Screen not-for-profits CuriousWorks and Co-Curious have welcomed new board appointments, as they transition to separate management committees after six years of common governance.
To have his short film 'Jia' selected for the Melbourne International Film Festival, in addition to being accepted into the festival's Accelerator Lab, which boasts alumni such as Taika Waititi, David Michod, Justin Kurzel and Sophie Hyde, is a "dream come true" for writer/director Vee Shi.
Eight early to mid-career Victorian screenwriters will hone their craft under the tutelage of script producer and former ABC development executive Clare Atkins as part of Co-Curious's Stories From Another Australia initiative.
NSW cultural institution Powerhouse has announced a four-year partnership with production company Co-Curious via a new commission centred on the Western Sydney community.
Not-for-profit production company Co-Curious has bolstered its creative ranks, welcoming author and scriptwriter Clare Atkins, producer Kali Reid, and actor Bali Padda.
Applicants for the 2022 Screenrights Cultural Fund will be able to draw on assistance from the organisation in making their submissions as part of this year's New Opportunities theme.
Anthology feature 'Here Out West', which opened the 2021 Sydney Film Festival, will be released in cinemas February 3 via Mind Blowing Films.
'Here Out West', which opens Sydney Film Festival tomorrow evening, is an anthology feature in which a baby being kidnapped from a hospital sets off a series of events that brings complete strangers together over a single day.