The Screen Producers Australia Awards has announced entry rules for 2021.
This year’s awards will also extend eligibility after missing a ceremony in 2020 due to COVID-19 impact. Titles must have been first released between 01 September 2019 and 30 June 2021.
Winners will be announced on the final night of Screen Forever (17-19 November 2021) at The Star Event Centre Gold Coast.
“We are thrilled to announce the return of the SPA Awards,” said SPA CEO Matthew Deaner. “I have been continually impressed with our members’ flexibility, creativity and commitment to their craft over the past twelve months, while adapting to COVID-Safe protocols and finding new and innovative ways to connect with audiences at home and abroad. The Awards represent an opportunity for our industry to celebrate these achievements and look ahead to the bright future for Australian stories.”
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In the USA TV Pilots are practically mandatory before a new show ever hits screens -but in Australia where it’s far less common, new formats can be crushed in a matter of weeks.
So should networks actually invest more money to mount Pilots before a new show hits the screen?
That was a question tackled recently at the Screen Forever conference.
Ben Ulm, Head of Reality & Factual, ITV Studios Australia said the cost of producing shows in Australia requires that light entertainment shows become stripped across two or three nights.
“There’s been some brave decisions made in the last few years where shows are launched on air without the benefit of being developed in other territories. When they fell, they fell badly. There’s no real Off-Broadway in this country. You think of some of the successful original ideas from this country, from
SBS and NITV announce new commissioning editor appointments
March 12, 2021 2:31
Bernadine Lim and Marissa McDowell have been appointed as commissioning editors at SBS’ NITV.
The announcement:
SBS and National Indigenous Television (NITV) have announced the appointment of two Commissioning Editors, with Bernadine Lim joining SBS as Commissioning Editor, Documentaries, and Marissa McDowell joining NITV as Commissioning Editor.
As a member of SBS’s Unscripted team, Lim will work across SBS’s slate of distinctive commissioned documentaries, championing diverse stories and exploring issues impacting contemporary Australia.
McDowell will join NITV’s commissioning team, working on the development and delivery of a diverse slate of commissioned programming for the channel, including documentaries, entertainment and children’s programs reflecting, exploring and celebrating First Nations stories.
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