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Digital Games / Features  28 Mar 2025

Day of the Devs at GDC: Presenting My Arms Are Longer Now

Indie game developer Matthew Jackson of Toot Games presented My Arms Are Longer Now at Day of the Devs, as part of this year’s GDC. We asked Matthew to share his experience of showcasing his debut game as one of the game industry’s biggest events. 

Features / Film & TV  27 Mar 2025

FROM CINEMA FLOORS TO HOLLYWOOD SETS: SAMANTHA DAVIES’ JOURNEY IN SOUND

As a teenager, Samantha Davies dreamed of working on Hollywood film sets. Today she is working in the sound department on some of the most exciting film projects with some of the biggest names in the industry, and right here in her own backyard of Melbourne. 
 

Media Releases  27 Mar 2025

Regional Victoria takes centre stage in new thriller The Dispatcher

Filming is underway in Victoria for The Dispatcher. Supported by VicScreen, the new series, being produced by 60Forty Films, will create 730 jobs and inject over $45 million into the state economy.

Events / Features  21 Mar 2025

BIRRARANGGA FILM FESTIVAL & VICSCREEN CO-PRESENTS A MASTERCLASS WITH IVAN SEN

Wiradjuri producer Merryn Trescott reflects on acclaimed filmmaker Ivan Sen's masterclass at the 2025 Birrarangga Film Festival.

Media Releases  20 Mar 2025

Victorian Screen Internships accelerate two creatives to watch

Two exceptional screen practitioners are set to accelerate their screen careers through year-long internships provided by VicScreen in partnership with ABC, Blackfella Films and Good Thing Productions.

MIMO MUKII ON CRAFTING STORIES THAT MATTER

For emerging producer Mimo Mukii, filmmaking is a way to speak to and reveal the untold stories of underrepresented groups in our society. 

Maya Johnson is shaping her own narrative

From Magnetic Island to Melbourne: Maya Johnson is on a mission to share First Nations stories

Media Releases  7 Mar 2025

Genre at the forefront of VicScreen’s latest Originate initiative

VicScreen today announced a bold new development initiative, Originate Genre, designed to nurture the next generation of Victorian storytellers to bring new voices to commercial cinema. 

Features / Film & TV  6 Mar 2025

HEAR FROM THE CO-DIRECTORS OF ANTHOLOGY FILM, MY MELBOURNE

VicScreen asked three of the film’s co-directors about their experiences learning from some of the most respected directors in India to pull off this unique film. 
 

THE BUSINESS OF CREATIVITY: SIR WILLIAM SARGENT ON POLICY, PROFIT AND THE UK’S SCREEN BOOM 

A leader in the global VFX and creative industries, Sir William Sargent explains the meteoric rise of the UK’s screen industry off the back of strategic government intervention and what’s required to sustain the creative pipeline.

Features / Film & TV  3 Mar 2025

FIRST NATIONS SPOTLIGHT: TRACEY RIGNEY 

Award-winning playwright and filmmaker and proud Wotjobaluk and Ngarrindjeri woman, Tracey Rigney, illuminates her journey into the screen industry and how she hopes to carve out pathways for other First Nations folk to follow in her footsteps.
 

Media Releases  27 Feb 2025

MIFF, AFL and VicScreen kick off Footy Shorts

MIFF, the AFL and VicScreen have teamed up to launch Footy Shorts, an exciting initiative giving emerging Victorian filmmakers the chance to make a short documentary about Australian Football – both on and off the field.