Former CEO of Seven West Media WA and ex-chairman of marketing agency Marketforce John Driscoll has been appointed chair of Screenwest, succeeding Janelle Marr.
Peter ‘Willie’ Rowe, who has been acting CEO of Screenwest for the past three months, will lead the agency for the next three years.
Lingo Pictures' eight-part series 'Upright', starring Tim Minchin and Milly Alcock, has kicked off production in South Australia.
Production is underway in Western Australia on WBMC’s 'RAMS', directed by Jeremy Sims - an adaptation of Icelandic film 'Hrútar'.
Screenwest CEO Seph McKenna has departed the organisation just nine months into his five year term.
Alana Hicks, Grace Feng and Llewellyn Michael Bates will each receive $24,000 to produce a short work thanks to Talent Camp, a joint initiative of AFTRS, Screen Australia and the state screen agencies to bolster emerging talent from diverse backgrounds.
Growing up in the Beagle Bay and Broome regions of the Kimberley in Western Australia, Jub Clerc was regaled with stories of the spirit of a woman that lived in the mangroves and stole children.
Screenwest CEO Seph McKenna has strengthened his development and production team by hiring Franziska Wagenfeld and Gabrielle Cole.