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Kelli Cross announced as director’s attachment on Rachel Perkin’s Jasper Jones to be shot in Western Australia

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) and Screen Australia today announced director Kelli Cross as an indigenous feature film attachment for 2015, as part of the Director’s Attachment Scheme, an industry incentive program funded by Screen Australia and managed by the ADG for emerging feature film directors to develop their craft. Kelli Cross will be attached to Rachel Perkins on her upcoming feature film, Jasper Jones, a Bucktin Productions production, which will begin production in Perth in September. 

Sandy George partners with Screen Australia to share market intelligence

Screen Australia has engaged highly regarded screen journalist, Sandy George, to provide working practitioners with market intelligence on all aspects of current financing in the film, television and online environment. 

Marketing support to attend Content London, 1–3 December 2015

Screen Australia is offering funding for up to seven producers to attend Content London 2015, including C21’s International Drama Summit, which in just two years has become a TV drama business event to watch.

Calling all up-and-coming screenwriters

Submit your original idea for an adult TV drama to a new Australian Writers’ Guild competition to have it considered by the development team at Essential Media and Entertainment. 

Hear from global drama consultant, John Yorke

John Yorke is a global freelance drama consultant and former BBC drama executive whose production credits include East Enders, Hustle, Spooks, Wolf Hall and many more. You can attend a talk by John when he's in Sydney next week, or stream it online.

iview and you: The lowdown

ABC heads of department and Screen Australia managers give you the lowdown on how to work with iview as a marketplace attachment for Screen Australia funding. And what type of content iview is looking for.

Animated kids content creators: Apply now for the Asian Animation Summit

Hot Shops workshop sizzles

Our latest Hot Shops workshop paired the five Hot Shots filmmaking teams with experienced Heads of Department for two days to enhance and develop their projects.

Director’s attachment announced as Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) and Screen Australia today announced a director’s attachment for Mel Gibson’s upcoming feature Hacksaw Ridge which will be filmed in Australia in October.

Australia at MIPCOM 2015

MIPCOM 2015 is in Cannes, France, from 5 to 8 October 2015. The four-day content market plays host to more than 13,000 professionals from over 100 countries. Delegates secure content development partnerships and international distribution deals for the year ahead.

Pride in Australian Film

Screen Australia is workshopping some new approaches to building pride in Australian film. We are looking to reframe the ways people think and talk about Australian film – shifting perceptions of success away from a simplistic focus purely on box office performance, to encompass less visible achievements, and a deeper appreciation for the many impressive achievements in a global industry.

Screen Australia introduces new guidelines - flexible, simpler and allowing for faster decisions

Today Screen Australia revamped guidelines across five funding programs to provide screen practitioners more flexibility, easier to understand guidelines and broadened eligibility to increase the opportunity to access support.