Agenda ⇽ Regional to Global Screen Forum

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ALL TIMES SHOWN BELOW ARE IN NSW (AEDT TIMEZONE / UTC+11:00)

NOTE: Digital ticket holders will only receive access to a live-stream of the Theatre sessions.

Workshops sessions will not be included as part of the live-stream, which means Workshop sessions are only available to In-person ticket holders.

Thursday, March 25, 2021 9:00^AM to 6:00^PM

9:00^AM - 9:30^AM

CONFERENCE OPENING WELCOME
Grainne Brunsdon - LIVE IN-PERSON•Dustin Clare - LIVE IN-PERSON•Ken Crouch - LIVE IN-PERSON•Lois Cook - LIVE IN-PERSON•Steven Gardner - LIVE IN-PERSON

Welcome to Country - Local Nyangbul Elder, Lois Cook

Screenworks, CEO, Ken Crouch

Screenworks, Chairperson, Dustin Clare

Screen NSW, Head of Screen NSW, Grainne Brunsdon

Media Super, Business Development Manager, Qld, Steven Gardner

Grainne Brunsdon - LIVE IN-PERSON
Head, Screen NSW at Screen NSW
Dustin Clare - LIVE IN-PERSON
Chairperson at Screenworks
Ken Crouch - LIVE IN-PERSON
Chief Executive Officer at Screenworks
Lois Cook - LIVE IN-PERSON
Aboriginal Cultural Concepts
Steven Gardner - LIVE IN-PERSON
Business Development Manager at Media Super

9:30^AM - 10:30^AM

KEYNOTE OPENING SESSION: Telling the Tales of Country and Shifting the Cultural Gaze • Milestones, Legacies and Challenges
Rhoda Roberts AO - LIVE IN-PERSON•Penny Smallacombe - LIVE IN-PERSON

Telling the Tales of Country and Shifting the Cultural Gaze -
Milestones, Legacies and Challenges

Screen Australia, Head of Indigenous, Penny Smallacombe In Conversation with Rhoda Roberts AO, Arts Executive & Consultant

In a candid discussion, our keynote speakers will reflect on their game-changing careers and discuss the work that is still to be done in the long-standing context of cultural appropriation under colonialism. How does a progressive screen industry, in practice tell Indigenous stories with an authentic lens? How can we challenge and change non-Indigenous industry norms around issues like creative license, working roles, and relationship management?

Rhoda Roberts AO - LIVE IN-PERSON
Penny Smallacombe - LIVE IN-PERSON
Head of Indigenous - Indigenous Department at Screen Australia

10:30^AM - 11:00^AM

MORNING TEA

11:00^AM - 12:30^PM

PANEL: The Regional Renaissance • Going Global, Staying Local
Grainne Brunsdon - LIVE IN-PERSON•Jo Dillon - LIVE IN-PERSON•Jennie Hughes - LIVE IN-PERSON•Kate Marks - LIVE IN-PERSON•Ken Crouch - LIVE IN-PERSON

The Regional Renaissance - Going Global, Staying Local

Screen NSW, Head of Screen NSW, Grainne Brunsdon

Screen Territory, Director, Jennie Hughes

Ausfilm, CEO, Kate Marks

Screen QLD, Chief Creative Officer Jo Dillon

Moderator: Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch

Grainne Brunsdon - LIVE IN-PERSON
Head, Screen NSW at Screen NSW
Jo Dillon - LIVE IN-PERSON
Chief Creative Officer at Screen Queensland
Jennie Hughes - LIVE IN-PERSON
Director of Screen Territory
Kate Marks - LIVE IN-PERSON
CEO of Ausfilm
Ken Crouch - LIVE IN-PERSON
Chief Executive Officer at Screenworks

12:30^PM - 1:30^PM

LUNCH

1:30^PM - 2:30^PM

CASE STUDY: Forks in the Road with Every Cloud Productions • Creating content that travels.
Deb Cox - LIVE IN-PERSON•Fiona Eagger - VIA ZOOM

Forks in the Road - Creating content that travels.

Every Cloud Productions, CEO/Co-Founder Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox present a creative retrospective.

When Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox joined forces in 2007, it sparked an alliance that quickly evolved into one of Australia's most successful production companies, Every Cloud. It also put Byron Bay on the international map as a locus of creativity and producing prowess. From East of Everything to Deadlock and Miss Fisher and back to Sea Change, Every Cloud Productions not only make ground breaking television that naturally finds global audiences but also has created a fertile community for the Northern Rivers' screen industry.
Sharing their uniquely Northern Rivers fork in the road journey through film and TV, Fiona and Deb will deliver a dedicated retrospective session covering the narrative, evolution and expansion of Every Cloud Productions and share her insights into how to take your ideas internationally.

Deb Cox - LIVE IN-PERSON
Creative Director & Co-Founder of Every Cloud Productions
Fiona Eagger - VIA ZOOM
Founder of Every Cloud Productions

2:30^PM - 3:00^PM

AFTERNOON TEA

3:00^PM - 4:00^PM

PANEL: Distribution, Disrupted • The Global State of Play
Jo Azzopardi - VIA ZOOM•Charlotte Brigel - LIVE IN-PERSON•Fiona Gilroy - VIA ZOOM•Natalie Lawley - LIVE IN-PERSON

Distribution, Disrupted - The Global State of Play

Beyond Rights, EVP Australia, NZ, Asia, Jo Azzopardi (Zoom)

Flame Media, Content Sales & Acquisitions Director, Fiona Gilroy (Zoom)

Escapade Media, Managing Director, Natalie Lawley

Moderator Byron Studios - National/International Sales & Marketing/Business Manager, Charlotte Brigel

An overview of the changes that have taken place in the international distribution market during COVID and how this has altered the landscape for producers.

Issues will include:
How have the changes to content obligations for Australian commercial broadcasters affected distribution? What are the key international market changes that you are most concerned about? What is the future of distribution? What is the best way for producers to work with you.

Jo Azzopardi - VIA ZOOM
Executive Vice President, Sales Australia, NZ & Asia at Beyond Rights
Charlotte Brigel - LIVE IN-PERSON
National/International Sales & Marketing / Business Manager at Byron Studios
Fiona Gilroy - VIA ZOOM
Content Sales & Acquisitions Director of Flame Media
Natalie Lawley - LIVE IN-PERSON
Managing Director of Escapade Media

4:00^PM - 6:00^PM

NETWORKING DRINKS / CANAPÉS IN THE FOYER (IN-PERSON ATTENDEES)

Join us for networking drinks provided by our lovely partners ARCHIE ROSE DISTILLING CO. and SEVEN MILE BREWERY. Canapés served by REEL FOOD CATERING.

Friday, March 26, 2021 7:00^AM to 10:00^PM

7:00^AM - 8:30^AM

IN-PERSON SOCIAL NETWORKING: MORNING NETWORKING WALK

In-person networking event - morning networking walk
from Lennox Head to Pat Morton Lookout.

Meet outside Lennox Beach Resort - 7 Park Ln, Lennox Head NSW 2478

[Wet weather option will be provided if required]

9:00^AM - 10:00^AM

PANEL: Pitching to the Globe • How to Navigate Online Markets in the COVID Age
Nha Uyen Chau - VIA ZOOM•Veronica Fury - LIVE IN-PERSON•Fiona Gilroy - VIA ZOOM•Lois Randall - LIVE IN-PERSON•Mark Woods - LIVE IN-PERSON

Pitching to the Globe - How to Navigate Online Markets in the COVID Age.

International industry experts share their insights and tips for attending markets online and maximising the digital opportunity.

Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)Industry Director, Mark Woods

Looking Glass International, Founder & CEO Nha- Uyen Chau - (ZOOM)

Flame Media, Content Sales & Acquisitions Director, Fiona Gilroy (Zoom)

Wildbear Entertainment, Executive Producer/Principal, Veronica Fury

Moderator: Magpie Pictures, Producer Lois Randall

International industry experts share their insights and tips for attending markets online and maximising the digital opportunity. International conference markets and festivals are constantly adapting to reflect industry changes but COVID enforced an accelerated re-think on how we engage peer- to-peer and connect to audiences. Our seasoned group of participants in the global festival and market footprint will share their responses to the changes and offer advice on how to get the best out of the global networking and selling terrain.

