Opportunity for Emerging Regional Producers

2 Subsidised Places Being Offered By Far South Film

Far South Film is pleased to be able to offer two subsidised places for three skill labs to emerging regional producers. If we have one outstanding candidate we may choose to offer one person six skill labs.

Screen ABC has just launched a Producing Skills Lab https://screenabc.com/learn-online-the-business-of-producing/skills-lab/
which are bite-sized (2 hour) on-line sessions on various aspects of the Producer’s job – everything ranging from optioning agreements to the development process and the legalities behind commissioning screen music composition.

Tutor Andrena Finlay is a highly regarded, hands-on creative producer https://screenabc.com/about/ who will guide you through these 8 skill lab topics:
The development one is filling up fast!

1. Option & Purchase Agreements
2. Development
3. Post-Production: Start it Early
4. Production Matters: Shaping your Script
5. Pitching
6. Financing Now: Exploring New Frontiers
7. Recoupment Waterfall
8. Music

As an independent filmmaker these are all tools you will need in your skillset.

Please send us an expression of interest to info@farsouthfilm.org.au by 23:59 AEST Thursday 16 July telling us about your experience as a producer, what projects you would like to produce and why you think you would benefit from this opportunity. (Max 1000 words)

The project was made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, provided through Regional Arts Australia, and in NSW through Regional Arts NSW.