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  • Jul 10, 2008 NAIDOC Week: Indigenous Arts – present and future (NSW)
  • Jul 04, 2008 Liquid Architechture 9: Festival of Sound Arts
  • Jul 24, 2008 AFTRS: Visualising Story
  • Jul 06, 2008 Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival: Wanja (NSW)
  • Aug 08, 2008 AFTRS: Casting the Story
  • Aug 07, 2008 RMIT Student Film Awards (VIC)
  • Upcoming Deadlines
    • Jul 07, 2008 Show Me Shorts Film Festival: call for entries
    • Jul 11, 2008 The Shoot Out (NSW)
    • Jul 12, 2008 REELmad 2008
    • Jul 14, 2008 Australian International Movie Convention (AIMC) (QLD)
    • Jul 14, 2008 Human Rights Arts and Film Festival 2008: Rights : Camera : Action
    • Jul 18, 2008 Liquid Len
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      Start: Jul 06, 2008 End: Jul 12, 2008
      Where: Museum of Sydney
      This year's Naidoc weeks includes a screening of films selected for The Lester Bostock Mentor Scheme for Indigenous Filmmakers and exclusive guest lecture by Tom Murray, director and writer of the award winning documentary Dhakiyarr Vs The King.
      Start: Jul 06, 2008 End: Jul 06, 2008
      Where: Opera House, Sydney
      Wanja is a documentary about ‘the Block’, through the eyes of Auntie Barb and the life of Wanja her blue heeler dog.
      Start: Jul 07, 2008 End: Jul 07, 2008
      Where: Greater Union, Westfield, Bondi Junction
      Uncut Featuring footage not aired on TV.Plus a special audience Q&A with Capt. Paul Moulds, d rectors Ian Darling & Sascha Ettinger Epstein and one of the shelter’s true success stories, Beau..
      Start: Jul 10, 2008 End: Aug 16, 2008
      Where: Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Paddington
      The Un_imaginable project invites a range of artists and writers to explore hard to grasp territory; the things we thought couldn’t happen.
      Start: Jul 10, 2008 End: Jul 10, 2008
      Where: Bankstown City Council, Council Chambers (the Roundhouse)
      Seminar on present and future of Indigenous arts comes to naidoc week.
      Start: Jul 10, 2008 End: Jul 24, 2008 Entry: May 30, 2008
      Where: Red Room, Creatures Loft, Fremantle
      Little Creatures and the Film & Television Institute have teamed up to showcase the latest local short films.
      Start: Jul 10, 2008 End: Aug 10, 2008
      Where: The Astor Cinema, Mt Lawley
      Presented by ScreenWest, in association with the Revelation Perth International Film Festival, Get Your Shorts On! is a showcase of unique short films made by emerging Western Australian filmmakers.
      Start: Jul 11, 2008 End: Jul 13, 2008 Entry: Jul 11, 2008
      Where: Various venues in Newscastle
      The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival, the most extreme filmmaking festival in the world.
      Start: Jul 14, 2008 End: Jul 18, 2008
      Where: Fremantle, Adelaide
      Release your inner geek.
      Start: Jul 14, 2008 End: Jul 14, 2008
      Where: RMIT Kaleide Theatre
      What is the relationship of universities that teach film, television and video to the screen production industries their students wish to enter?
      Start: Jul 14, 2008 End: Jul 14, 2008
      Where: Greater Union, Westfield, Bondi Junction
      A man’s life begins to unravel after his mistress brings him a bag of cash.
      Start: Jul 16, 2008 End: Jul 19, 2008 Submission: Apr 11, 2008
      Where:
      Entries are closing soon
      Start: Jul 17, 2008 End: Jul 17, 2008
      Where: Cinema Nova, Carlton
      A live reading of the un-produced screenplay Binawee written by Sam Saunders
      Start: Jul 21, 2008 End: Jul 23, 2008 Entry: Jun 23, 2008
      Where: On the waterfront at iconic Wrest Point, Hobart.
      Screen Tasmania with the ARISTA world-renowned script development program, is hosting the only event this year dedicated to a concentrated examination of script development.
      Start: Jul 22, 2008 End: Jul 24, 2008
      Where: AFTRS Melbourne
      Learn how to maximise your main tool of trade – the camera – to advance the story...
      Start: Jul 24, 2008 End: Jul 25, 2008
      Where: AFTRS Adelaide
      A short sharp course created to assist directors’ understanding of visual story telling.
      Start: Jul 24, 2008 End: Jul 27, 2008 Application: Apr 03, 2008
      Where: ACMI & Forum Theatre, Melbourne
      The Melbourne International Film Festival’s film co-financing market 37 South 2008 is now open for applications for producers wishing to participate in the market.