Nha Uyen Chau - VIA ZOOM
Founder/CEO of LGI Media
Veronica Fury - LIVE IN-PERSON
Executive Producer, Producer and Principal at Wildbear Entertainment
Fiona Gilroy - VIA ZOOM
Content Sales & Acquisitions Director of Flame Media
Lois Randall - LIVE IN-PERSON
Producer at Magpie Pictures
Mark Woods - LIVE IN-PERSON
Industry Director of Melbourne International Film Festival

10:00^AM - 10:15^AM

BREAK

10:15^AM - 11:00^AM

KEYNOTE IN CONVERSATION: A Writer for all Seasons and Regions with Vanessa Alexander and Rick Kalowski
Vanessa Alexander - VIA ZOOM•Rick Kalowski - LIVE IN-PERSON

A Writer for all Seasons and Regions

Writer Vanessa Alexander (The Great, Tin Star, Vikings- Valhalla) In Conversation with Creator/ Writer/ Producer/ Showrunner Rick Kalowski

Vanessa Alexander - VIA ZOOM
Writer
Rick Kalowski - LIVE IN-PERSON

11:00^AM - 11:30^AM

MORNING TEA

11:30^AM - 12:30^PM

PANEL: Creating from the Margins • Presented by Screen Diversity Inclusion Network (SDIN)
Tracey Corbin-Matchett - LIVE IN-PERSON•Jo Dillon - LIVE IN-PERSON•Sacha Gregson - LIVE IN-PERSON•Hayley B Johnson - VIA ZOOM•Pallavi Sharda - AACTA JUDGE - VIA ZOOM

Creating from the Margins - Presented by Screen Diversity Inclusion Network

Noble Savage Pictures, Producer Hayley B. Johnson

Actor/Writer Pallavi Sharda (ZOOM)

Bus Stop Films, CEO Tracey Corbin- Matchett

Sacha Gregson, Head Content Investment and Policy - Entertainment & Specialist ABC

Moderator - Screen Queensland Chief Creative Officer, Jo Dillon

Telling tales from the margins that reflect Australia’s cultural and social diversity and difference. Diversity and representation is one of the key issues of our times. What drives these screen makers and change makers in their activism and creative practice? The panel will discuss reclaiming cultural power through the lens, creating an equality of ‘difference’ through protocols of inclusion. How do we generate momentum for a future where representation and inclusion are the new industry standards? Where should inclusion start in the development process? The business case for inclusion- the opportunities and the perceived risks. How to use your power to advocate for others. Discuss the practice of the principle of “nothing about us without us”

Tracey Corbin-Matchett - LIVE IN-PERSON
CEO of Bus Stop Films
Jo Dillon - LIVE IN-PERSON
Chief Creative Officer at Screen Queensland
Sacha Gregson - LIVE IN-PERSON
Head Content Investment and Policy Entertainment & Specialist at ABC
Hayley B Johnson - VIA ZOOM
Producer at Noble Savage Pictures
Pallavi Sharda - AACTA JUDGE - VIA ZOOM
Actor, Writer

12:30^PM - 1:30^PM

LUNCH

1:30^PM - 3:00^PM

PANEL: Cracking the Compulsive Viewing Code for a Global Audience
Tony Ayres - VIA ZOOM•Rosemary Blight - LIVE IN-PERSON•Deb Cox - LIVE IN-PERSON•Rick Kalowski - LIVE IN-PERSON•Liz Watts - LIVE IN-PERSON

Cracking the Compulsive Viewing Code for a Global Audience

Creator/Writer/Producer/Showrunner, Rick Kalowski

Every Cloud Productions Creative Director & Co-Founder, Deb Cox

TAP, Executive Producer, Tony Ayres

Spirit Pictures, Producer, Liz Watts

Goalpost Producer/Company Director, Rosemary Blight - Moderator

Globally we are witnessing a screen awakening in terms of the way we see ourselves on screen, the lens from which we allow our unique stories to be told and how we tell them. Streaming platforms are not only allowing for new global audiences to be accessed but allowing for once considered ‘niche’ tales to find their natural audiences across borders. These shifts are fertile ground for the rise of diverse content and inclusive storytellers, of which Australia has always blazed a trail. We hear from the leading creators of our modern Australian screen culture on how to breathe life into stories that can defiantly surpass borders and connect to audiences on new levels.

Tony Ayres - VIA ZOOM
Founder of Tony Ayres Productions
Rosemary Blight - LIVE IN-PERSON
Founding Partner at Goalpost Pictures
Deb Cox - LIVE IN-PERSON
Creative Director & Co-Founder of Every Cloud Productions
Rick Kalowski - LIVE IN-PERSON
Liz Watts - LIVE IN-PERSON
INDEPENDENT PRODUCER at Spirit Pictures

3:00^PM - 3:30^PM

AFTERNOON TEA

3:30^PM - 4:15^PM

CASE STUDY: The Rise of Bluey
Charlie Aspinwall - LIVE IN-PERSON•Sam Moor - LIVE IN-PERSON

The Rise of Bluey with Ludo Studios Co-Founder Charlie Aspinwall & Producer Sam Moor

Charlie Aspinwall - LIVE IN-PERSON
Director | Co Founder of Ludo Studio
Sam Moor - LIVE IN-PERSON
Producer at Ludo Studio

4:15^PM - 5:00^PM

PANEL: The Universality of Kids TV
Charlie Aspinwall - LIVE IN-PERSON•Jo Dillon - LIVE IN-PERSON•Julie Greene - LIVE IN-PERSON•Cate McQuillen - LIVE IN-PERSON

The Universality of Kids TV

Ludo Studio Co-Founder Charlie Aspinwall

Grass is Greener Founder & Executive Producer Julie Greene

Mememe Productions Founder, Cate McQuillen

Moderator, Screen Queensland Chief Creative Officer, Jo Dillon

What does it take to make children’s TV that resonates with kids globally? This panel of acclaimed kid’s TV creators and producers discuss their personal experience on the road from home grown creation to mass global appeal and all the challenges and opportunities in between. From merchandising to live shows and format deals the panel will discuss the development and strategies that need to be factored in to make a globally competitive kids property.

Charlie Aspinwall - LIVE IN-PERSON
Director | Co Founder of Ludo Studio
Jo Dillon - LIVE IN-PERSON
Chief Creative Officer at Screen Queensland
Julie Greene - LIVE IN-PERSON
Executive Producer at Grass Is Greener Productions
Cate McQuillen - LIVE IN-PERSON
Executive Producer/Founder of Mememe Production

5:00^PM - 6:00^PM

IN-PERSON CASUAL NETWORKING

Casual networking at Shortys, Lennox Head - a Tapas, Cocktails, Wine and Craft Beer Bar

6:30^PM - 10:00^PM

WIFT V-FEST OPENING NIGHT (ONLINE)

Attendees have access to a live-stream link to the WIFT V-FEST Opening Night.

WIFT V-FEST OPENING NIGHT ADDRESS - LIVE CROSS
Opening night feature film screening with a welcome address by V-FEST festival patron, Leah Purcell. WIFT V-FEST is an online women's film festival, celebrating and elevating women and gender diverse creatives in front and behind the lens, presented by WIFT (Women in Film & Television) and supported by Screen Queensland through the V-Fest Initiative.

Saturday, March 27, 2021 7:00^AM to 4:45^PM

7:00^AM - 8:30^AM

IN-PERSON SOCIAL NETWORKING: MORNING NETWORKING WALK

9:30^AM - 11:00^AM

PANEL: The Impact, Opportunities and Outcomes of Government Reforms
Rosemary Blight - LIVE IN-PERSON•Sacha Gregson - LIVE IN-PERSON•Chris Oliver-Taylor - LIVE IN-PERSON•Lois Randall - LIVE IN-PERSON•Daniel Schultz - VIA ZOOM•Mark Woods - LIVE IN-PERSON

