Looking to build your CV and gain experience on a short film?

If so, see below details from local filmmakers seeking producers and crew to help them bring their upcoming short film projects to life.

If you are a Filmmaker seeking a Producer or Crew, please email industry@themercury.org.au with details.

Logline: Amidst a spree of violent gay-hate murders, a closeted teen discovers love, identity and danger when he falls for a mysterious man, despite his best friend’s concerns.

Writer: George Kellis (he/him)

Director: Peter Ninos (he/him)

Producer: Seeking South Australia–based Producer

Genre: LGBTQIA+ Horror

Other Information:
Skeletons is an elevated, character-driven horror feature inspired by real events, blending queer coming-of-age storytelling with atmospheric tension and social realism. The screenplay has placed in the Austin Film Festival and multiple international competitions, noted for its powerful themes, emotionally driven character development, and distinctive 1970s Australian setting.

The team is seeking a South Australian producer to join the project as a full producing partner. This role involves:
• collaborating closely through the development phase
• shaping the project creatively and strategically as it moves toward production

This is an opportunity to help shape an ambitious, thematically rich, South Australian feature with strong festival and market potential.

Contact Details:
George – georgekellis@hotmail.com
Peter – peteninos@gmail.com

Logline: a short found footage horror film of some young ghost hunters that finds a ghost, unfortunately at their expense 

Writer/Director: Violet Hoy

Seeking: Producer

Additional Information: must love the horror genre, be LGBTQIA+

Contact Details: themusefilm@hotmail.com

Logline: A middle-aged man abandons his career to make a documentary on homelessness, but as he embeds himself on the streets, surreal figures called ‘hobby horses’ force him and those around him to confront their obsessions and failures.

Writer/Director: Damion McNaught

Open Role: I am looking for multiple team roles including Producer, AD, Sound Recordist. Production Designer and Editor.

Genre: Drama

Proposed Production Dates: First half of 2026

Location: Adelaide

Submission Requirements: Resume, Showreel (if available), IMDB credits (if available).

Contact Details: damion.mcnaught@gmail.com

Logline: The misadventures everyday Aussie Dreamers, stuck in the world of retail, cleaning up their lives one spill at a time.

Open Roles: Producer

Contact details: Kyle Davison, 0423 709 772, kyledavison2811@gmail.com

Logline: Non-binary teenager ADDI befriends unlicensed lake monster BONNEY to stage a concert as a way to win over their tiny town and find acceptance.

Open roles: Looking for Producer to team up with queer regional Writer/Director to bring this project to life and assemble our dream team. An emerging or experienced Producer with Production Management and/or AD experience a bonus. Ideally looking for someone to work with over multiple projects and grow together.

Proposed production dates: Funding dependent but prefer to shoot in October school holidays 2025 or school holidays in first half of 2026.

Shoot Location: Riverland, South Australia

Contact: Alysha Herrmann 041 626 7391 or hello@partofthings.org

Director: Fahim Hashimy

Genre: Documentary

Seeking: Colourist:
We need an experienced color grader who’s comfortable working on multicultural, multilingual projects and can handle a variety of content styles with sensitivity and skill.

Synopsis: Once the shining star of Afghan cinema, Salam Sangi captivated a nation with his powerful performances and unforgettable charm. This documentary traces the rise, legacy, and enduring nostalgia of Afghanistan’s legendary actor, a symbol of a golden era of film, culture and cinema now silenced under Taliban rule. In a country where cinema no longer exists and Afghan Film, once a beacon of creativity, lies shuttered, Sangi’s story becomes both a tribute and a haunting reminder of who where Afghans cinema were and what was lost.

Contact: fardafilm@gmail.com

Logline: After discovering a mass-murder scene in New York City, a police detective must hunt down the infamous “Spore Killer” possessed by a demonic spirit, before his own family become the targets of the killers personal vendetta

Writers: Riley M. Ashton and Mohit (Eddy) Khanna

Proucer: Seeking

Director: Seeking

Crew: Seeking

Production Dates: TBD

Contact Details: Riley: riley.ashton324@gmail.com, Mohit: eddykhanna423@gmail.com

Other Information:
90–120 mins
Genre: horror/psychological thriller
Set entirely in New York
Seeking a producer to join the project and help shape it’s production
High-concept story designed for global audience engagement

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