Screen Producers Australia (SPA) and the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) have released updated screen industry safety guidelines for...
The Australian Directors' Guild and Australian Writers' Guild have joined Screen Producers Australia in proposing that SVOD and AVOD services be required to spend 20 per cent of their Australian revenue on local content as part of their submissions to the Federal Government's media reform green paper.
Screen Producers Australia has released its submission to Federal Government's media reform green paper, outlining steps to address what it percieves to be a "regulatory gap" with streaming platforms in Australia.
With an unprecedented level of production going on around the country, local producers are reporting increased difficulty in crewing productions and are facing increased rates.
In a welcome move for industry, the Federal Government has backtracked on its decision to harmonise the Producer Offset for film and television, announcing on Sunday that the offset will remain at 40 per cent for theatrical features.
Both SPA and the ADG have identified the potential for a "production void" if there is a prolonged delay between the government's relaxation of local content quotas for commercial free-to-air broadcasters and any imposition of obligations on streamers.
Screen Producers Australia has announced the program for next month's Screen Forever conference, which will be held entirely online.
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.