Screenwest is
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to t ...
's screen funding and development organisation, working in partnership with the screen industry to develop, support and promote film, television and
digital media
Digital media is any communication media that operate in conjunction with various encoded machine-readable data formats. Digital media can be created, viewed, distributed, modified, listened to, and preserved on a digital electronics device. ...
production in Western Australia. Screenwest receives funding from the
Government of Western Australia
The Government of Western Australia, formally referred to as His Majesty's Government of Western Australia, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of Western Australia. It is also commonly referred to as the WA Government o ...
via
Lotterywest
Lotterywest was established in 1932 as the Lotteries Commission of Western Australia, to run the lottery in Western Australia. It is referred to in the legislation as the Lotteries Commission. It distributes profits to a number of community bene ...
. In July 2017 it took over the
FTI (formerly Film and Television Institute).
History
On 1 December 2016, Minister for Culture and Arts
John Day announced that Screenwest would transition out of government, and become an independent not-for-profit organisation. This structural transition was completed on 20 July 2017, with Screenwest formally becoming Screenwest (Australia) Limited.
On 17 May 2017, Screenwest announced the proposed consolidation of
FTI (Western Australia)
FTI WA Inc., formerly the Film and Television Institute and also known as the Perth Institute of Film and Television, was a screen resource centre located in Western Australia aimed at increasing the vibrancy of the screen sector, including film ...
(formerly Film and Television Institute) and Screenwest. Support for early career filmmakers in the form of a grants program transitioned from the FTI to Screenwest from July 2017, when the FTI ceased operations.
Description
As WA's screen funding and development organisation, Screenwest works in partnership with the screen industry to develop, support and promote film, television and digital media production in WA. It receives funding from the
Government of Western Australia
The Government of Western Australia, formally referred to as His Majesty's Government of Western Australia, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of Western Australia. It is also commonly referred to as the WA Government o ...
and
Lotterywest
Lotterywest was established in 1932 as the Lotteries Commission of Western Australia, to run the lottery in Western Australia. It is referred to in the legislation as the Lotteries Commission. It distributes profits to a number of community bene ...
.
Screenwest's funding and support programs are designed to:
* Foster the development and production of quality, marketable film and television projects
* Expand the creative and professional development of Western Australia's film and television program makers
* Promote Western Australian screen culture
See also
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Film and television financing in Australia
Film and TV financing in Australia refers to government assistance to TV and cinema in Australia. Over the past 30 years, government assistance has involved a mixture of government support, distributor/ broadcaster involvement and private invest ...
*
Film Industry in Western Australia
*
Screen Australia
Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government's key funding body for the Australian screen production industry, created under the ''Screen Australia Act 2008''. From 1 July 2008 Screen Australia took over the functions of its predecess ...
*
Cinema of Australia
The cinema of Australia had its beginnings with the 1906 production of '' The Story of the Kelly Gang'', arguably the world's first feature film. Since then, Australian crews have produced many films, a number of which have received internat ...
References
External links
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Screenwestat the Internet Movie Database
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Film organisations in Australia