Nicholas Winding Refn’s ‘Famous Five’ Adaptation Sets Cast
The BBC’s upcoming Famous Five adaptation from Nicholas Winding Refn has set cast and unveiled first look images. Diaana Babnicova will play the role of George, alongside Elliott Rose as Julian, Kit Rakusen as Dick, Flora Jacoby Richardson as Anne playing George’s cousins who come to stay at Kirrin Cottage. Joining the five are Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones) as Wentworth, Ann Akinjirin (Moon Knight) as Fanny, James Lance (Ted Lasso) as Quentin and Diana Quick (Father Brown) as Mrs Wentworth. The series is being co-produced for Zdf and comes from Drive creator Winding Refn’s byNWR along with Moonage Pictures. The show will be based on Enid Blyton’s iconic 21 stories with filming set to take place shortly across the south west of the UK. Famous Five is one of the highest-profile series to come out of the...
The BBC’s upcoming Famous Five adaptation from Nicholas Winding Refn has set cast and unveiled first look images. Diaana Babnicova will play the role of George, alongside Elliott Rose as Julian, Kit Rakusen as Dick, Flora Jacoby Richardson as Anne playing George’s cousins who come to stay at Kirrin Cottage. Joining the five are Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones) as Wentworth, Ann Akinjirin (Moon Knight) as Fanny, James Lance (Ted Lasso) as Quentin and Diana Quick (Father Brown) as Mrs Wentworth. The series is being co-produced for Zdf and comes from Drive creator Winding Refn’s byNWR along with Moonage Pictures. The show will be based on Enid Blyton’s iconic 21 stories with filming set to take place shortly across the south west of the UK. Famous Five is one of the highest-profile series to come out of the...
- 7/26/2023
- by Max Goldbart and Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Screenworks, the national not-for-profit organisation that provides industry and talent development programs and networking for people living in regional Australia, has attracted some of the industry’s biggest names for its annual fundraiser.
Top Row: Amanda Duthie, Cate Shortland, Tony Ayres, Paul Weigard, Sophia Zachariou, Sally Caplan Middle Row: Que Minh Luu, Nathan Mayfiel, Sally Riley, Daina Reid, Joanna Werner, Alastair McKinnon Bottom Row: Nash Edgerton, Jodi Matterson, Kylie Washington, Vanessa Alexander, Lana Greenhalgh
Each year, Screenworks runs a series of raffles to raise funds that directly support its programs and initiatives that are delivered across the country. After successfully raffling a selection of 1-on-1 consultations with industry executives last year, the organisation is doing it again this year to support the career pathways of emerging practitioners across Australia.
Screenworks has secured a range of prominent professionals working in the Australian screen industry, including Clickbait and Fires co-creator Tony Ayres,...
Top Row: Amanda Duthie, Cate Shortland, Tony Ayres, Paul Weigard, Sophia Zachariou, Sally Caplan Middle Row: Que Minh Luu, Nathan Mayfiel, Sally Riley, Daina Reid, Joanna Werner, Alastair McKinnon Bottom Row: Nash Edgerton, Jodi Matterson, Kylie Washington, Vanessa Alexander, Lana Greenhalgh
Each year, Screenworks runs a series of raffles to raise funds that directly support its programs and initiatives that are delivered across the country. After successfully raffling a selection of 1-on-1 consultations with industry executives last year, the organisation is doing it again this year to support the career pathways of emerging practitioners across Australia.
Screenworks has secured a range of prominent professionals working in the Australian screen industry, including Clickbait and Fires co-creator Tony Ayres,...
- 10/25/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Screenworks is inviting applications from regional practitioners for its three career pathways programs ahead of the submission deadline this month.
Supported by funding from Screen Nsw, each of the programs – Regional Producer Elevator Program, Director Pathways Program, and Inside The Writers Room – are designed to advance the careers of regionally-based screenwriters, directors, and producers by connecting them with industry professionals and opportunities.
Selected participants will be provided with support and guidance from established writers, directors, and producers via Screenworks’ industry partnerships.
Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch said the organisation was looking forward to supporting another group of talented regional creatives.
“Screenworks has proudly supported 53 screen practitioners from regional Nsw through our Career Pathways Programs since we first introduced them in 2015,” he said.
“Many of the programs’ alumni have gone on to receive funding for their own projects, partnered with respected industry professionals, and further developed their slate of projects.”
Screenworks’ Regional...
Supported by funding from Screen Nsw, each of the programs – Regional Producer Elevator Program, Director Pathways Program, and Inside The Writers Room – are designed to advance the careers of regionally-based screenwriters, directors, and producers by connecting them with industry professionals and opportunities.
Selected participants will be provided with support and guidance from established writers, directors, and producers via Screenworks’ industry partnerships.
Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch said the organisation was looking forward to supporting another group of talented regional creatives.
“Screenworks has proudly supported 53 screen practitioners from regional Nsw through our Career Pathways Programs since we first introduced them in 2015,” he said.
“Many of the programs’ alumni have gone on to receive funding for their own projects, partnered with respected industry professionals, and further developed their slate of projects.”
Screenworks’ Regional...
- 10/4/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Screenworks’ Discovering New Voices program has turned its attention to romantic comedy, inviting applications from regionally-based screenwriters aiming to develop features and series within the genre.
Delivered in partnership with Hoodlum Entertainment, and supported by the Screenrights Cultural Fund, Discovering New Voices – Romantic Comedy is a three-stage program is designed to train writers from regional Australia, with participants and project teams also vying for the opportunity to be paired with Hoodlum Entertainment for up to a month to develop a new project.
Hoodlum’s chief content officer Tracey Vieira encouraged romantic stories that had underrepresented leads and featured a distinct perspective.
“The team at Hoodlum are a romantic bunch who love a good laugh and a great cry,” she said.
“We also love stories that have something to say, especially from a perspective that we may not get to see on screens.
“Combine all that with a Friday night, paired up with your significant other,...
Delivered in partnership with Hoodlum Entertainment, and supported by the Screenrights Cultural Fund, Discovering New Voices – Romantic Comedy is a three-stage program is designed to train writers from regional Australia, with participants and project teams also vying for the opportunity to be paired with Hoodlum Entertainment for up to a month to develop a new project.
Hoodlum’s chief content officer Tracey Vieira encouraged romantic stories that had underrepresented leads and featured a distinct perspective.
“The team at Hoodlum are a romantic bunch who love a good laugh and a great cry,” she said.
“We also love stories that have something to say, especially from a perspective that we may not get to see on screens.
“Combine all that with a Friday night, paired up with your significant other,...
- 9/27/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Screenworks is the latest organisation to partner with Netflix to boost skills within the industry, announcing today it will provide free training for up-and-coming practitioners in northern Nsw.
Backed by a $500,000 investment from the streamer, and supported by the Nsw Government, the Regional Crew Development Program also incorporates placements and work experience on productions with the goal of creating new career pathways in the field.
Screenworks chief executive Ken Crouch told If the initiative had been in the works since the beginning of the year when Netflix was preparing to shoot God’s Favourite Idiot in the Northern Rivers.
“We were helping them to get as many locals as possible employed on that production at the time,” he said.
“A conversation about skill gaps came up and we talked about what we would really love to do to make an impact in regional Australia.”
The three key components of the...
Backed by a $500,000 investment from the streamer, and supported by the Nsw Government, the Regional Crew Development Program also incorporates placements and work experience on productions with the goal of creating new career pathways in the field.
Screenworks chief executive Ken Crouch told If the initiative had been in the works since the beginning of the year when Netflix was preparing to shoot God’s Favourite Idiot in the Northern Rivers.
“We were helping them to get as many locals as possible employed on that production at the time,” he said.
“A conversation about skill gaps came up and we talked about what we would really love to do to make an impact in regional Australia.”
The three key components of the...
- 8/8/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Early career, regionally-based Indigenous writers are encouraged to apply for the Yellow Water Development Lab, being run by Screenworks in partnership with Tamarind Tree Pictures and Flying Bark Productions.
The four and half day lab will be held in the Northern Territory, working to craft children’s animated series Yellow Water Billabong set in Kakadu National Park.
A total of five Indigenous writers from across Australia will be selected to participate in the lab, and each paid a fee of $4,500, with additional travel and accommodation expenses also covered.
Danielle MacLean is the series creator, producer and writer, and will lead the lab with Indigenous writers, together with producer Anna Grieve from Tamarind Tree Pictures and Flying Bark’s creative director Alexs Stadermann and head of animation Alexia Gates-Foale.
MacLean said: “Our interest is doing a full creative and cultural overhaul on our Yellow Water series retaining the essential elements. Yellow...
The four and half day lab will be held in the Northern Territory, working to craft children’s animated series Yellow Water Billabong set in Kakadu National Park.
A total of five Indigenous writers from across Australia will be selected to participate in the lab, and each paid a fee of $4,500, with additional travel and accommodation expenses also covered.
Danielle MacLean is the series creator, producer and writer, and will lead the lab with Indigenous writers, together with producer Anna Grieve from Tamarind Tree Pictures and Flying Bark’s creative director Alexs Stadermann and head of animation Alexia Gates-Foale.
MacLean said: “Our interest is doing a full creative and cultural overhaul on our Yellow Water series retaining the essential elements. Yellow...
- 7/19/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Tasmanian writer/animator Jess Murray will receive guidance from Princess Bento in developing a new series after winning Screenworks’ Discovering New Voices – Adult Animation initiative.
Held in conjunction with the major new animation studio from Princess Pictures and Bento Box Entertainment, the three-stage program – aimed at writers and animators from regional Australia – will see Murray undertake a paid, four-week attachment.
