Our Partners
Presenting Partners
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Australians in Film
Australians in Film (AiF) is a leading artist development and non-profit organization based in Los Angeles. Our mission is to improve the quality and growth of Australian creativity globally via professional development programs, screenings, networking and industry sessions for AiF members and partners. We offer an ever-growing slate of initiatives and career-defining opportunities for the next generation of Australian screen creatives. By providing these essential pathways for historically excluded and undiscovered talent, AiF opens doors in one of the most competitive places in the world – Hollywood.
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Screen Australia
Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government agency that supports the development, production and promotion of Australian scripted and documentary content. The agency invests directly in Australian film, television, online titles and games. It also supports First Nations stories and practitioners through its First Nations Department. The agency provides a range of resources and opportunities to the industry, including access to research, market intelligence sector-building programs such as Enterprise, and special initiatives including Gender Matters. Screen Australia represents Australia’s screen industry internationally, including at festivals, markets and major awards. The agency also tracks and reports on industry health, maintains a database of Australian titles called The Screen Guide and provides free industry resources via Screen News.
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VicScreen
VicScreen is Victoria’s creative and economic screen development agency. They’re behind the scenes, supporting screen businesses, infrastructure, festivals and events. Helping develop the skilled practitioners, professional crew and talented creatives that elevate Victoria as a global screen destination. The must-watch shows. The biggest releases. The next big names. The hottest games. From silver screen to live stream, and across the screen ecosystem – you’ll find VicScreen where the action is.
Industry Partners
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The Walt Disney Company
Australia & New ZealandThe Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. For more than 100 years, Disney storytellers have created some of the most beloved stories and characters in the world. With offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland, the Australia and New Zealand business includes film, streaming, television, live events, digital, home entertainment, content distribution – spanning Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, ESPN and 20th Century Studios – in addition to Disney Consumer Products and experiences. Disney Studios Australia is the largest integrated facility in the Southern Hemisphere with nine world-class sound stages in Sydney. The mission of The Walt Disney Company is to entertain, inform and inspire people around the globe through the power of unparalleled storytelling, reflecting the iconic brands, creative minds and innovative technologies that make ours the world’s premier entertainment company.
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Netflix
Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films, and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching, as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.
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Stan
Stan is Australia’s leading local streaming service and unrivalled home of original productions.
Stan’s original production slate includes hit series, Black Snow, starring Travis Fimmel; Emmy®-nominated drama series, The Tattooist of Auschwitz; Thou Shalt Not Steal, starring Noah Taylor, Miranda Otto, Will McDonald and Sherry-Lee Watson; groundbreaking LGBTQIIA+ series, Invisible Boys; Ten Pound Poms, inspired by true Australian events and starring Michelle Keegan; the Stan Original Dating series, Love Triangle, a modern take on the struggle for love; Bump, a modern parenthood drama starring Claudia Karvan; Scrublands, based on the best-selling novel by Chris Hammer, starring Luke Arnold and Bella Heathcote; and countless other acclaimed original series and films. Stan’s studio partnerships include Sony, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal, Paramount, AMC, Warner Bros Discovery, Disney, AmazonMGM, All3Media, BBC and more. Through these partnerships, Stan offers Australians unlimited access to thousands of hours of premium entertainment; with an outstanding lineup of exclusive premieres and blockbuster movies.
Venue Partner
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ACMI
ACMI is your museum of screen culture. Watch, play, make and discover the universe of screen-based art, films, TV and videogames. Visit us in Melbourne’s Fed Square, online and on tour. Our museum attracts millions of visitors through a vibrant offer of exhibitions, screenings, commissions and festivals. ACMI’s industry, education and creative incubator programs inspire and develop the next generation of screen creatives. We are a globally recognised hub that connects people, communities, technology and ideas to shape our futures.
