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Poplabs Incubator!

This is a fantastic initiative that we're involved with. Our Storytelling info session is on Fri 11th Sep 2020, 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm AEST....

Covid Killing Creativity?

This week on Ask The Mentor for Screenhub... Mr J writes…I feel like I’ve been in lockdown forever – I live in Brunswick so I sort of...

Get A Job! Four Week Bootcamp

Want a job in screen content? Don't know where to begin? This 4 week bootcamp will set you on the right path. Believe it or not, we do...

Meet the Crowdfunded

You’ve got the idea. You’ve got the passion and determination ... But you don't have the money. We all know funding is hard to get –...

Crib Notes - What the Funding Bodies Think

The Running Free Live panel discussed Covid impacts, diversity, the Location Incentive Fund and Quotas. Overall there was good news: lots...

Screenchat Live!!

We're talking to the amazing Marcela Toro on Screenchat on Wednesday 29th July at 3pm. Join us for a LIVE (Q&A)https://www.facebook.com/s...

Ask The Mentor

Our regular column in Screenhub is up - this week we're tackling freelancer anxiety... THE QUESTION Marcus writes: 'I’m a freelance...

What do they want? Content!

July 2020 – What Do The Channels Currently Want? Running Free Live is a monthly online panel featuring the best in the Australian Film &...

What's Next For Australian TV?

After a year of unpredictable events, what happens now for broadcasters? Australia’s leading broadcasters including Nine Network, SBS,...

Behind the scenes of 'The Games'

Take a step back in time and discover how the 1998 comedy series The Games (starring the late great John Clarke) became one of the...

Social Impact Film Making

How to make a social impact film with Damon Gameau Want to make a change in the world? Or perhaps you want to make a film that enlightens...

Directing Comedy!

Directing Comedy 101 with Director Jonathan Brough Is directing an art form or a skill? Perhaps it’s a bit of both? With over 20 years of...

Ask The Mentor - No Formal Training Terrors!

This week's question is.... Ms I writes, 'I’m 29 and work as a freelance Producer / Production Manager with 7 years’ experience managing...

Turn Your Scripts into Novels

Have you got a screenplay you love but haven’t found a home for? Maybe now is the time to reimagine it as a novel! Find out how with...

Storytelling in Animation!

Visual storytelling extraordinaire Michael Shanks from TimTimFed shares his knowledge on how to create an online audience for your...

How to Tell a Personal Story

Sometimes life really is stranger than fiction (err, hello 2020!). Award-winning Australian film director, best known for the biopic I Am...

Celebrating NITV and its boss

How do you go from dreaming of being a journalist to one of the youngest executives working in television today? In celebration of...

Running Your Own Production Company

What’s the point of setting up on your own? Is it worth the effort? Aaron Fa’Aoso, actor, screenwriter, director and producer, shares his...

Get Stuff Done!

So, you’ve got an idea… now what? Alex Wadelton, one of Australia’s most highly regarded advertising writers and creative directors, is a...

Make Ideas Happen

Where do ideas come from? How do you get that lightbulb to go off? Which ideas are worth following, and what form should they take? Amal...