Tasmanian composer Finn Clarke is the newest recipient of Screenworks Regional Screen in LA program, for which he will undertake a four-week residency in the Californian city with the support of Australians in Film.
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This year's $50,000 Reg Grundy Award will be split between two teams after judges awarded the competition's first-ever tie.
Film students from SAE Creative Institute will have the opportunity to receive mentoring from the likes of Minderoo Pictures executive director Malinda Wink and ABC documentaries manager Stephen Oliver as part of new documentary competition, Uncovered.
AACTA has announced the recipient of AACTA Pitch: Mother, with Rhona Rees receiving $10,000 in development funds and an exclusive distribution deal with Monster Pictures for her concept 'Freya'.
Up to six mid-career screenwriters will have the opportunity to travel to Los Angeles to undergo specialised training and participate in industry events as part of a new initiative from the Australian Writers' Guild and Screen Australia.
The Arts & Cultural Exchange, Screenrights Cultural Fund and Screen NSW have set an introductory Assistant Camera workshop with Panavision on November 14 as part of the Screen Trades initiative, which is being piloted across NSW.
Eight early to mid-career Victorian screenwriters will hone their craft under the tutelage of script producer and former ABC development executive Clare Atkins as part of Co-Curious's Stories From Another Australia initiative.
With a second crop of creatives set to start the SBS Emerging Writers' Incubator in the new year, inaugural participant Alberto Di Troia has encouraged them to speak up with ideas, no matter who they were in the room with.