Submitted by David Hewitt.
I'm thrilled to be able to announce the next meeting of the Melbourne IGDA chapter: Amelia King and Jacqueline Barry from Film Victoria's Digital Media Fund have been kind enough to offer to come and speak to us, and to answer our questions. It should be a fun and informative session. There will be a presentation, a Q&A, and then the usual time for socialising, networking and so on.
The meeting is at the usual place (the Canada Hotel, Swanston St, Carlton, on the corner of Pelham St), and will kick off at 7pm on Tuesday the 13th of June. I know it usually doesn't matter, but please do try to arrive on time for this one as there's actually some interesting and useful content this time around, which we'll start with so that we've all got plenty to talk about later on.
Remember that IGDA Melbourne events are free of charge and open to everyone - so please do come, and feel free to bring a friend along, and pass the word around at your studio/university or wherever you happen to be. The more the merrier.
Here are the details of the presentation itself:
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Film Victoria's Digital Media Fund provides opportunities for cross-platform development between traditional and new media applications and supports industry development in niche markets such as animation and electronic game development.
Digital Media Fund (DMF) programs had a total budget of $911,000 for commitment to a range of industry-based or investment-structured projects allocated for the 05/06 financial year. A recent state budget announcement has confirmed an additional $4 million over two years for the DMF programs to help it continue as a leader in digital content creation.
DMF investment-supported projects can range from content creation for digital platforms, to prototype development models for consoles such as the XBox or Playstation generations, to attract third-party production investment.
Funding program guidelines & closing dates are available online at www.film.vic.gov.au/dmf/
A special opportunity for IGDA Melbourne chapter members will be provided at an upcoming information session. This session is targeted at fund applicants, typically business development mangers, producers and business owners wanting to understand the Digital Media Fund process, objectives and programs in detail.
Case studies of projects from past successful applicants for the Digital Animation, Innovative Digital Content and Game Prototype Development programs will be included in this session.
Speakers:
Film Victoria's Digital Media Fund:
Amelia King - Manager, Digital Media Fund
Jacqueline Barry - Digital Media Development Officer
The Digital Media Fund is managed through the Industry Development & Investment business unit at Film Victoria. Please visit the Film Victoria website http://www.film.vic.gov.au for application forms, regular updates and for information on other Film Victoria programs.
The Digital Media Fund is currently funded by Multimedia Victoria as an ICT industry development initiative aimed at bringing together technology, creativity and talent for the benefit of all Victorians. From January 2007 the Digital Media Fund will be supported via Arts Victoria.
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I hope to see you there!
Thanks,
-David.