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MADE IN THE WEST
FILM FESTIVAL

SPONSORS & PARTNERS

MADE IN THE WEST FILM FESTIVAL SPONSORS

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MADE IN THE WEST CREATIVE

Made in the West CREATIVE are the team that plans and produces Made in the West Film Festival each year, sponsoring the event and all major awards. When we're not hosting Sydney's best short film festival, we're busy building a creative network of filmmakers that specialises in making short form documentary and narrative content with Western Sydney at its heart. We are strong advocates for Western Sydney filmmakers and the emerging talent in our local film scene. We love saying YES to new projects, particularly ADR & Foley work, music videos, short films, documentaries, podcasts and promo videos.

STILL SEARCHIN' PRODUCTIONS

Still Searchin' Productions is the founders of Made in the West and the film crew that first captured the hearts of the Western Sydney community with an annual film festival. When we're not hosting events, you can catch us on The Pagey Train podcast interviewing local artists and celebrities. We love collaborating on creative projects, particularly ADR & Foley work, music videos, short films, documentaries, podcasts and promo videos.

EVENT CINEMAS LIVERPOOL

Event Cinemas Liverpool is the proud venue sponsor of Made in the West Film Festival. Located on the top floor of Westfield Plaza, Liverpool, the cinema provides our Made in the West film audience with access to a huge V-max cinema screen with digital projection, comfortable theatre seating for 330 people and a fully licensed bar. We love our venue sponsors and we can’t wait to screen your Western Sydney-made films again this year at such an awesome cinema venue.

WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY

Western Sydney University is a Gold+ Screen Sponsor and a key supporter of the local film scene. WSU offers a Bachelor of Screen Media with hands-on experience and strong links to the screen industry, providing real skills in screen production across drama, documentary, VR, interactive and web series. Plus, their new Liverpool campus is right next door to Event Cinemas! Western Sydney University generously supports the production of our festival chat show Made in the West TV, which is recorded at their state-of-the-art TV studio at Parramatta South campus.

SCREEN NSW

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Supported by Screen NSW through the Opening Night Fund, Made in the West is proud to partner with an agency that champions creative innovation and economic sustainability for the state’s content creators and digital storytellers. As a NSW Government agency, Screen NSW leads industry change, supporting local talent and helping to foster stories for a global audience. This funding helps us elevate the festival experience, celebrate Western Sydney filmmakers, and continue building a strong, connected creative community in our region.

LUKE WALKER PRODUCTIONS

Luke Walker has worked as DOP / Aerial DOP for some of the country’s biggest brands including Open Universities Australia, Sony and ANZ Bank, and some of the country’s biggest on-screen talent. Recently you’d have found him on set of Sydney-filmed blockbusters including Pacific Rim and Peter Rabbit. Luke has a huge collection of lighting and equipment and he loves shooting short films with up-and-coming producers, partly because he remembers what it was like to be starting out once too.

SYDNEY PROP SPECIALISTS

An Australian owned company established in 1983, Sydney Prop Specialists (also known as 'Sydney Props') focus on providing Event Theming, Styling, Prop Hire and Photographic Studios. With the largest collection of props in Australia and an extensive collection of backdrops, furniture and staging equipment, Sydney Props can help you source everything you need for your next film set.

CREATIVE+BUSINESS

Creative + Business provides training, coaching, resources, events and words to help you find self-employed success in your creative field. No matter who you are, or where in your creative practice and profession, you'll find what you need – the right information from the right people, a bit of support, and the encouragement to inspire you to pursue your creative and business dreams.

AFTRS

The purpose of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) is to find and empower Australian talent to shape and share their stories with the world by delivering industry-relevant and future-focused education, research and training. Courses are informed and taught by top industry practitioners and combine theory and practice to develop industry ready graduates.

SET FUSION

Set Fusion is the creative powerhouse behind some of the most stunning activations and film sets and they are based right here in Western Sydney. For the last 30 years they have become a go-to name in set design and construction and as their Instagram feed shows us, they are amazing artists! From intricate steel fabrication to masterful carpentry, foam sculpting that breathes life into fantasies, large scale printing and plastering that transforms visions into reality, and scenic artwork that paints vivid stories, Set Fusion is the real deal in bringing films to life!

IRIEROOTSINI PHOTOGRAPHY

A Western Sydney based commercial photographer that specialises in corporate / business lifestyle, headshots, artist portraits and product photography, Irierootsini is dedicated in producing images that sell and transcend any client’s expectations. Possessing creativity and fuelled with imagination, Irierootsini is always focused on creating works of art.

