Digital media and film - Call for entries

Short + Sweet - National

Entries by 13 October and 7 November 2008, event 13 January - 28 February 2009

Each year Short + Sweet produces hundreds of the best ten minute plays from across the globe, produced by some of the most talented local actors and directors. Entries are now open for Short + Sweet Sydney 2009.

Adelaide Film Festival 2009 - National

Entries by 17 October 2008

The Adelaide Film Festival 2009 is calling for submissions of feature films, documentaries and shorts made in Australia and internationally, completed after February 2007. All genres of contemporary screen culture are welcomed including drama, documentary, experimental, new media, and animation.

Raw Nerve - National

Entries by 30 October

In its sixth year, Raw Nerve is a joint initiative between Screen Australia (SA) and Screen Development Australia (SDA) aimed at assisting emerging filmmakers to get their short films out there. It provides first-time filmmakers with equipment and facilities hire up to $5,000 and a cash budget of $2,000 to showcase their filmic storytelling ability.

The Man Bites God music video competition

Entries close 31 October 2008

Man Bites God are giving aspiring filmmakers a chance to win $500 by making a music video featuring a Man Bites God song of your choice. To enter, you need to choose a Man Bites God song, make a music video for that song, upload your clip to Youtube and promote your video.

INSITE Competition for unproduced screenplays - National

Entries by 31 October 2008 (Extended)

The Australian Writers' Guild (AWG) and the Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) are calling for entries to the fourth biennial INSITE Competition for unproduced feature screenplays. The winning screenplay will receive a rehearsed public reading during the National Screenwriters' Conference, to be held in conjunction with the 2009 Adelaide Film Festival.

8th Annual Bondi Short Film Festival - Sydney

Entries by 7 November 2008

Entries are now open for the 2008 Bondi Short Film Festival. The Bondi Short Film Festival is focused on seeking out the highest quality short films in Australia. The festival has some of the most respected industry representatives attending each year providing valuable feedback to the film makers.

Centre for Scholarly and Archival Research (CSAR) Research Fellowships - Canberra

Dr Paolo Cherchi Usai, Director of the National Film and Sound Archive. Courtesy of the NFSA.

Ongoing entries

The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) is seeking applications from established researchers and audiovisual practitioners with a record of significant achievement for the CSAR Research Fellowships. Senior academics, scholars, writers, filmmakers, artists and archival professionals from Australia and overseas are encouraged to apply. The fellowships involve a residency at the NFSA in Canberra, with accommodation supplied. Fellowship applications are welcome throughout the year.