SPA has called on the Federal Government to set a growth target for the Australian screen industry - one that would see the production of Australian content, rate of employment and size of the industry double within five years.
The Federal Government has announced its anticipated arts rescue package, rolling out a suite of measures totalling $250 million, including a $50 million fund for screen production to be administered by Screen Australia.
The Screen Australia and ACMA options paper sets out four potential models for how local screen content could be regulated and incentivised into the future.
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has called on the government to implement a $1 billion screen content fund.
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has partnered with APRA AMCOS and ARIA to launch the 'Aussie Made' campaign, which from April will rally Australians to support the local music and screen industries.
As the industry grapples with the impact of coronavirus, Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has urged the Federal Government to keep commercial broadcasters' local content obligations in place.
The initial findings of Screen Producers Australia's survey on the impact of COVID-19 estimate the damage to the sector is greater than $2 billion, affecting more than 20,000 employees, freelancers and contractors.
Amid production shutdowns and job losses, the ADG, AWG, MEAA and SPA have penned a joint letter to the Federal Government to seek urgent support for the screen industry.