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This program is subject to changes and will be updated to reflect any changes. New guest speakers are continually being added.
Registration opens at 8:00am, 31 July at Lennox Cultural Centre.
- Welcome to Regional to Global Screen Forum
Kyas Hepworth•Lisa O'Meara•Tracey Mair•Lois CookLois Cook will officially open Regional to Global Screen Forum with a Welcome to Country
Join Screenworks CEO, Screenworks Chairperson Tracey Mair, Head of Screen NSW, Kyas Hepworth for opening remarks
Kyas Hepworth
Head of Screen NSW at Screen NSW
Lisa O'Meara
CEO of Screenworks
Tracey Mair
Director of Tracey Mair Publicity
Lois Cook
- Case Study: Swift Street
Lois Randall•Nakul Legha•Tig TereraFACILLITATOR: Nakul Legha.
The fast paced, gripping crime drama Swift Street is produced by Northern Rivers-based Producer Lois Randall and Directed by Melbourne-based Tig Terera. Broadcast on SBS TV to strong critical acclaim, find out how Swift Street came to fruition and found its audience. Take a deep dive into how a regional producer uncovered a city based story and an exciting new voice.
Lois Randall
Founder/EP/Producer of Magpie Pictures
Nakul Legha
Commissioning Editor of Scripted at Special Broadcasting Services, SBS
Tig Terera
Writer, director
- A Word From Our Sponsor: Media Super
Jenny Farrar
Jenny Farrar
Stakeholder Relationship Manager and Education Specialist at Media Super
- BREAK
A beverage and light snack has been provided through sponsorship from Media Super. This can be redeemed at anytime during Day 1 from the Coffee Cart with the voucher you were provided with when you checked in.
- Creating a Strong Australian Screen Industry; Above the Line
Alex Sangston•Chris Oliver-Taylor•Daniel Krige•Holly Trueman•Imogen Gardam•Ian Lynch•Mackenzie LushFacilitator: Chris Oliver Taylor
With a focus on story and creative skills development, Screen Agencies discuss the initiatives and opportunities that they put in place to build a strong Australian industry along with their support for regional voices.
Alex Sangston
Executive Manager at Screen Tasmania
Chris Oliver-Taylor
Chief Content Officer at ABC
Daniel Krige
Screen Investment Manager at Screen NSW
Holly Trueman
CEO of Screen Canberra
Imogen Gardam
Development Executive at Screenaustralia
Ian Lynch
Content Director of Screen Queensland
Mackenzie Lush
Manager, Development at VicScreen
- Developing Slates for Global Audiences
Helen Bowden•Paul Wiegard•Rosemary Blight•Tracey Mair•Tracey Vieira•Nathan AndersonFACILITATOR: Tracey Mair
The producers on this panel have created a broad range of screen productions that have had global success. They will discuss strategies for attracting international investment, building a global audience, the importance of international partnerships and creating for different platforms.
Helen Bowden
Managing Director of Lingo Pictures
Paul Wiegard
Co-founder and CEO of Madman Entertainment
Rosemary Blight
Founding Partner and Producer at Goalpost PicturesTracey Mair
Director of Tracey Mair Publicity
Tracey Vieira
Chief Content Officer at Hoodlum
Nathan Anderson
CEO and Executive Producer of New Canvas
- BREAK
A beverage and light snack has been provided through sponsorship from Media Super. This can be redeemed at anytime during Day 1 from the Coffee Cart with the voucher you were provided with when you checked in.
- AACTA Pitch
Belinda Chayko•Ivan Vukusic•Nick Hayes•Nicole Dade•Stuart PageFACILITATOR: Ivan Vukusic
AACTA Pitch Regional Landscapes: An exploration of the best submissions and announcement of winner
The Regional Landscapes initiative, held in partnership with Screenworks, culminates with a panel and winner announcement at Regional To Global on 31 July. Staged annually, the panel explores the five projects in consideration for development funding and support, along with a fun and informative deeper dive into pitching, screenwriting, film releasing and everything in between. Participating in the panel are this year’s judges – Belinda Chayko (award winning screenwriter and director – FIRES, SAFE HARBOUR, STATELESS), Nicole Dade (story developer and script producer – THE DROVER'S WIFE, BARRUMBI KIDS), Stuart page (award winning screenwriter and EP – TOTAL CONTROL, CLEVERMAN, THE DOCTOR BLAKE MYSTERIES), and Nick Hayes (Head of Sales and Acquisitions – Umbrella Entertainment).
Belinda Chayko
Writer
Ivan Vukusic
Awards and Industry Development Manager at AACTA
Nick Hayes
Head of Sales and Acquisitions at Umbrella Entertainment
Nicole Dade
Writer and Story Developer
Stuart Page
Writer and Executive Producer
- BREAK
A beverage and light snack has been provided through sponsorship from Media Super. This can be redeemed at anytime during Day 1 from the Coffee Cart with the voucher you were provided with when you checked in.