Murray’s After All – a series about two amateur filmmakers, Winston and Marshal, living together in an absurd wasteland long after a nuclear war has swept the planet – was selected from a field of 40 applicants.
The Aftrs graduate said they were “super excited” to work with Princess Bento on the concept.
“This will be the next big step for my career of drawing strange characters and telling heartfelt yet goofy stories,” they said.
“It’s certainly something I didn’t expect to be doing when I was doodling in the...
Held in conjunction with the major new animation studio from Princess Pictures and Bento Box Entertainment, the three-stage program – aimed at writers and animators from regional Australia – will see Murray undertake a paid, four-week attachment.
Murray’s After All – a series about two amateur filmmakers, Winston and Marshal, living together in an absurd wasteland long after a nuclear war has swept the planet – was selected from a field of 40 applicants.
The Aftrs graduate said they were “super excited” to work with Princess Bento on the concept.
“This will be the next big step for my career of drawing strange characters and telling heartfelt yet goofy stories,” they said.
“It’s certainly something I didn’t expect to be doing when I was doodling in the...
- 7/5/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
The Australian International Screen Forum and Screenworks will once again partner for a online screenwriting workshop, aiming to connect regional writers in Australia with New York-based industry mentors.
This year’s mentors for the Write From Home initiative include Chris Beale (chairman of Ulladulla Films); Timothy Cooper, Joey Tuccio; Chris Deckard; Zach Book and Nitza Wilon and Elizabeth Kaiden. More are expected to be announced later this month.
The program, running July 27 to September 14, will consist of weekly interactive webinar sessions, development script exercises and networking opportunities as a way to bridge international barriers.
It is specifically designed for creatives with film and TV projects aimed at the global market.
Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch says: “We’re delighted to be partnering with the Australian International Screen Forum again on this exciting program. It’s a significant opportunity for regional Australian screenwriters with scripted features or series to develop their screenplays...
This year’s mentors for the Write From Home initiative include Chris Beale (chairman of Ulladulla Films); Timothy Cooper, Joey Tuccio; Chris Deckard; Zach Book and Nitza Wilon and Elizabeth Kaiden. More are expected to be announced later this month.
The program, running July 27 to September 14, will consist of weekly interactive webinar sessions, development script exercises and networking opportunities as a way to bridge international barriers.
It is specifically designed for creatives with film and TV projects aimed at the global market.
Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch says: “We’re delighted to be partnering with the Australian International Screen Forum again on this exciting program. It’s a significant opportunity for regional Australian screenwriters with scripted features or series to develop their screenplays...
- 5/31/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Jennifer Peedom and Rowan Woods will lead this year’s Screenworks Directing Intensive, a two-day workshop to be held in late July.
Put on with support of the Australian Directors’ Guild (Adg), the duo will advise up to 12 selected regional screen directors from Nsw and Queensland on technique, skills and project development for drama and documentary.
“We’re so excited to have Jen and Rowan on board for this directing intensive,” says Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch.
“Both have excelled in the field of directing – Rowan in drama and feature films and Jen in documentary filmmaking – and they will bring extraordinary advice and mentoring to the twelve regional screen directors who are selected to take part in this workshop. We’re very grateful to the Australian Directors Guild for recommending them as tutors.”
To be eligible, applicants must demonstrate some experience directing content for screen and must be living in regional Nsw or regional Queensland.
Put on with support of the Australian Directors’ Guild (Adg), the duo will advise up to 12 selected regional screen directors from Nsw and Queensland on technique, skills and project development for drama and documentary.
“We’re so excited to have Jen and Rowan on board for this directing intensive,” says Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch.
“Both have excelled in the field of directing – Rowan in drama and feature films and Jen in documentary filmmaking – and they will bring extraordinary advice and mentoring to the twelve regional screen directors who are selected to take part in this workshop. We’re very grateful to the Australian Directors Guild for recommending them as tutors.”
To be eligible, applicants must demonstrate some experience directing content for screen and must be living in regional Nsw or regional Queensland.
- 5/18/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Screenworks has opened applications for its annual Writing for TV Intensive, a two-day workshop that runs through the fundamentals of writing a successful drama series.
The initiative is open to early-career writers living in regional Nsw and regional Queensland, and will be delivered by writer and tutor Holly Lyons at Linnaeus Estate Byron Bay July 6-7.
Lyons will run through how to devise characters, challenge protagonists and develop premise and plot. It is aimed at helping writers understand how to apply skills when developing their own original series and how to prepare for opportunities in writers rooms.
“Screenworks has been running this Writing for TV Intensive for four years,” says Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch.
“A number of previous participants from regional, rural and remote Australia have secured producer and broadcaster interest in their projects after taking part in the workshop. With this new callout we’re excited to support 12 more...
The initiative is open to early-career writers living in regional Nsw and regional Queensland, and will be delivered by writer and tutor Holly Lyons at Linnaeus Estate Byron Bay July 6-7.
Lyons will run through how to devise characters, challenge protagonists and develop premise and plot. It is aimed at helping writers understand how to apply skills when developing their own original series and how to prepare for opportunities in writers rooms.
“Screenworks has been running this Writing for TV Intensive for four years,” says Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch.
“A number of previous participants from regional, rural and remote Australia have secured producer and broadcaster interest in their projects after taking part in the workshop. With this new callout we’re excited to support 12 more...
- 4/30/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Tilly Jones from Leycester in Northern Nsw and Joshua Holt from Cairns are the two emerging composers who have been chosen to participate in Screenworks and Apra Amcos’ upcoming screen composing bootcamp.
Each will receive six weeks of one-on-one mentoring from Kyls B. Burtland and Maria Alfonsine respectively. The mentorships aim to assist their skills development, increase their experience and help them build confidence and capacity to compose music for screen content.
Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch said: “We’re so pleased to be running this mentorship program for emerging composers again this year. Our remit at Screenworks is to support and encourage talent from regional, rural and remote Australia across all screen disciplines and we’re looking forward to seeing how Tilly and Joshua grow and develop their composing talents with the expert guidance of Kyls and Maria. We hope this opportunity will help them to confidently make their mark...
Each will receive six weeks of one-on-one mentoring from Kyls B. Burtland and Maria Alfonsine respectively. The mentorships aim to assist their skills development, increase their experience and help them build confidence and capacity to compose music for screen content.
Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch said: “We’re so pleased to be running this mentorship program for emerging composers again this year. Our remit at Screenworks is to support and encourage talent from regional, rural and remote Australia across all screen disciplines and we’re looking forward to seeing how Tilly and Joshua grow and develop their composing talents with the expert guidance of Kyls and Maria. We hope this opportunity will help them to confidently make their mark...
- 4/14/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
A comedy-drama about a teen boy’s quest to take part in his rural home town’s debutante ball as his drag queen persona will receive development support via the Aacta Pitch: Regional Landscapes initiative.
Announced on Friday, Katie Huggins’ The Deb was named as this year’s winner of the national pitching and screenwriting program, held in partnership with Screenworks, among a field of seven finalists.
Huggins pitched her feature film idea about a town’s response to a boy’s search for identity and recognition to a judging panel that included actress Pallavi Sharda, producers Virginia Whitwell and Isabel Stanfield, Event Cinemas general manager Claire Gandy, and Melbourne International Film Festival industry director Mark Woods.
Speaking at the Screenworks Regional to Global Screen Forum in Lennox Head, she said she felt “compelled” to make a submission after seeing a brief on Facebook.
“My process changed so dramatically from...
Announced on Friday, Katie Huggins’ The Deb was named as this year’s winner of the national pitching and screenwriting program, held in partnership with Screenworks, among a field of seven finalists.
Huggins pitched her feature film idea about a town’s response to a boy’s search for identity and recognition to a judging panel that included actress Pallavi Sharda, producers Virginia Whitwell and Isabel Stanfield, Event Cinemas general manager Claire Gandy, and Melbourne International Film Festival industry director Mark Woods.
Speaking at the Screenworks Regional to Global Screen Forum in Lennox Head, she said she felt “compelled” to make a submission after seeing a brief on Facebook.
“My process changed so dramatically from...
- 3/28/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
International production may have a larger share of the limelight in Australia at the moment but its relationship with the local sector remains one of mutual benefit, according to a panel of screen agencies.
The impact of the country’s current popularity as a filming destination was dissected at the Screenworks Regional to Global Screen Forum last week as part of a session entitled ‘The Regional Renaissance – Going Global, Staying Local’.
A panel comprising Screen Nsw head Grainne Brunsdon, Screen Queensland chief creative officer Jo Dillon, Screen Territory director Jennie Hughes, Ausfilm CEO Kate Marks, and moderator and Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch discussed the health of the industry in relation to the opportunities available across their respective jurisdictions.
When it came to the inbound productions stemming from Australia’s relative handling of Covid-19, Brunsdon was quick to dispel the suggestion that local growth was suffering as a result.
“No local...
The impact of the country’s current popularity as a filming destination was dissected at the Screenworks Regional to Global Screen Forum last week as part of a session entitled ‘The Regional Renaissance – Going Global, Staying Local’.
A panel comprising Screen Nsw head Grainne Brunsdon, Screen Queensland chief creative officer Jo Dillon, Screen Territory director Jennie Hughes, Ausfilm CEO Kate Marks, and moderator and Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch discussed the health of the industry in relation to the opportunities available across their respective jurisdictions.
When it came to the inbound productions stemming from Australia’s relative handling of Covid-19, Brunsdon was quick to dispel the suggestion that local growth was suffering as a result.
“No local...
