More flexibility for co-productions
Screen Australia released draft guidelines for co-productions, in an attempt to be more flexible and give screen practitioners a better chance of working with international partners.
The changes include contributions from writers outside the co-producing partner countries, a revision of the points test, and the introduction of a non-binding letter of preliminary compliance for producers.
The administration of the co-production program will be undertaken by a combined Producer Offset and Co-production unit.
The major changes are: