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SA’s Danny Philippou announced as speaker as UNTAPPED applications open

Australians in Film (AiF) and Screen Australia have announced the Masterclass speakers for UNTAPPED 2024, with applications for the program now open. The speakers taking part are South Australian award-winning co-writer and co-director of the global breakout hit, A24’s Talk to Me, Danny Philippou; award-winning executive producer and writer of Amazon’s Expats, Alice Bell; award-winning […]

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Thousands flocked to Adelaide’s games super showcase as SAGE 2024 reveals inaugural award winners

SAGE 2024 South Australian Game Exhibition announced the inaugural SAGE Awards on Friday night, at the half-way point of Adelaide’s biggest gathering of games studios and game enthusiasts. A staggering 2,000+ people attended the event at Adelaide Studios over the weekend to play and experience the best in South Australian-made video games, and meet the […]

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South Australian Emerging Talent Spotlight: Leo Cheung

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 […]

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New awards and discussion panels program launched for SAGE 2024

Adelaide’s newest and biggest video games showcase, South Australian Game Exhibition (SAGE), has launched two new awards to celebrate innovation and excellence in the state’s games sector and announced the exciting program of speakers and panels at this week’s free, family-friendly event. Presented by the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) as the flagship event on […]

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South Australia takes top prizes at 2024 AACTAs

The South Australian screen industry was the star of the show at the 2024 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, with SA screen creatives and SAFC supported films scooping 14 awards. Held over two nights last week in Brisbane, the AACTAs are Australia’s highest honours for film and television production. SA made […]

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SAFC bids farewell to Tony Young

The SAFC bids a very fond farewell to Tony Young, who finishes as the SAFC’s IT Manager this month after an incredible 30 years working in the SA screen industry and 20 years working with the SAFC. Tony’s first 10 years in the screen industry were spent working as a sound editor and sound recordist on more […]

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SA screen creatives selected for Talent Gateway and Global Producers Exchange

South Australian creatives Matt Vesely and Lisa Scott have been announced as recipients of the Screen Australia and Australians in Film (AiF) Talent Gateway and the Global Producers Exchange 2024. SA writer and director Matt Vesely has been selected for Talent Gateway, which provides established Australian writer/directors who have demonstrated a high level of recent international […]

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South Australia’s Emily Steel announced for 2024 Emerging Writers’ Incubator initiative

South Australian writer Emily Steel is one of six screenwriting creatives from across Australia to have been selected for the third year of the SBS Emerging Writers’ Incubator, an initiative from SBS in partnership with Screen Australia and state and territory agencies including the SAFC, and with the assistance of the Australian Writers’ Guild. The SBS Emerging Writers’ Incubator is a nationwide industry […]

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34 exhibitors announced for South Australian Game Exhibition 2024

A 34-exhibitor line up has been revealed for Adelaide’s newest and most exciting video games expo. South Australian Game Exhibition (SAGE) takes over Adelaide Studios on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 February for two action-packed days of free fun suitable for the whole family – this year as the flagship event on the Adelaide Fringe Interactive program!  […]

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Emerging SA filmmakers share in over $100,000 Quicksilver production funding

The Mercury has today announced twelve short film projects from emerging South Australian filmmakers will go into production this year as part of the Quicksilver Production funding initiative, supported by the South Australian Film Corporation. These short films by 27 creatives were selected by a leading South Australian industry panel and will share in over […]

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