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South Australia’s first animated feature film Lesbian Space Princess selected for Berlinale 2025

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South Australian animated comedy film Lesbian Space Princess, from first time feature filmmakers writers/directors Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese and producer Tom Phillips of We Made a Thing Studios, has been selected to premiere at the prestigious 2025 Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival), announced today. The first full-length animated feature film made in South […]

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SAFC announces new staff appointment

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The SAFC is pleased to welcome Summar Hipworth to the Production and Development team as Senior Program Administrator. Summar comes to the SAFC with 20 years of experience as a Senior Administrator in the arts across sectors including government, screen and world-leading cultural organisations. Over the past eight years, her focus has been creative sector […]

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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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