Skills/Business Support

Film Victoria has partnered with League of Geeks and Samurai Punk to offer a 12-month paid internship for one early career Victorian creative from a traditionally under-represented background. This opportunity in game production and development will help fast-track their career to becoming a digital game producer.

The Film Victoria Internship will help to build game development skills and knowledge of the current independent and AAA studio sector, games funding and production environment within Australia.

This program is open to people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) backgrounds, are First Peoples of Australia, are living with disability or are trans and/or gender diverse.

Please see the Information Sheet and Application Form for more detail.

Film Victoria has partnered with the ABC, Fremantle and Princess Pictures to offer two 9-12 month internships in production and development for early career Victorian creatives from diverse backgrounds to help fast-track their careers to becoming screen content creators.

The Victorian Screen Development Internships will help to build content creation skills and knowledge of the current commissioning, funding and production environment within Australia.

This program is open to people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) backgrounds or who are First Peoples of Australia, are living with disability or are trans/gender diverse.

At least one of the internships will be reserved for a First Peoples of Australia applicant.

See the Information Sheet and Application Form for more detail.

Applications are now closed

The Key Talent Placements - On a Production program supports skills development for writers and directors through offering paid placements to practitioners. 

Film Victoria’s primary focus for this program is early to mid-career writers or directors.

Successful applicants to this program are placed on Film Victoria’s Key Talent Placements Register which provides them with the chance to be put forward for placement opportunities. Funding is available to undertake paid placements on productions generally over 6-12 weeks, providing the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience.

Before applying, please read the program guidelines, which contain eligibility and assessment criteria, in conjunction with the Terms of Trade.

Applications are currently closed

The Professional Attachments program aims to support the skills development of early career film and television practitioners, specifically in technical below the line roles across a range of departments such as camera, animation, wardrobe, production office. Attachments offer early career practitioners a paid attachment on a film or television production, providing significant hands-on learning opportunities by working with an experienced practitioner.

Film Victoria selects practitioners for the Professional Attachments opportunities from its Professional Attachments Register, which allows Film Victoria to match your skills and experience to productions that we have supported.Practitioners who apply for and are successfully placed on the Register will be notified 6-8 weeks after the deadline, and may then be considered for Attachment opportunities as they arise, depending on the production’s requirements and the practitioner’s skill set and experience. While being placed on the Register makes a practitioner eligible for consideration for an Attachment opportunity, it does not guarantee an Attachment opportunity.

Before applying, please read the Guidelines, which contains eligibility and assessment criteria, in conjunction with our Terms of Trade before submitting an application.

Please note: the Professional Attachments program is not for writers, directors or producers. Film Victoria supports the development of these roles through the Key Talent Placements - On A Production and In A Company programs.

Applications are currently closed

The Key Talent Placements – In a Company program supports skills development for film and television practitioners. Funding is available for established production companies to engage early to mid-career film and television practitioners to undertake a paid placement (generally for 6-12 months), providing the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience.

Film Victoria’s primary focus for this program is producer placements.

Applications to this program are driven by the Host Company. 

Please read the program guidelines in conjunction with our Terms of Trade for more information.

The program is by invitation only. Please read the guidelines and contact the Program Manager to discuss your proposed placement.

Practitioners interested in applying for a placement should subscribe to Film Victoria’s e-news for updates on placement opportunities.

This program supports Victorian games companies to engage a local practitioner to increase the skills, professional experience and opportunities in our games industry.

As of 1 July 2020, this program is under review.

If you were intending to apply for the program, please contact Chris Barker - Talent & Skills Coordinator or call 03 9660 3258.

Our Industry Development program supports eligible screen industry organisations and guilds to deliver activities that provide networking and skills development opportunities for a diverse and inclusive range of Victorian screen industry practitioners. 

The program is by invitation only. Please contact the Program Manager to discuss your activity.

Please see here for our latest FAQs regarding COVID-19 and Industry Development.