MEDIA

APRIL 2013

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne attracts leading stars

Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today announced that the powerhouse of Indian cinema, Amitabh Bachchan, will join Festival Ambassador, Vidya Balan, and other Indian film stars for this year‟s Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. Read More (188KB)

 

MARCH 2013

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne program launched in Mumbai

Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher has joined Indian Film Festival of Melbourne ambassador and one of India’s leading actors, Vidya Balan, to launch the 2013 festival program in India’s film heartland, Mumbai. Read More (208KB)

JANUARY 2013

Coalition funding boost for local film and television

Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher announced today that seven Victorian film and television projects will receive a share of $1.45 million in screen production investment funding. Read More (222KB)

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne star receives prestigious Indian film award
Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today congratulated Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Ambassador Vidya Balan on receiving a Filmfare Award – one of India’s oldest and most respected film awards, for the fourth consecutive year. Read More (187KB)

 

DECEMBER 2012

$540,000 to support Victoria’s games industry

Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today announced funding of more than $540,000 to support local games developers to develop and market high-quality games for a global audience. A total of 12 local projects will be supported through Film Victoria's new Games programs. Read More (181KB)

Coalition announces international screen fellowships

Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today launched a new three year fellowship program to support Victorian screen practitioners to gain international experience with production companies in North America, the United Kingdom and India. Read More (181KB)

Appointments to Film Victoria Board

Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today announced the appointment of two members to the Film Victoria Board. Read More (181KB)

NOVEMBER 2012

SPAA Conference returns to Victoria

Australian and international screen practitioners will converge in Melbourne this week for the annual Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) Conference, the largest business and networking event for the film, television and digital media industries in the Southern Hemisphere, Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher said today. Read More (188KB)

 

OCTOBER 2012

Screen leaders, innovators honoured at Victorian Screen Leaders Awards

Independent producer and screen advocate Sue Maslin and innovative production services company Lemac Film and Digital have been named the inaugural recipients of the Victorian Screen Leaders Awards. Read More (53KB)

New awards shine light on Victoria’s screen leaders

Victorian screen professionals with a passionate and long-term commitment to developing the industry and nurturing emerging talent will be honoured at the inaugural Victorian Screen Leaders Awards, an initiative of Film Victoria. Read More (31KB)

 

SEPTEMBER 2012

Coalition supports Victorian games industry

Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today announced two programs that will give Victorian games developers valuable support to develop and market high-quality games for a global audience. Read More (196 KB)

Film Victoria Production Investment support for 11 film and TV projects

Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today announced a bumper round of screen production investment, with a commitment of more than $3.1 million to 11 local television and feature film projects. Read More (195KB)  

 

JULY 2012

Victorian screen industry records strong year for production, jobs

Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today announced that screen projects supported in 2011/12 financial year by the Victorian Coalition Government through Film Victoria have leveraged total production expenditure of $152.7 million for the state, an increase of 89 per cent on the previous year. Read more (260KB)

From feature films to games, Film Victoria nurtures creative talent

Film Victoria has approved more than $590,000 in support for fiction feature film scripts and games in the closing rounds of 2011/12 development funding, paving the way for original ideas to become great screen content and ultimately, successful projects.Read more (44KB)

Top subscription TV execs converge in Melbourne for sell-out forum

Australia’s top subscription TV executives are in Melbourne today to meet with local film and television creatives at Film Victoria’s sell-out event Connect with Subscription TV. Read more (33 KB)

Melbourne VFX artists bring cheeky new hit film TED to life

The new US hit film TED, starring Mark Wahlberg and his CG animated co-star voiced by Seth MacFarlane (creator of the FAMILY GUY), opens in Australian cinemas on Thursday with the help of some talented Melbourne visual effects (vfx) artists. Read more (29.4 KB)

JUNE 2012

Film Victoria attracts top subscription TV execs to Melbourne

In a first for Victoria’s film and television creatives, Film Victoria has assembled an extensive and influential collection of subscription TV’s high level decision-makers to participate in a day-long seminar, ‘Connect with Subscription TV’. Read more (29KB)

 

MAY 2012

International gaming gurus coming for Game Masters symposium

Three of the world's most influential games developers will headline a two-day symposium for Australian games developers in June, Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business, Louise Asher announced today. Read more (183KB)    

Victorian film and TV projects get $3 million funding boost

Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business, Louise Asher today announced $3 million in funding  support to18 film and television projects across Victoria, expected to generate more than 2,600 industry jobs. Read more (226KB)

Vidya Balan joins Premier to launch Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

Indian cinema superstar and Ambassador for the 2012 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, Vidya Balan, joined Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu to launch the festival program today. Running from June 11-22 the festival will screen more than 40 films, including a world premiere. Read more (485KB) 

