Gerringong Pics and Flicks are calling on all local filmmakers and enthusiasts who are interested in learning the art of cinematography, screenwriting, editing and all things film, to apply for their new scholarship.

The scholarship is for residents of the Kiama LGA aged between 18 and 25 and will cover a portion of the costs for two short courses at the Australian Film and Television Radio School (AFTRS).

Gerringong Pics and Flicks Incorporated is a community run not-for-profit organisation, which has screened films monthly at Gerringong Town Hall for 24 years. They also support local community and cultural events and have teamed up with both AFTRS and Screen Illawarra for this scholarship.

In a press release, Gerringong Pics and Flicks wrote, “Applicants need to be 18 to 25 years when they enrol in their chosen AFTRS short course and live in the Kiama Council Local Government Area to be eligible to apply for the Pics and Flicks scholarship. The scholarship valued at $1000 will provide $960 financial assistance towards the cost of fees for the AFTRS short courses and $40 for one year’s professional membership of Screen Illawarra.”

The scholarship application form will be downloadable on Friday 9 August from the Gerringong Pics and Flicks Facebook page. Entries close Friday 23 August.

Gerringong Pics and Flicks presents a film on the first Friday of every month (except January) and in August they will be playing Celine Song’s Oscar nominated film Past Lives.

Past Lives is a poetic film about a Korean girl who immigrated to America as a 12 year old and as an adult in America reconnects with a boy from her childhood which creates a wedge in her current relationship.

It is an emotional exploration of a past world and a current world and the ways in which they intrude on one another.