Adelaide-raised Xavier Samuel is returning home in June to star in a new feature film to be shot entirely in South Australia. Pre-production commenced in May on Bad Blood, a suspense thriller to be directed by David Pulbrook, which will be Xavier’s first South Australian film since his debut feature film appearance in the highly acclaimed 2:37.  […]

Filming starts on Goober today (May 13), the first of five new South Australian projects being produced through the joint $500,000 SAFC/ABC TV LABS iview originals initiative.  Goober tells the story of Harry, an Uber driver, who lies somewhere on the autism spectrum and can’t hold down any other job, but wants to make friends […]

The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) is pleased to announce new and updated funding initiatives.   These include: Aboriginal Short Film Initiative (new)SA Writers Development Grant (updated)Short Film Production Grant (updated)Aboriginal Project Development Grant (updated)Career Accelerator (new for 2016/2017)Targeted Travel Grant (new for 2016/17) For more information view the SAFC Initiatives Update overview or visit the SAFC Funding […]

The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) is pleased to announce John Hill has taken up the role as Chair of the SAFC Board from Tuesday April 26. John takes over from Judy Potter who has been Chair for the past 3 years and has now commenced her appointment as Chair of the Adelaide Festival. The […]

Documentary filmmaker Madeleine Parry kickstarted her career with funding from Carclew – can your career benefit too? Click here to watch a clip of Carclew Alumni Madeleine Parry talk about how Carclew funding helped her get to where she is today. For many years Carclew has offered a handful of art-form specific scholarships annually. Whilst prestigious, the limited […]

Nominations are in for SA’s highest film accolades, the SASAs, which exhibit, celebrate, support and promote South Australian talent in the film industry. Among the nominees for Best Feature film is the coming-of-age feature film Girl Asleep, which takes a look at the world through the weird and wonderful mind of a teenage girl with great performances […]

In a year when gender equality is a focus of the Australian screen industry, more than a third of nominees in the 2016 Australian Directors Guild Awards are women. Two of the four nominees in the Best Direction in a Feature Film category are women and all five films in the Best Documentary Feature category were directed […]