The government's $50 million Temporary Interruption Fund (TIF), designed to help productions should they incur additional expenses due to COVID-related delay, has finally opened for applications.
The Federal Government has announced a seven-year, $400 million incentive to attract film and television productions to Australia.
The Federal Government is evaluating more than than 300 submissions to the options paper review, which is designed to lead to a platform-neutral regulatory framework.
The Federal Government has appointed former Medibank chief George Savvides as chair of SBS for a five year term.
All Australian screen industry guilds, Screen Producers Australia and bodies including Women in Film and Television Australia have made a joint submission to the government’s ‘Supporting Australian Stories on Our Screens’ options reviewr.
The Australian Guild of Screen Composers has urged the Federal Government to impose a levy of at least 1 per cent on the combined advertising revenues generated in Australia by the tech giants including Facebook and Google/YouTube.
The Federal Government has confirmed the $50 million Temporary Interruption Fund will provide coverage if productions incur additional expense due to delays caused by COVID-19.
The Federal Government will give the National Film and Sound Archive $5.5 million over the next four years to support its digitisation efforts, including the creation of a new hub where audiovisual artefacts will be preserved and shared with audiences.