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ALL TIMES SHOWN BELOW ARE IN NSW (AEST TIMEZONE / UTC+10:00)
NOTE: Digital ticket holders will only receive access to a live stream of the Main Stage sessions.
Industry Roundtables and Pitch In! Meetings are only available to in-person ticket holders
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- Welcome & Official Opening
Dustin Clare•Lois Cook•Ken Crouch•Ben Franklin MPIntroduction - Ken Crouch, Screenworks CEO
Welcome To Country – Lois Cook
Welcome from Ben Franklin MP, Arts Minister
Welcome from the Mayor of Ballina Shire, Councillor Sharon Cadwallader
Screenworks Chair Welcome – Dustin Clare
Dustin Clare
Director of Shelter
Lois Cook
Aboriginal Cultural Concepts
Ken Crouch
Chief Executive Officer at Screenworks
Ben Franklin MP
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, the Arts and Regional Youth at NSW Government
- Keynote Speaker Darren Dale In Conversation with Rhoda Roberts AO
Acclaimed Blackfella Films company director Darren Dale reflects on his career, the value of bold Australian stories in the global marketplace and the future of First Nations storytelling.
He’ll be speaking about how Blackfella has built a successful business based on projects that fit well with progressive agendas around diversity, gender equity and the support of Indigenous storytelling, and how confident he is that bold Australian stories like Total Control can resonate with both domestic and international audiences.
Darren Dale
Company Director of Blackfella Films
Rhoda Roberts AO
- Break
- The Power of Local: Reflecting Regional and Remote Australia Back To Australians
Charlotte Brigel•Jo Chichester•Kyas Hepworth•Rachel Okine - via ZOOMCommissioners from some of Australia’s key broadcasters and streamers come together to talk about the importance of telling regional stories and the opportunities for regional, remote and rural filmmakers.
The session will feature recent case studies such as Muster Dogs, Barrumbi Kids, Nitram and A Sunburnt Christmas to showcase some of the best regionally made programs of the past year, as well as a conversation about what kinds of regional stories the commissioners are seeking and why non-metro based creatives are well placed to tell them.
Charlotte Brigel
National/International Sale & Marketing, Business Manager at Byron Film Studios
Jo Chichester
Manager of Screen in Screen, Sport & Events at ABC TV
Kyas Hepworth
Head of Commissioning & Programming,NITV at Special Broadcasting Services, SBS
Rachel Okine - via ZOOM
Head of Features & Development Executive at Stan
- Break
- Australians in Film: The Path To Hollywood
Krista Carpenter - via ZOOM•Jiao Chen - via ZOOM•Shaun Grant - via ZOOM•Simonne Overend - via ZOOM•Tracey VieiraThe journey from Australia to Los Angeles is a well-travelled route for many Aussie creatives and professionals wanting to do business globally. The water-bottle tour of Hollywood - a heady mix of American hyperbole, Australian self-deprecation, rescheduled meetings, unanswered emails and a general lack of understanding of the difference in business etiquette between the both markets - can trip even the most seasoned traveller up.
The adage, you can never do a bad meeting in LA, is complicated, and in this session we will try to unpack the truths and the myths.
Guests include Simonne Overend, Executive Producer (Troppo) and Chair of AiF’s Industry Committee, Jiao Chen, VP of Creative Development Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Columbia Pictures, Krista Carpenter, Manager Fictional Entity, Shaun Grant, screenwriter (Nitram).
Session Producer: Peter Ritchie, Executive Director of Australians in Film.
Moderator: Tracey Vieira, Hoodlum Entertainment
Krista Carpenter - via ZOOM
Co Founder of Fictional Entity
Jiao Chen - via ZOOM
VP of Creative Development at Sony Pictures Entertainment
Shaun Grant - via ZOOM
Screenwriter
Simonne Overend - via ZOOM
Executive Producer
Tracey Vieira
Chief Content Officer at Hoodlum
- Lunch
- The Power of Global: Finding and Connecting with Audiences in a Changing World
Tony Ayres - ZOOM•Warren Clarke•Monica Davidson•Lisa ShaunessyProducers of recent successful Australian films and series reveal how they developed their projects to have international appeal and how they found and connected with their global audiences. Using their case studies as inspiration, the session will help understand how to navigate the increasingly fragmented content landscape and target projects where they will have the best chance of success. Case studies featured will include Tony Ayres Productions’ Netflix series Clickbait, Fremantle’s thriller miniseries Lie With Me, and Monica Davidson’s feature documentary Handbag.
