The ADL Film Fest Fund today announced the internationally anticipated HOTEL MUMBAI is set for an Australian Premiere at the 2018 ADL Film Fest Opening Night Gala on Wednesday 10 October. The Toronto International Film Festival earlier today announced the Hotel Mumbai World Premiere, a TIFF special presentation in September, the same event that launched […]

Foxtel, Sky UK, Screen Australia and Lingo Pictures today announced production of a landmark new series UPRIGHT, starring musician, comedian, actor and writer Tim Minchin. The series will be made in association with the South Australian Film Corporation. The stellar team behind UPRIGHT includes the creator Chris Taylor, best known as a member of The Chaser […]

SBS & NITV Meet the Broadcasters Pitching Sessions and Networking EventApply to pitch your project to SBS / NITV Attend a special presentation on SBS commissioning policies The Meet the Broadcaster event will provide practitioners with the opportunity to expand their understanding of SBS commissioning and make connections with the Executive Team. Prior to the main session, […]

The South Australian Film Corporation today announced the appointment of highly-experienced arts and strategic management specialist Satu Teppo to head the newly-created SAFC Industry Development, Partnerships and Engagement department.  Head of Industry Development, Partnerships and Engagement is the senior executive responsible for industry and audience development in partnership with screen organisations, the arts, business and government sectors. This department sits alongside the existing Production, Development, Attraction and Studios unit […]

South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) today launched an inclusive approach to skills development for content makers with disability under the banner of FULL TILT. The first new initiative launched under the Delivering Diversity umbrella of programs announced by the SAFC in April, FULL TILT joins the Gender Agenda and the Aboriginal Screen Strategy, delivering practitioner […]

Original and compelling screen stories created by content makers with disability is the focus of the FULL TILT short documentary initiative, from the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) in partnership with SBS. Three stand-alone short screen works by South Australian filmmakers will premiere on SBS’s streaming platform, SBS On Demand, in 2019.  CEO of the […]

Rebecca Summerton and Sophie Hyde, the producer and directing duo behind Closer Productions have teamed up with a new drama series for SBS, The Hunt. The series will be Closer Productions’ first long form television drama project with Sophie Hyde directing and Matthew Cormack and Niki Aken (The Secret Daughter) on board to write. The 4 x 54 minute female-centric […]