Education & Student News

Very Short Film Festival 2025: 'seed' is the signature item
The Very Short Film Festival is free to enter and judges include Essie Davis, Marta Dusseldorp and Leah Purcell.

SPA names 12 'Ones to Watch' for 2024
Twelve early career Australian producers are the 'Ones to Watch' in SPA's 2024 initiative.

Early career writers program calls for applications
Endemol Shine Australia and Screen Australia have announced a new program to train four early career screenwriters.

Disturbing trend damaging actors’ mental health
Forced to wait up to four months to hear the outcome of an audition, actors' mental health is regularly suffering.

The Artist’s Way – an invitation to change your life
Julia Cameron's creativity manual is still a global bestseller, three decades after it was first published. Come on the journey…

10 tips for combining work and study in the arts
Be realistic and get organised. From timeboxing to flexible jobs, these ideas will help you find balance and reduce the…

9 ways to help you deal with creative rejection
Hearing "no" is never easy but recovering from rejection is a necessary part of the artist’s life. Here are some…

Screen opportunities roundup – November 2023
Your monthly round up of screen industry opportunities, from open film submissions to professional placements.

Documentary filmmaking classes for the Bold and Beautiful
A series of workshops specifically for women and gender diverse people aged over 40 exemplifies the agency of human involvement.

Find your screen industry collaborators with endless possibilities
AFTRS’ Master of Arts Screen: Business boasts a cohort of like-minded professionals who are on the same track to innovate,…