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Metro Screen Member Benefits
Metro Screen membership entitles you to a range of services and discounts to support your screen interests and activities. In partnership with the Chauvel Cinema, Metro Screen holds gala events, graduation ceremonies and screenings for the more than 100 works produced annually. We also provide over 18 career and network focused events throughout each year. It's time to become a part of what Metro Screen has to offer.
Why Join
“Metro Screen is an excellent resource for training, equipment hire, subsidies and projects, it is definitely worthwhile for any young filmmaker to be a part of Metro Screen. A great opportunity.” Cate Shortland, director Somersault.
Membership Levels
Individual Annual Membership: $60.00 – Become a Member Online
Concession Annual Membership: $40.00 – Become a Member Online
Young Filmmakers Annual Membership [11–16yrs]: $30.00 – Please call Metro Screen to become a Member
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Production
Production Grants [$60,000 annually]
We invest in productions by providing subsidised access to our equipment and facilities through Jump Start and Network Pitching Production Grants.
Career Development
Metro Screen Network
Metro Screen Network is a collective of Metro Screen members and general public enthusiasts who meet on a regular basis. Network meetings offer opportunities to pitch projects for equipment use, screen works for feedback, network, share skills and resources and collaborate with each other to produce films, TV content and digital media projects. The group also runs the Careers Day, Network Production Grants [$15,000 annually], Metro Screen Tell Your Story competition, Industry Panels, Speed Networking, Industry Debates, Audience Test Screenings and other events throughout the year.
Project Development Services
Project Development Services provide one hour face to face meetings with professional Script Editors and Producer Consultants to advise, discuss and help develop your next screen project from short to feature. Plus one hour script days for the shorter 10 min project.
Metro Screen’s Weekly Industry eNews is free to join and covers call for entries, events, buying and selling and all things Metro Screen.
Discounts
- 15% Discount on Metro Screens range of HD and DV Equipment and Facilities including a variety of cameras, lighting gear and sound equipment, chroma key and casting studios and edit suites including the Metro Screen Edit Café [like the internet café but for editing using Final Cut Studio] and our 24hr self contained private HD edit suite.
- Discount on our Short Courses covering pre production, production and post production including screenwriting, directing, producing, camera, sound, editing, CGI and a range of speciality courses. In total Metro Screen offers 30 different short course, and as an RTO [Registered Training Organisation], we offer nationally recognised accredited training, and non-accredited training based in production.
- Discounted tickets to film festivals and film events around town.
- Discounts at the Chauvel Cinema, the Darlinghurst Theatre and others throughout the year.
- Members’ only giveaways for movie, festival and theatre passes.
Young Filmmakers MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Priority
Receive advanced notice of all Young Filmmaker and Channel Free activities, with priority booking given to members where applicable.
Career Development
Join the Metro Screen Young Filmmakers Network, a collective of Metro Screen members between 11 - 16 year olds. Providing a forum for discussion with the ability to support each others projects, this group communicates through the Young Filmmakers Facebook site, MySpace site and Metro Screen.
The Young Filmmakers quarterly eNews is free to join, contact us to subscribe.
Metro Screen’s weekly industry eNews is also free to join and covers call for entries, events, buying and selling and all things Metro Screen.
Discounts
Director Julian Shaw was honoured by the Byron Bay International Film Festival and Sydney International Film School overnight with the prestigious Best Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year Award. The prize was for his powerful dramatic short Clearing the Air, recently licensed to QANTAS In-Flight Entertainment. Set in a single hotel room overlooking Sydney International Airport, the emotionally charged film captures an exchange between an estranged father and son, played by AFI Winner Marcus Graham and AFI nominee Rhys Wakefield. “Rhys is the heart and soul of the film, obviously James Cameron has seen something in Rhys because he has hand-picked him for the new 3D movie Sanctum. I’d like to think that I beat Mr. Cameron to it.’” Shaw developed the production through Sydney University’s SCA, whilst completing a Master of Film and Digital Image degree. The film’s production was also assisted by Metro Screen, The Lab and New Zealand’s DOCNZ and DIGIPOST. Clearing the Air was co-produced by Jonathon Green and Jeff McDonald, with editing by Frans Vandenburg ASE. For more on Julian Shaw see www.julianshaw.com.au and www.clearingtheair.com.au. Direct contact: julianrshaw@gmail.com and 0437 140 717.
Receive advanced notice of all Young Filmmaker and Channel Free activities, with priority booking given to members where applicable.
Career Development
Join the Metro Screen Young Filmmakers Network, a collective of Metro Screen members between 11 - 16 year olds. Providing a forum for discussion with the ability to support each others projects, this group communicates through the Young Filmmakers Facebook site, MySpace site and Metro Screen.
The Young Filmmakers quarterly eNews is free to join, contact us to subscribe.
Metro Screen’s weekly industry eNews is also free to join and covers call for entries, events, buying and selling and all things Metro Screen.
Discounts
- 15% Discount on Metro Screens range of HD and DV Equipment and Facilities including a variety of cameras, lighting gear and sound equipment, chroma key and casting studios and edit suites including the Metro Screen Edit Café [like the internet café but for editing using Final Cut Studio] and our 24hr self contained private HD edit suite.
- Discounts at the Chauvel Cinema, the Darlinghurst Theatre and others throughout the year.
- Members’ only, giveaways for movie, festival and theatre passes.
Director Julian Shaw was honoured by the Byron Bay International Film Festival and Sydney International Film School overnight with the prestigious Best Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year Award. The prize was for his powerful dramatic short Clearing the Air, recently licensed to QANTAS In-Flight Entertainment. Set in a single hotel room overlooking Sydney International Airport, the emotionally charged film captures an exchange between an estranged father and son, played by AFI Winner Marcus Graham and AFI nominee Rhys Wakefield. “Rhys is the heart and soul of the film, obviously James Cameron has seen something in Rhys because he has hand-picked him for the new 3D movie Sanctum. I’d like to think that I beat Mr. Cameron to it.’” Shaw developed the production through Sydney University’s SCA, whilst completing a Master of Film and Digital Image degree. The film’s production was also assisted by Metro Screen, The Lab and New Zealand’s DOCNZ and DIGIPOST. Clearing the Air was co-produced by Jonathon Green and Jeff McDonald, with editing by Frans Vandenburg ASE. For more on Julian Shaw see www.julianshaw.com.au and www.clearingtheair.com.au. Direct contact: julianrshaw@gmail.com and 0437 140 717.