The Impact, Opportunities and Outcomes of Government Reforms

Fremantle Asia Pacific, CEO, Chris Oliver Taylor

Goalpost, Producer, Rosemary Blight

Magpie Pictures, Producer, Lois Randall

Ludo Studio, Producer/ Finance & Strategy, Daniel Schultz

Sacha Gregson, Head Content Investment and Policy, ABC

Moderator: Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)Industry Director, Mark Woods

A robust policy primer informing and educating members and regionally based attendees about the possible implications, impacts and opportunities that will emerge as a result of the proposed changes to the regulations.
Issues to be covered include changes to quotas, impacts on Kids TV, issues around streaming- its regulation and content requirements, changes in funding and its flow on affect to agencies, broadcasters and producers. Changes to the producer offset and its impact on film, TV and documentary additionally the potential opportunities presented by the proposed sale of spectrum and allocation of the PING and CAST Trusts.

Rosemary Blight - LIVE IN-PERSON
Founding Partner at Goalpost Pictures
Sacha Gregson - LIVE IN-PERSON
Head Content Investment and Policy Entertainment & Specialist at ABC
Chris Oliver-Taylor - LIVE IN-PERSON
CEO Asia Pacific of Fremantle Australia
Lois Randall - LIVE IN-PERSON
Producer at Magpie Pictures
Daniel Schultz - VIA ZOOM
Producer | Finance and Strategy at Ludo Studio
Mark Woods - LIVE IN-PERSON
Industry Director of Melbourne International Film Festival

11:00^AM - 11:30^AM

MORNING TEA

11:30^AM - 12:30^PM

PANEL: Widening the Global Road for Australian Documentaries
Veronica Fury - LIVE IN-PERSON•Majhid Heath - LIVE IN-PERSON•Ivan O'Mahoney - LIVE IN-PERSON•Jackie Turnure - LIVE IN-PERSON•Virginia Whitwell - LIVE IN-PERSON

Widening the Global Road for Australian Documentaries

In Films, Managing Director/ Executive Producer, Ivan O'Mahoney

Noble Savage Pictures, Producer Majhid Heath

Impact Producer, Jackie Turnure

Goodthing Productions, Virginia Whitwell

Moderator: Wildbear Entertainment, Executive Producer/Principal,Veronica Fury

Both an accelerator for change and a disruptor of traditional ways of screen business, the destabilising effect of the pandemic enforced massive pressure and shifts in how our industry operates, creates and collaborates.

This panel of industry leaders will discuss the impact of 2020 on the television and screen business. What changes are likely to be permanent and what is expected to return to normal? What new trends and developments are most important to the future direction of the industry? After a year of production pause and reflection and now acceleration, what are the key issues facing the Australian industry?

Veronica Fury - LIVE IN-PERSON
Executive Producer, Producer and Principal at Wildbear Entertainment
Majhid Heath - LIVE IN-PERSON
Producer at Noble Savage Pictures
Ivan O'Mahoney - LIVE IN-PERSON
Co-Founder of In Films
Jackie Turnure - LIVE IN-PERSON
Impact Producer
Virginia Whitwell - LIVE IN-PERSON
Head of Production at GoodThing Productions

12:30^PM - 1:30^PM

LUNCH

1:30^PM - 2:30^PM

PANEL: The Future of Media • Hindsight is NOT 2020
Veronica Fury - LIVE IN-PERSON•Majhid Heath - LIVE IN-PERSON•Chris Oliver-Taylor - LIVE IN-PERSON•Liz Watts - LIVE IN-PERSON

The Future of Media - Hindsight is NOT 2020.

Industry thought leaders provide their futurist insights in the shape of the industry to come.

Spirit Pictures, Producer, Liz Watts

Wildbear Entertainment, Executive Producer/Principal, Veronica Fury

Noble Savage Pictures, Producer, Majhid Heath

Moderator; Fremantle Asia Pacific CEO, Chris Oliver Taylor

Both an accelerator for change and a disruptor of traditional ways of screen business, the destabilising effect of the pandemic enforced massive pressure and shifts in how our industry operates, creates and collaborates.

