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Festival and film culture get SA budget boost as other arts orgs tighten belts

Adelaide Festival has received an additional $1.25 million in annual funding over the next three years, with another $6 million injected into the state’s screen sector, while Carclew and Windmill face cuts.

21 Jun 2019 12:00

Richard Watts

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Christine Johnston as the titular character in Windmill Theatre Company’s Baba Yaga. New cuts announced in this week’s budget will directly impact Windmill. Photo credit: Sia Duff.

The Marshall Government’s 2019-20 budget, handed down on Tuesday (18 June) has boosted funding for Adelaide Festival and the screen sector, while inflicting cuts on the state’s renowned youth arts sector.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts