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SNAPSHOTNEWS APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON: Screen Australia calling for Script Factory applicants FINAL WEEK OF PRODUCTION: Arctic Blast feature film heading into third and final week of shooting University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music presents 2009 Broadway to Australia Festival OPPORTUNITIES CALL FOR ENTRIES APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON: Screen Australia calls for Script Factory Applicants Deadline: Thursday 10 September 2009 Screen Australia is calling for applications for its Script Factory Script Developer initiative, a workshop aimed at up-skilling the standard of Australian development practice by providing high-quality training in script analysis and development. 21 practitioners from around Australia will be selected to attend three-day workshops in late October 2009, using the internationally successful Script Factory model. In business since 1996, the Script Factory has become one of Europe’s leading script development organisations developing new screenwriting talent and supporting the people who work with screenwriters and screenplay material. The inaugural Australian workshops are designed to enable practitioners with high level story-analysis skills to focus on the nuts and bolts of script development. The hands-on workshops will hone participants’ script reading and analysis skills in order to ascertain strengths and weaknesses of a screenplay. The tailored, practical program aims to strengthen and advance Australia’s screenwriting culture and support the development of creative Australian storytelling which engages with audiences. Applications are invited from practitioners who work in script development and who will benefit from a structured course in story theory and working practice in order to build their confidence and resources when preparing script reports and working with writers. Further information and an application form is available at www.screenaustralia.gov.au/scriptfactory. Successful applicants will be announced in early October 2009. Arctic Blast moves into final week of filming Employing over 30 Tasmanian crew, providing nine attachment opportunities and with the majority of cast coming from Tasmania, Arctic Blast has been filming in and around Hobart for the past two weeks, with production due to finish this week. The script has been written especially for Hobart, with lots of well-known local landmarks being used throughout the film. Cast and crew have been working hard to complete the shoot on-schedule, and with Michael Shanks of Stargate - SG1 fame as lead actor the film has resulted in international media coverage for Tasmania. Screen Tasmania sends out congratulations to Executive Producers Antony I. Ginnane, Pierre David, Tom Berry and Ann Lyons and Producers Gina Black and Stefan Wodoslawsky, as well as the cast and crew for their work on the production and we look forward to seeing the completed project. University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music Proudly Presents the 2009 Broadway to Australia Festival TONIGHT:After the Storm (2009): a film by Hilla Medalia WORLD-PREMIERE GENERAL PUBLIC SCREENING The premiere screening will be followed by a 30-minute Question & Answer session led by Michael A. Kerker, Director of Musical Theatre for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) who will interview Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty about their experience of After the Storm. After the Storm is a feature length documentary film that follows a group of New York Broadway actors who were inspired to help the youth of New Orleans. Together, they stage a musical theatre production of the Ahrens & Flaherty Broadway musical Once On This Island, with local teenagers at the St. Mark’s Community Center located at the edge of the French Quarter. The film follows the crew and the children from auditions through to performances and includes the story of each young actor’s life in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The story of the musical is similarly reflected in life in New Orleans post Katrina. The film includes a new song, ‘After the Storm’ not in the original Broadway production www.broadwaytoaustralia.com Location: State Cinema, 375 Elizabeth St, North Hobart Date: Wednesday 9 September Time: 10:00 am Audience: For children and adults of all ages Booking information Tickets available at cinema box-office or by phoning 6234 6318 $15.50 Adult; $13.50 Concession; $11.50 Senior/Child Additional fees may apply Anastasia (1997)
Location: State Cinema, 375 Elizabeth St, North Hobart Date: Thursday 10 September Time: 10:00 am Audience: For children and their parents/carers Booking Information: Tickets available at box-office or by phoning 6234 6318 $15.50 Adult; $13.50 Concession; $11.50 Senior/Child Additional fees may apply University of Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music and Broadway at Bedtime bring you THE BUSINESS OF BROADWAY A forum introduced by Professor Kevin Purcell, Head of the UTAS Conservatorium of Music and chaired by Music Theatre advocate and Host of Broadway at Bedtime, Will Conyers with special guest panellists. Michael has produced the ASCAP Foundation Jerry Herman Legacy Program: a series of seminars, master classes and concerts featuring the legendary composer/lyricist. The program has been presented nationwide in such cities as Chicago, Sundance, San Francisco, Savannah, Miami and Pittsburgh. Michael is proud to be a member of the Boards of the American Theatre Wing, the Johnny Mercer Foundation and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Andrew McKinnon is one of Australia’s longest established producers and presenters of fine entertainment. In 2009 Andrew presented the Australian tour of David Hobson and Teddy Tahu Rhodes and the smash hit US premiere of Scotland the Brave at the Lincoln Center, New York. Craig Wellington has 20 years producing and event management experience. Craig is currently producing Miss Saigon. Ian Williams is founder of ExitLeft Productions with more than 20 years experience in all areas of theatre production. Ian is currently producing High School Musical. Don Gay (Will Gayre) has worked professionally as a theatre director, writer, actor and designer for more than 30 years in