News & Media

  • Dance With Tom: A Joyous Celebration of Cultural Heritage

    ABC • 1 February 2026
    TRAILER RELEASE

    Set in the heart of the Yugambeh Language Region in South East Queensland, Dance with Tom is a joyful, movement-rich screen experience for children that invites them into the world of First Nations culture, storytelling, and language. 

    Created by an award-winning First Nations team and brought to life through a blend of live-action dance and hand-crafted animation, this series celebrates Country, culture and community through the universal language of dance.

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  • Lead the Way: Delivering Safe & Inclusive Sets

    AACTA FESTIVAL • 5 February 2026
    PANEL EVENT

    This AACTA Festival panel, moderated by Screen Careers, brings together four specialist practitioners whose roles are reshaping what safe, ethical, and forward-thinking screen production looks like. Access Coordinators, Wellbeing Coordinators, Intimacy Coordinators, and Cultural Advisors/Consultants are no longer optional extras, they are essential contributors to a thriving modern industry.

    Free to register.

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  • ‘Path to Paris’ (Trailer)

    IF MAGAZINE • 8 May 2025
    ARTICLE

    Web series Path to Paris, from Brisbane-based Simply Stories Docs, follows the journeys of three young Australian athletes as they make their debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

    The 16-episode series, backed by Screen Australia, Screen Queensland and The Post Lounge, captures their training, competition and personal reflections, and spearheads important conversations ahead Brisbane 2032.

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  • Access Coordinator Stephanie Dower

    SCREEN AUSTRALIA • 3 December 2024
    PODCAST

    Stephanie Dower on the importance of building an accessible culture on set, engaging Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent crew, and her experiences working in the Australian screen industry.

    Years spent advocating for her own access needs inspired editor and producer Stephanie Dower to consider the potential of a dedicated on-set role specifically focused on supporting access for the Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent community - or DDN.  

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  • Seven Queensland screen businesses to share in $3 million investment for sustainable growth

    SCREEN QUEENSLAND • 11 September 2024
    MEDIA RELEASE

    Screen Queensland has today announced the seven recipients of the $3 million, three-year Business Enterprise fund. 

    The local screen businesses will each receive between $100,000 and $150,000 per year to support the sustainable growth of the Queensland screen sector by fostering innovation and building capacity to create Intellectual Property.  

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  • SPA unveils councillors, appointed advisors for 2023/24

    IF MAGAZINE • 7 December 2023
    ARTICLE

    Goalpost Pictures’ Kylie Munnich will serve as a Screen Producers Australia councillor for 2023/24, while Greg Woods, Kevin Whyte, Kurt Royan, Mitchell Stanley, and Steph Dower have been appointed as advisors, following the organisation’s annual general meeting.

    Hoodlum Entertainment’s Tracey Vieira again leads the council as president alongside vice president Suzanne Ryan from SLR Productions, while Nathan Anderson, Greg Basser, Aaron Fa’aoso, Michael Fardell, Scott Howard, Leah Purcell, Bain Stewart, and Matthew Vitins have concluded their terms.

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  • Screen Australia announces participants in Access Coordinator Training Program

    SCREEN AUSTRALIA • 31 October 2023
    MEDIA RELEASE

    Screen Australia has announced the 12 participants in the Access Coordinator Training program, delivered by UK inclusion consultancy Bridge06 in partnership with the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC), Screen Canberra, Screen NSW, Screen Queensland, Screen Tasmania, Screen Territory, Screenwest, the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC), VicScreen and the Australian Film Television Radio School (AFTRS).

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