Author: Rebecca Whittington

APDG National Executive Screen Representative and production designer of Sweet As, Emma Fletcher shares her experience of a four day whirlwind trip Berlinale in Germany. During the Western Australia’s border closure in 2021, I was the production designer for Arenamedia’s Sweet As, a coming of age story about an at-risk Indigenous teenager. We filmed through Port Hedland, Karratha, South Hedland and Karijini [...]

Cutting-edge Los Angeles technology company NantStudios has built the world’s largest LED volume screen in Stage 1 at Docklands Studios Melbourne, lifting the city’s profile as the southern hemisphere hub for virtual production. The next-generation volume screen consists of 6,000 LED panels stacked 40’/12m high and 289’/88m wide and a 10’/3m deep water tank in [...]

The APDG would like to bring the Naked Without Us campaign to your attention. The APDG seeks your support for equity for costume designers in the screen sector. Equity in both terms of financial and industry positioning. We ask you to standby our costume designers and help raise their profile and pay. Naked Without Us is a [...]

Event Engineering is pleased to announce that we are opening a Victorian office in Melbourne, just ten minutes from Melbourne CBD. The new office will support our Melbourne clients and Film and Television friends with efficient access for site visits to Victorian locations, studios, and workshops. Event Engineering has been providing expert advice to the [...]

PRESIDENT'S LETTER The long-awaited revitalisation of arts funding under Labor's stewardship has been revealed. Prime minister Anthony Albanese emphasised, whilst launching the $300m Revive arts and culture policy in Melbourne, that it would enhance the lives of all Australians. Among the significant policies revealed was the establishment of Creative Australia, a body that will supersede the Australia [...]