      Start: Jul 25, 2008 End: Aug 10, 2008 Entry: May 01, 2008
      Where: ACMI, Melbourne
      Kick Goals at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
      Start: Jul 25, 2008 End: Aug 10, 2008 Entry: Mar 04, 2008
      Where:
      Filmmakers around Australia and across the globe have until 4 March, 2008 to submit their feature film and until 7 April, 2008 to submit their short film for entry into the Melbourne International Film Festival’s (MIFF) 2008 programme.
      Start: Jul 26, 2008 End: Dec 06, 2008
      Where: NIDA, Sydney
      Understand the fundamental principles of story telling. Explore what defines character, how narrative is constructed, and how to write dialogue.
      Start: Jul 26, 2008 End: Dec 06, 2008
      Where: NIDA, Sydney
      For those interested in either stage or screen, this course develops skills and confidence for leading a creative team, motivating a company of performers, and inspiring audiences.
      Start: Jul 28, 2008 End: Jul 28, 2008
      Where: Subiaco Arts Centre, The Studio
      If you're going to work with actors, wouldn't it be a good idea to know about their craft?
      Start: Jul 30, 2008 End: Nov 26, 2008
      Where:
      Free public event, presented by PAC Screen Workshop. Format includes rehearsed readings of WA feature film scripts by professional actors, feedback request form and complimentary wine and nibbles.
      Start: Jul 31, 2008 End: Aug 10, 2008
      Where: The Regent Cinema, Palace Centro Cinemas, Australian Cinémathèque; GoMA, Brisbane
      17th St.George BIFF brings the best, most interesting cinema from Australia and the world. A mix of local, international films, retrospectives, seminars and special guests, it embraces the vibrant art of filmmaking.
      Start: Jul 31, 2008 End: Aug 10, 2008 Entry: May 30, 2008
      Where:
      The Courier-Mail QSFC is open to all entrants, all ages, all genres under 15 minutes. Excellent prizes and Top-10 films screened during St.George Bank Brisbane International Film Festival.
      Start: Aug 01, 2008 End: Aug 31, 2008 Entry: May 30, 2008
      Where: Online
      Call for entries for the third annual Portable Film Festival ® is open from 3 March to 30 May 2008 - an online film festival presenting the very best in international film and video culture.
      Start: Aug 07, 2008 End: Aug 07, 2008
      Where: Kaleide Theatre, 360 Swanston St, Melbourne
      A night of extraordinary shorts featuring the best in student animation, drama, comedy, experimental, and documentary filmmaking.
      Start: Aug 08, 2008 End: Aug 10, 2008
      Where: The Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park
      Spielberg says 80%, Tim Burton 90% and Woody Allen 100%They may differ on the percentages yet all of these directors agree that between 80 to 100% of a director's contribution to a film is in the choice of actors.
      Start: Aug 15, 2008 End: Aug 15, 2008 Entry: Jun 09, 2009
      Where:
      The Australian Writers’ Foundation (AWF) has announced that applications are open for the annual $25,000 Foxtel Fellowship: Rewarding Excellence with Creative Freedom.
      Start: Aug 22, 2008 End: Aug 22, 2008
      Where: Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
      A 2.5 hour seminar that gives an overview of the dynamic changes within the industry and the impact upon the businesses of producers, broadcasters and distributors.
      Start: Sep 01, 2008 End: Sep 04, 2008 Entry: Jul 14, 2008
      Where: Crowne Plaza Royal Royal Pines Golf Resort & Spa
      The Annual Australian International Movie Convention is the most prestigious and longest running Australian conference exclusively for the cinema exhibition, distribution and allied trade industry.
      Start: Sep 02, 2008 End: Sep 07, 2008 Entry: Jun 30, 2008
      Where: Various
      The Sexy International Film Festival is a week long event to be held each September in Melbourne with the winning films travelling to Perth, London and Paris.
      Start: Sep 05, 2008 End: Sep 05, 2008
      Where: Workshop Arts Centre, Willoughby
      Screenings every 3rd Friday of a wide variety of feature films and documentaries (all on 16mm), followed by coffee and discussion.
      Start: Sep 11, 2008 End: Sep 14, 2008 Submission: May 09, 2008
      Where: The Factory Theatre, Enmore
      SUFF is inviting all filmmakers from Australia and beyond to submit their works of art to the 2nd annual Sydney Underground Film Festival.
      Start: Sep 12, 2008 End: Sep 17, 2008 Entry: Jun 30, 2008
      Where: Manhattan, New York
      The New York Television Festival is proud to announce it is now accepting submissions to its fourth annual Independent Pilot Competition.
      Start: Sep 13, 2008 End: Sep 20, 2008 Entry: Aug 01, 2008
      Where: Parklands, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
      Australia’s most unique film festival, In The Bin Short Film Festival is now calling for entries from the Gold Coast and around the world.
