Adelaide-based producer Gena Ashwell was today announced as the inaugural recipient of Placement L.A., an annual professional placement in Los Angeles for established women producers from South Australia.  Placement L.A. was recently announced as a key part of the SAFC’s Gender Agenda, a comprehensive new suite of initiatives designed to address the gender imbalance in […]

The South Australian Film Corporation is delighted to announce the appointment of Kate Croser to the South Australian Film Corporation Board.  South Australian based Producer, Kate brings a wealth of experience to the Board and is known for developing and producing bold film and television projects.   Kate’s first feature film,  the Australian-Iranian collaboration My […]

Cannes Film Festival Caméra d’Or-winning writer/director Warwick Thornton is set to bring to the big screen Sweet Country – the 1920s tale of an Aboriginal stockman tried for murder. Joined by co-writer Steven McGregor, Sweet Country is Thornton’s highly anticipated return to the director’s chair after the acclaimed 2009  drama Samson & Delilah and 2013 documentary The Dark Side. Of the film’s exploration […]

Filming started this week in Adelaide on South Australian producer David Ngo’s new feature film Rabbit.  Rabbit was the winning pitch at the 2015 Melbourne International Film Festival’s 37 South Market where it was selected to attend London’s Production Finance Market and secured initial private funding.    Just one year later the film is now in production […]

21 October – 23 October, hundreds of people in Adelaide will race to complete a film in just one weekend. The 48 Hour Film Project started as a local film challenge among friends in 2001. Since then, it has since evolved into a global phenomenon and the world’s largest filmmaking competition, challenging more than 60,000 people […]

Regional South Australia is the major beneficiary of a new feature film starring Emmy and BAFTA award winning actor Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, Black Panther, Sherlock, Fargo), which started filming in the State in late August.   Supported by the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC), Cargo, a moving post-apocalyptic thriller, is shooting in South Australia, including the […]

The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) today announced the SAFC Gender Agenda, a comprehensive new suite of initiatives designed to address the gender imbalance in the industry and drive established and emerging South Australian female practitioners forward into the next phase of their career.  The initiatives, which focus on a number of areas including leadership, mentorship, attachments and […]