From the Editor
Last month saw cinematographers from around Australia descend on Canberra for the Australian Awards for Cinematography, held here for the first time. The local branch of the Australian Cinematographers Society put on a series of events as part of a "Celebration of Cinematography" Festival to highlight Canberra's inaugural hosting of the Awards and key events in Australian film and television history. Congratulations to Robb Shaw-Velzen for his work on getting the Awards to Canberra and organising the festival around them. ScreenACT was pleased to have been able to support the launch event for the festival last Friday.
Congratulations to Bearcage Productions on recently winning a Grand Remi Award for Best TVC at WorldFest-Houston in the USA. Its great to see one of our local production companies being recognised for their talent and skill on an international stage. Bearcage's Michael Tear is also participating this month in Stage 2 of Enterprise Tasman (his experience at Stage 1 in March was reported in a previous newsletter). We look forward to hearing more about Michael's progress following Stage 2.
This month sees local filmmakers competing for the Capital Region prize in the SNOWYfest International Film Festival in Thredbo. Members of the ScreenACT team will be present at the event, so take the time to say hello if you are attending to see your film compete or just to enjoy the films.
Student filmmakers are also competing this month for CIT's annual Film and Television ("FAT") Awards. ScreenACT is proud to be sponsoring the prize for Best Script at this year's Awards. Best of luck to all the students taking part.
The Digital Content Industry Action Agenda forum will also be held this month in Canberra, on Friday 16 June. This is an opportunity for members of relevant industries to find out how the Action Agenda may impact them, what recommendations have been made and to participate in the discussion. We encourage members of our local industry to register your attendance.
An interesting seminar will be hosted this week by local group, FNI(A), on 3D and Special Effects. The seminar will be lead by one of the talented teachers from the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE), Sebastian Perri. We are fortunate to have a leading digital media educational institution here in Canberra, so if you are interested in finding out about the role of 3D and Special Effects and how you can learn more through AIE, get along to the free seminar on 1 June.
Finally, don't forget the ACT Government's 2007 Arts Fund is open for applications - see article below.
Congratulations to Bearcage Productions on recently winning a Grand Remi Award for Best TVC at WorldFest-Houston in the USA. Its great to see one of our local production companies being recognised for their talent and skill on an international stage. Bearcage's Michael Tear is also participating this month in Stage 2 of Enterprise Tasman (his experience at Stage 1 in March was reported in a previous newsletter). We look forward to hearing more about Michael's progress following Stage 2.
This month sees local filmmakers competing for the Capital Region prize in the SNOWYfest International Film Festival in Thredbo. Members of the ScreenACT team will be present at the event, so take the time to say hello if you are attending to see your film compete or just to enjoy the films.
Student filmmakers are also competing this month for CIT's annual Film and Television ("FAT") Awards. ScreenACT is proud to be sponsoring the prize for Best Script at this year's Awards. Best of luck to all the students taking part.
The Digital Content Industry Action Agenda forum will also be held this month in Canberra, on Friday 16 June. This is an opportunity for members of relevant industries to find out how the Action Agenda may impact them, what recommendations have been made and to participate in the discussion. We encourage members of our local industry to register your attendance.
An interesting seminar will be hosted this week by local group, FNI(A), on 3D and Special Effects. The seminar will be lead by one of the talented teachers from the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE), Sebastian Perri. We are fortunate to have a leading digital media educational institution here in Canberra, so if you are interested in finding out about the role of 3D and Special Effects and how you can learn more through AIE, get along to the free seminar on 1 June.
Finally, don't forget the ACT Government's 2007 Arts Fund is open for applications - see article below.