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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.
*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.
Digital Games Marketing with Alan Frazier
Taking place next Wednesday 18 January, WA games studios and independent developers are invited to attend a digital games marketing presentation by developer and live operations marketing specialist, Alan Frazier.
CinefestOZ Broome celebrating First Nations stories and talent this weekend
Running from 3-6 November in WA’s incredible Kimberley region, Screenwest-supported projects Sweet As and Our Law head up an exciting First Nations festival program.
Perth Games Festival returning for 2022
Meet local developers and experience an exciting showcase of Western Australian games at the 2022 Perth Games Festival, taking place on Saturday, 19 November at the Perth Town Hall.
IAGC Industry Town Hall Meeting – 17 November 2022
The Screenwest Industry Advisory Group Committee (IAGC) invites members of the Western Australian Screen Industry to a training-focused Town Hall on Thursday, 17 November 2022.
*SOLD OUT* WA Screen Industry 2022 End of Year Celebration
Screenwest invites you to come along and celebrate the last 12 months of the Western Australian screen industry.
XR:WA returns to Perth next week
Explore the immersive world of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and digital gaming at the annual XR:WA free Conference and Expo, running 15 – 18 September at the Perth Cultural Centre.
WA game developers: Get to know Screen Australia and Screenwest
Screen Australia’s Games Investment Manager, Amelia Laughlan, is heading to Perth next week to meet WA games studios and developers alongside Screenwest’s Games and Interactive Program Consultant, Caitlin Lomax.
CinefestOZ launches 2022 program and announces Richard Roxburgh as Jury Chair
Running from 23 to 28 August in the beautiful South West, the festival has released an epic 2022 program featuring Screenwest-supported projects Sweet As, Avarice, Our Law, Wirnitj and Beyond the Milky Way.
The Other Film Festival WA kicks off next Friday
Supported by Screenwest, the three-day festival puts people with disability at the centre of storytelling and filmmaking and runs from 15-17 July at DADAA’s Fremantle Cinema.
CinefestOZ reveals its $100K film prize finalists
Four Australian films, including Jub Clerc’s WA Indigenous coming-of-age feature Sweet As, will compete for the festival’s film prize in August.
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Image credit: Cast and crew of Blueback on location in Bremer Bay, Western Australia © David Dare Parker