Announcing: Duets Volume 1
» Duets Volume 1 – the 6th release on ICE’s Suburban Grooves record label – will be launched at Melt (Kings Cross) from 8pm on November 27. The CD features collaborations between young emerging artists from Western Sydney and established acts including Maya Jupiter, Ozi Batla, MC Trey, MCNay and more. Duets Volume 1 will be available on iTunes from November 28 and in stores from December 5. More »
Koori Youth Yarn Up Launch
» Come along to this intimate showcase of the voices and stories of the young Koori people living in Western Sydney. Six digital stories (mini-films) and a specially created ‘behind-the-scenes’ clip will be showcased at the Koori Youth Yarn Up launch on Saturday 28 November, 1pm at Cranebrook Neighbourhood Centre. More »
Cybermohalla: Neighbourhoods, networks, new connections
» This December, ICE and our partners at UTS and the Listening Project are excited to be hosting a special visit from the well-known community digital media organisation Sarai and their community partner Ankur from New Delhi. More »
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Arab Film Festival in Brisbane and Adelaide
After successful screenings in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra the Arab Film Festival continues it’s National tour this November with upcoming dates in Brisbane (20, 21, 22 November) and Adelaide (28, 29 November). Come along if you can and see for yourself why Sydney cinema-goers have fallen in love with the Arab Film Festival. More »
Chick Flicks Launched at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery
On November 14 ICE held a launch and exhibition to showcase the films created as part of the CHICK FLICKS project. The launch, opened by Hawkesbury Councillor Mayor Bart Bassett, was held at the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery in Windsor. ICE Board Member Susan Gibbeson also spoke at the launch. See some of the photos from the day. More »
Raising Kids Together wins Award
The Raising Kids Together DVD, produced by ICE, has won the NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Homecare the prestigious Government Award at the National Multicultural Marketing Awards. ICE congratulates DADHC and Producer Barry Gamba on this fantastic achievement. More »
TropWest winner gets ready for Tropfest!
On October 17 around 100 screen content creators attended TropWest in Parramatta. This year George Basha (The Combination), Kris Wyld (East West 101) and Ranko Markovic (Cedar Boys) were among 15 advisers willing to donate their time. Markovic’s production company, Templar Films, stepped up to mentor this year’s TropWest Scholarship winner, 19 year old UTS student Roxie Vuong from Fairfield. More »
Yallah on SBS Radio
A story about ICE’s Urban Music Project was recently aired on SBS’s Alchemy radio. The six-minute story features interviews with ICE’s MC Trey and a number of Auburn-based participants from the recent Yallah! What’s your Story? project. Listen to the full story here. More »
IN FOCUS
CafĂ© Carnivale bridges cultural divides, bringing dynamic live music concerts from the diverse cultures of Sydney to audiences across the city. More at the Artfiles website »
Digi Diaries
»» ICE’s latest digital storytelling project engages young people from Muslim communities throughout Western Sydney. Digi Diaries aims to empower young people (aged 12 – 25) with skills to make and tell their own stories and share them with broader Australian communities through public screenings, forums and on the internet.More »
The Story Exchange 2009
»» In June 2009 ICE and Penrith City Council partnered to run a series of workshops for young people from the suburbs of Londonderry, Cranebrook and Oxley Park. Participants created photographic and digital stories that explore themes of neighbourhood strength, pride in place, local identity and passion for the environment.More »
CREATE Media!
»» Create Media! is an exciting new project managed by ICE and supported by the Westpac Foundation. The project offers free targeted training and mentorship for young people from a refugee background. The training provides participipants with in depth knowledge of the A-Z of digital arts and business.More »
Parenting Stories
»» Sudanese and Central African families are invited to share their parenting stories in an exciting community media project which will open a discussion around parenting in Australia. It will look at the issues faced by recently arrived migrants as they deal with settlement, cross-cultural issues and the new legal context, as well as the resources available to assist them.More »