The Athena Project is a two-day career development residential workshop in Byron Bay to be held in November; one of 13 projects supported by Screen Australia's Genders Matters: Brilliant Careers program.
Over the past five years, Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch and programs and operations manager Lisa O’Meara have grown the organisation's focus from NSW's Northern Rivers to the whole of regional Australia. They talk to IF about working together to achieve that ambition.
Tracey Mair of TM Publicity has been elected the next chairperson of Screenworks, succeeding Dustin Clare, who has retired from the role after serving a term of six years.
Following a nationwide call out, Screenworks has selected 12 female filmmakers from across regional Australia to participate in its upcoming career enhancement program, The Athena Project.
Tatiana Velasco and Mark George, two up-and-coming producers from northern NSW, have been selected to participate in Screenworks' 2017 Regional Producer Elevator Program.
With the internationalisation of Australia's content landscape continuing at an exponential rate, how can creatives and production companies best harness the opportunities that come from an increasingly crowded marketplace?
Eight writers from regional Australia have been selected for the Write From Home Screenwriting Workshop, an eight-week online mentorship program delivered by the Australian International Screen Forum in New York in partnership with Screenworks.