Awards, Prizes and Opportunities – listed by closing date.

26 Oct 2025 – FACEF’s Program Resonance is dedicated to promoting cultural and intellectual exchanges between France and Australia by providing support for projects and artistic mobility, with a view to fostering collaboration between the two countries in various artistic disciplines.

27 Oct 2025 – Emerging Producer Placement Program is an opportunity for emerging producers to gain fast-tracked experience working at both Screen NSW and local production companies.

29 Oct 2025 – ANAT Synapse residency program the program brings artists and researchers together in partnerships that generate new knowledge, ideas and processes beneficial beyond both fields.

31 Oct 2025 – Work of Art Regional Women’s Bursary  Through the generous donation of funds raised by an auction selling artwork and services by these women, the cohort has chosen to award this bursary to a woman in regional NSW with a creative practice.One grant of $5,000 will be awarded to one female artist or collective from regional NSW. 

6 Nov 2025 – Screen Australia – First Nations Program documentary development, this program aims to provide practitioners with the opportunity to create appropriate written and/or visual materials to ensure that projects are as strong as possible when competing for production finance.

7 Nov 2025 – Online Workshop This session will be presented by our CEO Dr Tracey Callinan and filled with lots of practical tips designed to make your admin life easier.

11 Nov 2025 – Space to Create: First Nations Music Residency an immersive program providing First Nations creatives at all levels with studio space, mentoring and production support.

11 Nov 2025 – Visiting International Publishers Program 2026 the program supports a delegation of international publishers, scouts and literary agents to travel to Australia to participate in an intensive week-long schedule of business meetings, networking events, industry forums, bookstore visits, writers’ festival events, and panel discussions with Australian publishers and agents.

30 Jan 2026 – Water through Reeds Gallery – EOI now open for 2026 Exhibition Applications. 

27 Feb 2026 – Sydney Film Festival Competition This festival aims to develop and deliver a sustainable world class film festival, which engages all stakeholders and achieves critical acclaim by presenting a unique program that inspires, challenges, and entertains an increasingly broad and diverse audience.The 73rd Sydney Film Festival takes place 3 to 14 June 2026.

open – Incentives for live music and performance venues – This program aims to encourage more live music, performance and other arts and cultural events and employment opportunities for musicians and performers.

open – Rusten House Galleries  Exhibition space is avalible for Artists to propose exhibitions in Queanbeyan