NEW LOOK RESIDENCY
LATE JULY 2026

residency

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RESIDENCY is our flagship program, offering a 3-month residency to CALD, BIPOC and First Nations filmmakers to create screen projects.

CINESPACE RESIDENCY program offers creative teams exclusive access to essential screen resources including a studio workspace, production equipment, post production facilities and industry support and networks.

 CINESPACE is looking for people and productions that support our mission of greater cultural diversity in stories, cast and crew. Residencies occur in Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring periods and, are selected by a judging panel of CINESPACE, industry and community members.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED 

  • Exclusive access to a private studio space in Footscray. 

  • Full Production Camera Kit (Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K).

  • Lighting, grip and sound equipment.

  • Mac Studio edit suite with Davinci Resolve.

  • Support from the VCA School of Film and Television.

  • Camera Cards by Angelbird and Batteries by IDX.

  • 50% off additional equipment hire at VA Hire.

  • 1-hour consultations with a range of  industry experts (film lawyer, casting agent, publicist, career mentors, script consultant, sound engineer and more).

  • Other vouchers and discounts.

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       For a full list of inclusions click here.

Do you have a short screen project that promotes cultural diversity and is production ready?

apply in 3 steps

  • You must meet these criteria:

    ​Applicant must be  18 or older.

    • The key creative team needs to be a majority of Victorian residents (75%).

    • Must be early career screen practitioners/team.

    • DOP must have experience with higher end cameras.

    • Applicant must be the copyright holder.

    • The project must be production ready (If you don’t have funding secured for your project before the Residency period begins, please outline how your project can still be delivered within the Residency timeframe).

    • The Producer has participated in the Holding Space Program by attending a minimum of one Conversation event and being selected for the Bootcamp.

  • You must submit these materials:​

    • Script (for short-form project)

    • Key creatives or story must be CALD, BIPOC or First Nations.

    • A 3-minute video pitch explaining why you, why now.

    • Creative team´s bios and previous credits, if any.

    • A DOP´s bio and previous credits, if any.

    • Any other documents to support your application (treatment, storyboard, etc.).

  • If you are new to FilmFreeway, follow these steps:​

    • Create a FilmFreeway account

    • In the ´MyProjects´ page, upload the script (or treatment) for your short form project 

    • Select the ´Script´ option under Project Type while uploading script/treatment.

    • Submit for consideration by the indicated deadline date.

    • Read and accept Terms and Conditions.

APPLY NOW

Cinespace reserves the right not to progress a project or round at its discretion.

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