This panel of industry leaders will discuss the impact of 2020 on the television and screen business. What changes are likely to be permanent and what is expected to return to normal? What new trends and developments are most important to the future direction of the industry? After a year of production pause and reflection and now acceleration, what are the key issues facing the Australian industry?

Veronica Fury - LIVE IN-PERSON
Executive Producer, Producer and Principal at Wildbear Entertainment
Majhid Heath - LIVE IN-PERSON
Producer at Noble Savage Pictures
Chris Oliver-Taylor - LIVE IN-PERSON
CEO Asia Pacific of Fremantle Australia
Liz Watts - LIVE IN-PERSON
INDEPENDENT PRODUCER at Spirit Pictures

2:30^PM - 3:00^PM

AFTERNOON TEA

3:00^PM - 3:45^PM

IN CONVERSATION: The Golden Age of Streaming and How to Dive In • Part 1 • Netflix
Que Minh Luu - VIA ZOOM•Chris Oliver-Taylor - LIVE IN-PERSON

The Golden Age of Streaming and How to Dive In - Part 1 - Netflix

Netflix, Director of Content (ANZ) Que Minh Luu- Director, Content

Moderator: Fremantle Asia Pacific. CEO Chris Oliver Taylor

Que Minh Luu - VIA ZOOM
Director of Originals in Australia at Netflix
Chris Oliver-Taylor - LIVE IN-PERSON
CEO Asia Pacific of Fremantle Australia

3:45^PM - 4:30^PM

IN CONVERSATION: The Golden Age of Streaming and How to Dive In • Part 2 • Amazon
Tyler Bern - VIA ZOOM•Chris Oliver-Taylor - LIVE IN-PERSON

The Golden Age of Streaming and How to Dive In - Part 2 - Amazon

Amazon, Head of Content for Prime Video, ANZ Tyler Bern

Moderator: Fremantle Asia Pacific. CEO Chris Oliver Taylor

Tyler Bern - VIA ZOOM
HEAD OF CONTENT at Amazon Prime
Chris Oliver-Taylor - LIVE IN-PERSON
CEO Asia Pacific of Fremantle Australia

4:30^PM - 4:45^PM

CLOSING

Thursday, March 25, 2021 9:30^AM to 4:00^PM

11:00^AM - 12:30^PM

WORKSHOP: The Insider’s Guide to Screen Industry Law
Elle Curran - LIVE IN-PERSON

The Insider's Guide to Screen Industry Law

In this session, Elle Curran will guide you through important legal concepts (and potential pitfalls) that you are likely to experience as a content creator. By the end of the session, you will have a better understanding of how to structure your project and how to protect your valuable rights. Elle will use examples of common entertainment contracts to explain key clauses and detail common negotiating positions.

DWA Law, Partner, Elle Curran

Elle Curran - LIVE IN-PERSON
Partner at DWA Law

12:30^PM - 1:30^PM

LUNCH

1:30^PM - 2:30^PM

WORKSHOP: The Fine Print of Producing Part 1
Andrena Finlay - LIVE IN-PERSON

The Fine Print of Producing Part 1 - Understanding financing, investment and copyright with Andrena Finlay, Founder, Screen ABC

A 2 hour intensive on the role and scope of a modern producer.

Development- Financing- Production- Distribution

Andrena Finlay - LIVE IN-PERSON
Producer at Screen ABC

2:30^PM - 3:00^PM

AFTERNOON TEA

3:00^PM - 4:00^PM

WORKSHOP: The Fine Print of Producing Part 2
Andrena Finlay - LIVE IN-PERSON

The Fine Print of Producing Part 2 - Understanding financing, investment and copyright with Andrena Finlay, Founder, Screen ABC

A 2 hour intensive on the role and scope of a modern producer.

