While we have the talent, facilities, locations and crew, former Village Roadshow Entertainment Group co-founder and CEO Greg Basser believes the one thing that has always hindered Australia from becoming a true global player is "a deep, consistent source of funding" to help cash flow production - but he hopes to change that.
The participants for Impact Australia 2 have been revealed, with nine emerging creators to be paired with nine mentors.
Impact Australia is inviting applications for the second iteration of its screenwriter accelerator program, which will take place in-person in Melbourne after being held virtually last year.
Shaun Grant, Jason Smilovic, Kai Wu, Stuart Beattie and Sarah Heyward are mentoring 14 emerging creators in Impact Australia, the offshoot of US Imagine Impact foundedby Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Tyler Mitchell.
Submissions will open on September 3 for the second Screen Australia-Onbass Fellowship, a scholarship providing full tuition for a student to attend the American Film Institute (AFI) Conservatory.
AFTRS, Greg Basser's Gentle Giant Media Group and the Onbass Fund have announced a new scholarship to support students to study at AFTRS.
Cinematographer Meg White has been named the inaugural recipient of the Screen Australia Onbass Fellowship, a full-tuition scholarship for emerging Australian filmmakers to attend the American Film Institute Conservatory.
Contemporary thriller 'The Whistleblower', the biggest Australian-Chinese official co-production ever shot in Australia, started filming in Victoria this week.