- 3/28/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
A trio of filmmaking teams will start production on short documentary projects this month after receiving funding via Screen Queensland’s Authentic program.
Delivered in partnership with Screenworks, the initiative provides $4,000 for three filmmaking teams, based in Far North Queensland and extending to North Queensland, to produce short films about significant personalities in their region.
Janne Rytkönen, Shontell Leah Ketchell, and Robert Crispe will each work closely with a mentoring producer from ABC to refine their shooting scripts, production planning, rough cuts, and final edits, with the completed works to be considered for screening on ABC platforms.
In congratulating the recipients, Screen Queensland chief creative officer Jo Dillon said the program was an example of how the agency aimed to invest in talent across the entire state.
“We are delighted to announce Cairns teams Janne Rytkönen with Samantha Martin, and Shontell Leah Ketchell with Ewan Cutler, alongside Townsville-based creative Robert Crispe,...
Delivered in partnership with Screenworks, the initiative provides $4,000 for three filmmaking teams, based in Far North Queensland and extending to North Queensland, to produce short films about significant personalities in their region.
Janne Rytkönen, Shontell Leah Ketchell, and Robert Crispe will each work closely with a mentoring producer from ABC to refine their shooting scripts, production planning, rough cuts, and final edits, with the completed works to be considered for screening on ABC platforms.
In congratulating the recipients, Screen Queensland chief creative officer Jo Dillon said the program was an example of how the agency aimed to invest in talent across the entire state.
“We are delighted to announce Cairns teams Janne Rytkönen with Samantha Martin, and Shontell Leah Ketchell with Ewan Cutler, alongside Townsville-based creative Robert Crispe,...
- 3/10/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated writer Vanessa Alexander and unscripted producer Wes Denning are among the international speakers at Screenworks’ upcoming Regional to Global Screen Forum.
The organisation unveiled its full program today, with over 40 speakers to address industry over the three-day hybrid event, taking place online and in Nsw’s Lennox Head.
The event will include speakers from the Northern Rivers region, from companies such as Every Cloud Productions, Magpie Pictures, Mememe Productions, Byron Studios and Cumulus VFX. These come in addition to executives and creatives from the ABC, Fremantle, Netflix, Amazon, Tony Ayres Productions (Tap), Goalpost Pictures, Spirit Pictures, the Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff), Bus Stop Films and Ludo Studio, as well as screen agency executives from Screen Nsw, Screen Queensland, Screen Territory and Ausfilm.
There will also be intensive workshops hosted by Rick Kalowski, Dwa Law, Bus Stop Films and Screen ABC.
An in conversation event with...
The organisation unveiled its full program today, with over 40 speakers to address industry over the three-day hybrid event, taking place online and in Nsw’s Lennox Head.
The event will include speakers from the Northern Rivers region, from companies such as Every Cloud Productions, Magpie Pictures, Mememe Productions, Byron Studios and Cumulus VFX. These come in addition to executives and creatives from the ABC, Fremantle, Netflix, Amazon, Tony Ayres Productions (Tap), Goalpost Pictures, Spirit Pictures, the Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff), Bus Stop Films and Ludo Studio, as well as screen agency executives from Screen Nsw, Screen Queensland, Screen Territory and Ausfilm.
There will also be intensive workshops hosted by Rick Kalowski, Dwa Law, Bus Stop Films and Screen ABC.
An in conversation event with...
- 3/5/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Screenworks has appointed Jeanie Davison industry development manager, succeeding Lisa O’Meara who departed the organisation at the end of 2020 after nearly 12 years.
Davison joins Screenworks from Screen Australia, where she has been investment/development manager, documentary, since mid-2018. At the agency she also oversaw a number of initiatives including the Al Jazeera Witness pitch; the Art Bites series with the ABC, and the Doculab project incubator with the South Australian Film Corporation.
Prior to her role at Scroz, Davison worked in production, including 10 years in the UK producing for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and Five, followed by senior executive roles as head of factual and head of development for production companies in Australia, New Zealand and the UK, including December Media and Wtfn.
Davison has developed and produced programs for a variety of broadcasters including Discovery, History Channel, National Geographic, ABC and Seven (Australia), Tvnz and TV3 (New...
Davison joins Screenworks from Screen Australia, where she has been investment/development manager, documentary, since mid-2018. At the agency she also oversaw a number of initiatives including the Al Jazeera Witness pitch; the Art Bites series with the ABC, and the Doculab project incubator with the South Australian Film Corporation.
Prior to her role at Scroz, Davison worked in production, including 10 years in the UK producing for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and Five, followed by senior executive roles as head of factual and head of development for production companies in Australia, New Zealand and the UK, including December Media and Wtfn.
Davison has developed and produced programs for a variety of broadcasters including Discovery, History Channel, National Geographic, ABC and Seven (Australia), Tvnz and TV3 (New...
- 1/31/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Tap founder Tony Ayres, Goalpost Pictures partner Rosemary Blight, Fremantle Asia Pacific CEO Chris Oliver-Taylor, In Films EP Ivan O’Mahoney, Forseeable/Southern Pictures’ Georgia Woodward and Ludo Studio’s Sam Moor and Charlie Aspinwall are among the first speakers announced for Screenworks’ Regional to Global Screen Forum.
A hybrid event to run March 25 to 27, the forum (formerly known as the Business of Producing seminar) will be held at Lennox Head Conference Centre and live-streamed online, with the hope to provide greater access to people in regional, rural and remote areas.
The three days will feature workshops, presentations, one-on-one meetings and networking events.
“2020 was the year that rewrote the rules that defined and often confined our local screen industry. We are delighted to present the voices, creators and conduits that are nurturing our local stories and taking them to international audiences with resonance and success,” said Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch.
After...
A hybrid event to run March 25 to 27, the forum (formerly known as the Business of Producing seminar) will be held at Lennox Head Conference Centre and live-streamed online, with the hope to provide greater access to people in regional, rural and remote areas.
The three days will feature workshops, presentations, one-on-one meetings and networking events.
“2020 was the year that rewrote the rules that defined and often confined our local screen industry. We are delighted to present the voices, creators and conduits that are nurturing our local stories and taking them to international audiences with resonance and success,” said Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch.
After...
- 1/27/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
After nearly 12 years with Screenworks, program and operations manager Lisa O’Meara is set to depart at the end of this month.
While O’Meara’s next move is yet to be announced, it is understood to be a senior role in the industry.
Over her time at Screenworks, O’Meara has helped to steer initiatives for regional practitioners such as the The Athena Project, the Career Pathways Programs, the Deadlock Script Development Lab, and the Evolution Project development labs for Best Medicine and Croak, as well as Screenworks’ annual screen forum.
First joining the organisation in mid-2009, O’Meara has seen Screenworks grow substantially, expanding its focus from supporting filmmakers from Northern Rivers region of Nsw to regional practitioners all across Australia.
Initially events and member manager, she started as just one of two part-time staff on the payroll, together with general manager Jill Moonie. As she departs, she and...
While O’Meara’s next move is yet to be announced, it is understood to be a senior role in the industry.
Over her time at Screenworks, O’Meara has helped to steer initiatives for regional practitioners such as the The Athena Project, the Career Pathways Programs, the Deadlock Script Development Lab, and the Evolution Project development labs for Best Medicine and Croak, as well as Screenworks’ annual screen forum.
First joining the organisation in mid-2009, O’Meara has seen Screenworks grow substantially, expanding its focus from supporting filmmakers from Northern Rivers region of Nsw to regional practitioners all across Australia.
Initially events and member manager, she started as just one of two part-time staff on the payroll, together with general manager Jill Moonie. As she departs, she and...
- 12/6/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Some of the industry’s most influential have donated 30 minutes of their time to be raffled off as prizes in Screenworks’ annual fundraising raffle.
Designed specifically to support careers of emerging practitioners across Australia, the 30 Minute ‘Close Up’ prizes will give winners an opportunity to receive advice on their careers and projects.
Barbara Stephen, managing director and executive producer of Flying Bark ProductionsJeffrey Walker, directorTony Ayres, producer, screenwriter, directorRhoda Roberts, producer, arts advisor Veronica Fury, executive producer/principal at Wild Bear Productions Rick Maier, head of drama Network 10Chris Oliver-Taylor, CEO Fremantle Asia-Pacific Debbie Lee, director of scripted development Matchbox Pictures Rosemary Blight, producer and founding partner Goalpost Pictures Virginia Whitwell, partner and head of production, Good Thing ProductionsStuart Beattie, screenwriter, directorJocelyn Moorhouse, director, screenwriterSally Riley, head of drama, comedy and Indigenous at ABCDeb Cox and Fiona Eagger, co-Founders of Every Cloud ProductionsAngie Fielder, principal producer, Aquarius Films
There is...
Designed specifically to support careers of emerging practitioners across Australia, the 30 Minute ‘Close Up’ prizes will give winners an opportunity to receive advice on their careers and projects.
Barbara Stephen, managing director and executive producer of Flying Bark ProductionsJeffrey Walker, directorTony Ayres, producer, screenwriter, directorRhoda Roberts, producer, arts advisor Veronica Fury, executive producer/principal at Wild Bear Productions Rick Maier, head of drama Network 10Chris Oliver-Taylor, CEO Fremantle Asia-Pacific Debbie Lee, director of scripted development Matchbox Pictures Rosemary Blight, producer and founding partner Goalpost Pictures Virginia Whitwell, partner and head of production, Good Thing ProductionsStuart Beattie, screenwriter, directorJocelyn Moorhouse, director, screenwriterSally Riley, head of drama, comedy and Indigenous at ABCDeb Cox and Fiona Eagger, co-Founders of Every Cloud ProductionsAngie Fielder, principal producer, Aquarius Films
There is...
