Homegrown Film Works

Local screen culture is alive and well in the Tweed Shire, and there is now very strong interest in developing film industry skills, especially amongst the Youth community. The proximity to training facilities, large Commercial Studios on the Gold Coast, as well as on-location-filming in the region fuels this interest and enthusiasm.
Tweed Shire Council and partners aim to develop an exciting, innovative and accessible film project as part of the Tweed Shire City of the Arts 2003 - 2005 program of cultural activities.
The Homegrown Filmworks Project is not another Short Film Festival, it's a project designed to nurture the creative talents of local and emerging scriptwriters. By providing budget, technical resources and professional assistance, this innovative project will finance and produce a number of short films over the next two years.
Participants will be invited to submit plots, outlines, scripts or screenplay ideas for Panel Assesment. Winning proposals/concepts will then have the opportunity to bring their ideas to life and onto the screen. The two-year program will be implemented via a staged and progressive process designed to gernerate and maximise shire wide participation.

Project Partners:
NSW Ministry for the Arts, Fifth City of the Arts Program; Griffith University, North Coast TAFE; Screenworks; Local Film Producers, Pandion, JD Productions; Tyalgum Community Media and Community Tecnology Centres

Want to know more? Contact Anne Cheser, City of the Arts Homegrown Filmworks Project Manager on 0418 289 632 or anne.chesher@media-ed.com or Lesley Buckley, Cultural Development Officer on (02) 6670 2440 or lesleyb@tweed.nsw.gov.au