SPA CEO Matthew Deaner: Screen Forever tips and advice for producers

About this episode

Matthew Deaner, CEO of Screen Producers Australia, shares insights and advice for producers ahead of the Screen Forever conference.

Screen Producers Australia (SPA) CEO Matthew Deaner joins the podcast ahead of the annual conference Screen Forever, which takes place in late April 2026. The conference is made up of two parts – the online Global Market, and the in-person conference and market, which runs for three days (April 28-30) on the Gold Coast. Throughout the podcast, Matthew gives tips for anyone planning on attending Screen Forever, as well as talking through what Screen Producers Australia is and does, and his thoughts on the state of the Australian industry following a tough 2025. SPA was also part of the successful, years-long push to introduce local content quotas for streaming services – under the new laws, passed in Parliament in November 2025, streaming services with more than one million Australian subscribers will be required to invest at least 10% of their total program expenditure for Australia—or 7.5% their revenue—on new local drama, children's, documentary, arts and educational programs. In addition, the ABC will also receive a $50 million funding boost over 3 years to support the production of new Australian children's and drama content. On the other side of that bill passing, Matthew…

People in this episode

Host: Caris Bizzaca

Guest: Matthew Deaner

Topics covered

• Screen Producers Australia
• Screen Forever
• Australian film industry
• local content quotas
• producer advice

Keywords

• Screen Producers Australia
• Matthew Deaner
• Screen Forever
• local content quotas
• Australian industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Screen Producers Australia

Places: Australia, Gold Coast

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