Screen Australia Podcast

What's the Producer Offset? How much is it worth? How do I get it? How long will it take? These are just some of the topics covered by Michele McDonald, Senior Manager of Screen Australia's Producer Offset and Co-Production Unit (POCU), in this latest podcast episode. Michele discusses the basics – such as the Significant Australian Content (SAC) test and how many government offsets you can get -...

Screen Australia Project Manager Kelly Vincent walks us through the ins and outs of creating a strong application with an accurate budget. Kelly gives her advice on a broad range of topics including: how to make sure your budget reflects your script, why a production accountant is worth their weight in gold, why you need to include marketing and publicity spend, the meaning of terms such as comple...

Producer Kristina Ceyton reveals what stories resonate with Causeway Films and their approach to film festivals. Ceyton discusses how she and writer/director Jennifer Kent came to work together on their debut feature The Babadook , how The Nightingale came about, and other features on their slate. She also walks listeners through which markets they try to attend, the process of getting a sales age...

Screen Australia investment managers Lee Naimo and Alyce Adams answer the questions any burgeoning (or existing) online creator might need to know before hitting that 'submit' button on their application. As investment managers, Lee and Alyce assess applications for online support in development, production and completion funding, and they reveal what they're looking for, how to know how much mone...

Writer/producer Raelle Tucker ( True Blood, Jessica Jones, Sacred Lies ) and director Jeremy Podeswa ( Game of Thrones, The Handmaid's Tale, Six Feet Under, American Horror Story ) discuss how TV has changed – and what they've learnt within it. While in Australia, Raelle and Jeremy, who met making an episode of True Blood together, talk about balancing the roles of a writer and director and an iss...

Scripted Ink Head of Development Tim Pye discusses being an Australian screenwriter in 2019 – why writers need to think internationally, practical tips for those starting out, and the pros and cons of SVODs. Pye explains how the showrunner of NCIS: LA Shane Brennan is helping change and educate the local industry, how he believes the term 'showrunner' in Australia differs to the US, and even break...

Writer, producer and showrunner Dominic Minghella ( Doc Martin, Knightfall ) gives his insight into the highs and lows of creating television in this latest episode from the Screen Australia podcast. Minghella reveals his "radical answer" to how Australians and Brits can compete with global productions, how to stop the brain drain to the US, and how the UK financing model works. *This episode cont...

GLOW writer and co-executive producer Sascha Rothchild dishes out advice on writing in this wide-ranging interview.

Executive producer Nathan Ross ( Dallas Buyers Club , Big Little Lies , Sharp Objects ) on the importance of creative collaborations, launching Crazyrose, and how his background as a talent agent informs his approach to producing.

The co-founders of Emmy award winning studio Ludo on creating a business that's sustainable, yet bursting with creativity.

Hear from Screen Australia's CEO Graeme Mason in this extended interview on everything from production activity to deals, distribution and the Producer Offset.

The CEO of Screen Producers Australia Matt Deaner discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the sector.

Ladies in Black producers Sue Milliken and Allanah Zitserman break down the financing and distribution of their new feature.

In this wide-ranging interview, the CEO of the ADG discusses everything from royalties to the impact of streaming.

The producer and founder of Practical Pictures, Sheila Hanahan Taylor, on the art of pitching – what to do, what not to do – and how the Australian industry is different to the US.

Australian producer Kylie du Fresne from Goalpost Pictures joins journalist Caris Bizzaca to talk about Upgrade , the genre feature she produced with Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions ( Get Out, Paranormal Activity ). She talks about the differences between the US studio system and the Australian screen industry, what she learnt about creating genre films from Upgrade 's writer/director Leigh Wh...

Screen Australia Senior Development Executive Nerida Moore and Senior Manager of Program Operations Diana Burnett join journalist Caris Bizzaca from Screen News to discuss what development funding actually is, what the big changes in these guidelines are, and what they will mean for the Australian screen industry.

Directors Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling talk about their experience directing their first feature film  Cargo . Ramke and Howling discuss how their viral success with their Tropfest short film led to the opportunity to develop the idea into a feature, how they sought to elevate the story by including the perspective of Indigenous Australians, and how it became the  first Australian Netflix Origina...

A look at Official Co-productions through the eyes of documentary producers who've done it.

Sydney Films' Head of Production Mark Lazarus gives his advice on making an Official Co-production with China.

Rosemary Blight and Ben Grant from Goalpost Pictures talk to Screen News journalist Caris Bizzaca about Official Co-productions in TV.

Australian producer Emile Sherman shares his insights working on Official Co-productions.

Screen Australia's Tim Phillips and Colleen Champ discuss the ins and outs of Official Co-productions.  

Directors Gillian Armstrong, Rachel Perkins and Beth Armstrong join AFTRS CEO Neil Peplow and Screen Australia's Fiona Cameron to discuss gender parity.