The initial impetus behind Closer Productions' six-part ABC series 'Fucking Adelaide' was to create a show for the web that could be written quickly in between feature work and made with actors the company enjoys working with.
Production companies Screentime and Matchbox Pictures will set up Adeliade offices, thanks to a partnership with the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC).
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Content Group Australia and the South Australian Film Corporation are together offering up $20,000 of development funding for a SA writer or writing team.
SAFC has shifted to a 100 per cent grant model and has removed the funding cap for drama production in both TV and features.
VFX house Rising Sun Pictures (RSP), known for work on films such as 'Thor: Ragnarok', 'Gravity' and 'X-Men: Days of Future Past', is about to embark on new projects for Disney and 20th Century Fox, including 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix'.
Musician, comedian, writer and actor Tim Minchin will lead the cast of Lingo Pictures’ eight-part series 'Upright', a co-commission between Foxtel and Sky UK which will shoot in SA and WA in October.
The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) has made a series of new appointments, naming Satu Teppo head of its newly-created industry development, partnerships and engagement department, and Nara Wilson associate executive, production, development, attraction and studios.
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.