Filmmaker Eva Orner's crowd-funding campaign for her theatrical documentary on the Australian government's treatment of asylum seekers is attracting plenty of donors and the support of high-profile identities.
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Screen Australia is striving to ensure there are no cuts in funding for features, TV drama and children’s programming in the financial year starting July 1 while it’s forced to reduce the year’s operating budget by $5.2 million.
Six short films have received support from Screen Australia, it was announced today.
The creative team behind Red Dog is reuniting for Blue Dog, an origin story which will serve as a stand-alone film and form part of the franchise that will continue with Yellow Dog.
The National Film and Sound Archive and the Australian Film Television and Radio School have not escaped unscathed from the federal Budget cuts.
Screen Australia will be $38 million worse off over the next four years due to the federal Budget cuts.
The ABC and SBS will lose a combined $43.5 million in funding over four years and the ABC's contract for the pan-Asian Australia Network is being terminated.
Screen Australia is proposing a new title and a change of focus for its Enterprise funding program following a review of the scheme.