We facilitate mentoring and development opportunities for emerging artists especially those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to get involved in the Australian arts and performing arts industries. We help emerging culturally diverse background arts practitioners that need expert assistance, by guiding them with strategy development, artistic career planning and play realising onstage.
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Writer & Director Development – Melbourne
As an Australian cross-cultural performing arts charity, Cross Encounters is committed to nurturing emerging artists, with particular attention to Asian and culturally diverse creatives working both on and off screen.
In 2026, we invite Melbourne-based screenwriters and directors with strong social awareness and creative potential to submit project ideas that explore meaningful contemporary themes within an Australian context.
We are interested in works that reflect youth perspectives, social relevance, and cross-cultural experience.
Selected applicants will receive developmental guidance and institutional support during the project exploration phase, including creative dialogue and industry pathway consultation. The specific scope of collaboration will be discussed individually based on project needs.
Interested applicants are encouraged to complete the application form.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly for a second-round conversation and project discussion.
📩 Apply here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bYE3dJVZW4aY1DhHLkOcI04TC8HNLtb3IUYLktqLmKo/viewform?edit_requested=true
We look forward to supporting impactful cross-cultural storytelling.
编导创作支持项目（墨尔本）
作为澳洲跨文化表演艺术慈善机构，Cross Encounters X戏界长期致力于支持新兴艺术家成长，尤其关注亚裔及多元文化背景创作者在台前与幕后的发展机会。
2026年，我们面向墨尔本招募具有社会关怀与创作潜力的电影及电视剧编剧、导演，共同探索具有时代意义与跨文化表达价值的影像项目。
我们期待看到关注现实议题、具有青年视角、能够在澳洲语境中落地的作品构想。
入选创作者将在创作发展阶段获得机构层面的支持与指导，包括创作交流、行业资源链接及发展方向探讨等。具体合作形式将根据项目情况进行深入沟通。
初步入选后，将由专人与您联系，进入第二轮交流与项目讨论。
我们期待与你共同推动具有社会影响力的跨文化创作。
We have helped more than 80+ emerging artists and crew get involved in performing arts on the stage
Some of them:
Daphne Xie
Daphne Xie, an emerging artist with Theatre and performance background, who also has have experience with piano, Latin dance, violin, yoga, k-pop, drawing and singing.
Watch Now! Dive into an extraordinary Mother’s Day performance by Daphne Xie! She brings a mesmerizing blend of artistry to the stage. Catch her versatile talent in action!
But that’s not all! Stay tuned for an exclusive interview with Daphne, go to https://www.facebook.com/crossencountersau and see more details.
Alaxy Fan
Alaxy is a happy and optimistic person who dreams of being an opera singer. She mainly allocated herself to opera singing, guitar, ukulele, piano, kpop dancing, colouring, and even songwriting.
Alaxy is very excited to be part of the Cross Encounters Performing Arts family and looks forward to seeing everyone at future events！
Under the mentor’s guidance in Cross Encounters, Alaxy is going to bring her first showcase to the audience soon this year.
2022 resident artist showcase premiere – LIVE IN CONCERT
Noah Zhao Wang. Noah is a director and actor long active in physical theatre area in China and has toured domestically and internationally with his group before.
Noah is committed to innovation and experimental drama, on the way to explore the training methods of physical theatre, theatre drama form with training methods of French Jacques Lecoq and Chinese opera culture and martial arts, to explore a set of suitable for the young actor China long performance training methods physical theatre, launched the “left”, “head”. He has participated in a range of prestige festivals including Festival d’Avignon, Edinburgh Festival and the Wuzhen Theatre Festival. He moved Melbourne and settled down here a year ago.
In the common pursuit of artistic excellence and innovation, Noah joined Cross Encounters’ family. He will present us with the first ever professional physical theatre with Chinese background.
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We are constantly offering opportunities to emerging artists from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and continue to support their careers. If you’re an artist/creator who identifies as culturally diverse and would like to apply a position in our artist residency program or seek for support in your creative process please email: crossencounters01@gmail.com. We’re more than happy to keep in touch with you.