- CASE STUDY: The Moogai
Jon Bell•Mitchell Stanley•Lisa O'MearaWriter and Director Jon Bell's debut feature film is making an impact on the festival circuit. It recently won an Audience Award at the Sydney Film Festival and was selected for screening at Sundance and SXSW. Jon and Producer Mitchell Stanley will talk about making a feature, the value of international festivals and how horror was chosen as the genre to tell a powerful first nations story.
Facilitated by Lisa O'Meara
Jon Bell
Screenwriter/Director
Mitchell Stanley
ProducerLisa O'Meara
CEO of Screenworks
- BREAK
A beverage and light snack has been provided through sponsorship from Media Super. This can be redeemed at anytime during Day 1 from the Coffee Cart with the voucher you were provided with when you checked in.
- NETFLIX OPENING NIGHT DRINKS
Please join us at the Lennox Hotel for drinks, canapés and a friendly catch up with the other delegates. Sponsored by Netflix so canapés and beverages are included.
- KEYNOTE Adam Zwar: Ten Rules for Managing a Screenwriting Career in Australia • Regardless of where You're Based.
Five-time AACTA award-winning writer, producer and actor Adam Zwar will talk about the politics of writers' rooms, the politics of receiving notes, dealing with success and failure, being an emerging writer, being an older writer and staying relevant when your base is outside a major city.
Adam Zwar
Writer/Producer
- What's Cutting Through, What's Next and What's Regional: Scripted
Amanda Duthie•Isabella Torv•Nakul Legha•Rebecca Anderson•Rosemary Blight•Yeesum LoFACILITATOR: Rosemary Blight.
Streamers and broadcasters will talk about what they are commissioning in scripted and how regional stories perform on our screens. Get insights into when and how to bring your project to streamers and broadcasters and what they want to see to ensure your project is executable.
Amanda Duthie
Head of Originals at Stan
Isabella Torv
Scripted Development Executive at BINGE & Foxtel GroupNakul Legha
Commissioning Editor of Scripted at Special Broadcasting Services, SBS
Rebecca Anderson
Commissioning Editor, Scripted at ABCRosemary Blight
Founding Partner and Producer at Goalpost Pictures
Yeesum Lo
Head of Development - Paramount ANZ
- A Word from our Sponsor • Australian Film Television and Radio School
- MORNING BREAK
A beverage and light snack has been provided through sponsorship from AFTRS. This can be redeemed at anytime during Day 1 from the Coffee Cart with the voucher you were provided with when you checked in.
- What Makes a Viable Regional Screen Industry
Brooke Satchwell•Lisa Shaunessy•Suzanne Ryan•Will Gammon•Blake NorthfieldFACILITATOR: Suzanne Ryan
Do you need to live in a city to have a viable career in the screen industry? This panel of successful producers and creatives will talk about their strategies for building a robust regionally based screen business. The panel will discuss key elements that are required to establish a sustainable screen industry in regional areas and address the feasibility of viable work, opportunities for skills development, and the importance of national and global industry engagement.
Brooke Satchwell
Actress/Producer
Lisa Shaunessy
Co-Founder of Arcadia
Suzanne Ryan
CEO, Executive Producer of SLR Productions
Will Gammon
Founder/CEO & VFX Supervisor of Cumulus VFX
Blake Northfield
Co – Founder and CEO of Bronte Pictures
- What's Cutting Through, What's Next and What's Regional: Unscripted
Catherine Marciniak•Joseph Maxwell•Kalita Corrigan•Yeesum LoFACILITATOR: Catherine Marciniak
Streamers and broadcasters will talk about what they are commissioning in unscripted and how regional stories perform on our screens. Get insights into when and how to bring your project to streamers and broadcasters and what they want to see to ensure your project is executable.
Catherine Marciniak
Co-Creator at Planet Fungi
Joseph Maxwell
Head of Unscripted at SBS
Kalita Corrigan
Commissioning Editor, Documentary and Factual at ABCYeesum Lo
Head of Development - Paramount ANZ
- BREAK
A beverage and light snack has been provided through sponsorship from AFTRS. This can be redeemed at anytime during Day 1 from the Coffee Cart with the voucher you were provided with when you checked in.
- Regenerative Storytelling to Inspire Change. Damon Gameau and Anna Kaplan in conversation with Brooke Satchwell
FACILITATOR: Brooke Satchwell
Anna Kaplan and Damon Gameau make films that inspire people to change their behaviours, in a positive way. They harness the power of storytelling with powerful impact campaigns and have created some of Australia's highest grossing documentary films.
In conversation with Brooke Satchwell, they will discuss how they leverage films to raise awareness and funding for ecological solutions for our planet.
Anna Kaplan
Producer at Regen StudiosBrooke Satchwell
Actress/Producer
Damon Gameau
Co-Founder of Regenerators (Regen Studios)
- A Word from Our Sponsor • Screenrights
Maha Ismail
Maha Ismail
Head of Member and Industry Services at Screenrights
- AFTERNOON BREAK
A beverage and light snack has been provided through sponsorship from AFTRS. This can be redeemed at anytime during Day 1 from the Coffee Cart with the voucher you were provided with when you checked in.
