The event is hosted by the Film Society of Lincoln Center
This is the largest contingent since the event began in 2014
$1.3b spent across 151 screen productions in 2016/17 after $850m in 2015/16
Online content creators account for production growth
Six projects will receive funding through the Doco180 initiative
$8.8 million in funding will be allocated to a range of screen stories
Art Bites is an opportunity for emerging Australian filmmakers a mini doco series
For the first time, Screen Australia’s documentary unit is funding a VR film
Seven films and eight television series were approved for production investment funding
Five are feature-length documentaries, two are for the ABC, one is for SBS and one for Foxtel
Australian feature films, TV dramas and documentaries earn at least $252 million annually through exports
A report by Screen Australia shows Oz TV drama at a record high and a rise in local feature film production
Two indigenous television projects and eight multiplatform projects have received production funding
Video matters for Australia's largest women's network
