Federal Government support for the screen sector is under review with a call for submissions in response to a new options paper launched last month by Federal Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts the Hon Paul Fletcher MP.The Supporting Australian Stories on Our Screens Options Paper, drafted by Screen Australia and ACMA, contemplates options for major reforms of the Federal […]

Celebrate 2020 National Reconciliation Week with the SAFC with a free online screening of Black Divaz plus a Q&A with the filmmakers. And you thought Priscilla was the only Queen of the Desert! Documentary Black Divaz goes behind the glitz, glamour and hot glue guns of the inaugural Miss First Nation drag queen pageant. Over five steamy […]

This issue: – Have your say on Federal screen support – Celebrate First Nations stories on screen – SA films set to shine on streaming services – Download our COVID-19 Support Guide – Taking positive steps for the future of screen – Happy 25th birthday Rising Sun Pictures – Grants, opportunities and competitions. Not on […]

South Australia is in the spotlight for American audiences again, with two SAFC supported feature films securing US video on demand (VOD) release dates. South Australian filmed and produced comedy The Flip Side is set to release in the US on DVD and VOD on 9 June, 2020 after being acquired by Freestyle Digital Media, […]

South Australian filmed prison-break thriller Escape From Pretoria will release in Australia on Premium Video on Demand on Friday, 22 May 2020, Universal Pictures has announced today. Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa, this race-against-time film will be available for Australians to watch […]

The SAFC presents SA Screen Survive and Thrive, a free business resilience training workshop especially for South Australian screen businesses. Delivered by award-winning creative industries business expert Monica Davidson of Creative Plus Business Group, this free skills workshop has been designed specifically for South Australian screen businesses and practitioners to help them navigate the challenges […]

This issue: – SA Screen Survive and Thrive Workshop – ABC and SAFC shine spotlight on Maralinga – Have your say on Federal screen support – SAFC appointments and staff movements – Meet Tony Ayres in our livestream event – Meet the tenant: Cospective – Grants, opportunities and competitions. Not on our mailing list yet? Subscribe […]