Screen Tasmania has launched Comedy Concentrate, a short-form comedy development program for emerging screen practitioners.
Screen Australia’s Senior Manager of Producer Offset and Co-production Alex Sangston has been announced as the new Executive Manager of Screen Tasmania.
The closure comes after Screen Australia ceased funding and Screen Tasmania offered reduced funding.
Director of Screen Tasmania, Karena Slaninka, has announced she will be stepping down from her position.
Screen Australia today announced funding for film festivals and special events across the country, representing $2.7million in support for Australian screen culture over the next three years.
The Tasmanian BOFA Film Festival will build on the success of previous years, and features the premiere of 'First Fagin' and big picture debate: 'social media does more harm than good'.
The docu-drama focuses on Ikey Solomon, who is said to be the inspiration behind Fagin in Oliver Twist
Psychological thriller starring Willem Dafoe and shot in Tasmania