Indian cinema sensation visits Melbourne

Cast in the role of Ambassador for the 2012 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, award winning film actress, Vidya Balan, is flying in to Melbourne on 11 May to launch the festival program. Read more (459KB)

 

APRIL 2012

World Series Cricket mini-series bowls into Victoria

Production is progressing well on Channel 9's mini-series, Howzat!, the story of how Kerry Packer declared war on the cricket establishment and beat them at their own game. Film Victoria secured the Southern Star production with a grant from its Production Investment Attraction Fund. Read more (135KB) 

Melbourne secures the Logies and Screen Producers Association of Australia Conference

Melbourne has won the right to host the prestigious Screen Producers Assocation of Australia (SPAA) Conference for the next three years as well as keeping the TV Week Logie Awards for the next five years the Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business, Louise Asher, announced on the eve of the Logies. Read More (187KB)

 

MARCH 2012

Frontier TV Pilot brings economic benefits to regional Victoria
The production of an American TV pilot being filmed in rural Victoria is estimated to spend $6 million and create about 100 jobs it has been announced by Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher. Read More (190KB)
Investment support for Victorian games projects

Two Victorian games development companies will share in $200,000 in funding to develop two high-quality games for global distribution. Read More (185KB)

Film Victoria funds Open Channel to strengthen Victoria’s screen industry

Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today announced funding of $240,000 for screen resource organisation Open Channel to service early-career and aspiring Victorian screen practitioners in 2012. Read More (212 KB)

 

FEBRUARY 2012

Indian cinema to delight Victorian audiences

Premier Ted Baillieu and Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher have announced that Mind Blowing Films has secured the contract to deliver an Indian film festival in Melbourne – a key Victorian Coalition Government initiative aimed at strengthening screen industry ties between Victoria and India. Read More (166KB)

I, Frankenstein production kicks off in Victoria

Today marks the commencement of filming I, FRANKENSTEIN, a major production that will boost Victoria‟s economy by up to $37 million and employ around 500 local cast and crew. Read More (194KB)

Melbourne-made KILLER ELITE races into Australian cinemas

Feature film KILLER ELITE, filmed almost entirely in Melbourne and regional Victoria, opens in Australian cinemas this month to eager audiences and fans of leading men Jason Statham, Clive Owen and the legendary Robert De Niro. Read More (42KB)

 

JANUARY 2012

Film Victoria resource makes filming simpler for local and visiting filmmakers

The Victorian Screen Industry Code of Conduct brings together the various elements of filming regulation and process in one document for easy reference to simplify, support and promote the work of screen practitioners. Read More (30KB)

 

DECEMBER 2011

$2.3 million in Coalition funding for film, television and games sectors

Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today announced $2.3 million in funding to support 18 diverse projects across Victoria’s film, television and games sectors. Read More (73KB) 

Victorian screen delegation announced for Mumbai conference

Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher today announced 10 Victorian screen practitioners will take part in a delegation to Mumbai to foster relationships with Indian film and television content producers.Read More (191KB)

 

NOVEMBER 2011

New initiative to strengthen screen ties between Victoria and India

Innovation, Services and Small Business Minister Louise Asher today announced a new screen industry initiative that will foster relationships between Victorian and Indian film and television content producers. Read More (71KB)

Victorian screen productions thrive with Coalition funding

Innovation Services and Small Business Minister Louise Asher today announced a commitment of $750,000 to four screen projects, comprising a feature film, online documentary and two ongoing television series through the Victorian Coalition Government’s Production Investment funding. Read More (75KB)

Major film production I, Frankenstein confirmed for Victoria

Innovation, Services and Small Business Minister Louise Asher announced today Victoria has beaten strong competition from other Australian states to secure Stuart Beattie’s gothic thriller I, Frankenstein. Read More (72KB)

Jenni Tosi appointed as Film Victoria CEO

The Film Victoria Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Jenni Tosi as the organisation’s new CEO. Read More (28KB) 

 

OCTOBER 2011

Filmmakers to benefit from new guide to filming in Melbourne
A new guide to filming in Melbourne will streamline processes and help ensure a supportive, informed and trouble-free experience for local and visiting filmmakers who want to shoot in the city. Read More (32KB)

Film Victoria announces new concept to catapult writing craft
We're offering a special opportunity for Victorian early-career screenwriters with fiction feature film ideas in 2011/12. The Catapult Concept Lab will support writers to take part in an intensive workshop to develop a feature film concept to an outline or treatment with the aid of mentors, script editors, producers and distributors. Read more (32.5KB)

 

SEPTEMBER 2011

Online gallery showcases Victoria’s film locations
Filmmakers will benefit from recent enhancements to Film Victoria’s online Locations Gallery, including a more powerful search engine and additional images and video content of Victoria’s diverse filming locations. Read more (47KB)

 

