Documentary filmmaker, editor, and cinematographer Daniel King will start an eight-month placement with the ABC and Northern Pictures this month after being announced as the inaugural recipient of the Indigenous Documentary Placement.
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Eight ACT creatives from a variety of disciplines will receive support to reach the next level in their career after being announced as the recipients of this year's ACT Screen Arts Fund.
Jennifer Peedom and Rowan Woods will lead this year's Screenworks Directing Intensive, a two-day workshop to be held in late July.
Brisbane-based writer, producer, and director Clare Sladden will benefit from the guidance of renowned US showrunner Bradford Winters in developing a new drama series after being selected for the final component of a Screen Queensland writers' initiative.
Screen Canberra has opened applications for its annual Screen POD program, a five-month market-centred initiative aimed at assisting writers of diverse backgrounds in generating, developing, and pitching a screen project.
Screen Australia and Australians in Film (AiF) have launched two joint initiatives for creatives to expand their skills and increase their chances of success in the global market.
With production booming around the country, SAFC has launched a new initiative to bolster local crew.
Through a new partnership with Deutsche Bank, Sydney Film Festival is launching an annual $20,000 fellowship for a First Nations creative.