The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) and Stan have partnered to launch a new matched development fund to boost the creation of new and original South Australian scripted series. Announced today, the Stan and SAFC Development Fund is a joint initiative between the South Australian state screen agency and Australia’s leading local streaming service to […]
South Australian First Nations filmmaker Ngarrindjeri man Josh Trevorrow has been awarded the Documentary Australia Foundation’s (DAF) Centralised Indigenous Fellowship for 2021, part of the bold and ambitious South Australia and Northern Territory cross border screen initiative Centralised. Now in its second year, the Fellowship is a contributing partnership between the Documentary Australia Foundation (DAF), […]
As South Australia’s biggest ever film production Mortal Kombat continues on global screens, South Australia’s screen industry is in a strong position to secure more local and international projects, with an SAFC Skilling South Australia initiative set to bolster local crew. Twenty-five skilled workers from adjacent industries such as performing and visual arts, festivals and […]
SBS, Screen Australia and the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) are giving South Australian diverse screenwriting talent a golden opportunity to gain hands-on experience with paid work in a leading Australian production company as part of the SBS Emerging Writers’ Incubator initiative. With round one applications opening today, the SBS Emerging Writers’ Incubator will place […]
South Australian First Nations storytellers can get into the world of podcasting under a new regional initiative of the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC), Country Arts SA and Riverland Youth Theatre, with applications opening today. The Podcasting for Beginners Workshop, delivered by experienced First Nations mentor Raymond Zada and supported by award-winning First Nations media […]
South Australia’s bold and ambitious Film Lab: New Voices feature film skills development program is set to foster a new generation of diverse South Australian filmmakers as the first three successful teams are announced today, with round two applications open from August. The initiative from the SAFC and Adelaide Film Festival in collaboration with Mercury […]
A new mentoring program being launched this week by the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) and Channel 44 will help South Australian First Nations screen creatives forge new careers in television production. Announced last year as part of the SAFC’s First Nations Screen Strategy 2020-2025, the mentorship program is part of a wider partnership between […]
The call is out again for First Nations documentary makers in South Australia and the Northern Territory with the launch of the second Centralised Indigenous Fellowship, open for applications from today. Launched in 2019 under the CENTRALISED banner, the Documentary Australia Foundation (DAF) Centralised Indigenous Fellowship is a partnership with the South Australian Film Corporation […]
South Australia’s screen production boom just keeps getting bigger, with Stan Original Series The Tourist set to start shooting in the state in early 2021 starring Jamie Dornan (A Private War, The Fall, Wild Mountain Thyme). Stan, along with Bafta-nominated and Emmy and Golden Globe-winning production company Two Brothers Pictures (Baptiste, The Missing, Fleabag) headed […]
Filming of a new mystery thriller series, The Tourist, will commence in South Australia in autumn 2021, with $3.6 million in support from the Morrison Government’s Location Incentive program. The announcement was made in Adelaide today by Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, and the Hon Steven Marshall […]
