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News
Sydney Film Festival secures $5m in epic opening night
Hold on to your popcorn and reach for your choc top – the Sydney Film Festival just got a $5 million boost from the NSW Government. Minister for the Arts […]More
Published: 6 June 2019
Sydney Film Festival showcases finest NSW screen talent
The talent and skill of the New South Wales screen industry will be on show at this year’s 66th Sydney Film Festival with 18 NSW Government-supported projects selected including 17 […]More
Published: 4 June 2019
Screenability is back at the 66th Sydney Film Festival
Curated by our very own Screen Investment Manager Sofya Gollan, the Screenability program is a platform for screen practitioners with disability leading the narrative. Back for a third year, the […]More
Published: 3 June 2019
NSW arts funding rounds announced
Minister for the Arts Don Harwin has announced that improvements to new Create NSW funding rounds, to be launched in June 2019, will make it simpler and easier for the […]More
Published: 23 May 2019
Interview with Llewellyn Michael Bates: Deluge
After the success of his 2016 film – Nathan Loves Ricky Martin – award-winning screenwriter and producer Michael Bates is back with a new film Deluge. Don’t miss Deluge’s premiere at […]More
Published: 20 May 2019
Interview with Nicole Delprado: Magnetic
Filmmaker Nicole Delprado draws on her experience to create her new film Magnetic. What does it mean to you to have your film Magnetic selected to screen in the 66th […]More
Published: 20 May 2019
Interview with Shawn Spina: Prone to the Drone
Ahead of its premiere screening at the 66th Sydney Film Festival as part of the Screenability program, Create NSW spoke to the writer and star of Prone to the Drone […]More
Published: 20 May 2019
Interview with Tara Coughlan: Young Regional Artist Scholarship 2018
Awarded a Create NSW Young Regional Artist Scholarship in 2018, dancer Tara Coughlan will spend four weeks, this year, honing her creative skills with: Escalate Further: A Residency with Liz […]More
Published: 19 May 2019
Art and technology combine with new funding
Six artists are set to launch their new modern art tech projects as they share in $120,000 from Create NSW to develop Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (AR) immersive experiences. […]More
Published: 17 May 2019
Opportunity to perform on moving trains and stations – registration of interest
Seeking musicians, singers, bands, symphonies, schools and choirs to activate dynamic Transport spaces on Make Music Day 21 June 2019. Performers of all genres and styles, from all backgrounds, enthusiasts […]More
Published: 14 May 2019
Maria Tran is martialling the creative powers of culturally-diverse women in the arts & screen industries
A Create NSW 2018 Western Sydney Arts Fellowship has led martial artist, actress and film-maker Maria Tran overseas to collaborate with and learn from screen-based stunt and action industry leaders […]More
Published: 9 May 2019
British Council opens INTERSECT applications
INTERSECT is a British Council and Diversity Arts Australia led knowledge exchange. The programme aims to strengthen international connections between those who are changing whose work is seen, what is […]More
Published: 29 April 2019
Jamie North unveils his latest public artwork
Borrowed Landscape – North’s new artwork for the Newcastle Light Rail public art project (a partnership between Create NSW and Transport for NSW) draws on his family lineage, heritage materials and […]More
Published: 24 April 2019
EOI call out to join National Art School Board
Expressions of Interest (EOI) are currently invited from people interested in being considered for appointment as a director of the National Art School board Following the EOI process, up to […]More
Published: 16 April 2019
Major Marvel feature set to film in Sydney
The filming of a major new Marvel Studios movie will take place in NSW later this year thanks to a $24 million injection from the Federal Government. It is an […]More
Published: 5 April 2019
Vale Edmund Capon AM OBE
It is with great sadness that Create NSW acknowledges the passing of Edmund Capon AM OBE, director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales from 1978 to 2011. Edmund […]More
Published: 18 March 2019