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Canberra Shorts is run by volunteers in the local filmmaking community and deliberately operates without direct funding from government. With access to films provided free of charge by the region's biggest film festival SNOWYfest, Canberra Shorts serves up the best short films you'll see in Canberra...and entry is FREE!! Hosted by local actor and filmmaker Brendan Sloane, the evening also features interviews with local filmmakers and talks by industry practitioners. If you are interested in filmmaking but do not know where to start, come down, say G'day to the host and they'll get you moving down the road to becoming a short filmmaker

Nineteenth Hole Productions is a theatre and film company started five years ago and is run by National Acting School ex-student, Soren Jensen and colleague Christian Doran.  The Company is based in The Tuggeranong Arts Centre in the ACT.  Check out their site to see what they are up to.

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The purpose of this growing film festival is to encourage and support the wide range of filmmaking talent in Australia (and particularly the capital region) and to encourage the sharing of new film ideas, styles and skills from overseas with the Australian community.

The Home Brewed film festival started out in Dapto NSW and is now heading into its 4th year and has expanded into a 3 week-long format, screening across 5 towns and cities (including Canberra) with industry leaders presenting workshops in Sydney, Melbourne and Wollongong during the festival. There continue to be two categories of competition for short films (10 minutes and under, and 10 to 30 minutes) as well as the feature film (60 minutes and over) category.  It's a great web site - check it out!

Australian Short Films.com is an independent website dedicated to promoting short film in Australia.

This site includes a database of short film scripts by young and emerging writers, a range of links related to short filmmaking in Australia and information about the people involved in Australia's short film industry.

And remember... It's not the size of the film that counts, it's what you do with it...

 What's happening with Austraiians in LA?  Tips and hints from successful Aussies working in Hollywood.  Get all the good oil here!

'AustraliansinFilm' was established in 2001 to create an environment where Australians and Americans can foster strong and long lasting relationships through Australian screen culture and the individuals who create it.

Based in Los Angeles 'australiansinfilm' hosts approximately 14 events a year for members and guests.

This organisation celebrates the work of Australian film and television makers and it's list of ambassadors reads like the 'who's who' of successful contemporary Australian film industry celebrities.  The site links most of our celebrities to their iMDb pages - so it's an easy way to keep track of the Crowes and Kidmans, Weavings and Rush's etc.

This site also provides a terrific range of photos of our comrades at functions in LA etc.

Great fun and info - especially if you aspire to work in LA.

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The American Theatre Wing is best known as the creator of the Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards®, which it presents annually with the League of American Theatres and Producers. The Wing's other activities, dedicated to recognizing excellence and supporting education in theatre, include its "Working in the Theater," now in their 27th year of telecasts on CUNY TV in New York and on other national cable outlets;

"Guides to Careers in the Theatre," a video series developed for schools and libraries; a grants and scholarship program to New York City schools and not-for-profit theatre companies, which has awarded more than $2.5 million since its inception; the Theatre Intern Group, a career development program for young professionals; and SpringboardNYC, a two-week college-to-career boot camp for young performers moving to NYC. Visitors to www.americantheatrewing.org can view an archive of the seminars; the career guides and listen to "Downstage Center", all as free, on-demand streaming audio.