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October 2020

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Discovery & deal-making
Discovery & deal-making

SCREEN FOREVER announces advisory boards.

September 2020

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Lights, camera, action! for Gold Coast screen conference
Lights, camera, action! for Gold Coast screen conference

SPA confirms Australia’s flagship screen industry conference and content market, SCREEN FOREVER, is safely at home in the Sunshine State.

December 2019

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Sue Maslin AO: New World Order
Sue Maslin AO: New World Order

FilmInk’s Anthony Frajman sat down with the pioneering filmmaker after her session at SCREEN FOREVER to discuss the major challenges facing the industry.

Lester Francois and Erinn Stevenson: Virtually There
Lester Francois and Erinn Stevenson: Virtually There

FilmInk’s Anthony Frajman spoke to the StudioBento filmmakers behind the VR art sensation RONE after their session at SCREEN FOREVER.

November 2019

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That's a wrap!
That's a wrap!

Thank you for attending SCREEN FOREVER 2019.

We're heading to the sunshine state
We're heading to the sunshine state

SPA announces 2020 dates and venue

Winners announced for 2019 SPA Awards
Winners announced for 2019 SPA Awards

Twenty-one individuals and businesses walked away winners, showcasing the strength of modern Australian storytelling and talent of our local production industry.

Matchbox Pictures wins 2019 SDIN Award
Matchbox Pictures wins 2019 SDIN Award

Matchbox Pictures has been announced as this year’s recipient of the annual SDIN Award.

Hector Crawford Memorial Lecture
Hector Crawford Memorial Lecture

Transcript from Rachel Griffiths' address at SCREEN FOREVER 2019.

SPA announces industry partnership with Qantas
SPA announces industry partnership with Qantas

SPA CEO Matthew Deaner today announced a new industry partnership with flagship Australian airline Qantas.

CAAMA wins 2019 MediaRING Award
CAAMA wins 2019 MediaRING Award

Today the 2019 MediaRING Award was bestowed on CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association).

Eyes on the horizon
Eyes on the horizon

Victoria, the home of SCREEN FOREVER 2019, continues to invest in screen.

Matthew Deaner opens SCREEN FOREVER
Matthew Deaner opens SCREEN FOREVER

Transcript from SPA CEO’s welcome address at SCREEN FOREVER 2019.

Keynote by Paul Anderson, CEO, Network 10
Keynote by Paul Anderson, CEO, Network 10

Transcript from Network 10 CEO’s keynote at SCREEN FOREVER 2019.

Welcome from The Hon Paul Fletcher MP
Welcome from The Hon Paul Fletcher MP

Transcript from the Minister's address at SCREEN FOREVER 2019.

3 accounting tips for a successful production
3 accounting tips for a successful production

On the eve of Australia’s premier screen industry event, end-to-end accounting service Moneypenny shares their top 3 accounting tips for a successful production.

The Hon Paul Fletcher MP to speak at Welcome
The Hon Paul Fletcher MP to speak at Welcome

The Minister will be in attendance at the event to speak at the Welcome, slated to begin at 1pm.

Karla Hart to deliver keynote at 2019 MediaRING Breakfast
Karla Hart to deliver keynote at 2019 MediaRING Breakfast

Award-winning filmmaker, actress, radio personality, Karla Hart, will take centre stage as this year's keynote speaker.

Compelling, Controversial & Necessary
Compelling, Controversial & Necessary

SCREEN FOREVER examines Keshet International's Our Boys.

SPA welcomes Amazon Prime Video as Honourable Partner
SPA welcomes Amazon Prime Video as Honourable Partner

Screen Producers Australia (SPA) is excited today to announce that Amazon Prime Video will be in attendance at this year’s SCREEN FOREVER event.

Celebrations with a side of lighting fast comedy
Celebrations with a side of lighting fast comedy

This year’s celebrations will be served with a side of lightning fast comedy, with comedian, Ed Kavalee, set to host.

Must see sessions for every career stage
Must see sessions for every career stage

From first timers to the apex of the industry, the SCREEN FOREVER 2019 program contains must see sessions for screen professionals at every career stage.

Get pitch perfect
Get pitch perfect

Monday, 4 November is your last chance to book one of the strictly limited remaining spots at SCREEN FOREVER's two specially curated market strands: Ready, Steady, Pitch! and Roundtables.

October 2019

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Meet the 2019 Netflix delegation
Meet the 2019 Netflix delegation

SPA today released the names of the international Netflix executives who will be joining delegates for three days of inspiration, discovery and unparalleled business opportunities.

Message from the Prime Minister
Message from the Prime Minister

Prime Minister sends message for SCREEN FOREVER.

15 directors selected for ADG delegation
15 directors selected for ADG delegation

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) today announced the directors joining the Directors' Program.

