Ausfilm has told a Senate public hearing that the soon-to-be increased Location Offset will encourage new offshore investment in infrastructure such as studios, as well as make the screen sector more sustainable.
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Biopixel, Kite Fish Film, Millstream Productions, and Pandamonium Films will each receive up to $75,000 to grow their operations over the next 12 months as part of Screen Queensland's NQ Enterprise funding program.
Music and broadcasting executive Meagan Loader will join the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) as chief curator from next month, replacing Gayle Lake, who retires in June.
Entropico, known for producing Netflix documentary 'ONEFOUR: Against All Odds', has set up a dedicated film and TV production arm that will work across Sydney and LA.
Animation students at the University of Canterbury are set to benefit from the expertise behind stop-motion titles 'Wallace and Gromit', 'Shaun the Sheep', and 'Morph' as part of a new five-year agreement between the institution and Aardman Academy, the training arm of stop-motion studio Aardman.
Australian film Late Night With The Devil has opened with a solid result over the weekend.
Games writer wins prestigious John Hinde Award for excellence in Science-Fiction Writing.
Screen Well was inundated with more than 200 applications for a recent Matchbox Pictures’ production job-sharing pilot scheme, but managed to place just one role.