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Attention Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students! ASPERA is pleased to invite applications for their inaugural Dr Mick Broderick Emerging Scholar Award. This grant of $1000 will be awarded annually to one outstanding higher research degree student to cover costs associated with participation in the annual ASPERA conference. The award aims to support and recognise higher degree research students in Australia who demonstrate excellence in screen production research. It is mad

Theme: Sustainable Screens Dates: 23-25 November 2026 Location: Curtin University, School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry https://www.curtin.edu.au/ Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday June 22nd , 2026 Contact: conference@aspera.org.au “The production of a film is a collective effort, a collaboration of minds and spirits. To make it sustainable, we must not only protect our resources but nurture the creative environment that allows the workforce to thrive and t

The ASPERA Executive recently drafted a submission to the Higher Education Support Amendment (Reverse Job-Ready Graduates Fee Hikes and End 50k Arts Degrees) Bill 2025 inquiry, which is currently in process. You can read our submission here:

The editors from the ASPERA Research Sub-Committee warmly welcome submissions for Issue 8 of Sightlines: Filmmaking in the Academy journal. The issue is open to all screen media formats (including screenplays) noting the necessity to publish online. We especially invite submissions from those who presented at the recent SRN/Sightlines conference - Hyphen - held in Adelaide in September, 2025. This audio-visual publication provides a platform for screen works made in a res

Call for Papers: ASPERA Annual Conference 2025 Theme: Experiments in Screen Conference Dates: Tuesday 25th November to Thursday 27th...

The University of South Australia’s Creative People, Products and Places Research Centre (CP3) in conjunction with the Australian Screen...

We are seeking expressions of interest from community members affiliated with ASPERA member institutions to join the ASPERA Research...