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Unreal Engine Short Film Challenge

2022

Epic Games and Screenwest are looking for new voices and talent from across the film, TV and games sectors eager to engage with new, innovative technologies and alternate methods of storytelling. WA creators can apply for up to $50,000 in production funding to create an animated short film of up to five minutes using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 software.

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 Unreal Engine Short Film Challenge 2022 Guidelines

Industry Enhancement Program

2022

The aim of the Industry Enhancement Program is to build a more sustainable Western Australian screen industry, by increasing the production levels in Western Australia and by leveraging international and national funding into the State.

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 Industry Enhancement Program 2022 Guidelines

West Coast Visions

2022

West Coast Visions is a screen industry development program that provides production funding of $750,000 to low budget features that are to be produced in WA. Its primary goal is to offer first time feature film directors their first theatrical feature film credit.

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 West Coast Visions 2022 guidelines

Curious Australia

2021

Screenwest partnered with SBS, Screen Australia and other state and Territory agencies to call for diverse and First Nations creatives to get curious about contemporary Australia, through a new documentary initiative.

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  Curious Australia 2021 Guidelines

SoundWAves – Audio Development and Production Initiative & Audio Production and Post-Production Initiative

2021

Audible – a leading provider and producer of original spoken word entertainment – partnered with Screenwest to provide two unique funding opportunities for Western Australian creatives.

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 Audio Development and Production 2021 Guidelines

 Audio Production and Post-Production 2021 Guidelines

Filming our Future

2021

Screenwest partnered with Carers WA to create a new disability led screen project initiative, providing the opportunity for a Western Australian Producer or Production Company to work with emerging storytellers and practitioners living with disability

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 Filming our Future 2021 guidelines

Breaking the Celluloid Ceiling

2021

Breaking the Celluloid Ceiling is a bespoke mentorship program designed to meaningfully support three mid-career female or non-binary producers to create bold new, Western Australian work for film and television.

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 Breaking the Celluloid Ceiling 2021 Guidelines

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Out Now

2020

Screenwest teamed up with Screen Australia to look for projects to cut through on an online platform, from LGBTQIA+ Western Australian creative teams keen to shape the future of LGBTQIA+ storytelling.

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 Out Now 2020 Guidelines

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WA Reflections – Our History Rediscovered

2020

Screenwest launched WA Reflections – Our History Rediscovered in collaboration with the State Library of Western Australia to reimagine stories, bringing them to life through film.

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 WA Reflections 2020 Guidelines

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