Events

Flickerfest has opened entries for submissions in all categories, including four Academy Qualifying Awards across the Australian, International and Documentary Competitions. In 2023, the festival will celebrate 32 years of screening the best short films from Australia and around the world in competitions and special showcases. Following the festival in Sydney, a selection of films will go on tour to 50+ capital cities and regional centres around Australia. Regular deadline: September 12Late deadline: October 10

Applications are now open for the eighth instalment of Screen Australia and YouTube Australia’s Skip Ahead initiative, to help online storytellers with an existing audience on YouTube expand their creative ambition and production value, and ‘skip ahead’ their careers. The initiative will provide up to $150,000 each for a maximum of six YouTube projects and both scripted and documentary projects are encouraged to apply. For the first time, this year projects for short-form platform YouTube Shorts will also be eligible. YouTube...

The AACTA Reg Grundy Award is open for entries, inviting original ideas for new unscripted television programs. Now in its third year, the prize consists of $20,000 in cash and $30,000 in development funding for a concept that is original, viable, and possesses a shimmer of Reg Grundy ‘magic’. Grundy pioneered the international trade of television formats, allowing Australian unscripted television shows to be adapted and enjoyed around the world. The Reg Grundy Award, delivered in partnership with Reg Grundy’s...