Moderator: Lisa Shaunessy, Arcadia
Tony Ayres - ZOOM
Founder of Tony Ayres Productions
Warren Clarke
Head of Scripted Development at Fremantle Media
Monica Davidson
Founder of Creative Plus Business
Lisa Shaunessy
Partner at Arcadia
- Break
- Achieving Authenticity and Inclusion On Our Screens
Claudia Bailey•Hawanatu Bangura•Genevieve Clay-Smith – via ZOOM•Tracey Corbin-Matchett•Stephanie DowerFrom the writer's room to the screen, how do you cultivate ideas authentically and inclusively? A conversation with champions of inclusive filmmaking explores how we make this happen in the development and production of projects and authentically bring dignified stories to the screen that connect with audiences both here and around the world.
Session Producer/Moderator: Tracey Corbin-Matchett, Bus Stop Films
Claudia Bailey
Filmmaker
Hawanatu Bangura
Founder of Mahawa Creative
Genevieve Clay-Smith – via ZOOM
Co Founder of Bus Stop Films
Tracey Corbin-Matchett
CEO of Bus Stop Films
Stephanie Dower
Producer & Editor at Dower Productions
- Break
- Network, Connect, Pitch!
Esther Coleman-Hawkins•Denise EriksenNetworking is…complicated. For some, it’s a nightmare: too many people, too many questions, too much for the senses. For others, it seems like a great idea, but they just have no clue where to start.
For Denise Eriksen and Esther Coleman Hawkins, networking is the key to success in the screen industry. Between them they’ve worked in many areas of film and TV and know that making the most of your connections is the difference between selling a project and getting the door slammed firmly in your face. It’s definitely easier to make sales when you’re selling to a friend…but first you have to make some friends!
In this entertaining, informative and interactive (a game is involved!) session, Esther and Denise show us how to use networking and pitching opportunities effectively, and most importantly how to do it without hogging anyone’s time or attention. After all, you’re not the only one trying to make some new connections! NETWORKING IS A GAME YOU CAN WIN WHEN YOU KNOW THE RULES!
Esther Coleman-Hawkins
Co-Founder of Media Mentors
Denise Eriksen
Co-Founder of Media Mentors
- Day Wrap Up
- Welcome Networking Drinks
Join us upstairs in the Seven Mile room at the Beef and Beach in Lennox Head. We'll be hosting networking drinks and a few nibbles to get you started.
The bar will be open and we encourage everyone to stick around and grab a sumptuous dinner.
The Lennox Hotel:
Pacific Parade, Lennox Head NSW 2478
With uninterrupted views of Seven Mile Beach, this premier space evokes the seaside luxury Lennox Head is known for. Incredibly versatile with a country panache decor of white bricks and brass finishings Seven Mile is perfectly suited to be reinvented time and time again.
- This Is Me: Conversations With Regional Australian Creatives
Rosemary Blight•Belinda Chayko•Cody Greenwood•Ashley McLeod•Lisa ShaunessyJoin us for a lively conversation with a panel of acclaimed regionally based creatives of drama and documentary content on their screen travels so far and how they’ve forged successful careers based outside Australia’s main metro areas.
We’ll hear from producers, writers and directors on the challenges and advantages of being creatives based outside of the cities, and get their advice and tips on how to create sustainable - and enjoyable! - screen careers no matter where in Australia you live.
Moderator: Rosemary Blight, Goalpost Pictures
Rosemary Blight
Founding Partner at Goalpost Pictures
Belinda Chayko
Writer / Director
Cody Greenwood
Founder/Producer of Rush Films
Ashley McLeod
Producer at ACM FilmsLisa Shaunessy
Partner at Arcadia
- Break
- In Conversation: Finding and Funding Screenwriting Talent
Dr Belinda Burns•Jenevieve Chang•Jennie Hughes VIA ZOOM•Bobby Romia•Alex Sangston - via ZOOMHow do we as a nation develop screenwriting talent? What opportunities, initiatives and funding are available to emerging voices and perspectives, particularly those based in regional Australia? This discussion teases out some of the issues facing the industry when it comes to nurturing writing talent, and how script development practices and opportunities might respond to help create a future of fresh, distinctive voices for a thriving industry.
Moderator: Jenevieve Chang, Screen Australia
Dr Belinda Burns
Chief Creative Officer at Screen Queensland
Jenevieve Chang
Development Executive at Screen Australia
Jennie Hughes VIA ZOOM
Director of Screen Territory
Bobby Romia
Senior Investment Manager at Screen NSW
Alex Sangston - via ZOOM
CEO of Screen Tasmania
- Break
- Web Series: Viable Development Path or Just An Enjoyable But Expensive Hobby?
Kauthar Abdulalim•Alyce Adams•Julie Kalceff•Adele VukoWeb series seem to be the new vogue, but what’s the best way to make them and how do you transition that experience into the next step of your career? What are the benefits of making a web series over a short film, and how on earth do you get anyone to watch them? In this panel three experienced film makers will talk about their online journey, discuss different pathways to audience, funding available for digital ideas, and how to make the most of the current opportunities in the evolving digital landscape.
Moderator/Session Producer: Alyce Adams, Screen Australia
Kauthar Abdulalim
Founder of Blacksand Pictures
Alyce Adams
Investment and Development Manager at Screen Australia
Julie Kalceff
Writer, Director, Producer
Adele Vuko
Skit Box
- Lunch
- In Conversation Live From LA: Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna
Meg LeFauve - ZOOM from LA•Lorien McKenna - ZOOM from LA•Sofya GollanOscar-nominated screenwriter and film producer Meg LeFauve (Captain Marvel, Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur) and her writing partner Lorien McKenna (Inside Out, Up and Brave) will Zoom in live from LA for a special session inspired by their popular podcast, The Screenwriting Life. It will be a unique chance for delegates to deep-dive into both the craft and the business of writing and answering questions on how emerging writers can navigate between championing creativity and getting the gig.
Moderator: Sofya Gollan, Screen NSW
Meg LeFauve - ZOOM from LA
Writer
Lorien McKenna - ZOOM from LA
Writer
Sofya Gollan
Sector Investment Manager at Screen NSW
- Break
- Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Commissioning (But Were Afraid To Ask!)
Lana Greenhalgh•Susie Jones•Tracey Mair•Amanda Duthie via ZOOMKey content commissioners from Netflix, Stan and Foxtel take part in a lively, interactive conversation driven entirely by the most popular questions collated from a callout to delegates prior to the event. As well as hearing more about what the commissioners are looking for, moderator Tracey Mair will also delve into how they make their decisions on projects and what kinds of things influence their choices - all guided by the burning questions submitted by our Regional to Global delegates.
Lana Greenhalgh
Commissioning Editor, Drama at Foxtel
Susie Jones
Creative Executive at Netflix
Tracey Mair
Director of Tracey Mair Publicity
Amanda Duthie via ZOOM
Head Of Scripted at Stan.
- Break
- The Art Of The Hustle: How To Survive and Thrive As A Freelancer
Monica DavidsonIn this lively interactive session, creative industries expert Monica Davidson reveals the nitty gritty of making it in the freelance world, including getting the foundations ready for success, preparing the hustle assets, the art of the coffee meeting, putting a strategy in place and more. Monica will show you the difference between the mistakes you need to make in order to learn the industry – and how to avoid the mistakes you don’t need to make! A must-attend session for anyone who’s self-employed, thinking about freelancing or just curious to know more about the art of the hustle!
Monica Davidson
Founder of Creative Plus Business
- Day Wrap Up
- Networking at Seven Mile Brewery
Seven Mile Brewery is home to some great beers... they have wine too!!
Samburger the food truck will be available for bites on the night, bloody good burgers with GF, Vegetarian AND Vegan options.
Register for the bus at the Registration Desk on Friday morning. We will take you from Lennox Head Cultural Centre to the Brewery... and back again.
Seven Mile launched with three core range beers, though this number has grown to accommodate a range of styles. The famous Cali Cream to a Ginger Beer and all the ranges in between, all housed on the beer house floor.
- AACTA Pitch: Regional Landscapes in partnership with Screenworks
Rachel Okine - via ZOOM•Ivan Vukusic•Michael PontinJoin us for the culmination of the AACTA Pitch: Regional Landscapes in partnership with Screenworks initiative, hosted by AACTA Awards and Industry Development Manager Ivan Vukusic, in which we’ll be showcasing each of the five finalist concepts from the pitch finale. Hear from judges Rachel Okine (Stan) and Michael Pontin (See Pictures) as they discuss the nuances of feature film pitching, followed by a live announcement of the winner and a Q&A with them about their experience. The winning project will receive developmental support, as well as a grant to cover travel and accommodation expenses to attend the 2022 Australian International Screen Forum in New York, USA.
