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Welcome Hey everyone! Hopefully you're all enjoying your holidays, and having exciting adventures through either academia, backyard film-making or raw procrastination. I know I'm trying to balance myself across all three. If you have any notices to add to the next edition of MAP News, our next deadline is the 23rd of April. So please don't hesitate to throw me a note on the email address just below. Daniel.Stone@uts.edu.au
WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD BECOME OF THE FTO?
"[We have] issued a document entitled FTO - A New Direction. Industry Discussion Paper, March 2008 and the FTO Board looks forward to industry feedback," it said. The FTO has since added a further three discussion papers to its website, and welcomes feedback via email before April 24th. [W] http://www.fto.nsw.gov.au/content.asp?content=3&Id=513
Employment & Other Opporunities FINAL CUT PRO OPERATOR - PART TIME JOB Yoram Gross Films, the Woollahra based animation studio is looking out for a part-time Final Cut Pro Operator. You would be working under the directions of Australian renowned animator Mr.Yoram Gross (Yoram Gross Animation awards, Sydney Film Festival).
Actor/Crew Call Outs I'm an actor needing recent material for my showreel so I'd love to volunteer to act in productions for MAP students. If you're looking for someone to be in your film, please get in touch and send me your pitch!
GUNNADOO BAKERY - CREW CALL OUT "A short film about getting out and getting even" We're currently looking for: Positions are unpaid but all expenses, meals and travel will be covered [E] bethany.l.bruce@student.uts.edu.au
MAP TV PILOT - CALL FOR EXTRAS (VAMPIRES!) We are looking for 20 volunteer Extras (male or female, any age/ethnicity etc) to populate a restaurant - you get to be Vampires! As well as 10 "Henchmen" (preferably with a big build) for a short student film. Genre: Psychological thriller with a supernatural twist Shoot Date: Monday 5th May Location: Surry Hills Catering provided + fantastic cast and crew to work with! If you're interested and available on that date, please contact Maria Stipicic for more details
EventsMULTICULTURAL MENTORSHIP FILM SCREENINGFor the last year four filmmakers have worked with industry mentors to produce new films. Of these, two new works have already been selected for the St Kilda Film Festival Melbourne. Each year Metro Screen runs the Multicultural Mentorship program giving four diverse filmmakers the opportunity to produce their short film. Each filmmaker is provided with equipment, post-production facilities a $2,000 budget and an industry mentor. [W] http://www.metroscreen.com.au/mms.html
SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES - CALL FOR ENTRIES Sunday Night At the Movies, Fbi 94.5's experimental sound hour, is looking for regular and one - off contributors to create/ showcase original radio and musical works.
RENCONTRES H. LANGLOIS 2008 FILM FESTIVAL - CALL FOR ENTRIESDEADLINE 15TH AUGUST
To be eligible your film needs to have been completed since the beginning of 2007, able to be projected in 35 mm or Beta SP PAL. Fortunately though, there are no time or genre constraints! For more information, check out their site or contact Camille Sanz. [W] http://www.rihl.org/index_us.php
AFC/BIGPOND: GREAT MOMENTS IN HISTORY - CALL FOR ENTRIES DEADLINE 28TH APRIL Applications recently opened for Great Moments in History (or funny stuff that happened between the big bang and the end of the world) – a brand new initiative by the Australian Film Commission (AFC) and BigPond. Great Moments in History is a unique opportunity for animators and animation directors with fresh, funny animation ideas to get them made and exhibited on mobile phones, the internet and at an Australian film festival. We’re looking for ten 45-second to five-minute animations. The films should… - be humorous and/or satirical Great Moments in History animation can be made with any technique you wish. Possibilities include CG, 2D, 3D, Flash, Traditional Cell, Machinima (using license free engines and characters) or even stop motion. All we want is for animators to create the best looking, best sounding and most entertaining animation possible. Oh, and we want them to work well on a mobile phone. That means they have to be easy to see on a small screen and easy to hear through an even smaller speaker. Guidelines and application forms can be obtained from the AFC website
