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2024 09 07 – Media release (LR) Moonbird director, co-producer and co-writer Nathan Maynard, co-producer and co-writer Adam Thompson, and producer Katherine Pettman. Screen Australia, SBS and National Indigenous Television (NITV) have announced that three new Australian series will be screened through their successful Digital Originals initiative, with “ Production is underway on ‘Moni’ in Tasmania, ‘Moonbird’ in Tasmania and ‘Warm Props’ in Western Australia. An ongoing partnership between SBS, NITV and Screen Australia, Digital Originals develops exciting, innovative and risk-taking short drama projects from currently underrepresented and emerging screen creators, and is available on SBS…
Kate Hood knows the thrill of success and the sound of silence. Sydney-born Hood has been a “disabled actor, writer and director” for 20 years, including a long-running role in the TV drama The Prisoner. Then, in 2003, he was diagnosed with hereditary spastic paraplegia and became a wheelchair user. Suddenly, she said, “the door closed in my face.”Ms Hood, 65, has slowly rebuilt her career, appearing in plays including Caryl Churchill’s Runaway Alone at Melbourne Theater Company in 2023 and becoming a member of the company’s advisory circle the year before. , reminded directors of their obligation to authenticity.…
In a long-awaited move, Australia has increased its financial incentives for attracting international productions from 16.5% to 30%. The bill to pass the new enhanced location offsets took so long to pass Congress that it had a deadline to cover projects that began principal photography before July 1, 2023. It was traced back. Production requires a budget of at least A$20 million (US$13.3 million) for a feature and at least A$1.5 million (US$1 million) per hour for a television series. Production companies must also meet a minimum training expenditure test, establish or upgrade permanent Australian film infrastructure, or invest in…
Reaching the top four on this year’s Australian Idol season, IVANA is a dynamic force who is turning heads and is destined for international stardom, electrifying stages in Australia and around the world with the release of her debut single. I am ready to solidify my position as an artist. , “Oh la la.” With this release, the 20-year-old Melbourne-based vocal powerhouse and exceptional talent begins to come into her own. Showcasing her energy and truly extraordinary voice, she seamlessly blends pop sensibilities with an infusion of dance in the highly anticipated single, out now on all streaming platforms.…
Australia’s screen industry is celebrating the country’s location offset scheme being increased to 30%. The law, announced in May, was passed into law today and officially entered into force on July 1st. Rebates for TV programs and movies shot domestically will be raised from 16.5% to 30%, likely to encourage further overseas investment. . Kate Marks, CEO of production organization Ausfilm, welcomed the changes, saying: “This is great news for the industry. The 30% location offset will bring certainty to international productions and will help thousands of Australian screeners. It supports a stable pipeline of jobs for workers and businesses,…
The Australian Government has passed legislation increasing location offsets from 16.5% to 30% for projects that begin principal photography on or after 1 July 2023. To qualify, producers must have a budget of at least A$20 million (US$13.3 million) for a feature-length production, or A$1.5 million (US$1 million) per hour for a television series. Production companies must also meet a minimum training expense test, establish or upgrade permanent Australian film infrastructure, or invest in a qualifying training program. We use one or more Australian providers to provide post, digital and visual effects for production. As part of the application process,…
Since the pandemic, calls for local content allocation on streaming and video on demand (SVOD) platforms have grown louder, transforming both our viewing habits and the local film and TV production industry. In January 2023, Arts Minister Tony Burke said that legislation on local quotas on streaming platforms would be introduced in Parliament in the second half of the year, with implementation no later than 1 July 2024. As of today, that deadline has completely passed. Frustration is growing among Australian filmmakers, with this uncertainty around regulation contributing to what they perceive to be a “plummeting” level of local production…
Director Devina Saberi talks about the inspiration for her new documentary series Growing Pains, the challenges and opportunities of documentary storytelling for online platforms, and her advice for early-career filmmakers. Devina Saberi, still from Growing Pains Find this episode of the Screen Australia Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or Pocket Casts For early-career filmmakers, social media offers a path from growth to audience, says Devina Saberi, director of the new online documentary series Growing Pains. TikTok’s episodic structure and immediacy of community reactions allowed the series to open up beyond the story and…
Few could have predicted that an unassuming film about an old man’s pilgrimage along the Camino Trail in northern Spain would become this year’s surprise hit in Australia, but director Bill Bennett’s The Way, My Way ” exceeded $2 million in boxes in Australia and New Zealand. office. Maslow Entertainment, the film’s distributor, announced that “The Way My Way,” which was released in theaters on May 16th and is now in its seventh week of release, has consistently achieved strong box office results. The film is currently the third highest grossing Australian film. 2024, behind Furiosa and Force of Nature:…
Danny and Michael Philippou, the husband and wife directors of last year’s blockbuster horror film “Talk to Me,” have prepared their second feature film “Bring Her Back” in their hometown of Adelaide, Australia. The film is being funded by the South Australian Film Corporation and production is expected to begin in the ‘summer’. Producers are Samantha Jennings and Christina Seiton of Causeway Films, and the finished film will be distributed worldwide by A24. “We’re so excited to be coming to Adelaide to make our next film. This is where we feel so at home. This is where we feel most…