Screenwest
{{Short description|Screen funding and development organisation in Western Australia}}
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Screenwest is Western Australia's screen funding and development organisation, working in partnership with the screen industry to develop, support and promote film, television and digital media production in Western Australia. Screenwest receives funding from the Government of Western Australia via Lotterywest. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2016/12/New-Screenwest-home-structure-to-drive-jobs.aspx|title=New Screenwest home, structure to drive jobs|date=1 Dec 2016|website=Government of Western Australia|access-date=14 July 2020|archive-date=11 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811170715/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2016/12/New-Screenwest-home-structure-to-drive-jobs.aspx|url-status=dead}} This structural transition was completed on 20 July 2017, with Screenwest formally becoming Screenwest (Australia) Limited.{{cite web|url=http://www.screenwest.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170720-Screenwest-becomes-not-for-profit-Media-Statement-.pdf|title= Screenwest becomes a not-for-profit organisation|date=20 July 2017|access-date=14 July 2020}}
On 17 May 2017, Screenwest announced the proposed consolidation of FTI (Western Australia) (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,{{cite web | title=FTI to consolidate with Screenwest | website=Screenwest | date=17 May 2017 | url=https://www.screenwest.com.au/news-events/2017/05/fti-consolidate-screenwest/ | access-date=13 July 2020}} when the FTI ceased operations.{{cite web|url=https://www.screenwest.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Screenwest-Annual-Report-2016-17.pdf|title=Annual Report 2016-17|author=Screenwest|access-date=14 July 2020|date=2017}}
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 and Lotterywest.{{cite web | title=State Government’s support of Screenwest tops $100 million | website=Lotterywest | date=19 October 2017 | url=https://www.lotterywest.wa.gov.au/lotterywest/media-centre/state-government2019s-support-of-screenwest-tops-100-million | access-date=14 July 2020}}
Screenwest's funding and support programs are designed to:{{cite web | title=Funding & Support | website=Screenwest | date=17 September 2017 | url=https://www.screenwest.com.au/funding-support/ | access-date=14 July 2020}}
- 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
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.screenwest.com.au/}}
- [https://www.imdb.com/company/co0068628/ Screenwest] at the Internet Movie Database
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