Call for Entries: Tastes of the Tropics
SBS Food is hungry for factual stories from North and Far North Queensland filmmakers.
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Screen Queensland, Screenworks and SBS Food are hungry for factual stories from North and Far North Queensland filmmakers to showcase local cuisine, culture and community.
New talent development initiative Tastes of the Tropics will support three mid-career filmmakers / filmmaking teams with $28,000 each creating content under independent Supervising Producer, Karen Warner (Network Executive Producer, MasterChef and Executive Producer, Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook Melbourne), with the opportunity for broadcast on the SBS Food channel.
Screen Queensland Chief Creative Officer, Dr Belinda Burns said, “Tastes of the Tropics encourages local collaborations on local stories, introducing audiences to passionate farmers, innovative chefs, local providores or foodie families with recipes to share.
“Participants will be supported from script to final edit picture lock, and we look forward to seeing the delicious, diverse and distinctive flavours of North and Far North Queensland showcased on SBS Food.”
Screenworks CEO Lisa O’Meara said, “This program is pitched at practitioners with mid-level screen skills from the North and Far North of Queensland, and it’s a first for Screenworks. This is an unmissable opportunity for them to develop their filmmaking skills and networks in collaboration with screen professionals from SBS, and Karen Warner.
“Tastes of the Tropics will create pathways for talented practitioners to develop unique concepts with broadcast potential,” O’Meara said.
Head of Entertainment and Food at SBS, Emily Griggs, said “Food provides a wonderful pathway to delve into cultures, history and identity, and explore the unique stories – and flavours – of Australia. We celebrate cuisine, and the way it connects communities, from Australia and around the world on SBS Food, and we are looking forward to the opportunity to also explore the talent of this spectacular region of Australia, as part of our commitment to supporting pathways for emerging practitioners.”
Tastes of the Tropics is part of Screen Queensland’s North Queensland Regional Program, delivered by Screenworks, in association with SBS.