- 11/5/2020
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Screenworks Connect.
Screenworks is rolling out a new online industry platform, designed to connect filmmakers across the country via live feeds, public and private groups, and direct messaging.
Hosted by Glee Up, the curated platform, known as Screenworks Connect, will be free for members and is accessible via desktop or Apple’s App Store and Google Play. It’s designed to develop B2B relationships with other screen practitioners. The platform will allow users to browse the membership directory, share media, locations, send event invitations as well as meeting requests using the business card scanner or a personal Qr-Code, and use an individually-customised Crm.
“The screen community that we engage with is spread out across regional Australia,” said Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch.
“We now have an online platform that will enable the screen community to easily connect and interact with each other, no matter where they are.
“This amazing new...
Screenworks is rolling out a new online industry platform, designed to connect filmmakers across the country via live feeds, public and private groups, and direct messaging.
Hosted by Glee Up, the curated platform, known as Screenworks Connect, will be free for members and is accessible via desktop or Apple’s App Store and Google Play. It’s designed to develop B2B relationships with other screen practitioners. The platform will allow users to browse the membership directory, share media, locations, send event invitations as well as meeting requests using the business card scanner or a personal Qr-Code, and use an individually-customised Crm.
“The screen community that we engage with is spread out across regional Australia,” said Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch.
“We now have an online platform that will enable the screen community to easily connect and interact with each other, no matter where they are.
“This amazing new...
- 10/12/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Daina Reid and Kay Pavlou.
Directors Daina Reid and Kay Pavlou will be the special guest presenters for Screenworks’ 2020 Online Directing Intensive.
Put on in partnership with the Australian Directors Guild (Adg) with support from Screen Queensland and Screen Nsw, the intensive, to be held in September, is aimed at early career directors based in regional Australia – up to 18 will be selected to participate.
Reid will present a three-hour online intensive on skills and techniques for directing drama, while Pavlou will then deliver a three-hour workshop focused on point of view documentary storytelling.
Both guest speakers will provide advice and guidance about screen industry career opportunities and pathways during the workshop. There will be the opportunity to receive a half-hour one-on-one consultation with one of the speakers to receive advice on projects, skills development and careers.
“We are delighted to be able to bring these amazingly talented guest speakers together to deliver these workshops,...
Directors Daina Reid and Kay Pavlou will be the special guest presenters for Screenworks’ 2020 Online Directing Intensive.
Put on in partnership with the Australian Directors Guild (Adg) with support from Screen Queensland and Screen Nsw, the intensive, to be held in September, is aimed at early career directors based in regional Australia – up to 18 will be selected to participate.
Reid will present a three-hour online intensive on skills and techniques for directing drama, while Pavlou will then deliver a three-hour workshop focused on point of view documentary storytelling.
Both guest speakers will provide advice and guidance about screen industry career opportunities and pathways during the workshop. There will be the opportunity to receive a half-hour one-on-one consultation with one of the speakers to receive advice on projects, skills development and careers.
“We are delighted to be able to bring these amazingly talented guest speakers together to deliver these workshops,...
- 7/22/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
(L-r from top: Matthew Barker, Lisa Hoppe, Jess Wheatley, Shane Walsh-Smith, Rebecca Ingram, Alica Gwinner, Tracy Richardson, Cate McQuillen)
Eight writers from regional Australia have been selected for the Write From Home Screenwriting Workshop, an eight-week online mentorship program delivered by the Australian International Screen Forum in New York in partnership with Screenworks.
Five of the writers come from regional Nsw: Cate McQuillen, Jess Wheatley, Rebecca Ingram and Tracy Richardson, all from the Northern Rivers, and Lisa Hoppe from the South Coast. Two writers are from regional Victoria, Alica Gwinner and Matthew Barker, and one writer hails from the Act, Shane Walsh-Smith.
Participants were selected on their demonstrated writing talent, the global appeal of each story and the potential to benefit from the development opportunities and Us connections.
Under the guidance of Us-based writers, producers and industry executives, the eight selected participants will now undertake the eight-week workshop to develop...
Eight writers from regional Australia have been selected for the Write From Home Screenwriting Workshop, an eight-week online mentorship program delivered by the Australian International Screen Forum in New York in partnership with Screenworks.
Five of the writers come from regional Nsw: Cate McQuillen, Jess Wheatley, Rebecca Ingram and Tracy Richardson, all from the Northern Rivers, and Lisa Hoppe from the South Coast. Two writers are from regional Victoria, Alica Gwinner and Matthew Barker, and one writer hails from the Act, Shane Walsh-Smith.
Participants were selected on their demonstrated writing talent, the global appeal of each story and the potential to benefit from the development opportunities and Us connections.
Under the guidance of Us-based writers, producers and industry executives, the eight selected participants will now undertake the eight-week workshop to develop...
- 5/28/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Liz Ballantyne and Chris Bennett.
Screenworks and Screen Queensland have partnered to offer two mentorships for practitioners based in Far North Queensland – one for an emerging animator, the other for games development practitioner.
Participants in what is dubbed the ‘Fnq Screen Industry Bootcamp’ will receive six weeks of mentorship from either Liz Ballantyne, art lead at game development company Gameloft, or Chris Bennett, an animator at the multi-Emmy award-winning production company Ludo Studio.
The selected participants will each receive bespoke, industry-real briefs and targeted feedback from their mentor over the six-week ‘bootcamp’ period. This will be capped off with an opportunity to travel to Brisbane where they will shadow their mentor in their professional environments.
“The Fnq Screen Industry Bootcamp will provide an extraordinary opportunity for early-career regional practitioners from Fnq to connect with and learn from highly accomplished industry professionals”, explains Screenworks CEO, Ken Crouch. “We are excited to...
Screenworks and Screen Queensland have partnered to offer two mentorships for practitioners based in Far North Queensland – one for an emerging animator, the other for games development practitioner.
Participants in what is dubbed the ‘Fnq Screen Industry Bootcamp’ will receive six weeks of mentorship from either Liz Ballantyne, art lead at game development company Gameloft, or Chris Bennett, an animator at the multi-Emmy award-winning production company Ludo Studio.
The selected participants will each receive bespoke, industry-real briefs and targeted feedback from their mentor over the six-week ‘bootcamp’ period. This will be capped off with an opportunity to travel to Brisbane where they will shadow their mentor in their professional environments.
“The Fnq Screen Industry Bootcamp will provide an extraordinary opportunity for early-career regional practitioners from Fnq to connect with and learn from highly accomplished industry professionals”, explains Screenworks CEO, Ken Crouch. “We are excited to...
- 5/21/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Georgina Jenkins.
Georgina Jenkins’ feature concept Blackbird has won the Aacta Pitch: Regional Landscapes competition.
Blackbird tells the story of a feisty but forgetful Greek woman who, when forced into aged care, must manipulate her carer into taking her on a road trip to retrieve her lifesavings before the family home is sold.
The Aacta pitch comp, put on in partnership with Screenworks, called for ideas inspired by Australia’s regional landscapes.
Blackbird was one of five finalists, with Jenkins’ prize including script development from Emma Jensen, industry connection opportunities through the Australian Writers’ Guild Pathway Program, and ongoing feedback from the judging panel, who included producers Michele Bennett and Deb Cox, Sbs acting head of scripted Amanda Duthie and Umbrella Entertainment MD Jeff Harrison. The writer will also receive Screenworks annual membership, Awg membership and tickets to the Aacta Awards.
“We operate in a highly competitive industry largely driven by relationships,...
Georgina Jenkins’ feature concept Blackbird has won the Aacta Pitch: Regional Landscapes competition.
Blackbird tells the story of a feisty but forgetful Greek woman who, when forced into aged care, must manipulate her carer into taking her on a road trip to retrieve her lifesavings before the family home is sold.
The Aacta pitch comp, put on in partnership with Screenworks, called for ideas inspired by Australia’s regional landscapes.
Blackbird was one of five finalists, with Jenkins’ prize including script development from Emma Jensen, industry connection opportunities through the Australian Writers’ Guild Pathway Program, and ongoing feedback from the judging panel, who included producers Michele Bennett and Deb Cox, Sbs acting head of scripted Amanda Duthie and Umbrella Entertainment MD Jeff Harrison. The writer will also receive Screenworks annual membership, Awg membership and tickets to the Aacta Awards.
“We operate in a highly competitive industry largely driven by relationships,...
- 4/6/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Screenworks’ Writing for TV workshop.
In response to the impact of Covid-19 on the industry, Screenworks has launched a small grants program specifically for practitioners based in regional Nsw.
The small grants program, made possible through the repurposing of Screen Nsw funding, will provide up to $750 to support screen practitioners and businesses in regional Nsw to access professional support.
That may include:
professional development opportunities for regional screen practitioners that will increase their knowledge, skills and experience, access to business advice for freelancers or companies to help overcome the impacts of Covid-19 and how to recover after the crisis is over, or engaging screen industry consultants to support the development of projects that have received initial market interest and have the potential to create regional Nsw screen jobs in the future.
Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch said: “The screen industry has been hard hit by the Covid-19 with all production now on hold.
In response to the impact of Covid-19 on the industry, Screenworks has launched a small grants program specifically for practitioners based in regional Nsw.
The small grants program, made possible through the repurposing of Screen Nsw funding, will provide up to $750 to support screen practitioners and businesses in regional Nsw to access professional support.
