The SAFC is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Australian actor Rachael Carpani. Sydney-born Carpani, 45, was well known to Australian audiences and to members of the South Australian screen sector for her role in long-running TV drama McLeod’s Daughters, which filmed in the state with the assistance of the SAFC. She played […]
South Australian screen productions, creatives and talent have shone in the nominations for the 2026 AACTA Awards, receiving 33 nominations across 24 categories, with Danny and Michael Philippou‘s sophomore horror Bring Her Back leading the film nominations with a huge 16 nods. Supported by the SAFC, Bring Her Back scored nominations across almost every eligible category including […]
The South Australian screen industry shone brightly at the 2025 South Australian Screen Awards (SASAs) last week, with winners announced at a gala awards ceremony at The Mercury Cinema on Saturday, 22 November 2025. Celebrating the best screen works from South Australia’s film industry, the SASAs have run for over 20 years. The SASAs provide […]
The SAFC’s Adelaide Studios isn’t just a screen production facility, it’s a creative hub that’s home to dozens of South Australian screen businesses and screen practitioners. In this ongoing series of SAFC interview profiles, we invite you to meet the tenants and get to know their work. As a documentary filmmaker, being able to connect with […]
New ABC crime drama Treasure & Dirt is now in production in South Australia, bringing millions of dollars in economic investment and creating hundreds of jobs for local cast, crew and service providers. Supported through the South Australian Film Corporation’s (SAFC) ABC SAFC Content Pipeline Fund, Treasure & Dirt is being filmed entirely in South […]
South Australian video game developers will get a $100,000 opportunity to level-up their businesses with the South Australian Film Corporation’s (SAFC) new Digital Games Fund now open for applications. Building on its support for one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, the SAFC’s new pilot fund is designed to boost the development of original, […]
Are you a South Australian-based game developer or involved in the business of developing, financing, or publishing games? Would you like to make a real difference to our state’s local game industry?Call for Expressions of InterestSAFC Games Industry Advisory GroupCloses 5pm 21 November 2025 The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) warmly invites Expressions of Interest […]
South Australia is home to an extensive network of screen service providers. The SAFC’s Adelaide Studios offers a world-class screen production facility as well as serving as a creative hub for dozens of South Australian screen businesses and screen practitioners. It’s also part of a larger ecosystem of outstanding facilities available to local and visiting productions. […]
Want to know what happens in a real US TV writers’ room? The SAFC is offering five subsidised spaces for SA writers to observe the Australians in Film (AiF) Insider Sessions – Live Online TV Writers’ Room, powered by Netflix. Led by writer/producer Joe Peracchio (The Flash, The Messengers), who is also a script and story consultant on […]
The SAFC is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of documentary producer and former SAFC Board member Susan MacKinnon last week. Susan served on the SAFC Board from 2005 to 2011, was a co-founder and co-executive director of the Documentary Australia Foundation (now Documentary Australia) and a founding member of the Australian International Documentary […]
