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Deadline 14 February 2008
The campaign for the 29th Banff World Television Awards is officially on and new categories at this year’s Rockie Awards are Environmental Programs and Social & Humanitarian Programs.

Colour correction expert required for potentially award winning documentary.
Contact: Nick Forster on 0405 039453 or email: dand…@hotmail.com

Your copy of the 2008 Metro Screen Brochure is available now.

Filmmakers Wanted
‘The Parragirls’ are a special interest group supported by Parramatta Female Factory Precinct (PFFP) Association which was established in 2006 by 3 former inmates of the Parramatta Girls Home. ‘Parragirls’ is a support network and contact register for former inmates of the Parramatta Girls Home including family, friends and supporters.

Position to join our team in early 2008.
Purpose of position:

Coordinate marketing and communications programs and venue hire marketing
Work with the Marketing Manager to develop Carriage Works
Coordinate the marketing services offered
Assist in developing and growing audiences
Other administrative tasks as required

Applications close 14 December.
Go to www.carriageworks.com.au for all the details

Deadline 15 February
The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and ABC TV are proud to present ‘Underscore’, a unique opportunity for talented young screen composers. APRA and ABC TV are offering emerging composers a commission to write original music for an ABC production or to write a package of screen music for use by ABC producers. [...]

6 to 9 December
The second Westgarth Film Festival returns to one of Melbourne’s favourite iconic cinemas, the Palace Westgarth Cinema from 6-9th December 2007 with a program packed full of cinematic gems. Over three days and four nights you’ll be treated to a candy bar full of treats including special features, celebrity cinema stars and [...]

Starts Nov 29
Blockbuster hits, state of the art anime, suspenseful horror, eccentric comedy, tear-jerking romances and heroic samurai action, it’s all here at the Japanese Film Festival, a must see calendar event. The Japanese Film Festival, now in its 11th year, begins on 29 November at Greater Union George Street for ten days only.

Sydney Launch
We would like to invite all of you to attend this fantastic event which is taking place in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Peats Ridge Festival.
From the underbelly of St Kilda to the crisis zone in Darfur, from East Timorese Art Collectives to Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street, Australia’s first ever Human Rights Arts [...]

Despite essentially being adverts for the new Mitsubishi Lancer, these short films are worth checking out.
In association with TropFest, seven different directors were involved in the project and they have produced six quite different styles of short film.
Take a look for yourself. Or check out behind the scenes.
I particularly like the one titled ‘Safer’. Which [...]