Catriona McKenzie (Photo: James Croucher)..
Nsw Minister for the Arts Troy Grant has appointed Indigenous writer-director Catriona McKenzie to the Nsw Film and Television Industry Advisory Committee for a three-year term.
The committee acts as an independent body. Its role is to advise the Minister on the operation of the film and television industry and provide advice to the department through Screen Nsw.
McKenzie will replace Sue Murray, who has served on the committee since July 2014 and was formerly a member of the board of the Nsw Film and Television Office (2011 — 2014).
McKenzie.s credits include the feature Satellite Boy, which she both wrote and directed. She has also directed episodes of Dance Academy, My Place and Satisfaction, and was the set-up director on The Circuit, Ran: Remote Area Nurse, Camp, Redfern Now and The Gods of Wheat Street.
McKenzie completed a director.s attachment on Alien: Covenant with Ridley Scott...
Nsw Minister for the Arts Troy Grant has appointed Indigenous writer-director Catriona McKenzie to the Nsw Film and Television Industry Advisory Committee for a three-year term.
The committee acts as an independent body. Its role is to advise the Minister on the operation of the film and television industry and provide advice to the department through Screen Nsw.
McKenzie will replace Sue Murray, who has served on the committee since July 2014 and was formerly a member of the board of the Nsw Film and Television Office (2011 — 2014).
McKenzie.s credits include the feature Satellite Boy, which she both wrote and directed. She has also directed episodes of Dance Academy, My Place and Satisfaction, and was the set-up director on The Circuit, Ran: Remote Area Nurse, Camp, Redfern Now and The Gods of Wheat Street.
McKenzie completed a director.s attachment on Alien: Covenant with Ridley Scott...
- 12/20/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Screen Nsw is setting out to unearth filmmaking talent from regional Nsw..
A partnership between ABC Regional and Screen Nsw, Seed:.Regional Shorts.offers ten creative teams grants of up to $4,000 each to create a short-form production.
Teams will be supported by a Screen Nsw Development and Production executive and local ABC Regional producers will offer feedback on projects..
According to an ABC-Screen Nsw joint statement, ABC Regional facilities and equipment will be made available to the filmmakers, whose projects will screen on ABC online platforms next year.
.This is an incredible opportunity for talented, aspiring screen creatives from regional Nsw to explore their ideas and develop their capabilities,. said Nsw Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant. "Seed gives access to finance, expertise and audiences, access which can often be challenging for emerging filmmakers outside the city."
Director of ABC Regional Fiona Reynolds said: .ABC Regional...
A partnership between ABC Regional and Screen Nsw, Seed:.Regional Shorts.offers ten creative teams grants of up to $4,000 each to create a short-form production.
Teams will be supported by a Screen Nsw Development and Production executive and local ABC Regional producers will offer feedback on projects..
According to an ABC-Screen Nsw joint statement, ABC Regional facilities and equipment will be made available to the filmmakers, whose projects will screen on ABC online platforms next year.
.This is an incredible opportunity for talented, aspiring screen creatives from regional Nsw to explore their ideas and develop their capabilities,. said Nsw Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant. "Seed gives access to finance, expertise and audiences, access which can often be challenging for emerging filmmakers outside the city."
Director of ABC Regional Fiona Reynolds said: .ABC Regional...
- 10/27/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Kriv Stenders on a recce for Wake In Fright in Broken Hill.
The Nsw Government has invested over $2 million to secure four new feature films, four television drama series and four factual TV series, as well as several one-off documentaries, a web series and a multiplatform project. The productions are predicted to create 1080 new screen jobs and generate a direct production spend of almost $35 million in Nsw. Included among them is Ten.s recently announced mini-series Wake In Fright, the first local production to be supported under the Screen Nsw.s $20 million Made in Nsw Fund. The other 15 productions are being supported through the Film Production Finance Fund. According to Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant the fund can now support many more local film and television productions because funds have been freed-up by the Made in Nsw Fund. The full list of funding recipients: Project: Ali's Wedding...
The Nsw Government has invested over $2 million to secure four new feature films, four television drama series and four factual TV series, as well as several one-off documentaries, a web series and a multiplatform project. The productions are predicted to create 1080 new screen jobs and generate a direct production spend of almost $35 million in Nsw. Included among them is Ten.s recently announced mini-series Wake In Fright, the first local production to be supported under the Screen Nsw.s $20 million Made in Nsw Fund. The other 15 productions are being supported through the Film Production Finance Fund. According to Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant the fund can now support many more local film and television productions because funds have been freed-up by the Made in Nsw Fund. The full list of funding recipients: Project: Ali's Wedding...
- 9/12/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Animated film, along with Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge, brought to New South Wales by government incentives, says Troy Grant
The children’s tale Peter Rabbit will be brought to life in an international feature film starring Australian actor Rose Byrne, the New South Wales government has announced.
