Screenwriter Paul Mahoney was sorely disappointed when pre-production on his first movie 'Ruby's Choice' was halted two weeks before shooting was due to start - but he is getting plenty of traction on three other features.
As part of its $3.3 million COVID-19 support package, Screen Queensland will dedicate $50,000 to help support the state's film festivals to shift online.
Before SXSW was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mary Duong and Rachel Anderson's short-form docuseries 'Bananas' was due to screen in the festival's Episodic Pilot Competition.
Screen Queensland’s sqhub program has expanded to include a virtual community and online business incubator program as a part of the agency’s $3.3 million commitment to supporting the state’s screen industry during COVID-19.
Screen Queensland is providing $3.3 million in re-allocated funding to support the stricken Queensland screen industry through the COVID-19 crisis.
Ludo Studio's 'Bluey' has won the International Emmy Kids award for best preschool program, Ludo's third Emmy.
More than 60 per cent of the 500-plus people who responded to Screen Queensland's survey on the impact on the screen sector from COVID-19 in the past two days are freelancers or contractors - and most are jobless.
State screen agencies are taking a number of initiatives to help producers whose projects have been suspended or delayed.