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Digital Games / Events / Play Now  11 Oct 2023

Play Now Melbourne 2023 highlights

Play Now Melbourne is Australia's pre-eminent games market. As part of Melbourne International Games Week, Play Now Melbourne was held on 5 October 2023 at the State Library of Victoria. It featured an impressive line-up of leading international and local publishers, platform holders and investors, hearing pitches from more than 40 projects from across Australia. Here are some of the highlights from the day.

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  9 Sep 2024

VISION IN MOTION

From TV devotee to rising filmmaker, discover how Yardanos Embaye cracked into Melbourne’s screen industry.

Media Releases  2 Sep 2024

VicScreen announces New Screen Culture Program

VicScreen has announced its new Screen Culture Program. Replacing the Audience Engagement Program, the Screen Culture Program will invest in events and activities that contribute to Victoria as a vibrant arts and cultural hub.

Media Releases  28 Aug 2024

Victorian storytelling from the heart. VicScreen backs Andy Lee animation children’s series  

Today VicScreen announced that Andy Lee’s bestselling Do Not Open This Book series for children is being adapted into an animation series, Do Not Watch This Show. 

  19 Aug 2024

The 15th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne brings cinema visionaries back to Victoria

The 15th annual Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) has opened with thousands of community members gathering to welcome some of the biggest names in Indian cinema back to Melbourne for 10 days of film festivities.   
 

Media Releases  16 Aug 2024

NEW SARAH SNOOK THRILLER TO FILM IN VICTORIA

A new suburban thriller TV series set to start filming soon in Melbourne will create thousands of local screen jobs and showcase Victoria’s world-class screen industry talent and facilities. 

Industry Updates  13 Aug 2024

Melbourne Screen Hub’s New Footscray Location

Melbourne Screen Hub celebrated the opening of their new and larger location in Footscray, with Victorian film and television crew, sole traders and small businesses. Check out all the highlights from the night.

Melbourne Screen Hub’s new location boosts Victoria’s growing film and television industry

Victoria’s Minister for Creative Industries, Colin Brooks, came together with some of Victoria’s film and television crew, sole traders and small businesses to celebrate the launch of Melbourne Screen Hub’s new and larger location in Footscray.  

Digital Games  31 Jul 2024

It’s go time for year two of VicScreen’s Originate Games program

The second round of VicScreen’s Originate Games program is officially underway, with six projects selected to be part of this dynamic development program.

Features  29 Jul 2024

Spotlight on Tony Briggs

Tony Briggs is an esteemed screenwriter, actor, director and producer with many credits to his name. As an actor he has starred in VicScreen-supported titles such as Force of Nature, The Slap and Elders. As a writer/producer he brought the world The Sapphires and The Warriors, and as an Artistic Director he is responsible for curating the biennial First Nations-led Birrarangga Film Festival. 
 

Film & TV  12 Jul 2024

YOUR CURATED WATCH LIST FOR MIFF 2024

MIFF is back for its 72nd edition, featuring some of the most hotly anticipated titles of world cinema. Check out these 11 unmissable films below, all supported by VicScreen, which should be on your MIFF watch list. 
 

THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE IN SEASON FOUR FOR LITTLE J & BIG CUZ 

Little J & Big Cuz – the much-loved First Nations Australian kids' animation made in Victoria – has just released its fourth season following the adventures of cousins, five-year-old Little J, and 9-year-old Big Cuz.

Media Releases / Play Now  2 Jul 2024

VicScreen locks in top international players for Play Now Melbourne

Australia’s pre-eminent games market Play Now Melbourne is getting ready for a power-packed second year with even more of the world’s top game publishers, platform holders and investors set to attend.