Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has hit back at the commercial broadcasters for continuing to use second-run New Zealand content to help meet local content quotas, and made a renewed call for government to put an end to the practice.
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has launched an annual industry survey of production companies designed to deliver an insight into the health of the screen production sector and track trends with regards to employment, trade and investment.
Alliance seeks to improve mental health outcomes for those working across the entertainment industry
The recent parliamentary inquiry into the screen industry recommended that the Minister for Small Business consult with businesses to address mental health outcomes. That's a positive step forward for mental health charity Entertainment Assist, which recently developed the Australian Alliance for Wellness in Entertainment (AAWE).
Actors who lend their voices to TV and online animation programs will now be paid per-episode and character rather than a day rate.
Elle Curran has been appointed director, legal and business affairs at Screen Producers Australia.
In this wrap: Cameron Patrick appointed head of music at AFTRS; Mark Donaldson to depart SPA; Jason Ho named VP Sales for TVT Asia.
Screen Australia has proposed that its code of conduct to prevent sexual harassment take effect from April.
Some producers are dismayed at the Australian networks’ preference for short-run dramas while others believe broadcasters still have an appetite for returning series.