Tag: industry

Alongside growing momentum and calls for change, Screen Australia has launched a new initiative to tackle gender inequality in the local film industry.

The world of documentary storytelling is growing increasingly diverse – and ever-more compelling – as this year’s International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) attendees knew only too well.

You bet it’s entertaining. But it’s also expensive. The 47 dramas that went into production in the 2014/15 financial year cost $332 million. Where did all this money come from?

Last Cab To Darwin’s producers Greg Duffy and Lisa Duff get frank about the film’s budget.

Australian audiences are embracing local content in droves but industry needs to continue rallying behind local production, with challenging times ahead.

Screen Australia will host a one-day workshop for film practitioners working in the distribution space.

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) and Screen Australia today announced director Beth Armstrong as the attachment to Mel Gibson, 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.

Highly regarded screen journalist Sandy George looks to work with practitioners with market intelligence on all aspects of current financing in the film, television and online environment.

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.

Screen Australia is again taking part in the Producers Lab Toronto, providing places for two Australian producers to participate during this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

Applications are open for two new programs: The Indigenous Feature Documentary Initiative and the Indigenous Producers Initiative.

How can we ensure local stories continue to be valued? A strong cross-section of Australia’s film industry came together last week to discuss how to retain the value of feature films amidst changing audience behaviours, including high levels of piracy and a changing distribution market.