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Do Australians value local screen and games content? The simple answer is yes. But the way we show our appreciation is more nuanced and unexpected. Join Screen Australia CEO Deirdre Brennan as she breaks down the key findings from Screen Currency 2026, a landmark piece of research into screen and digital games. It takes a holistic view of the value of Australian screen content, how it is produced,…
From puzzle apps to MMPG, Australians love gaming — a nd word of mouth from peers, YouTube and socials are t h e major touchpoints for discovery . Like the screen industry, audience is ke y and a vital part of building global reach for every studio. In the second episode of this games series , we sit down with multi-hyphenate Kesley Gamble to explore how important audience and community building…
Horror is having a moment, and so is creator Ben Jenkins with the recent release of the cosmic horror, crime drama The Killings at Parrish Station . Like creators of horror hits across the globe like Get Out , Weapons, Talk to Me , and more recently Obsession and Backrooms, Jenkins started in comedy. "Horrible things sometimes happen to quite funny people. […] People are naturally funny, even when…
The relationship between the games and screen sectors has never been closer, and with the Aussie games industry generating over $608.5 million in revenue , games storytelling is hitting a new boss level . In the first of this microseries, we get the lowdown on the indie games space from Screen Australia Head of Games Joey Egger and Ari Harrison of Umbrella. With over 25 years supporting indie…
Start the year right with the latest Marketplace intel from Screen Australia Head of Market and Audience Rakel Tansley. Throughout the podcast, Tansley gives insight into how the Screen Australia Market and Audience team collates investment data and deal terms to provide an overview of the domestic and global marketplace, including how the data is interprete d to ide ntify trends and develop…
We all recognise the media landscape has changed dramatically over the past 40 years, and for creatives like today's guest, working as a director is a masterclass in embracing change. Joining us is Australian director Kate Woods to share her insights about the evolution of the television sector behind the camera and the project that brought her back to Australia . She's worked on some of the…
Creators and writers of hit film Top End Wedding, Miranda Tapsell and Joshua Tyler, join us this episode to talk about their new Amazon Australia Original Series Top End Bub . Following the global success of their debut feature film of Sundance-favourite Top End Wedding , creators and writers Miranda Tapsell and Joshua Tyler found audiences clamouring for more tales from the top end – and they…
This is a big episode. We're talking saving the world big. T he global screen industry generates millions of metric tons of carbon emissions every year . From fossil fuels to food waste, costumes and sets, t he average production can generate over 28 7 00 kilograms of wast e , and with pressure on production costs and budgeting, embracing sustainable practices on set can seem daunting. But a…
The Snowtown and Nitram director shares what he learnt from making his first documentary, Ellis Park. Ellis Park is Kurzel's third release over the past year, alongside feature film The Order , starring Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult, and Amazon Prime's Australian war drama series The Narrow Road to the Deep North . He shares the challenges and joys of juggling three feature film projects…
Digital content strategist and kids IP specialist Nico Lockhart shares what producers can learn about audience development and content production from YouTube. From the importance of a good thumbnail, why a viral video could take years, how the direct-to-audience model is evolving with its audience, and the parallels between so-called traditional media and online media production, get the lowdown…
