Tag: Production

91% of production companies say that the Producer Offset is “critically important” to their business. The offset is a vital source of funding for Australia’s moving image production industry. Since it was introduced in 2007, it has paid out more than $1.5 billion in rebates on more than 1000 projects. What is the Producer Offset? Screen Australia administers the offset. But it’s not like other funding that’s contingent on availability, (with competition for limited budgets)....

The Senate inquiry into the economic and cultural value of Australian content on broadcast, radio and streaming services has finally issued its report. It's taken 2 1/2 years and 5 extensions to get to the report. Even so, there is no consensus on how to move forward. The report recognises locally produced Australian content as 'the cornerstone of the Australian screen industry'. It recognises the importance of 'the correct policy settings to support the growth and...

The question came up when we met with Paul Walton of Princess Pictures at Screen Forever last year. Paul’s a former UK child actor who ran away to the other side of the camera. He worked on shows like Heartbeat and A Touch of Frost before making his way to Australia. He’s now a producer and partner at Princess Pictures in Melbourne. His credits for Princess include It’s A Date Seasons 1 & 2, Open...