Screen Australia Podcast

Listen to interviews with world-class Australian directors, producers, writers and other industry professionals as they discuss their careers, latest projects and industry trends.

Everything you need to know about the Game Developers Conference 04/25/2024

Everything you need to know about the Game Developers Conference The Future Leaders Delegation and Screen Australia Games team share their takeaways and advice from the 2024 Game Developers Conference. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/30992953

Creating White Fever with Ra Chapman and Katherine Fry 04/11/2024

Creating White Fever with Ra Chapman and Katherine Fry Ra Chapman and Katherine Fry share the journey from development to production of new ABC comedy series White Fever. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/30760198

Producer Kauthar Abdulalim and Blacksand Pictures 03/18/2024

Producer Kauthar Abdulalim and Blacksand Pictures Executive Producer and CEO of Blacksand Pictures Kauthar Abdulalim reflects on her Enterprise journey, reaching international audiences with online stories, and the power of authentic representation in the screen industry. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/30383873

Costume Designer Gypsy Taylor 02/29/2024

Costume Designer Gypsy Taylor From The Matrix to 1980s Australia, Gypsy Taylor discusses the art and craft of costuming and the design inspiration behind her most recent projects including Our Flag Means Death, The Way We Wore, and soon The Newsreader. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/30143713

Cannes Critics’ Week and Applying to Festivals 02/08/2024

Cannes Critics’ Week and Applying to Festivals Cannes Critics’ Week Head of the Film Department Rémi Bigot speaks to the opportunities and process behind the program, and Screen Australia’s Manager, Festivals and Industry Partnerships Dale Fairbairn shares her advice for applying to festivals. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/29850843

Celebrating 50 years of screen education in Australia with AFTRS 12/19/2023

Celebrating 50 years of screen education in Australia with AFTRS Australian Film, Television and Radio School alumni, award-winning filmmaker Warwick Thornton and production designer Bethany Ryan, alongside AFTRS Council Chair Debra Richards, reflect on 50 years of formal screen education in Australia. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/29136388

Director Kitty Green: Making The Royal Hotel 11/28/2023

Director Kitty Green: Making The Royal Hotel Kitty Green on making fiction from fact, the differences between documentary and feature narratives, the process of collaboration, and directing The Royal Hotel /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/28795988

Community Consultant and Actor Max Jahufer 11/14/2023

Community Consultant and Actor Max Jahufer Max Jahufer speaks on the importance of transgender visibility both in front of and behind the camera, the role of community consultants in the industry, and his experiences on the upcoming Australian feature film A Savage Christmas. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/28626428

Graeme Mason on the 2022/23 Drama Report: key takeaways 11/02/2023

Graeme Mason on the 2022/23 Drama Report: key takeaways Outgoing CEO Graeme Mason looks back at 10 years at Screen Australia and the changing landscape of Australian screen production through the 2022/23 Drama Report outcomes. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/28494536

(More) Advice Before You Apply 08/23/2023

(More) Advice Before You Apply Screen Australia representatives who work across Production Investment, Development, Documentary, Online, First Nations and Games funding give their top tips for anyone preparing to submit an application. Glossary of Key Terms - Tools and insights for starting in the industry - /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/27835104

Amazon Studios Senior Development Executive Sarah Christie 08/08/2023

Amazon Studios Senior Development Executive Sarah Christie Amazon Studios Senior Development Executive Sarah Christie talks about working as an entertainment lawyer before making the shift to development producer with Goalpost Pictures and then joining the scripted team at Amazon. She explains their strategy going forward, the difference in developing and writing projects with a streamer, what makes a great pitch, and why it was a no-brainer to greenlight their newest project the Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, which launched on Prime Video on the 4th of August. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/27688296