That may include:
professional development opportunities for regional screen practitioners that will increase their knowledge, skills and experience, access to business advice for freelancers or companies to help overcome the impacts of Covid-19 and how to recover after the crisis is over, or engaging screen industry consultants to support the development of projects that have received initial market interest and have the potential to create regional Nsw screen jobs in the future.
Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch said: “The screen industry has been hard hit by the Covid-19 with all production now on hold.
- 4/3/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Top (L-r): Amy Hobby, Anne Hubbell, Elizabeth Kaiden, Jamie Zelermyer, bottom row (L-r): Joey Tuccio, Krysane Katsoolis, Nitza Wilon, Timothy Cooper.
In a bid to strengthen international connections while the screen industry grapples with the impact of Covid-19, the New York-based Australian International Screen Forum and Screenworks have announced an online workshop that will connect regional screenwriters in Australia with NYC-based industry mentors.
The inaugural Write From Home (Wfh) Screenwriting Workshop will be an eight-week program held across June and July, specifically designed for people living in regional, rural and remote Australia who have film and television projects that would appeal to a global audience.
Among the mentors are Joey Tuccio, founder and CEO, Roadmap Writers; Nitza Wilon and Elizabeth Kaiden, co-founders, of The Writers Lab; Anne Hubbell, vice president of motion picture, Kodak and founder, Tangerine Entertainment; Amy Hobby, executive director of the Tribeca Film Institute and founder Tangerine Entertainment; Timothy Cooper,...
In a bid to strengthen international connections while the screen industry grapples with the impact of Covid-19, the New York-based Australian International Screen Forum and Screenworks have announced an online workshop that will connect regional screenwriters in Australia with NYC-based industry mentors.
The inaugural Write From Home (Wfh) Screenwriting Workshop will be an eight-week program held across June and July, specifically designed for people living in regional, rural and remote Australia who have film and television projects that would appeal to a global audience.
Among the mentors are Joey Tuccio, founder and CEO, Roadmap Writers; Nitza Wilon and Elizabeth Kaiden, co-founders, of The Writers Lab; Anne Hubbell, vice president of motion picture, Kodak and founder, Tangerine Entertainment; Amy Hobby, executive director of the Tribeca Film Institute and founder Tangerine Entertainment; Timothy Cooper,...
- 3/31/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Top: Amanda Duthie, Cieron Cody, Susie Jones. Bottom: Andy Ryan, Lana Greenhalgh, Stephen Oliver.
Screenworks has secured a range of commissioners and broadcaster execs for its annual Business of Producing seminar in Ballina next month.
Amanda Duthie, Susie Jones, Andy Ryan, Stephen Oliver, Lana Greenhalgh, and Cieron Cody will each deliver a ‘Meet the Broadcaster’ session at the seminar where they will talk about what they are currently commissioning. They will also participate in panel discussions and be available for limited, pre-booked one-on-one meetings with attendees.
“We are delighted to bring together key representatives from Australian broadcasters and SVODs to connect with attendees at our 2020 Business of Producing seminar,” said Screenworks CEO, Ken Crouch.
“We are creating opportunities for attendees who would otherwise not have the chance to hear from and network with these industry professionals where they can garner valuable advice which could advance their careers.”
The previously announced...
Screenworks has secured a range of commissioners and broadcaster execs for its annual Business of Producing seminar in Ballina next month.
Amanda Duthie, Susie Jones, Andy Ryan, Stephen Oliver, Lana Greenhalgh, and Cieron Cody will each deliver a ‘Meet the Broadcaster’ session at the seminar where they will talk about what they are currently commissioning. They will also participate in panel discussions and be available for limited, pre-booked one-on-one meetings with attendees.
“We are delighted to bring together key representatives from Australian broadcasters and SVODs to connect with attendees at our 2020 Business of Producing seminar,” said Screenworks CEO, Ken Crouch.
“We are creating opportunities for attendees who would otherwise not have the chance to hear from and network with these industry professionals where they can garner valuable advice which could advance their careers.”
The previously announced...
- 2/10/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Aacta will hold a live pitching competition at Screenworks’ 2020 Business of Producing seminar in March, with the call out for feature film ideas inspired by Australia’s regional landscapes.
Put on with the support of the Australian Writers’ Guild (Awg), the brief is for story concept in which a regional setting lends itself as a central character.
Up to five finalists will be selected for the comp, with the winner to receive industry connection opportunities through the Awg’s Pathway program; script development from Emma Jensen; feedback and ongoing guidance from the judging panel; a three-day pass to all sessions at the Screenworks’ seminar; Aacta, Screenworks, and Awg annual memberships and two tickets to the 2020 Aacta Awards.
The judging panel will consist of:
Producer Michele Bennett Every Cloud Productions creative director and co-founder Deb Cox Sbs acting head of scripted and former Adelaide Film Festival CEO/creative director Amanda Duthie...
Put on with the support of the Australian Writers’ Guild (Awg), the brief is for story concept in which a regional setting lends itself as a central character.
Up to five finalists will be selected for the comp, with the winner to receive industry connection opportunities through the Awg’s Pathway program; script development from Emma Jensen; feedback and ongoing guidance from the judging panel; a three-day pass to all sessions at the Screenworks’ seminar; Aacta, Screenworks, and Awg annual memberships and two tickets to the 2020 Aacta Awards.
The judging panel will consist of:
Producer Michele Bennett Every Cloud Productions creative director and co-founder Deb Cox Sbs acting head of scripted and former Adelaide Film Festival CEO/creative director Amanda Duthie...
- 2/2/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
(Top row: Samuel Rodwell, Isabel Darling, Hiromi Matsuoka, middle row: Michelle Patkowski, Jess Wheatley, bottom row: Rebecca O’Brien, Jo Coby, Robyn Marais)
Seven creatives from across regional Nsw and one from the Pilbara in Western Australia have been selected to participate in Screenworks 2020 Career Pathways Program, funded by Screen Nsw and Screenwest.
The selected early-career regional writers, directors and producers will each receive support to progress their careers from Screenworks, Screen Producers Australia, the Australian Directors’ Guild and a number of top Australian production companies through placements, mentoring, industry introductions and professional development.
Selected for the 2020 Regional Producer Elevator Program are Northern Rivers Nsw based Jo Coby, South Coast Nsw based Hiromi Matsuoka and Robyn Marais from the Pilbara in Western Australia.
Screenworks has partnered with Jungle Entertainment, Matchbox Pictures and Fremantle for this programs. Participants will spend at least five days at one of these production companies to shadow...
Seven creatives from across regional Nsw and one from the Pilbara in Western Australia have been selected to participate in Screenworks 2020 Career Pathways Program, funded by Screen Nsw and Screenwest.
The selected early-career regional writers, directors and producers will each receive support to progress their careers from Screenworks, Screen Producers Australia, the Australian Directors’ Guild and a number of top Australian production companies through placements, mentoring, industry introductions and professional development.
Selected for the 2020 Regional Producer Elevator Program are Northern Rivers Nsw based Jo Coby, South Coast Nsw based Hiromi Matsuoka and Robyn Marais from the Pilbara in Western Australia.
Screenworks has partnered with Jungle Entertainment, Matchbox Pictures and Fremantle for this programs. Participants will spend at least five days at one of these production companies to shadow...
- 12/17/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
(L – R): AiF executive director Peter Ritchie, 2019 Regional Screen In La Program recipient Joshua Tyler, Australian Consul General La Chelsey Martin, AiF chair Simonne Overend and Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch.
The second iteration of Screenworks and Australians In Film (AiF)’s Regional Screen in La Program will take the form of an internship with Animal Logic Entertainment (Ale), offering upcoming or recent grads from regional Australia an opportunity to work out of the company’s La office.
AiF have run internship programs with Ale for the past five years and recipients have gone onto careers in the Australian and international screen industries, including Melanie Jayne (HBO), Sleena Wilson (Black Bear Pictures) and Lauren Brown (Ludo Studio).
The internship will run for two months in 2020 and cover all aspects of international feature film development, acquisitions, packaging and production. The successful recipient will work with both Ale and its subsidiary live-action production company,...
The second iteration of Screenworks and Australians In Film (AiF)’s Regional Screen in La Program will take the form of an internship with Animal Logic Entertainment (Ale), offering upcoming or recent grads from regional Australia an opportunity to work out of the company’s La office.
AiF have run internship programs with Ale for the past five years and recipients have gone onto careers in the Australian and international screen industries, including Melanie Jayne (HBO), Sleena Wilson (Black Bear Pictures) and Lauren Brown (Ludo Studio).
The internship will run for two months in 2020 and cover all aspects of international feature film development, acquisitions, packaging and production. The successful recipient will work with both Ale and its subsidiary live-action production company,...
- 11/11/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Former participants of Screenworks’ Regional Producer Elevator Program. (Top row:) Tatiana Velasco, Mark George, Poppy Walker, Rebecca Ingram. (Bottom row:) Darius Devas, Nicole Sullivan, Brett Stephens, Jason King.
Screenworks are calling for regional screenwriters, directors and producers to apply for its three Career Pathway Programs designed to make stronger industry connections, build skills and advance their careers.
Through Screenworks’ existing partnerships with organisations and production companies, selected participants will be provided with support and guidance from industry.
Screenworks’ Regional Producer Elevator Program will be expanded in 2020 to provide three selected regional producers (two from Nsw and one from Wa) with $3,500 and the opportunity to observe a professional working producer in a program partner production company for five days. They will receive career and project advice from a professional producer, attend the 2020 Screenworks Business of Producing Seminar and the 2020 Screen Forever Conference. This program is delivered with support from Screen Nsw,...
Screenworks are calling for regional screenwriters, directors and producers to apply for its three Career Pathway Programs designed to make stronger industry connections, build skills and advance their careers.
