New South Wales may house the most production of any state in Australia but the lines of communication are still well and truly open between the industry and the state's screen agency, according to Screen NSW head Kyas Hepworth.
Rhian Skirving and John Harvey’s four-part documentary series, Off Country, follows the lives of seven Indigenous students over a year at the prestigious Geelong Grammar School
Screenworks has revealed the final round of speakers and sessions for the upcoming Regional to Global Screen Forum, with Stan head of scripted Amanda Duthie, Netflix creative executive Susie Jones, and Hoodlum Entertainment chief content officer Tracey Vieira among the new additions to the line-up
NITV head of commissioning and programming Kyas Hepworth has been appointed head of Screen NSW, filling the vacancy left by Grainne Brunsdon earlier this year.
The Natalie Miller Fellowship (NMF) organisers have appealed for more Indigenous female screen practitioners to apply for the fellowship that provides an annual $20,000 grant for leadership advancement.
The Northern Territory is set to welcome another children's television production, with NITV commissioning 'Barrumbi Kids'.
Aaron Fa'aoso is set to take audiences on yet another culinary journey across the Torres Strait Islands, with NITV and SBS Food commissioning a second season of 'Strait to the Plate'.
The NSW Government has launched a $400,000 initiative, Crew Connects, to fund the placement of emerging and mid-career practitioners in production, post-production, VFX and animation businesses.