The Sydney-based Oscar-winning team behind Babe and Happy Feet, Animal Logic, will bring the Beatrix Potter story to the screen in an animated film.
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The children’s tale Peter Rabbit will be brought to life in an international feature film starring Australian actor Rose Byrne, the New South Wales government has announced.
The Sydney-based Oscar-winning team behind Babe and Happy Feet, Animal Logic, will bring the Beatrix Potter story to the screen in an animated film.
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- 9/1/2016
- by Australian Associated Press
- The Guardian - Film News
In a bid to attract Hollywood and local productions, the government of Australia’s New South Wales announced a $15M (Aud$20M) fund on Wednesday. The move by the Oz state was spearheaded by Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts, Troy Grant, who made no bones about the aim. “We have our sights firmly set on stealing Queensland and Victoria's big film and TV productions,” the politico wrote on his Facebook page. New South Wales, whose capital is Sydney, has had its fair…...
- 6/8/2016
- Deadline
Katherine Waterston in Alien: Covenant, currently shooting at Sydney's Fox Studios.
The Nsw Government has launched a new plan to steal Hollywood blockbusters from interstate and overseas, with a new $20 million fund to boost entertainment jobs and the state.s economy.
Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant said the new Made in Nsw fund would double the existing Nsw Government funding for the screen industry to almost $40 million over the next two years..
.Our great state is already home to hit Aussie TV shows like Rake, A Place to Call Home and Love Child and recently accommodated big-budget international films like Mad Max: Fury Road and Alien: Covenant," Grant said.
.Now I.m putting other states and countries on notice that we.re going after their productions — who knows, Nsw could host the next Star Wars blockbuster or Game of Thrones series, or we could steal Offspring from the Victorians.
The Nsw Government has launched a new plan to steal Hollywood blockbusters from interstate and overseas, with a new $20 million fund to boost entertainment jobs and the state.s economy.
Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant said the new Made in Nsw fund would double the existing Nsw Government funding for the screen industry to almost $40 million over the next two years..
.Our great state is already home to hit Aussie TV shows like Rake, A Place to Call Home and Love Child and recently accommodated big-budget international films like Mad Max: Fury Road and Alien: Covenant," Grant said.
.Now I.m putting other states and countries on notice that we.re going after their productions — who knows, Nsw could host the next Star Wars blockbuster or Game of Thrones series, or we could steal Offspring from the Victorians.
- 6/8/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
John Edwards and Chris Freeland have joined the independent committee that advises the government on the TV and film industry.
Chris Freeland, who currently chairs the Sydney Film Festival, will become chair of the Nsw Film and Television Industry Advisory Committee from 1 January, while award-winning producer, John Edwards, will become a new member.
Freeland said Nsw was the natural home of film and television in Australia and that he couldn't be more delighted to take on this important role.
.There is no medium more powerful than film and TV to change the way people view the world, and no better way to share important stories with diverse audiences,. he said.
Edwards said new opportunities abound in Nsw, and that he was looking forward to the opportunity of contributing to the advisory committee.
Nsw Arts minister, Troy Grant, said Freeland and Edwards would complement a wealth of experience already on the...
Chris Freeland, who currently chairs the Sydney Film Festival, will become chair of the Nsw Film and Television Industry Advisory Committee from 1 January, while award-winning producer, John Edwards, will become a new member.
Freeland said Nsw was the natural home of film and television in Australia and that he couldn't be more delighted to take on this important role.
.There is no medium more powerful than film and TV to change the way people view the world, and no better way to share important stories with diverse audiences,. he said.
Edwards said new opportunities abound in Nsw, and that he was looking forward to the opportunity of contributing to the advisory committee.
Nsw Arts minister, Troy Grant, said Freeland and Edwards would complement a wealth of experience already on the...
- 11/26/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Screen Nsw will receive nearly $10 million in the next financial year, unchanged from the current funding level.
Arts Minister Troy Grant said the funds will be used to attract film production, support the local industry and invest in events such as the Sydney Film Festival.
Thus it.s expected that spending on programs will continue to run at about $7.9 million, which last fiscal year included $4.4 million in production finance, $960,000 on development, $380,000 in regional film funding and nearly $980,00 for the festival.
The government.s 1.5% efficiency dividend to be imposed across the public sector will not impact spending on progams.
The budget delivered today provides more than $316 million to the arts, including almost $51 million to support artists and organisations across Nsw; $30 million over four years for arts in Western Sydney including $10 million to relocate the Powerhouse Museum from Ultimo to Parramatta and $7.5 million for local arts and cultural organisations; and $11 million over two years for planning,...
Arts Minister Troy Grant said the funds will be used to attract film production, support the local industry and invest in events such as the Sydney Film Festival.
Thus it.s expected that spending on programs will continue to run at about $7.9 million, which last fiscal year included $4.4 million in production finance, $960,000 on development, $380,000 in regional film funding and nearly $980,00 for the festival.
