West Coast Visions 2024 now open for applications
Screenwest and Screen Australia are pleased to announce that applications for West Coast Visions 2024 are now open, with up to $1.25M production funding available to Western Australian filmmaking teams looking to produce their debut feature film. Applications close Monday, 8 April 2024 at 5:00pm AWST, with a Q&A webinar taking place on Monday, 5 February.
Screenwest Scripted Team update
Screenwest is pleased to announce Tenille Kennedy is stepping into the role of Head of Scripted: Content and Talent, with Kirby Brierty joining the team as Scripted Production Program Manager.
Screenwest First Nations staff update
Devina McPherson departs Screenwest to take on new opportunities and projects and Perun Bonser joins the team to take up the reins as Screenwest’s First Nations Executive.
New Scripted Development rounds now open
Screenwest is pleased to announce the Scripted Concept Development Fund and the Scripted Project Development Fund rounds are now open. These are the first rounds to open under the revised scripted development guidelines. Applications for both rounds will close Monday, 15 January 2024 at 5:00pm AWST.
Screenwest holiday office closure and payment schedule
The Screenwest office will close from 5:00pm AWST on Thursday, 21 December 2023 and reopen at 9:00am AWST on Tuesday, 2 January 2024.
Screenwest Seeks Expressions of Interest for First Nations Cultural Advisors
Screenwest is seeking First Nations Cultural Advisors as it seeks to form a group of First Nations cultural advisers that reflects the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, culture, languages, genders, geography, skills and experience.
Screen Culture review to commence
Screenwest is pleased to announce that Myriam Leonardy from consultancy Shape Executive has been appointed to undertake an independent review of our Screen Culture funding program, which provides funding support to film festivals and screen industry events. As part of the review, we are inviting you to take part in a short survey to inform the review and shape the future program.
Updated Scripted Development Investment guidelines announced
In response to industry feedback and the changing needs of the local sector, Screenwest is pleased to announce it has revised its Scripted Development guidelines and is rolling out two updated scripted development funds. Practitioners are invited to a Q&A session on 6 November to hear a summary of both funds, unpack the updated guidelines and ask questions.
Screenwest welcomes new Board Members Anni Browning and Annie Fogarty AM
Screenwest is delighted to announce the appointments of Anni Browning and Annie Fogarty to the Screenwest Board of Directors.
Games! Games! Games! Applications open for three digital games funding rounds
Screenwest has launched a brand new Business Accelerator Fund and opened travel applications for Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP), as well as opening a new round of Digital Games Production Funding.
Four WA filmmaking teams selected to produce short documentaries for ABC Art Works
The factual stories include: an artist who uses his wheelchair as his trusty steed to conquer the modern art world, an 80-year old artist transforming her home into a mosaic masterpiece, the first female Composer in Residence at the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, and a journey into the mind of a world-renowned video artist and animator.
13 projects supported through Screenwest’s new Digital Games Production Fund
From an action-packed game about a runaway computer virus to a fantasy set in the Jewish quarter of Warsaw, the projects supported through the fund span a multitude of genres including virtual reality (VR), adventure, puzzle, sports, horror, role-playing (RPG) and more.