Adelaide, SA: The South Australian Film Corporation today announced leading industry figure Courtney Gibson as the new CEO of the SAFC. She takes over the role from Annabelle Sheehan and will commence on Tuesday April 3. An accomplished leader in the Australian screen industry, Courtney Gibson has worked at a senior executive level across both television […]

Award-winning director Sophie Hyde (52 Tuesdays, Life in Movement) is helming a feature adaptation of author-turned-screenwriter Emma Jane Unsworth’s best-selling novel Animals, an unconventional female driven comedy starring Holliday Grainger (Tulip Fever, My Cousin Rachel) and Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development, Search Party).The official Irish/Australian co-production from Vico Films and Closer Productions is currently shooting in […]

The South Australian Film Corporation is pleased to announce a callout for two attachments on the feature film Top End Wedding.  The SAFC Crew Attachment Scheme aims to provide film production development opportunities for all emerging South Australian screen practitioners who are interested in furthering their career and skills in the South Australian screen industry. The […]

Adelaide, Australia Meridian Pictures today announced that principal photography on feature film, AWOKEN, will commence on Monday, March 5, 2018. Starring Erik Thomson (800 Words, The Black Balloon, Storm Boy), Sara West (Bad Girl, Peter Allen: Not The Boy Nextdoor, One Eyed Girl) and Benson Jack Anthony (800 Words, Emo The Musical), the film marks the […]

The South Australian Film Corporation has announced significant changes to the production funding guidelines, moving to a 100% grant model of funding, and removing the funding cap for drama production for both television and features. This simplifies the application and contracting processes for producers and financiers, and makes it easier and more attractive to do […]

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) Content Group Australia and the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) are pleased to offer an exciting new opportunity for South Australian screen-writers through a joint Matched Market Development Initiative.   Applicants will pitch their projects to UPHE with one successful project awarded development funds (from UPHE and the SAFC) and an […]

Global entertainment giant Technicolor has today announced plans to establish a 500-person visual effects (VFX) centre in Adelaide, propelling SA as an international film production hub. The investment will complement the newly expanded Post Production, Digital and Visual Effects (PDV) rebate further establishing South Australia as a global centre for visual effects and post production.  […]