Screen Queensland is calling Queensland-based filmmakers from under-represented backgrounds to apply for the second iteration of RIDE Shorts, an opportunity to secure $35,000 to create a nonfiction short film.

Following on from last year’s highly successful inaugural program, the RIDE Shorts initiative – standing for Respect, Inclusivity, Diversity and Equality – will support the creation of up to four documentary shorts to premiere at the Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) in October.

Applications for RIDE Shorts are open now on for diverse screen practitioners identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse, female, non-binary, LGBTQIA+, person living with disability, regional or remotely based, under-represented age and socio-economic status.