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Left: John Lithgow and Olivia Colman in Jimpa; Right: Never Get Busted!

South Australian productions Jimpa and Never Get Busted! selected for Sundance Film Festival 2025

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South Australian made and South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) supported productions Jimpa and Never Get Busted! have been selected to premiere at the prestigious 2025 Sundance Film Festival, announced today. Jimpa from SA’s Closer Productions, starring Olivia Colman, John Lithgow and SA’s Aud Mason-Hyde and shot in Adelaide and Amsterdam earlier this year, will have […]

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SAFC farewells Tyme Childs

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The SAFC bids a fond farewell to First Nations Industry Development Executive Tyme Childs, who finishes with the agency this month after two years. Tyme has been a much valued part of the Production and Development team since joining the SAFC in December 2022, developing and delivering industry development programs and key initiatives and growing […]

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SAGE: SA Game Exhibition levels up in 2025 with record number of video games on show

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Adelaide’s biggest and most exciting event for video game developers and fans, the South Australian Game Exhibition (SAGE) levels up in 2025 with a record number of new and innovative games on display, and all the free, family-friendly fun you can pack into two days! Now in its third year, SAGE is the biggest event […]

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South Australia’s screen sector shines in 2025 AACTA Award nominations

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South Australian screen productions, creatives and talent have shone in the nominations for the 2025 AACTA Awards, receiving 40 nominations across 34 categories. Following an exciting year for television production in South Australia, five SAFC supported series have scooped 15 nominations in the television categories: Stan. Original Series Thou Shalt Not Steal, ABC period drama […]

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SA screen industry celebrates another year of achievement in 2024

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This week the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) was pleased to welcome members of the South Australian screen industry alongside Givestakeholders, SAFC Board members and staff to Adelaide Studios to celebrate another outstanding year of SA screen industry activity. Guests included Minister for Arts Andrea Michaels; Department of the Premier and Cabinet CEO Damien Walker; […]

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South Australian screen sector celebrated at 2024 Ruby Awards

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It was a great night for the South Australian screen sector at the 2024 Ruby Awards, South Australia’s highest honours for the state’s arts and creative industries sector, with three wins for SA screen creatives. Multi award-winning sound designer, recordist and mixer James Currie was awarded the Premier’s Award for Lifetime Achievement, which recognises an […]

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Closer Productions’ new factual series Eat The Invaders to premiere on ABC in January

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Exciting new factual series Eat The Invaders from South Australia’s Closer Productions will premiere on ABC TV and ABC iview on Tuesday 7 January at 8.30pm – get your first look below! From SA writer/director Matthew Bate and SA executive producer Rebecca Summerton, Eat The Invaders looks at Australia’s unique biodiversity which is being attacked […]

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