Resources
Information for program
makers
If you are developing a television program proposal, both ABC and SBS have
comprehensive information available for program makers about what they are
looking for and what their requirements are.
ABC Television
www.abc.net.au/contact/program_proposals.htm
ABC Documentaries
www.abc.net.au/tv/documentaries/info
SBS Independent
www.sbs.com.au/sbsi/documentary.html?type=4
Australian Television Production Quotas
www.afc.gov.au/filminginaustralia/tvquoatas/fiapage_12.aspx
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Federal Government Agencies
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
www.abc.net.au
Artsinfo
www.artsinfo.net.au
Ausfilm
www.ausfilm.com.au
Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF)
www.actf.com.au
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA),
formerly the (ABA)
www.acma.gov.au
Australian Film Commission (AFC)
www.afc.gov.au
Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS)
www.aftrs.edu.au
Film Australia
www.filmaust.com.au
Film Finance Corporation Limited (FFC)
www.ffc.gov.au
National Film and Sound Archive
www.screensound.gov.au
Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC)
www.oflc.gov.au
SBS Independent (SBSi)
www.sbs.com.au/sbsi
The Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
www.dcita.gov.au
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State Government Agencies
ACT Film Office
www.screenact.act.gov.au
Film Victoria
www.film.vic.gov.au
Northern Territory Film Office
www.ntfilm.com.au
Pacific Film & Television Commission, Queensland
www.pftc.com.au
Screen West, Western Australia
www.screenwest.wa.gov.au
South Australian Film Corporation
www.safilm.com.au
New South Wales Film and Television Office (FTO)
www.fto.nsw.gov.au
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Organisations
Arts Law Centre of Australia
www.artslaw.com.au
Archives Office of Tasmania
www.archives.tas.gov.au
Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
www.acmi.net.au
Australian Writers Guild
www.awg.com.au
Media Entertainment and Arts Aliance (MEAA)
www.alliance.org.au
Tasmanian Writers Centre
www.tasmanianwriters.org
The Australian Film Institute
www.afi.org.au
Wide Angle Tasmania
www.wideangle.org.au
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Media
Australian Culture and Recreational Portal
www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au
Encore Magazine
www.encoremagazine.com.au
Filmink Magazine
www.filmink.com.au
Inside Film Magazine
www.if.com.au
Screenhub
www.screenhub.com.au
Urban Cinefile
www.urbancinefile.com.au
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Selected Australian Film Festivals
Adelaide Film Festival (March, biennial)
adelaidefilmfestival.org
Australian Film Institute Awards (November)
www.afi.org.au
Brisbane International Film Festival
www.biff.com.au
Flickerfest (January)
www.flickerfest.com.au
Longest Night Film Festival
www.longestnightfilmfestival.com
Melbourne International Film Festival (July)
www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au
Queer Screen (February)
www.queerscreen.com.au
St Kilda Film Festival (May)
www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au
Sydney International Film Festival (June)
www.sydneyfilmfestival.org
Tropfest (February)
www.tropfest.com
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Community Resources
Arts@Work
www.artsatwork.com.au
ArtsUp
www.artsatwork.com.au/artsup
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Useful downloads from the Australian Film Commission
Standard
Script Layout
A guide to writing scripts in the accepted industry format.
What
is a Synopsis?
A short and simple explanation of synopses, outlines and treatments
for drama and documentary.
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.
A-Z Budget Forms
There are now specialised budget forms for short film, animation,
documentary, multimedia and feature films, plus notes on how to fill them
in, as well as a page of corrections to check.
