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Written by Aran Major
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Tuesday, 17 April 2007 |
ScreenWest's Digital Directions 2007 award aims to provide development, research and/or travel assistance to newer, and established, drama and factual writers who are hoping to explore the potential of digital content creation and distribution.
Eligibility:
This award is intended for film and television practitioners and non-traditional media creators with imaginative projects utilising interactive story-telling, mobile video streaming, multimedia messaging, web presence, gaming or other emerging media. Projects that extend the traditional boundaries of single-platform drama and factual programs (including documentary programs) are especially sought.
Applicants must have completed a four page treatment, a brief budget and a synopsis. It is also important that mention is made of the interactive potential for the cross-platform project from the point of view of the intended final user.
Projects that are based on an already existing property (such as factual programs, documentary, short film, animation, etc) will be at an advantage but will not be a pre-requisite.
Please note that Digital Directions 2007 is not intended as a production investment scheme but is aimed specifically at assisting writers, developers and/or producers to explore possible development and future marketing avenues for their projects.
As with all Creative Development schemes, Digital Directions 2007 is only open to filmmakers resident in Western Australia. Please refer to the General Guidelines for a definition of WA residency.
Assessment Process:
Specially convened Panels, comprising of ScreenWest staff and industry representatives with relevant digital content expertise, will consider applications. The Panels make recommendations that are then referred to the Chief Executive for approval.
Applications for the Digital Directions 2007 award will be shortlisted and selected applicants invited to be interviewed.
One successful applicant will then be awarded the $6,000 Digital Directions 2007 funding package to enable them to develop, research or travel to and participate at a nationally or internationally recognised digital media conference or workshop/attachment (depending on the nature of the project and the intended final platform).
As with all Creative Development schemes, Digital Directions is only open to filmmakers/creators resident in Western Australia. See the General Guidelines for Western Australian Residency definitions.
Closing Dates:
Applications close for the Digital Directions Award 5pm Monday April 30 2007. For further details, contact Victor Gentile at ScreenWest (ph: 9224 7352).
Application Form:
www.screenwest.com.au/downloadApplication
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