This guide aims to provide useful industry insights, resources and advice that can help you get started in the screen industry.

Screen Australia is pleased to announce that Jorjia Gillis has joined the agency this week in the role of Development and Investment Manager, First Nations, reporting to Head of First Nations Angela Bates. In this role, Jorjia will be responsible for assessing applications and managing funded projects across the First Nations Department’s funding programs and initiatives.

Eight women have been announced for directing mentorships at commercial production companies as part of the Australian Directors’ Guild’s Gender Matters initiative.

In this quick guide, we outline what Screen Australia does and how creators can access the agency’s funding and resources.

From PIA to MGs and QAPE, here’s a list of screen industry terms, industry jargon and their general meanings, as compiled by staff at Screen Australia.

So what is the cost of creating an online series or video?

Screen Australia is offering marketing support for producers to attend next year’s European Film Market (EFM).

Screen Australia is offering marketing support for producers to attend next year’s European Film Market (EFM).

Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason will depart the agency at the end of his second term in November 2023. Mason announced the news to staff this morning and recruitment for the CEO position will commence shortly.

Screen Australia will launch the COVID-19 Budget Support Fund on Thursday 30 July. The fund will cover additional costs for green-lit productions to implement their COVID-Safety and Risk Assessment Plans to allow them to go into production safely.

Designed to be flexible, simpler and allowing for faster decisions.

Members of the Australian Screen Sector Task Force have revised the COVID-Safe Guidelines to reflect the current Australian landscape in relation to the ongoing pandemic, and learning from the past two years of production in Australia and internationally.