Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner argues it's time for the industry to unite in order to ensure Australian stories remain on our screens.
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has commissioned a short film from Ludo Studio to further its campaign to protect children’s content.
Screen Producers Australia CEO Matt Deaner has warned there is a risk small independent production businesses will suffer from a continuing shift to vertically integrated platforms that produce content in-house.
The past four years have seen the ABC’s commissioning budgets for adult drama and children’s content drop around 20 per cent each, according to new data released via Senate Estimates.
Since 2014 the Federal Government has made numerous policy decisions that benefited sectional interests such as commercial free-to-air broadcasters, the US studios and local service businesses, while neglecting screen producers.
Screen Producers Australia has announced the 19 emerging producers who will participate in its Ones To Watch mentoring program this year.
With two parallel yet overlapping inquiries under way into the Australian screen sector, what can the industry realistically hope will be the outcome?
The Australian Greens have launched a campaign to push the government to strengthen the requirements placed on commerical broadcasters to produce and air children’s content.