Screen Australia
Company information: Screen Australia is the key Federal Government direct funding body for the Australian screen production industry. We provide investment for the development and production of Australian film, television, documentary and interactive media, as well as resources for industry and business development. We also administer the producer offset and the international co-production program. Screen Australia’s overall aim is to help create an industry that is culturally important and commercially sustainable. It wants Australia to be a force to be reckoned with internationally and welcomes enquiries about working with Australians. The organisation is led by Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ruth Harley with development programs headed by Martha Coleman, production investment headed by Ross Matthews and marketing headed by Kathleen Drumm.
International production credits: Mao’s Last Dancer, Bright Star, Samson & Delilah, Daybreakers, Tomorrow When the War Began, Animal Kingdom, Beneath Hill 60, Bran Nu Dae, Balibo
Incentive information: The 40% producer offset has cemented Australia’s position as an ideal creative and business partner for international filmmaking. Find out more at http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/producer_offset
Screen Australia administers the international co-production program designed to foster cultural and creative exchange, to allow the risk and cost of filmmaking to be shared and to drive up quality and output. Australia has co-production arrangements with Canada, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, Singapore and the UK. More information available at http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/coproductions
Website: www.screenaustralia.gov.au
Contact:
Martha Coleman – Head of Development development@screenaustralia.gov.au
Ross Matthews – Head of Production Investment investment@screenaustralia.gov.au
Kathleen Drumm – Head of Marketing marketing@screenaustralia.gov.au
Alex Sangston – Senior Manager, Producer Offset and Co-production produceroffsetenquiries@screenaustralia.gov.au