The cultural and the commercial need not be mutually exclusive, says the Screen Australia CEO.
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Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin's production company Bazmark has joined post-production and VFX businesses The Post Lounge and Cutting Edge as being among the first recipients of the Queensland Government's $5 million Capital Grants program.
Screen Queensland is offering grants of up to $100,000 to support local creators producing original episodic factual and scripted content for online platforms.
Screen Queensland has awarded seven local businesses $3 million to help them expand over the next three years.
The funding will help bridge skill shortages and boost the capabilities of the screen workforce.
The initiative will uncover distinctive WA First Nations voices, support their career progression, and enable practitioners to explore new storytelling mediums and markets.
Screen NSW has overhauled the way it funds productions under its new Creative Communities policy which is aimed at growing the state's cultural organisations and arts sector.
Six projects, including a new First Nations writers initiative from Screenworks, will share in $288,654 from the Screenrights 2024 Cultural Fund.