The government.s 1.5% efficiency dividend to be imposed across the public sector will not impact spending on progams.
The budget delivered today provides more than $316 million to the arts, including almost $51 million to support artists and organisations across Nsw; $30 million over four years for arts in Western Sydney including $10 million to relocate the Powerhouse Museum from Ultimo to Parramatta and $7.5 million for local arts and cultural organisations; and $11 million over two years for planning,...
- 6/23/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Nsw Government is investing $2.77 million. in 17 new film, TV and documentary productions via Screen Nsw.
That will trigger more than $50 million in production expenditure to the State and create 2,746 jobs, according to Arts Minister Troy Grant.
The projects include a Blinky Bill feature,. TV drama The Principal from Essential Media and Entertainment starring Alex Dimitriades, and a new collaboration between Blackfella Films and Werner Film Productions.
The funding is provided through Screen Nsw.s Production Investment and Regional Filming funds. .This is a great return on investment for the Government. For every dollar invested, more than $18 will be spent in Nsw, building capacity and sustainability in our world-class film and television industry,. Grant said. .This fantastic range of film and television programs will be produced here in Nsw, and not just in Sydney, but across many regional areas where the significant economic benefits of screen production will make a real impact in the community.
That will trigger more than $50 million in production expenditure to the State and create 2,746 jobs, according to Arts Minister Troy Grant.
The projects include a Blinky Bill feature,. TV drama The Principal from Essential Media and Entertainment starring Alex Dimitriades, and a new collaboration between Blackfella Films and Werner Film Productions.
The funding is provided through Screen Nsw.s Production Investment and Regional Filming funds. .This is a great return on investment for the Government. For every dollar invested, more than $18 will be spent in Nsw, building capacity and sustainability in our world-class film and television industry,. Grant said. .This fantastic range of film and television programs will be produced here in Nsw, and not just in Sydney, but across many regional areas where the significant economic benefits of screen production will make a real impact in the community.
- 8/21/2014
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Producer Lois Randall and Iranian-born Australian filmmaker Amin Palangi have been appointed to the new Nsw Film and Television Industry Advisory Committee, which replaces the Film and Television Board.
They join five members of the previous board, Helen Wright (chair), Darren Dale, Patricia Rothkrans, Sue Murray and Bob Campbell, to provide independent expert advice to the government.
.The new Film and Television Industry Advisory Committee brings together the wealth of experience accumulated by previous board members, plus the energy and vitality of two new members with regional and culturally diverse expertise,. said Arts Minister Troy Grant.
The Northern Rivers-based Randall produced the ABC.s Gods of Wheat Street and was line producer on East of Everything.
Palangi, the director of Palangi Productions, has made fictional and documentary films in Afghanistan, Iran and Australia. His debut feature documentary Love Marriage in Kabul was in competition and won the audience award for...
They join five members of the previous board, Helen Wright (chair), Darren Dale, Patricia Rothkrans, Sue Murray and Bob Campbell, to provide independent expert advice to the government.
.The new Film and Television Industry Advisory Committee brings together the wealth of experience accumulated by previous board members, plus the energy and vitality of two new members with regional and culturally diverse expertise,. said Arts Minister Troy Grant.
The Northern Rivers-based Randall produced the ABC.s Gods of Wheat Street and was line producer on East of Everything.
Palangi, the director of Palangi Productions, has made fictional and documentary films in Afghanistan, Iran and Australia. His debut feature documentary Love Marriage in Kabul was in competition and won the audience award for...
- 7/23/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Rover, Ruin, 20,000 Days on Earth, Fell and Nz mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows are just some of the 183 films scheduled to screen at the 61st Sydney Film Festival in June this year.
The full program for the Festival was announced this morning by the Nsw Minister for the Arts, Troy Grant, at a packed event held at Customs House in Circular Quay, Sydney.
.The New South Wales Government, through Screen Nsw and Destination Nsw, is very pleased to be again supporting Sydney Film Festival which is also part of Vivid Ideas 2014. Sydney Film Festival is a highlight of the city.s rich arts calendar and an important part of our cultural fabric. The Festival underpins Sydney.s recognition as a Unesco City of Film, and I look forward to experiencing the Festival this June,. Mr Grant addressed the crowd this morning.
Another exciting announcement was the Sff...
The full program for the Festival was announced this morning by the Nsw Minister for the Arts, Troy Grant, at a packed event held at Customs House in Circular Quay, Sydney.
.The New South Wales Government, through Screen Nsw and Destination Nsw, is very pleased to be again supporting Sydney Film Festival which is also part of Vivid Ideas 2014. Sydney Film Festival is a highlight of the city.s rich arts calendar and an important part of our cultural fabric. The Festival underpins Sydney.s recognition as a Unesco City of Film, and I look forward to experiencing the Festival this June,. Mr Grant addressed the crowd this morning.
Another exciting announcement was the Sff...
- 5/7/2014
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
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