Cinespace has enlisted a group of industry heavy-hitters to deliver an initiative for emerging creatives from First Nations or culturally diverse background who have a pilot TV script ready to pitch.
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.
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 pay TV player now pays 26.95 cents per subscriber per month for some channels and will have to pay 10 cents for others.
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.
The Australian Writers' Guild's legal action against Screenrights, whom it alleges has failed to pay scriptwriters’ royalties, has been transferred to mediation.
A record $30 million dollars has been collected by Screenrights during the 07/08 financial year, including the first income collected from the use of material copied by federal and state government departments.
The government has argued the bill would simplify the copyright framework for the disability, education, library and archive sectors while still respecting the interests of copyright holders.