Screenwest has announced the 27 recipients of the Bright Ideas Crew Capacity Initiative, who will share in more than $126,000 in funding to deliver 25 projects.
"There's a very beautiful spiritual element to it, that I think is brilliant and I love. But it's a bit out there."
Screenwest has announced 11 projects will share in $156,000 of script development funding via its latest Small Screen Scripted Development round.
Network 10 has committed to commission more documentaries following the success of Joined Up Films' 'Coronavirus Australia: Our Story', which went to air 16 days after getting the green light.
Screenwest's re-imagined 2020 West Coast Visions program will fast track more new talent in a two-stage model.
Screenwest has launched a $2.5 million sustainability package, designed to temper the crisis facing the industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Western Australian screen industry has already lost more than $1 million in revenue with nearly 2,700 job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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.