"I certainly don't buy in... to the idea that the sky has fallen or the world is over. There is still a lot of government support."
‘I Am Mother’. Australia’s production incentives and Indigenous storytelling will be showcased at this year’s virtual IFP Week in New...
The government's $50 million Temporary Interruption Fund (TIF), designed to help productions should they incur additional expenses due to COVID-related delay, has finally opened for applications.
The COVID-Safe Guidelines developed by the Australian Screen Sector Task Force set the stage for an imminent return to screen production - but only after travel restrictions are eased and the insurance risk issue is solved.
What needs to be in place to get the sector back to work? And what will production actually look like when things can resume?
Screen Australia has decided to postpone the introduction of the revised documentary programs from July 1 until 2021, to the dismay of some factual filmmakers who wanted the new regime to happen sooner.
As flagged by CEO Graeme Mason last week, Screen Australia has more than doubled the funding available through its Story Development: Premium fund.
Graeme Mason has warned there will be permanent job losses in the entertainment industry once the coronavirus pandemic has passed.