Dreamtime Storytelling Masterclass
23-30 June 2023
APPLICATIONS HAVE CLOSED
Now in its second year, The Dreamtime Storytelling Masterclass is a Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival and Kolperi Outback Filmmaking initiative designed to facilitate, develop, and support emerging First Nations filmmakers and writers to tell their own stories in their own way.
Applicants submit a pitch for a tonal short film (7-12min) they intend to develop in support of a feature film or television project. Applicants are encouraged to explore concepts set in regional Australia and themes they are most passionate about.
“...Loved becoming more familiar with Winton and the community, going to see the dinosaurs and Butterfly Dreaming (…) It is great that the workshop feels purpose and results driven and that we are all building creative partnerships that can endure.”
2022 DSM participant
"Welcome to the edge of the Dreamtime."
Uncle Michael Mace (Guwa-Koa elder)
Filmmakers and writers will be selected to travel to Guwa-Koa Country (Winton), Outback Queensland to participate in the Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival and a weeklong masterclass facilitated by Sue McPherson (Grace Beside Me). This immersive opportunity will provide participants with a deeper insight into storytelling, feedback on their concepts and assistance in advancing their filmmaking and screenwriting careers.
Entries open on 3 April 2023, and close on 2 June 2023
Successful participants will be notified after 2nd June 2023.
The Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival and Kolperi Outback Filmmaking are proud to present this program in conjunction with the Koa Aboriginal Corporation and Screen Queensland.