Screenwriter Catherine Smyth-McMullen 07/27/2023

Screenwriter Catherine Smyth-McMullen Screenwriter Catherine Smyth-McMullen on writing genre in Australia and the US, the differences between working in the two countries, and what you need to know about general meetings: what they are, what materials you need to have ready for them, how they differ from a pitch meeting, and more. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/27578673

Development Funding at Screen Australia 07/13/2023

Development Funding at Screen Australia Screen Australia’s Head of Development Bobby Romia talks through the development team at Screen Australia, the different types of funding available, what the funding can cover, how much to apply for, how applications are assessed and much more. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/27451905

Marta Dusseldorp: making ABC thriller Bay of Fires 06/29/2023

Marta Dusseldorp: making ABC thriller Bay of Fires Bay of Fires co-creator, producer and star Marta Dusseldorp talks about her shift from acting into producing, starting Archipelago Productions, how Bay of Fires came about, the shoot in Tasmania, and current challenges facing Australian producers. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/27318402

Cannes Film Festival + Market in 2023 06/14/2023

Cannes Film Festival + Market in 2023 Hear takeaways and advice from the Screen Australia delegation who attended Cannes Film Festival + Market this year, including why you need to be pitch ready, how to prepare for meetings, challenges and optimism in the theatrical space, trends and more. They are joined by local producers MahVeen Shahraki from Thousand Mile Productions, Rebecca Summerton from Closer Productions and Kath Shelper of Scarlett Pictures who was one of the producers of Warwick Thornton’s Un Certain Regard feature The New Boy. Directory of International Sales Agents: /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/27154302

Deadloch creators Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan 06/01/2023

Deadloch creators Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan discuss their careers from The Katering Show through to ABC series Get Krackin’, Audible podcast series Slushy and their latest project – creating comedy crime series Deadloch for Prime Video. The Kates talk about their writing partnership, filming Deadloch in Tasmania during the pandemic, and walking that fine line between comedy and drama throughout scripting, the shoot and the edit. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/27010668

Anna Barnes on creating Safe Home for SBS 05/12/2023

Anna Barnes on creating Safe Home for SBS Screenwriter Anna Barnes on the creation of Safe Home, from how the idea was sparked from her personal experiences working at community legal centres, creating a pitch deck and pilot script to show to SBS, working with writers Jean Tong and Michelle Law, and seeing the series be brought to life by the cast and crew including director Stevie Cruz-Martin, producer Imogen Banks and co-producer Emelyne Palmer. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/26818794

Catherine Kelleher: the role of a note-taker 04/28/2023

Catherine Kelleher: the role of a note-taker SBS development executive Catherine Kelleher, who’s also a screenwriter and filmmaker, explains the role of a note-taker including how it differs from other writing roles, the make-up of Australian TV writers’ rooms, the dos and don’ts of note-taking and how to make the most of opportunities in the screen industry. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/26679801

Ian Murray: creating a sustainable business 04/14/2023

Ian Murray: creating a sustainable business 113 Partners CEO Ian Murray is a consultant for creative businesses and reveals the questions people should be asking themselves to achieve a sustainable business, common issues, advice for funding grant applications, when to scale up, when to engage with a consultant, and how to be strategic – no matter the size or stage your business is at. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/26540301

Production designer Jacinta Leong 03/31/2023

Production designer Jacinta Leong Jacinta Leong is a production designer who’s worked on Australian features 2067 and Buckley’s Chance and was art director on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Alien: Covenant, Unbroken, and more. Throughout the podcast, Jacinta talks about how her background in architecture led her to production design, some of the roles in the art department, and her experience working with directors like Seth Larney on 2067 and Dr George Miller on Mad Max: Fury Road and Furiosa. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/26399853

Creating comedy with Class of ‘07 writer/director Kacie Anning 03/17/2023

Creating comedy with Class of ‘07 writer/director Kacie Anning Kacie Anning - the writer, director and creator of new Australian Amazon Original Series Class of ‘07 - talks about her career from web series Fragments of Friday to now, pitching to Prime Video Australia, advice for general meetings in the US, and why crafting the right tone in comedy is “everything”. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/26256198

