The ACT Government is taking steps to attract more productions to the nation's capital, announcing more than $800,000 for a new sound stage and virtual production studio in Canberra.
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YouTube creators hoping to follow in the footsteps of Aunty Donna or Superwog are encouraged to apply for Screen Australia and Google Australia/YouTube's Skip Ahead.
The Federal Government has announced $70,000 for the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia to commission a contemporary, digital work from an Indigenous filmmaker for the UK/Australia Season.
Queer Screen has put $15,000 towards three projects - feature films 'Closing Night' and 'Lonesome', and TikTok series 'Scattered' - via its completion fund.
The Federal Government has announced $8.7 million in funding for 158 independent cinemas under the Supporting Cinemas’ Retention Endurance and Enhancement of Neighbourhoods (SCREEN) Fund, but remains coy on whether assistance will be provided to major exhibitors.
A trio of music icons and a legendary racehorse are among the subjects of eight projects to receive $2.3 million in documentary production funding from Screen Australia.
Screen Australia and NITV have unveiled the six projects that will share in more than $600,000 of production funding under the No Ordinary Black short film initiative.