Award-winning Western Australian filmmakers and former Central Institute of Technology  (CIT)  Perth graduates Henry Inglis and Aaron McCann's  latest offering, 'It's a Snap'  has gone more viral than a Danny Danielson blood test, achieving millions of hits on YouTube and being widely lauded as the Best. College. Advert. Ever. More 

Following the success of the inaugural X|Media|Lab Perth in 2011, ScreenWest has announced that the internationally acclaimed conference and think-tank will return on April 13-15 with What's your story? New narratives, new markets.

Western Australian digital media projects selected for X|Media|Lab Perth will be in the running to receive a $20,000 development awards. To assist Western Australians prepare strong project pitches for this year's X|Media|Lab Perth, ScreenWest will again run an intensive full day workshop taking place on Friday, 9 March 2012. More information here 

Once again FTI Cinema will be one of over 250 cinemas across the world to host Manhattan Short.  10 finalist films will screen to over 100,000 people in over 250 Art House Cinemas & Museums & Universities across 6 Continents during ONE WEEK, in 2012.  These audiences will decide the winner by casting votes after every screening.  More here 

FTI Cinema

Sunday 7th October @ 3pm.

RITZY SYDNEY PREMIERE FOR 'MORE 4 ME'

'More 4 Me' the international award-winning documentary from Writer/Director Lincoln Fenner, has been officially selected to open the weekend of the Australian Film Festival (AFF) to be held in Sydney next month. More here  

Rottofest, Western Australia's only 'overseas' festival that you don't need a passport for, is accepting comedy short film and sketch entries from across Australia for this year's Festival.  More here 

Budding Perth production company Periscope Pictures Pty Ltd have wrapped up their Crowd-funding (aka: crowd-sourcing) campaign last week having raised a staggering $20,360 via the Melbourne-based website Pozible.  More    

Perth Festival announces the final selection of 'In Retrospect: 60 Years of Festival Films'. One film from each decade reflects a wide spectrum of cinematic experiences with masterpieces, audience favourites and ground-breaking films that all have their place in cinema history. Program here   

Rick & Harmony

Produced by Jodie and Leighton De Barros, Seadog TV International P/L, 'On a Wing and a Prayer' enters the extraordinary world of the Black Cockatoo. Playful, mischievous and highly intelligent, Carnaby's Black Cockatoos are adored by thousands, hunted by many and saved by few. More    

8:30pm ABC1  TV

13 March 2012

Two months of animated extravaganza on the Northbridge

Piazza Super Screen!

Animator's Hour will promote local Perth animators and their superb work through a set of 8 free screenings showcasing works and amazing talents from Australia and the World.

You can also get involved and win one of three $500 cash prizes by helping create a brand new animation entitled Bunny Cakes.  All the details here

Thursday 23rd Feb - Thursday 12th Apr, 8:30 - 9:30pm

Northbridge Piazza Super Screen, FREE

Flickerfest hits WA with no shortage of local film making talent included in the line-up. Thurs March 1 brings the Best Of Australian Shorts program to Camelot Outdoor Cinema in Mosman Park which includes the highly anticipated WA film Crosshairs.  More here   

A pop-up Summer oasis in the heart of the CBD - 

Perth cinema-lovers will soon have the opportunity to take movie viewing to new heights with the opening of Rooftop Movies in Northbridge on Wednesday 29 February.  More  

Once again FTI will be selling the amazing Entertainment Books that are jam packed with valuable offers from the finest restaurants, activities and hotels.  At $65 they are great value and a fundraiser for FTI.   They'll be available mid May. More 

AIDC COMING UP SOON

27 February - 1 March 2012

Australia's only documentary conference that consistently attracts key figures from the Australian and international documentary industry.  The place to network, deal, inspire and be inspired.  More 

R�DE Microphones has announced it is presenting a filmmaking workshop at FTI, hosted by UK Cinematographer and digital video evangelist Philip Bloom.   More information here  

FTI

Sunday 11 March 2012

10am to 5pm

Do you have a knockout short film idea? Then FTI wants  

to give you the financial assistance to make it a reality.  The first funding rounds are fast approaching and to make it easier you can now enter online.  Find out about  our funding schemes here  

Deadlines:

RAWNERVE - 1 March 2012
LINK - 29 March 2012
OOMPF - 26 April 2012 

This initiative is open to Australian arts organisations working with dance and screen projects including hybrid, digital and interdisciplinary art.   More      Deadline 23 March 2012. 

Vote now for the very first 'Film by Democracy' to decide the genre of the untitled webseries.  Launches on 1 March 2012.  More here 

The Awards include "film".  More information here     

Deadline 27 April 2012   

Entries Open for the ADG Awards
Regular entry deadline is February 27, 2012. More        

There are heaps of film festivals around the world calling for entries.  Without a Box is the premier entry point for most festivals. More  here  

Egypt in June 2012 - Now calling for entries in documentary, short, animation, art, generative or experimental works.  More 

Deadline 01 May, 2012

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