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Digital Games / Events / Play Now  11 Oct 2023

Play Now Melbourne 2023 highlights

Play Now Melbourne is Australia's pre-eminent games market. As part of Melbourne International Games Week, Play Now Melbourne was held on 5 October 2023 at the State Library of Victoria. It featured an impressive line-up of leading international and local publishers, platform holders and investors, hearing pitches from more than 40 projects from across Australia. Here are some of the highlights from the day.

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Digital Games / Features  12 Feb 2025

BUILDING GHOULISH: HORROR, CONNECTION, AND THE INDIE GAMES JOURNEY

Ghoulish Director and Developer Mickey Krekelberg and Character Artist Chantel Eagle share how VicScreen’s Originate Games initiative launched their studio and set their debut game in motion.
 

Features  7 Feb 2025

SHOWCASING MELBOURNE IN APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

Melbourne and regional Victoria dazzle as the backdrop in the new Netflix drama, Apple Cider Vinegar. Shot almost entirely on location, there are dozens of neighbourhood favourites to spot in the six-part series. 

Features  29 Jan 2025

Imagining Magic Beach for cinema

Writer and director Robert Connolly and producer Kate Laurie dive into the magic that inspired the screen adaptation of Alison Lester’s beloved children’s book, Magic Beach. 

Features  28 Jan 2025

SUNDANCE CALLING

Michael Shanks on his debut feature film, Together, and his wildest professional dreams coming true

Features  27 Jan 2025

THE BETTER MAN STORY

How Michael Gracey’s bold vision triggered the biggest movie ever made in Melbourne, Victoria.

Features  16 Oct 2024

From Melbourne to Aardman: The Stop-Motion Journey of Lucy Davidson

Melbourne stop-motion animator, Lucy Davidson, discusses her journey from art school to a director’s placement on Adam Elliot’s award-winning feature film Memoir of a Snail.

Features  9 Sep 2024

VISION IN MOTION

From TV devotee to rising filmmaker, discover how Yardanos Embaye cracked into Melbourne’s screen industry.

Features  29 Jul 2024

Spotlight on Tony Briggs

Tony Briggs is an esteemed screenwriter, actor, director and producer with many credits to his name. As an actor he has starred in VicScreen-supported titles such as Force of Nature, The Slap and Elders. As a writer/producer he brought the world The Sapphires and The Warriors, and as an Artistic Director he is responsible for curating the biennial First Nations-led Birrarangga Film Festival. 
 

THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE IN SEASON FOUR FOR LITTLE J & BIG CUZ 

Little J & Big Cuz – the much-loved First Nations Australian kids' animation made in Victoria – has just released its fourth season following the adventures of cousins, five-year-old Little J, and 9-year-old Big Cuz.

Features  31 May 2024

BEHIND THE LENS WITH MELBOURNE’S OWN JOHN BRAWLEY

Cinematographer John Brawley’s IMDb’s credits read like a long laundry list with his work in film and television taking him to far flung corners of the earth, however, John Brawley still calls Melbourne home. 

Features  13 May 2024

CAMERAS ROLL ON SEASON TWO OF SPOOKY FILES

Spooky Files is promising to spook and delight kids around the world in Season 2, as well as provide vital training opportunities for screen practitioners both on screen and behind the camera. Executive Producers Andrea Denholm and Tony Ayres tell us why backing Australian children’s television is vital for the health and prosperity Victoria’s overall screen economy. 

Features  29 Apr 2024

BREAKING BARRIERS ON STAGE AND SCREEN

Writer and Director Thomas Charles Hyland’s new documentary, This Is Going To Be Big, presents a cinematic portrait of underrepresented teens (rarely invited to perform centre stage) in the spotlight. The result is an impactful demonstration of smashing expectations and redefining capabilities.