Resources
Federal Government Agencies
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Australian Film, Television and Radio School
Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
National Film and Sound Archive
Office of Film and Literature Classification
Public Broadcasters
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) - Independent Productions
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) - Acquisition
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) - Commissioning
Government/Industry Partnerships
Ausfilm
State Government Agencies
New South Wales Film and Television Office
Pacific Film and Television Commission
South Australian Film Corporation
Organisations
Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Australian Children's Television Foundation
Australian Cinematographers Society
Australian Guild of Screen Composers
Australian Screen Editors Guild
Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance
Screen Producers Association of Australia
Media
Selected Australian Film Festivals
BigPond Adelaide Film Festival (February - March, biennial)
Melbourne International Film Festival (July - August)
St. George Brisbane International Film Festival (July - August)
Useful downloads from Screen Australia
I've Got a Great Idea for a Film
What to do if you have a great idea for a film or have written a script and don't know what to do next.
What is a Synopsis? An Outline? A Treatment?
A short and simple explanation of synopses, outlines and treatments for drama and documentary.
Standard Script Layout
A guide to writing scripts in the accepted industry format.
A-Z Budget Forms
Industry standard A-Z Budgets for feature films, documentaries, short films, animation and interactive digital media that are intended as a guide to preparing budgets in the format that is usually required by funding bodies.
Pathways & Protocols: a filmmaker's guide to working with Indigenous people, culture and concepts
A comprehensive guide for filmmakers working with Indigenous content and communities, Pathways & Protocols: a filmmaker’s guide to working with Indigenous people, culture and concepts provides information on the principles for protocols and implementing those protocols with film practice, what the concepts of communication, consultant and consent mean, copyright law and related legal issues, information for Indigenous communities and information for Non-Indigenous filmmakers as well as a detailed contacts directory.