Ep. 1: February 2025 Industry News Round-Up
AACTA Awards & AACTA Festival, Screen Well Mental Health Matters Summit, What's in Production + What We're Watching + the latest industry news!
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Our first ever episode of We Interrupt This Broadcast wraps up the AACTA Awards and AACTA Festival on the Gold Coast, and dives into some of the big industry issues we’ll be facing in 2025. Plus: what’s in production, new Aussie releases, and more!
00:00 Intro
00:27 We’re back from AACTA Festival on the Gold Coast
02:36 Who were the big winners at the AACTA Awards?
04:42 The big conversations from AACTA Festival
07:48 Screen Well’s Mental Health Matters Summit
08:06 Australian Mental Health & Wellbeing Survey results
10:20 Freestyle TV Manifesto
11:36 How to sign up for our mailing list
12:00 The big industry issues from 2024, in under 60 seconds!
14:11 The industry changes we’re seeing in 2025 so far
18:04 What’s in production around the country
19:28 The Australian content we’re watching this month
24:06 Episode wrap-up & what’s coming up in March
25:10 Acknowledgement of Country & Podcast Credits
Links to further info:
AACTA Awards winners list & AACTA Festival highlights
Kirsty’s AACTA Festival Takeaways on LinkedIn - Part 1 | Part 2
Screen Well Mental Health Matters Summit & Industry-led Action Plan EOI
Australian Mental Health & Wellbeing Survey - IF Article | Preliminary Report
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Content Quotas: SPA’s Streaming Regulation Campaign
Screen Australia’s Drama Report 2023/24
ABC Chair Kim Williams & Australian content | DAZN acquires Foxtel | Amanda Laing to Nine
What’s in Production:
QLD: Anaconda | Bear Country | Spa Weekend | Voltron | Monarch
NSW: Playing Gracie Darling | Apex | The Artful Dodger S2
WA: Ghosts
Other projects in production: Screen Australia list | IF list (subscribers only)
WA Studios progress update | Screen Queensland Studios, Cairns
What to Watch:
Apple Cider Vinegar | Better Man (in cinemas) | Eat the Invaders | Black Snow | The Newsreader | Magic Beach (in cinemas) | Buried | Young Bloods
Sundance News:
Together (Variety article) | Jimpa | Never Get Busted!
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The Team:
Hosts: Julie Eckersley & Kirsty Stark
Producer & Editor: Leonie Marsh