Training & Other Opportunities DIGITAL VISUAL FX TRAINEESHIP SCHEME DEADLINE 12TH MAY
Categories: Animator, 3D Artist, Compositor Designer/Art Director, Concept-Storyboard Artist, Research & Development, Information Technology For more information, view their site or contact Valerie Allerton [W] http://www.fto.nsw.gov.au/fund.asp?id=54&subID=1
WORLD NOMADS TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE 30TH JUNE World Nomads & National Geographic Channel (www.nationalgeographic.com.au) will give one exceptional student the opportunity to join renowned wildlife and remote landscape photographer, Jason Edwards on assignment. The brief is to photograph The Great Hughenden Endurance Camel Race in the stunningly beautiful area of Porcupine Gorge in Outback Australia. You will work alongside and receive mentorship from Jason Edwards, gaining valuable in the field experience. You will also receive an Olympus E3 digital camera (www.olympus.com.au) and Lenovo Ideapad www.lenovo.com.au) to document your assignment. For full scholarship and application details:
EDNA UNCUT - DOCUMENTARY CALL OUT AND EVALUATION OPPORTUNITY DEADLINE 30TH APRIL
This is an opportunity to get some considered advice on where you're at with your project, and importantly, what you should do next. You'll receive feedback/ideas from your peers and one of Australia's most respected documentary filmmakers - Tom Zubrycki, in a supportive and constructive environment. It's your time – use it in a way that is most valuable to you; get feedback on specific editing decisions, character impressions or big picture narrative issues. The session will be followed by drinks and an opportunity to network. What you need to do: Submit 5-7 minutes of material on DVD and a short outline (half a page) of your project to the EDNA UNCUT Committee by the 30th of April. 4 projects will be presented on the night. SUBMIT TO:
AUSTRALIAN CINEMATOGRAPHERS SOCIETY
If you're interested in joining, you should check out their website, or pop over to their upcoming conference in Sydney (to be held from the 28th May - 1st June). [W] http://www.cinematographer.org.au/home
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL The cogs are well and truly beginning to turn over at the Sydney Film Festivals site, where you can now get a sneak peak of this years programme, request a copy of the completed programme when they're ready and even grab a subscription ahead of everyone else! [W] http://www.sydneyfilmfestival.org If you have material or information that you feel would be appropriate for the list please don’t hesitate to forward onto me, at daniel.c.stone@student.uts.edu.au. If you should wish to unsubscribe from this list you can e-mail me or, if you wish to unsubscribe yourself, go to: http://listserv.uts.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/mapnews. MAPNews is also archived on the web. The archives can be found at: http://listserv.uts.edu.au/archives/mapnews/ |
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The NSW Government recently announced it would be cutting red tape in NSW, with the hope of encouraging more active film production here. As such, the NSW Film and Television Office has called for "vigourous discussion" about its future role. 
ACTOR AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS
The 2008 Rencontres Henri Langlois International Film Schools Festival will take place between 5th to the 13th of December 2008 in Poiters (France). 
Digital Visual FX Scheme provides on-the-job skills development opportunities in the digital effects industry. Through the Scheme, the FTO provides subsidies to leading NSW companies to employee digital artists for six-month traineeships. There is one application deadline per year, with up to 5 trainees placed annually.
Do you need a doco doctor for your project? Want to brainstorm a narrative? You might have a great character – but how can you take it to the next stage?
The Australian Cinematographers Society was established to perform a number of functions. Such as, to further the advancement of cinematography in all fields and give due recognition to the outstanding work performed by Australian cinematographers, to keep members abreast of technology, new equipment and ideas through meetings, seminars and demonstrations, and to provide a forum for cinematographers to meet with other members of the industry to discuss and exchange ideas, promote friendship and better understanding of each others industry role.