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Developing passion projects process

The average filmmaker spends five years developing one film. It sounds long because it is long. Five years ago Corona was a type of beer, TikTok was called Musical.ly and Apple TV and Disney+ didn’t exist. To keep pace with audiences and industry, filmmakers require upgrades to their creative processes, not just their projects.

Supported by Screenrights Cultural Fund, For Film’s Sake and the Sydney Film Festival introduce Platform – a rapid development incubator for emerging and established screen producers and multidisciplinary creatives. Guided by international industry leaders, ten Australian creatives will collaborate, create and pitch new works of screen fiction in just four days. Maybe it will lead to a new project or a future partnership or maybe it will be an intensive, inductive and iterative exploration into new creative processes better suited to our digital age. Either way, Platform is here for a good time, not a long time.

Platform Dates: 13-17th June 2023
Venue: SFF Festival Venues
Pitch Day: Saturday 17th June, 12:30pm
Applications are now closed. 

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Who is Platform for?

What dates does Platform run?

Where will Platform be held, in person or online?

What will we do at Platform?

I live outside of Sydney, can I apply? 

I’m a concession card holder so paying for flights is going to be hard, what do I do?

Do I need screen credits to apply for Platform?

Who is running Platform?

Could I get funding from Platform?

I’ve been working on this idea for a film/series/webisode. Could I work on that at Platform?

When does Platform open for applications and when does it close?

Is there any follow up from the submission?

What do I need to apply?

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