Screen Producers Australia is inviting applications for its Ones to Watch program, which will be again be held online.
Hayley Adams and Ljudan Michaelis-Thorpe are the winners of Screen Producers Australia's (SPA) Ones to Watch program for 2020.
Australian feature films are currently dominating the box office, with exhibitors reporting a "revitalised" audience appetite for local stories. However, both producers and distributors have concerns about being able to actually get Aussie features off the ground in the future, with the Producer Offset slated to fall from 40 to 30 per cent from July.
Both SPA and the ADG have identified the potential for a "production void" if there is a prolonged delay between the government's relaxation of local content quotas for commercial free-to-air broadcasters and any imposition of obligations on streamers.
Will there ever be a cultural phenomenon like 'The Queen's Gambit' again?
Australia is more than capable of producing a worldwide streaming hit series, but its creators must first be willing to navigate the cultural parameters of overseas markets, according to local production companies.
Impending changes to the regulatory environment could negatively impact the type of stories that are told by documentary filmmakers but the sector's ability to adapt should not be underestimated, according to experts.
An animated series about inanimate relationships has triumphed at Screen Forever's inaugural 'Got a Minute' pitching competition.