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15-May-2012
‘Cloudstreet’ wins Best Director at ADG Awards
The Australian Director’s Guild (ADG) Awards were announced at a black tie event on Friday, 11 May 2012 in Sydney with ‘Cloudstreet’ director Matthew Saville taking out the Award for Best Direction in a TV miniseries. Read More
15-May-2012
AWG: ‘In Conversation’ with Neal Kingston
The Australian Writer’s Guild (AWG) is holding a free ‘In Conversation’ Q&A event with producer Neal Kingston on Tuesday, 22 May 2012 at the AWG offices in Northbridge. Neal has been the producer of Australia’s longest running drama, 'Neighbours' for the past four years and will be in Perth to talk about the writing process on the show, including the roles of story editing and script editing. Read on for booking details. Read More
15-May-2012
Call for Entries: MIFF 37 South and ScreenWest special initiative
MIFF 37 South will be running a special initiative in partnership with ScreenWest, enabling emerging WA screenwriters and directors to participate in the 2012, 37 South PostScript and Direct market held in Melbourne. Successful applicants will travel to Melbourne to meet and pitch to a range of experienced Australian/NZ producers and interest them in their work in a series of organised meetings followed by networking and industry events. Read More
15-May-2012
WA digital project selected for Cross Video Days Market in Paris
WA transmedia project ‘209 days’ has been selected for the Cross Video Days Market in Paris this June. Cross Video Days is a premier European conference and market specifically for digital content producers and creators to foster connections with commissioners from the main European broadcasters and major distribution companies. ‘209 Days’ came out of ScreenWest’s From Concept to Pitch workshop earlier in the year, receiving the People’s Choice Award. The group was mentored by Danielle Giles from Inkubator, who has now partnered with The Workshop Productions on ‘209 Days’. Read on for further details on the project. Read More
15-May-2012
‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ Series 4 available on DVD
Series 4 of the popular award winning documentary series, ‘Who Do You Think You Are?' is now available on DVD. The landmark documentary series recently aired on SBS and chronicles the social, ethnic and cultural evolution of Australia’s national identity. Taking audiences to all corners of Australia and the globe are six stories of individuals seeking to find the definitive answer to where they came from. The DVD of the series is now available from the SBS website and selected retailers. Read More
15-May-2012
AACTA Awards launch 2013 Awards Cycle
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has launched the 2013 Awards cycle and is now calling for submissions for entries across all categories including feature film, short animation, television and documentary. The Academy is also calling for AACTA Awards jurors who come together to determine the nominees and winners. Read on for details on how to enter. Read More
15-May-2012
'Red Dog' and 'Mad Bastards' screen as part of Cannes Antipodes
WA feature films, ‘Red Dog’ and ‘Mad Bastards’ will screen throughout May at Cannes Antipodes, the official sidebar event as part of the Cannes Cinephiles program. Screening from 16 to 27 May and coinciding with the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, the event celebrates films from Australia and New Zealand. Read More
15-May-2012
1UP Cinema to screen 2012 Oscar shorts this winter
As part of the City of Perth Winter Arts program, 1UP Cinema in Northbridge will screen the 2012 Oscar nominated live action short films including Ireland production, ‘The Shore’ which won the Academy Award. The program runs from 6-10 June. Private bookings, fundraising events and student groups are available at a discounted rate. Read on for further details. Read More
15-May-2012
AFTRS Online Course: ‘Screenwriting for Film’
The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) will present the online course, ‘Screenwriting for Film’ which begins 25 June and runs until 29 August 2012. This popular course which is open to Western Australian residents, will give students a ‘toolbox’ for creating an industry-standard, feature film script. Read of for further details. Read More
15-May-2012
Documentary and TV Development: Closing 28 May
The Documentary and TV Development Fund provides funding as an investment to further develop a project in Western Australia. Funding is available predominantly for projects with market interest for treatment/script development and fees incurred during that process. Applications close 5:00pm Monday, 28 May 2012. Read More
15-May-2012
Digital Breakout Development: Closing 11 June
This program provides up to $5000 funding for digital content creators, media producers and production companies to develop and fully scope the creative, technical, market and audience potential of their digital concept/idea. Emerging producers are a priority area of funding for this round. Applications close, Monday 11 June 2012. Read More
08-May-2012
WA Crew Employment Incentive Fund: Closing 14 May
The WA Crew Employment Incentive Fund is a financial incentive to encourage local producers to employ Western Australian practitioners. Eligible producers must have completed and audited a production on which they engaged crew in Qualifying Crew positions. Projects that have not been audited by the closing date of 14 May 2012, but have had a TX date prior to 30 June 2012, will be able to submit an application in anticipation of the completed audit report. When the project audit has been delivered to ScreenWest, any due funds will then be issued to the production company. Applications close 5:00pm Monday, 14 May 2012. Read More
08-May-2012
Documentary and TV Development: Closing 28 May
The Documentary and TV Development Fund provides funding as an investment to further develop a project in Western Australia. Funding is available predominantly for projects with market interest for treatment/script development and fees incurred during that process. Applications close 5:00pm Monday, 28 May 2012. Read More
08-May-2012
Michelle Glaser reappointed as Digital Project Manager
ScreenWest is pleased to announce the reappointment of Michelle Glaser as the ScreenWest Digital Project Manager on a 12 month contract. Michelle has been working at ScreenWest in this role on a part time basis during 2011 and then full time since 2012. During the last 16 months, she has developed a number of successful projects and initiatives including the 2011 and 2012 X|Media|Lab events, the From Concept to Pitch workshops, the SBS Online Internship, with over 27 projects supported for development and 9 for production in this time. Read More
08-May-2012
‘Jack the Ripper’ screens on Channel 7 this Wednesday
'Jack the Ripper: Australia's Killer', the new documentary from Perth based production company, Prospero Productions, will premiere at 10:00pm on Wednesday, 9 May 2012 on Channel 7. Narrated by Dennis Cometti, the documentary revisits the story of one of the most gruesome and unsolved crimes in history. Tune in to see former Scotland Yard Detective Robin Napper lead an investigation to find out if the Australian killer, Frederick Bailey Deeming, really was Jack the Ripper. Read More
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