Screen Australia has announced $1.9 million in production funding for 10 documentaries through the Producer program and one through the Commissioned program.
Screen Australia has announced $2 million in production funding for 11 documentary projects, seven through the Documentary Producer Program and four through the Commissioned Program.
The projects produced under SBS's Short-Form Content Initiative will premiere on SBS on Demand in September as part of the broadcaster's inaugural Short Film Festival.
Facing zero competition from the new releases, New Line/DC Entertainment’s family superhero adventure 'Shazam!' continued its reign at Australian cinemas last weekend.
Alana Hicks, Grace Feng and Llewellyn Michael Bates will each receive $24,000 to produce a short work thanks to Talent Camp, a joint initiative of AFTRS, Screen Australia and the state screen agencies to bolster emerging talent from diverse backgrounds.
Screen Tasmania has invested more than $45,000 to support the development of two feature films and a TV drama series.
This July, directors Anna Broinowski and Ana Kokkinos will run a workshop for 12 early career directors working in regional NSW, regional Queensland, Tasmania and the ACT on behalf of Screenworks.
Sofia Wylie, the teenage star of the Disney Channel series Andi Mack, will make her feature film debut in Australian young-adult drama Back of the Net.