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New Awards in 2016
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]We’re excited to be adding a few new awards in 2016. There will be five genre awards; comedy, sci-fi/fantasy/thriller, animation, drama and nonfiction.
In each of these categories there will be an award for best Australian and best international series.
Also in 2016, there will be another three award categories, Best Leading Actor/Ensemble, Best Supporting Actor/Ensemble and a Crowd Favourite award.[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]
Submissions: Christmas Discount
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To celebrate the festive season, Melbourne WebFest is offering a Christmas discount on festival submissions until the 31st of December. To receive a 20% discount on the fee use the code MERRYXMAS when submitting your series through the MWF web site.
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Changes to the MWF Organisation
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][image_with_animation image_url=”4387″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In” img_link_target=”_self”][vc_column_text]Merry Christmas from the new board! From left to right: senior AV coordinator Richard Khouri, AV Manager Alexander Hipwell, senior PR coordinator Wendy Trieu, Festival Director Steinar Ellingsen and senior Communications coordinator Lauren Colosimo. (General Manager Simone Flanagan was a victim of the flu when this photo was taken.)
As the the festival keeps growing, so do the responsibilities of the organisation. Therefore we’ve made some important changes to our board. Before we introduce some new faces we must take opportunity to farewell Georgia Kavanagh Dando, who has decided to step down from her role as Communications Manager. Georgia has been a part of the MWF team since the start. She was part of the inaugural MWF internship in 2013, continued as a volunteer in 2014 and became a board member at the start of this year. We are thankful for all the work Georgia has done for us over the years and we’re incredibly sad to see her go — but we wish her all the best in her future endeavours.
Simone Flanagan is not leaving, but she will be moving into a more senior role on the board going forward, as MWF’s General Manager.
Finally, we are thrilled to introduce three new faces on the board. Effective immediately, Wendy Trieu is our senior PR coordinator, Richard Khouri is our senior AV coordinator and Lauren Colosimo is our senior Communications coordinator. These are all familiar names for those who know our organisation, as they have interned and volunteered with us in the past. They’ve been great assets for MWF for years already, and we are very excited that they will be continuing to work with us and having accepted greater responsibility going forward.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column][divider line_type=”Full Width Line”][/vc_column][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Tales From Tinder Calling for Participants
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The amazing Tales From Tinder, which featured in our Spotlight on Melbourne program this year, has received funding from Screen Australia to produce a second season for ABC iview, under the new name No Strings Attached. Do you use Tinder, Happn, Grinder, Brenda, Muz Match, Coffee Meets Bagel (you get the idea… any dating app)? Do you have a funny, surprising or amazing dating app story? They’d love to hear from you! You can remain totally anonymous — plus it’s a lot of fun! Get in touch via email: talesfromtindertv@gmail.com.
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Eureka! seeking submissions for new kids’ TV series
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Eureka! is a joint initiative of Film Victoria, the ABC and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation. The program seeks to stimulate more local live-action (non- animation) narrative children’s content that can screen on multiple platforms.
Victorian teams with distinctive concepts that have the potential to become a series and are aimed at children aged 8-12 years will receive up to $30,000 to create a 3-5 minute proof of concept. The concepts will screen on ABC iview, ABC3’s YouTube Channel and, possibly, ABC3.
Applications for Eureka close on 4 January, 2016. Successful projects will be announced in March 2016. For more information, including eligibility guidelines, visit: www.film.vic.gov.au/funding/eureka.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][divider line_type=”Full Width Line”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Alumni of MWF? Working on a new project? Having a showcase or a special screening? Starting a new crowdfunding campaign?
Doing something else that’s interesting?
Let us know and we can help you spread the word!
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