JUNE 2011

Film Victoria farewells Board President after eight years of service
Film Victoria's President, John Howie, today confirmed that he will not seek re-appointment to the Board of Film Victoria when his term expires on 31 August. Read more (29KB)

 

MAY 2011

NBCU investment in Matchbox Pictures points to strength of local screen industry
Film Victoria has congratulated the Victorian directors of Matchbox Pictures on their exciting new partnership with production and distribution company NBCUniversal International, which will give local projects greater access to a global distribution market. Read More (69KB)

 

MARCH 2011

Two Australian feature films confirmed for Victoria
Melbourne has secured two Australian feature films estimated to bring a combined $35 million in production expenditure to Victoria and employ around 430 Victorians, Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher announced today. Read More (36KB)

 

FEBRUARY 2011

Melbourne secures record visual effects package for Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Melbourne has secured the state's biggest ever visual effects package for the feature film Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher announced today. Read More (39KB)

New funding to help Victorian screen businesses deliver content to global audiences
Innovation, Services and Small Business Minister Louise Asher today announced new funding to help Victorian screen businesses deliver film, television and digital media content online. Read More (43KB)

 

JANUARY 2011

Melbourne secures film adaptation of Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge
The film adaptation of Arthur Miller's award-winning play A View From The Bridge will be made in Victoria. Read More (37KB)

$330K funding boost for Victoria's Games Sector
Victoria's innovative games sector will receive a boost of more than $330,000 in the first round of the Victorian Government's Games Investment program. Read More (93KB)

 

DECEMBER 2010

Victoria to help tell the Beaconsfield story
Innovation, Services and Small Business Minister Louise Asher today announced Production Investment funding to the makers of Beaconsfield, a multi-million dollar television feature based on the story of two miners trapped in the Beaconsfield mine. Read More (98KB)

 

NOVEMBER 2010

Screen Australia report reveals Victoria as drama production leader
The Victorian screen industry continues its reign as the leading screen state in Australia, with Screen Australia's annual Drama Report 09/10 revealing that Victoria has the lion's share of national drama production activity for the third time in five years. Read More (78KB)

RED HILL movie shines spotlight on regional Victoria
The breathtaking landscape of Victoria's East Gippsland region will be in the spotlight this month as Omeo hosts a special screening of RED HILL on Thursday, 18 November. Read More (79KB)

Film Victoria continues to support innovative local production
Film Victoria has announced a commitment of $495,000 to three projects in its October round of Production Investment funding, including a new children's TV series, John Safran's latest look at religion, and a documentary about an Aussie rock legend. Read More (95KB)

 

OCTOBER 2010

After eight successful years Film Victoria will farewell CEO in 2011
Film Victoria President John Howie has announced that after eight years leading the organisation through significant change and success, CEO Sandra Sdraulig has decided not to renew her contract in March 2011. Read More (32KB)

 

SEPTEMBER 2010

Diverse skills, unique perspectives define new appointments to Film Victoria Board
Debra Allanson, Ann Darrouzet, Dan Fill, Michael Lynch and David Parker will all make a valuable contribution to Film Victoria as it continues to support and lead the Victorian screen industry. Read More (80KB)

Intergalactic teens, a fight for women's rights and a Frank Woodley comedy
Film Victoria has announced a commitment of more than $1.3 million to eight projects in this bumper round of Production Investment funding, the first for the 2010/11 financial year. Read More (99KB)

 

AUGUST 2010

Award-winning BUFFY writer and GLEE online marketing guru to headline Film Victoria's audience summit
Acclaimed television writer/producer Jane Espenson, best known for her work on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, and marketing extraordinaire Winter Mead, a key player in the GLEE Superfan online phenomenon, are heading to Melbourne for Arresting Audiences. Read More (68KB)

 

JULY 2010

Film Victoria supports local companies in digital media marketplace
Film Victoria has confirmed more than $900,000 in funding for 12 projects in a bumper round of digital media investment, bringing the agency's total digital media commitment to more than $1.3 million in 2009/10. Read More (99KB)

Film Victoria announces Greg Tepper and Tim Richards awards
Film Victoria presented producer Nicole Minchin and audio software company Firelight Technologies with the Greg Tepper and Tim Richards Awards respectively at a special industry event for the 2009/10 year. Read More (93KB)

Film Victoria announces more than $1.45 million in Production Investment
Film Victoria has committed $1.45 million towards eight projects in the latest round of Production Investment funding, marking the end of a successful year for the Victorian screen industry and bringing the agency's total investment in film and television projects to more than $5.4 million in 2009/10. Read More (111KB)

 

JUNE 2010

Victorian-made feature film celebrates world premiere 
Regional Victoria is in the spotlight again as locally-made film SOUTH SOLITARY premieres at the Sydney Film Festival this week. Read More (96KB)

 

