Applications are now open for the 2017 Village Roadshow Entertainment Group and Animal Logic Entertainment Internship, established in 2014 by Australians in Film.
The internship is open to Australian film business undergraduate students and recent graduates, and involves working in the Los Angeles offices of Village Roadshow Pictures and Animal Logic "to gain first-hand experience in developing, acquiring, packaging and producing feature films for the international market".
Valued at $20,000, the three month internship will run from early 2017, with living and travel expenses covered.
President of Australians in Film Kate Marks called the internship "potentially a life changing, once in a lifetime opportunity for a recent business graduate or graduate to work with two of the industry's leading production companies.”
CEO of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group Greg Basser said Village was delighted to be participating again, and that they “look forward to reviewing this year’s applicants.”
Last year's winner Melanie Jayne called the internship "a very insightful and rewarding experience".
"I've learned so much about how the film industry operates here in Los Angeles. Everything from the day-to-day operations of a production company, what kind of scripts are chosen to be developed into feature films, who the current and up-and-coming players in the industry are and more."
"Working with these two great Australian companies has allowed me to not only immerse myself in the heart of the film industry and expand my networks here in the U.S., but it has also strengthened my connection with the Australian film industry."
Applications for the 2017 internship will close on August 23 5.00pm PDT/August 24 10.00am AEST.