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Screen Australia commits $500K to West Coast Visions feature films
Screen Australia’s pre-commitment of up to $500K equity into the West Coast Visions initiative will boost support for talented WA filmmakers, with past recipients including writer/directors Jub Clerc, Renée Webster and David Vincent Smith.
‘Our Law Series Two’ greenlit for production by NITV
Produced by PiNK PEPPER and Periscope Pictures, series two of Our Law expands nationwide with unparalleled access to the Western Australian Police and now new access to other Australian police jurisdictions.
Screenwest welcomes Shane McNeil as Development Manager
Shane will bring a wealth of creative skills and practical experience to the role, where he will be responsible for the delivery and management of Screenwest’s scripted project and practitioner development programs.
Screenwest to undertake consultation with WA scripted practitioners
Screenwest is reaching out to WA screen practitioners to help us gauge how our Development, Scripted and Footloose Production Fund Guidelines could be updated to support, attract and retain WA talent, increase crew capacity and grow Western Australian production levels.
Scripted and Footloose Production Funds open for applications
Screenwest is pleased to open the third and final Production Funding rounds for 2022-23 for Scripted and Footloose.
Regional WA to shine in upcoming feature films ‘Whale Shark Jack’ and ‘Drone Racers’
Family features Whale Shark Jack and Drone Racers are set to commence production in the Gascoyne and Pilbara regions, respectively, with both films serving as directorial debuts for WA filmmakers Miranda and Khrob Edmonds, and Alison James.
Applications open for First Facts: First Nations Factual Showcase initiative
A nationwide partnership between Screen Australia, Network 10 and state and territory agencies, the new initiative is aimed at First Nations practitioners with ideas for bold, engaging and thought-provoking short documentaries.
*DEADLINE EXTENDED* Screenworks’ ‘New Kids on the Block’ applications now open to regional WA screen practitioners
Screenwest and Screenworks, as part of their New Kids on the Block Program, are supporting a limited number of regionally-based WA filmmakers to attend the three-day Regional To Global Screen Forum from 30 March – 1 April 2023. Applications close Monday, 27 February 2023 at 9:00am AWST.
Applications now open for Australia – Indonesia Fast Track Initiative 2023 Travel Support
Screenwest is offering the opportunity for a limited number of WA screen practitioners to travel to Indonesia from 13-18 March 2023 as part of the Australia – Indonesia Fast Track Initiative. Applications close Monday, 20 February 2023 at 5:00pm AWST.
CREW SPOTLIGHT: ‘Blueback’ costume designer, Lien See Leong
A Western Australian costume designer who has worked across a wide array of local and international projects (including The Heights and Crazy Rich Asians), Lien See Leong chats to Screenwest about her career and her work on WA feature Blueback.
National Cultural Policy – a new era
Screenwest welcomes the Federal Government’s new National Cultural Policy, unveiling a number of measures which are set to have a positive impact on the Western Australian screen industry, including Australian content quotas for streaming and federal games funding.
*SOLD OUT* Screen Australia heading to Perth to meet WA filmmakers
Screen Australia is coming to Perth to meet Western Australian screen practitioners on Tuesday 7 March 2023, and hold one-on-one information sessions on Wednesday 8 March 2023.
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Image credit: Cast and crew of Blueback on location in Bremer Bay, Western Australia © David Dare Parker