Jury For The First Edition Announced

Sony announces jury for first Future Filmmaker Awards 2023. Creo has revealed the panel of judges for the inaugural edition of the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards — a major new annual program for short films which provides a gateway for the development of creative excellence, and free for anyone to enter.  Chaired by award-winning director… Continue reading Jury For The First Edition Announced

CLIPPED MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL

CLIPPED Music Video Festival, Australia’s only Festival dedicated to the art of music video, celebrates its 5th birthday when it returns on Saturday 5 December 2020 at The Ritz Cinemas, Randwick. The 2020 instalment of the CLIPPED Music Video Festival will showcase the very best Australian music videos of the year, along with some special… Continue reading CLIPPED MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL

RØDE REEL RETURNS

The World’s Largest Short Competition Has Returned With $1 Million In Cash To Be Won RØDE Microphones has announced the return of the World’s Largest Short Film Competition, My RØDE Reel. Now in its 7th year, RØDE has once again upped the ante with a monumental $1 million in cash to be won. This the… Continue reading RØDE REEL RETURNS

SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL JOINS MAJOR FILM FESTIVALS FOR WE ARE ONE

Sydney Film Festival has joined 20 major film festivals from around the world lead by Tribeca and including Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto, Sundance and San Sebastian, together with YouTube, to present a free 10-day digital festival. The event will raise funds for the World Health Organization Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund. Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen… Continue reading SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL JOINS MAJOR FILM FESTIVALS FOR WE ARE ONE

RØDE MICROPHONES ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF MASTER YOUR CRAFT – 12-MONTH FILMMAKING INTERNSHIP AT RØDE TO BE WON

Right off the back of My RØDE Reel 2019, RØDE Microphones is excited to announce the return of Master Your Craft! Following the hugely successful inaugural competition last year, we’re once again giving passionate aspiring filmmakers the chance to win the opportunity of a lifetime: a year-long paid internship working as a part of the… Continue reading RØDE MICROPHONES ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF MASTER YOUR CRAFT – 12-MONTH FILMMAKING INTERNSHIP AT RØDE TO BE WON

MY RØDE REEL – 1 MONTH TO GO BEFORE ENTRIES CLOSE!

MY RØDE REEL 1 MONTH TO GO BEFORE ENTRIES CLOSE! $1-MILLION IN PRIZES UP FOR GRABS INCLUDING A $50,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Monday, 29 July 2019 There is just one month to go before entries close for The World’s Largest Short Film Competition, My RØDE Reel. Now in its 6th year, the… Continue reading MY RØDE REEL – 1 MONTH TO GO BEFORE ENTRIES CLOSE!

AFTRS Open Day and Postgraduate Information Evening

Image: AFTRS alumni Jane Campion pictured with actors Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin at the Oscars in 1994. Source: oscars.org With alumni including five Oscar winners and four Oscar nominees, AFTRS is the film school at the forefront of the industry in Australia. To find out more on how to kickstart your career, go along… Continue reading AFTRS Open Day and Postgraduate Information Evening

Exploring Australian women with Screen Australia’s Doco180

Screen Australia and News Digital Networks Australia’s whimn.com.au have announced the five recipients of the second series of Doco180. With a maximum 180 seconds, the winners must create documentaries designed to make viewers ‘do a 180’ on topics important to Australian women. “We know there are a million ways to be a woman today, so naturally there… Continue reading Exploring Australian women with Screen Australia’s Doco180

OPPORTUNITY: SQ / SBS Short Form Content initiative

Filmmakers from diverse backgrounds based in Queensland, Australia will be given the opportunity to produce unscripted short form content for SBS On Demand under a new partnership between Screen Queensland (SQ) and the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS).  The SQ/SBS Short Form Content initiative provides funding for up to three early-to-mid career diverse filmmaking teams to… Continue reading OPPORTUNITY: SQ / SBS Short Form Content initiative

AACTA Announces National Pitching Competition for Scripted Television and Web Series

The cast and crew of TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL accepting the AACTA Award for Best Television Drama Series at the 7th AACTA Awards. The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) today launched AACTA PITCH, a national pitching competition that aims to discover Australia’s next world-class scripted series for television or web.… Continue reading AACTA Announces National Pitching Competition for Scripted Television and Web Series