Screen industry groups lose more than $1m in funding

Morning Report · Sep 30, 2026 · 5m

The Film Commission is scrapping a major source of public funding for ten industry groups. It announced yesterday that a more than $1 million pot divided up among the screen sector bodies will stop from the end of June next year. It means groups like the Screen Producers Guild and the actors' union, Equity, will lose funds. Women in Film and Television - known as WIFT - is also affected. Its Executive Director Patricia Watson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.