080: October 2026 News Round-Up

Loani and Kirsty catch up to discuss a busy October across the Australian screen industry. They share their takeaways from Screen Queensland's In the Frame event and the podcast's Adelaide Film Festival breakfast, before diving into a huge range of topics from here and overseas. Tune in for all the details on a warning that regional cinemas could be lost due to projector replacement costs, the ACTF's concerns about AI generated pitches, Rising Sun Pictures' Emmy win, the ratio of spend on sport vs. children's content in production, and the great AACTA divide ahead of its December AGM. Plus: the Skydance merger, Netflix layoffs, ABC upfronts, Screen Australia production funding announcements, what we've been watching this month, and much more!