The Channel Lab: Short Cuts

Screen Queensland is calling for applications from emerging practitioners from across the state to create innovative scripted, factual or artistic vertical content for Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and TikTok. It will support up to 10 emerging Queensland teams with $10,000 each to develop and produce an innovative vertical series. Over the five-month program, participants will also receive guidance from industry professionals through in-depth online workshops to support the critical development, production and release stages for the selected projects.

Bus Stop Films 2024 Inclusive Producers Attachment Program: Submissions

Bus Stop Films is inviting applications for its Inclusive Producers Attachment Program. At least eleven emerging producers from seven states will be selected to work as producer attachments on Bus Stop Films 2024 class film projects, working with the organisation's in-house producer, Dianna La Grassa, to bring to life a slate of 19 inclusively made short films from Bus Stop’s Accessible Film Studies Program. The roles are supported by Bus Stop Films together with Screen NSW, Screen Queensland, VicScreen, Screen...

DocEdge

Doc Edge will move its international documentary festival to Christchurch this June. The 19th edition of this Oscar-qualifying festival will take place in multiple venues across Christchurch offering immersive experiences with screenings, talks, exhibitions, live performances, awards, and screen industry events. After its Christchurch premiere, the festival will be available in Auckland, Wellington, and across Aotearoa New Zealand through Doc Edge's Virtual Cinema. Stay tuned for additional festival programme details to be unveiled early in the new year. FESTIVAL DATES:...

Showdown Showfest

The two-day red-carpet event will premiere six short films locally-produced by the Sunny Coast Showdown team and presented by Bendigo Bank Community Bank. They will compete for the festival’s prize gong, the Gold Yewwy award. The event will also premiere director Chris Sun’s acclaimed comedy short film, Loophole, starring Hugh Parker and Libby Munro while the Hello Sunshine ‘Light, Camera, Lunch!’ story-telling event will host Showdown co-founder and Showdown Winner Emma Morgan. The festival will also feature a new international...

Dark Nights Film Fest: Submissions due

Dark Nights Film Fest is set to haunt Ritz Cinemas in Sydney this coming October. The inaugural festival is inviting horror and dark genre filmmakers to submit their short and feature projects to the festival, with a focus on independent films from emerging and established Australian and international filmmakers. Dark Nights Film Fest - Call for Entries deadlines: Earlybird: May 26 Regular: June 23 Late: July 21 Dark Nights Film Fest will run at Ritz Cinemas, Randwick, Sydney, October 11...