Documentary funding and AIDC 03/03/2023

Documentary funding and AIDC Screen Australia’s Head of Documentary Alex West talks about available funding, advice for applicants and takeaways from the World Congress of Science & Factual Producers, before AIDC CEO Natasha Gadd gives an insight into the conference this year as well as opportunities and pressure points for the sector. View documentary funding View First Nations Department funding and First Facts initiative Visit the AIDC website /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/26114613

The making of TV series Bad Behaviour 02/17/2023

The making of TV series Bad Behaviour Screenwriters Pip Karmel and Magda Wozniak join director Corrie Chen in breaking down the making of new Stan television series Bad Behaviour, including the challenges of adaptation, the writers’ rooms, working with composer Caitlin Yeo and sound designer Emma Bortignon, and how they created seamless transitions between the past and present storylines. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/25960440

Robert Connolly: Blueback and the drive to create cinema 12/20/2022

Robert Connolly: Blueback and the drive to create cinema Director, producer and writer Robert Connolly (The Dry, Paper Planes, The Turning) on filming the Tim Winton adaptation Blueback in Western Australia, working with cinematographer Andrew Commis ACS and their “analogue” approach, as well as starting the company Arenamedia and their commitment to empowering emerging voices. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/25380027

Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope on making Australian TV 12/09/2022

Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope on making Australian TV Actors, writers, directors and producers Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope have created series such as Upper Middle Bogan, Back in Very Small Business, Little Lunch, and The InBESTigators through their company Gristmill. They discuss developing their latest ABC show Summer Love in the midst of the pandemic, as well as their approach to writing, advice on pitching, identifying your place in the market, and why mentoring is a big focus. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/25274463

Intimacy Coordinator Amy Cater 11/25/2022

Intimacy Coordinator Amy Cater Amy Cater talks about what types of projects work with intimacy coordinators, why it’s important in more contexts than people realise, and her experience working on TV series including Love Me Season 1 on Binge and upcoming Bad Behaviour for Stan and Safe Home for SBS. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/25128486

Bay of Fires, No Ordinary Love and the 2021/22 Drama Report 11/09/2022

Bay of Fires, No Ordinary Love and the 2021/22 Drama Report ABC crime/thriller Bay of Fires co-creator, producer and star Marta Dusseldorp and the series creator, producer, co-writer and star of YouTube series No Ordinary Love Esther Fwati give an insight into production on their projects, while Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason runs through the newly released 2021/22 Drama Report results. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/24951036

Online funding 10/21/2022

Online funding The Online team at Screen Australia discuss the three types of funding they can provide – development, production and completion funding – as well as what they are and aren’t looking for, what kind of platforms are out there, how to make your application competitive, general advice and more. Listen to Alyce’s podcast episode on connecting with audiences Check out Online funding approvals /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/24757248

Director Rachel Perkins on The Australian Wars 10/07/2022

Director Rachel Perkins on The Australian Wars Director Rachel Perkins (Total Control, Mystery Road, First Australians) talks about getting her start in the screen industry and founding Blackfella Films in 1992, her career to date, and her latest project The Australian Wars, a three-part SBS/NITV documentary event, which delves into Australia’s Frontier Wars. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/24615996

Toronto International Film Festival 2022 Wrap-up 09/23/2022

Toronto International Film Festival 2022 Wrap-up Hear takeaways, learnings and advice from those who were at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Guests include Screen Australia representatives CEO Graeme Mason, Head of Content Grainne Brunsdon and Head of First Nations Angela Bates, as well as Madman Entertainment CEO Paul Wiegard, We Are Still Here producer Mitchell Stanley from No Coincidence Media, and director Jayden Rathsam Hua, who was selected for the prestigious TIFF Filmmaker Lab. /episode/index/show/screenaustralia/id/24467427

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