015 - June 2025 News Round-Up: Short Film Funding, Google's Veo 3 & More…
In this episode of We Interrupt This Broadcast, Julie and Kirsty wrap up this month's industry news, from short film funding and Screen Australia's new guidelines to Google's Veo 3.
Plus: International news, Screenwest increases its PDV Offset, Creative Australia's new website, and more screen industry news from around the country...
00:00 Intro
00:38 Short films, microbudget features & safety concerns
03:24 Screen Australia's new short film guidelines
06:17 Screen Well hosts wellbeing roundtables
06:37 Creative Australia releases new website
07:33 Google launches Veo 3
11:01 Mr Beast hits 400 million subscribers
11:35 Mountainhead's streamlined production process
13:08 Screenwest increases PDV rebate
13:48 Ausfilm leads Australian contingent at Annecy
14:16 What we've been watching
15:50 What’s in production around the country
17:04 Upcoming Industry Events
19:09 Remembering Liz Tomkins
20:02 Acknowledgement of Country
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Short Film Funding
Previous episode: Melanie Rowland and Flunk
SA's Film Lab: New Voices initiative & its films: Monolith & Lesbian Space Princess
Robert Rodriguez book - Rebel Without a Crew
Screen Australia Webinars - New Guidelines
Narrative - with Louise Gough
Documentary - with Richard Huddleston
Creative Workplaces
AI & Google's Veo 3
Example AI generated videos
Opinion: The film industry is about to get Blockbuster'd by AI and nobody sees it coming
Scott Dickson - Bold Digital Media
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International
Mr. Beast hits 400 million subscribers
Mountainhead's production process: Hollywood Reporter | Indiewire
News in Brief
Screenwest increases PDV rebate to 20%
Stan extends multi-year partnership with Sony Pictures Television
Stan to present at Content London
Ausfilm leads an Annecy contingent
What We're Watching
The Survivors | Bring Her Back | Hacks | Sunday Too Far Away
SAFC 50th anniversary screening
In Production:
Screen Australia Upcoming Productions | IF In Production
Simtrav behind the scenes footage from The Survivors
Upcoming Events
Screenworks Regional to Global | Australians in Film Future Vision Summit | AFTRS Digital Futures Summit
Vale Liz Tomkins
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