Greetings ,

Welcome to Ausfilm's April Newsletter!

First things first, we wish to make an apology and amendment to our March Newsletter introduction: Congratulations to Aussie Greig Fraser again for his win at last month's Academy Awards®. Fraser recieved an Oscar for his incredible Cinamatography on Dune. We incorrectly credited The Power of the Dog film to his win and we apologise for the slip!

This month's Location Spotlight there is plenty to gush about with the epic landscapes of the Northern Territory's Alice Springs.

Production has been firing away Down Under and we are excited to welcome the remake of the mega sci-fi classic, Metropolis materialising in Melbourne's Docklands Studios.

Luma has provided a VFX breakdown of their incredible work on Spider-Man: No Way Home, news from CATO, XM2, and the latest AUSFILM INSIDER is out, interviewing the Producers and Director of Netflix's edge-of-your-seat series: Pieces of Her.

Happy reading and watching!

Ausfilm Team

Alice Springs is the gateway for exploring Australia's vibrant Red Centre. Nestled amongst the incredible Macdonnell Ranges the area itself has plenty to offer, like the colourful desert landscapes, wonderful outback characters, a myriad of opportunities for adventure and a vibrant Aboriginal culture.

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ACT-based Producer and First Nations woman, Shannon Wilson has allowed her skills and natural progression determine the trajectory of her career in the film industry. Wilson provides some insight on how she arrived here and some grounded advice for those on their own journey.

MeET SHANNON

Catch our next instalment of AUSFILM INSIDER with Pieces of Her Executive Producers, Steve Hutensky and Bruna Papandrea along with Executive Producer and Director, Minkie Spiro as they talk about NSW's diverse locations doubling for San Francisco, Alabama, Texas and Georgia and the value of pairing Australian and State Government support on this series. Big thanks to Netflix and the Made Up Stories team for this interview.

WATCH

Luma's Melbourne-based VFX Sup Brendan Seals led their global artist team on delivery of VFX for the third instalment of the Spider-Man franchise. Check out Luma's awesome Before and Afters reel.

WATCH LUMA'S REEL

Australian production of Chris Hemsworth's Limitless required large crew numbers in remote locations. CATO had 'limitless' skills, crew and energy to make it happen.

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You're going to want to see how the Aussie XM2 crew captured the incredible car-chase scenes in this Bond film. It's pure car-nage!

WATCH 

Universal Studio Group’s highly anticipated new sci-fi series from Writer, Director and Showrunner, Sam Esmail (Mr Robot), is set to make Victoria, a global centre for virtual production.

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After the global success of the first season, Queensland welcomes Young Rock back for production of season two.

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George Miller’s Three Thousand Years of Longing will be premiering globally at the Cannes film festival, along with Thomas M. Wright’s The Stranger included in the Cannes' Un Certain Regard program.

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The South Australian Film Corporation shares with us how the children's drama series First Day returns to receive praise for the show's thoughtful address of transgender coming-of-age.

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