Screenwest will transition from a government agency into an independent non-profit.
The WA agency has approved an overhaul of its funding program following an extensive review
The Western Australian Liberal government has pledged to commit an extra $2 million over four years to attract more film production to the state.
A second season of Northern Pictures/ABC's 'Love on the Spectrum' and a feature documentary for SBS that goes behind the frontlines of NSW's child protection system are among the 12 doc projects to recently share in $1.3 million of production funding via Screen Australia.
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy and growing toll on the screen industry, resulting in the postponement of numerous TV shows and widespread job losses.
State borders may have become more defined in the wake of COVID-19 but the inverse has occurred among the state screen agencies, who presented a united front at this week's Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC).
The initiative is aimed at developing original ideas for a series of factual programs
Jules Duncan’s 'The Big Yarn' and Nir Shelter’s 'Home' won the Monte Miller Awards for the best unproduced scripts presented by the Australian Writers Guild in Melbourne on Tuesday night.