January 2012
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{Entries Open) Cairns Adventure FF
The Cairns Adventure Film Festival, now in its third year, is Australia’s ONLY adventure film festival that celebrates specifically Australasian and SE Asian-themed adventure films. Be it films made in Australasia or SE Asia, about these regions or by people from these regions – it’s all about celebrating the depth of talent and love of adventure that resides under the southern sun.
We’re looking...
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{Entries Open} St Kilda FF Shorts
Entries for the 2012 St Kilda Film Festival Short Film Competition and Soundkilda Australian Music Video Competition close on 27 January.
In 2012 the competition will screen the Top 100 short film entries received, and the competition is fierce! The short film competition awards over $40,000 worth of cash and in-kind craft awards, including a $10,000 prize for Best Short Film!
The Festival...
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Sydney Film Festival – Deadline - Dendy Awards for...
Submissions for the Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films close on Monday 27th February. Shortlisted films will be screened during the Sydney Film Festival and winners receive a cash prize, with Live Action and Yoram Gross Animation Award winners being eligible for Academy Awards consideration. Past Award holders include Jane Campion, Phillip Noyce and Gillian Armstrong.
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December 2011
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The Festivalists - Marketing and Sponsorship
The non-profit company behind Possible Worlds - Sydney’s Canadian Film Festival - The Festivalists - is seeking a brilliant Marketing & Sponsorship Manager to help spread the love about Possible Worlds and a host of awesome events & festivals. Could this be you or someone you know?
http://www.thefestivalists.com/
November 2011
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Popcorn Taxi Internship
Popcorn Taxi are after interns - (preferably film students) who can touch type and want to find out everything there is to know about filmmaking from the likes of Ang Lee, Phillip Noyce, Nicolas Winding Refn and co.
If you’ve got one day a week, they want to hear from you!
Please send an email with a CV to oscar@popcorntaxi.com.au
For more info on Popcorn Taxi visit:...
October 2011
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{Entries Open} The Belt
THE BELT – an extreme Film Festival is for action & adventure sports athletes and filmmakers / videographers.
All winners and a selection of finalists will have the opportunity to be included in THE BELT TV program.
There is also over $20,000 in cash and prizes to be won in the following categories:
• Best Overall
• Best Action
• Best Story
• Best Music
Winner of Overall...
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{Entries Open} African Film Festival
The African Film Festival Australia have opened entries to the 2012 festival.
Films must be contemporary African or International films related to Africa in terms of content, production or co-production. This includes feature films, documentaries, animations, shorts and videos.
+1 December 2011 closing date for all submissions
+2nd January winning films and program announced
+Festival Opening...
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My Queer Career {Entries Closing Soon- Nov 11}
Calling all AUSTRALIAN FILMMAKERS who are queer or have made a queer film. The 2012 My Queer Career competition is seeking entries. My Queer Career is one of the world’s most prestigious awards for queer short filmmakers and is only open to locally produced work. The major prize includes $3,000 cash and automatic inclusion in the international queer shorts competition, the IRIS PRIZE. ...
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{Entries Open} Coasties Film Festival
Coasties Film Festival are now taking entries up to Feb 2012.
All films are to have a tie with the Central Coast, whether it be; the actors, directors, shooting location, family, other cast or crew, etc.
Primary School under 5 mins
Secondary School under 5 mins
Open category under 10 mins
Open category under 100 seconds
Seniors (Over 55) undr 10 mins
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{Entries Open} Human Rights FF
Submissions for the fifth annual Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF) are open
The festival is is looking for diverse, innovative and creative responses to human rights. Films that inspire and engage new audiences. In particular, HRAFF is seeking films that creatively and artistically engage with the field of human rights – films that aren’t simple soapbox pieces, that don’t sacrifice...
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{Entries Open} Shorts Film Festival
Australian filmmakers from around the globe compete for one of the best prize pools for short films in Australia, including the Gold Shorts first prize of a trip to an overseas film festival such as Cannes. Other awards include the $10000 Black Shorts prize for Best Indigenous film, post production assistance for your next film, merit prizes for screenwriters; which include cash and prizes from...
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WIN! your place at KINO KABARET - Sydney
Kino Kabaret - 32hr filmmaking marathon! Kino Kabaret 2011 is offering one lucky person the chance to participate in Sydney’s fastest filmmaking marathon! (Thursday 27th - Friday 28th October 2011 session)
Kino Kabaret provides you with all the tools and contacts to shoot a film in under 32 hours!
With the SONY HVR-Z1P, green screens, actors, music, locations and swish editing facilities...
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Poetry in Film Festival - Tickets on Sale
Poetry in Film Festival (PIFF) is the initiative that aims to bring the Australian arts community together with a festival combining film and poetry.
Screening Dates
Sydney: 30th October, 2011
Palace Verona
Brisbane: 26th October, 2011
Palace Centro
Adelaide: 19th October, 2011
Palace Nova
Perth: 12th October, 2011
Cinema Paradiso
Canberra: 10th October, 2011
National Sound &...
