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Applications open for travel funding to attend GDC 2025
Screenwest has opened a competitive travel round to support WA games studios and developers attending the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2025, taking place in San Francisco from 17-21 March. Applications close Monday, 13 January 2025 at 5:00PM AWST.
Screenwest 2024-25 holiday office closure and payment schedule
The Screenwest office will close from 5:00pm AWST on Friday, 20 December 2024 and reopen at 9:00am AWST on Thursday, 2 January 2025.
Screen Australia’s Head of First Nations, Angela Bates heading to Perth to meet WA First Nations filmmakers
Western Australian First Nations screen practitioners are invited to attend a morning tea and one-to-one meeting with Angela to discuss Screen Australia’s First Nations programs, initiatives and industry support.
Screenwest welcomes ‘Mystery Road: Origin’ back to Western Australia for season two
Currently filming in Western Australia’s South West region, the second season of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning ABC series continues to delve into the early years of Detective Jay Swan.
Screenwest and NITV join forces on ‘Big Backyard Quiz’ to grow the WA First Nations screen sector
The 10-part cheeky quiz show will inject a flurry of excitement and economic activity into Perth in early 2025. Thanks to Screenwest’s support, NITV will be offering a select number of guaranteed roles for Western Australian First Nations crew members.
Two Online Editor Assistant Attachment opportunities on upcoming documentary series
Two paid Online Editor Assistant Attachments are available through the Screenwest BTL Crew Capacity Program on an upcoming documentary series, to be produced by Prospero Productions. Applications close Thursday, 21 November 2024 at 5:00pm AWST.
Researcher Attachment opportunity on upcoming documentary series
A paid Researcher Attachment is available through the Screenwest BTL Crew Capacity Program on an upcoming documentary series, to be produced by Smashing Films. Applications close Thursday, 28 November 2024 at 5:00pm AWST.
First Nations Western Australian documentary series ‘Our Medicine’ coming to NITV and SBS in 2025
Produced by Karla Hart and Periscope Pictures’ Sam Field, Our Medicine follows First Nations professionals working on the medical frontline as they try to achieve better health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and communities.
Screenwest launches the Targeted Industry Capacity Building Program
The program is designed to fill industry capacity gaps in longform scripted drama to better service growing production levels in the State. The program calls for bold ideas to increase the capacity in unit, lighting, gripping/rigging and catering. Applications close Thursday, 6 February 2025 at 5:00pm AWST.
‘WA Reflections’ short documentary initiative returns for a third year
The State Library of Western Australia and Screenwest are offering up to $25,000 production funding for up to four early to mid-career filmmaking teams to produce a short documentary film. Interested applicants are invited to attend an archive storytelling workshop on Saturday, 30 November 2024.
Expressions of Interest open for an Executive Producer for WA Reflections
Screenwest invites expressions of interest from experienced Western Australian producers and production companies interested in executive producing the new round of WA Reflections documentary projects.
VR documentary ‘The Great Kimberley Wilderness’ premiering across WA Museum sites on 23 November
Produced by award-winning Australian production company White Spark Pictures (Beyond the Milky Way, The Antarctica Experience), the new 360-degree VR documentary transports viewers to one of the most spectacular and pristine landscapes in the world.
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Image credit: Cast and crew of Blueback on location in Bremer Bay, Western Australia © David Dare Parker