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Applications now open for Indigenous Community Stories Initiative

30 July 2008
ScreenWest, in partnership with the Film and Television Institute (FTI), is calling for applications from Indigenous communities interested in recording, preserving and archiving the stories, accomplishments and reflections of their community members.  Applications close 5pm Monday September 1, 2008.

Indigenous Community Stories is a new initiative which is aiming to film 100 Western Australian Indigenous stories and digitally archive them for future generations to view over the next 100 years and beyond.

ScreenWest will be managing the applications and selection process of the community stories that will be filmed. FTI will be coordinating a film crew to visit the successful applicants' communities, to film and digitally archive the stories.

This project has been funded with the assistance of Lotterywest and the Department of Local Government and Regional Development.

The first round of applications will close September 1, 2008 and ScreenWest is keen to hear from community coordinators or representatives who want to have their community's stories recorded on film.

Click here to download the Indigenous Community Stories guidelines and the application form.  For further information or queries regarding the initiative, please contact ScreenWest's Indigenous Project Officer Debra Miller on 08 9224 7340.