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26 WA soundies score ASSG nominations
26 Western Australian sound recordists, boom operators, sound editors, and sound mixers have been nominated for the 2022 Australian Screen Sound Guild (ASSG) Awards. Congratulations to all nominees!
WA-based documentary series ‘Shipwreck Hunters Australia’ premieres today on Disney+
One of the first Australian Original series launched by Disney+, Shipwreck Hunters Australia follows a fearless team of ocean adventurers as they deep dive off the coast of WA to find – and bring to life – some of the world’s most epic shipwreck stories.
‘Me and My Tourette’s’ premieres on SBS on 25 October
Produced by WA production company Joined Up Films for SBS’s Australia Uncovered series, the documentary follows the lives of three young Australians as they navigate a condition that has no cure and is so little understood.
SBS documentary series ‘Australia’s Sleep Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley’ greenlit for production
Australia’s Sleep Revolution’s Dr Michael Mosley is back, collaborating once more with Artemis Media on a new series for SBS designed to wake up Australia to the dangers of bad sleep.
Deadline Extended – Brian Beaton Award 2022 open for submissions
Screenwest is pleased to announce the fifth annual Brian Beaton Award is open for submissions, with applications closing Monday, 7 November.
Scripted Development Investment Fund now open
Screenwest has opened applications for the second Scripted Development Investment funding round for the 2022-23 financial year, closing Monday, 7 November.
Applications now open for Screenwest travel support to Content London 2022
Screenwest has announced a special travel round to provide a limited number of WA screen producers with funding support to attend Content London 2022. Applications close Monday, 3 October at 5:00pm AWST.
13 WA screenwriters selected for AWG First Break
The unique professional development program will give 13 WA screenwriters the opportunity to gaining in-demand and practical skills, develop their understanding of the industry, and build industry connections.
Five filmmaking teams selected to produce Season 2 of ‘WA Reflections’
Screenwest and the State Library of Western Australia are pleased to announce five WA filmmaking teams have been selected to each produce a short documentary for Season 2 of ‘WA Reflections – Our History Rediscovered’, a joint initiative designed to bring treasures from the State Library of WA to life.
PRODUCTION COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: Prospero Productions
The Western Australian production company is in production on a new documentary series for Channel 7 and Discovery, Outback Farm, which is set to continue the adventures of the water drilling Haigh family from Outback Truckers.
Applications now open for Games Connect Asia Pacific 2022 travel support
Screenwest is offering the opportunity for a limited number of Western Australian digital games studios and developers to attend Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP), the industry based business-to-business conference which takes place as part of Melbourne International Games Week in October. Applications close Monday, 19 September.
Accessible adventure game ‘Lost and Hound’ released on Windows PC
The fully accessible adventure game about a scent tracking pup was developed by WA studio, Daisy Ale Soundworks, with support from Screenwest’s 2019 Interactive Pilot Fund.
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Image credit: Cast and crew of Blueback on location in Bremer Bay, Western Australia © David Dare Parker