UPDATE: Attention all Melbourne creatives: Projections 08 is tonight!
ACMI cinema in Federation Square will host the screening of the finalists of Projections 08 – the competition for spotting up-and-coming Australian photographic talent.
Tonight winners will be announced in four categories: Best Emerging Commercial Photographer; Best Art Photographer; Best Editorial Photographer; and the grand prize, Best Overall Photographer.
Tickets are $25 and are only available through moshtix.com.au There will be NO tickets available at the door.


Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra will host finalist screenings in July for what is becoming a major talent-spotting ground for the next generation of top photographers.
Creative directors, art directors, photographers and producers are invited to come and have a few drinks, view the work and meet some fresh photographic talent.
Projections is a relatively new competition, jointly presented by the Australian Commercial and Media Photographers (ACMP) and Sony and sponsored by Saatchi & Saatchi, Adobe, Capture Magazine, Gekko, Momento, Sun Studios and Crumpler.
Entries in Projections are in a unique format – photographers are asked to submit a portfolio of work of a continuing theme, rather than individual shots. To best display the bodies of work, the finalists will be shown in a full cinematic experience (with matching soundtracks) at the Chauvel Cinema in Sydney on Tuesday 15th July and at ACMI in Melbourne on Thursday 24th July. Canberra will host a screening at M16 on Friday 18th July as part of the Vivid Photographic Festival.
The photographers are competing in five categories – Best Commercial Photographer; Best Art Photographer; Best Editorial Photographer; People’s Choice Award; and the grand prize, Best Overall Photographer.
In its first few years of existence, Projections has produced alumni who are gaining traction in the industry, both within Australia and around the world. Georgia Metaxas, a finalist in 2004, is now an established artist with a commercial career; Ingvar Kenne, also a finalist in 2004, was selected at the 2005 Cannes Lions as one of the hottest new talents worldwide and now has an international photographic career; Thor Engelstaadt, a finalist in both 2006 and 2007, won the Saatchi masterclass and shot a live campaign as a result; and Calista Lyon, Student of the Year in 2006 and finalist in 2007, is working on Academy Award winner Adam Elliott (Harvey Krumpet)’s new animation.
Tickets for the screenings in both cities are available from www.moshtix.com.au - and at only $25 a pop, you can afford to take the whole creative department.