Media Release

Screen Producers Australia (SPA) is delighted to announce that Minister for the Arts, John Graham will speak at the opening of GENR8, SPA’s premier one-day ideas lab and networking forum, taking place at AFTRS Sydney on Wednesday, 24 September 2025.

Minister Graham’s remarks will underscore his leadership in advancing the NSW Screen and Digital Games Strategy 2025–2027, a forward-looking framework built around expanding opportunity and unlocking growth in the state’s screen and games industries.

“GENR8’s return to Sydney this year comes at a pivotal time for the sector,” said SPA CEO Matthew Deaner. “Minister Graham’s ambitious Screen and Digital Games Strategy is more than just a policy. It’s a bold declaration of NSW’s ambitions as a global leader of innovation in screen and games. At GENR8, producers will have a front-row seat to these transformative ideas and the new opportunities they are unlocking.”

GENR8 is a fast-paced, inspiring one-day event bringing together producers, creatives, financiers, technologists, and platforms from across the screen sector. The forum addresses the significant, emerging ideas shaping the future of storytelling, from AI’s influence on production to evolving audiences, new revenue models, responsible innovation, and the creative collaborations that will define tomorrow’s screen landscape.

Full session details and speaker information can be found HERE.

Register HERE.

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