September 2011
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Kino Kabaret Filmmaking Marathon
Kino Kabaret is one of the longest standing best kept secret filmmaking marathons in Sydney. Why so? Because anyone who has made a short film will know that one of the biggest long stretch annoyances is pre-production - finding actors, searching locations, arranging location permits, hiring cameras, lighting kits, finding crew etc etc and this means a lot of time and $$$! Thus Kino Kabaret is...
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Manhattan Film Festival - Sydney
“From the first second you’ve got to know why you’re watching the film. It’s why I love watching Alfred Hitchcock. In the first three minutes you know why you’re watching his films. And it’s kind of the same way I think of this festival and the films we show.” says Nick Mason, founder Of Manhattan Shorts Film Festival.
Now in its 13th year, this may...
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August 2011
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Film Distribution Intern
Film Distribution Intern | Becker Film Group
We are looking for an enthusiastic intern that has an interest in learning all aspects of the film distribution business. The role entails administrative support for the company.
Responsibilities include:
- Handle incoming calls and out going calls
- Booking/tracking of couriers and shipments
- Assistance in dispatch of film materials prior to a...
July 2011
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June 2011
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{Entries Open} Flickerfest 2012
The 2012 Festival will include the following competitions:
International | Australian | Documentary |
GreenFlicks - Environmental Shorts | FlickerUp - Australian School Students
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
Flickerfest Award For Best Short Film - (Academy ® accredited)
Yoram Gross Award for Best Animation - $1500 (Academy ® accredited)
National Geographic Award for Best Documentary
SAE Award for...
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Meet the film makers - Metro Screen and SFF
SFF partners with Metro Screen, the leading independent screen learning and development hub in New South Wales, on an exciting series of filmmaker workshops.
The guest filmmakers, all of whom have films screening at SFF 2011, share their knowledge and insights about the creative process and establishing a career in the film business. Workshops include film clips and Q&A sessions.
Metro...
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May 2011
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April 2011
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Show Fest International 2011 - Entries Open
Show fest have opened entries to the 2011 festival. The festival will be held on the 3rd August at Randwick Ritz, Randwick NSW.
Show fest’s “Show & Tell” format means that at least one cast or crew member is strongly encouraged to attend the screening. They can then talk on-stage about their experience making and promoting their film, and answer questions from the audience.
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March 2011
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February 2011
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January 2011
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microWAVE symposium
The University of Technology: Sydney will be hosting microWAVE, a microbudget filmmaking symposium on Sat 19th Feb 2011
The day will feature screenings, Q&A’s, masterclasses, case studies, workshops and panel discussions.
For speakers and panel sessions go to: http://www.fass.uts.edu.au/microwave
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SCinema - Call for Entries
SCinema is a Science Film Festival that will screen across Australia and New Zealand during the month of August 2011.
Entries are now open with a Open Category and also for Australian school-age filmmakers for the 2001 short Chemistry film competition
FOR STUDENTS:
Celebrating 2011 being the International Year of Chemistry, SCINEMA is holding a competitive student film competition for...
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ASMF 2011
The Australian Surf Movie Festival kicks off from Feb 3 in Sydney and then tours around the rest of Australia.
Back in 2002, Tim Bonython contemplated the idea to revive the past. To go on the road and show surf movies in pubs and clubs. With the support of Quiksilver, the idea became a reality and the ASMF is now a yearly event.
ASMF 2011 presents a multifaceted evening incorporating projects...
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Sponsorship Officer Position
Antenna is Australia’s first international documentary film festival. The annually occurring festival is taking place at the Chauvel Cinema in Sydney between 6-9 October 2011.
Antenna is looking for an experienced Sponsorship Officer to join its team. The Sponsorship Officer will work directly with the festival director and executive director to develop and implement sponsorship and...
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Forster FF - Entries Open
Forster Film Festival is an annual event now in it’s fifth year, showcasing an inspired program of entertaining, thought-provoking and life-affirming short films. Emphasising creativity, originality and entertainment value over large budgets, FFF evens the playing field for short film makers. FFF is recognised as one of regional Australia’s premier film festivals. Prizes for winning...
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TFF - Regional Dates
The Sydney Travelling Film Festival (TFF) is a showcase of Australian and international features, documentaries and short films screening in areas which have limited theatrical screening opportunities. The TFF currently tours to 15 locations annually, screening in the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales
2011 Dates
Darwin 4 - 6 February 2011
Katherine 11 - 13 February 2011
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SUFF - Entries Open
Entries are now open for the 2011 Sydney Underground Festival.
The 2011 Sydney Underground Film Festival will take place from Thursday 8 September to Saturday 10 September at The Factory Theatre, Marrickville and will only program unique, quality independent films that transgress the status quo and challenge the conservative conventions of filmmaking. The festival is devoted to renewing local...