Hotel Partner
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Sofitel Melbourne On Collins
Sofitel Melbourne On Collins is renowned as a Hotel for the Arts, offering a vibrant experience with its elegant design, art exhibitions, and partnerships with local and international organizations, making it a premier destination for arts and culture enthusiasts. The 5-star luxury hotel is located in the heart of the city of Melbourne, just a 40-minute drive from Tullamarine Airport. Situated in the Paris-end of town, it blends the art of French flair with inspiration from local culture and tradition to offer a one-of-a-kind, luxurious hotel experience. Guests can escape to their très chic hotel rooms and suites which offers Melbourne's finest views, overlooking the city skyline and Yarra River all the way to Port Philip Bay. The hotel also offers exquisite dining and drinking offerings through their No35 Restaurant, The Atrium On 35 bar, and Club Sofitel lounge.
Travel Partner
Supporting Partners
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Scape is Australia’s largest owner and operator of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), being able to cater to both domestic and international students. Scape has a unique edge thanks to the diverse offerings and price points of the 39 buildings in our portfolio.
We currently have 19,250 beds across Australia’s four key educational precincts – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. With 7 buildings in planning and development, we will see a total of 22,500 beds by 2025.
With over 900 staff members, we are the largest investor in Australia’s higher education sector with AUD 6 billion in capital committed over the last four years.
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The Post Lounge
The Post Lounge is a proudly independent, full-service post production company based in Australia. Since 1979, we’ve delivered bespoke post solutions to global productions, grounded in a deep commitment to craft excellence, creative integrity, and technical innovation.Headquartered in Sydney with studios in Brisbane and Melbourne, we service productions of all scales across Australia and around the world. Whether feature films, television series, or shortform content, we bring the same care, collaboration and quality to every frame.
Our mission is simple: deliver world-class post production with a progressive mindset and a culture built on respect, curiosity and ambition. At each of our locations, our team is here to welcome you to TPL and partner with you every step of the way — because your success is ours too.
Recognised both locally and internationally for our ability to maintain creative excellence while meeting the highest technical standards, we pride ourselves on exceeding expectations. Our facilities are designed with flexibility in mind, allowing us to manage multiple projects with ease — all in comfortable, inspiring spaces supported by a dedicated team of editors, designers, colourists, and producers.
At The Post Lounge, we’re driven by a collective spirit of innovation and ambition — values that have shaped our story from the beginning, and continue to define our future.
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Established in 2017, Elevate Production Finance (EPF) is a global film and television finance company with a presence in the U.S., U.K., and Australia. Nimble, adaptive and prepared to go the extra mile to see creative ideas blossom into successful entertainment content, EPF has funded on-screen projects with aggregate budgets of more than $882 million, having deployed more than $447 million of loan capital in a recent 24 month period.Highlights include Ron Howard’s “Eden” starring Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney and Daniel Brühl, multiple Academy Award-winning director George Miller’s Three Thousand Years Of Longing starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, Australian box office hit, “Never Too Late” featuring Academy Award winner Jackie Weaver and nominee James Cromwell (director Mark Lamprell), the Australian-Chinese co-production “At Last, War Of The Worlds” starring Eva Longoria, the sci-fi feature “2067” and action thriller “Blacklight” starring Liam Neeson.
For television, EPF has provided loan finance to Aquarius films for Mix Tape, Hoodlum for Five Bedrooms – Series 3, Ambience Entertainment for Barrumbi Kids and to Aquarius Films for Savage River.
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Pryor Cashman
Pryor Cashman is U.S. counsel to Australians in Film. A full-service U.S. law firm with over 200 attorneys based in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, Pryor Cashman serves a diverse client base that spans the globe.
For more than 50 years, Pryor Cashman has counseled entertainment industry clients on the complexities and legal challenges that arise when producing, financing, distributing, protecting and optimizing the value of creative content. The firm has fostered long-standing relationships with key players in every area of the entertainment industry and have developed a keen understanding of the business realities of parties on both sides of the content equation.
Senior Counsel Karen Robson, from the LA office of Pryor Cashman, also serves on the Australians in Film board. She is attending Future Vision 2025 in Melbourne and looks forward to meeting with the attendees. While a U.S. resident and attorney for many years, she is Australian and had the honour of appearing as an actress in Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock as a teenager and working as an attorney in the media law department of a major Sydney firm after graduating from law school in Sydney before moving the States.