From the Editor
The 2005-06 financial year ended with some exciting achievements for the local screen sectors.
The Canberra Institute of Technology celebrated the emerging filmmaking talents of first and second year Communication, Media and Music students at its annual FAT Awards. SNOWYfest screened 23 films from local filmmakers as part of its Capital Region category and the runner-up for Best Film was former Canberran, Leon Ford.
ScreenACT partnered with local 3D animation and games development training organisation, AIE, to provide four sponsored positions in the July intake of its Certificate IV in 3D Animation for Games and Film.
Regular local screening event, Canberra Shorts, secured a new sponsor from the private sector, Mortgage Australia Group. More private sector investment in the screen industry is a great way to ensure industry growth and sustainability and should be encouraged.
This month sees a visit to Canberra by the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a series of short courses for participants of all ages.
The 3rd Annual Canberra Games Festival will be held later in the month, with a theme of Culture, Art and Identity. As part of the festival, AIE and WACOM Technology will be presenting Game On! on 26 July, a free schools event designed to promote awareness of the thriving Australian games, film and 3D animation industries. Separate sessions will be held for primary and secondary students. This free event follows on from the success of the Australian Game Developers Conference Schools and Computer Games Summit, held in November last year in Melbourne. ScreenACT and Micro Forte Pty Ltd together supported 15 ACT teachers to attend that event, which generated some fantastic feedback. Based on the response to the Summit, we hope Game On! attracts a lot of interest from local schools and gives students a taste of the possibilities for a career in the digital media sector.
The Opportunities and Competitions section of this newsletter includes some exciting opportunities for scriptwriters with unproduced screenplays and, on a writing theme, we have also included some thoughts on the importance of “story” for producing a great short film.
Also included in this newsletter is some general information about public liability insurance, which filmmakers should plan for in their production budgets.
The Canberra Institute of Technology celebrated the emerging filmmaking talents of first and second year Communication, Media and Music students at its annual FAT Awards. SNOWYfest screened 23 films from local filmmakers as part of its Capital Region category and the runner-up for Best Film was former Canberran, Leon Ford.
ScreenACT partnered with local 3D animation and games development training organisation, AIE, to provide four sponsored positions in the July intake of its Certificate IV in 3D Animation for Games and Film.
Regular local screening event, Canberra Shorts, secured a new sponsor from the private sector, Mortgage Australia Group. More private sector investment in the screen industry is a great way to ensure industry growth and sustainability and should be encouraged.
This month sees a visit to Canberra by the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a series of short courses for participants of all ages.
The 3rd Annual Canberra Games Festival will be held later in the month, with a theme of Culture, Art and Identity. As part of the festival, AIE and WACOM Technology will be presenting Game On! on 26 July, a free schools event designed to promote awareness of the thriving Australian games, film and 3D animation industries. Separate sessions will be held for primary and secondary students. This free event follows on from the success of the Australian Game Developers Conference Schools and Computer Games Summit, held in November last year in Melbourne. ScreenACT and Micro Forte Pty Ltd together supported 15 ACT teachers to attend that event, which generated some fantastic feedback. Based on the response to the Summit, we hope Game On! attracts a lot of interest from local schools and gives students a taste of the possibilities for a career in the digital media sector.
The Opportunities and Competitions section of this newsletter includes some exciting opportunities for scriptwriters with unproduced screenplays and, on a writing theme, we have also included some thoughts on the importance of “story” for producing a great short film.
Also included in this newsletter is some general information about public liability insurance, which filmmakers should plan for in their production budgets.