It supports screen industry professionals, infrastructure, projects and events, promoting the state of Victoria as a filmmaking hub.

The purpose of the amalgamation was to avoid the unnecessary duplication of functions by the three organisations; to enhance the capacity of the Government to meet the present and future media needs of Victorians; and to simplify access to film materials and to enlarge the benefits to be derived from the use of such materials.

In 2001 the Cinemedia Corporation was abolished and Film Victoria and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) were established as separate statutory authorities.

[3] In 2017, the Victorian government’s screen agency appointed Caroline Pitcher as its new chief executive officer (CEO).

[citation needed] Early in 2022, Film Victoria rebranded as VicScreen.