News Category: Media Releases

Victoria has landed a Hollywood coup, securing filming of the third and final season of star-studded HBO drama series The Leftovers in Melbourne.

The ninth Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF) is officially underway following last night’s Australian premiere screening of Chasing Asylum by Oscar-winning LA-based Australian Director Eva Orner.

Film Victoria is seeking Expressions of Interest from Victorian screenwriters to join the 2016
37ºSouth: PostScript & Direct event.

Minister for Creative Industries, Martin Foley last night announced a new strategy for Victoria’s creative industries signaling a welcome vision for Victoria’s screen sector. The Creative State strategy highlights synergies across the screen sector to capture its potential for growth.

Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley today announced 17 projects would share in $1.5 million funding, which will create 700 jobs in the Victorian screen sector and inject more than $13 million into the state’s economy. 

The Australian International Documentary Conference will return to Melbourne in 2017 for its 30-year anniversary, with hosting rights secured by the Victorian Government through Film Victoria.

The 2015 AACTA Awards have been run and won – congratulations to the Film Victoria supported projects, who were well represented among the nominees.

The Victorian Government today announced Film Victoria funding for 15 television, film and online screen productions – including season six of Australia’s iconic, award-winning drama Offspring.

Film Victoria has announced an update to its Professional Attachment Scheme which provides early career screen practitioners with the opportunity to work on film and television productions as an attachee.

Film Victoria congratulates the Victorian nominees in the 5th AACTA Awards presented by Presto.