Delve into the creativity, craft and commerce of sci-fi
Delve into the creativity, craft and commerce of sci-fi

X-Men producer Jason Taylor added to stellar SCREEN FOREVER line-up.

Lumina and the Business of Creativity
Lumina and the Business of Creativity

How can creativity transform Australia’s future economy?

Ready, Steady, Book!
Ready, Steady, Book!

Bookings with market hosts open at 9am on Monday, 21 October 2019.

Business Awards finalists announced
Business Awards finalists announced

SPA today announced the finalists in the Business Award categories of the 19th Annual Screen Producers Australia Awards.

Anni Browning named recipient of 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award
Anni Browning named recipient of 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award

It is with great pride that Screen Producers Australia (SPA) today announced Anni Browning as the recipient of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Full program now live
Full program now live

Australia’s premier screen industry event.

Meet the Buyers returns
Meet the Buyers returns

There will be no showreels, no lengthy introductions, just deep discussion straight out of the blocks.

Take a stroll down Sesame Street
Take a stroll down Sesame Street

Brown Johnson to appear in conversation with Wayne Denning.

Epic Games signs on as Supporting Partner
Epic Games signs on as Supporting Partner

Screen Producers Australia (SPA) is thrilled to welcome Epic Games, creator of the established, industry-leading game engine, Unreal Engine, as a Supporting Partner of SCREEN FOREVER.

Ones To Watch march towards SCREEN FOREVER
Ones To Watch march towards SCREEN FOREVER

In two months' time the cohort will travel to Melbourne to take part in a specially curated itinerary for emerging producers.

Netflix returns as Honourable Partner
Netflix returns as Honourable Partner

Netflix, the world’s leading internet entertainment service, has signed as an Honourable Partner of Australia’s premier screen industry event, SCREEN FOREVER.

September 2019

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A curiosity of doubts
A curiosity of doubts

Google Creative Lab’s Tea Uglow to deliver keynote at SCREEN FOREVER.

The ephemeral world of Rone
The ephemeral world of Rone

Celebrated street artist Rone to appear in conversation with VR filmmaker Lester Francois.

Distribution deep dive
Distribution deep dive

eOne’s Stuart Baxter to speak at SCREEN FOREVER 2019.

Directors’ delegation returns for second year
Directors’ delegation returns for second year

The ADG in partnership with SPA today announced that a delegation of Australian directors will attend SCREEN FOREVER.

SCREEN FOREVER returns to the Gold Coast
SCREEN FOREVER returns to the Gold Coast

Australia’s premier event for screen industry professionals, SCREEN FOREVER, will return to the Gold Coast in November 2020.

Storyteller from the future
Storyteller from the future

Karen Palmer to deliver Visionary Keynote at SCREEN FOREVER 2019

Direct, produce and act ... like a girl
Direct, produce and act ... like a girl

Rachel Griffiths to deliver 2019 Hector Crawford Memorial Lecture.

August 2019

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Finalists announced for the 2019 SPA Awards
Finalists announced for the 2019 SPA Awards

Screen Producers Australia (SPA) today announced the finalists in the 19th Screen Producers Australia Awards.

Delve inside the writers' room
Delve inside the writers' room

Delve "Inside the Writers' Room" with the creative team behind upcoming Netflix / ABC TV children's series The Unlisted, at SCREEN FOREVER 2019.

Queensland secures SCREEN FOREVER 2020
Queensland secures SCREEN FOREVER 2020

Queensland continues to cement its reputation as Australia’s screen industry hub by securing the nation’s most prestigious screen industry event to the state.

10,000 screens and counting
10,000 screens and counting

Gentle Giant Media Group CEO, Greg Basser, to address co-producing with China at annual SCREEN FOREVER conference.

Young Audience Content: The Global Perspective
Young Audience Content: The Global Perspective

The BFI’s Jackie Edwards to speak at SCREEN FOREVER 2019.

July 2019

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Meet our first wave of international speakers
Meet our first wave of international speakers

This year’s event aims to illuminate, inspire and connect content makers from the worlds of feature film, television, factual, younger audience content and documentary.

Storytelling in a time of evolution
Storytelling in a time of evolution

SPA launches SCREEN FOREVER 2019 theme.

Inviting women to the table
Inviting women to the table

Hello Sunshine’s Charlotte Koh to speak at SCREEN FOREVER 2019.

SCREEN FOREVER sets 2019 strategic direction
SCREEN FOREVER sets 2019 strategic direction

SPA announces the thirteen members of the SCREEN FOREVER 2019 Advisory Board.

June 2019

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Call for entries now open!
Call for entries now open!

The SPA Awards are back in 2019 to celebrate the excellence of the companies and creatives behind Australia's most iconic screen stories.