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Screen Australia and Australians in Film launch Talent Gateway and Global Producers Exchange
Screen Australia and Australians in Film (AiF) today announced the Talent Gateway program and the Global Producers Exchange, two joint initiatives for established Australian creatives to expand on their skills and connect with key US decision makers, as well as help position Australian projects for success in an increasingly global market.
Supporting Partners for these industry development programs are Screen NSW, Film Victoria, South Australian Film Corporation and Scripted Ink. Industry Partners are Australian Directors’ Guild, Australian Writers’ Guild, Screen Producers Australia, Screen Canberra, Screen Queensland, Screen Tasmania, Screen Territory, Screenwest and Screenworks.
SBS and SAFC calls for diverse writers for year long development initiative
May 4, 2021 10:18
SBS, Screen Australia and the South Australian Film Corporation are calling for diverse South Australian screenwriting talent to gain experience as part of SBS Emerging Writers’ Incubator initiative.
The announcement:
SBS, Screen Australia and the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) are giving South Australian diverse screenwriting talent a golden opportunity to gain hands-on experience with paid work in a leading Australian production company as part of the SBS Emerging Writers’ Incubator initiative.
With round one applications opening today, the SBS Emerging Writers’ Incubator will place one South Australian writer in a leading Australian production company for a 12-month paid placement, where they will develop ideas into treatments, work across the company’s fiction slate of programming, participate in writers’ rooms, and work closely with development producers and ot
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The Forgotten City will hit PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, Switch, and PC this summer, publisher Dear Villagers and developer Modern Storyteller announced this week.
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Fangirls: World Premiere Cast Recording 2021
FANGIRLS follows the story of Edna. She’s fourteen, awkward, blisteringly smart and, also, in love with a boy called Harry. The only problem is, so are 38 million other people – because Harry’s in the world’s biggest boy band: True Connection. When Harry’s band announces a show in her hometown, Edna knows that this is her ONE chance to try to meet Harry and save him from his miserable overworked life. But just how far will she go in the name of love? With a dazzling cast, inexhaustibly witty dialogue, and a score best described as a “Pop Concert meets Rave meets Church,” FANGIRLS is a subversive musical comedy about how we ask young women to see themselves. Whether or not you’ve ever been a fan, FANGIRLS will move you, because this is a story about feeling underestimated, and choosing to love without apology.
Actors, crew, writers and producers were in Canberra this morning in a united push to convince Parliament to introduce local content requirements for digital viewing platforms.
The delegation included Simon Baker, Bryan Brown, Marta Dusseldorp and Justine Clarke, CEO of Flying Bark Productions Barbara Stephen and Co-Founder of Blue Rocket Productions, David Gurney.
“Governments over many decades have recognised our need to experience our own stories told in our own voices, whether it’s on TV or at the movies. With streaming platforms such as Netflix, Stan and Disney+ notching up 16 million Australian subscriptions, the time is right to ensure Australians can see their stories on those platforms too,” said Alaric McAusland, CEO of the Australian Directors’ Guild.