Tasmania, Sydney, Adelaide and New York. He is the Artistic Director of Mainstage Theatre Company and Storm The Stage. Location: UTAS Conservatorium Recital Hall 5 Sandy Bay Road, Hobart Date: Thursday 10 September Time: 12:30 pm for 1:00 – 2:00 pm Audience: Tasmanian Business and Arts/Music leaders Booking Information: RSVP by phone 03 6336 7314 or 6226 7381 or email: info.conrsvps@utas.edu.au No charge. Bookings essential as this is a catered function. Numbers are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. *Please note: Panel members as invited are subject to availability and include other national panelists still under negotiation. Their attendance on the day cannot be guaranteed due to individual production responsibilities. What’s on at AFTRS Tas… Multi Platform Content at AFTRS (Australian Film, Television and Radio School) is all about exploring new forms of storytelling that are tailored for mobile and locative media, broadband internet, social media, games and virtual worlds. Discover more about tailoring content for emerging media platforms at a FREE information session on Multi Platform Innovations and the AFTRS Graduate Certificate that will be offered in Tasmania in 2010. Laurel Papworth is a leading social media strategist in Australia and will be in Hobart to run a one day workshop on Social Media Campaigns. Learn how to get out there and stage a campaign in the global social network sphere and understand new audiences, as well as build traffic and loyalty. See more details below Date: 30 September 2009, Hobart This seminar and workshop looks at how to understand new audiences, as well as build traffic and loyalty that goes way beyond uploading a 9 minute short onto YouTube. Techniques for engaging with online events, social networks and DIY social media will also be explored. Learn how to get out there and stage a campaign in the global social network sphere. Cost: $250 Date: 29 September 2009, Hobart What is Multi Platform Content and how can it future proof your career in the media? This seminar is aimed at anyone interested in the new AFTRS Graduate Certificate in Multi Platform Content that will run in Hobart in 2010. Presenters will include Social Media Strategist Laurel Papworth, AFTRS Director of Digital Media Peter Giles, Blue Rocket Production’s David Gurney and Director of Screen Tasmania, Karena Slaninka. Cost: Free – for details and to register interest please visit www.aftrs.edu.au/tas For more details and to apply go to www.aftrs.edu.au/tas ABC TV searches for kids’ TV ideas Deadline: 30 October 2009 ABC TV has called for Australian production companies to pitch their concepts and ideas for new kids’ content. Producers are invited to submit program concepts within the following categories: · A live-action or mixed media program for 4 – 7 year old boys and girls – an unique, unusual, imaginative idea, that will cut through and make an impact in the schedule, and stand alongside the world’s best pre-school programming. · A live action or animated drama and comedy for 8 – 12 year old boys - big, bold, brave ideas that offer our audience something different, that they might only find on ABC. · A comedy/variety Show for 8 – 12 year old boys and girls – fresh, original Australian concepts for comedy and/or variety shows that appeal directly to the target audience’s sense of humour and reflect their own experiences and interests. · A game/quiz Show for 8 – 12 year old boys and girls – an original Australian concept, with challenges that inspire contestants to up the ante, either physically or mentally. A format that builds real jeopardy, where the stakes are high and there are twists at every turn
More details guidelines and information on how to submit concepts can be found at: abc.net.au/tv/independent/childrens_projects
Springboard Deadline: 28 September 2009 Screen Australia today has called for applications for Springboard, a unique development and production opportunity for creative teams to write and produce a short film that acts as a creatively and professionally relevant calling card for their proposed first feature project. Springboard is targeted at filmmaking teams who have a final draft script ready for the marketplace and are one step away from making their first professional feature film. "We are committed to galvanising the connection between short filmmaking and a feature film career," said Martha Coleman, Head of Development at Screen Australia. "A team's short films are vitally important in raising marketplace interest in their first feature film. Springboard will provide an essential stepping-stone in a professional filmmaking career path. It is about career building for the long term." Springboard is aimed at outstanding aspiring filmmakers with a demonstrable commitment to a professional feature film career. Six teams will be selected to take part in two high-level workshops to develop and hone a short film proposal from scratch. Following these stages, Screen Australia will select the three most promising short film projects to go into production, with a budget of up to $120 000 each. Screen Australia will continue to support the teams on completion of their short film, including providing festival strategy advice to assist the short in being showcased at national and international festivals. The Springboard workshops will be run by Simon van der Borgh and Jonathan Rawlinson, screenwriting teachers and script consultants with extensive international experience. Simon and Jonathan have previously designed and delivered film training programs for the UK Film Council, the European Union's MEDIA Programme, the British Council, the Fulbright Commission and screen agencies in the UK, Europe and Australia. Shorts Production program Deadline: Animation Production 30 October 2010 As well as Springboard, Screen Australia's support for short films includes its Short Animation Production program, and a new Shorts Completion Fund that provides finance for distinctive shorts that show outstanding potential but lack the funds to finish. Screen Australia also supports the Raw Nerve initiative, which provides opportunities to new filmmakers to create short films in collaboration with the Screen Development Australia (SDA) network. Further information and application forms are available from www.screenaustralia.gov.au/springboard ABC3 – Get your game on! Deadline: 5 October 2009 