With two parallel yet overlapping inquiries under way into the Australian screen sector, what can the industry realistically hope will be the outcome?
This July, directors Anna Broinowski and Ana Kokkinos will run a workshop for 12 early career directors working in regional NSW, regional Queensland, Tasmania and the ACT on behalf of Screenworks.
The Australian Directors’ Guild has implored the Federal Government not to dismantle the current local content quotas without having a viable alternative in place.
The Australian Screen Industry Group has formally asked both sides of politics to come up with a screen policy, ADG executive director Kingston Anderson has told IF.
Australian film and television directors are fleeing to Hollywood in ever-greater numbers; some of them vowing never to return. While their talent is applauded around the world, here at home our directors are battling for the respect and remuneration they
Last month's ceremony will be broadcast on Foxtel's Aurora Channel on May 29 - this Sunday - at 8pm, with three further broadcasts to follow.
Television commercials are a well-worn path for directors wanting to get runs on board but it is not known as a level playing field for men and women. IF speaks with directors and screen guilds about what progress still needs to be made.
DGA president and acclaimed TV director Paris Barclay is headed to Sydney in February thanks to the ADG.