Screen Queensland is offering 15 free registrations to the Queensland industry for the upcoming Screen Producers Association Australia Conference.  The annual conference will run from 13-16 November in Sydney at the Hilton.  

The feature documentary The Tall Man, produced by Darren Dale and written and directed by Tony Krawitz, has been selected for the Toronto International Film Festival which runs from 8-18 September 2011.

Based on the award-winning book by Chloe Hooper, The Tall Man, which received investment from Screen Queensland, tells the story of Cameron Doomadgee’s death in custody on Palm Island.

“I’m immensely proud that the film raises the profile in some small way of the struggle for justice faced by Indigenous Australians in 2011, and it’s terrific that this important story of Australia’s race relations will be showcased to an international audience,” said producer Darren Dale.

UPDATE: Supplementary round announced for December 2011

With domestic production levels increasing in Queensland, Screen Queensland is experiencing increased pressure on funding. Due to the high number of applications for non-documentary production funding already received for the current financial year, Screen Queensland’s board has resolved to ensure a spread of funds to productions over the year in its management of the organisation’s resources, allowing it to be responsive to emerging opportunities while having funds available year-round.

Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) and Screen Queensland will bring together the publishing and Queensland production industries in a special festival event, ‘Books to Box Office’, that could see an author’s work adapted into a film or television programme with the support of a Screen Queensland development package, worth up to $40,000.

The 2011 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards shortlist was announced by Premier Anna Bligh. The Screen Queensland Award for Film Script shortlist includes:

Alice Addison for The Hunter, Porchlight Films
Beck Cole for Here I Am, Scarlett Pictures Pty Ltd
Shaun Grant for Snowtown, Warp Films Australia

Screen Queensland would like to invite you to a Panel Session and Networking Event on Friday 9 September 2011.

What books make great films? Watch publishers and agents present to film producers in an entertaining recreation of ‘the pitch’. You might just see Australia’s next international hit adaptation begin its journey from book to blockbuster.

Click here to view your invitation.

You are invited to the Queensland Screen Industry Forum ‘Thinking Outside the Box’, held at Griffith Film School Cinema on 3 September 2011. The forum is a great opportunity to learn about:

- How to fund your project without a screen agency.
- Reaching audiences in the digital age and
- Potential solutions to the problems facing the Queensland screen industry

Applications are now open for Screen Australia’s popular Script Factory program, featuring two workshops which will provide high-quality training in script analysis and development.

Applications for both workshops close on Friday 9 September 2011. Successful applicants will be announced in early October 2011.

Screen Australia has released the first comprehensive analysis of Australian content across all media platforms in a report to the Federal Government’s Convergence Review, and will host a live webinar to present and discuss the report findings with industry.

DATE: Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 12.30pm to 1.30pm.

You can view the live presentation via your internet connection, with the opportunity to send in your questions and comments. RSVP by Monday 29 August essential: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Full participation details will be sent to RSVPs prior to event.  For more information about the webinar visit the Screen Australia website.

Filmmakers have just six weeks remaining to enter their films into the Tasmanian ‘Breath of Fresh Air’ (BOFA) Film Festival. BOFA’s two short film competitions, the Digital SLR Short Film Competition and the Fusion Film Competition boast prizes including cash, film equipment, industry support and accommodation.