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  • Director's Attachment announced on Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant

    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.

    08 Feb 2016
    By Screen Australia
  • Announcing the Next Step Indigenous Screen Business Fellowship

    Screen Australia has announced funding of up to $400,000 toward the targeted initiative.

    05 Feb 2016
    By Screen Australia
  • Latest development news

    Find out who are the latest Story Development and Talent Development funding recipients. Read up also on who the Hot Shots short filmmaking teams are, and what's coming up for our exciting new Family Films Initiative. 

    03 Feb 2016
    By Screen Australia
  • Biopics: The big TV trend

    When Molly airs, it will kick off another year of miniseries based on the lives of Australian personalities – a trend that isn’t showing signs of slowing.

    03 Feb 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Beverly Hillbillies meets Modern Family

    Step inside the gated home of Sydney’s new millionaires and see what all the fuss is about with Here Come the Habibs.

    03 Feb 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Australians at Sundance

    Lynette Wallworth’s Collisions, screening as part of this year’s Sundance film festival, provides a visceral look at a uniquely Australian story.

    02 Feb 2016
    By Ed Gibbs
  • Call for applications: Hot Docs delegation

    Screen Australia to host a delegation at Hot Docs in Toronto.

    01 Feb 2016
    By Screen Australia
  • AUSSIE CITIES SHINE ON THE SMALL SCREEN

    Here’s a dozen times Australian locations became their own pivotal characters in television.

    25 Jan 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Radha Mitchell: Back for female-led Looking for Grace

    Actor Radha Mitchell returns to her homeland for her first Australian film in half a decade with Looking for Grace.

    25 Jan 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Cleverman off to Berlinale

    Epic genre series Cleverman is selected for Berlinale, not only commending the quality of Indigenous storytelling, but changing attitudes toward television too.

    24 Jan 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Wizards and the web

    A new generation of Aussies are flocking to the web to create fearless, gut-busting comedy, and grabbing the attention of decision-makers and fans alike.

    20 Jan 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Multiculturalism on TV

    Diversity shouldn’t be the central focus of a series, but simply exist within a moving, engaging and universal story, says Tony Ayres, producer of SBS series, The Family Law.

    20 Jan 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca