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Epic Games calls for SA creators to make something Unreal

Epic Games, a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology, has partnered with South Australian Film Corporation, Film Victoria, Screen NSW, Screen Tasmania, Screen Queensland, Screenwest and Screen Territory to launch an Australia-wide short film competition. The Unreal Engine Real-Time Short Film Challenge encourages creators at any stage of their career to […]

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Erik Thomson and Natalie Abbott on location in SA for Aftertaste

SA back in production with Aftertaste

Filming has commenced today on ABC comedy Aftertaste, the first major production to shoot in South Australia since the global shutdown caused by COVID-19. Rachel Griffiths, Wayne Blair and Susan Prior join Erik Thomson in the six-part comedy series from Adelaide’s Closer Productions. Minister for Innovation and Skills David Pisoni said 110 South Australian crew […]

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Games Innovation Fund round two recipients announced

Five distinctive projects by South Australian game developers have been awarded in the second round of the State Government’s $300,000 Games Innovation Fund, designed to boost the progress of outstanding, original and creative digital games for production in South Australia. Minister for Innovation and Skills David Pisoni said the Fund, which is administered by the […]

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SAFC launches new three year Strategic Plan

The South Australian Film Corporation today launched its vision for 2020-2023, and three-year strategic plan for stimulating the recovery and growth of the South Australian screen sector. WATCH a replay of today’s announcement via YouTube (Auslan and closed captioning available) Minister for Innovation and Skills David Pisoni last year established the South Australian Screen Advisory […]

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AFTERTASTE (w/t) leads South Australian screen production back to work

ABC, Screen Australia and the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) today announced production has resumed in Adelaide on new comedy series, Aftertaste (working title), marking a return to work for South Australian screen production. Aftertaste (w/t), which stars Erik Thomson (Packed to the Rafters, The Luminaries), is the first South Australian project to commence production […]

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SA Made Showcase

Discover and stream the best of SA screen from your sofa

Audiences can now more easily discover and enjoy South Australian made film and TV productions from the comfort of their living room thanks to a handy new online library launched by the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC). The new SAFC SA Made Showcase features SA shot and produced feature film, television, multi-media and documentary productions […]

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Joel Edgerton thriller The Unknown Man confirmed to shoot in South Australia

New feature film The Unknown Man will shoot in South Australia, Minister for Innovation and Skills David Pisoni confirmed today. The crime thriller stars Joel Edgerton (The Great Gatsby, Boy Erased) and UK star Sean Harris (The King, Mission Impossible: Fallout, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation). The Unknown Man is written and directed by Thomas M […]

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Centralised Indigenous Fellowship 2020 Winner Announced

As part of the Centralised initiative, Documentary Australia Foundation (DAF)’s Indigenous Fellowship supports the professional development of Indigenous documentary filmmakers who are resident in the Northern Territory or South Australia. The Fellowship, which provides up to $30,000 to the selected fellow, is a contributing partnership between the Documentary Australia Foundation (DAF), Screen Territory, the South […]

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Driving innovation and investment in SA’s games sector

Building on its support for one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, the South Australian Film Corporation has launched the second round of South Australia’s Games Innovation Fund, designed to boost the progress of outstanding, original and creative digital games for production in South Australia. Minister for Innovation and Skills David Pisoni said the […]

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Derik Lynch in a research still for Dipped in Black, photo by Other Pictures

SAFC, AFF & Panavision Short Film Fund recipients announced

Three teams of emerging South Australian filmmakers announced today have been selected for the SAFC/AFF/Panavision Short Film Production Initiative. The three bold and ambitious short films will premiere at the 2020 Adelaide Film Festival. The initiative, a partnership between the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC), Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) and Panavision was created to drive […]

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