The 48 Hour Film Project in Melbourne is set kick-off next Friday 24 October, with 24 teams registered to compete so far.
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The home grown doco series Yarning Up continues to make a splash at film festivals internationally with two of the series' films being chosen to screen at the prestigious 9th Annual imagineNATIVE Film Media Arts Festival in Toronto, Canada from 15 to 19
To be held on Nov 3, the 2008 APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards honours a host of screen composers with The Black Balloon's Michael Yezerski scoring nominations in three categories.
Produced and directed by first time filmmaker Lara Damiani, Tibet's Cry for Freedom features exclusive interviews with the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Prime Minister in exile and Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng.
The Sheffield Doc/Fest has announced its program for 2008, which will include five Australian projects - two international premieres and three European premieres.
ScreenWest has announced that Western Australian projects selected to pitch at the Lab are eligible to apply to ScreenWest for a Practitioner Development Travel Grant.
ScreenWest has invited screen industry practitioners and organisations to be part of a review into its development and production funding programs.
SBS has released a summary of its Triennial Funding Submission which makes the case to the government for an increase in funding over 2009-2012.