Tasmanian film and TV have had a stellar decade. So why is the state gutting its local screen body?

Deadloch/IMDB In April, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced Brand Tasmania, Screen Tasmania and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery would be folded into the Creative Industries, Sport and Visitor Economy division. The decision “to streamline the state’s public service sector” has been known for some time. But the latest shocking revelation is that Screen Tasmania, the state’s funding body for film, television and other digital media, has roughly halved in size. It is left with a…