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Australian film industry developments

Overview

The Australian film landscape is seeing significant activity through both domestic funding and international festival programming.

Screen Australia has committed over AUD 16.9 million to support 75 different projects, ranging from short films to feature series. Notable upcoming productions include Toni Collette’s directorial debut, ‘The Best Of’, the series ‘The Dark Lake’, and the feature film ‘Bull’.

Simultaneously, the Irish Film Festival has arrived in Australia with its largest program to date. The festival is screening 18 films across five cities and online, including 13 Australian premieres such as the Irish/Australian co-production ‘Chasing Millions’.

Entities

Toni Collette · Variety · Graeme Simsion · Screen NSW · Screen Australia

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Irish Film Festival launches largest Australian program to date

    The 2026 Irish Film Festival has commenced in Australia, featuring its largest program ever with 18 films, including 13 Australian premieres and the co-production ‘Chasing Millions’.

  2. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Screen Australia invests AUD 16.9 million in 75 film projects

    Screen Australia is investing over AUD 16.9 million into 75 projects, including Toni Collette’s directorial debut, “The Best Of,” based on the novel by Graeme Simsion.

Sources

foodwinetravel.com.au · variety.com · yve-style.com