Screenworks, in partnership with Netflix, has opened applications for its next Regional Crew Pathways Program.

Delivered with support from Screen NSW, Screen Queensland, and the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), the entry level initiative provides six film and media graduates with the opportunity to get their first professional paid crew role.

It comprises a two-step training program that includes an initial AFTRS ‘On Set On Boarding’ course followed by paid placements in early entry crew roles for six selected participants (two from Northern Rivers, two from Far North Queensland and two from a regional area soon to be announced) over six months. There are up to 20 spaces available in the AFTRS ‘On Set On Boarding’ course and the six trainees will be selected from these participants to advance into the paid placements.

This program provides training and screen industry career pathways for regional people and directly addresses identified below-the-line skill gaps in addition to building screen production capacity in regional areas.

Screenworks and Netflix encourage applications from young people from diverse backgrounds who may not otherwise have the opportunity to access work opportunities. In particular, people with a qualification in screen and media, or from areas with complementary skill sets such as hospitality, fashion design, hair and makeup, accountancy, event management, and carpentry. Successful applicants will gain practical on-the-job training, networking opportunities and industry immersion.

This is the third year that Netflix has supported this program which started as a pilot in Northern NSW and then extended to include North and Far North Queensland.