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?
{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
More details:
http://www.coastiesfilmfestival.com.au
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 unique in that all the pre-production and hard film yards are already done for you.
Proudly supported by Metroscreen, all Kino Kabaret teams are provided camera and lighting kits, access to green screen and professional editing labs. So all you really need is a great idea and to sign/then turn up on the morning of your marathon session. Actually, you don’t even need an idea. Just sign/then turn up on the day and be ready to team up and play.
“One of the most exciting things for me is that you have people who come along who’ve never shot a film before and who are very nervous about it, and the kick they get at the end from seeing their film on the big screen in front of everyone, is such a rush. What’s also exciting is a lot of them continue to make films and grow as a filmmaker” says luminescent Kino Kabaret Festival Co-ordinator, Adele Moletta, who herself is also a film and documentary maker.
The spirit of Kino Kabaret is one that encourages spontaneity, collaboration and community. Everyone, no matter if you’ve never held a camera or have operated a red camera on a crane, is invited to come together and create something in this spirit of innovation and community. There is a place for everyone. And having the films you make shown at screening parties straight after the 32hr marathon, it really is a celebration of making short films low on budget but high on creativity and community. And we overuse the word “community” because this is what its really about.
2011 Kino Kabaret filmmaking marathons are happening: Wednesday 25th - Sunday 30th October
For more information and registration please visit http://www.kinosydney.com/kino-kabaret-2011/
Participant fee is only $30. Participation forms and payment must be in by Friday 14th October.
Kathy Luu
More info visit: http://www.possibleworlds.net.au/
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.
The headline prize is a production-ready Sony F35 digital cinematography camera package from VA Hire worth $4500. This is matched with a $1000 lighting hire voucher from Xytech Australia and $1000 of location and post audio services from DX Sound. The winner will also have the opportunity of having a DCI DCP made of a short film, an offer worth $2000 from DCP Australia.
For more information visit: http://www.nafa.net.au/festivals/
It has taken me some time to kickstart the New Year! But what a great way to start my updates for 2011 with the Chinese Film Festival - Sydney. The festival commences this evening with the Opening Ceremony and Golden Koala Award evening.
The festival runs until the 14 Feb at Event Cinmeas in George Street.
For more info: http://sydneychinesefilmfestival.org.au/index.htmlmicroWAVE 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
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 fundraising opportunities.
Specific responsibilities of this position includes: Seek new sponsorship and fundraising opportunities for the festival formulate sponsorship proposals liaise with sponsor and ensure sponsorship requirements are met
Skills required: The Sponsorship Officer will be professional, enthusiastic, and passionate. It is essential that you have either experience in a similar role or skills and interests that are easily transferable to the role such as- excellent written and verbal communication skills- confidence in negotiating with, and ‘pitching’ festival to, potential sponsors- good computer skills - commitment to maintaining accurate financial records.
The successful candidate will receive a negotiated proportion/pro rata of secured funds.
Applications close Feb 6th 2011 Visit: http://antennafestival.org
Festival Coordinator Role
The Festivalists are looking to recruit a part-time Festivals Coordinator to deliver the operational logistics of Jurassic Lounge, a new large-scale weekly after-hours arts event to be held at the Australian Museum. The event will feature a bar, live music, DJ’s, performances, film projections and art installations. It’s a unique opportunity to develop arts administration skills working in the high-pressure environment of events management. This is the chance to join a small team and make your mark on Sydney’s cultural scene.
The freelance position is part-time for 14 weeks (3 days per week), with the possibility of a full-time salaried position after that, widening the role to our entire portfolio of events and film festivals.
Applications close January 3rd 2011.
Application details can be downloaded from http://www.thefestivalists.com/
A Night of Horror - Entries Closing
Australia’s Leading Horror Film Festival - A Night of Horror - are after submissions for their 2011 event.
Late Deadline Dec 17th
There are after:
-Feature Films
- Shorts
- Animations
- Films inspired by H. P. Lovecraft
- Horror music videos
- Screenplays
For more information: http://www.anightofhorror.com/
The finalists for the Bondi Short Film Festival include:
Pop - Directed by Tobias Andersson
Scruples - Directed by Adrian Powers
Minnie Loves Junior - Directed by Andy Mullins
Painful Bliss - Directed by Caitlin O’Connor
Third & Fourth - Directed by Alex Barnes
Eskimo Kiss - Directed by Dustin Feneley
Permanence - Directed by Ko Eto
Zero - Directed by Christopher Kezelos
MAD - Directed by Meryl Tankard
Lillie - Directed by David Joshua
Shiny Thing - Directed by Lisa Gloufchis
The Time We Are Given - Directed by Timothy Baker
Happenstance - Directed by John Marsh
The Tragedy of Gerald Berdmen - Directed by Spencer Harvey and Lloyd Harvey
For bookings and more information visit http://www.bondishortfilmfestival.com
Entries NOW OPEN
The Australian Refugee Film Festival wishes to announce that submissions for the 2011 edition of the festival are now open. Submissions are free and open to both Australian and International films, up to 10-15 minutes in duration.
In particular, they are seeking films that address the following issues:
· Environmental displacement due to climate change
· The refugee journey and the obstacles associated with it
· Personal triumph stories of refugees and asylum seekers
· Documented work of local and international organisations with refugees and asylum seekers
Films do not have to be limited to the above topics; the main criterion is that the film engages with refugee and asylum seeker issues both nationally and internationally.
Entry Deadline: March 31 2011
Contact Information:
For further information of submission rules, entry forms and the festival itself please visit
http://www.australianrefugeefilmfestival.org/ or
Email: films@australianrefugeefilmfestival.org.au
Entries can be entered via our online server or sent via mail to:
Australian Refugee Film Festival
PO Box 200W
Fairfield West, NSW 2165, Australia
Dungog Entries Now Open
The Dungog Film festival are calling for entries for 2011 and are after your features, docos, shorts of all shapes and sizes, television pilots, music videos and animation.
For more info: Dungog Film Festival
Let It Roll – Youth Film Industry Forum
Let It Roll – Youth Film Industry Forum
When:
6pm – 8pm, Tuesday 23 November
Where:
Customs House Library, Level 2 31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay
Speakers include Ruth Cullen - one of Australia’s most experienced directors who is best known for her intimate character based documentaries. And James Findlay – who has worked in film and TV for the past 10 years, also winner of the Golden Star for Best Film at the VSM Short Film Festival in Hollywood and was a finalist at the 2006 IF Awards.
A free seminar for young people 15-30 yrs of age. RSVP is essential as space is limited to 45 participants. Please RSVP to ctorrington@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au or phone: 02 9245 1503.
Sydney Film Festival Entries Open
Sydney Film Festival 2011 is calling for entries to its Australian competitive sections: the Dendy Awards
for Australian Short Films; FOXTEL Australian Documentary Prize; and the Yoram Gross Animation
Award. The deadline for entries is 16 February 2011 and entry details are available at www.sff.org.au.
The 2011 Sydney Film Festival will take place from Wednesday 8 June through Sunday 19 June 2011.
