Courtney Gibson has had a busy first day at the helm South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC), introducing a suite of new initiatives designed to see the state score a larger share of Australia’s screen production market and improve diversity.
Gil Brealey, one of the pioneers of the renaissance of Australian cinema in the 1970s, died on Sunday, aged 85.
The South Australian Film Corporation’s incoming CEO Courtney Gibson is determined to boost screen production in the state, including getting a bigger share of the nation’s TV series output.
English actress Holliday Grainger (My Cousin Rachel, Cinderella) and American Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development, Transparent) are playing the leads in Sophie Hyde’s female-driven comedy Animals.
Sara West will play a medical student named Karla who is desperate to find a cure for her brother who has a terminal sleepless illness in mystery/horror Awoken.
SAFC has shifted to a 100 per cent grant model and has removed the funding cap for drama production in both TV and features.
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Content Group Australia and the South Australian Film Corporation are together offering up $20,000 of development funding for a SA writer or writing team.
Technicolor's planned VFX studio in Adelaide will employ 500 people and potentially many more.