As SXSW Sydney continues to take shape, head of screen Ghita Loebenstein talks about curating a line-up that takes inspiration from the Austin event while at the same time, standing on its own.
Storyd Group co-founder Deanne Weir is among the speakers for this weekend's Women in Media National conference in Sydney, taking to the stage alongside Made Up Stories producer and principal Bruna Papandrea and former ABC head of scripted Sally Riley for a panel discussion titled Driving Female Narratives.
The games industry in Australia is entering a new era, with the Digital Games Tax Offset and increased
direct investment in games from Screen Australia and state screen agencies. IF examines how the support will stretch beyond developers alone to benefit visual effects and post-production companies and creatives who have traditionally worked in film and television.
Screen Well is set to run a job-sharing pilot aimed at creating a new pathway for screen workers to enter or return to the industry, upskill, and enhance their work/life balance.
Within just six short years of graduating NIDA’s MFA Writing for Performance course, Gretel Vella has been nominated for an AWGIE, written and co-produced an international series for Hulu, and served as showrunner on her own series.
Television commercials are a well-worn path for directors wanting to get runs on board but it is not known as a level playing field for men and women. IF speaks with directors and screen guilds about what progress still needs to be made.
With Netflix hosting a photo and AV studio program in July to increase awareness of unit stills photography as a career path, IF speaks to the participants, as well as established stills photographers, about the barriers to entry within the industry.
IF has a quick chat with Lucy Ansell, who is set to appear in 'Force of Nature: The Dry 2' and 'Strife'.