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Getting Your First Job Series: Writing a CV

You’ve got your credits – brilliant! Next steps – an appropriate CV. Now before you log into Canva and start getting all creative, please...

Getting Your First Job Series: Screen Credits

Each week this blog series will tackle some of the common questions we hear about people trying to get into the industry. Problem 1 - How...

5 Steps of Building a Strong Network

Regardless of what stage you are in your career, it is important to develop a strong network. Having a strong network with like-minded...

Fearless Films Has Launched

If you were up and about early this morning, you might have seen these gorgeous people on your screens during Sunrise on Channel 7....

So, you've decided you want a new job. Now what?

First things first, it’s time to determine if it’s actually a new job you want, or if it’s a totally new career. Ask yourself: What are...

Career Advice for Creatives

Career Advice for Creatives If you’ve been searching for career progression advice, we are sure you have come across the articles that...

How to Effectively Network Online

Knowing how to network effectively is one of the most useful tools you can have, regardless of what stage you are in your career or what...

5 Steps of Career Progression

We all know what it feels like to feel stuck when it comes to our career and work life (if you haven’t, you probably wouldn’t be reading...

How to Work Collaboratively

If it’s true that assumption is the parent of all f**kups, then it’s equally true that genuine and effective collaboration delivers...

Bystander Intervention for Freelancers

All over the corporate world – a world of permanent jobs, HR departments and workplace training – there have been big responses to...

Cold Email Etiquette: how to ask for work

Sadly, cold calling isn’t just for electricity companies. If this industry is all about who, not what you know, then you need to be able...

Watch Party Time!

Meet the Creators launched on Tuesday night in Melbourne. Thank you to everyone who turned out - it was FANTASTIC! The next Meet the...

Every One’s A Winner!

ACMI, AFTRS, Film Victoria & Media Mentors Australia present Meet the Creators. "Success" is up for discussion as the screen industry...

Ask The Mentor - Am I Being Sidelined?

Mr D writes: I’m a member of a production team on a returning series. We don’t run constantly but we come back every year to make another...

Happy Festives!!

2020... what a year it's been (and continues to be). Here's a little Christmas message from Denise & I - including our answers to the top...

How can I be creative when I'm so burnt out?

From Screenhub Joey writes: I’m in Melbourne, which means I’ve been unemployed or partially working for basically the whole of this year....

How to pitch scripted content

Missed our Film Victoria / ACMI session on Thursday? Missed finding out how the free to air scripted commissioners want you to pitch...

Pitching with WIFT - 50% discount!

We've teamed up with WIFT Vic and WIFT Australia to run our hugely successful Pitching 101 course. Pitching your ideas, your skills and...

What do the scripted commissioners want?

Missed our Film Victoria / ACMI session on Thursday? Missed finding out what the free to air scripted commissioners are looking for?...

Fearsome Formats!

In case you missed our panel session with the Kings and Queens of formats (you can catch up here), I took notes so you didn't have to!...