Leading industry screen practitioners and organisations have come together to give back to the emerging screen sector by supporting OPEN CHANNEL’S GENERATION NEXT FACTUAL AND DOCUMENTARY CONFERENCE. Guests and speakers from Beyond, Foxtel, Matchbox Pictures, SBS, Nine Network, ABC, Southern Star, WTFN, Screen Australia, Film Victoria, Endemol Distribution, Renegade Films, ACTF, AIDC and more.
The two-day Conference will be held at the Cinema Nova, Carlton, Melbourne on 6th and 7th December and will feature a programme of curated seminars, panel discussions, presentations and networking opportunities that will provide Victoria’s emerging and early career screen practitioners with the opportunity to engage with their peers, meet and mingle with experienced directors, editors, writers, cinematographers, producers, financiers, industry guilds, broadcasters and commissioners.
Supported by Film Victoria, the conference is now in its second year and designed to serve as the launch-pad for establishing the future community of Victorian Factual and Documentary screen practitioners.
Some of Australia’s most highly regarded screen specialists and organisations have signed on to present including:
Mikael Borglund (Managing Director and CEO, BEYOND)
Jim Buchan (Group Channel Manager History & CI, History – FOXTEL)
Michael McMahon (MATCHBOX PICTURES)
Joseph Maxwell (Commissioning Editor – Documentary, SBS)
Adrian Swift (Director of Program Development, NINE NETWORK)
Judith John-Story (Executive Producer SOUTHERN STAR ENTERTAINMENT)
Daryl Talbot (Managing Director, WTFN)
Liz Stevens (Manager – Documentary, SCREEN AUSTRALIA)
Anita Brown (Commissioning Editor – Factual Entertainment, ABC)
Katrina Sedgwick (Head of Arts – ABC)
Kirsten Cargill (Sales Director Australia, New Zealand – ENDEMOL DISTRIBUTION)
Alex West (Head of Factual – RENEGADE FILMS)
Sue Edwards (Acting GM, Industry Development and Investment – FILM VICTORIA)
Bernadete O’Mahony (Head of Development and Production – AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN’S TELEVISION FOUNDATION)
Lizzette Atkins (UNICORN FILMS)
Jan Stradling (Executive Producer – ABC Children’s TV)
Sue Maslin (Documentary Investment Manager – SCREEN AUSTRALIA)
Joost den Hartog (Managing Director – AIDC)
Australian Directors Guild, Australian Cinematographers Society, Australian Screen Editors
The conference will include sessions on local and international trends, development, funding including philanthropic opportunities, children’s factual entertainment and international sales and distribution. Discussions on new formats, theatrical distribution, social media, indigenous and working with Australian broadcasters will complete this exciting two day event
Open Channel Executive Director Jennie Hughes comments, “We successfully launched Generation Next Factual and Documentary Conference last year and I’m delighted that Film Victoria has supported this initiative again in 2012. We are very fortunate to have such a generous screen industry with many experienced and high-profile screen executives and organisations willing to give back to the emerging sector. We really appreciate their support”
Film Victoria CEO, Jenni Tosi said ” Open Channel has drawn together a stellar line up of panellists which will ensure this year’s Gen Next Factual and Documentary conference will be both informative and stimulating for all participants. The conference presents an ideal opportunity for those screen practitioners looking to develop their skills as content creators in the factual arena to learn, engage and be inspired and I encourage them to attend”
GENERATION NEXT FACTUAL AND DOCUMENTARY CONFERENCE
December 6th and 7th, 2012
Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon Street, Carlton
Registration by Wednesday 5TH December 2012
Open Channel Members: $15 (Day 1), $15 (Day 2) $25 (Both Days)
Membership joining fee: $55 (Full), $44 (Conc)
Note: Membership of Open Channel entitles you to additional benefits; please see website for details www.openchannel.org.au
Non-Members: $60 (Day 1), $60 (Day 2) $100 (Both Days
ABOUT OPEN CHANNEL – Open Channel is Victoria’s leading centre for independent screen production and development. For close to 40 years Open Channel has provided training, professional development, production support, production initiatives and more to aspiring, emerging, independent and community screen practitioners across metropolitan and regional Victoria. Open Channel is a member of the national Screen Network.
