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The ABC and Screen Australia are once again inviting applications for their Fresh Blood initiative, with new and emerging comedy creators from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities who meet the selection criteria encouraged to apply. As part of the program, 10 teams will receive $50,000 to produce 3 x 5min comedy shorts and will participate in a Sydney workshop to be held in August. These shorts will premiere simultaneously on ABC and creators' social media platforms. From there, up to...

Bus Stop Films is encouraging emerging producers to apply for its Inclusive Producers Attachment Program. Ten emerging producers from seven states will be selected to work as producers’ attachments on Bus Stop Films 2023 class film projects. They will collaborate with Bus Stop’s in-house producer, Dianna La Grassa, to bring to life a slate of 18 inclusively made short films being produced through Bus Stop’s Accessible Film Studies Program. The ten roles are supported by Screen NSW, Screen Queensland, South...

CinefestOZ has opened film submissions for the 2023 event, which will be held in the South West of WA from August 29 - September 3. Filmmakers are encouraged to enter the Official Selection and Short Film Program for both CinefestOZ and CinefestOZ Albany (April 27 – 30). Submissions are also open for the CinefestOZ Film Prize award, Australia’s richest film prize of $100,000 (applicable only for the August event in the South West). Of the other categories, there is Best...

Screen NSW is inviting applications for this year's Slate Development Funding program, which provides screen companies based in the state with $100,000 to develop three projects across TV drama, factual, features, online, and immersive narrative that are produced and/or post-produced in NSW. To be eligible, each proposed project must include one female-identifying key creative and at least one key creative from the following groups: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), people with disability, LGBTQIA+, and Western...

The Australian Writers' Guild is inviting applications for the 2023 Monte Miller Awards. Dedicated to uncovering the best new scripts and writing talent across Australia, the Monte Miller Awards is a purpose-built and industry-recognised opportunity for AWG associate and student members to have their work showcased directly to industry decision-makers. The Monte Miller Awards are open to screen and stage writers with an un-produced script of any genre across film, television, theatre, audio, and interactive media. The winning writers in...

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...