Deadline: 4 February 2024
The Melbourne Women in Film Festival (MWFF) has launched the Critics Lab to support the development of a new generation of screen critics.
They facilitate critical discussion of screen culture, celebrate established critics, and mentor emerging talent.
This program is designed to support the critical perspectives of people of marginalised genders, including women, non-binary folks, trans men and people with Indigenous gender identities.
Benefits
- As part of the MWFF Critics Lab, participants will be involved in mentoring sessions with established screen critics and will produce content for publication before, during and after the festival.
- MWFF Critics Lab participants will be granted access to films, publicity materials, guests and networking opportunities throughout the festival.
- They also get the chance to watch all short films in the program and decide the winner of the annual “Critics Choice” award.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are sought from future critics from Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the island nations of the wider Moana Oceania.
- Applicants from outside of Melbourne must be able to fund their own travel and accomodation.
- Applicants will need to attend MWFF events in person in Melbourne throughout March 2024. Workshops and festival dates TBC.
For more information, visit MWFF.
