If you haven’t already, it’s important that you check out the resources made available by the Australian government for independent and first time filmmakers. This includes available funding options and ways to get your work out there. Remember, if you don’t apply, you can’t receive. Click here to be taken to the Screen Australia ‘Getting Started’ guide.
Attached below is a PDF document with all the information at your fingertips.
2016 recipients of the fellowship: Alex Murwaski, Anya Beyesdorf, Brooke Goldfinch & Alex Ryan
Applications have opened for the 2017 Lexus Australian Short Film Fellowship: 50K to produce your next short film. Must have written and directed an award winning short or be currently studying and have written and directed a short (required to submit the film for review)
For full eligibility requirements see below.
The Fellowship is open anyone who meets ALL the following eligibility requirements:
• Must be at least eighteen (18) years old;
• Has never directed a full-length feature film, nor be in pre-production on one at the time of submission and thereafter;
• Has written AND directed at least one (1) short film (under 40 minutes in length) which has been accepted to a film festival AND/OR is a current enrolled student in a film school;
• Can speak and write fluently in English;
• Must not have a pre-existing agreement with a film or television studio that would interfere with or prevent with entrant’s ability to participate in the Competition;
• Available to attend 2017 Sydney Film Festival held between 7 to 18 June 2017;
• Is an Australian citizen.
Hooray, new funding is available for NSW Filmmakers, with Screen NSW launching the new Amplifier funding platform for the development of feature length scripts. There will be funding allocated to individual film projects every two years, with support throughout the entire life of the project. This is exciting news for students who might have a project they’re wanting to pitch, however, do be aware that there is a central theme for applications in each two-year development process.
Here’s what they have to say:
“Screen NSW will call for applicants for every two years and each Amplifier will have a theme or genre focus. The two-year period will allow the creative teams to have the necessary time to fully realise their project’s full potential.
Applications are now open for the first program Amplifier: Adaptation.
We are taking a broad definition of adaptation and looking for film projects from a whole range of source material – from books to plays, from memoirs to musicals. Australian producers have a strong track record in this area with
films such as The Dressmaker, The Sapphires, Red Dog, Last Cab to Darwin and Holding The Man, all achieving domestic box office success and international sales and we have high hopes for the soon to be released Ali’s Wedding and Jasper Jones,” Courtney said.
Screen NSW will fund up to four teams for Amplifier: Adaptation and will accept submissions for projects at various stages of development.”
Applications are now open and will close on 2 September 2016. Go to:
http://www.screen.nsw.gov.au/funding/development/Amplifier
Successful applicants will be notified in early November 2016.