Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus KC MP has reiterated his support for copyright as consumers continue to shift towards online screen content, creating new challenges for copyright law and government policy.
Six projects, including a new First Nations writers initiative from Screenworks, will share in $288,654 from the Screenrights 2024 Cultural Fund.
Australia takes a unique approach to the use of screen content by teachers and students, which recognises educators’ need to access screen productions for learning purposes while upholding the rights of content creators to be fairly remunerated for the use of their copyrighted programs.
Screenrights has opened applications for its 2024 Cultural Fund, which has grown to incorporate a $300,000 grant pool.
Screenrights will support six projects with more than $260,000 as part of this year's cultural fund, which carries the focus of New Visions.
Emma Madison, head of commercial and industry services at Screenrights, offers an overview of financing structures and how they operate – and hopes to get you thinking about how the initial financing puzzle impacts long tail return.
For Film's Sake has expanded its rapid talent development incubator, Platform, to creatives Australia-wide. To be held in person over just four days, 10 filmmakers will form creative teams to work on new fiction projects that they'll then publicly pitch at the Sydney Film Festival Hub.
The Arts & Cultural Exchange, Screenrights Cultural Fund and Screen NSW have set an introductory Assistant Camera workshop with Panavision on November 14 as part of the Screen Trades initiative, which is being piloted across NSW.