About AFF Expand Lab 2024

AFF Expand Lab is a collaborative development initiative where Australian visual artists, video artists, filmmakers, writers, and XR and VR creatives come together to learn from each other, work with renowned mentors, and develop bold new moving image projects for Australian audiences and beyond.

It was launched in 2022 as a major professional development opportunity to take place alongside the annual Adelaide Film Festival and continues AFF’s commitment to supporting screen-based practice and its crossover with visual arts and interactive media.

Expand Lab participants work together in groups to develop new project ideas to present on the final day of the lab. Shortlisted projects will be selected for further development and $5,000 cash support and will present their projects to a selection panel in March 2025. One project will be awarded the Expand $100,00 Moving Image Commission and two projects will be selected for mentoring by the Art Gallery of SA or Illuminate Adelaide.

Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) together with Samstag Museum of Art was delighted to premiere the inaugural AFF/Samstag Expand Moving Image Commission at AFF 2024. This stunning new work is a collaboration between visual artists Susan Norrie and Emmaline Zanelli and filmmaker Matthew Thorne who met at Expand Lab 2022. Visit Expand Moving Image Commissions for further details.

Expand Lab 2024 shortlisted projects:

• THE BLACK RECORD - Logan Mucha (VIC), Rosina Possingham (SA), Eleanor Scicchitano (SA), Jen Valender (VIC), Ursula Woods (TAS)

• TIDDALIK - Arthur Ah Chee (SA), Kaspar Schmidt Mumm (SA)

• THROUGH LINE - Naveed Farro (VIC), Harrison Hall (VIC), Naina Sen (NT)

Contact

Julianne Pierce
Special Initiatives Manager
Email: julianne@adelaidefilmfestival.org

AFF Expand Lab is an initiative of Adelaide Film Festival with Principal Partner The Balnaves Foundation, and the Government of South Australia, Samstag Museum of Art, Art Gallery of South Australia, Illuminate Adelaide and Lot Fourteen.