*** PLEASE NOTE, THIS WEBINAR WILL BE DELIVERED OVER TWO DAYS - 2ND AND 3RD OF APRIL, 5:00PM - 7:30PM BOTH DAYS ***
Are you an emerging or early-career producer/creator keen to learn how to take a project from development to market? Do you want to retain and maximise your involvement as the project proceeds through the stages of development, financing and production? Do you need to expand your producing skills?
Don't miss this essential two-part online workshop with renowned producer and mentor, Andrena Finlay, as she takes you through key business elements that are empowering for ALL creatives to understand.
Topics covered will include:
- The role of the producer
- Understanding your project and your contribution
- Identifying your audience and key stakeholders
- Setting up your business structure
- IP and Chain of Title
- Finance plans
This workshop will allow you to gain industry insight, learn practical tips and tools and engage in discussion with a group of like-minded peers. This is a terrific opportunity to arm yourself with the knowledge that will help propel you and your projects.
EVENT INFORMATION
Wednesday 2nd April, 2025
Thursday 3rd April, 2025
5:00pm-7:30pm each evening
Both sessions are online
Cost: $65 for Screenworks members | $85 for non-members (not including GST)
Guest Speaker
ANDRENA FINLAY
Andrena Finlay began her producing career in London with a 35mm short film, The Privilege, which won the 1984 BAFTA and the Bilbao Film Festival gold award for Best Short Film.
From this start, she has built a sustainable industry career spanning over four decades of entrepreneurial and creative independent producing.
She has made ten feature films, two telemovies and four short films, was Head of Producing at AFTRS and Drama Investment Manager at the Film Finance Corporation, the predecessor of Screen Australia. She has also raised two children.
Her venture, Screen Arts Business Consulting (Screen ABC), combines her two professional passions, filmmaking and education. It offers emerging screen practitioners one-on-one mentoring as they shape and build their careers and projects and producer-focused short courses in feature film financing, budgeting, development and pitching: www.screenabc.com
She has co-written a book with Sue Milliken - Producing For the Screen: a Handbook - intended to demystify the producer journey of taking a "lightbulb" idea and turning it into a finished project.
Tickets
Producing for the Screen - SCREENWORKS MEMBER
A$65.-
Member Price
Buy TicketThis ticket is only available for purchase by Screenworks members (not including GST).
Producing for the Screen - NON MEMBER TICKET
A$85.-
Standard Price
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Sponsors and Partners
Government Partner
Screen NSW
Screen NSW is established to assist, promote and strengthen the screen industry in NSW so as to promote Australia’s cultural identity, encourage employment in all aspects of screen production, encourage investment in the industry, enhance the industry’s export potential, encourage innovation and enhance quality in the industry.
Through its funding programs and skilled staff Screen NSW:
- Supports the screen production sector to make quality projects that create jobs and grow stable businesses in the State;
- Provides advice and information to improve capability in the sector and enable industry practitioners to participate in the global industry;
- Funds and promotes new forms of screen content and use of technology;
- Collaborates with industry to create opportunities; and
- Facilitates all aspects of filming in NSW to make it the most attractive State for screen production.