2022 AACTA Awards: Submissions

Entries are now open across Film, Television, Documentary, and Short Film categories for the 2022 AACTA Awards. The awards comprise more than 50 different award categories across film, television, documentary, and short film, celebrating Australian stories, culture, and creativity on the big and small screens. The 2022 AACTA Awards includes a change to the feature film eligibility policy, which has been updated to recognise films that premiere on streaming, subscription, or free to air television, with no theatrical distribution. More...

CinefestOZ Albany 2022

CinefestOZ Albany returns in 2022 after debuting last year. To be held April 28 to May 1, the festival comprises a mix of film screenings and special events spread across region’s cinemas and venues, with the opportunity for attendees to rub shoulders with filmmakers and industry guests. This year’s program features an opening event, free community screenings, a short film set, IndigifestOZ films, and the Saturday night gala event. There will also ‘Koort’ day of screenings at the Town Hall...

Sydney Film Festival and Deutsche Bank’s First Nations fellowship – Submissions

Sydney Film Festival is encouraging all Australian-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander film creatives who have begun a career in the film and television industry to apply for the Deutsche Bank Fellowship. Now in its second year, the initiative offer $20,000 for the winning fellow to further develop their skills through international placement or other professional development opportunities. The successful 2022 candidate will be selected by a panel of key industry personnel, and the Fellowship will be awarded at the...

2022 AWGIE Awards: Submissions

The Australian Writers' Guild is inviting submissions for the 55th Annual AWGIE Awards, a night that will recognise outstanding scripts from 2021 and celebrate the community of screen and stage writers at the heart of the Australian industry. Entries are open to eligible screen, stage, interactive & gaming and audio works that finished principal photography or production or had a first performance between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021 (please check individual categories for specific eligibility criteria). Major updates...