MILLION MASTERS STUDIO

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MillionMasters is a full-service music production studio owned and operated by Producer and Mastering Engineer Karna K. based in Glebe, Sydney. Credits include Troy Kemp (Nominated 3 CMC Awards) Skarlett (NT Song Of The Year), Cornstalk (AIMAS Album Of The Year), Wiley, The Fades, MACC, The Buena Vista Social Club and many more. The studio is equipped with ATC Loudpeakers, PrismSound converters, Mastering hardware from Maselec, Manley, Dangerous Music and more, as well as an AKG C12, Neve 1084 Mic Pre and Looptrotter Monster compressor for vocal recordings.

IN THE PARK EVENTS

In the Park Events has been providing event activations and infrastruture since 1992. From food trucks to live music, acrobats, dancers and more, they work wit large-scale event venues like Sydney Olympic Park, catering to crowds of 80-130 thousand. Made in the West CREATIVE has partnered with In The Park Events throughout 2024, screening a selection of favourites from the festival archive on the digital screen in Fig Grove.

OPENING ACT FILMS

Founded in 2010 by Pete Ireland, Opening Act Films is a boutique screen production outfit specialising in indie film, episodic, and corporate creative storytelling. Opening Act Films has created award-winning screen stories that have been screened in Australian Academy (AACTA) accredited, FIAPF accredited and Oscar accredited film festivals; broadcast on television in Australia and Europe, and screened in many other film festivals in Australia and internationally. We are a professional member of Screen Producers Australia and The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA).

WESTERN SYDNEY FILMMAKERS HANGOUT

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Western Sydney Filmmakers Hangout (WSFH) is a community-driven, grassroots networking group the goal to help grow, strengthen & encourage the Western Sydney filmmaking community. They’re all about creating an open and approachable environment for the Western Sydney film community where we can support one another and thrive. So whether you’re a veteran of the arts or just starting out in the industry, we’d love to meet you at the bar and chat about all things film.

ARTS + CULTURAL EXCHANGE

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Since 1984, ICE has worked with Western Sydney communities, artists and creative producers. In 2010, they established a digital arts facility in Parramatta offering digital media and professional development courses and production and training programs that have helped hundreds of Western Sydney creatives, delivering professional development pathways for emerging cultural entrepreneurs.

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION DESIGN GUILD

CThe Australian Production Design Guild was established in 2009 as a non-profit organisation that aims to represent designers and their associates in screen, live performance, events and digital production across Australia; to recognise and nurture excellence in design through awards, mentoring and accreditation; and to raise the profile of stage and screen design and facilitate a vibrant design community.

AUSTRALIAN WRITERS' GUILD

The Australian Writers’ Guild is the professional association representing writers for stage, screen, radio and online and has protected and promoted their creative and professional interests for 60 years. The Guild’s vision is to see performance writing and performance writers thrive as a dynamic and integral part of Australian storytelling, shaping, reflecting and enhancing the Australian cultural voice in all its diversity. We fight to improve professional standards, conditions and remuneration for Australian performance writers; to protect and advance the creative rights of our members and to promote the Australian cultural voice in all its diversity.

AUSTRALIAN GUILD OF SCREEN COMPOSERS

The Australian Guild of Screen Composers is a community of professional screen composers, dedicated to supporting both emerging and established Australian screen composers in film, television, gaming or related industries. They provide support, information, community and education for all Australian screen composers, and advocate at the highest levels of government for a sustainable and prosperous screen composition sector within the Australian screen industry sector.

WOMEN IN FILM & TELEVISION

In 1982 a group of women, committed to improving the position and representation of women in the film and television industries, established Women in Film & Television NSW. They have an exciting slate of monthly events scheduled with funding support from Create NSW and the City of Sydney. WIFT NSW has a strong focus on advocacy in order to make lasting change in the screen industry. They promote diverse and positive representation of women in screen-based media, enhance women's professional development, ensure Equal Employment Opportunities for women, promote women's achievements, maintain a communications network for women, raise women's issues, and speak on behalf of our members and lobby for improvement in the related industries.

Made in the West is always looking to connect with new sponsors. If you are interested in
sponsoring the festival please fill out this form to get in touch with the Made in the West team.

Or alternatively, you can send us an email at:
madeinthewestfilmfestival at gmail.com

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