Moderator: Ivan Vukusic, AACTARachel Okine - via ZOOM
Head of Features & Development Executive at Stan
Ivan Vukusic
Awards and Industry Development Manager at AACTA
Michael Pontin
Producer at See Pictures
- Break
- In Conversation with Tracey Robertson
Tracey Mair•Tracey RobertsonHoodlum Entertainment's dynamic CEO and co-founder Tracey Robertson talks to leading film and TV publicist Tracey Mair about her work connecting with networks and studios to produce scripted content in Australia, the US, and around the world.
The past two years have seen Hoodlum expand its global slate across scripted and unscripted TV and feature film with productions currently in development with partners across Australia, the US and the UK and In the last twelve months delivering five productions; 'Five Bedrooms' (season three), cutting edge ABC series 'All My Friends Are Racist', Stan exclusive 'Christmas on the Farm', and the global premieres of ABC Signature / Amazon series 'The Wilds' (season two) and Netflix feature film 'Perfect Pairing' earlier this month.
Tracey talks about building Hoodlum into a leading international production company, as well as sharing her perspective on the current film and TV landscape, both domestically and globally, and where the key opportunities lie for Australian filmmakers in the future.Tracey Mair
Director of Tracey Mair Publicity
Tracey Robertson
CEO & Co-Founder of Hoodlum Entertainment
- Break
- First Nation Storytelling: Authorship and Authenticity
Laurrie Brannigan–Onato•Penny Smallacombe•Mitch Stanley•Davey Thompson via ZOOMWith the growing success of the First Nation screen sector there has been a gradual shift away from consultation and box-ticking in favour of genuine collaboration - but what exactly does this look like? How can non-Indigenous practitioners meaningfully contribute to Indigenous projects? What does a culturally safe space look like to First Nation people? What do practitioners need to be mindful of - both Indigenous and non-Indigenous? How can allies of First Nation people share their power in the screen sector?
This session will feature a panel of First Nation practitioners exploring best practice when working with First Nation people and their stories. A must for anyone seeking to collaborate with First Nation people and their stories – whether writer, director or producer.
Session Producer/Moderator: Laurrie Brannigan-Onato, Screen Australia
Laurrie Brannigan–Onato
Development and Investment Executive, First Nation Department at Screen Australia
Penny Smallacombe
Manager, Grow Creative at Netflix
Mitch Stanley
Producer at No Coincidence Media
Davey Thompson via ZOOM
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE – FIRST PEOPLES LEAD at VICSCREEN
- Lunch
- Regional Stories That Change The World
Malinda Wink•Hollie FiferWe are in a climate emergency. We believe impactful climate communication is more critical than ever before. With the recent Northern Rivers floods and the 2021 bushfires, how can we centre the voices of those on the frontlines of the climate emergency and create transformative storytelling to advance a climate just and biodiverse future?
This session is a space for reflection, a search for solutions and a chance for regional filmmakers to share communication strategies and learn from international case studies for climate storytelling around the world.
Doc Society’s Director of Australian Programs Hollie Fifer and Global Director of Good Pitch Malinda Wink co-present this timely and thought-provoking conversation.
Malinda Wink
Global Director of Good Pitch
Hollie Fifer
Director of Australian Programs at Doc Society
- Break
- Here Out West: Case Study Of A Collective
Arka Das•Annabel Davis•Denise Eriksen•Julie Kalceff•Vonne PatiagJoin us for an in-depth exploration of this case study of Here Out West, a feature film made up of eight diverse stories of Western Sydney. This unique and ambitious project came together through the enormous collaborative effort of a creative team made up of eight up and coming writers, five female directors, three producers and three executive producers. Four of them take part in this special session for Regional To Global, talking about how the project came together and why the idea of a “creative collective” is one that other filmmakers can take inspiration from.
Moderator: Denise Eriksen
Arka Das
Actor and Filmmaker
Annabel Davis
CEO of Co-CuriousDenise Eriksen
Co-Founder of Media MentorsJulie Kalceff
Writer, Director, Producer
Vonne Patiag
Co-Founder of In-Between Pictures
- Break
- Supercharging Your Creative Career
Ellenor CoxVeteran Emmy and AACTA award winning producer and coach Ellenor Cox leads an entertaining and inspirational session guaranteed to get the creative juices flowing! Based on the Five C’s of creativity – clarity, curiosity, connection, courage and consistency – this is a must-attend session for anyone looking to rediscover, revitalise or reconnect with their creative passions and purpose.
Ellenor Cox
Executive Coach at Ellenor Cox Coaching
- Final Wrap Up & Farewell
