The Australian Film Television & Radio School (AFTRS), Screen Australia and the state screen agencies have announced Talent Camp, a national workshop program to provide skills development opportunities for emerging storytellers and screen content creatives from diverse backgrounds across the country. Responding to audience demand for rich and engaging stories and the industry’s concern about […]

Cannes: The South Australian Film Corporation and Umbrella Entertainment today announced a partnership to give iconic South Australian film and television productions from the 1970s, 80s and 90s, a new life for audiences worldwide. SUNDAY TOO FAR AWAY (1975), BREAKER MORANT (1979), THE CLUB (1980), STORM BOY (1976), MONEY MOVERS (1978) and THE SHIRALEE (1986) […]

The SAFC is pleased to announce its callout for attachments on the TV series Wolf Creek, scheduled to shoot in South Australia during July, 2017. The SAFC Crew Attachment Scheme aims to provide film production development opportunities for emerging South Australian screen practitioners who are interested in furthering their career and skills in the South Australian screen […]

Ambience Entertainment today announced Academy Award® winner Geoffrey Rush (Shine, The King’s Speech, Pirates of the Caribbean) and Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad, The Water Diviner, Divergent) will star in the upcoming film Storm Boy. A contemporary re-telling of the 1976 iconic family film, Storm Boy will begin principal photography this July across South Australia. Geoffrey Rush will star […]

Following the global success of TV program Chef Exchange, the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) and Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith today announced the development of the next big Chinese co-production, Soccer Swap.  Developed in consultation with China’s Qingdao Broadcasting and Television Station and due to be filmed in Adelaide and Qingdao, the […]

Powerhouse Australian comedy production company Princess Pictures has optioned three projects from South Australian writers following a successful South Australian Film Corporation/Princess Pictures Comedy seminar and pitching session for SA writers in February. The seminar and pitch day was structured to provide selected South Australian practitioners with the opportunity to expand their understanding of Princess […]

Screen Australia, South Australian Film Corporation and Screenwest have announced production investment funding for Mother, a thought-provoking sci-fi thriller that brings a dark and electrifying edge to this unique mother-daughter story. Based on an original concept by West Australian director Grant Sputore and writer Michael Lloyd Green, the script was one of the most sought after on […]