SBS will bring more new voices to the forefront in its upcoming drama slate, which includes four short-form productions from its Digital Originals initiative, as well as the upcoming series 'Safe Home', from producer Imogen Banks.
Screen Australia has announced $1 million worth of funding via its Enterprise program, including four Enterprise People talent opportunities and 11 Enterprise Business & Ideas projects.
Actress, filmmaker, martial artist and fight coordinator Maria Trần had long wanted to direct a film but nobody asked her so she decided to self-fund, co-produce, direct and star in Echo 8.
The NSW government has announced $500K in funding to deliver professional development programs for screen professionals and support film festivals and events.
Create NSW and the ABC have unveiled the recipients of $445,000 in production and development funding, spanning across three different drama initiatives.
Create NSW, the ABC and the Western Sydney-based creative hub Information & Cultural Exchange (I.C.E.) are calling for pitches for comedy shorts from NSW-based filmmakers.
Their first joint initiative was a four day workshop at AFTRS last week for Year 9 and Year 10 students from Granville Boys High School.
The ICE program takes the form of three intensive Pitch Writing workshops "which will cover the narrative elements needed to communicate strong, compelling stories, and support emerging writers to develop a 1 – 2 page pitch document".