The past four years have seen the ABC’s commissioning budgets for adult drama and children’s content drop around 20 per cent each, according to new data released via Senate Estimates.
The NSW Government has signalled it will make cuts to screen funding in next week's state budget, including the Made in NSW fund, the Post, Digital and Visual Effects rebate and the Digital Games Development Rebate Program.
Screen Producers Australia has partnered with its Irish counterpart in order to host a delegation of Ireland-based producers during next year's Screen Forever, with an eye to accelerating co-production and partnership opportunities.
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has launched an annual industry survey of production companies designed to deliver an insight into the health of the screen production sector and track trends with regards to employment, trade and investment.
Geoff Brown, the esteemed former executive director of Screen Producers Association of Australia, died on Tuesday morning after a long illness. He was 65.
Screenwriter and producer Andrew Knight’s key message to the audience at the Screen Forever conference was that the creative process isn’t linear, and unique projects can only happen when producers "back talent, not quarantine it".
'The results of the recent 4th AACTA Awards reflects the importance of market driven incentives backed by government policy making and commercial investment in creating and sustaining a healthy and commercial screen production industry within Australia' s
Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner has issued a rallying cry in his opening address at this year's Screen Forever on the Gold Coast, calling on the industry to join together and fight for continuing ownership and creative control of its stories amid the government's impending streaming reform.