Unpredictable incomes and irregular work patterns are hallmarks of life as a screen industry professional, leaving retirement planning a distant pipedream.
Media Super is changing the situation.
Retirement planning is rarely given a thought given the precarious nature of the screen industry.
Australia’s screen professionals generate billions of dollars in annual economic activity while shaping the country's national identity and cultural narrative. But what happens when the cameras stop rolling?
Screen Queensland's RIDE (Respect, Inclusion, Diversity and Equality) Feature Film Fund is now a rolling fund, with the agency putting a call out today for pitches from creatives from under-represented groups.
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.
Screen Queensland has announced a three-year partnership with SBS, Madman Entertainment, The Post Lounge and Media Super to co-produce and co-finance a slate of feature films that feature diverse talent, creatives and stories.
Media Super helped finance the feature film
Media Super has invested $20 million in Fulcrum's revolving loan fund