The SAFC is proud to support the 2026 Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC), with a strong contingent of SA creatives represented at the conference, which is taking place 2–5 March in Melbourne. Ten SA practitioners were selected for the SAFC’s AIDC 2026 Conference Subsidy, including emerging writer/director and Director of Photography Grace Liu. Graceinitially trained […]
Bring Her Back is the highly anticipated SA made horror from Adelaide filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou, set for release in May. The follow up to their wildly successful debut Talk To Me, their newest feature sees the Philippous team up once again with Causeway Films to deliver another nailbiter, filmed last year in Adelaide […]
New SA made and SAFC supported Netflix series Territory premieres this week on Thursday, 24 October. The biggest Netflix series ever made in South Australia, with both production and post production taking place here as well as filming in the Northern Territory, the neo-western drama follows a fight for power in the remote and unforgiving […]
In 2019, Keirron Stach and his partner Caitlyn made a video game together. Secret Squirrel was created during a Game Jam – a time-limited event where teams create their games very quickly – and released onto independent game repository itch.io. “Go up against your friends to be the squirrel with the most acorns,” the game […]
Leo Cheung is a dentist-turned-video game developer and founder of emerging South Australian studio Paper Cactus Games. Three years ago, Leo Cheung left his job as a dentist to pursue his passion for games, establishing Paper Cactus Games and commencing work on his first video game, Fox and Shadow. Since then, Fox and Shadow has […]
Star Sandford is a Ngarrindjeri woman and emerging producer living on Kaurna Country in South Australia. With just two years’ experience in the screen industry, Star has already notched up some notable achievements across TV and film, and is a shining example of how hard work and strategic connections can bring about amazing opportunities. Star […]
Lilla Berry is a Yankunytjatjara artist and award-nominated film producer living on Kaurna Country in South Australia. The 29-year-old has amassed an impressive list of credits since starting her career in the screen industry just four years ago with the ABC documentary short Deadly Family Portraits: Sansbury Sisters, which she produced alongside her director sister Pearl […]
From large indie studios to solo developers working across desktop, console and mobile, to creatives working in XR, animation and robotics, South Australia is home to a thriving independent games industry with high international impact. In the SAFC’s new SA Game Creatives Spotlight interview series we explore the diverse range of talent and skills in […]
Sierra Schrader is a First Nations South Australian practitioner on the rise. Getting her start as a Director’s Attachment on SAFC supported Tim Minchin comedy series Upright, and later a Director’s Attachment to Rachel Perkins on hit ABC drama series Total Control, she went on to produce SAFC and ABC digital documentary short Deadly Family […]
