21/08/2026
Allegro Finance, Media Funds Management strike $100 million production financing partnership - IF Magazine
Australian financing company Media Funds Management has partnered with London-based lender Allegro Finance Limited to expand financing opportunities for domestic and international film and television, providing a framework for an initial $100 million in senior secured production financing across eli...
20/08/2026
15 YEARS OF DISNEY LIGHTING 💡
Commanding over 80,000 pieces of equipment, has proudly illuminated the likes of Elvis, Send Help, The Fall Guy, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Thor: Love and Thunder, Aquaman and countless more productions in the span of 15 years.
With bases at Disney Studios Australia in Sydney and Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast, hear from Australia's leading lighting supplier as they reflect on a bright history in the biz.
FULL STORY 🔗 https://www.ausfilm.com.au/news/disney-lighting-celebrates-15-years-as-australias-premier-lighting-supplier/
19/08/2026
BBC Studios inks new content deal with the ABC featuring kids and family titles - IF Magazine
BBC Studios has further bolstered its long-running partnership with the ABC through a new content deal comprising nearly 100 hours of premium first-window and fan-favourite kids and family titles.
19/08/2026
Peter Weir turns the sound off before he trusts a cut.
Weir told DGA Quarterly in summer 2010 that after the first cut or two he watches the film silent, to see what comes over without dialogue. On his early Australian films he was constantly cutting dialogue that sounded wrong.
He had to find visual ideas that would carry the character instead. Weir also told the magazine he posted his first American film, 'Witness', in Australia, because he wanted distance from Hollywood.
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19/08/2026
Australian audiences want to see more homegrown stories on their screens – but finding them is becoming increasingly difficult.
New research from Screen Australia has revealed a widening gap between the appetite for local film and television and how much Australians are actually watching.
Read here: https://au.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/australians-want-to-watch-more-local-film-and-tv-new-report-finds-99984/
19/08/2026
Australians value local screen content, but it makes up little of what they watch - IF Magazine
A clear majority of Australians believe access to local screen content is important and want to watch more of it. At the same time, for most people it makes up only a small portion of what they consume and few think it's easy to find, according to a new report from Screen Australia.
19/08/2026
BBC Studios launches Creator Lab Australia - IF Magazine
The BBC's Creator Lab is coming to Australia, offering a selection of the country's YouTube creators the opportunity to work with IP from BBC Studios' global catalogue and SBS-owned IP.