Archive for December, 2010

First-round of applications now closed, Second open until 12th Jan

Wohoo! The first round of applications are now closed. We have a wonderful collection of people apply from all different artistic sectors. Excellent stuff. Those in this first wave will be notified early January. If successful, they will be in the chance to receive a special ‘client pass’ which requires no application — for a [...]

Update!: new sponsor (FilmVic), workshop (locative play), speaker (ABC)

Hello everyone! Here we are on the final day of the first round of applications. Submissions are streaming in from film, TV, digital, gaming, theatre, music, and literature professionals. You’re a fantastic bunch who will enjoy meeting each other. Before we close this first round of applications (at midnight tonight), we’ve got some exciting updates. [...]

Meet Morgan Jaffit

One of Australia’s leading game developers, Morgan has developed a number of critically and commercially successful games over his decade in the industry. He has shipped millions of units across every major platform with games that run the gamut from the casual to hardcore markets. Meet Morgan Jaffit from Transmedia Victoria on Vimeo. Morgan is [...]

Meet transmedia artist: Lance Weiler

Lance Weiler is a USA-based critically acclaimed award winning writer / director, who now describes himself as a story architect working in a number of film, TV, and gaming projects. He latest work, Pandemic, is about to appear at the Frontier Section of the Sundance Film Festival. Meet Lance Weiler from Transmedia Victoria on Vimeo. [...]

Meet transmedia artist: Richard James Allen

Richard James Allen is Artistic Director of the Physical TV Company, a company that develops and produces works within and across the media of film, dance and literature. Meet Richard James Allen from Transmedia Victoria on Vimeo.

New sponsor: ABC, background posts, vids, & application waves

Hello everyone! NEW SPONSOR Things are crunching along here. We’re very pleased to announce another sponsor: ABC Television! Wohoo! We’re very happy to have a broadcaster, and especially the ABC on board as a sponsor of this event. JUICY BACKGROUND INFO Fee Plumley, who runs the Digital Program at the Australia Council for the Arts [...]

Meet transmedia artist: Josephine Emery

There are so many people working in transmedia, so we thought we’d share with you some short vids by Australian and international transmedia artists sharing their own journey. The first is Josephine Emery. Yay! Meet Josephine Emery from Transmedia Victoria on Vimeo. Josephine Emery is a writer and producer who has written feature films and [...]

We’re live!

It is with great pleasure that Transmedia Victoria is now officially live! On the 27th and 28th of January 2011, Victoria will host a special one-time only event focused entirely on transmedia. Transmedia professionals from around the world and Australia will come together with artists in film, TV, theatre, gaming, music, literature and digital sectors. [...]