Breaking Screen
Breaking Screen
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Get up-to-date on Australian screen industry news and hear from local writers, producers, directors and more. Created and hosted by journalist and screenwriter Caris Bizzaca.
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The podcast explores themes such as production techniques, festival strategies, and funding opportunities within the Australian screen industry. Episodes highlight specific topics like applying for grants, building a production slate, and navigating the short film circuit, providing listeners with valuable insights and practical advice on creating screen content.
Get up-to-date on Australian screen industry news and hear from local writers, producers, directors and more. Created and hosted by journalist and screenwriter Caris Bizzaca.
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) CEO Matthew Deaner joins the podcast ahead of the annual conference Screen Forever, which takes place in late April 2026. The conference is made up of two parts – the online Global Market, and the in-person conference and market, which runs for three days (April 28-30) on the Gold Coast. Throughout the podcast, Matthew gives tips for anyone planning on attending Screen Forever, as well as talking through what Screen Producers Australia is and does, and his thoughts on the state of the Australian industry following a tough 2025.
SPA was also part of the successful, years-long push to introduce local content quotas for streaming services – under the new laws, passed in Parliament in November 2025, streaming services with more than one million Australian subscribers will be required to invest at least 10% of their total program expenditure for Australia—or 7.5% their revenue—on new local drama, children’s, documentary, arts and educational programs. In addition, the ABC will also receive a $50 million funding boost over 3 years to support the production of new Australian children’s and drama content. On the other side of that bill passing, Matthew also talks to SPA’s focuses going forward, advice for producers, and more.
Screen Forever bootcamp video
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