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Tim Phillips appointed Head of Producer Offset and Co-Production Unit

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Wednesday 23 March 2016

Screen Australia has today announced the appointment of Tim Phillips as Head of the Producer Offset and Co-Production Unit.
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Screen Australia announces Diversity in TV Drama study

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Thursday 17 March 2016

Local TV content is hugely popular with audiences and plays a vital role in informing the ways we think about ourselves and each other, but do our TV dramas reflect the diversity of Australia today? Screen Australia is seeking to measure this as one gauge of the cultural relevance of our small-screen stories.
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Mad Max: Fury Road dominates technical Oscars

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Tuesday 01 March 2016

Mad Max: Fury Road roared away from the Academy Awards with six awards – the most trophies won by any movie on the night and Australia’s most successful film at the Oscars in history.
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Brilliant Careers Symposium

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Wednesday 24 February 2016

A half-day symposium to encourage discussion and strategic thinking around careers and business.
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Australian YouTube hit Starting From … Now! makes jump to TV

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Friday 19 February 2016

Almost two years to the day after writer/director Julie Kalceff published the first seven-minute, self-funded episode of her drama Starting From … Now! on YouTube, the show is now moving to TV. It will screen on SBS 2 after its world premiere at the Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival in March.
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Tropfest 2016

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Sunday 14 February 2016

The largest short film festival in the world, Tropfest returns to Centennial Park in Sydney and SBS 2 on Sunday 14 February 2016.
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Mel Gibson joins Tropfest judging panel

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Thursday 11 February 2016

Academy award winner Mel Gibson will join a star-studded judging panel at this year’s Tropfest.
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Director’s attachment announced on Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant

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Monday 08 February 2016

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) and Screen Australia today announced a director’s attachment for Ridley Scott’s upcoming feature Alien: Covenant that is filming in Australia in 2016.
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Screen Australia announces The Next Step Indigenous Screen Business Fellowship

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Friday 05 February 2016

Screen Australia has announced funding of up to $400,000 for The Next Step Indigenous Screen Business Fellowship, a targeted initiative for production companies run by Indigenous screen practitioners who are ready to take the next step in their careers. The funding has been allocated over a two-year period to help businesses grow their public and professional profile and attract ongoing projects.
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Development news

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Wednesday 03 February 2016

Find the latest Story Development and Talent Development funding recipients, plus an update on the Hot Shots short filmmaking teams, and what's coming up for our exciting new Family Films Initiative.
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Call for applications: Hot Docs delegation, Toronto

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Monday 01 February 2016

In conjunction with Hot Docs 2016 Made In program highlighting documentaries from Australia, Screen Australia will host a delegation of Australian documentary makers to the complementary industry conference and market, especially targeting producers with potential projects for the pitching events.
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Congratulations Academy Awards® nominees

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Friday 15 January 2016

Australian Government supported action film Mad Max: Fury Road leads the Australian nominations, across an incredible 10 categories including Best Picture and Director. Indeed, Mad Max: Fury Road was the second most nominated film of the year, and the film has proved to be an invaluable calling card for Australian-led, international productions.