Chris Oliver-Taylor and Liz Grainger have joined the Board of Film Victoria, bringing to the table a wealth of experience in production, business operations, strategy and financial management.

In another coup for the local screen industry, Hollywood’s newest original television production will film in Victoria with Netflix Originals’ Clickbait the latest global production to receive investment from the Morrison and Andrews Governments.

Davey Thompson and Nikki Tran are the recipients of the Victorian Screen Development Internships, which will open up access to Australia’s leading production teams and give them the opportunity to fast-track their careers.

The Federal Government and Victoria State Government have partnered to secure Paramount Television and Anonymous Content’s 10-part television adaptation of Gregory David Roberts’ best-selling novel Shantaram to film in Melbourne, Victoria.

Four Victorian-made short documentaries exploring the theme of Treaty are set to hit screens during NAIDOC Week 2019, with the support of Film Victoria and NITV.

Nine today announced that acclaimed actors Anthony LaPaglia and Jessica Marais are joining Rebecca Gibney for the gripping crime thriller mini-series HALIFAX: Retribution.

After close to a decade as principal partner of the Screen Producers Australia (SPA) annual conference SCREEN FOREVER, Victoria will pass the baton to Queensland to host the event from 2020.

The Natalie Miller Fellowship (NMF) and Film Victoria are proud to announce the launch of the Brilliant Careers Leadership Forum 2019 to be held in Melbourne from 24 – 25 October, which aims to foster skills to encourage female leadership in the Australian screen industry. 

Make It, a two-day event for early career screen practitioners, is returning to Melbourne in late July.

World-renowned TV festival, Series Mania, will return to Melbourne for a third year, from 3-5 July, to deliver exclusive series premieres alongside a jam-packed industry day for screen professionals. This year’s festival will feature Jessica Jones series creator, showrunner and multiple Emmy-nominee Melissa Rosenberg.

Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) is taking place from 8-17 August.

Australian actors Clare Bowen (Nashville) and Bryan Brown (Bloom, Sweet Country, Old School) lead an ensemble cast in the new four-part SBS original supernatural drama series Hungry Ghosts.