MAY 2010

Film Victoria confirms $1 million in Production Investment for local screen content
Television documentary and drama and multiplatform content are in the spotlight as Film Victoria confirms its latest round of Production Investment funding, with four TV projects, one feature film and an interactive online portal receiving a total of almost $1 million. Read More (89KB)

 

APRIL 2010

Film Victoria nurtures Victoria's creative talent, from first stage of script development 
Film Victoria has approved more than $220,000 in script development support for 13 fiction feature films in various stages of development, paving the way for original ideas to become quality scripts and, ultimately, successful productions. Read More (87KB)

 

MARCH 2010

Film Victoria continues to foster innovative local production companies
Film Victoria has confirmed more than $950,000 in production investment funding to five factual television projects and one feature film, reflecting local production companies' contribution to the state's dynamic factual television production sector. Read More (92KB)

 

FEBRUARY 2010

Regional Victoria, the perfect setting for feature film RED HILL
The wonderful landscape of Victoria's Gippsland region will shine on screen in 2010 as the buzz surrounding Australian feature film RED HILL, filmed entirely in and around Omeo, continues to grow. Read More (77KB)

Victoria's Games Sector downloads $240,000 to develop innovative projects
Film Victoria has announced $244,450 in funding support to four Victorian businesses as part of its new Downloadable Games Initiative and established Digital Media Prototyping program. Read More (78KB)

Melbourne made ANIMAL KINGDOM a hit at Sundance
Melbourne-made feature film ANIMAL KINGDOM has won top honours at the Sundance Film Festival, taking out the Dramatic Jury Prize for World Cinema on the weekend. Read More (80KB)

 

JANUARY 2010

Screen industry greening up its act
The Australian state and federal government screen agencies have announced a united environmental coalition for the national screen industry, with a genuine commitment to achieving more environmentally sustainable business practices in the industry from 2010. Read More (95KB)

Victoria an elite state for production
Film Victoria CEO Sandra Sdraulig is pleased to confirm that the Australian action thriller THE KILLER ELITE (working title) will be made in Victoria this year. Read More (70KB)

James Cameron underwater action film to post-produce in Melbourne
Film Victoria CEO Sandra Sdraulig confirmed today that the James Cameron 3D underwater action film SANCTUM will perform all of its post-production and visual effects in Melbourne in 2010. Read More (52KB)

Innovative local TV fostered - production investment announced for diverse projects
Film Victoria has confirmed a commitment of $1.18 million in funding to four projects, wrapping up a year which saw almost $2 million in production investment in the first six months of 2009-10. Read More (94KB)

 

OCTOBER 2009

Greg Tepper and Tim Richards Award recipients announced
Film Victoria has presented two industry leaders with the Greg tepper and Tim Richards Awards at an industry celebration for the 2008-09 year. Read More (32KB)

 

AUGUST 2009

Factual Content receives production investment support
Film Victoria has today confirmed a commitment of $202,000 to fund two thought-provoking factual projects in its first Production Investment round for the financial year. Read More (43KB)

 

JUNE 2009

New comedy for kids
Two local comedians will introduce a fresh brand of comedy for childrens TV with the announcement with ACTF and the ABC of the successful concept funding through Kids360°. Read More (109KB)

Stitching up audiences with comedy workshops
Over 200 production teams applied for the STITCH comendy initiaitive (run in partnership with the ABC) and these are the successful applicants. Read More (83KB)

 

APRIL 2009

UFO'S, Ghosts, Cops and the Secret of Youth
Our recent production investment decisions will see $2 million injected into the production of seven new television projects and also into the development of ten fiction feature and television projects. Read More (38KB)

Past Successes Bode Well For Future Financing
Victorian producers with production ready projects are encouraged to apply for the No Borders CoProduction Market, a film financing forum that takes place during the annual Independent Feature Project (IFP) Market in New York City. Read More (110KB)

 

MARCH 2009

ABC TV and Film Victoria - 'STITCH' Up Comedy
In conjunction with ABC TV, we have announced a new comedy initiative, STITCH, designed to stimulate Victoria's production of successful narrative comedies. Read More (42KB)

Getting serious about script
A new approach to scriptwriting needed, says Film Victoria
A $1m plus strategy to help local filmmakers win larger local and international audiences through enhanced scriptwriting was announced at the National Screenwriters Conference in Adelaide. Read More (31KB)

 

FEBRUARY 2009

World Congress of Science and Factual Producers heads to Australia
Minister for Innovation, Gavin Jennings announced that the 17th annual World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) will take place in Melbourne from 1 - 4 December 2009. Read More (30KB)

 

JANUARY 2009

Playing the digital game
We announce more than $650,000 in funding for eight diverse projects. Read More (101KB)

$7 million in loans keep the cameras rolling
Our renewed Cash Flow Facility is in full swing, supporting local productions with $7 million in loans against the Federal Government's Producer Offset. Read More (93KB)