SBS Emerging Writers’ Incubator 2023 – Submissions

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...

Castlemaine Documentary Festival (C-Doc) 2023

Theatre Royal 30 Hargraves St, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia

Castlemaine Documentary Festival (C-Doc) has announced its 2023 program, bringing a selection of eight Australian and international feature-length films, along with panel discussions and conversations. Several Australian films will premiere at the festival including Trained To See - 3 Women and the War, Equal the Contest, The Thief Collector and Weed & Wine. The festival's closing night will see be early silent film GRASS - made in 1925 - accompanied by ZÖJ, a Ballarat musical duo consisting of Iranian-born musician, vocalist and...

Unreal Fest

QT Gold Coast Hotel

Epic Games will bring Unreal Fest to the southern hemisphere for the first time with Unreal Fest ANZ. To be...

Travelling Film Festival – Newcastle

Event Cinemas, Kotara Westfield Kotara, Park Ave, Kotara, NSW, Australia

The Travelling Film Festival will bring a celebration of cinema to Newcastle with a brand-new program direct from the Sydney Film Festival's 70th edition. Opening the festival is Newcastle-based director Claire Pasvolsky’s Three Chords and the Truth, a musical story set in Newcastle about Angie (Jackie Marshall) whose chequered career is uplifted through her friendship with teenage Ruby. The gala event includes a live performance from lead actor and singer/songwriter Marshall, a filmmaker Q&A with the director and a welcome...

Catchlight Film Festival 2023: Submissions

Sony’s annual short film festival, Catchlight Film Festival will return for 2023.  The festival is for filmmakers of all levels, from amateurs to industry veterans, who wish to showcase their talent and demonstrate how they use the Sony system to capture their stories. The judges for this year's festival are cinematographer Stefan Duscio ACS, and directors Gracie Otto and Yolanda Ramke. In 2023, the Catchlight Film Festival includes four categories: Fiction (scripted), Non-Fiction (documentary), Student Fiction and Music Video. Eligible films for the Catchlight Film Festival...