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.
Chief operating officer Fiona Cameron will depart Screen Australia later this year to become a full-time member of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
Screen Australia has announced its latest round of production funding, which saw the agency inject $7.4 million across a variety of projects in film, TV and online.
The ABC is launching a cadetship scheme to encourage women to enter the film and television industry as part of its support for International Women’s Day and the #PressforProgress campaign.
For emerging director Lucy Gaffy, the Australian Directors’ Guild's shadow directing initiative – which saw her recently helm an episode of the second season of 'Doctor Doctor' – was the perfect opportunity to bridge the difficult next step in her career.
Screen Australia’s Gender Matters initiative is not tackling the male dominance of the film production industry, according to Professor Deb Verhoeven, who proposes a radical solution: deny funding to men who don’t employ women in their creative teams.
The screen industry still has work to do to address gender imbalance, but Screen Australia chief operating officer Fiona Cameron says it is off to a “promising start”.
The Australian Directors Guild is spearheading efforts to get female directors working in television drama and on commercials.