May 2009

Vietnamese Storycubes

Vietnamese Storycubes

» ICE is pleased to be supporting the Vietnamese Storycubes project this June. Through the project, four free storytelling workshops will be held for people from Vietnamese backgrounds who are 40 years and older living in Western Sydney. Vietnamese Storycubes will run every Sunday for four weeks during mid June, 10am – 2pm at Cabravale Leisure Centre, Broomfield St, Cabramatta. More »

Great support for Refugee Allstars

» Sunshine, good vibes, great music and dancing were all in abundance when ICE’s Refugee Allstars performed live for the first time at Holroyd City Council’s ArtSpark Carnivale. Thank you to The Honourable Laurie Ferguson MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services and Ms Julie Owens, MP – Member for Parramatta for your support! More »

Hip-Hop Projections 4!

» Sydney Writers’ Festival and ICE are proud to be partnering for a fourth year to present Hip-Hop Projections – from the root to the tip. This free, all-ages event will be taking place in the courtyard at Riverside Theatres on Sunday May 24 from 6 – 9pm. More »

The Story Exchange

Want to make a short film about your community? Are you between 12 and 18 years of age? Do you live in Londonderry or Oxley Park? Are you free after school on Wednesdays and Thursdays? Then this project is for you! This June ICE and Penrith City Council are running anew digital storytelling workshop in Penrith. More »

Register now to be a part of Vietnamese Stories

ICE is excited to announce a new four-day intensive mini-filmmaking workshop for people from Vietnamese communities living in Western Sydney. This free workshop called Vietnamese Stories will be facilitated by filmmakers Maria Tran and Dennis Nguyen. More »

Telling stories and telling it like it is

Creative Sydney is a festival celebrating the wealth and diversity of the city’s creative talents… and it’s coming to Western Sydney! Join us for an exciting free discussion about culture, narratives and place on Tuesday June 2 at The Roxy in Parramatta. More »

Artfiles TV

ICE and Artfiles are proud to be partnering with the University of Western Sydney to feature some of Western Sydney’s top creative talent on television. Artfiles TV will be a regular segment in ANGLE – a half hour show made by students of the School of Communication Arts at UWS. More »

Introducing Western Sydney's Film Idol

ICE’s recent Pop Series event was a massive success with more than 120 people packed into the Fairfield School of Arts to watch emerging filmmakers battle it out for the Best Film and People’s Choice awards. All the films were very well received but one of them stood out for both the audience and the judges! More »

Parenting Stories - digital storytelling workshop

Are you from an African background? Would you like to share stories about parenting in Australia? Would you like to gain computer skills and learn how to make a short digital story? As part of our Parenting Stories project, ICE is holding workshops at the Baulkham Hills Holroyd Migrant Resource Centre for five days starting from May 27. More »

Another success for Switch Academy

Switch Academy ran a well received Script Development program at Vinegar Hill Memorial Library in Rouse Hill last week. Participants joined former Tropfest winner, Alex Weirness for a fun and informative intensive week of learning script writing techniques and developing some ideas. More »

Free film and television Q&A

Want to make a film or TV pilot? ICE and Templar Entertainment are presenting a free film and television Q&A session at the Riverside Theatres in Parramatta on Thursday 14 May at 7pm. More »