Through Screenworks’ existing partnerships with organisations and production companies, selected participants will be provided with support and guidance from industry.
Screenworks’ Regional Producer Elevator Program will be expanded in 2020 to provide three selected regional producers (two from Nsw and one from Wa) with $3,500 and the opportunity to observe a professional working producer in a program partner production company for five days. They will receive career and project advice from a professional producer, attend the 2020 Screenworks Business of Producing Seminar and the 2020 Screen Forever Conference. This program is delivered with support from Screen Nsw,...
- 10/29/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Behind the scenes of ‘Wentworth’.
Fremantle has launched a partnership with Screenworks to promote career advancement for regional screen practitioners throughout Australia.
The partnership will see talent identified by Screenworks connected to hands-on experience including series producing, directing and scriptwriting on Fremantle’s various productions.
Fremantle will also become a major sponsor of Screenworks’ largest annual event, the Business of Producing Seminar, and a supporting partner of Screenworks’ annual calendar of workshop, events and initiatives.
Fremantle CEO Asia Pacific Chris Oliver-Taylor said: “Neighbours, Wentworth and many of our other productions have been a launch pad for careers – in front and behind the camera – and we’re delighted to be able to provide this opportunity to a new generation of creatives. Our production techniques are constantly evolving so the experience will provide a unique overview of various styles of filming, as well an insight to the script development process.”
Screenworks CEO...
Fremantle has launched a partnership with Screenworks to promote career advancement for regional screen practitioners throughout Australia.
The partnership will see talent identified by Screenworks connected to hands-on experience including series producing, directing and scriptwriting on Fremantle’s various productions.
Fremantle will also become a major sponsor of Screenworks’ largest annual event, the Business of Producing Seminar, and a supporting partner of Screenworks’ annual calendar of workshop, events and initiatives.
Fremantle CEO Asia Pacific Chris Oliver-Taylor said: “Neighbours, Wentworth and many of our other productions have been a launch pad for careers – in front and behind the camera – and we’re delighted to be able to provide this opportunity to a new generation of creatives. Our production techniques are constantly evolving so the experience will provide a unique overview of various styles of filming, as well an insight to the script development process.”
Screenworks CEO...
- 10/3/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Ken Crouch and Lisa O’Meara.
Screenworks is a not-for-profit that supports regionally-based screen practitioners. Over the past five years, CEO Ken Crouch and programs and operations manager Lisa O’Meara have grown the organisation’s focus from Nsw’s Northern Rivers to the whole of regional Australia. They talk to If about working together to achieve that ambition.
Ken Crouch:
I first met Lisa before I officially started. We went to a Gods of Wheat Street screening, held in Casino with the local community and representatives from Create Nsw and the ABC. I knew that I was getting into something special because there was a real community feel. There was a drive and connection between people; Lois Randall who is a producer of Gods of Wheat Street but who was also chair of Screenworks, my predecessor Jill Mooney, and Lisa were all there. It was a real eye opener...
Screenworks is a not-for-profit that supports regionally-based screen practitioners. Over the past five years, CEO Ken Crouch and programs and operations manager Lisa O’Meara have grown the organisation’s focus from Nsw’s Northern Rivers to the whole of regional Australia. They talk to If about working together to achieve that ambition.
Ken Crouch:
I first met Lisa before I officially started. We went to a Gods of Wheat Street screening, held in Casino with the local community and representatives from Create Nsw and the ABC. I knew that I was getting into something special because there was a real community feel. There was a drive and connection between people; Lois Randall who is a producer of Gods of Wheat Street but who was also chair of Screenworks, my predecessor Jill Mooney, and Lisa were all there. It was a real eye opener...
- 9/19/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Nash Edgerton (left) will participate in the development lab for ‘Croak’. (Photo: Mark Rogers)
Directors Connor and Christiaan Van Vuuren are set to run a development lab for their upcoming film Croak in conjunction with Screenworks and director Nash Edgerton, in Gladstone, Queensland this November.
Screenworks has opened applications today for five early career, regionally based directors/writers to participate in the four and half day lab, including at least two from regional Queensland. Each selected participant will be paid a fee of $4,500 in addition to having travel to Gladstone and accommodation expenses covered.
Croak, a sci-fi comedy from Jungle Entertainment and Midwinter Films, follows a gang of teenagers living in regional Australia who discover that their biology teacher is harbouring a dark secret with dire consequences. It is the one of the first features being developed under Jungle’s new feature arm. The script has been penned by Shane Brady and co-writer Priscilla Cameron,...
Directors Connor and Christiaan Van Vuuren are set to run a development lab for their upcoming film Croak in conjunction with Screenworks and director Nash Edgerton, in Gladstone, Queensland this November.
Screenworks has opened applications today for five early career, regionally based directors/writers to participate in the four and half day lab, including at least two from regional Queensland. Each selected participant will be paid a fee of $4,500 in addition to having travel to Gladstone and accommodation expenses covered.
Croak, a sci-fi comedy from Jungle Entertainment and Midwinter Films, follows a gang of teenagers living in regional Australia who discover that their biology teacher is harbouring a dark secret with dire consequences. It is the one of the first features being developed under Jungle’s new feature arm. The script has been penned by Shane Brady and co-writer Priscilla Cameron,...
- 7/23/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Kriv Stenders.
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan and Red Dog director Kriv Stenders will be the guest tutor for the Screenworks 2019 Directing Intensive.
Stenders, together with a leading documentary director yet to be announced, will advise 12 selected early career regional screen directors on technique, skills and project development for drama and documentary film and television.
To be eligible for the two-day workshop, to be held in Byron Bay in late August, applicants must demonstrate some experience directing content for screen and must be living in regional Nsw, regional Queensland or Western Australia.
The program is delivered in partnership with the Australian Directors’ Guild (Adg), Linnaeus Estate Education Fund and with support from Create Nsw, as well as support for individual participants from Screen Queensland and Screenwest.
“We are looking forward to connecting Kriv Stenders with our 2019 participants,” said Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch.
“His talent is legendary; with the...
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan and Red Dog director Kriv Stenders will be the guest tutor for the Screenworks 2019 Directing Intensive.
Stenders, together with a leading documentary director yet to be announced, will advise 12 selected early career regional screen directors on technique, skills and project development for drama and documentary film and television.
To be eligible for the two-day workshop, to be held in Byron Bay in late August, applicants must demonstrate some experience directing content for screen and must be living in regional Nsw, regional Queensland or Western Australia.
The program is delivered in partnership with the Australian Directors’ Guild (Adg), Linnaeus Estate Education Fund and with support from Create Nsw, as well as support for individual participants from Screen Queensland and Screenwest.
“We are looking forward to connecting Kriv Stenders with our 2019 participants,” said Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch.
“His talent is legendary; with the...
- 6/19/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Lee Frank, Clare Sladden, Liam Worthington and Kelly McLoughlin-Wilden at the Screenworks 2018 Writing for TV Intensive.
Early career writers living in regional areas across Nsw, Queensland and Western Australia are encouraged to apply for the Screenworks 2019 Writing for TV Intensive, a two-day workshop which will cover the key elements fundamental to writing a successful TV drama series.
Twelve writers will be selected for the program, to be held in Byron Bay in July and delivered by screenwriter, script editor and tutor Holly Lyons, who has more than 400 hours of broadcast credits on shows such as Home and Away, Neighbours, Skinner Boys and Bananas in Pyjamas.
Participants will be guided through the process of how to devise characters, challenge protagonists, develop premise and plot, and will prepare to work in a writers’ room.
“This is the third year Screenworks has run this Writing for TV Intensive,” explained Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch.
Early career writers living in regional areas across Nsw, Queensland and Western Australia are encouraged to apply for the Screenworks 2019 Writing for TV Intensive, a two-day workshop which will cover the key elements fundamental to writing a successful TV drama series.
Twelve writers will be selected for the program, to be held in Byron Bay in July and delivered by screenwriter, script editor and tutor Holly Lyons, who has more than 400 hours of broadcast credits on shows such as Home and Away, Neighbours, Skinner Boys and Bananas in Pyjamas.
Participants will be guided through the process of how to devise characters, challenge protagonists, develop premise and plot, and will prepare to work in a writers’ room.
“This is the third year Screenworks has run this Writing for TV Intensive,” explained Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch.
- 5/30/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Screenworks Composing Bootcamp mentors.
Screenworks is offering four emerging composers from regional areas of Nsw, Victoria and Queensland the chance to undertake a tailored mentoring program with some of Australia’s most accomplished screen composers.
The mentors for this year’s bootcamp, which has received additional support from Apra Amcos, include: Adam Gock, The D.A’s Office Bryony Marks, inSync Music, Rhonda Davidson-Irwin (outgoing CEO of Music Australia) and Guy Gross (Farscape, East West 101, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert).
Participants will also receive an all-expenses-paid trip to a metro centre so that the selected participants can shadow their mentor, meet composers and immerse themselves in the screen composing industry. In an effort from both Apra Amcos and Screenworks to address the gender imbalance in the Australian and New Zealand music industry, at least 50 per cent of selected participants will be female.
Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch...
Screenworks is offering four emerging composers from regional areas of Nsw, Victoria and Queensland the chance to undertake a tailored mentoring program with some of Australia’s most accomplished screen composers.
The mentors for this year’s bootcamp, which has received additional support from Apra Amcos, include: Adam Gock, The D.A’s Office Bryony Marks, inSync Music, Rhonda Davidson-Irwin (outgoing CEO of Music Australia) and Guy Gross (Farscape, East West 101, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert).
