About
SCREEN FOREVER brings together the pillars of entertainment, media and technology in one of the Southern Hemisphere’s largest gatherings of screen professionals. Attended by the Who’s Who of Australian and international screen business, it attracts leading creators, producers, writers, directors, distributors and financiers working across film, television, games, interactive and online content.
Now in its 40th year, SCREEN FOREVER continues to connect the sector and showcase the talent, passion and achievements of the Australian screen industry. It is a world-class forum for ideas, debate and collaboration – and, through the SPA Connect Marketplace, a powerhouse for forging the deals that bring Australian stories to life
and to the world.
Who Attends?
SCREEN FOREVER is a business event for the whole industry, from network executives to government agencies, financiers, commissioners, distributors, production service providers, cast and crew. The event attracts a diverse delegate mix from emerging practitioners to established vanguards. The delegates work across all genres and mediums but are united by their desire to become and remain relevant and competitive in the global market.
Why Attend?
SCREEN FOREVER has gained a reputation for unlocking opportunities for delegates to connect with other screen industry professionals, turning ideas into reality.
Delegates will converge on the Gold Coast over three days for unmissable networking events, business meetings, inspiring thought leadership, and the SPA Connect Market. The conference will culminate with the SPA Awards, celebrating industry excellence and accomplishment.
Similar to last year, the Online Global Market will occur ahead of the in-person conference, taking place from Tuesday, 21 April to Wednesday, 22 April 2026, a week before local and international industry delegates arrive on the sunny Gold Coast.
Online Global Market delegates will have the enviable chance to promote their screen businesses, slates, and productions to a myriad of buyers, commissioning executives, distributors, and sales agents from across the globe who aren’t physically attending this year.
Be Inspired
Be inspired by the most outstanding creative visionaries from across all genres and platforms, from feature film to short film, drama to documentary, light entertainment to immersive media and everything in between.
Engage in an in-depth dialogue about contemporary content through keynote addresses, panels, workshops and roundtables.
Connect
Connect with attendees from diverse industry backgrounds, including producers, directors, writers, distributors, exhibitors, broadcasters, agents, entertainment lawyers, commissioners and financiers.
Network with leading luminaries of the industry at the much-anticipated social events. Leave inspired to tell authentic and compelling stories on screen.
Do Business
Do business with some of the most inspirational and innovative domestic and international storytellers and creative industry business mavericks.
Unlock international co-production opportunities and be a part of over $250 million in production deals done on the SPA Connect conference floor, be it physical or digital; the opportunities are real.
SCREEN FOREVER is proudly supported by the Queensland Government, through Screen Queensland.
Screen Producers Australia respectfully acknowledges the people of the Yugambeh language region, the traditional owners of the lands on which we meet. We thank the traditional custodians for welcoming us all onto their lands.
We acknowledge and pay respect to them and all their descendants, both past and present. We also acknowledge the many Aboriginal people from other regions, as well as Torres Strait and South Sea Islander people who now live in the local area and have made an important contribution to the community.
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