Screenmakers will have the chance to pitch a short-form scripted or factual concept to ABC creative executives and other industry experts at the Screen Makers Conference in Adelaide in July.
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The Screen Makers Conference and ABC iview will once again hold Pitch-o-rama, a live pitch competition in search of the next big web series idea, this July.
Film Victoria, in partnership with the ABC, Matchbox Pictures and Princess Pictures, has launched a new industry internship program to the provide career pathways for Indigenous and traditionally under-represented Victorian creative talent.
The ABC has green lit comedy web series 'KGB', from brothers Luke and Dan Riches - a project borne out of Screenwest’s Indigenous online initiative, Originate.
Create NSW and the ABC have unveiled the recipients of $445,000 in production and development funding, spanning across three different drama initiatives.
Screen Australia has announced $4 million worth of production investment for one film, two television series and three online projects. They include a film adaptation of book 'Penguin Bloom', starring Naomi Watts and produced by Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories; a second season of ABC series 'Mystery Road'; Nine's 'Seachange' reboot; and 'Roborovski', a VR project from Tilda Cobham-Hervey and Dev Patel.
With the exception of flagship serials 'Home and Away' and 'Neighbours', for the last few years, long-form adult drama has all but disappeared from our screens, replaced by high budget, short-run shows.