Screenwest has opened a round to provide up to 5 Western Australian screen practitioners with Screen Stream passes to participate in Emergence Creative. The conference will take place from 9 -11 June, 2021.

Applications close Monday, 10 May 2021 at 5pm AWST.

After postponing in 2020, the Emergence Creative Festival, held in Margaret River is back. Centring on innovation and originality, this year’s conference’s theme is making space for creativity.  Fusing creative thinking and culture, the Emergence Creative program is designed for those in roles and industries that involve idea generation, creative strategy development, innovation through collaboration and agile problem solving.

As part of this year’s conference, there will be a Screen Stream, with sessions looking into the future and new tools, exploring screen industry challenges and taking an in depth look at what’s next for film and content creation. This special initiative presented by Screenwest and Lotterywest is aimed at supporting and developing Western Australian screen makers and connecting them with new creative industries and practitioners.

Screenwest’s Interim Talent Development Manager Chantal Chateauneuf is excited at the prospect of cross collaborations throughout the conference. “Emergence Creative connects practitioners from a variety of different backgrounds under the banner of new ideas and creativity. I look forward to WA screen practitioners developing new concepts, forming new relationships, and discovering new collaborative, cross-platform opportunities.”

A Screen Stream pass will give you access to three screen focused sessions and the Closing night of Emergence Creative in Margaret River.

About Emergence Creative 2021 Pass Support

Screen Stream Pass

Screenwest’s Screen Stream pass support will cover the cost of the Screen Stream pass to Emergence Creative in 2021 for up to 5 applicants. Successful applicants will receive instructions from Screenwest to the pass registration to book their own tickets.

The Screen Stream includes the following sessions:

Creating enduring content in today’s fast paced and on-demand world

Wednesday 9 June, Featuring Amanda Morrison Hosted by Brooke Thomas from CinefestOz Film Festival

In the increasingly cluttered and fragmented screen entertainment marketplace, Amanda Morrison at Komixx is creating content for the iGeneration who have grown-up with digital and mobile delivery of on-demand and linear programming. They are familiar and comfortable with interpreting the wealth of information conveyed by digital social media and use it as one of their principal selection tools for content consumption. As a key challenge, Komixx has worked hard to build creative strategies which mirror the global ambitions of the SVOD and online-audio broadcasters. Amanda will share her story, what’s guided her decisions and how to navigate the future for film and content creation.

Tech & Film – Planning & Production with Spacedraft

Thursday 10 June, Featuring Lucy Cooke Hosted by Brooke Thomas from CinefestOz Film Festival

Planning for events, film shoots and video games can be fun and creative. SpaceDraft is a cloud-based web app that won WA’s Startup of the Year prize for 2020. Founded by Perth girl Lucy Cooke, her team are building a world first real-time collaboration tool to bring creatives and technologists onto the same page unlike ever before. Get ready to launch into time, space, and action with SpaceDraft.

Music Licensing for creative content

Friday 11 June, Featuring Phylicia Chong & Cody Greenwood Hosted by Brooke Thomas from CinefestOz Film Festival

Have you ever been watching a film or your favourite television show, then suddenly you find yourself frantically trying to Shazam the song playing over that intense montage scene? Maybe you’re making a cuppa during the ad break and you suddenly hear an absolute bop that you just HAVE to groove along to? In its simplest form, ‘sync’ is the marriage of music to visual media. Music licensing can seem like a complicated process, so this workshop aims to unveil some of its mysteries, along with empowering creators with the confidence to use commercial music in their projects.

Please note, this pass does not provide access to the full conference and other sessions. Screenwest will not be liable for any additional costs incurred outside the Screen Stream pass and advises that applicants have to pay their own travel and accommodation costs, and attend the physical event at their own discretion under COVID-19 health regulation directions.

Eligibility Criteria

An applicant must first meet the following eligibility criteria in order to be competitively assessed for support:

• Must meet the general eligibility requirements set out in the Screenwest Terms of Trade.
• Must be a Western Australian resident / Production Company as defined in the Screenwest Terms of Trade.
• Practitioners must hold the underlying rights to at least one project in development that would benefit demonstrably from the practitioner’s attendance at the above sessions.

Applicants will need to submit:

• A Completed SmartyGrants Application Form.
• A Current CV (one page only; a bio will only be accepted in addition to a CV).
• A summary of the project currently in development (no more than 500 words).
• A rationale as to why attending these sessions is of particular importance for your project/s and career development at this time.

Access the full guidelines here.

Screenwest will competitively assess all eligible applications against the following assessment criteria:

• The applicant’s track record.
• Quality and marketability of submitted projects.
• Identified rationale and outcomes of attendance as it pertains to the applicant and the project/s submitted.
• Progression of the projects submitted if they have been included in previous applications.
• Potential economic and cultural benefits to Western Australia.

To apply please submit an application through SmartyGrants and submit any required materials.

Access the SmartyGrants application form here.

Applications close Monday, 10 May 2021 at 5:00pm AWST.

More about Emergence Creative in 2021

Some of the world’s most innovative minds and acclaimed speakers will share their latest revelations, inspiring delegates to tap into new ideas and skills over the two-day, three-night ‘anti-conference’, Emergence Creative.

Delegates will be enthralled during rousing keynotes and thought-provoking panels discussions. The program also features workshops on communication, content creation, pitching, collaboration, design thinking, storytelling, photography, film and more, featuring entrepreneurs and industry leaders in marketing, music, production, photography, media, branding plus plenty of opportunities for networking.

For further information please visit the Emergence Creative website.

Contact

For more information, please contact:

Stephanie Cole, Development and Production Assistant, Screenwest

E: stephanie.cole@screenwest.com.au

T: +61 8 6169 2114 Toll free: 1800 463 04 (WA country callers only)

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