AIDC has revealed the 15 teams that will take part in the conference’s international pitching showcase, The FACTory.
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Up to $20,000 in development funding will be given to an "extraordinary" documentary project as part of a new partnership between Film Victoria and Universal Pictures Content Group.
Screen Australia has announced more than $2.5 million in production funding for 12 documentaries; five through the commissioned program, six through the Producer program and one via the Indigenous department.
Willie Rowe has announced his resignation as CEO of Screenwest, due to depart next July next year or whenever a suitable replacement is found.
Eight finalists will compete in AACTA and Monster Pictures pitch competition, Pitch: Isolation, with the winner to receive $10,000 in development funding and a theatrical distribution agreement.
Screen Canberra has backed seven projects with $355,000, including horror film 'Sissy', expected to shoot by the end of the year.
ABC Children’s and Screen Australia have partnered on The Kaleidoscope Project, a new funding initiative that will back the creation of up to four standalone films that capture what it’s like to be a young culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) Australian.
Screenwest's capability development programs, Elevate and Elevate+, are set to support five new short films.