News In Brief: Amazon’s new Australian Originals and fresh opportunities for diverse writers

This week in the news: The Yield optioned by Tony Briggs, Amazon funds 7 new local productions, Screen Aus portions out $5.6million, abuse at 2k Australia uncovered, and the nascent game workers union.

This Week’s Top Stories

UPCOMING EVENTS 


Just in case winter wasn’t cold enough. Photo: Phoebe Powell

 

Career & Opportunities 

READ: Bystander Intervention for Freelancers

Industry Analysis


The recently-announced tax offset for game development is welcome, but the industry should be wary. Image: Shooty Skies Overdrive by Mighty Games

READ: Film Review: June Again adds lucid wit to a tale of second chances

On screen 

    Jini Maxwell is a curator at ACMI, and an award-winning videogame journalist. They curated ‘Honk: Untitled Goose Exhibition,’ co-curate Gay24, a monthly film night showcasing rare, radical and archival queer films. Jini is currently co-curating a major videogame exhibition at ACMI.