Screen Australia and Google Australia have announced over $900,000 of production funding for YouTube creators Beau Miles, Bush Tucker Bunjie, Fishing the Wild, Jenny J Zhou, Never Too Small and Tibees, as the recipients of this year’s Skip Ahead initiative.
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Screen Queensland has announced 11 companies to share in just under $1 million in funding, designed to help their businesses pivot and diversify through the pandemic.
Screenrights has announced the seven initiatives it will support via its 2020 Cultural Fund, which this year had the theme of ‘New Voices’.
Eighteen production companies will share in $1.7 million via Screen NSW's slate development fund, established in response to COVID-19.
Toni Collette's directorial debut, an animated series based on 'The Sapphires' and a Shakespeare-inspired anthology are among the 42 projects to recently share in $1.4 million of development funding from Screen Australia.
Video game and software developer Epic Games ('Fortnite') has partnered with Film Victoria, Screen NSW, Screen Tasmania, Screen Queensland, Screenwest, Screen Territory and the South Australian Film Corporation to launch a national short film competition.
LGBTIQ+ filmmakers will have the chance to win $10,000 towards the production of a short film or web series pilot via Queer Screen's Pitch Off.
Screen Australia has announced $1 million worth of funding via its Enterprise program, including four Enterprise People talent opportunities and 11 Enterprise Business & Ideas projects.