- Fungi Fever: How Planet Fungi Conquered Global Screens and Hearts
Catherine Marciniak•Stephen AxfordA case study showing how a love for nature and fungi, combined with a passion for conservation, propelled two regional screen creatives onto the world stage, with their collaboration on the IMAX documentary FUNGI: WEB OF LIFE and their new documentary FOLLOW THE RAIN playing to full houses on a regional tour.
This session will delve into Planet Fungi's strategy to cultivate an audience for content that focuses on conserving biodiversity and the role of the natural environment in mitigating the effects of climate change.
Planet Fungi is a brand that has become a sensation on social media. Their time-lapse clips are in blue chip documentaries including PLANET EARTH 2 and the Netflix hit FANTASTIC FUNGI.Catherine Marciniak
Co-Creator at Planet Fungi
Stephen Axford
Co-Creator at Planet Fungi
- Distribution
Chris Oliver-Taylor•Nick Hayes•Pilar PerezFACILITATOR: Chris Oliver Taylor
Pilar Perez, Head of Acquisitions at DCD Rights and Nick Hayes, Head of Sales and Acquisitions at Umbrella Entertainment talk International Distribution including; what drives their investment decisions, international distribution opportunities for filmmakers and creatives and how to navigate rights.Chris Oliver-Taylor
Chief Content Officer at ABCNick Hayes
Head of Sales and Acquisitions at Umbrella Entertainment
Pilar Perez
Head of Acquisitions at DCD Rights
- NETWORKING EVENT: Screenrights Happy Hour
- KEY NOTE: Ben Steel, Navigating a Creative Life
Screen Well is the 'go-to' organisation for mental health and well being training, advocacy and insight for the screen industry.
Ben Steel, Company Director/Founding Partner at Screen Well will talk about his life long creative pursuit as an actor and filmmaker. From the spark of an adolescent dream, the heights of celebrity and fame, the depths of depression and suicide ideation to a path of recovery and redemption. Like life, this keynote is an emotional rollercoaster, filled with vulnerability and honesty - but one that will inspire, solidify creative passion and provide an overwhelming message of hope.
Ben Steel
COMPANY DIRECTOR / FOUNDING PARTNER of Screen Well
- Case Study: While the Men are Away
Brooke Satchwell•Lisa ShaunessyLisa Shaunessy produced and shot the SBS eight part drama WHILE THE MEN ARE AWAY in Orange and the Central West of NSW. Lisa will talk about developing, producing and shooting a television drama in regional NSW; the challenges, the opportunities and the importance of location.
Brooke Satchwell
Actress/ProducerLisa Shaunessy
Co-Founder of Arcadia
- MORNING BREAK
- Online Stories for Global Audiences
Erin Good•Margaret RossFACILITATOR: Margaret Ross
The most direct way of building a global audience is done online. Erin Good is the creator of multiple online successes including the Tik Tok supernatural comedy KRYSTAL KLAIRVOYANT and the fantasy series JADE OF DEATH - which has amassed over 4 million views and been acquired by CBC.
Erin along with Screen Australia's Margaret Ross will talk about pathways for creating and funding online content, building international audiences and how working online frees the storyteller to experiment creatively.
Erin Good
Screenwriter/Director/Producer
Margaret Ross
Investment and Development Manager, Online at Screen Australia
- BREAK
- Investing in Creatives
Blake Northfield•Mark Morrissey•Rosemary Blight•Tracey Mair•Zoe AngusFACILITATOR: Tracey Mair
Investing in creative talent and formulating lasting creative relationships is an essential part of producing quality work and building a rewarding and successful screen career. This panel will discuss how they spot talent, what they chose to invest in and the practical aspects of engaging creatives.Blake Northfield
Co – Founder and CEO of Bronte Pictures
Mark Morrissey
Founder and Managing Director of Morrissey ManagementRosemary Blight
Founding Partner and Producer at Goalpost PicturesTracey Mair
Director of Tracey Mair Publicity
Zoe Angus
Director, Industry & Commercial of Screen Producers Australia
- Building a Strong Australian Screen Industry; Below the Line
Danielle Ah Boo•Danielle McCarthy•Debra Richards•Denise Eriksen•Ken Crouch•Kirsty Stark•Nerida Groth•Robbie MilesFACILITATOR: Nerida Groth
A discussion on what needs to be in place to build a robust Australian screen industry from the ground up. What are the skills gaps? How are the gaps being addressed? What happens for skilled workers when levels of production decrease, particularly in regional areas? What is being done to make the Australian screen industry stronger? These are just some of the questions that will be discussed with this esteemed panel who bring a range of perspectives.
Danielle Ah Boo
Head of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program at Screen Queensland
Danielle McCarthy
Industry and Audience Development Manager at Screen NSW
Debra Richards
Director Studio & Production Affairs, APAC of Netflix
Denise Eriksen
Head of Training and Career Development at Screen Careers
Ken Crouch
Head of Industry Development at Screen Australia
Kirsty Stark
Founder Crew HQ/Producer of Epic Films
Nerida Groth
Industry Programs Coordinator at Screenworks
Robbie Miles
Head of Industry & Alumni Engagement at Australian Film Television and Radio School