Producers have labelled the NSW Government's decision to proceed with $60 million worth of cuts to the state's screen funding programs, impacting the Made In NSW fund and the Post, Digital and Visual Effects Rebate, as "reckless" and "nothing short of a disaster".
The NSW Government has signalled it will make cuts to screen funding in next week's state budget, including the Made in NSW fund, the Post, Digital and Visual Effects rebate and the Digital Games Development Rebate Program.
Streaming platforms are increasingly offering unrealistic budgets and unfair commissioning deals to Australian screen producers, according to new data from Screen Producers Australia.
‘We owe it to Australians’: Bryan Brown takes streaming regulation debate to the National Press Club
He's already succeeded in helping to keep the Producer Offset at 40 per cent for theatrical features and now actor Bryan Brown hopes to exert a similar influence in the discussion about streaming regulation, fronting the National Press Club today to push for a 20 per cent local content obligation on the major services.
A new report commissioned by Screen Producers Australia has found that while production companies are willing to trade their IP for a good deal, the value of their work may not be reflected in negotiations with streaming services.
If streamers are required to reinvest 20 per cent of their revenue on Australian content, it would deliver $300m towards local projects and 10,000 jobs - and ensure Australians see their country reflected back at them, writes Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner.
Screen Producers Australia may be submitting its feedback to the government about the proposed models of streaming regulation this week, but it was far from the only focus for CEO Matthew Deaner as he opened the 37th Screen Forever conference on Wednesday.
Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner writes that Screen Forever 37 comes at critical period for industry, with robust discussion required.