Development- Financing- Production- Distribution

Andrena Finlay - LIVE IN-PERSON
Producer at Screen ABC

Friday, March 26, 2021 9:30^AM to 5:00^PM

9:30^AM - 10:30^AM

AACTA PITCH: REGIONAL LANDSCAPES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCREENWORKS
Peter Castaldi - LIVE IN-PERSON•Ivan Vukusic - LIVE IN-PERSON•Virginia Whitwell - LIVE IN-PERSON

A PRE-RECORDED SESSION WILL BE PLAYED VIA TV

Peter Castaldi - LIVE IN-PERSON
Co Director Producer of Dashboard Animals
Ivan Vukusic - LIVE IN-PERSON
Awards and Industry Development Manager at AACTA
Virginia Whitwell - LIVE IN-PERSON
Head of Production at GoodThing Productions

10:30^AM - 11:00^AM

PANEL: A discussion about the AACTA Pitch: Regional Landscapes (including winner announcement)
Peter Castaldi - LIVE IN-PERSON•Ivan Vukusic - LIVE IN-PERSON•Virginia Whitwell - LIVE IN-PERSON•Mark Woods - LIVE IN-PERSON

A discussion about the AACTA Pitch: Regional Landscapes in partnership with Screenworks including the announcement of the winner.

Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Industry Director, Mark Woods

AACTA Awards & Industry Development Manager, Ivan Vukusic

Goodthing Productions, Producer, Virginia Whitwell

Moderated by Peter Castaldi

Peter Castaldi - LIVE IN-PERSON
Co Director Producer of Dashboard Animals
Ivan Vukusic - LIVE IN-PERSON
Awards and Industry Development Manager at AACTA
Virginia Whitwell - LIVE IN-PERSON
Head of Production at GoodThing Productions
Mark Woods - LIVE IN-PERSON
Industry Director of Melbourne International Film Festival

11:00^AM - 11:30^AM

Morning Tea Break

11:30^AM - 12:30^PM

WORKSHOP: FORESEEBALE Introduction & Workshop
Grainne Brunsdon - LIVE IN-PERSON•Georgia Woodward - LIVE IN-PERSON

FORESEEBALE Introduction & Workshop: Using data to discover and validate pathways to audience with FORSEEABLE Co-Founder Georgia Woodward.

Presented in association with Screen NSW and Southern Pictures.

How can screen practitioners and storytellers work with data to develop more engaging content and
find global audiences? Discover how data analytics can be applied at every stage of your project, from ideation to distribution, and how the insights it provides can help drive new audience and market opportunities. Foreseeable supports commercial storytellers to apply data insights to the development, production, and distribution of screen content, from ideation to delivery, across all genres and platforms.

Features 15 min Q&A with Grainne Brunsdon, Head of Screen NSW

Grainne Brunsdon - LIVE IN-PERSON
Head, Screen NSW at Screen NSW
Georgia Woodward - LIVE IN-PERSON
Producer and Content Strategist at Foreseeable

12:30^PM - 1:30^PM

LUNCH

1:30^PM - 2:30^PM

CASE STUDY: The Making of Firestarter • The Story of Bangarra
Ivan O'Mahoney - LIVE IN-PERSON

The Making of Firestarter - The Story of Bangarra.

An insight into the development and unique funding model for the acclaimed documentary, Firestarter

Presented by In Films, Managing Director/ Executive Producer, Ivan O Mahoney.

Ivan O'Mahoney - LIVE IN-PERSON
Co-Founder of In Films

2:30^PM - 3:00^PM

AFTERNOON TEA

3:00^PM - 5:00^PM

WORKSHOP: Inclusion in Action with Bus Stop Films
Tracey Corbin-Matchett - LIVE IN-PERSON•Dianna La Grassa - LIVE IN-PERSON

Inclusion in Action – How to Make your project or company more inclusive.

Presented by BusStop Films CEO Tracey Corbin-Matchett & COO Dianna La Grassa

Inclusion in Action is a unique workshop for production companies, screen industry practitioners, filmmakers and industry service providers with a focus on gaining a better understanding of the rights and capacity of people living with disability and exploring pathways to employment and engagement of people living with disability within organisations and productions. The program underpinned by the principles of inclusive filmmaking.

This engaging workshop was inclusively developed by screen industry professionals with lived experience of disability and delivered by award-winning organisation, Bus Stop Films.

