After two years of development, 10 weeks of workshops, mentorship, free cuts, video interviews and an incredible exhibition at Blacktown Arts Centre Garage Barbershop has now come to an end. The project brought together five young men from Pacific Islander backgrounds, dubbed the Original 5, joining...
Last year filmmaker Johanna Garvin wrote and directed the satire, Milky Pop Kid, for the I.C.E. My Life My Art project. This year Sydney Film Festival selected her short film to be screened as part of the Screenability program. It’s a huge honour and we...
We are thrilled to share with you a little story about one of our mothers from the Family Creative Hub. Stephanie is a mother of two beautiful children and has been involved in the hub for more than two years. She often volunteers her time to...
Nervous excitement is how we would characterise Monday night at the final pitch session for Produce Perfect. After eight weeks of skills training and professional development, this burgeoning group of screen content producers were ready, but with a panel of industry judges coming to hear their...
Emma and Patrick from Woodville Alliance joined in with the Family Creative Hub this week to run their Rhythm2Recovery music therapy program for our Creative Playgroup session. The Rhythm2Recovery program requires no prior knowledge of drumming, making it possible for all of our Creative Playgroup members to...
We're once again partnering with Screen Australia for Hot Desk West, an initiative that brings staff from Screen Australia to I.C.E. in Parramatta for one-on-one meetings with Western Sydney screen content producers. Not sure if it's for you? Hear from some of last year's filmmakers who came in for a...
Nawal Abdi tells us about her time in the Jungle camera department. Working on a professional television set is something I have always wanted to do. You can learn all about a television set from a theoretical perspective but getting that practical experience, actually seeing how it...
Emerging screenwriter, Hawanatu Bangura, gives us the rundown on her industry placement at Goalpost Pictures last year!...
The producer/actor/action director talks to I.C.E. about her industry placement on Bleeding Steel, the new Jackie Chan feature film! ...
So far in my adventures at I.C.E. I have recorded a spectacularly talented blind pianist who happens to be more than 3 times my senior, I have recorded a pair of exceptionally talented vocalists, I’ve worked with emerging rappers and I’ve taught young people the...