ABC Children’s Television has announced a new initiative to be held at the SPAA Conference with up to $30,000 in development funding available. SPAA Conference will be held from 17 to 19 November at the Westin Hotel in Sydney. Australian producers are invited to submit a brief concept document for a game/quiz show suitable for commissioning as a long-running, low-cost series on ABC3, the new digital free-to-air children’s TV channel. The project is aimed at an audience of kids aged 8 to 12 years. The ABC will select four finalists who will be invited to a private pitch during the SPAA Conference with the winner to be awarded a guaranteed prize of $5 000. At the ABC’s discretion a further development funding and a pilot deal of up to $25 000 may be offered. The project must be an original Australian concept and feature Australian kids. It must appeal to the 8 – 12 year old demographic and have a clear winner (group or individual) and not judged by opinion. The ABC is looking for a project that can be produced in high volume at low cost and suitable for playing on-line as well as watching on-air. Applicants are invited to submit a proposal of more than five pages in length. Submission details and application form available on www.spaa.org.au/conference Please send your pitch along with the completed application form to: Get Your Game On, ABC Children’s Television Department, GPO Box 9994, Sydney NSW 2001 For further information please contact Aaron Mulheron at the ABC. e: Mulheron.aaron@abc.net.au World Congress of Science and Factual Producers Dates: 1-4 December 2009 Network with the who's who of the factual industry, and enjoy a full slate of lively conference sessions and social events as part of the 17th annual World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP), taking place 1-4 December 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. The World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) is a member-run, not-for-profit organization, dedicated to celebrating the best in science, history and other factual television genres. Most recently held in Florence, Italy in 2008, the Congress' annual event has become a must-attend gathering for producers, broadcasters and distributors working in the field. As the premiere event for factual broadcasters and producers who are informed and passionate about both their craft and industry, the WCSFP maintains a remarkable 2-to-1 producer-to-broadcaster ratio, ensuring that the opportunities for face-to-face meetings are plentiful, productive and easy to arrange. Leading international producers and broadcasters collaborate to develop dynamic member-produced panels and talks – a "by-the-industry and for-the-industry" model that always ensures relevant topics and valuable behind-the-scenes insight. Registration for the 2009 WCSFP in Melbourne is now open. To register, access more information on this year's event, and sign-up for the WCSFP eBulletin, visit http://www.wcsfp.com TRAVEL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE Screen Tasmania has Practitioner Development funding available through the professional development travel assistance strand for eligible applicants wishing to attend the WCSFP. To find out more and download an application form visit www.screentasmania.com and view the funding pages.
Flickerfest entry deadline extended Late Entries Deadline: 11 September 2009 Due to an overwhelming number of enquiries to the Flickerfest office the deadline for Australian entries to Flickerfest 2010 has been extended to the same deadline as International entries. The Pilot Project Deadline: 1 October 2009 On 14 November 2009 Brisbane will host Australia’s first television festival. The Pilot Project, is designed to bring together industry professionals and the general public to watch Australia’s best undiscovered TV programs. Australia has a multitude of film festivals, but there are few avenues for aspiring TV producers to show their product. The Pilot Project aims to break down these barriers and give producers a place to expose their work to the public and industry professionals. The tagline of the festival is “Where New TV Takes Off”, and it features undiscovered pilot episodes, internet content and short films that have the potential to become hit Australian TV series. In the audience, established television producers and executives will mix with television fans to see the best television you’ve never seen. For aspiring TV producers The Pilot Project offers a unique opportunity to get their ideas seen by the industry and the public. For submission guidelines and application details head to www.thepilot-project.com And for television fans, this offers an opportunity to see the best undiscovered programs, before they hit the big time. My State Financial Student Film Festival Deadline: 23 October 2009 Now in its seventh year, the My State Student Film Festival has introduced some exciting new changes in 2009 aimed at providing recognition across the broad range of entries received each year. With cash and prizes worth over $9 000, the Festival also provides practical rewards for students who wish to further their career in this exciting field. The theme for the 2009 film is ‘mirror’ with students being asked to create their films around this theme. There are three categories students can enter: To find out more about the film festival including categories, judges profiles and to access a range of resources including free music available to use on your film visit http://www.mystate.com.au/community/film/ Human Rights Arts and Film Festival Deadline: 6 November 2009 TONIGHT:Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty: BROADWAY TO AUSTRALIA
Featuring Christopher Parker Kellie Rode Julie O’Reilly Adrian Li Donni and Andrew Legg directing the Southern Gospel Choir Location: Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, The Tasman Room Date: Wednesday 9 September 2009 Time: 8:00 pm Booking Information Tickets available by phone or over the counter Phone: 1300 795 257 Box Office: 410 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay $67.50 Adults; $52.50 Concession; $45.00 Groups 20 + Additional fees may apply Free film screenings at The Lowerhouse, Hobart WAT is happy to accept submissions for any of these categories from film makers throughout Tasmania. |
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