Screen Australia today announced funding for film festivals and special events across the country, representing $2.7million in support for Australian screen culture over the next three years.
Screen practitioners have until Monday to get their submissions into Screen Australia over new TV funding proposals
Screen Australia will review its TV production funding in an attempt to maximise its support for the local industry
The Australian organisers of picSeeder, the inaugural global, online pitching competition designed to enable aspiring filmmakers to fund short films, have extended the deadline for entries to June 30.
Projects from Robert Connolly, Heather Ogilvie and John Polson have received development 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.
Film Victoria has announced $2mil worth of funding to be awarded to thirteen projects.
Twelve projects have received funding through the government agency's new All Media Program