“NSW really is the place for every story, and we are open for business.” The NSW Government has announced $175 million investment for screen production through the Made in NSW fund, which will support high-end screen productions in NSW, creating jobs, and significantly contributing to the State’s economy.Home to world-class crews and production facilities, extraordinary talent, and unique scenery across … Read More
The contest ‘One Shot Terrassa City of Film’ an international success
The first edition of the ‘One Shot Terrassa City of Film’ was held in the city of Terrassa as part of the celebration of the ‘Week of Cinema’ and the sequence shot was the main protagonist of it all. Despite being the first time, this event has achieved great international success: 1,700 tapes were received from 102 different countries. This … Read More
“Preventive Creativity”: 1st virtual meeting of artists and creators of the UNESCO Creative Cities in Spain
Under the title “Preventive Creativity”, the nine Spanish UNESCO Creative Cities gave voice to their artists, creators and intellectuals in a virtual meeting from Terrassa, the host of the event as part of the ‘3rd Film Week’. Important guests: Sixteen prominent professionals linked to different cities attended the roundtable’s streaming. The artists Conrad Roset and Anna Taratiel were the cultural … Read More
Friday 31st October 2020 marked World Cities Day
Friday 31st October 2020 marked World Cities Day – a number of events took place around the world to commemorate the role cities play in many aspects of life from sustainable development to responses to the current pandemic. The Theme for 2020 was World Cities Day: Value communities, today and for the future For World Cities Day 2020, held under the global … Read More
Screen NSW COVID-19 Impact Survey Results
In April 2020 Screen NSW launched a Screen Impact Survey to learn about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on screen industry workplaces and practitioners. The results provide Screen NSW with valuable information on how the recent global events impacted the industry and its ability to do business. View the one-page snapshot Read the full report Key findings 91% of … Read More
Five filmmakers selected for inaugural Hollywood Talent Development Lab
Five mid-career and established NSW screenwriters and directors have been selected to participate in the debut Charlie’s Talent Escalator Lab, a new opportunity for professional screen development taking place in two stages, through a partnership between Screen NSW and Australians in Film (AiF), with support from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The lab is designed to support local screen talent … Read More
Australian Screen Production Industry COVID-Safe Guidelines
The Australian screen production industry has released COVID-Safe Guidelines to help get the industry back to work. The Guidelines have been developed by the Australian Screen Sector Task Force, comprising the Australian Film Television & Radio School (AFTRS), Screen Australia, the Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), Screen Producers Australia (SPA), State Agencies, Guilds, ABC, SBS, Ausfilm and major production … Read More
The Inclusive Filmmaking Toolkit!
Bus Stop Films are changing the narrative of filmmaking with The Inclusive Filmmaking Toolkit, developed in partnership with Taste Creative. Aimed at filmmakers of all abilities and budgets, the Toolkit addresses the idea that ‘we cannot be what we cannot see’ and redresses the inequality in representation of people with disability on our screens. Screen NSW spoke with Bust Stop Films’ … Read More
Congratulations! for Awavena’s Emmy® Awards nomination
Awavena by Director and artist Lynette Wallworth and producer Nicole Newnham, made in collaboration with the Amazonian Yawanawa people, has been nominated in the Outstanding New Approaches to Documentary category at the News and Documentary Emmy® Awards. Awavena, which premiered at Sundance and was presented in competition at the Venice Film Festival, is a stunning tale of metamorphosis and the … Read More
Bradford’s Get Smart Film Festival 2020
Submit your films now! The Get Smart Film Festival exists to celebrate short films created using mobile and smartphone technology. The 2020 Festival will run from 22nd – 24th October 2020. Submission categories include; Fiction Documentary Youth On in 60 seconds For more information about submission, please visit www.getsmartfilmfest.com/submissions/ Take a look at the trailer of films from the 2019 festival … Read More