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The festival has announced a “pause” on shows for the coming week. The arts are again confronted with the total loss of ticket revenue, just as the sector was tentatively recovering. It is another terrible setback for a bruised industry. Lockdowns and border closures in 2021 have already forced shows to cancel at the Sydney, Adelaide and Perth festivals, while Byron Bay Bluesfest was cancelled at the last minute. Reacting to the developing situation in Melbourne, Tasmania’s Dark Mofo — ...

Budget 2021: AAP receives funding boost, regional in focus and ACMA gains additional support May 12, 2021 10:13 The Federal Government handed down the 2021 budget overnight, with several areas of the media, tech and regulatory sectors to receive funding boosts. A joint release by Minister Paul Fletcher and Minister Mark Coulton recognised that the pandemic had created ongoing challenges for the arts sector, and also outlined the importance of digital service delivery for the economy going forw...

The arts were in free fall this time last year. COVID-19 restrictions had shut everything down and artists and arts organisations were reeling from a dramatic loss of income, as well as the prospect of a bleak future. Somewhat belatedly, the federal government offered various forms of assistance from late June onwards. Given the continuing challenges, has the government brought the arts in from the cold in Tuesday‘s budget? The budget statement notes the effects of the pandemic on the creat...

Children’s Television, regional news, news media and the bargaining code with digital players were winners from last night’s Federal Budget 2021. The Morrison Government pledged commitments for the media sector and acknowledged challenges the pandemic has created for the arts sector. Amongst the measures announced last night were: $15 million to the AAP Newswire in support of public interest journalism in regional Australia; $4.2 million to implement the News Media and Digital Platforms Man...

Date Time Australia’s communications, media and arts sectors helping secure our recovery The Morrison-McCormack Government is securing Australia’s recovery through significant commitments to strengthen our communications, media and creative arts sectors, helping to rebuild our economy, secure jobs and support communities as we continue our resurgence from the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital service delivery has become more important than ever, with many sectors rapidly digitising over the past y...

Indie Film Temperature Check: Vaccines Roll Out And Production Revs Up But Insurers, Banks Still MIA Deadline 4 hrs ago With more than 50% of the U.S. adult population at least half vaccinated and studios plotting start dates, visions of a return to normalcy abound. So what’s the prognosis for independent film, when insurers and bank lenders remain on the sidelines even as production perks up? Mark Gill, CEO of Solstice Studios, said things are looking up and he’s hoping to stick to a Sep...

Date Time Supporting Australian screen production In a major boost to Australia’s film and television industry, the Morrison Government will extend two measures that will support the continued production of quality, local screen content as the sector recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The highly effective $50 million Temporary Interruption Fund (TIF) will be extended for a further six months, to provide coverage for productions that commence principal photography prior to 31 December 2021. ...

The Morrison Government will extend two measures to support the local screen content as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The $50 million Temporary Interruption Fund (TIF) will be extended for a further six months, to provide coverage for productions that commence principal photography prior to 31 December 2021. “Despite our successes in managing COVID-19 in Australia, the continuing severity of the pandemic internationally is a problem for screen production, with insurers still not pro...

The music industry is calling for the federal and state governments to come together to underwrite live events that can no longer get COVID cover as part of their insurance.

Screen Australia’s CEO Graeme Mason said the commercial success of The Dry was a heartening start to the year. “It’s one of those titles that comes along where Australians see themselves and respond incredibly well,” he said. “We have one or two of them a year and I think The Dry is definitely one of them. And it’s the first time in a very long time Australia has had the No 1 and No 2 films at the box office.” A still from The Dry, which had the fifth-highest opening day for a loc...