Screenworks has launched a new web site at http://www.screenworks.com.au/.

The new site features:
- an enhanced directory of screen practitioners, which you can search by keyword or alphabetically - or browse through the detailed list of categories
- the beginnings of our locations gallery, which will expand dramatically over the coming months
- an events calendar to which you can submit events
- a list of Northern Rivers productions, to which you can submit projects that are in development, in pre-production, in production or recently released.

IF YOU HAD A LISTING ON THE OLD SCREENWORKS WEB SITE, that listing has been migrated to the new site. However, we urge you to visit the site and check your profile and then log on and update your listing as soon as possible by visiting http://www.screenworks.com.au/members/user.php. If you have forgotten your password, you can request that it be emailed to you on this page.

When you update your listing, please pay particular attention to:
1. Ensuring that all contact details are correct and selecting whether or not you wish to keep some or all contact details private
2. Reviewing the categories in which your listing will appear
3. Adding/updating details of your screen credits
5. Submitting events or production info

IF YOU ARE A NORTHERN RIVERS SCREEN PRACTITIONER AND ARE NOT YET LISTED ON THE SITE, we encourage you to add your listing now. You are eligible if you are working in the screen industries (film, multimedia, video, internet) in one of the following council areas:

• Byron
• Ballina
• Copmanhurst
• Grafton
• Lismore
• Maclean
• Tweed
• Pristine Waters
• Kyogle
• Richmond Valley

Visit http://www.screenworks.com.au/members/user.php?a=register to add your listing.

Special thanks to the following people for making the new web site happen:
Tim Adlide - for contributing to the visuals and producing the Flash movies
Lawrence Eastland - for the graphic design of the site
Zubin Henner - for programming and debugging
Michael Kelly-Gleeson - for initial programming
Kerry Sunderland - for producing/project management
Linknet - for hosting

Thanks also to our start-up developers and web hosts, NextWave Media, for their support over the past few years.

It has been a great week in Fingal for the Northern Rivers crew shooting the Oceana Surfing Competition doco. The doco follows the lives of five indigenous surfers from Tonga, NZ, Fiji, Tahiti and Australia during the 2004 and 2005 surfing comps. Indigenous Fingal locals Christy-Jo and James Mercy have been gaining work experience on set mentored by Spencer Lee (sound specialist with 40 yrs exp) and Glen Woods on camera. Written, directed and co-produced by Samia Goudie, the crew also includes Belinda Roberts (producer) and Steve Shearer (water photography).

The guideline document for Homegrown Filmworks, a project supporting six short films, is now in the Screenworks office. Story treatments should be submitted by Monday 1 March. The story must be submitted by a person living in the Tweed area. For more info email Anne Chesher at anne.chesher@media-ed.com or phone 0418 289 632.

The CTC @ Kyogle is currently running a multimedia Flash course, with courses in digital imagery, audio production and animation (hopefully!) coming up. Phone Linda or Peter for further details about what their CTC is doing on 6632 1833.

Two short courses coming up:
Creative Lighting Techniques for Digital Cameras, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February.
Introduction to Cinematography, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 February.
Both courses are aimed at the emerging and/or short filmmaker who has previous experience in their medium but wishes to enhance their skills. The cost is $250 for each course. More info and application forms at Screenworks office. Under the AFTRS Training Fund for Women fee subsidy support may be available to women who work professionally in the areas.

AFC funding guidelines
The new AFC funding guidelines for January 2004 are now in the office. Also see http://www.afc.gov.au/ for information about:
Drama Development Draft Funding for less experienced teams - 13 February
New Screenwriters Scheme - draft funding for new writers - 20 February
Short Film Production - 12 March
Project Development for more advanced project develoment - 19 March
Documentary Production - 30 January
Documentary Funding up to $270k for experienced filmmakers - 20 February
Animation Development - 5 March
Short Animation & Animation Series Production - 12 April
Digital Media production - 12 March
General Development Investment - 16 April
Indigenous Drama Development - 26 March
Indigenous Documentary Development - 30 April

FTO
see http://www.fto.nsw.gov.au/
Digital Visual FX Scheme - on the job skills development - 27 April
New Feature Film Writers Scheme - 26 March
Production Investment Fund - 30 January & 23 March

The Lester Bostock Scheme 2004 call for entries
Metro Screen with assistance from the FTO is offering four Indigenous people
with or without prior filmmaking experience the chance to make a short film.
Each place is fully subsidised.
Find the details at http://www.fto.nsw.gov.au/content.asp?content=3&Id=275%20

Clermont-Ferrand Special Jury Prize was won by Australian Fiodeliz Bonifacio for the film DELUGE.

Northern Rivers Screenworks is supported by the Department of Transport and Regional Services, Sustainable Regions Program and the NSW Department of Regional Development, Developing Regional Resources Program.