Eight ACT creatives from a variety of disciplines will receive support to reach the next level in their career after being announced as the recipients of this year's ACT Screen Arts Fund.
Nine writers from across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and the ACT will be mentored by the likes of Shaun Grant, Kai Yu Wu, Sarah Lambert, Stuart Beattie, and Stacy Traub as part of this year's Impact Australia accelerator.
Screen Canberra has opened applications for its annual Screen POD program, a five-month market-centred initiative aimed at assisting writers of diverse backgrounds in generating, developing, and pitching a screen project.
There has been more movement at the top for the nation's screen agencies, with former WildBear Entertainment head of production Holly Trueman appointed CEO of Screen Canberra.
For Sebastian Chan, the road to becoming an emerging freelancer has encompassed a decade of writing, directing, and producing.
The creatives behind 'Marvel’s 'Luke Cage', 'Crazy Rich Asians 2', and 'Only Murders in the Building' will deliver masterclasses as part of this year's Untapped initiative, which commences next month.
Led by 'The Bold Type' star Aisha Dee, 'Sissy' centres on Cecilia (aka Sissy), a successful social media influencer living the dream, until she runs into her ex-teenage best friend. Invited away on a bachelorette weekend, Sissy is stuck in a remote cabin with her high school bully…and a taste for revenge.
Unless Pictures' Meg O'Connell (Bluey) and Ruby Entertainment's Stephen Luby (Kath and Kim) have been added to the lineup of Screen Canberra's Screen POD program, set to begin next month.