The NSW Government is welcoming applications for its Crew Connects Placement Program, which is designed to provide professional screen practitioners with credited employment in areas of critical need within the state's screen industry. Financed with the assistance of Screen Australia, the $400,000 program funds the placement of emerging crew members who are keen to upskill and advance their careers into roles for up to six months with screen businesses offering the relevant development opportunities. Funding is available for established production,...

Early to mid-career Victorian creatives are invited to apply for two year-long VicScreen internships, featuring four-month rotations at industry partners ABC, Blackfella Films, and Good Thing Productions. Now in its fourth year, the program is designed to create pathways into the screen industry for Victorian screen producers from culturally and racially marginalised backgrounds, First Peoples of Australia, people living with disability, or people who identify as female or are trans/gender diverse. Successful applicants will build skills and knowledge of commissioning,...

Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has opened registrations for its GENR8 one-day ideas forum and networking event, to be held in Melbourne on August 14. Kicking off the day is Senior Creative Technologist at Leonardo.Ai Jessie Hughes, who will deliver a keynote on empowering the creative process, sharing unbiased insights, attitudes, and opinions on AI in creative industries. There will also be an open forum discussion on AI, featuring director, writer, and producer Alex Proyas and GoodThing Productions producer Virginia Whitwell. Elsewhere,...

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...

Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has opened submissions for its Ones to Watch professional development and mentoring program. First run in 2013, the initiative is designed to help early-career screen producers take their careers to new heights. The program again includes the exciting opportunity to secure the coveted $20,000 Ones To Watch Screen Placement, supported by Screen Australia. Selected participants will be individually matched with an experienced mentor from within the SPA membership for 1-on-1 mentoring. They will also be granted...