Over The Fence comprises 16 short films from around the world that will take you on a journey through life to death and beyond. And then, there’s all that other stuff in between, like getting professional help for our needs, being power coached about pets, dating surprises, lonely jobs - like being a guardian of a treasure cave, sharing food for nuts, being challenged on our craft, new technology for old cars, and so much more - to eternity. The...
Screenrights is inviting applications for its 2023 Cultural Fund, with up to $250,000 in funding available for projects that respond to the annual focus of New Visions. Now in its sixth year, the Cultural Fund aims to make a difference by supporting people with new initiatives that foster the creation and appreciation of screen content in Australia and New Zealand. As with 2022, Screenrights will be accepting expressions of interest from applicants who are less experienced in funding submissions. Through the...
Applications are open for this year's Spark Short Film initiative, which this year carries the theme of Friendship. Supported by Screen Territory as part of the annual program of the Darwin International Film Festival, three successful recipients will be provided with $30,000 in production funding to produce a ten-minute short film and will have the opportunity to work with an experienced Screen Industry story development mentor and will be assigned an executive producer. Each film will also be provided with...
Celebrating its 21st year, the Gold Coast Film Festival (GCFF) will be held at HOTA from April 19 to 30. Tickets are on sale now for the festival's marquee events, which include the Opening Night Red Carpet Gala Premiere, Screen Industry Gala Awards, and the Women In Film Lunch, with the full program to be launched with all ticket sales on March 16. The Red Carpet will be rolled out for Opening Night on Wednesday, April 19 from 6pm for...
The Coffs Coast’s Screenwave International Film Festival will open with Rolf de Heer’s The Survival of Kindness. Rolf de Heer, lead actress Mwajemi Hussein, and producers Molly Reynolds and Julie Byrne will be in attendance. The Survival of Kindness, filmed in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges and Tasmania, will launch a 150-session line-up of screenings and events at SWIFF’23, running 16 days and nights across three screening venues in Coffs Harbour and Bellingen, including the newly upgraded historic Bellingen Memorial Hall, having just...
