In response to the coronavirus pandemic, ABC and Screen Australia have partnered in a comedy initiative designed to culminate in eight-part series 'At Home Alone Together'.
Screen Queensland is spending $1 million to help the state’s screen businesses diversify, build capability and develop new revenue streams during and beyond the pandemic.
See-Saw Films' Emile Sherman identifies the worldwide exclusion of COVID-19 from insurance cover as the biggest issue facing the film and television industry - and that's a problem for completion bond company Film Finances Australia.
To support small-to-medium organisations and businesses across the screen, arts, and cultural sector through the COVID-19 crisis, Create NSW has announced a series of new initiatives and repurposed funding, totalling $6.34 million.
In response to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the independent production sector, the ABC has launched a $5 million development fund.
Hoodlum Entertainment chair Deanne Weir calls on the screen industry to restate the case for regulation which protects Australian storytelling in response to the Screen Australia/ACMA options paper.
Independent Cinemas Australia president Scott Seddon addresses the challenges facing cinemas in negotiating with landlords, cash-flow problems with JobKeeper and the need for a coordinated industry-wide approach when cinemas re-open.
'Offspring' creator Debra Oswald takes the government to task over the suspension of local content quotas and calls for a new regulatory model which ensures networks and streamers can't limit their commitments to quality drama, documentary and kids' content.