In August Bobby Romia, Head of Development at Screen Australia presented to an AWG Victoria event on the opportunities and pathways to development for writers at all stages.
This Meet the Team article gives a good sense of what development priorities are, what projects are assessed on, and the current state of dev. Scroll to the end for a great Q&A with the team.
https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/screen-news/2023/08-31-intro-to-the-content-team
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