South Australia’s games industry has been given a boost by the Marshall Liberal Government with an extension to the existing Post-Production, Digital and Visual Effects (PDV) Rebate to video game development. The move will drive jobs growth and attract international investment to South Australia in a sector worth $180 billion globally, larger than the film […]

This issue: – A message from SAFC CEO Kate Croser – Showcase of SA storytelling talent – SA made kids’ series makes history fun – Adelaide film fest set to reignite our cinemas – Master/Apprentice program set to start – MRC undergoes official relaunch as Mercury CX – New writing workshop to spark creativity – […]

Elisabeth Moss is set to star in director Daina Reid’s Run Rabbit Run, the debut screenplay of South Australian novelist Hannah Kent. Kent, author of the award-winning international hit Burial Rites, wrote the script from an original idea developed with Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw of Carver Films, who will also produce the feature to […]

This issue: – COVID-19 safe guidelines out now for download – Stream the best of SA screen from your sofa – Maralinga doco attracts ratings and raves – Digital storytelling in the spotlight – Radcliffe praised for Pretoria performance – Vale writer and producer Jock Blair – Grants, opportunities and competitions. Not on our mailing […]

A new series of digital storytelling workshops supported by the South Australian Film Corporation will help South Australian creatives enhance their screenwriting skills for interactive applications. “Story Hack” brings award-winning interactive and multi-platform expert Christy Dena to the virtual table to run a series of boundary-shattering workshops for creative industries professionals interested in applying their […]

A set of working guidelines to create best practice in COVID-safe production across Australia’s screen sector is now available for download from the Screen Australia website. The Australian Screen Production Industry COVID-Safe Guidelines have been developed by an Australian Screen Sector Task Force, made up of 18 organisations and state screen agencies including the SAFC, […]

The SAFC is saddened to hear of the passing of Australian writer and producer Jock Blair. As Head of Production at the SAFC for much of the 1980s Jock was a seminal figure in the early evolution of the Corporation, producing and executive producing classic SAFC TV series such as Sara Dane, Under Capricorn and […]