InReview
SA arts and culture news in brief: Mentorship opportunities and an expanded online event for those in the screen sector, Nexus Arts’ fundraising concert for Afghanistan, celebrating short stories, Van Gogh Alive extended, and Nature Festival’s 2021 line-up.
InReview
Aftertaste – a six-part ABC comedy series starring Erik Thomson as a volatile celebrity chef trying to rebuild his career – has become the first major production to resume filming in South Australia since the pandemic shutdown began.
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South Australia’s arts and entertainment sector says the Federal Government’s $250 million COVID-19 package is a positive step, but there are concerns about whether it will help independent artists and smaller organisations.
South Australia has been confirmed as the filming location of a new crime thriller movie starring Australian actor Joel Edgerton, with the producers planning to start shooting in and around Adelaide as soon as possible when COVID-19 restrictions ease.
Former Adelaide Film Festival CEO and artistic director Amanda Duthie is leaving her role with the South Australian Film Corporation to return to Sydney, saying it’s time to explore new opportunities and be closer to family.
Kate Croser – a producer with credits including the recent romantic-comedy Top End Wedding – has been named the new chief executive of the South Australian Film Corporation after Courtney Gibson’s resignation last month.
Adelaide Film Festival artistic director and CEO Amanda Duthie will step down from her role after next month’s festival to take up a new position with the South Australian Film Corporation.
