LIGHTS, CAMERA, COVID!

• COVID-19 is having a major impact on Australia’s cultural life, and creative industries and the screen industry is no exception. Productions have halted, cinemas have closed, and major film festivals have been cancelled or postponed. As the pandemic progresses, the extent of its impact on the present and future of our local screen industry is becoming ever clearer.
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With film and television productions stalled, many producers, directors, writers, cinematographers and technical workers are out of work. This has had an immediate impact on the wellbeing and financial security of screen industry professionals in Australia, and will likely have longer-term impacts on screen culture in our country.