Screen Australia and the Australian Writers' Guild (AWG) have opened applications for the third year of Talent USA: LA, a week-long program of targeted and curated meetings, workshops and networking opportunities for Australian creators, directors and/or screenwriters.
Set in Perth’s notorious KGB (Koondoola, Girrawheen, Balga), the series follows two rookie detectives, tough guy Jack and gentle giant Nigel, as they deal with the chaos of their new jobs, no-nonsense boss, work rivals, drug dealers and suspects who consistently turn out to be family. Despite battling their own insecurities at every turn, and the fact that Jack bullied Nigel in high school, these two might just turn out to be KGB’s finest detectives.
Screen Australia and VidCon Australia have launched a new pitching competition, Pitcher Perfect, with the chance to win $30,000 in funding.
ABC and Screen Australia have announced the three films they will support via the joint DisRupted initiative, with each set to screen on ABC ME on International Day of People with a Disability.
'Monash', a drama about army officer John Monash from Bruce Beresford; a thriller from Jasper Jones author Craig Silvey and director Ben Young, 'Cage in the Wild'; and a TV adaptation of novel The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart from Sarah Lambert and Made Up Stories are among the 21 projects to have recently received story development funding from Screen Australia.
Screen Australia and the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) have today announced eight Indigenous teams from Australia and New Zealand who will work on a joint anthology feature, 'Cook 2020: Our Right of Reply', which will be titled 'Ngā Pouwhenua' in NZ.
Screen Australia has provided almost $800,000 in production funding for five online projects, featuring talent such as Mark Grentell, Enzo Tedeschi, Rosie Lourde, Kristy Best, Geraldine Hickey and Diana Nguyen.
Applications are now open for Talent Camp, a national workshop program to provide skills development opportunities for emerging storytellers and screen content creatives from diverse backgrounds across the country.