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WA Screen Industry Winter Networking Drinks
Screenwest invites you to join us for winter networking drinks with WA screen industry practitioners.
Junior Props Buyer Attachment on upcoming scripted television series
A paid Junior Props Buyer Attachment is available through the Screenwest Crew Attachment Program on an upcoming scripted TV series based in Perth and surrounding regions. Applications close Monday, 5 June 2023 at 5:00pm AWST.
Applications now open for WA practitioners to participate in Screen POD 2023
Screenwest is supporting up to five Western Australian scripted practitioners to participate in Screen POD, a six-month online story and script development program designed and facilitated by Screen Canberra. Applications close next Wednesday, 24 May at 5:00pm AWST.
The Emerging Writers’ Incubator returns, calling out for a new wave of Australian storytellers
Six more screenwriting creatives from under-represented communities will join leading Australian production companies, with Screenwest supporting a WA writer to undertake a 12-month placement at Curio Pictures in NSW. Applications close Friday, 16 June 2023 at 5:00pm AWST.
Documentary series ‘Ningaloo Nyinggulu’ premiering 16 May on ABC
Artemis Media and Matter of Factual’s three-part series follows celebrated writer Tim Winton, as he takes us on a journey through one of the last wild and intact places left on the planet.
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.
CREW SPOTLIGHT: ‘Ningaloo Nyinggulu’ composer, Ash Gibson Greig
A Western Australian composer who has worked across a slew of scripted and documentary projects (including 100% Wolf and Every Family Has a Secret), Ash Gibson Greig chats to Screenwest about his career and his newest project, ABC documentary series Ningaloo Nyinggulu.
Applications now open for MIFF 37ºSouth PostScript&Direct 2023
Screenwest is offering the opportunity for up to five Western Australian writers and/or directors to participate in the competitive PostScript&Direct networking program at MIFF 2023 in August. Applications will be accepted via the MIFF website, closing Thursday 1 June 2023.
Four WA projects receive Screenwest Documentary Development Investment Funding
Factual stories about motor makeovers, a former pro wrestler, a Shark Bay-based Indigenous entrepreneur and Australia’s toughest rehab have received support through Screenwest’s latest rounds of Documentary Development Investment Funding.
Reminder – WA Work Health and Safety Legislation
Every practitioner working in the Western Australian screen industry has a role and responsibility to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of themselves and others at the workplace. Every individual and company is required to comply with applicable WA Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws.
WA crew EOI – upcoming scripted television series
An upcoming scripted TV series filming in the Kimberley town of Derby is calling for expressions of interest from WA crew to work on the production.
Assistant Editor Attachment opportunity on documentary feature Revealed: Renee Gracie
An Assistant Editor Attachment is available through the Screenwest Crew Attachment Program on documentary feature Revealed: Renee Gracie, from Rush Films. Applications close Monday, 8 May 2023 at 5:00pm AWST.
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Image credit: Cast and crew of Blueback on location in Bremer Bay, Western Australia © David Dare Parker