Emerging regional screen composers Finn Clarke and Crystal Wilkes will benefit from six weeks of one-on-one mentoring from acclaimed industry professionals Leah Curtis and Kevin Penkin after being selected for Screenworks' Screen Composing Bootcamp.
The Australian Guild of Screen Composers has urged the Federal Government to impose a levy of at least 1 per cent on the combined advertising revenues generated in Australia by the tech giants including Facebook and Google/YouTube.
Composer Martin Armiger, whose credits include 'Thank God He Met Lizzie', 'Young Einstein', 'The Secret Life of Us', 'Come In Spinner', 'Bodysurfers' and 'Police Rescue', will be the recipient of the inaugural Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award at the upcoming Screen Music Awards.
Composers Antony Partos, Cezary Skubiszewski, Michael Yezerski, Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks lead the nominees for the upcoming Screen Music Awards, each recognised across three categories.
After a cross-country search, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Office (NATSIMO) has chosen Amanda Davis, who performs under the name Dyagula, to undertake its Screen Composer Intensive this year.
While winning a Screen Music Award for 'The Portable Door' is no doubt an honour for composer Benjamin Speed, it is unlikely to top the other spoils the project has brought him - that is, his marriage and kids.
Actors Marta Dusseldorp and Sacha Horler join APRA AMCOS executive director Nicholas Pickard in being appointed to the Screen Australia board for three-year terms.
APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) will honour composer and conductor Nigel Westlake’s four decade career...