Upcoming Productions - July 2008
Features, short features, TV drama and documentaries shooting in Australia in the next few months.

A-Z Budgets
Guides to preparing budgets in the industry standard format required by funding bodies for feature films, short films, documentaries, animation and interactive digital media.

Co-production Program
Guidelines, application forms and arrangements with eight other countries.

Budgeting Manual ('The Satchel')
The ultimate how-to guide - by practitioners, for practitioners - including a step-by-step guide to the A-Z feature budget and week-by-week guide to production management.

Sample Production Paperwork
Sample layouts for a range of documents commonly used in film management and production accounting.

Tax & Financials
Federal and state incentives, goods and services tax and other obligations in Australia.

Government Assistance
Federal and state agencies and government assistance to business.

Location Services
Services offered by AusFILM, the State film agencies and freelance location searchers in Australia.

Production Resources
Extensive links to services and facilities for filmmakers.

The Black Book
Hosted and maintained by Blackfella Films, the Black Book is the portal to Indigenous arts and media in Australia: 2,700 descriptive listings of Indigenous organisations and individuals working across 95 professions in the arts, media and cultural industries. Plus listings of 2,000 creative works by Indigenous people - publications, music, film and television productions - from the late 1890s until now, including details of the artist, publisher, release date, distributor contacts and synopsis. Plus jobs and training opportunities for Indigenous people in the arts and media, and an events diary.

Indigenous Filming Protocol
Protocol for filmmakers working with Indigenous content and Indigenous communities.

Immigration Requirements
Requirements for temporary and permanent entry into Australia of cast and crew.

Industrial Agreements
Unions, awards and enterprise agreements covering production personnel.

Unions & Industry Associations
Organisations representing the collective interests of the industry.

Television Quotas
Content requirements for Australian free-to-air and pay television.

Producer Contact List
The AFC is often asked by writers and directors for names of producers who can join their project or advise them on production issues. To help filmmakers the AFC has compiled this list of people interested in offering their services as producers. Please note: this is not a comprehensive list of all Australian producers, just those who have indicated they are interested in looking at projects from new writers and directors.