November 2008

Creative Commons: All Rights or Some Rights?

Sydney Arab Film Festival wins National Multicultural Marketing Award

» ICE’s Mouna Zaylah and Fadia Abboud were recently presented with the prestigious Integral Energy Community Award for promoting the 2008 Sydney Arab Film Festival. Stepan Kerkyasharian, Chair of the Community Relations Commission, said: “This is a true marketing success story which demonstrates that the smart use of every available marketing channel can pay off for a community organisation…” More »

Free Moonlight Screening of Digitales in Holroyd Tonight

» A selection of digital stories from ICE’s Digitales project will be screened in the open air at Holroyd City Council Piazza as part of the council’s Moonlight Cinema program. The free outdoor screening commences at 7pm tonight at the Council Piazza (16 Memorial Avenue, Merrylands). More »

Emerging as an Artist in Australia

» Are you an artist in the first five years of your career? Not quite sure where to begin? Then come along to ‘Emerging as an Artist in Australia’ at 6pm on Thursday November 27 at Parramatta Artist Studios and hear from seasoned industry professionals about skills, networks and opportunities that will help you in your career. More »

Creative Commons: All Rights or Some Rights?

Confused about copyright? Are you unsure if you need permission to use someone else’s work? Or are you concerned about protecting your own work from being exploited? Come along to this free seminar on Tuesday 9 December at Casula Powerhouse and hear from representatives from the Arts Law Centre of Australia and Creative Commons Australia. More »

Making Links 2008

Over the past five years, ICE has been active in setting an agenda for Making Links – the conference where social action and technology converge. This year the conference was held at the University of Melbourne from November 11 – 14 and attracted 180 participants from all around Australia and New Zealand. More »

Pop Series - Making Shorts that Speak Out

ICE is training a group of young Western Sydney-based filmmakers to develop their film projects and present them on screen. With guidance from award-winning Directors Amin Palangi and Craig Anderson, the 19 participants are learning how to bring their stories to life on screen. More »