A new crop of South Australian creatives will have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the teams behind thriller 'Monolith' and animated comedy 'Lesbian Space Princess' as part of the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC)'s Film Lab: New Voices.
Screen Australia and VicScreen will put $1.4 million across the next four years to support industry-led training programs and skills development opportunities for below-the-line crew via a new not-for-profit organisation.
Screen Australia and the Australian Writers' Guild have selected Thomas Duncan-Watt, Vanessa Gazy, Sarah Lambert, Leah Purcell, Giula Sandler, and Alexa Wyatt for the second edition of The Creators accelerator program.
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.
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.
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.
NIDA and Prime Video have awarded Master of Fine Arts Directing student Nicole Puni and Master of Fine Arts Writing student Krishna Patel the $50,000 Prime Video Scholarships.