Members of the Australian Directors’ Guild have benefitted from the knowledge that comes with being among the country’s most established filmmakers across the past five months as part of the ADG-40 'First-Hand' sessions.
The 23 creatives for this year's Screen Diversity showcase have been unveiled after being selected by a panel of independent industry judges.
Jennifer Peedom and Rowan Woods will lead this year's Screenworks Directing Intensive, a two-day workshop to be held in late July.
Screen Australia and Australians in Film (AiF) have launched two joint initiatives for creatives to expand their skills and increase their chances of success in the global market.
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.
To celebrate the 40 years since its inception, the Australian Directors' Guild (ADG) will launch a series of mentoring sessions from some of its most high profile members, starting this week.
A delegation of actors, crew, writers, and producers converged on Canberra this week to push for local content requirements for SVOD and AVOD platforms, as well as other reforms relating to the screen sector.
Both SPA and the ADG have identified the potential for a "production void" if there is a prolonged delay between the government's relaxation of local content quotas for commercial free-to-air broadcasters and any imposition of obligations on streamers.