We get advice about navigating Screen Forever from Donna Andrews, CEO of Sticky Pictures, and Julia Redwood, owner and MD of Prospero Productions. A top tip: don't follow potential partners into the bathroom to pitch!
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.
Seven creatives from across regional NSW and one from the Pilbara in Western Australia have been selected to participate in Screenworks 2020 Career Pathways Program, funded by Screen NSW and Screenwest.
Stuart Baxter, eOne president of international distribution, will appear 'in conversation' at November's Screen Producers Australia (SPA) conference, Screen Forever, talking about how to invest in high quality content and the way forward for broadcasters and streamers.
IF chats with the producers who will be on the ground at Screen Forever via the Ireland Connect delegation, and asks what they want in Aussie co-production partners.
Lazy Susan Films and Mad Ones Films' 'Latecomers', the second season of Epic Films and KOJO Studios' 'First Day', and Blackfella Films' 'The Australia Wars' will contend this year's SDIN Award.
Some 54 production companies are among the finalists for this year's Screen Producers Australia (SPA) Awards, which span 12 categories across film, TV and interactive.
Screen Producers Australia has unveiled the first finalists for its 2022 awards, which will cover an extended, two-year period due to COVID-19.