The Australian Writers' Guild is inviting applications for the 2023 Monte Miller Awards. Dedicated to uncovering the best new scripts and writing talent across Australia, the Monte Miller Awards is a purpose-built and industry-recognised opportunity for AWG associate and student members to have their work showcased directly to industry decision-makers. The Monte Miller Awards are open to screen and stage writers with an un-produced script of any genre across film, television, theatre, audio, and interactive media. The winning writers in...

Now in its third year, SBS Emerging Writers' Incubator provides 12 months of paid employment in production companies around Australia for emerging writing talent from underrepresented backgrounds. They include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; people who are culturally and linguistically diverse; people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, or with disability; people who are female or gender diverse; people who identify as LGBTQIA+; and people located in regional and remote areas. In 2023, selected participants will join Curio Pictures...

Panasonic's Lumix 72-hour Filmmaking Challenge is open to all Australian filmmakers, with the eventual winner receiving a prize package including more than $10,000 RRP of Lumix imaging products plus $5,000 in cash. To be considered, entrants must first create a 30-60 second video to demonstrate what makes them the perfect candidate for the challenge. Ten successful applicants will then be loaned the newly-launched Lumix S5IIX and supporting equipment to create a three-to-six-minute short film and trailer. The film must include...

Screen Australia, SBS, and National Indigenous Television (NITV) are inviting applications for the Digital Originals initiative. Now in its fourth year, the program aims to develop short-form drama projects to premiere as a single hour-long episode program on SBS On Demand and NITV, from screen creatives historically under-represented in the sector. This includes people who identify as culturally and linguistically diverse, First Nations Australians, people with disability, female and gender diverse, LGBTQIA+, and those who are located in regional and...

Screenworks and Australian International Screen Forum in New York have opened applications for their Write from Home Screenwriting program....