A new report released by the Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association (ASPERA) shows that there is limited on screen diversity within students' capstone projects at film school, and behind the camera, crew roles are gendered.
Three weeks into a nine week shoot on 'Ride Like a Girl', producer Richard Keddie is confident the true-life drama will resonate on numerous levels including female empowerment, disability and single-parenting.
"If you look at what the Gender Matters funding has done for female film filmmakers, that has not trickled down to those who work below-the-line."
Screenwriter Liz Doran has written for 'The Secret Life of Us', 'McLeod's Daughters', 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries', 'Dance Academy' and 'Please Like Me'. She speaks to Jackie Keast about Gender Matters and upcoming projects.
Rosie Lourde’s career looks set to accelerate on the back of multiple deals for 'Romance on the Menu', her feature directing debut produced by the Steve Jaggi Company.
Screen Australia's head of content Sally Caplan rates 2019 as a good year for Australian films at home and abroad - and she is even more optimistic about the 2020 slate.
Having hit its initial Gender Matters target, Screen Australia has set a new KPI: by 2021-22, it hopes that 50 per cent of key creatives across all projects that receive development and production funding are women.
As part of its ongoing Gender Matters initiative, Screen Australia has launched a new program to see female directors, cinematographers and composers attain 'career-defining' credits.