MENTORING FOR REGIONAL SCREEN PRACTITIONERS

Deadline - Applications must be received by close of business Monday, 16 January 2012.

Regional screen practitioners have the opportunity to be mentored by some of Australia’s most experienced screen producers through the ‘Mentoring for Regional Screen Practitioners’ program.  The aim of this pilot program is to develop the skills and grow the businesses of regional screen partitioners. This will be achieved through intensive mentoring over a three month period by experienced Sydney-based industry professionals.  The program will also include workshops designed specifically for producers in regional areas that will develop the skills needed to finance and produce screen content, and establish and sustain a regional production enterprise. The program is funded by NSW Trade & Investment, the NSW Government’s business development agency.

 

For more information and to obtain an application form contact:

Christina Hyde, Program Coordinator

Email:             Christina@christinahydeconsulting.com

The Interactive Media Fund -  3 mil Over 2 years

The Interactive Media Fund  – Applications recieved on continual Basis

The aim of the Fund is to support a diverse range of creative digital content projects with an emphasis on technical, creative or design innovation. It covers the development and/or production of content-rich websites, interactive television (iTV), applications and interactive content for mobile and online platforms and console games. Projects could be stand-alone digital concepts, could exploit the digital potential of film and television concepts or could involve ‘serious games’ working through cross sectoral collaborations.

The Fund provides up to $250,000 for advanced development and up to $50,000 for early stage development. Up to $250,000 is now available for Enterprise Funding to better help expanding companies bring in specialist skills to work across a slate of projects. Support is also provided for attendance at international markets and conferences such as the Game Developers’ Conference and MIPCOM.

Key Outcomes:

• New entrants to NSW of smaller games and other creative digital companies(information asymmetry, transaction costs)
• Relocation of international and interstate developers (information asymmetry, transaction costs)
• Retention of graduates who are currently moving interstate at the end of their courses (information asymmetry, transaction costs)
• Exploitation of the transferable skills in the film, digital animation and visual effects
areas where NSW is already strong (public good),
• Development and production in NSW of compelling digital content.

For more information:

Janison Short Sharp Film Festival 2012

Call for Entries Open 1st Jan 2012

www.shortsharpfilmfest.com

Call For Entries Deadline: Monday 16th May 2012 5pm

Event: Saturday 28th July 2012 Jetty Theatre Coffs Harbour