New research has indicated Australian producers are more and more looking overseas for opportunities to grow their businesses.
The Federal Government has committed to a staged process of media regulation reform, ultimately culminating in what it hopes will be "platform-neutral regulatory framework covering both online and offline delivery of media content."
Amid state border closures and COVID-19 uncertainty, Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has made the decision to turn February's Screen Forever into a digital-only event.
Given the current Delta outbreak across parts of the country, Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has announced it will shift its annual conference from November to late March.
“As an industry we have to constantly go to government with cap-in-hand, seeking to be recognised," 'The Doctor Blake Mysteries' star tells IF.
Some $1.17 billion was spent on drama production in Australia in the last financial year - the second highest year on record and more than 50 per cent up on the previous year - driven by all-time high expenditure on local content and significantly bolstered levels of foreign spend.
Screen Producers Australia welcomes the arrival of Netflix to the Australian market, says SPA CEO Matt Deaner.
It's no secret that Australia experienced a significant production boom during the 2020-21 financial year, but Screen Australia has finally crunched the numbers to reveal a record $1.9 billion was spent on drama production across the period.