Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner has warned that Australia's screen industry risks going forward as a "service provider for Hollywood productions" instead of growing its own storytelling capabilities after legislation to boost the Location Offset passed through parliament last week with still no update government's plan for streaming quotas.
Ausfilm says four offshore projects are in early pre-production but the Location Offset needs to be legislated.
Free TV CEO Bridget Fair has downplayed concerns regarding figures released by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) last week showing Australia’s commercial broadcasters spent nothing on Australian children’s drama in 2022-23.
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) CEO Matthew Deaner didn't mince words at Tuesday's public hearing into the National Cultural Policy in Canberra, telling a Senate Committee that some streaming businesses had been promoting misleading information about the policy to Parliament.
The newly acquired Werner Film Production scored a hat-trick of wins and Origma 45's 'Shayda' and See-Saw Films' 'The Royal Hotel' shared Feature Film Production of the Year honours as the Screen Producers Australia (SPA) Awards were held on the Gold Coast on Thursday evening.
Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner has issued a rallying cry in his opening address at this year's Screen Forever on the Gold Coast, calling on the industry to join together and fight for continuing ownership and creative control of its stories amid the government's impending streaming reform.
“This promises to be a watershed year”: Screen Forever to ‘prepare the ground’ for regulatory change
Ahead of next week's Screen Forever, Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner reflects on a tumultuous 2023, and outlines his hopes for 2024 to be a landmark year - regulation pending.
Screen Producers Australia has announced that comedian and actress Magda Szubanski will deliver the Hector Crawford Memorial Lecture at next month's Screen Forever conference.