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‘It’s time for a serious reality check’: SPA CEO Matthew Deaner calls on sector to unite as regulation looms

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.

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“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.

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Magda Szubanski to deliver Hector Crawford Memorial Lecture at Screen Forever

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.

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SPA unveils full Screen Forever line-up

Screen Producers Australia has released the full line-up for next month's Screen Forever conference, featuring more than 40 sessions conducted under five strands: Breaking Boundaries, Making It Rain, Creative Difference, Keeping it Real, and All Screen Business Begins with a Story.

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Screen producers from around the world unite on streaming regulation, IP protection

More than 20 organisations from around the world, including SPA and NZ's SPADA, have signed a joint statement calling on governments to require global streamers such as Netflix and Prime Video to make "fair and proportional" contributions to local content in the markets in which they operate.

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NSW Government’s cultural policy a ‘missed opportunity’: SPA

The NSW Government has vowed to give the state's screen agency greater independence and develop a business case for a second major film studio as part of its new ten-year cultural policy unveiled this week.

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SPA unveils councillors, appointed advisors for 2023/24

Goalpost Pictures' Kylie Munnich will serve as a Screen Producers Australia councillor for 2023/24, while Greg Woods, Kevin Whyte, Kurt Royan, Mitchell Stanley, and Steph Dower have been named advisors to council, following the organisation's annual general meeting.

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SPA reveals Pitch on Demand shortlist

Former Triple J presenter Alex Dyson and Gold Logie winner Lisa McCune are among the Screen Producer Australia members that have secured a pitch with commissioning executives from Apple TV+, Foxtel, and Warner Bros. Discovery as part of Pitch on Demand.

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