015 - June 2025 News Round-Up: Short Film Funding, Google's Veo 3 & More…

In this episode of We Interrupt This Broadcast, Julie and Kirsty wrap up this month's industry news, from short film funding and Screen Australia's new guidelines to Google's Veo 3.Plus: International news, Screenwest increases its PDV Offset, Creative Australia's new website, and more screen industry news from around the country...00:00 Intro00:38 Short films, microbudget features & safety concerns03:24 Screen Australia's new short film guidelines06:17 Screen Well hosts wellbeing roundtables06:37 Creative Australia releases new website07:33 Google launches Veo 311:01 Mr Beast hits 400 million subscribers11:35 Mountainhead's streamlined production process13:08 Screenwest increases PDV rebate13:48 Ausfilm leads Australian contingent at Annecy14:16 What we've been watching15:50 What’s in production around the country17:04 Upcoming Industry Events 19:09 Remembering Liz Tomkins20:02 Acknowledgement of CountryLinks to further info:We Interrupt This Broadcast on social media:LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTubeShort Film FundingPrevious episode: Melanie Rowland and FlunkSA's Film Lab: New Voices initiative & its films: Monolith & Lesbian Space PrincessRobert Rodriguez book - Rebel Without a CrewScreen Australia Webinars - New GuidelinesNarrative - with Louise GoughDocumentary - with Richard HuddlestonCreative Workplaces New websiteAI & Google's Veo 3Official pageExample AI generated videosClayton Jacobson's perfume adOpinion: The film industry is about to get Blockbuster'd by AI and nobody sees it comingLeonardo AI Scott Dickson - Bold Digital MediaWant to sponsor We Interrupt This Broadcast?Reach out to [email protected]. Beast hits 400 million subscribersMountainhead's production process: Hollywood Reporter | IndiewireNews in BriefScreenwest increases PDV rebate to 20%Stan extends multi-year partnership with Sony Pictures TelevisionStan to present at Content LondonAusfilm leads an Annecy contingentWhat We're WatchingThe Survivors | Bring Her Back | Hacks | Sunday Too Far AwaySAFC 50th anniversary screeningIn Production:Tenzing | ⁠Gnomes | Play Dead⁠⁠Screen Australia Upcoming Productions⁠ | ⁠IF In Production⁠Simtrav behind the scenes footage from The SurvivorsUpcoming EventsScreenworks Regional to Global | Australians in Film Future Vision Summit | AFTRS Digital Futures SummitVale Liz TomkinsWIFT Announcement If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple or give us 5 stars on Spotify to help us spread the word.Plus: don’t forget to stop by ⁠our Instagram⁠ on Wednesday evening (the day after each episode is released) to join the conversation in our Stories.We Interrupt This Broadcast is hosted by ⁠⁠⁠Julie Eckersley⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Kirsty Stark⁠⁠⁠.This episode is proudly brought to you by ⁠CrewHQ⁠ & ⁠Expanding Media⁠.