South Australia's Mercury CX has undergone an overhaul of its operations in an attempt to remain solvent, with a new board restructuring its model to reduce overheads and engaging an interim general manager to replace outgoing CEO, Karena Slaninka.
Eight creatives from three teams will undertake 12-months of skills development and mentoring as part of Film Lab: New Voices after progressing to the initiative's next phase.
Meg Lefauve and Lorien McKenna, the scribes behind 'Inside Out', 'The Good Dinosaur' and 'Captain Marvel 'and hosts of podcast The Screenwriting Life, will be among the keynote speakers at this year's Screenmakers Conference and Market.
Three South Australian filmmaking teams have moved a step closer to having a feature debut at next year's Adelaide Film Festival after being announced as the first selections for the Film Lab: New Voices development program.