Film Victoria, ABC, Princess Pictures and Fremantle have announced emerging creators Ravi Chand and AP Pobjoy as the recipients of the coveted Victorian Screen Development Internships for 2021.

Victoria has attracted Princess Bento Studio – a new, globally focused animation house created through a partnership between Emmy Award-winning US animation studio Bento Box Entertainment and Victorian production powerhouse Princess Pictures.

In search of Victoria’s most diverse and inspired writers and directors, Film Victoria, SBS and Arenamedia’s new initiative will fast-track the skills and stories of under-represented voices to finance low budget feature films, backed by some of the screen industry’s biggest names.

Victoria’s growing digital games sector has received a welcome boost with more support for new locally made games projects. Minister for Creative Industries Danny Pearson today announced $550,000 for ten games projects through Film Victoria’s Assigned Production Investment – Games program.

Film Victoria has partnered with Universal Pictures Content Group, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies, to create Big Picture – an initiative to develop extraordinary documentaries for the big screen.

Film Victoria is partnering with the ABC, Princess Pictures and Fremantle to offer two more 12-month paid positions for Indigenous and traditionally under-represented Victorian creative talent to kick-start their careers in screen, following the successful pilot of the Victorian Screen Development Internships this year.

With cameras rolling again around Victoria, the Victorian Government will provide a major financial boost to ensure the screen industry is ready to capitalise on the huge global demand for content, backing thousands of local jobs.

Film Victoria and Audible, the world’s leading provider and producer of audiobooks and spoken word entertainment, have come together to launch Amplify Victoria, a new documentary development funding initiative for Victorian factual content creators.

From Crackerjack to The Dressmaker, audiences can look back at some of the state’s most iconic movies with the launch of Victoria on Film. Produced by ACMI and Film Victoria, the series showcases the breadth of the state’s screen talent on both sides of the camera and and spans its most iconic locations, from Flemington Racecourse to the Great Ocean Road and the Wimmera.

Film Victoria has appointed experienced executive and public policy expert David Hanna as its new president. In addition to Mr Hanna, business and communications strategist and former director of the Melbourne Film Office Louisa Coppel has been appointed to the board. 

Eight talented Victorian teams have the launch pad they need to take their games to the next level after receiving Film Victoria’s latest round of production funding for digital games.

Epic Games, a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology, has partnered with Film Victoria, Screen NSW, Screen Tasmania, Screen Queensland, Screenwest, Screen Territory and South Australian Film Corporation to launch an Australia-wide short film competition.