      Start: Sep 21, 2008 End: Sep 28, 2008 Entry: Mar 01, 2008
      Where: Union Square Park, Manhattan, NY
      The Manhattan Short Film Festival is inviting Art House Cinemas & Screening Venues across Australia to join with over a hundred other venues throughout Europe, North, South and Central America in judging this year’s Twelve Finalist Short Films.
      Start: Sep 21, 2008 End: Sep 28, 2008 Entry: Jul 31, 2008
      Where:
      Manhattan Short’s Final Call for Entries.
      Start: Sep 25, 2008 End: Sep 28, 2008 Entry: Jul 21, 2008
      Where: AFTRS, Fox Studios, Sydney
      The Australian Directors Guild Conference is one of the Guild's premiere annual membership events, bringing together over 200 of Australia's screen directors and other industry professionals.
      Start: Sep 25, 2008 End: Sep 27, 2008
      Where: Online
      Taking a look at up and coming animators from the Caribbean and Latin America.
      Start: Sep 27, 2008 End: Sep 27, 2008 Entry: Jul 01, 2008
      Where: QUT Creative Industries Precinct, Kelvin Grove
      The Young Filmmakers Festival Queensland 2008 is calling for entries.
      Start: Oct 01, 2008 End: Oct 02, 2008 Entry: Jun 16, 2008 Application: Jul 16, 2008 Submission: Jul 30, 2008
      Where: Entry deadlines extended WOW. WOW is lookingfor short films up to 55 minutes, any genre with key creative input by women.
      Start: Oct 03, 2008 End: Nov 20, 2008 Entry: Aug 14, 2008
      Where: Various locations around Australia
      Trasharama A-go-go tours nationally to most capital cities and some regional destinations each year, and showcases the cream of Australian amatuer and novice filmmakers
      Start: Oct 07, 2008 End: Oct 07, 2008 Entry: Sep 12, 2008
      Where: LOOP, Melbourne
      Now in its 5th year with the Melbourne Fringe, Electric Shorts is looking for films that have been fully self funded by the filmmaker, any genre, up to 30 mins.
      Start: Oct 16, 2008 End: Oct 16, 2008 Entry: Jun 10, 2008
      Where: Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne
      The ATOM Awards recognise excellence in Australian and New Zealand Film, Television, Animation and Multimedia.
      Start: Oct 21, 2008 End: Oct 25, 2008 Entry: May 05, 2008
      Where: New York, NY
      The 14th Annual CMJ Film Festival promises to be the most ambitious thus far.
      Start: Oct 24, 2008 End: Oct 25, 2008 Entry: Sep 19, 2008
      Where: Paddington Town Hall & Chauvel Cinemas
      Start: Oct 24, 2008 End: Oct 25, 2008
      Where: Paddington Town Hall & Chauvel Cinemas, Sydney
      Start: Oct 24, 2008 End: Oct 25, 2008 Application: Sep 19, 2008
      Where: Paddington Town Hall & Chauvel Cinema, Paddington
      The Screen Producers Association of Australia is proud to officially launch the fourth annual DigiSPAA.
      Start: Nov 05, 2008 End: Nov 23, 2008 Entry: Aug 05, 2008
      Where: TBC
      Due to the movement of the Wild West Comedy to November 2008, Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival will be moving too.
      Start: Nov 11, 2008 End: Nov 14, 2008 Submission: Feb 25, 2008
      Where: Sheraton Mirage, Gold Coast
      The 2008 SPAA Conference and SPAA Call for Papers are now open.
      Start: Nov 19, 2008 End: Dec 21, 2008 Entry: Oct 17, 2008
      Where: Screenings will take place in (NSW, VIC, QLD, WA)
      The best Mexican films, parties and food are Hola Mexico Film Festival's specialty.
      Start: Nov 26, 2008 End: Nov 30, 2008 Entry: Aug 01, 2008
      Where:
      A Shortcut to Cannes.
      Start: Dec 14, 2008 End: Dec 16, 2008
      Where: Open Channel, Docklands
      ue to popular demand, Open Channel is running an extra session of FCP Intro, Dec 14 - 16.
      Start: Dec 21, 2008 End: Dec 21, 2008
      Where: ACMI Cinemas, Federation Square, Melbourne
      Presented in association with Renegade Films, Think Film and Above The Sea, Popcorn Taxi invites you to meet visionary filmmaker Tony Kaye, who will join film Journalist Paul Harris on-stage to discuss his controversial film career, followed by a screening
      Start: Jan 09, 2009 End: Jan 18, 2009 Entry: Aug 29, 2008
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      Start: Feb 19, 2009 End: Mar 01, 2009 Entry: Oct 17, 2008
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