A Senate inquiry has delivered a stinging assessment of the federal government's handling of the Arts portfolio and has called for the restoration of funding to the Australia Council and Screen Australia.
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ABC and Screen Australia are providing more than $200,000 to fund four six-by-five minute web series under a new initiative - Art Bites.
Screen Australia today named the eight new Hot Shots teams who will share in funding of more than $545,000 to produce short films and develop distinctive storytelling and creative production skills.
The 2016 Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) will feature a new international pitching event for non-fiction screen content.
Screen Australia recouped just $2.2 million from its investments in feature films, $2.5 million from TV sales and $500,000 from documentaries in 2014/2015.
The Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) has called for entries to fund films that will premiere at the 2017 festival.
Screen Australia and the Canada Media Fund are investing more than $800,000 in a new fund for digital interactive works
The New Zealand Film Commission has named the recipients of its one-off business development scheme Boost, with total funding of more than $NZ450,000.