The regional practitioners to take part in Screenworks’ Career Pathway Programs for 2022 have been revealed, with each of the three initiatives drawing a record number of submissions.
Screenworks will deliver a range of industry development and up-skilling opportunities in Far North and North Queensland across the next three years as part of a $675,000 investment from Screen Queensland in the region.
Screenworks, the national not-for-profit organisation that provides industry and talent development programs and networking for people living in regional Australia, has attracted some of the industry's biggest names for its annual fundraiser.
Screenworks is inviting applications from regional practitioners for its three career pathways programs ahead of the submission deadline this month.
Screenworks' Discovering New Voices program has turned its attention to romantic comedy, inviting applications from regionally-based screenwriters aiming to develop features and series within the genre.
Screen Australia and Australians in Film have announced the participants for the Talent Gateway and the Global Producers Exchange, both designed to connect Australian creatives with key US decision-makers.
Nakul Legha may have only been a member of the Netflix ANZ content team for just under 12 months, but his enthusiasm for Australian storytelling goes well beyond that.
Screenworks is the latest organisation to partner with Netflix to boost skills within the industry, announcing it will provide free training for up-and-coming practitioners in northern NSW.