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FILMING OF CRIME THRILLER
STARRING ERIC BANA TO BE SHOT
ENTIRELY IN REGIONAL VICTORIA
FILMING has begun on the feature film adaptation of Jane Harper’s bestselling novel The Dry. Genevieve O’Reilly (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Glitch), Keir O’Donnell (Ray Donovan, Fargo) and John Polson (Mission: Impossible II, The Sum of Us) join Eric Bana (Munich, Chopper, Dirty John) in the production from Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories.… Members read the rest!

APPLY NOW FOR DIRECTOR
& WRITER PLACEMENTS
FILM Victoria is inviting applications for director and writer placements. Applications for director placements close on March 6, and writer placements close on April 3.
Placements are currently scheduled to commence in May 2019, with the director placements offered in five week stages and the writer placements running for six week periods.
For more information, visit: www.film.vic.gov.au/funding/business-skills-support/
Film Victoria is also calling for early-career practitioners to apply to be considered for technical attachments across a slate of Film Victoria-supported productions, including Neighbours.… Members read the rest!

LONG-RUNNING AUSSIE DRAMA SERIES
COMMISSIONED TO AIR UNTIL 2021
AACTA and TV Week Logie award winning drama Wentworth has been commissioned for a further 20 episodes.
The history-making announcement by Foxtel will see Australia’s longest running one-hour drama series remain on air until 2021.
According to a media release on the Film Victoria website, a seventh season is currently in post-production and will screen in 2019.… Members read the rest!

UNLOCK YOUR CREATIVE TALENTS
FOR CHANCE AT STAN AND FILM
VICTORIA DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
A FABULOUS opportunity for established and up-and-coming writers and producers in Victoria has emerged after Film Victoria and cutting edge Australian streaming platform, Stan, recently announced a two-year funding program.
Announced recently, the Stan and Film Victoria Development Fund is a two-year program developed to discover new perspectives and fresh, original stories, leveraging local and global audience demand for premium drama.… Members read the rest!

Fourth `Preacher' series to
generate 740 cast & crew jobs
plus $50m boost to economy
AN ESTIMATED $50 million is expected to be injected into the Victorian economy in months to come following a major deal involving the production of the fourth US `Preacher’ television series in Melbourne.
The filming which is to begin soon will also generate about 740 jobs for local cast and crew.… Members read the rest!