Critics and audiences alike are raving about Good Luck to You, Leo Grande from South Australian director Sophie Hyde and cinematographer and editor Bryan Mason of Adelaide based Closer Productions – in cinemas now! This amusing and irresistible take on navigating life after loss stars Emma Thompson as Nancy Stokes, a 55 year-old widow who is […]

Annual video games fair Gamescom has kicked off in Cologne, Germany, with South Australian games studios representing in force.Gamescom is a huge week of business-to-business networking, informative talks, big game reveals, and an overall global celebration of gaming culture. Among the Australian companies attending the global event are Adelaide based studios Mighty Kingdom and We Made […]

This week the SAFC was delighted to welcome the executive teams of SBS and NITV to Adelaide for a special program of meetings, pitch sessions and networking opportunities for the South Australian screen sector. The program of events kicked off on Sunday with a special preview screening of new SBS Digital Originals series A Beginner’s […]

Production is underway in South Australia’s iconic underground mining town of Coober Pedy on new feature film Limbo from Australian auteur Ivan Sen (Mystery Road, Goldstone, Loveland), produced by Bunya Productions (Sweet Country, Mystery Road: Origin, True Colours). Limbo stars AACTA Award-winning, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor Simon Baker (Breath, Blaze, The Mentalist, High Ground), […]

A new First Nations led program from Channel 44 and the SAFC, with funding from Screenrights and Screen Australia, will help emerging South Australian First Nations filmmakers to develop and grow their skills in television production. The Channel 44 and SAFC “TV Pilot Initiative” is one of five projects announced today as being supported by […]

SA made and SAFC-supported dark comedy series A Beginner’s Guide to Grief will premiere Sunday 4 September on SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand. Once a hot mess – now just a mess – Harriet ‘Harry’ Wylde (played by SA writer and creator Anna Lindner) is about to learn that grief doesn’t play by the […]

In this issue: See-Saw back in SA with The Royal Hotel Apply now: pitch your project to SBS & NITVWebinar shines light on global doco marketOpen now: SAFC Export Market Travel FundSA locations snag award nominationMeet the Adelaide Studios tenant: Lisa Scott Plus: Events and happeningsGrants, jobs and opportunities Not on our mailing list yet? Subscribe now! […]