Screen Australia and Australians in Film have revealed the participants for this year's Talent Gateway and the Global Producers Exchange programs.
Screenwriter, playwright and novelist Peter Yeldham has died aged 95.
There’s more money in games than there has ever been, and the market is looking for more narrative game content. How do writers take advantage of that? That's a key question on the mind of Australian Writers' Guild (AWG) executive director Claire Pullen, as the guild ups its work with narrative designers and games writers.
'Blaze', 'How To Please A Woman', 'Sissy' and 'Sweet As' will contend for the best original feature prize at this year’s AWGIE Awards, while 'Mrs Harris Goes to Paris', 'The Stranger' and 'The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson' are up for the adapted gong. 'The Newsreader' leads in television with two nominations alongside 'Total Control', 'Firebite', 'Bump' and 'Heartbreak High'.
The Australian Writers' Guild has announced the next cohort of First Break participants, with 13 aspiring screenwriters selected to take part in the WA initiative.
The screen industry guilds have submitted their joint recommendations to the Federal Government's National Cultural Policy, expressing cautious optimism about the road ahead while also stressing the need for quick implementation.
Western Australia is the latest state to welcome the Australian Writers' Guild's First Break initiative, with applications now open for the newest iteration of the screenwriting program.
The Australian Screen Industry Group has backed Screen Producers Australia's assessment of the Federal Government's proposed Streaming Services Reporting Scheme as "weak", while also warning of damage to the industry from delayed regulation.