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XR:WA returns to Perth next week
Explore the immersive world of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and digital gaming at the annual XR:WA free Conference and Expo, running 15 – 18 September at the Perth Cultural Centre.
WA game developers: Get to know Screen Australia and Screenwest
Screen Australia’s Games Investment Manager, Amelia Laughlan, is heading to Perth next week to meet WA games studios and developers alongside Screenwest’s Games and Interactive Program Consultant, Caitlin Lomax.
CinefestOZ launches 2022 program and announces Richard Roxburgh as Jury Chair
Running from 23 to 28 August in the beautiful South West, the festival has released an epic 2022 program featuring Screenwest-supported projects Sweet As, Avarice, Our Law, Wirnitj and Beyond the Milky Way.
The Other Film Festival WA kicks off next Friday
Supported by Screenwest, the three-day festival puts people with disability at the centre of storytelling and filmmaking and runs from 15-17 July at DADAA’s Fremantle Cinema.
CinefestOZ reveals its $100K film prize finalists
Four Australian films, including Jub Clerc’s WA Indigenous coming-of-age feature Sweet As, will compete for the festival’s film prize in August.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s GALCAC Aboriginal Film Festival kicks off for NAIDOC week
Running from 4-8 July during NAIDOC week, the 2022 festival sees Indigenous features and locally-produced shorts screening for free at Kalgoorlie’s Orana Cinemas.
Revelation Perth International Film Festival launches its 2022 program
Revelation is celebrating its silver jubilee in 2022, with its 25th festival program featuring an eclectic lineup of Australian and international films.
IAGC Industry Town Hall Meeting – 7 April 2022
The Screenwest Industry Advisory Group Committee (IAGC) invites members of the Western Australian Screen Industry to a virtual town hall on Thursday, 7 April 2022.
Applications open for virtual pass support to attend AIDC 2022 online
Screenwest has opened a competitive one-off round to provide a limited number of WA documentary filmmakers and WA Indigenous documentary filmmakers with a Virtual All Access pass to attend AIDC 2022 online.
Industry Enhancement Program pitches open today
Screenwest will be hosting a Q&A forum about the program for eligible production companies on Friday, 4 February 2022.
*SOLD OUT* WA Screen Industry End of Year Celebration 2021
Screenwest invites you to come along and celebrate the last 12 months of the Western Australian screen industry and be the first to hear exciting announcements including the recipient of the 2021 Brian Beaton Award.
Tickets on sale now for inaugural Australian Feature Film Summit
The inaugural summit has announced a dynamic line up of sessions and world-class speakers for its upcoming virtual event on 22 October 2021.
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Image credit: Cast and crew of Blueback on location in Bremer Bay, Western Australia © David Dare Parker