Mercury CX and the South Australian Film Corporation have launched the Quicksilver Production Initiative with the aims to fund four short-form productions – 2 x $25,000 and 2 x $10,000.

This initiative is designed to act as a stepping-stone for emerging, advancing and transitioning screen industry practitioners from South Australia to help them achieve their career goals.

Applications are invited from teams with projects that are in advanced stages of development and are production-ready. The lead applicant must be an MCX Member​ at the time of applying.

In addition to the cash budgets offered, $2,500 of in-kind support is also provided by way of equipment and facilities hire, including $1,500 worth of public liability and volunteer insurance cover, a suite of contract templates, production forms and project mentoring from Mercury CX production executives.