Ahead of his trip Down Under for Screen Forever, Invention Studios president and founder Nicholas Weinstock - EP of AppleTV+'s 'Severance' - talks to IF about his company’s global remit and Aussie projects, his unique pathway to a producing career, and his online network for emerging writers and directors, Craft Services.
IF chats with the producers who will be on the ground at Screen Forever via the Ireland Connect delegation, and asks what they want in Aussie co-production partners.
We get advice about navigating Screen Forever from Donna Andrews, CEO of Sticky Pictures, and Julia Redwood, owner and MD of Prospero Productions. A top tip: don't follow potential partners into the bathroom to pitch!
“This promises to be a watershed year”: Screen Forever to ‘prepare the ground’ for regulatory change
Ahead of next week's Screen Forever, Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner reflects on a tumultuous 2023, and outlines his hopes for 2024 to be a landmark year - regulation pending.
SPA and Netflix have announced the successful applicants of the inaugural Broad Horizons initiative, which is designed to increase access and opportunities for First Nations screen professionals.
Every Cloud Productions founders Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at next week's SPA Awards, to be held on the final night of Screen Forever on the Gold Coast.
'Erotic Stories', 'First Inventors', 'In Our Blood', 'Limbo', 'Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)' and 'Strait to the Plate' will compete for the SDIN Award.
Director, actor, and producer Ron Howard is set to take part in next month's Screen Forever alongside long-time producing partner Bill Connor.