Producer Marion Pilowsky will make her feature directorial debut with 'The Call Back', a comedy set to shoot in and around Adelaide later this year.
Screen Australia’s revelation that it can no longer afford to support entry-level feature filmmakers has been criticised by the Australian Directors Guild and some producers, writers and directors.
“We have had to get out of the entry-level film market as a result of funding cuts," said Screen Australia COO Fiona Cameron.
Talent Camp - an initiative designed to forge career pathways for emerging creatives from diverse backgrounds - has united the industry on a national level.
Screen Australia has launched a redesigned Enterprise Program, which it argues will offer broader range of opportunities for practitioners and companies.
Next year will mark 40 years since the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, and ahead of the celebrations two short film initiatives focused on LGBTIQ filmmakers have been launched.
'The Letdown' was one of six pilots aired last year on the ABC via the Comedy Showroom initiative, and the episode went on to pick up an AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television.
The volume of TV drama and TV documentary production in Australia has slumped in the past four years due to fewer commissions from free-to-air broadcasters, according to a survey released today.