The Victorian Government has unveiled a new $191.5 million, four-year strategy for the state's screen industry, which it says has the potential to inject more than $1.2 billion back into the economy and support more than 40,000 jobs.
Discovery Australia and UK have co-commissioned a seventh and eighth season of Electric Pictures' 'Aussie Gold Hunters'.
Already the Melbourne Screen Hub - a newly-opened collective of service companies located in Yarraville - is a "thriving little 24/7 business", according to general manager Ian Anderson.
Filming is underway in Melbourne on writer-director Sara Kern's debut feature 'Moja Vesna', in what is the first-ever Slovenian-Australian co-production.
One of the key things that encouraged AP Pobjoy to apply for the Victorian Screen Development Internship, which sees creatives spend 12 months working across Film Victoria, the ABC and either Fremantle Australia or Princess Pictures, was that their identity was actually listed on the application.
Stories that are "big, bold and surprising" or "provocative with a purpose" are the kinds SBS scripted acting commissioning editor Donna Chang hopes to see ushered through the new feature initiative the broadcaster has launched with Film Victoria and Arenamedia.
State borders may have become more defined in the wake of COVID-19 but the inverse has occurred among the state screen agencies, who presented a united front at this week's Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC).
The shortlisted teams for the Australian International Documentary Conference's three key pitching programs have been announced ahead of the online event.