Film and television institute
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The Film and Television Institute WA (FTI) is a Screen Resource center located in Fremantle
, Western Australia
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FTI is a non profit, membership based organisation providing members with low-cost equipment and facilities hire, production assistance and script consultation, as well as regular production grants for low budget filmmakers. The institute houses an 121-seat Cinema used for member screenings, as well as regular screenings of independent films.
The organisation is situated in the heritage-listed old Fremantle Boys' School building, built in the 19th Century.
production in Western Australia
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. It provides $5,000 worth of in-kind assistance (equipment and facilities rental) plus a $2,000 cash budget. This grant is available to all WA filmmakers, regardless of FTI membership.
, for WA filmmakers to create either a documentary, drama or animation project. The concept behind the grant is that it provides the 'link' for early career filmmakers to move up to professional standards.
Fremantle
Freemantle is a suburb of Southampton in England.Fremantle or Freemantle may also refer to:- Places :* Fremantle, the port city to the capital Perth, Western Australia...
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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FTI is a non profit, membership based organisation providing members with low-cost equipment and facilities hire, production assistance and script consultation, as well as regular production grants for low budget filmmakers. The institute houses an 121-seat Cinema used for member screenings, as well as regular screenings of independent films.
The organisation is situated in the heritage-listed old Fremantle Boys' School building, built in the 19th Century.
Funding grants
FTI administers many of the major funding grants available for short film and documentaryDocumentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
production in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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50/50
50/50 provides up to 50% off the price of equipment and facilities at FTI, up to a total of a $2000.00 discount. It is available only to FTI members.Raw Nerve
While being administered by FTI, the Raw Nerve scheme is an initiative of Screen Development Australia (SDA) in conjunction with Screen AustraliaScreen Australia
Screen Australia is the Federal Government’s key funding body for the Australian screen production industry. Its functions are to support and promote the development of a highly creative, innovative and commercially sustainable industry....
. It provides $5,000 worth of in-kind assistance (equipment and facilities rental) plus a $2,000 cash budget. This grant is available to all WA filmmakers, regardless of FTI membership.
OOMPF
OOMPF stands for "One Off Members Production Fund". Similarly to Raw Nerve, it provides a $5,000 in-kind budget, but also $5,000 cash, up from Raw Nerve's $2,000. As the name suggests, you must be a paid-up member of FTI to apply for the grant, and you can only receive it once.Link
Link provides up to $30,000 cash, provided by ScreenWestScreenWest
ScreenWest ScreenWest is Western Australia's screen funding and development agency, committed to working in partnership with the screen industry to develop, support and promote film, television and digital media production in Western Australia. ScreenWest receives funding from the Government of...
, for WA filmmakers to create either a documentary, drama or animation project. The concept behind the grant is that it provides the 'link' for early career filmmakers to move up to professional standards.