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State Government investing in WA’s job-creating screen industry

Apr 24, 2024

The State Government will invest $31.9 million over 4 years to implement a new screen industry strategy as part of its economic diversification plans, with initiatives that grow the local screen industry and establish Western Australia as a major international and national screen production destination.

Image credit: Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, 2023. Photo courtesy of Bunbury Regional Art Gallery.

Facilities funding available for public regional galleries

Apr 23, 2024

Public arts and cultural galleries in regional WA can now apply for funding from $5000 to $100,000 for minor or major facility improvements through the Public Regional Galleries Improvement Fund.

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New arts festival coming to Perth this winter

Apr 22, 2024

Perth is set to launch a new winter arts and cultural festival this July, with RE//Perth activating multiple Northbridge spaces in a celebration of creativity and urban exploration.

Drone view of the Albany Entertainment Centre at dusk

Contract awarded for Albany Entertainment Centre works

Mar 26, 2024

The State Government has awarded the contract for important roof repairs at the iconic Albany Entertainment Centre, with Colab Construction to start work soon.

Cast and crew on the stage at the Premiere of Population : 11

Nearly $19m screen funding revealed at WA production premiere

Mar 11, 2024

Show business is good business for WA – that’s the message from the State Government as the Minister for Culture and the Arts reveals almost $19 million in new funding for the state’s screen industry.

DLGSC Director General Lanie Chopping (centre) presents the prize for the West Australian Short Film Category — won by won by Kyle Thistlethwaite, Nicholas Verryn, Nadine Barry and Taylor Finch for ‘Verge Collection’

Prize-winning short films hit the big screen at Rooftop

Mar 1, 2024

Australia’s best short film makers were recognised last night at the awards for the Best Australian Short-Film Competition.

Cast and crew with Ministers Templeman and Dawson on the film et

Stan Original comedic crime thriller filmed in WA outback

Jan 30, 2024

Population 11, the first Stan Original Series to be filmed in Western Australia, will premiere on 14 March.

L-R: Birthright cast members Michael Hurst, Maria Angelico, Linda Cropper and Travis Jeffrey with writer/director Zoe Pepper. Photo credit: Emma Vickery.

Perth Hills the scene of the latest WA film production

Jan 29, 2024

Production of WA feature film Birthright kicks off production today in the Perth Hills.

Calling all writers – the WA Premier's Book Awards open for entries

Jan 15, 2024

Western Australian writers are being urged to enter the 2024 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, which have opened for books published or self-published in 2023.

Image credit: Ben Yew, The Smallest Stage, Produced by Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre

The Smallest Stage wins big

Dec 20, 2023

A recipient of our regional arts funding program has just been recognised as the Best Mainstage Production at the 2023 Performing Arts WA Awards.

Photograph: Image is Minister Templeman, Carolyn Turnbull from Tourism WA, Producer James Grandison from Arenamedia, Rikki Lea Bestall, Screenwest CEO on the set of The Surfer

It’s a wrap for WA production of The Surfer starring Nicolas Cage

Dec 12, 2023

As filming for the psychological thriller The Surfer wraps up in the South West this week, figures are coming to hand showing the flow on economic benefits to the region from the State Government supported production.

Audience at the Silent Disco in the Pleasure Garden lit up with lights

It's show time: FRINGE is back to delight summer audiences

Nov 22, 2023

The FRINGE WORLD Festival will return in 2024, with the government providing a significant funding boost to help deliver more than 500 events this summer.

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