In a welcome move for industry, the Federal Government has backtracked on its decision to harmonise the Producer Offset for film and television, announcing on Sunday that the offset will remain at 40 per cent for theatrical features.
The 40th anniversary Australian Directors' Guild awards have moved from October to December, with a live, in-person event to be held at the Actor’s Centre in Sydney.
Shannon Murphy was the big winner at the Australian Directors' Guild (ADG) Awards, recognised for both her feature debut 'Babyteeth' and for her work on 'Killing Eve'.
Screen Queensland is continuing to push skills development in the state, teaming up with the Australian Directors' Guild for the Local2Global program.
"Let’s make no bones about it - this is a disaster."
In the lead up to the federal election, the fight to regulate streaming services looks poised to get noisier: Australian Directors Guild executive director Alaric McAusland told Screen Forever Tuesday that the industry was currently "way too polite" to government on the issue.
SPA has again taken the Federal Government to task for its proposed Streaming Services Reporting and Investment Scheme, labelling the next steps in the media reform agenda as "weak" and "lacking in a vision or plan".
The Australian Director’s Guild will hold a one-day conference in Sydney next month for directors and industry members.
Veterans Film Festival and the Australian Film Television and Radio School have come together to launch a world-first program designed to recruit, train and mentor defence veterans in film and television industry roles.