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Docuwomentary
Guest blogger: Jenny Neighbour, Programs Manager and Documentary Programmer for Sydney film Festival.
I’ve been reading the current debate about the levels of abuse directed at women directors, as well as the under-representation of women in the film industry. Only 23% of directing positions and 26% of key behind-the-scenes roles are filled by women, according to a study by the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University last year. Cannes is opening tonight with a film directed by a woman (La Tête Haute, directed by Emmanuelle Bercot) for the first time since 1987 - that’s 28 years ago... Outraged? You should be! If you want your blood to boil further check out Shit People Say To Women Directors.
Thank goodness, women are slightly better represented in documentary making. An earlier study by the same university found that 39% of documentaries at top film festivals were directed by women, compared with 18% of narrative features. I checked out this year’s Sydney Film Festival stats [read more]
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2015 Aussie List
Australians in Film (AiF), the LA-based Australian entertainment industry guild, has announced feature script Cargo as the winner of the inaugural Gateway LA Script Development Program Prize. The 2015 ‘Aussie List’ is the Australian version of the US Black List. Check out the finalists. Cargo, by writer Yolanda Ramke, started as a short film which you can watch here.
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2015 Budget
This week’s federal budget cut to Screen Australia of $3.6M over the next four years comes on top of last year's disproportionate cut of $38M when Metro Screen lost its funding along with other screen resource organisations across the country. We can only hope that support for talent regeneration, which is already at an all-time low, will not take a share of this latest cut.
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Indigenous producers applications open
Over 12 months eight applicants, will be taught skills in storytelling, production and creating finance plans, along with a producer-attachment and support to attend the 2015 Screen Forever and 2016 Australian International Documentary Conferences. Apps close 05 June
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Practical Filmmaking
Be immersed in filmmaking for six months. The Diploma of Practical Filmmaking is specifically designed to give you the essential tools to set you on your path as a filmmaker. Metro Screen’s skills based training will have you handling a camera in the first week. Apply by 22 May. Starts 15 June.
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Speed Networking at Vivid
Little black book of Sydney screen professionals need updating? Come along and meet creative collaborators for your future projects. Metro Screen and Vivid Ideas present Speed Networking For Screen Practitioners. 28 May at the MCA. Book here
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Film Festivals In The Digital Age
Metro Screen and Film Festivals Australia partner with Sydney Film Festival to present a special panel discussion that will explore the relevance of film festivals in our increasingly crowded screen culture. @SFF Hub, Sydney Town Hall, 10 June. Book here
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Funding Recipients
Metro Screen announces the production of 14 new screen works by emerging screen creatives. Over 100 scripts were submitted to Metro Screen’s Breaks, Raw Nerve and Screenability production funding programs this year. These programs specifically target emerging screen creatives, and are supported by Screen NSW and Screen Australia. See the full list here
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Redfern Now: Promise Me DVDs Up For Grabs. To win a copy, simply email your name and postal address to metro@metroscreen.org.au with ‘PROMISE ME’ in the subject line.
Vivid Ideas 15% discount offer for Metro Screen subscribers. See Mad Men’s Matthew Wiener talk at Sydney Town Hall.
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