Emerging screenwriters Dylan Coleman and Sally Hardy, producer Craig Jackson and cinema programmer Aimee Knight are the inaugural creatives to participate in the City of Adelaide and Mercury CX's Hothouse Creative Residencies.
The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) and Mercury CX have launched a second round of the Master/Apprentice Mentorship Program, which pairs experienced heads of department with emerging crew members.
South Australia's Mercury CX has undergone an overhaul of its operations in an attempt to remain solvent, with a new board restructuring its model to reduce overheads and engaging an interim general manager to replace outgoing CEO, Karena Slaninka.
Eight creatives from three teams will undertake 12-months of skills development and mentoring as part of Film Lab: New Voices after progressing to the initiative's next phase.
Three South Australian filmmaking teams have moved a step closer to having a feature debut at next year's Adelaide Film Festival after being announced as the first selections for the Film Lab: New Voices development program.
The Mercury has announced Bryce Kraehenbuehl as the recipient of this year's $45,000 Hanlon Larsen Screen Fellowship, established to enable experimental and surreal filmmakers to develop a distinctive voice and create bold work for the screen.
South Australian development program Film Lab: New Voices is again open to creative teams, with First Nations practitioners being encouraged to apply.
South Australian not-for-profit screen organisation Mercury CX will introduce a monthly subscription model as part of a new business plan unveiled at its annual general meeting this week.