Tracey Corbin-Matchett - LIVE IN-PERSON
CEO of Bus Stop Films
Dianna La Grassa - LIVE IN-PERSON
COO | Producer at Bus Stop Films

Saturday, March 27, 2021 9:30^AM to 2:30^PM

9:30^AM - 11:00^AM

MASTERCLASS: Pitching & Development Tips & Tricks with Rick Kalowski
Rick Kalowski - LIVE IN-PERSON

Pitching & Development Tips & Tricks.

Across his six years with the ABC Rick Kalowski was instrumental in discovering and developing some of our finest creators and helping them find global audiences. From taking Josh Thomas to the US via Participant Media with Please Like Me, putting Rosehaven on the global programming map with AMC, brokering deals with Netflix for the Let Down and co-productions with SkyTV for Frayed. Rick’s output at the ABC included over 80 titles across scripted comedy series, pilots, digital shorts and podcasts. In this very special Masterclass you will learn the tricks of the trade from the decision-maker. From pitching with excellence to capturing the commissioner's imagination and significantly how to work with networks once you get through the door.

Masterclass with Creator/ Writer/ Producer/ Showrunner Rick Kalowski

Rick Kalowski - LIVE IN-PERSON

11:00^AM - 11:30^AM

MORNING TEA

11:30^AM - 12:30^PM

MASTERCLASS: Unlimited Reality with Wes Dening • Taking your unscripted ideas to the world
Wes Dening - VIA ZOOM

Unlimited Reality - Taking your unscripted ideas to the world.

Wes Dening is a certified global Australian screen success story, from his early days in front of the camera (Big Brother, Totally Wild) to taking a gamble on a screen behind the camera in the USA, and now at the helm of Eureka TV in Los Angeles as EVP, Programming and Development

In a rare feat Dening has crafted a career in taking unique stories- often with an Aussie twist, to a global audience, The Flying Winemaker (Discovery Channel), Big Crazy Family Adventure (Travel Channel) The Stafford Brothers (Fox) and The Irwins. His original series formats forged under WD Entertainment continue to broadcast in more than 55 countries.

In this unique Masterclass Dening will discuss his career journey from Queensland to LA and deliver a candid discussion on reinvention, resilience, developing a brand and how to carve out an international career in Unscripted TV.

In recent productions he is the EP of Holey Moley for ABC, Dating Around on Netflix, Crikey! It's the Irwins and spinoff series Crikey! It's The Irwin's Life in Lockdown and Crikey! It's the Irwin's Bindi's Wedding for Animal Planet. He is currently the EP of Full Bloom, which premieres Nov. 12 on HBO Max.

Wes Dening - VIA ZOOM
EVP, Programming and Development at Eureka Productions

12:30^PM - 1:30^PM

LUNCH

1:30^PM - 2:30^PM

PANEL: Creating a Regional Creative Career and Economy • Myths, Mobility and Global Strategies
Grainne Brunsdon - LIVE IN-PERSON•William Gammon - LIVE IN-PERSON•Chris Hilton - LIVE IN-PERSON•Cate McQuillen - LIVE IN-PERSON•Lois Randall - LIVE IN-PERSON

Creating a Regional Creative Career and Economy - Myths, Mobility and Global Strategies.

What does it take to develop a creative career and economic ecosystem outside of the big cities?

This dynamic local panel will discuss the issues that local screenmakers have faced traditionally and how they have been affected by the recent local production boom. We look at strategies to build skilled creative, economic and financial capacity in the region to accelerate the local development of the screen industry and what is the longevity plan for developing a sustainable creative hub in the region- who should be the driver?

Magpie Pictures, Producer, Lois Randall

Mememe Productions Founder, Cate McQuillen

Independent Producer, Chris Hilton

Cumulus VFX and Byron Studios Founder, Will Gammon

Moderator: Screen NSW, Head, Grainne Brunsdon

Grainne Brunsdon - LIVE IN-PERSON
Head, Screen NSW at Screen NSW
William Gammon - LIVE IN-PERSON
Founder of Byron Studios / Cumulus FX Studios
Chris Hilton - LIVE IN-PERSON
Independent Producer
Cate McQuillen - LIVE IN-PERSON
Executive Producer/Founder of Mememe Production
Lois Randall - LIVE IN-PERSON
Producer at Magpie Pictures