SCREEN AUSTRALIA - New guidelines released
February 13th 2009 15:22
"The future of the Australian screen industry depends on the talent of its people and the quality of their projects," Ruth Harley, Screen Australia Chief Executive Officer, said on Tuesday. "We have re-thought the way in which the industry and projects are supported by Screen Australia. We have also substantially increased funding for development."
Screen Australia's program guidelines are available at www.screenaustralia.gov.au along with a covering letter from Ruth Harley, noting the key changes relative to the draft guidelines released in late October.
Terms of Trade - Major changes include:
o the return of screen rights to producers for all future productions;
o requiring a copyright interest at the development stage only when Screen
Australia's investment exceeds $100k;
o rolling over development investment into production investment;
o overall lower production investment fees;
o a best endeavours obligation to ensure producers have a 35% recoupment
entitlement in their production.
Screen Australia will now review its marketing function including its investment in Australian screen culture, as well as all mechanisms to support the delivery of its new programs.
BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW –
There are an estimated 4 million Australians who are either vision orhearing impaired - that's almost a fifth of the Australian population.Currently it is very difficult for this community to enjoy the cinema experience as there are limited Australian films captioned and audio-described at the cinema and on DVD.
Despite positive developments in recent years, the Australian film industry is still far behind other countries in providing access to this section of the community. However, producers now have the power to contribute positively and make a difference.
From 2009 all feature films financed by Screen Australia will be required to include caption costs (cinema and DVD) in their budgets. Unravel the mysteries of captioning - making films accessible makes community, commercial and artistic sense.
www.screenaustralia.gov.au amanda.lansdowne@screenaustra lia.gov.au
| 22 |
| Vote |
Add To: 
SimonC
