Screen Australia has announced $1.9 million in production funding for 10 documentaries through the Producer program and one through the Commissioned program.
The third round of finalists has been announced for the 20th Screen Producers Australia Awards, with voting now open across Documentary Program or Series Production of the Year and Feature Documentary Production of the Year.
The finalists for this Screen Producers Australia Business Awards have been announced, with 17 companies contending four categories.
With Western Australia's COVID-free bubble likely nearing its end, the state's production sector is navigating the effect of an indefinite hard border while bracing for the inevitable spread of the virus.
Prospero Productions is gearing up for the release of 'Outback Farm', a new series that follows 'Outback Truckers' star Danyelle Haigh and her family in their quest as first-time farmers.
Matchbox Pictures and Wooden Horse have been included as finalists across multiple categories for the SPA Business Awards, to be held on the final day of next month's Screen Forever.
The Western Australian screen industry has already lost more than $1 million in revenue with nearly 2,700 job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Humpback whale, which was hunted to the brink of extinction, has managed to make one of the greatest comebacks ever on the whale super highway. A 6,500km route down the coast of Western
Australia from the north, to their feeding grounds in Antarctica. Today, Western Australia has the largest population of migratory Humpbacks in the world, seeing well over 35,000 of the mammals travel this stretch of water annually. It’s a story of tremendous success, yet the secrets of their recovery from endangerment are murky. In Whale Super Highway, marine biologists follow these majestic creatures on their migratory journey, in search of answers.