An in-conversation session with new Screen Australia CEO Deirdre Brennan and insights from Invention Studios president Nicholas Weinstock are among the early highlights of this year's Screen Forever conference, to be held on the Gold Coast in March.
More than 20 organisations from around the world, including SPA and NZ's SPADA, have signed a joint statement calling on governments to require global streamers such as Netflix and Prime Video to make "fair and proportional" contributions to local content in the markets in which they operate.
Screen Producers Australia will welcome the president of US production company Paper Planes Productions, Alon Aranya, to this year's Screen Forever conference.
The NSW Government has vowed to give the state's screen agency greater independence and develop a business case for a second major film studio as part of its new ten-year cultural policy unveiled this week.
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has revealed further details of next year's Connect Market, which will take place March 19-21 on the Gold Coast as part of Screen Forever.
Goalpost Pictures' Kylie Munnich will serve as a Screen Producers Australia councillor for 2023/24, while Greg Woods, Kevin Whyte, Kurt Royan, Mitchell Stanley, and Steph Dower have been named advisors to council, following the organisation's annual general meeting.
Former Triple J presenter Alex Dyson and Gold Logie winner Lisa McCune are among the Screen Producer Australia members that have secured a pitch with commissioning executives from Apple TV+, Foxtel, and Warner Bros. Discovery as part of Pitch on Demand.
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has partnered with Netflix to launch Broad Horizons, a new initiative designed to increase access and opportunities for First Nations screen professionals.