SDIN Award finalists revealed
6 April 2023
SDIN Award finalists revealed – SPA)and SDIN are pleased to today co-announce the three finalists of the annual Screen Diversity & Inclusion (SDIN) Award.
SPA Awards Commissioner of the Year revealed
3 April 2023
SPA Awards Commissioner of the Year revealed – Julie Eckersley, Head of Scripted at SBS, is the proud recipient of the Commissioner of the Year Award.
Screen Forever 37 announces program
27 March 2023
Screen Forever 37 – Screen Producers Australia (SPA) today released the conference program for SCREEN FOREVER 37, on the Gold Coast.
Hector Crawford Memorial lecturer announced
24 March 2023
Hector Crawford Memorial lecturer announced – as Aaron Fa’aoso, a proud Torres Strait Islander, and film and television writer and director.
Vale | Brian Walsh (Screen Producers Australia)
17 March 2023
Vale | Brian Walsh – Screen Producers Australia (SPA) join in the deep sadness and grieving of the Australian Screen industry at the passing of Brian Walsh.
Screen Producers Australia event Screen Forever 37 welcomes BBC speakers
16 March 2023
Screen Producers Australia event Screen Forever 37 – including global studio production, scripted sales, co-productions, and children’s content, from BBC.
Screen Producers Australia announce finalists in Business Awards categories
9 March 2023
Today Screen Producers Australia (SPA) announced the finalists for all four Business Awards categories in the 2022 SPA Awards.
UK Connect producer delegation announced
7 March 2023
The program will offer a full day of events, talks, networking and curated meetings focused on doing business and securing funding with co-production partners.
Digital Disruptors & SPA Connect highlights
24 February 2023
Predictive AI software is currently helping to develop stories and scripts, in turn feeding the global demand for storytelling, but is this at the expense of the human storyteller?
2023 SPA Leadership Diversity Mentorship participant announced
15 February 2023
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) Council President Tracey Vieira and Vice President Suzanne Ryan, on behalf of the SPA Council, are today pleased to announce the participant selected for the SPA Council Leadership Diversity Mentorship.
New Screen Industry Framework welcomed
30 January 2023
Under the banner of “Make it Australian”, the screen industry has been united in a five-year-long campaign for regulation to ensure that global streaming platforms play their part in ensuring Australian audiences have access to Australian stories on these digital platforms.
SPA Responds to National Cultural policy announcement
29 January 2023
Screen Producers Australia today welcomes the renewed commitment of the Minister for the Arts, Hon Tony Burke, to growing Australia’s screen industry.
UK Connect applications now open for Screen Forever 37
24 January 2023
UK Connect is a competitive, curated co-production market, a part of the SPA Connect Market, designed for ten Australian and ten UK-based film and television producers seeking global partners and financing.
Ones to Watch | Meet the 2022 mentors
19 January 2023
This unique mentorship program combines with specially curated development sessions and industry profiling opportunities designed to accelerate the careers of Australia’s next-generation content creators.
2022 SPA Awards Finalists Revealed
29 December 2022
The Awards celebrate content produced by SPA members and champion outstanding Australian screen productions, showcasing the skill, imagination, and innovative thinking of Australia’s world-class production businesses.
Screen Forever 37 registrations now open
19 December 2022
Over five inspirational days, local and international screen industry leaders across all genres and disciplines will converge to connect and do business through an extensive array of opportunities available at SCREEN FOREVER 37.
New SPA E-Learning Course ‘Respectful Workplaces’
16 December 2022
After relaunching the National Guidelines for Screen Safety in 2021, SPA has taken the next step in creating a safer industry that attracts and retains top talent by creating the Respectful Workplaces e-learning course.
NITV celebrates 10 years of free to air indigenous voices
13 December 2022
In the last decade, NITV has made an enormous contribution to the media landscape and Australian storytelling through its unique perspectives and generosity in sharing stories of culture and country with all of us.
AACTA & Upfront success for SPA Members
9 December 2022
The 2022 AACTA Awards, presented by Foxtel, honour excellence in screen production and acknowledge the driving forces that shape our profession
Screen Producers Australia announces new council members
16 November 2022
SPA’s Council is comprised of producer members from across the feature film, television, documentary, immersive media, and animation sectors, as well as members from service and facilities businesses.
Screen Producers Australia affirms a great overall result in Screen Australia’s Drama Report but says children’s sector is a disaster
10 November 2022
While generating a nice top-line result, a lot more needs to be done to address the underlying challenges the sector faces.
Meet the Ones to Watch 2022 cohort from Screen Producers Australia
3 November 2022
This year’s cohort is made up of Producers with a passion for creating screen stories based on First Nations families, extraordinary life stories, off-beat edgy comedies, LGBTQI+ narratives, female empowerment, and diverse expression, all hoping to reach new stratospheres of Australian storytelling.