Sean Slatter

1 week ago | if.com.au | Sean Slatter

Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has called on the re-elected Labor Government to act swiftly and future-proof the screen sector, following US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a “100 per cent tariff” on feature films produced outside the US. In a post to his Truth Social platform this morning, the president noted the US film industry was “dying a very slow death”, arguing foreign production incentives draw filmmakers and studios away from the United States.

1 week ago | if.com.au | Sean Slatter

Cinematographer Greig Fraser has won his second Milli for Cinematographer of the Year at the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) 55th National Awards held in Melbourne over the weekend. Fraser, previously awarded the prize in 2011, was also recognised with a Gold Tripod in the Feature Films – Budget $3m and over category for Dune 2. It caps off a stellar 12 months for the decorated lenser, who received an Oscar nomination for the film, along with this year’s AACTA Byron Kennedy Award.

1 week ago | if.com.au | Sean Slatter

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1 week ago | if.com.au | Sean Slatter

Creatives from WildBear Entertainment and Ludo Studio will lend their expertise to the Sunny Coast Showdown’s ShowdownMAX initiative, which opens submissions this month. Announced in March, ShowdownMAX invites pilots of serialised, repeatable, and returnable content; complete web series for online platforms; feature-length concepts; and limited scripted and unscripted series content with a compelling commercial model.

1 week ago | if.com.au | Sean Slatter

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