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Blackfella Films awarded the 2019 Sydney UNESCO City of Film Award
Acclaimed Sydney-based production company Blackfella Films has been awarded the 2019 Sydney UNESCO City of Film Award at the Closing Night of the 66th Sydney Film Festival. Share options
Published: 17 June 2019
Film Festival secures $5m in epic opening night
The Sydney Film Festival just got a $5 million boost from the NSW Government. Minister for the Arts Don Harwin announced the funding of more than $1.2 million a year […]
Published: 6 June 2019
Sydney Film Festival showcases finest NSW screen talent
The talent and skill of the New South Wales screen industry will be on show at this year’s 66th Sydney Film Festival with 18 NSW Government-supported projects selected including 17 […]
Published: 4 June 2019
NSW arts funding rounds announced
The NSW Government has improved the Arts and Cultural Development Program application experience by introducing two funding rounds and setting fixed application timelines. Share options
Published: 23 May 2019
Art and technology combine with new funding
Six artists are set to launch their new modern art tech projects as they share in $120,000 from Create NSW to develop Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (AR) immersive experiences. […]
Published: 17 May 2019
Operators to bid for Limelight at Theatre Royal
The NSW Government has announced four theatre operators are being invited to progress with tender applications to reopen Sydney’s Theatre Royal. Share options
Published: 9 May 2019
Six teams vie for new Powerhouse design
Minister for the Arts Don Harwin has today announced the six global architect teams shortlisted to develop designs for an iconic new Powerhouse Precinct at Parramatta. Share options
Published: 9 May 2019
Powerhouse home secured in Parramatta
Western Sydney is a step closer to having its own world class museum with the purchase of the riverbank site for the Powerhouse Precinct. Share options
Published: 10 April 2019
Major Marvel feature set to film in Sydney
The filming of a major new Marvel Studios movie will take place in NSW later this year thanks to a $24 million injection from the Morrison Government. Share options
Published: 5 April 2019
Powerhouse international design competition jury finalised
Internationally-acclaimed American architect Jeanne Gang along with Kim Crestani, City Architect – City of Parramatta and David Riches, Head of Projects NSW, are the final jurors confirmed for the Powerhouse […]
Published: 28 February 2019
Diverse NSW storytelling boosted through $445k investment with ABC
Create NSW has today announced the screen practitioners sharing a near half million-dollar investment to develop and produce a range of diverse screen stories in partnership with the ABC. Share […]
Published: 28 February 2019
Historic NSW assets added to UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register
Australia’s first ever recorded Census (1828), the Harriet and Helena Scott Collection of meticulous scientific butterfly and moth artworks (1850) and Ethel Turner’s handwritten Seven Little Australians manuscript (1893) are […]
Published: 27 February 2019
Brunswick Heads set for SeaChange reboot
The NSW Government has secured Brunswick Heads as the fictional Pearl Bay home for the upcoming reimagining of the enormously popular, multi award-winning 90s drama SeaChange, the ITV Studios Australia […]
Published: 27 February 2019
National Art School’s future secure
Today marks a new and exciting era for The National Art School (NAS) with the signing of a 45-year lease agreement for the Old Darlinghurst Gaol site with the NSW […]
Published: 26 February 2019
Create NSW introduces new parents and carers policy across screen funding
Create NSW has today opened applications for its latest screen Production Finance funding round with measures aimed at increasing the opportunities and participation of parents and carers in the screen […]
Published: 25 February 2019
New round of Arts and Cultural Projects funding set to open for entries
Create NSW has announced that a new round of Arts and Cultural Projects 2018/19 funding will open on Monday 25 February, following the distribution of $1.7m for 39 projects including […]
Published: 22 February 2019