Arts & Culture
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.
Film
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.
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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.
Musician, comedian and actor Tim Minchin will star in a new television series being filmed in South Australia and Western Australia about two misfits trying to get an upright piano from one side of the country to the other.
Increased Federal Government incentives for international blockbusters will be a powerful drawcard to attract major film production and post-production work to South Australia, says the local industry.
