The NSW Government
will invest more than $1.4 million over three years into developing NSW’s
screen industry through film festivals, professional development programs,
conferences and events across the State.
The Australian Academy of Cinema Television Arts has met with various screen industry guilds today to determine the future of the AACTA Awards.
The public broadcaster has cut programs and staff due to fallen ratings and financial pressures
Screen Australia is calling for applications for the next funding rounds of both Feature Enterprise and Enterprise Asia, two special initiative strands of Enterprise funding.
The recent Cultural Funding by Government 2015-16 report, prepared by the ABS for the Meeting of Cultural ministers this month, shows NSW invested only $5.8 million on ‘film and video production and distribution’ compared to $40.4 million by Victoria, $18.6 million by Queensland, $15.2 million by WA and $8.2 million by SA.
The Screen Australia Board has approved funding for Animal Kingdom, the first feature film by internationally acclaimed short film writer/director David Michod; among a list of 19 other productions.
The Federal Government has boosted Screen Australia's funding by $13 million over the next four years
Six new projects have secured more than $1.2 million in the latest round of Film Victoria’s production investment decisions.