"We know we're one of the very few crews working in the world. People are very thankful and very keen to make it all work so we can keep working safely."
The MEAA's The Great Australian Binge initiative, which invites people to vote online for the Australian film or show they’ve loved watching in lockdown, reveals a large fondness for nostalgic TV.
Working with remarkable speed, a screen sector task force and Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) CEO Nell Greenwood have completed a draft protocol setting out principles and practices for a return to screen production.
The Federal Government's decision to rule out extending the $1,500 a fortnight JobKeeper wage subsidy to casual workers who had been employed for less than a year will penalise many thousands of cinema industry employees and screen sector freelancers.
Like the rest of the crew and cast, Niki Aken was gutted when the production of the ABC comedy Why Are You Like This was shut down with two weeks filming to go.
Two days ago Samantha Strauss spent much of the day under the doona, literally crying about the state of the world.
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy and growing toll on the screen industry, resulting in the postponement of numerous TV shows and widespread job losses.
Season writer and script executive Anthony Ellis has joined Screentime in the newly created role of head of scripted.