IF chats with the producers who will be on the ground at Screen Forever via the Ireland Connect delegation, and asks what they want in Aussie co-production partners.
We get advice about navigating Screen Forever from Donna Andrews, CEO of Sticky Pictures, and Julia Redwood, owner and MD of Prospero Productions. A top tip: don't follow potential partners into the bathroom to pitch!
Filmmaker Aprille Asfoura and sustainability and environmental advocate Anna Jane (AJ) Linke will receive mentorship from Documentary Australia as part of its Impact Producer Program.
The Western Australian government will put almost $19 million into the state's screen industry to attract international and domestic production and boost skills capacity.
Remaining flexible and adapting to the needs of practitioners amid broader industry changes are among the chief concerns for Screen Australia when it comes to ongoing capacity building, industry development head Ken Crouch says.
Untapped alumni Kalu Oji and Natasha Henry will join filmmaker Michael Hudson and writer Catherine Smyth-McMullen in moderating sessions for this year's initiative.
'Dune: Part Two' has delivered cinemas their first blockbuster hit of 2024, with the sci-fi sequel posting the highest opening weekend of any film released since last July's 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer'.
Composer, producer and artist Thalia Skopellos, who performs as Ellatronix, is the recipient of the 2024 NATSIMO (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Office) Screen Composer Intensive.