Screen Australia, NZ On Air and TikTok have announced the eight teams that will receive funding via the second round of the Every Voice initiative, which aims to support a new generation of Australian and New Zealand storytellers.
Screen Queensland has partnered with Unless Pictures to launch RIDE Shorts, which will support up to six early to mid-career creative teams to create short films to premiere at the Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF).
A slate of 15 television dramas, 11 feature films, and five online series will share in more than $1 million of development funding from Screen Australia.
Screenworks has revealed the 15 regional practitioners that will take part in its Inside the Writers Room, Director Pathways program, Regional Producer Elevator program, and Screen Composing Mentorship for 2024.
The ABC has ordered a six-part narrative comedy from Unless Pictures and Orange Entertainment centred on COVID-19 isolation, due to start filming - remotely - this month before airing in July.
AACTA has announced this year's six nominees for Best Short Film, having reintroduced the category as a standalone.
A total of 18 individuals and 15 business proposals will share in more than $4.6 million of Enterprise funding from Screen Australia.