The Northern Territory (NT) has cemented its place as a world class destination for major screen productions and a new partnership between the NT Government and Australia’s leading performing arts educator, the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) will boost skills across our creative industries.
The collaboration between Screen Territory, Arts NT and NIDA will provide subsidised training opportunities for Territory creatives and support industry growth and employment.
The program will present a series of face-to-face NIDA training courses in specific areas designed to fill skills shortages and build the talent pool of Territory creatives. This includes screen practitioners, theatre and live events staff, performing arts, publicity and promotion workers.
A number of one-day courses for Territory high school students will also be run in conjunction with the workshop program, focused on providing NT youth with a taste of future study or a career in the screen and arts industries.
The training program will commence in early April, with 11 focused training workshops subsidised by both Screen Territory and Arts NT. These include Producing for Stage and Screen, Writing for the Screen, Acting Technique, Acting Technique for Screen, Directing Actors for Screen, Make-up and Hair Essentials, Costume Design Essentials, Props Making, The Confident Voice, Screen Acting on Location, Audition Preparation and Screen Tests.
Screen Territory is offering a limited number of Travel Support - Skills Development grants while Arts NT is offering Quick Response and Professional Development grants for Territorian practitioners who are not based in Darwin.
To enrol in a course, go to National Institute of Dramatic Art website.