Conference Gold Coast, Australia

SCREEN FOREVER 41

Run by Screen Producers Australia (SPA)

Australia's screen producers hold their 41st annual conference and market at The Star Gold Coast over three days in May. It is built around producers, broadcasters and financiers, so it suits writers who also produce or who want to meet the people commissioning Australian film, TV and games. Online market meetings run the week before.

Starts May 4, 2027 (starts in 196 days)

Dates

It runs May 4 to 6, 2027 in Gold Coast.

At a glance

Cost
PaidPass prices for 2027 are not on the page yet
Held in
English
Where
Gold Coast, Australia (in person and online)
Who can attend
Anyone in the screen business can attend with a pass. Most of the program speaks to people who produce, buy, sell or fund screen work.

What it gives besides money

Keynotes, panels, workshops and roundtables in person, a business market for meeting buyers and commissioners, and two online market days on 28 and 29 April 2027.

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