Participants will also receive an all-expenses-paid trip to a metro centre so that the selected participants can shadow their mentor, meet composers and immerse themselves in the screen composing industry. In an effort from both Apra Amcos and Screenworks to address the gender imbalance in the Australian and New Zealand music industry, at least 50 per cent of selected participants will be female.
Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch...
- 2/19/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
David Jowsey and Greer Simpkin, Sue Maslin, Rob Gibson, Jamie Hilton and Steve Jaggi have joined the lineup for Screenworks’ annual business of producing seminar, to be held in late March.
They join Goalpost Pictures’ Rosemary Blight and Backtrack Boys‘ Catherine Scott, who were announced last week.
The theme of this year’s seminar is Local to Global. Internationally-based speakers will include Alexandra Fox-Hughes, head of partnerships from Singapore-based documentary channel iwonder and the London-based manager of client services at online distributor Rights trade, Andrew Carroll.
Also on the line-up are ABC head of Indigenous Kelrick Martin, screen industry lawyer Jenny Lalor, Screenrights head of service design Emma Madison, and representatives from Screen Australia, Create Nsw and Screen Queensland.
During the three day event, the producers will share advice on their best practice in producing screen content for international audiences. The broadcasters and content buyers will speak about what they are looking for,...
They join Goalpost Pictures’ Rosemary Blight and Backtrack Boys‘ Catherine Scott, who were announced last week.
The theme of this year’s seminar is Local to Global. Internationally-based speakers will include Alexandra Fox-Hughes, head of partnerships from Singapore-based documentary channel iwonder and the London-based manager of client services at online distributor Rights trade, Andrew Carroll.
Also on the line-up are ABC head of Indigenous Kelrick Martin, screen industry lawyer Jenny Lalor, Screenrights head of service design Emma Madison, and representatives from Screen Australia, Create Nsw and Screen Queensland.
During the three day event, the producers will share advice on their best practice in producing screen content for international audiences. The broadcasters and content buyers will speak about what they are looking for,...
- 2/15/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Go Viral! filmmakers.
Five Nsw-based filmmaking teams will be supported to make high impact micro-films after being selected for Go Viral!, a Screenworks initiative delivered in partnership with Create Nsw and Co-Curious.
The initiative aims support emerging filmmakers to create micro-films that will “disrupt the online space with truly motivating content that connects effectively with its target audiences”. Screenworks will support the selected regional filmmakers for the Go Viral! project and Western Sydney based organisation Co-Curious will support the selected Sydney-based filmmakers.
The teams are:
Matty Hannon & Gary Parker of the Northern Rivers, Nsw David Lowe & Eve Jeffery of Cloudcatcher Media, The Channon, Nsw Chris Davis of Lennox Head, Nsw Nicole Delprado & Joanna Beveridge of Sighence Projects in Sydney Vonne Patiag & Sheila Ngoc Pham of Western Sydney, Nsw
“Our ambition for Go Viral! is to find a diversity of voices from across Nsw and support them to create original...
Five Nsw-based filmmaking teams will be supported to make high impact micro-films after being selected for Go Viral!, a Screenworks initiative delivered in partnership with Create Nsw and Co-Curious.
The initiative aims support emerging filmmakers to create micro-films that will “disrupt the online space with truly motivating content that connects effectively with its target audiences”. Screenworks will support the selected regional filmmakers for the Go Viral! project and Western Sydney based organisation Co-Curious will support the selected Sydney-based filmmakers.
The teams are:
Matty Hannon & Gary Parker of the Northern Rivers, Nsw David Lowe & Eve Jeffery of Cloudcatcher Media, The Channon, Nsw Chris Davis of Lennox Head, Nsw Nicole Delprado & Joanna Beveridge of Sighence Projects in Sydney Vonne Patiag & Sheila Ngoc Pham of Western Sydney, Nsw
“Our ambition for Go Viral! is to find a diversity of voices from across Nsw and support them to create original...
- 1/30/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
(L-r): Brett Stephens and Nicole Sullivan.
Two filmmakers from Northern Nsw, Nicole Sullivan and Brett Stephens, have been selected for Screenworks’ 12-month Regional Producer Elevator Program.
The program will support the producers to implement a career plan and to attend Screen Producers Australia’s Screen Forever conference in Melbourne, where they will be part of the Ones to Watch program and have have the opportunity to pitch their production ideas to production companies and broadcasters. Spa will also assist the pair to find a producer mentor to assist them in their preparation for the conference.
Screenworks will also provide them each $3,500 to invest in courses and trips to the metropolitan centres for meetings.
Nicole Sullivan has worked in a number of different roles across a range of productions including Married at First Sight, Australian Spartan S1 & S2, Russell Coights Aussie Adventures, The Ex-Files, Get Grubby TV, Australian Ninja Warrior...
Two filmmakers from Northern Nsw, Nicole Sullivan and Brett Stephens, have been selected for Screenworks’ 12-month Regional Producer Elevator Program.
The program will support the producers to implement a career plan and to attend Screen Producers Australia’s Screen Forever conference in Melbourne, where they will be part of the Ones to Watch program and have have the opportunity to pitch their production ideas to production companies and broadcasters. Spa will also assist the pair to find a producer mentor to assist them in their preparation for the conference.
Screenworks will also provide them each $3,500 to invest in courses and trips to the metropolitan centres for meetings.
Nicole Sullivan has worked in a number of different roles across a range of productions including Married at First Sight, Australian Spartan S1 & S2, Russell Coights Aussie Adventures, The Ex-Files, Get Grubby TV, Australian Ninja Warrior...
- 10/31/2018
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Holly Phillips.
Five early-career writers in regional, rural or remote Australia who are keen to write for television are being offered places in a five-day script lab staged by Screenworks and Matchbox Pictures.
The lab will be held in Lismore from November 12 – 16, led by UK writer Holly Phillips and the script development team from Matchbox Pictures.
The aim is to develop Best Medicine, an original concept for a TV series written by Tim Williams, which revolves around an out-of-work actor who performs as a clown doctor in a teenage cancer ward. His life takes on unexpected new meaning as a result of his time spent with a ward full of complex patients.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate some experience in script writing and live in regional, rural or remote Australia. Travel to Lismore and accommodation expenses will be covered by Screenworks.
Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch said: “As the regional film office,...
Five early-career writers in regional, rural or remote Australia who are keen to write for television are being offered places in a five-day script lab staged by Screenworks and Matchbox Pictures.
The lab will be held in Lismore from November 12 – 16, led by UK writer Holly Phillips and the script development team from Matchbox Pictures.
The aim is to develop Best Medicine, an original concept for a TV series written by Tim Williams, which revolves around an out-of-work actor who performs as a clown doctor in a teenage cancer ward. His life takes on unexpected new meaning as a result of his time spent with a ward full of complex patients.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate some experience in script writing and live in regional, rural or remote Australia. Travel to Lismore and accommodation expenses will be covered by Screenworks.
Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch said: “As the regional film office,...
- 10/4/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Courtney Gibson..
Courtney Gibson has departed her role as Screen Nsw CEO ahead of the establishment of Create Nsw; a new agency that will merge Screen Nsw and Arts Nsw.
In a statement, Deputy Secretary, Justice Services, Arts & Culture, Samantha Torres said Gibson had led the agency through a period of .remarkable growth and renewal. and had achieved a great deal for the sector.
This included tripling project funding available for local and international production with introduction of the $20 million Made in Nsw fund, and increasing Nsw.s share of Aussie TV drama and features from 39 per cent in 2014-15, to 55 per cent in 2015-16 - with "an even higher share" expected in 2016-17, she said.
.Under Courtney.s leadership Screen Nsw has made unparalleled strides towards full gender equity with dramatic increases in the number of roles accorded female key creatives, and driven the creation of initiatives such as...
Courtney Gibson has departed her role as Screen Nsw CEO ahead of the establishment of Create Nsw; a new agency that will merge Screen Nsw and Arts Nsw.
In a statement, Deputy Secretary, Justice Services, Arts & Culture, Samantha Torres said Gibson had led the agency through a period of .remarkable growth and renewal. and had achieved a great deal for the sector.
This included tripling project funding available for local and international production with introduction of the $20 million Made in Nsw fund, and increasing Nsw.s share of Aussie TV drama and features from 39 per cent in 2014-15, to 55 per cent in 2015-16 - with "an even higher share" expected in 2016-17, she said.
.Under Courtney.s leadership Screen Nsw has made unparalleled strides towards full gender equity with dramatic increases in the number of roles accorded female key creatives, and driven the creation of initiatives such as...
- 1/11/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Tatiana Velasco and Mark George.
Tatiana Velasco and Mark George, two up-and-coming producers from northern Nsw, have been selected to participate in Screenworks. 2017 Regional Producer Elevator Program.
The program aims to provide tailored career development support for the participants, who will meet with key industry bodies and mentors.
Each producer will be allocated $3,500 to implement their prepared career plans and will have the opportunity attend the Screen Forever conference in Melbourne next month.
.As a regionally-based screen organisation, we understand the unique challenges that regional producers face in trying to access work opportunities and programs in order to advance their careers,. said Screenworks general manager Ken Crouch.
.We are very proud to be able to support Mark and Tatiana over the next twelve months as part of this program..
Lennox Head based filmmaker Velasco has been building her career as a writer, director and producer. Following the international theatrical release...
Tatiana Velasco and Mark George, two up-and-coming producers from northern Nsw, have been selected to participate in Screenworks. 2017 Regional Producer Elevator Program.
The program aims to provide tailored career development support for the participants, who will meet with key industry bodies and mentors.
