News Category: Media Releases

Ahead of Melbourne International Games Week next month, Victoria’s digital games industry has received another boost with a $4.3 million investment in local games projects, businesses and creators.

From Universal 1440 Entertainment, the next chapter in the Woody Woodpecker movie franchise brings the world-famous woodpecker’s signature laugh, wacky antics and wisecracks to Victoria.

Film Victoria has announced a $3.9 million investment in 12 screen productions including series three of popular LGBTIQA+ YouTube series Flunk.

Building upon the success of last year’s inaugural program, Impact and Gentle Giant Media Group are launching Impact Australia 2, the follow up to the highly coveted screenwriter accelerator program, which will be held this year in Melbourne, with principal funding from Screen Australia and Film Victoria.

Victoria’s screen industry is roaring back into action with filming now underway on the drama series La Brea, the biggest television series to come to the state in more than a decade.

Film Victoria, ABC, Princess Pictures and Fremantle have announced emerging creators Ravi Chand and AP Pobjoy as the recipients of the coveted Victorian Screen Development Internships for 2021.

Victoria has attracted Princess Bento Studio – a new, globally focused animation house created through a partnership between Emmy Award-winning US animation studio Bento Box Entertainment and Victorian production powerhouse Princess Pictures.

In search of Victoria’s most diverse and inspired writers and directors, Film Victoria, SBS and Arenamedia’s new initiative will fast-track the skills and stories of under-represented voices to finance low budget feature films, backed by some of the screen industry’s biggest names.