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South Australian business leaders appointed to SAFC Board

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The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) will be strengthened by the appointment of leading South Australian business professional Julie Cooper as the new Presiding Member of the Board from 4 December 2021 to 1 December 2024. Minister for Innovation and Skills, David Pisoni said Ms Cooper will bring a wealth of business experience to the […]

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Filmmaker Warwick Thornton, photo by Keryn Stevens

Watch now: In Conversation with Warwick Thornton

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Internationally acclaimed director, writer and cinematographer Warwick Thornton is one of Australia’s most celebrated First Nations auteur voices. Known for his powerful and gritty feature films, Thornton has won multiple awards for his work including the Caméra d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for debut feature film Samson and Delilah (2009), and the Special Jury […]

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SAFC Newsletter – 19 November, 2021

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In this issue: SA set to shine at the AACTA Awards Aussie fans can sink their teeth into Firebite SA in the spotlight at 20th SPA Awards Join our free Disability Equality webinar  Applause: accolades, awards & appointments Not on our mailing list yet? Subscribe now! Images: A Sunburnt Christmas, photo by Ian Routledge; Callan Mulvey in Firebite, […]

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L-R: Paul Vagnarelli in Deafinition, Kaila Pole in The Loop, Kirsty Martinsen in Limited Surrender.

SAFC Presents: Understanding Disability Equality Webinar

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Learn about the social model of disability and how you can best support the involvement of disabled people in the screen industry in Understanding Disability Equality, a special webinar for the South Australian screen sector from the South Australian Film Corporation. Presented by SAFC Disability Screen Strategy Executive Gaelle Mellis, this one-hour interactive Zoom session will cover […]

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Shantae Barnes-Cowan as Shanika in Firebite, Photo Credit: Ian Routledge/AMC+

Firebite gets Australian release via new AMC streaming bundle

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Australian fans will be able to watch Warwick Thornton‘s exciting new South Australian filmed vampire series Firebite via Apple TV and Amazon Prime thanks to a new Aussie streaming bundle launched today by US network AMC. Available immediately, AMC+ features AMC’s slate of original programming arriving for the first time in Australia, including AMC and […]

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SAFC Newsletter – 5 November, 2021

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In this issue: Feast your eyes on Firebite‘s first-look pics Oscars buzz for SA produced feature film Emerging SA creatives share in $60,000 fund Attachment open on new animated series AFTRS Talent Camp open for applications Applause: accolades, awards & appointments Not on our mailing list yet? Subscribe now! Images: Rob Collins as Tyson in Firebite, Photo […]

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First look images released from South Australian filmed vampire series Firebite

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Feast your eyes on this: the first-look images from new AMC Studios and See-Saw Films vampire fantasy series Firebite have been released today, showing vampires and their hunters in the South Australian desert. Filmed at the SAFC’s Adelaide Studios and in Coober Pedy in the South Australian Outback, the original eight-episode series stars Yael Stone […]

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