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Seven Australian children’s animation projects head to Thailand summit

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Thursday 31 October 2013

Australian children’s animation will be represented by seven new projects, from six local companies, at the second annual Asian Animation Summit (AAS), which is being held in Phuket, Thailand on 7–11 December 2013.
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Screen Australia’s Sydney office is moving

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Wednesday 30 October 2013

Please note that Screen Australia’s Sydney office will be closed for business from 3pm on Thursday 31 October and all day on Friday 1 November.
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Australian films win at Sitges, Spain

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Monday 21 October 2013

Australian short film The Landing (writer/director Josh Tanner and writer/producer Jade van der Lei) has taken out the top prize for short film at the 46^th Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia, the world’s leading fantasy film festival.
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Two Australian films selected for IDFA

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Tuesday 15 October 2013

Two Australian feature documentaries have been selected to screen at the 26^th Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).
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Applications open for Rotterdam Lab 26–29 January 2014

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Friday 11 October 2013

Screen Australia, in partnership with the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), is again offering special assistance for up to three producers to attend the Rotterdam Lab, organised as part of CineMart at IFFR 2014.
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Hot Docs selector in Australia

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Wednesday 02 October 2013

Sarafina DiFelice, Programming Manager at Hot Docs, Toronto, is visiting Sydney to speak at the Antenna Documentary Film Festival about Hot Docs. As part of this visit, Sarafina will be taking back to Canada eligible Australian documentaries for potential selection for next year’s festival. This process will be coordinated via Screen Australia’s Marketing Department.
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Five Australian films selected for Sitges

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Monday 30 September 2013

The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia has announced five Australian films for its 2013 line-up. Two Australian shorts will have their world premieres and three Australian features will screen at the festival, to be held in Spain in October.
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Call for submissions for the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market

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Wednesday 25 September 2013

Screen Australia is coordinating a marketplace presence at the 2014 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Market with a stand and a special market screening of Australian short films.
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Financial assistance for 2014 ACE international training program

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Tuesday 24 September 2013

Screen Australia, in partnership with the Ateliers du Cinéma Européen (ACE), will offer a special bursary for one selected Australian producer to attend the 2014 ACE international training program (ACE Mundus).
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Two career-defining opportunities at FilmNation

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Monday 23 September 2013

Screen Australia, in partnership with FilmNation Entertainment, is offering Australia’s producing stars of tomorrow an outstanding internship opportunity. Two emerging producers will be chosen to spend six months with FilmNation in either Los Angeles or New York from January 2014, supported through Screen Australia’s Talent Escalator program.
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Australians at World Congress of Science and Factual Producers 2013

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Monday 16 September 2013

Screen Australia will be publishing a directory of Australian producers attending the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) this year. The booklet will be inserted in all delegate bags as well as published online and emailed to international executives before the market.
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Berlin International Film Festival selector in Australia

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Wednesday 11 September 2013

Maryanne Redpath, Director of the Generation section and official delegate for the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), will visit Australia this month to view new Australian feature films for consideration for the 2014 festival. Maryanne is also the head curator for Berlinale special program ‘NATIVe – A Journey into Indigenous Cinema’, which was launched in 2013.