Chris Winter, a pivotal figure in Australian public broadcasting for more than 40 years, has died in Sydney, aged 72.
Shideh Faramand, April Tafe and Julietta Boscolo are the recipients of the third instalment of the Australian Directors’ Guild (ADG) Metro Screen Open Fellowship, and will share in $15,000 to fund opportunities in the US.
One of four recipients of the inaugural Metro Screen Fellowship, administered by the ADG, Brietta Hague travelled to Cuba in March to attend a two-week workshop with German director Werner Herzog.
Brietta Hague, Amanda Hood, Rebecca Ingram and Shelly Lauman have been chosen as the recipients of the inaugural Metro Screen Fellowships.
The Australian Directors’ Guild (ADG) announced the establishment of the Metro Screen Fellowships at the Dungog Festival over the weekend.
Emerging filmmaker Chelsea Thistlewaite has launched a crowdfunding campaign for her new short film which tackles mental health and rural isolation.
AFTRS is calling on guilds, agencies, associations, employers and individuals to take part in an industry survey designed to identify the training and talent development needs of the screen and broadcast sectors.
The closure of state-based screen resource centres after Screen Australia cut off their funding will deprive many emerging filmmakers of a vital bridge between tertiary education and entering the workforce.