The Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association (ASPERA) 2022 Conference Creativity Matters: Poetics, Pedagogy, Production, Policy was held at Griffith Film School, Griffith University, Brisbane from Monday 11 July to Wednesday 13 July 2022. The conference explored matters regarding creativity across all areas of research and teaching in Australian higher education institutions today and into the future. It acknowledged the fact that the screen industry is changing rapidly. New generations of storytellers are entering the scene resulting in competition for career opportunities and funding. In this environment, universities play a pivotal role in educating students to work creatively and collaboratively in local and global scenarios. The articles here constitute part two of our special issue (following on from the previous issue of Studies in Australasian Cinema last year), include two case studies: one focusing on creative collaborations and one on older women in Stateless (2020). Where the first speaks to production and pedagogy, the second foregrounds poetics and policy.