6 weeks to go! With 6 weeks to go, the Nextwave short film comp submission deadline is fast approaching, and we’re already starting to get submissions in! Woo! It’s not too late to create an awesome and creative short film for the competition. Today, we’re going to take you through some cool tips and tricks …
Come behind the scenes with the Nextwave team Hey filmmakers, We love making movies, and we love teaching young people how to make movies! Today, we want to take behind the scenes and show you a little bit of what we’ve been up to! We now have over 300 young people using the Nextwave Online …
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So you’re looking to write a script Hey Filmmakers, School is well and truly back, and we hope you were inspired by a great idea for how ‘What’s Next?’ will work for your short film. The next step is building on that idea to make an awesome story – and turning that into a script …
Fact or fiction? You decide! Hey filmmakers, We’ve launched our online filmmaking workshops for 2020, and are loving hearing from all the filmmakers on their way to making their very first short films this year! With over 300 users on the site already, we’re pretty chuffed to be having such as positive influence in so …
Your first sneak peek of the prizes up for grabs! Hey filmmakers, There’s a bunch of reasons to make a short film. To flex your creativity, to improve your mental health, to learn new skills, to communicate an idea in a fun and unique way! And now with Nextwave Online officially live and ready to …
Beyond the Bubble – films under 1 minute! Hey filmmakers, We have some exciting news! We’ve teamed up with Coffs Harbour City Council for Beyond the Bubble – a new category of the 2020 Nextwave short film competition for films under 1-minute, just for folks living in Coffs Harbour aged between 10 – 25 years. We …
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Need some inspiration on where to start? Here’s five ideas for including ‘What’s Next’ to get creative with! Hey filmmakers, It’s early days in the filmmaking process, so you’re forgiven if you don’t have your entire film script already written. In fact, we hope that you’re taking the time to get a really great story …
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Nextwave’s 2020 competition is now open for entries! Hey filmmakers, Australia’s biggest regional youth film competition is now open for entries, with submissions closing September 21st! Time to start brainstorming, story boarding, scripting, and of course, filming! With tens of thousands of dollars worth of prizes up for grabs, the chance to see your film …
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A new Australia-wide online film education program for regional youth Ready for Nextwave 2020? Coffs Harbour’s Screenwave International Film Festival (SWIFF) is excited to announce a new national service providing online film and mental health education to young regional Australians. The program, called Nextwave, has been operating for five years as Australia’s largest regional youth …
Get inspired by the 22 finalist short films this Youth Week **Please Note** – There may be changes to the below listed screenings, resulting from updates to the coronavirus situation. Please get in touch with the your local council, who can advise if screenings have been changed, postponed or cancelled. Missed the Nextwave Youth Film …
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