenlit its third feature film for production – The Debt, an exciting new horror led by South Australian First Nations filmmakers. Co-written by Yankunytjatjara writer Pearl Berry and Piri Eddy, directed by Johanis Lyons-Reid and produced by Yankunytjatjara producer Lilla Berry, The Debt will premiere at Adelaide Film Festival in 2026. Here’s the…

Bronte Pictures evolves to become Bronte Studios

Bronte Pictures, the prolific Australian feature film production house behind films such as Wyrmwood: Apocalypse, The Fabulous 4 and soon-to-be-released Beast of War, has announced an ambitious expansion plan under its new Bronte Studios banner. Under the new Studios’ structure, Michelle Krumm, former Miramax, The Weinstein Company executive and indie Producer joins the company as…

West Coast Visions serves up Prawn Curry Christmas

Charmaine Murray and Yasmin Kassim’s scripted feature Prawn Curry Christmas has been selected as the 2025 recipient of Screenwest’s coveted West Coast Visions, supported by $1.5 million. The richest filmmaking initiative in Australia for emerging filmmakers, West Coast Visions is designed to uncover, inspire and develop talented Western Australian filmmakers with distinctive visions for a…

Production wraps on Malta/Australia co-production Nannu

Production has officially wrapped on new short film, Nannu, an intimate and emotionally charged cultural drama inspired by writer/director Matthew C. Vella’s personal relationship with his late Maltese grandfather. Filming took place in Western Sydney in January 2025 and concluded in Malta in June 2025, marking a deeply symbolic collaboration between the two countries. Nannu…

Originate Genre fast-tracks homegrown talent for the big screen

Eight projects have been selected to participate in Stage 2 of VicScreen’s dynamic development initiative Originate Genre aimed at nurturing new voices in commercial cinema. Originate Genre is a two-phase development program designed to elevate live-action genre movie projects from concept to market-ready screenplays. The first stage of the program presented over four sessions earlier…

Blockbuster CinefestOZ Film Festival program announced

Australia’s friendliest film festival comes of age next month, celebrating 18 magnificent years with a program of brilliant new Australian stories brought to life on the big screen and at fresh new events in Bunbury, Busselton and Margaret River from 30 August – 7 September. Over 90 features, shorts and TV series will run over the nine…

Monster Pictures partners with Head Gear Films and White Hot Productions to launch full-service genre studio: Monster Pictures Studios

Monster Pictures, in partnership with Head Gear Films and White Hot Productions, have launched Monster Pictures Studios, a full-service genre film studio, designed to deliver bold and distinctive features that speak directly to audiences. Built by a team with deep experience across development, finance, production and distribution, and backed by a rolling development fund, the studio is positioned to fast-track premium…