Each producer will be allocated $3,500 to implement their prepared career plans and will have the opportunity attend the Screen Forever conference in Melbourne next month.
.As a regionally-based screen organisation, we understand the unique challenges that regional producers face in trying to access work opportunities and programs in order to advance their careers,. said Screenworks general manager Ken Crouch.
.We are very proud to be able to support Mark and Tatiana over the next twelve months as part of this program..
Lennox Head based filmmaker Velasco has been building her career as a writer, director and producer. Following the international theatrical release...
- 10/25/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Screenworks has launched three career pathway programs for writers, directors and producers living and working in northern Nsw..
.Writers, directors and producers are the key creatives who have the greatest potential to initiate screen production. By supporting these roles we are working towards our end goal - to drive up production and screen industry jobs in regional Nsw,. said Screenworks general manager Ken Crouch.
The series of programs, funded by Screen Nsw, are designed to assist practitioners in further developing their skills and industry connections, as well as helping them to create bespoke career plans to overcome specific career barriers.
The programs consist of:
Director Pathways Program: Under this new program, delivered in partnership with Australian Directors Guild, four directors will be guided to develop and implement their own tailor-made career development plan.
Regional Producer Elevator Program: Screenworks will work with two producers to. identify their professional development needs and...
.Writers, directors and producers are the key creatives who have the greatest potential to initiate screen production. By supporting these roles we are working towards our end goal - to drive up production and screen industry jobs in regional Nsw,. said Screenworks general manager Ken Crouch.
The series of programs, funded by Screen Nsw, are designed to assist practitioners in further developing their skills and industry connections, as well as helping them to create bespoke career plans to overcome specific career barriers.
The programs consist of:
Director Pathways Program: Under this new program, delivered in partnership with Australian Directors Guild, four directors will be guided to develop and implement their own tailor-made career development plan.
Regional Producer Elevator Program: Screenworks will work with two producers to. identify their professional development needs and...
- 9/7/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
As part of a commitment to make screen media accessible to the hearing and visually impaired, Screenworks will deliver a closed captioning and audio description workshop next month. The workshop will aim to educate filmmakers on the simplicity and significance of closed captions for the deaf and audio description for the blind in screen media; how it increases the opportunities and helps address delivery requirements for some broadcasters and exhibitors. The seminar will be headed up by captioning expert Michael Lockrey and audio description manager Alison Myers. Lockrey is a former chairman of the Australian Communication Exchange, a not-for-profit organisation providing phone access to the deaf and hearing impaired, and is a passionate advocate for correct captioning across all media. As a profoundly deaf man, Lockrey has developed an app .no more craptions. to easily transform Google.s auto-captions into correct closed captions, and has won a national award for his advocacy.
- 7/18/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Drama writer Rebecca Ingram with long time Screenworks member Andy Bambach.
Screenworks will bring leading film and TV drama executives to the Nsw Northern Rivers for Meet the Decision Makers, a one day seminar on August 8..
Guest speakers will include head of drama at Foxtel, Penny Win, whose commissions include Wentworth and The Kettering Incident; managing director at Porchlight Pictures Anita Sheehan, whose credits include The Rover and The Hunter; executive vice president of Entertainment One, Jude Troy, who has projects in development with Foxtel, Netflix as well as local and international networks; and head of development and production at Screen Nsw, Sophia Zachariou.
Last time Screenworks brought a panel of guest speakers to the region it was a career changing moment for local writer Rebecca Ingram, who had her drama project optioned by Goalpost Pictures.
.To have the opportunity to meet with screen industry executives has been extremely beneficial for my career,...
Screenworks will bring leading film and TV drama executives to the Nsw Northern Rivers for Meet the Decision Makers, a one day seminar on August 8..
Guest speakers will include head of drama at Foxtel, Penny Win, whose commissions include Wentworth and The Kettering Incident; managing director at Porchlight Pictures Anita Sheehan, whose credits include The Rover and The Hunter; executive vice president of Entertainment One, Jude Troy, who has projects in development with Foxtel, Netflix as well as local and international networks; and head of development and production at Screen Nsw, Sophia Zachariou.
Last time Screenworks brought a panel of guest speakers to the region it was a career changing moment for local writer Rebecca Ingram, who had her drama project optioned by Goalpost Pictures.
.To have the opportunity to meet with screen industry executives has been extremely beneficial for my career,...
- 7/6/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Reg Cribb.
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Playwright and screenwriter Reg Cribb is set to share his career highlights and talk about his current projects at a Screenworks event in Byron Bay.
Cribb, who recently won the Aacta award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his film adaptation of Last Cab to Darwin, will spend an evening .In Conversation. with local screenwriter and script editor Charlie de Salis at Sae Creative Institute on April 14.
Cribb will also talk about two projects he is currently working on in the Northern Rivers. .
Screenworks general manager, Ken Crouch, said there were many people in the community that would benefit from an evening with Reg Cribb.
.His numerous box office hits on stage and screen are evidence of how much Australian audiences love his work and we are very fortunate to have this talented writer take the time to talk with us about his craft and his career,. he said.
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Playwright and screenwriter Reg Cribb is set to share his career highlights and talk about his current projects at a Screenworks event in Byron Bay.
Cribb, who recently won the Aacta award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his film adaptation of Last Cab to Darwin, will spend an evening .In Conversation. with local screenwriter and script editor Charlie de Salis at Sae Creative Institute on April 14.
Cribb will also talk about two projects he is currently working on in the Northern Rivers. .
Screenworks general manager, Ken Crouch, said there were many people in the community that would benefit from an evening with Reg Cribb.
.His numerous box office hits on stage and screen are evidence of how much Australian audiences love his work and we are very fortunate to have this talented writer take the time to talk with us about his craft and his career,. he said.
- 3/31/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Northern Rivers based Screen Producer Lois Randall with Writer Sue McPherson on location at St Patrick's Church Wardell filming Nan and a Whole Lot of Trouble. .
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Some of Australia.s most accomplished screen producers will be in Byron Bay next month to present at Screenworks. two-day seminar: The Business of Producing. .
The event, to be held at Sae Institute on March 11-12, is aimed boosting the production skills of local filmmakers, with a view to increasing screen production opportunities in the region.
One of the event.s key speakers and the Head of Production at Matchbox Pictures, Helen Panckhurst said she was looking forward to connecting with local producers.
"There.s something fantastically rewarding about sharing knowledge and connecting with new people and fresh ideas - especially in such a beautiful part of the world." .
For anyone interested in film and television production, this event will provide advice through presentations...
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Some of Australia.s most accomplished screen producers will be in Byron Bay next month to present at Screenworks. two-day seminar: The Business of Producing. .
The event, to be held at Sae Institute on March 11-12, is aimed boosting the production skills of local filmmakers, with a view to increasing screen production opportunities in the region.
One of the event.s key speakers and the Head of Production at Matchbox Pictures, Helen Panckhurst said she was looking forward to connecting with local producers.
"There.s something fantastically rewarding about sharing knowledge and connecting with new people and fresh ideas - especially in such a beautiful part of the world." .
For anyone interested in film and television production, this event will provide advice through presentations...
- 2/24/2016
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Northern Rivers Screenworks has revealed the five local writers selected to work with some of the best in business as part of the Inside the Writers' Room placement program.
The program is designed to help regionally-based emerging writers understand professional writers room best practice and to create connections between local content creators and established production houses.
Each of the writers will receive an all expenses paid trip to a capital city to observe and experience writers rooms being run by some of Australia.s leading production companies as they work and develop story into a television script.
Carly Lorente, writer and Newrybar resident is wasting no time and will be travelling to Sydney on Monday to start her placement opportunity..
Lorente will be working on a new drama series with Cjz (Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder), whose catalogue includes House of Hancock (Nine Network), The Ex Pm (ABC), Gruen (ABC), Bondi Rescue...
The program is designed to help regionally-based emerging writers understand professional writers room best practice and to create connections between local content creators and established production houses.
Each of the writers will receive an all expenses paid trip to a capital city to observe and experience writers rooms being run by some of Australia.s leading production companies as they work and develop story into a television script.
Carly Lorente, writer and Newrybar resident is wasting no time and will be travelling to Sydney on Monday to start her placement opportunity..
Lorente will be working on a new drama series with Cjz (Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder), whose catalogue includes House of Hancock (Nine Network), The Ex Pm (ABC), Gruen (ABC), Bondi Rescue...
- 12/11/2015
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Spectre The Day of the Dead Vlog. Sam Mendes‘ latest Spectre (2015) movie featurette entitled “Day of the Dead Festival” has been released. In the video, Sam Mendes, the director, talks about the location and occasion for the set-piece, and Jany Temime, costume designer, talks about the culture of the Mexican festivity. Anna Terrazas, the costume supervisor in Mexico, talks about the problems they encounter, and Kenny Crouch, also costume supervisor, talks about the massive amount of extras that needed to be prepared. Naomie Donne, make-up designer, praises the workflow and hands-off approach to the production design.
I’ve decided to keep my expectations tailored, according to the latest Sam Mendes/Daniel Craig James Bond outing. While half of us really adored that film and thought it was a perfect throwback, whilst maintaining a pristine modernity and fusing those two together, and half of us thought it was an imbalanced mix-up...
I’ve decided to keep my expectations tailored, according to the latest Sam Mendes/Daniel Craig James Bond outing. While half of us really adored that film and thought it was a perfect throwback, whilst maintaining a pristine modernity and fusing those two together, and half of us thought it was an imbalanced mix-up...
- 6/16/2015
- by Marco Margaritoff
- Film-Book
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