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Western Australian producers Brooke Collard and Shari Hutchison receive Screenwest $100,000 Producer Talent Accelerator
Screenwest is delighted to announce Western Australian producers Brooke Collard and Shari Hutchison are the successful recipients of its Producer Talent Accelerator initiative, each receiving $100,000 to put towards professional development and their slate of projects.
Western Australian writers Gary Hamaguchi and Jesse Laurie receive Bill Warnock Talent Accelerator
Screenwest is pleased to announce Western Australian writers Gary Hamaguchi and Jesse Laurie are the successful recipients of the Bill Warnock Talent Accelerator initiative, each receiving $100,000 to develop their professional writing skills and screen projects.
Cameras rolling in Western Australia on powerful ABC documentary series, End Game, hosted by Tony Armstrong
Produced by Smashing Films, Barking Mad Productions and Bacon Factory Films, this three-part series will see Tony embark on a global mission to find solutions to combat the rising tide of racism in Australian sports.
Screenwest supports three Western Australian production companies through the Workforce Capacity Program – Documentary Fund
Smashing Films, Prospero Productions and Periscope Pictures have each been supported with up to $50,000 to offer paid on the job training opportunities to local screen practitioners.
Screenwest supports five digital games for the production phase of development
Five Western Australian digital game projects have received funding for the production phase of development through our Digital Games Production Fund.
Aussie Gold Hunters Season 9 hits Australian screens tonight on Discovery
Filmed across the Goldfields, Pilbara, Mid West and Wheatbelt as well as across the country, the wildly popular Electric Pictures series features eight unique teams. With gold prices at an all-time high, the competition for Australian gold has never been so fierce.
Screen Careers launches a new workshop in Western Australia
Screen Careers are heading to Perth in April to host another workshop – Mentoring Skills for Senior Crew.
Applications open for travel funding to attend Annecy International Animation Film Market (MIFA)
A competitive travel round has opened to support Western Australian animation producers to attend Annecy International Animation Film Market (MIFA) 2025. Applications close Monday 17 March 2025 at 5:00pm AWST.
First Nations Director’s Attachment opportunity available on upcoming television series
A paid Director’s Attachment is available for a Western Australian First Nations screen practitioner through the Screenwest Crew Attachment Program on an upcoming television series based in Perth. Applications close Monday, 10th March 2025 at 5:00pm AWST.
The Surfer OFFICIAL TRAILER drops today
Screenwest is thrilled to share the OFFICIAL TRAILER for psychological thriller The Surfer starring Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage (Dream Scenario, Leaving Las Vegas). The film is set to hit Australian cinemas on May 15, before streaming exclusively on Stan from June 15.
Two attachment opportunities on upcoming documentary series
A paid Production Assistant Attachment and paid Assistant Editor Attachment are available through the Screenwest BTL Crew Capacity Program on an upcoming documentary series, to be produced by Periscope Pictures and Pink Pepper. Applications close Monday, 17 March 2025 at 5:00pm AWST.
Feature film Whale Shark Jack, starring Abbie Cornish, in production in Western Australia
Starring Abbie Cornish, Alyla Browne, Michael Dorman and Rachel Ward, the Stan Original Film is developed by a Western Australian creative team and set on and around the breathtaking Ningaloo Reef in WA.
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Image credit: Cast and crew of Blueback on location in Bremer Bay, Western Australia © David Dare Parker