Articles by Screen Australia

Above Average and Screen Australia, in association with Screenwest and Lotterywest, are proud to announce Small Town Hackers, a three-part online series commissioned exclusively by Above Average, the digital studio founded by legendary comedy producer Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video (Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Portlandia).

Screen Australia has announced Story Development funding for 14 features and three online series, as well as one industry placement, totalling $500,000. Included among the slate are two features produced by Bruna Papandrea through Made Up Stories; a feature directorial debut project from Bondi Hipsters writer/directors Connor and Christiaan Van Vuuren.

An additional two Australian films have been added to the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) 2017 program, 1% and The Butterfly Tree, screening in the Discovery program which showcases the work of emerging filmmakers.

Internationally acclaimed Australian actress Rachel Griffiths headlines the cast for new SBS crime thriller Dead Lucky, which starts filming in Sydney this week.

It was announced that Simon Baker’s film directorial debut Breath will have its world premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival competing in Contemporary World Cinema.

ABC and Screen Australia are pleased to announce that filming is underway in Sydney on the telemovie event Riot.

The Australian and Children’s Screen Content Review aims to make sure that Government policy supports the creation, exhibition and export of Australian screen stories now and into the future.