Erin Madeley will the next chief executive of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), succeeding Paul Murphy.
The Australian screen industry is experiencing a boom, with Australia being seen as an affordable and safe place to film. This presents a distinct opportunity, not just for the Australian economy, but for modernising an industry ripe for change that can better meet the needs of contemporary audiences moving forward, writes actor, producer and writer Oakley Kwon.
The second season of ABC's 'Mystery Road', lockdown ABC comedy 'Retrograde' and SBS thriller 'Hungry Ghosts' have won the 11th annual Equity Ensemble Awards.
Australia now has its first ever set of intimacy guidelines for stage and screen, a result of 18 months of industry consultation by a dedicated committee of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA).
Equity Foundation has launched comedy scholarship that will give one Australian or Kiwi performer the chance to spend three months at The Second City's Chicago Training Centre.
Zoe Angus has quit as national director of Equity at MEAA to join SPA.
Veteran actress Noeline Brown will be honoured with the 2017 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award.
Screen industry groups have welcomed a new parliamentary inquiry into the growth and sustainability of Australian film and TV as an opportunity to address “long-term systemic issues.â€