Editing Cinema of Australia (section)

===2020–present===
The Australian film and TV industry was greatly impacted by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia|COVID-19 pandemic]], with at least 60 [[film shoot|shoots]] being halted and around 20,000 people being put of work.<ref>{{cite web | last=Eltham | first=Ben | title='We'll see bankruptcies': how coronavirus has shut down Australian film and TV | website=The Guardian | date=27 March 2020 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/28/well-see-bankruptcies-how-coronavirus-has-shut-down-australian-film-and-tv | access-date=18 April 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407172733/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/28/well-see-bankruptcies-how-coronavirus-has-shut-down-australian-film-and-tv | archive-date=7 April 2020 | url-status=live }}</ref> On Monday 23 March, all productions funded by [[Screen Australia]] were postponed.<ref>{{cite web | title=Coronavirus response update|first=Graeme|last= Mason | website=Screen Australia | date=27 March 2020  | url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/covid19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406162659/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/covid19/|archive-date=6 April 2020 }}</ref> {{as of |2020|4|15}}, after some improvement in COVID-19 statistics in Australia, Screen Australia continues to fund work and process applications, intending to use all of its 2019/20 budget.<ref>{{cite web  | title=Coronavirus response update|first=Graeme|last =Mason | website=Screen Australia | date=15 April 2020 | url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/covid19 | access-date=18 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032100/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/covid19/|archive-date=18 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

Sometime after the movie and TV industries reopened, several films restarted production. Two such films were ''[[Escape from Pretoria]]'' (2020) and  ''[[Mortal Kombat (2021 film)|Mortal Kombat]]'' (2021).<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Adelaide Review]] |url=https://www.adelaidereview.com.au/arts/state-budget-arts-funding-adelaide-festival-windmill/|title=State Budget adds millions in Adelaide Festival and film industry funding as other arts organisations face cuts|first=Walter|last=Marsh|date=19 June 2019|access-date=8 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620063034/https://www.adelaidereview.com.au/arts/state-budget-arts-funding-adelaide-festival-windmill/|archive-date=20 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/05/14/mortal-kombat-james-wan/|title=James Wan-produced Mortal Kombat movie to shoot later this year|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Collis|first=Clark|date=14 May 2019|access-date=8 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518223408/https://ew.com//movies/2019/05/14/mortal-kombat-james-wan/|archive-date=18 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/mortal-kombat-new-movie-release-date-1203219338/|title=New 'Mortal Kombat' Movie to Hit Theaters in 2021|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=17 May 2019|magazine=Variety|access-date=8 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518114604/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/mortal-kombat-new-movie-release-date-1203219338/|archive-date=18 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>