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Australia’s best short films are set to make a big impact across St Kilda and beyond, with the opening of Australia’s longest-running short film event, the 32nd St Kilda Film Festival.
Eleven Victorian productions are set to hit the screens at home and abroad thanks to the latest round of funding from Film Victoria announced today by Minister for Creative Industries, Martin Foley.
The 2015-16 Victorian Budget has provided $4.9 million in funding to the state’s screen sector, supporting more productions that will grow the industry and create jobs.
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) returns this year between 14-27 August with a full program of events exploring and celebrating the theme of ‘Equality’.
Victoria’s digital games industry is set to take it to the next level, with $340,000 in funding to support local companies who create new work and strengthen Victoria’s position as the nation’s industry leader.
The world-class visual effects of Melbourne animation studio Iloura will go on display this week as The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water opens in cinemas from Thursday.
More than 65 Victorian projects were shown on Australian screens in 2014, including Film Victoria-supported TV favourites Please Like Me Series 2 and Wentworth Series 2, the cinematic feature Healing, the documentary Aim High in Creation and acclaimed games Framed and Bean Dreams. Victorian visual effects work also featured in the international production Captain America: the Winter Soldier.
Filming in Victoria is about to be simplified, with legislation taking effect to streamline filming approval processes and increase activity in the state’s $1.3 billion screen industry.
The Victorian Government and Film Victoria have secured the rights to host the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) in Melbourne in 2016. The announcement was made today by the AIDC Board at its Annual General Meeting.