Events

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...

North and Far North Queensland screen businesses are now eligible to apply for up to $75,000 in funding from the Queensland Government. Administered via Screen Queensland, NQ Enterprise is a $250,000 fund designed to support active screen businesses with a track record in production, post-production, production services, game development, or distribution. Eligible screen businesses may wish to apply for assistance in hiring new team members, engaging expert consultants, purchasing equipment and infrastructure, investing in innovation, exploring new revenue streams, or...

The Earth Futures Festival is an international film and video event showcasing the important role geoscience plays in tackling our most pressing global challenges such as climate change, the management of our natural resources (water, minerals, energy, soils), transitions to cleaner energy, mitigation of the risks from #NaturalHazards and building sustainable cities. The Festival is organised in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 685: Geology for Sustainable Development and with...

Applications are now open for MIFF’s Critics Campus, a intensive, week-long program of panels, workshops and mentoring designed to provide emerging Australian screen critics with a unique platform to nurture their talents in a live festival setting. Following two dynamic online editions,  this year will herald the return to an in-person format, which will take place from August 8 - 12 August as part of the festival’s landmark 70th edition. Eight selected participants from across Australia will take part in...

The Australian Writers’ Guild is calling for entries for the 55th Annual AWGIE Awards. Celebrating the very best in Australian stage and screenwriting, the AWGIE Awards recognise and reward the outstanding achievements of Australian storytellers and their contribution to Australia’s cultural landscape. This year, there are some major updates to the categories, including: • Theatre – stage has been split into original and adapted. • Audio has been split into fiction and non-fiction. • The television series and miniseries categories have been...

Film submissions are open for CinefestOZ 2022, which will be held in the South West of Western Australia from August 24-28. Filmmakers are encouraged to make submissions for the Official Selection and Short Film Program for contention in both the CinefestOZ Albany – hosted in WA’s Great Southern region in April – and CinefestOZ Film Festival in August, which has taken over the South West region for the past 14 years. The 2022 category groups include feature (Film Prize and...