ScreenWest is pleased to announce screen industry senior executive Annabelle Sheehan has been appointed as Director Production Investment.
Western Australian Indigenous youth will have the opportunity to create a three-minute documentary on being a young Aboriginal in Australia for ABC2, thanks to a new initiative launched by the ABC and ScreenWest.
Screen Australia today announced funding for film festivals and special events across the country, representing $2.7million in support for Australian screen culture over the next three years.
The Vue Group and ZAC Films, two locally owned and operated Western Australian production companies, have landed multi slate deal agreements with Chinese based, Shanghai Hippo Animation Design Company (Hippo).
ScreenWest and National Indigenous Television's (NITV) joint Factual Television Initiative is reaching fruition, with three documentaries from three Indigenous filmmakers to commence filming throughout Western Australia this month.
Cinematographer Ross Metcalf is developing his first feature as writer-director, a contemporary drama set in a seaside town which explores taking chances, inspirations and new beginnings.
Defrim Isai stepped down on Tuesday as Director of Production Investment at ScreenWest after leading the production investment team for two years.
ScreenWest's heavy investment in local screen productions is paying dividends with three Western Australian projects set to air on Sunday prime time slots on the ABC.