Screen Australia has announced the latest round of funding from the Skills Development Fund and BTL: Next Step initiative.
These initiatives were introduced to address skills shortages in junior roles and expand the capacity of Australia’s film industry workforce.
The Skills Development Fund aims to help production companies, game development studios and film companies offer work-based learning, while BTL: Next Step helps mid-career practitioners upskill from their current field of expertise. We support you to do so.
The host companies and individuals supported through BTL: Next Step are:
Bunya Productions – Production Manager Placement (WA): Samuel Westley from NSW (NCIS: Sydney, Erotic Stories) Bunya Productions – Location Manager Placement (WA): Jaidyn Griffin from QLD (Apples Never Fall, Significant Others) WBMC – Production Manager Placement (WA): Tayla Woodhouse (Invisible Boys, Paper Dolls) at WA Jungle Entertainment – Production Accountant Placement (NSW): Abi Tabone (Four Years Later) at NSW Easy Tiger Productions – Art Director Placement (NSW): Kaiit Mosby (The Newsreader Season) 3, Ice Road: Road to Sky) from VIC Red Rock Run Production – Location Manager Assignment (WA): Alice Zhao (White Fever, High Country) from VIC
The programs/projects supported through the Skills Development Fund are:
We Bury Our Dead – WBTD Film Productions Pty Ltd: WBTD Film Productions, operating as The Penguin Empire, is a production company based in Western Australia. The funding will help WBTD Film Productions train three key personnel in the production office, art department and electronics for the production of We Bury the Dead, a new survival thriller feature film directed by Zach Hilditch. I will. On-Set VFX Scanning and Digital Capture Technology – Myriad Studios VFX: Through the skills development plan supported by this funding, Myriad Studios will develop targeted skills to accelerate the growth and proficiency of its VFX scanning and digital capture technicians. Provide training, mentorship, and skills development opportunities. Leading practitioners will be given the opportunity to engage in active filmmaking. The Assembly – TAT PRODUCTIONS PTY LTD: This funding will support TAT Productions (trading as Helium Pictures), which provides career training and development opportunities to people from underrepresented backgrounds. Winners will receive a starring role in The Assembly, an ABC-commissioned documentary series that follows autistic trainee journalists as they learn and hone their skills in preparation for interviewing some of Australia’s most famous people. You can This work is dedicated to removing the stigma of living and working with autism. Winners will benefit from skills and development opportunities and will be supported by Bus Stop Films and Aspect (Autism Spectrum Australia). Spit Film Skills Development – Spit Film Pty Ltd: Spit Film Pty Ltd is currently filming Spit, the sequel to the original classic Australian comedy film Gettin’ Square. Producers will use this funding to enable trainees to develop more advanced skills in four specific sub-standard areas. These areas include implementing a Deaf Awareness Plan for cast and crew, led by Access Coordinator Stephanie Dower and Deaf community advocate and actress Sophia Golan;
Applications are currently being accepted for the following industry development initiatives:
Skills Development Fund for projects/initiatives starting from mid-September 2024 BTL: Next Step Stage 1 (Host Company) for placements starting from 18 November 2024 onwards BTL: Next Step Stage 2 (Job Opportunities) Applications are currently being accepted and will close at 5pm. AEST, Thursday 4 July 2024.
Screen Australia’s industry development initiative has provided more than $4 million in training and skills development for more than 480 people since its launch in April 2023.
