Regional Victoria to benefit from Victorian Government’s $240,000 Open Channel injection

The Victorian Government has announced $240,000 for the state’s screen resource organisation Open Channel.

The funding will partially target regional and Indigenous filmmakers.

Jenni Tosi, Film Victoria CEO said: “Several of Open Channel’s programs and initiatives this year will provide points of entry and up-skilling opportunities for Victoria’s practitioners from Indigenous communities, as well as aspiring practitioners from regional communities seeking to enter the screen industry.”

Jennie Hughes, Open Channel’s executive director said: “Last year we took our programs into regional Victoria with great success. Our 2012 programs will continue to focus on providing quality training and production opportunities that provide pathways to industry.”