Three South Australian production companies will strengthen their connections with the US film and television industry without having to leave Adelaide through the Charlie’s Virtual Residency, a new initiative from the SAFC and Australians in Film (AiF). Delivered by AiF and supported by the SAFC, Charlie’s Virtual Residency is an online version of AiF’s Los […]
South Australia is enjoying a new screen production boom, with a surge in locally-led productions resulting in a record number of major feature films and TV series shooting simultaneously in the state. Six major screen productions are currently underway involving more than 400 local cast and crew, creating unprecedented jobs and career escalation opportunities for […]
Ground-breaking South Australian made children’s series First Day has won Best Live Action Series at the 2021 International Kids Emmy® Awards for global excellence in television. The four-part ABC series about a 12-year-old transgender student navigating her first terms at high school beat entries from the Philippines, Netherlands and Argentina to win the prestigious award. […]
Production has commenced in Adelaide on the Netflix young adult drama series Gymnastics Academy: A Second Chance!. Written, produced and created by South Australian Clay Glen of Glen Pictures, who also directs, with a series adaptation by Clay Glen and Vanessa Shapiro, and co-produced by South Australian producer Sally Clarke, the 10-episode series is the […]
The SAFC and Australians in Film (AiF) are bringing Los Angeles to Adelaide with the Charlie’s Virtual Residency, a unique online initiative giving South Australian producers more opportunities to connect with the US film and television industry. Delivered by AiF and supported by the SAFC, Charlie’s Virtual Residency is an online version of AiF’s Los […]
A new crop of diverse South Australian filmmakers will get a chance to see their work on the big screen, as feature film skills development program Film Lab: New Voices opens for round two with a new opportunity especially for First Nations practitioners. Following on from the inaugural round of the program which began in […]
The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) is supporting the creation of screen industry jobs for South Australians with the launch today of round two of the Master/Apprentice Mentorship Program, presented in partnership with Mercury CX. The SAFC Mercury CX Master/Apprentice Mentorship Program pairs experienced South Australian Heads of Department (HODs) – the Masters of their […]
Production wrapped in Adelaide today on Season 2 of the ground-breaking and internationally acclaimed children’s series FIRST DAY. The 4-part series stars Evie Macdonald as transgender student Hannah Bradford and follows her experiences in her second year at Hillview High School. Produced by South Australia’s Epic Films in association with KOJO Studios, First Day has […]
SBS and NITV have announced the launch of Curious Australia, a new, nationwide initiative seeking submissions for standalone, half-hour documentaries reflecting the diversity of people and experiences of contemporary Australia. In partnership with Screen Australia and the SAFC, as well as other state and Territory agencies Film Victoria, Screen NSW, Screen Queensland, Screen Tasmania, Screen […]
South Australian screen companies KOJO Studios and Closer Productions are primed for expansion and new growth by 2023 after being selected for the first round of South Australian Film Corporation’s (SAFC) Screen Business Accelerator Program (SBAP). Announced today, the two companies will each receive business loans of up to $200,000 per year for up to […]
