Screen it | Film making and game design Competition

Registrations are now open for Screen It, the national competition for school aged filmmakers  run annually by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.

As well as  filmmaking, students get to strut their game design skills in the Computer Games category.  There is a large range of software available for making video games. Some popular free software includes Yoyo Game Maker, Adobe Flash and 3D Game Maker. 

The competition is open to anyone enrolled in primary or secondary education and students can enter through their school or independently. Entries can be live-action films, computer games or animations, but must incorporate the theme of The Environment:Who Cares?.   

Registration is completely free and is accessible online at  www.acmi.net.au/screenit 

For inspiration, check out last years winners http://www.acmi.net.au/video_kids.htm

Entries close on Friday 17 September, 2010

A Golden Ticket to meet Tim Burton

The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) is hosting acclaimed filmmaker and artist Tim Burton for the opening of an exhibition of his works in June and is seeking young Australians to be Tour Guides, which also includes the opportunity to meet the man himself.

ACMI’s ‘Tim Burton Tour Guide’ opportunity is open to under 18’s across Australia from today. Applications must come in the form of 3 minute videos.

Successful applicants will meet Tim Burton, be inducted by ACMI staff, hear from curators about how he created his art and films, and then take the public on a tour of the exhibition on at least one occasion.

Tim Burton opens on 24 June and will run until 10 October 2010 at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne.

For more information, the application form and guidelines, please visit:

www.acmi.net.au/burton_tour_guide.htm

Little Big Shots 2009

The Happy Duckling

Little Big Shots kids film festival is returning for another year and launches at the ACMI on May 31 2009.   This unique film festival consists of kids flicks that are made by adults and children. Each programme consists of a  wonderful variety of shorts that are sorted in age appropriate groups. 

Little Big Shots includes over 90 films from 25 countries as far reaching as Russia to Argentina, Estonia to Bangladesh and Finland to Sth Africa.

Two of our favourites in this years line up include:

The Happy Duckling

Directed by Gil Dolev |Scotland 2008 | Animation Length: 8:45mins Language: English

This beautiful animation follows a the journey a a little girl attempting to get rid of a persistent duck. The special thing about this animation is that it the chase occurs within a pop up book.  My 7 year and 5 year old loved this.

Anything you can do

Directed by Emma Buckley| Australia 2009 | Live action | Length 7minutes Language: non verbal

Two boys face of in a back room. The competition is fierce. Faces are pulled, grapes are thrown and burps are unleashed. But when the stakes are at their highest, and no punches are pulled, will victory still taste sweet. 

For a full program visit Little Big Shots

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The festival, launches on May 31, 2009 at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne and continues over three school days (June 3 - 5) and the Queen’s Birthday long weekend (June 6 - 8).  

An Australia-wide tour follows and includes screenings at Warrnambool’s Fun4Kids Festival (June 28 –July 5), the Adelaide Festival Centre (July 16 - 18), the Sydney Opera House (September 9 - 13) and Kyneton Town Hall (October 21).  

Setting the Scene - VIC

The ACMI present a fun drop in workshop where kids can take on the role of production designer, building worlds for their characters and setting their own scenes, learning about the visual language of film.

Using cut out techniques for producing animation, kids will build props and backgrounds, then bring their characters to life in their very own world.

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Age Group: 5 - 13years

Dates: 6 April - 9th April 12-4pm

  14 April - 17 April 12 -4pm

Venue: Australian Center of Moving Image

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