Spa CEO Matthew Deaner addresses Screen Forever.
Screen Producers Australia would like to see a unified, singular industry strategy to help take Australian stories to the world.
In his opening address to the organisation’s annual Screen Forever conference, Spa CEO Matthew Deaner put forward an argument that small to medium enterprises – that is, most Australian production companies – are the best placed to navigate a changing, globalised screen industry.
They’re the most likely, in his view, to provide “efficient, nimble and creative” return on government investment in the sector through the “long tail” benefits of building and exploiting their own IP.
However, Deaner noted that export rates on Australian screen content are lower than they were 10 years ago, despite the fact almost half of Australia’s production companies generate export revenue compared with only 7.6% of broader Australian businesses.
At present, Australia imports $1.5 million more content than it exports, and...
Screen Producers Australia would like to see a unified, singular industry strategy to help take Australian stories to the world.
In his opening address to the organisation’s annual Screen Forever conference, Spa CEO Matthew Deaner put forward an argument that small to medium enterprises – that is, most Australian production companies – are the best placed to navigate a changing, globalised screen industry.
They’re the most likely, in his view, to provide “efficient, nimble and creative” return on government investment in the sector through the “long tail” benefits of building and exploiting their own IP.
However, Deaner noted that export rates on Australian screen content are lower than they were 10 years ago, despite the fact almost half of Australia’s production companies generate export revenue compared with only 7.6% of broader Australian businesses.
At present, Australia imports $1.5 million more content than it exports, and...
- 11/12/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Seac co-chair Simon Crean.
Screen Producers Australia (Spa) has established the Screen Export Advisory Council (Seac) with the aim to promote and advance the export potential of the Australia screen industry.
The council will be co-chaired by former Labor leader and Arts and Trade Minister Simon Crean and former Nsw Minister for Tourism and former trade commissioner in Germany and New York Bruce Baird.
Seac co-chair Bruce Baird.
Other members include:
Alina Bain, CEO, Export Council of Australia; Barbara Stephens, managing director, Flying Bark and vice-president of Spa; Bryan Brown, Australian actor and founder, New Town Films; Emile Sherman, founder, See Saw Films; Fiona de Jong, head of Australia’s nation brand, Austrade; Larissa Behrendt, filmmaker and Indigenous business leader, Lavarch Productions; and Russel Howcroft, chair of Aftrs and chief creative officer, Pwc.
Spa CEO Matthew Deaner said: “As the recent Senate inquiry into Australian content has highlighted, screen exports...
Screen Producers Australia (Spa) has established the Screen Export Advisory Council (Seac) with the aim to promote and advance the export potential of the Australia screen industry.
The council will be co-chaired by former Labor leader and Arts and Trade Minister Simon Crean and former Nsw Minister for Tourism and former trade commissioner in Germany and New York Bruce Baird.
Seac co-chair Bruce Baird.
Other members include:
Alina Bain, CEO, Export Council of Australia; Barbara Stephens, managing director, Flying Bark and vice-president of Spa; Bryan Brown, Australian actor and founder, New Town Films; Emile Sherman, founder, See Saw Films; Fiona de Jong, head of Australia’s nation brand, Austrade; Larissa Behrendt, filmmaker and Indigenous business leader, Lavarch Productions; and Russel Howcroft, chair of Aftrs and chief creative officer, Pwc.
Spa CEO Matthew Deaner said: “As the recent Senate inquiry into Australian content has highlighted, screen exports...
- 4/4/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
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