YouTube creators hoping to follow in the footsteps of Aunty Donna or Superwog are encouraged to apply for Screen Australia and Google Australia/YouTube's Skip Ahead.
Toni Collette's directorial debut, an animated series based on 'The Sapphires' and a Shakespeare-inspired anthology are among the 42 projects to recently share in $1.4 million of development funding from Screen Australia.
AACTA unveiled the nominees for this year's awards for Best Short Film, Best Short Animation, Best Short Documentary and Best Scripted Online Video on Saturday evening at Shorts+Web Fest in Sydney.
Screen Australia has announced the final round of story development funding for the 2018-19 financial year, backing five television series, six online projects and six feature films with $675,000.
AACTA will screen a selection of the projects shortlisted for the awards for best short film, best short animation, best short documentary and best online series as part of Shorts+Web Fest, a free event to be held in Sydney late August.