Australasian Performing Arts Benevolent Funds has backed a program to upskill 108 live performance and screen workers in mental health first aid.
SBS and Lingo Pictures upcoming series 'Erotic Stories' was named Production of the Year at the inaugural Screen Well Awards, held to coincide with World Mental Health Day.
New ADG executive director Sophie Harper speaks to IF about the priorities for the guild going forward.
The extent and impact of alcohol use in the screen industry is the subject of a new online study launched through the University of Melbourne, in partnership with social enterprise Screen Well.
Screen Well is set to run a job-sharing pilot aimed at creating a new pathway for screen workers to enter or return to the industry, upskill, and enhance their work/life balance.
Australian employers now have increased legal obligations to protect the mental wellbeing of employees. IF finds out what that means for the screen industry.
Screen Well has opened applications for its inaugural industry awards, designed to recognise wellbeing initiatives and innovations in the screen industry.
Given the impact of the pandemic on the screen sector, emerging from lockdown should feel like relief. However, for many, the truth is likely to be more complicated – and that’s okay, writes actor, filmmaker and mental health advocate Ben Steel ('The Show Must Go On').