For as little as $15, this is a priceless opportunity to hear from Lachy Hulme of Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War and Beaconsfield and Laura Waters Producer of Chris Lilley’s smash hit Summer Heights High. Engage with Mary-Anne Carroll (EP Comedy, Seven Network), Peter Hudson (CEO – TV1) Jason Stephens – (Creative Director – Fremantle Media Australia).
OPEN CHANNEL’S inaugural – GENERATION NEXT DRAMA AND COMEDY CONFERENCE which caters for the Emerging Screen Sector is being held on – August 30th and 31st – Cinema Nova, Carlton, Melbourne
Supported by Film Victoria, Open Channel’s Generation Next Drama and Comedy Conference is a 2-day program of curated seminars, panel discussions and presentations that will provide Victoria’s emerging and early career screen practitioners with the opportunity to engage with their peers, meet and mingle with experienced screen writers, directors, producers, financiers, industry guilds, broadcasters and commissioners.
It is designed to serve as the launch-pad for establishing the future community of Victorian drama and comedy screen practitioners.
Film Victoria CEO, Jenni Tosi will be giving the key note address, with some of Australia’s most highly regarded screen practitioners and organisations signed on as speakers including:
Lachy Hulme (Actor – Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War, Offspring and Beaconsfield)
Laura Waters (Princess Pictures and Producer of Sporting Nation and Chris Lilley’s Angry Boys and Summer Heights High)
Mary-Anne Carroll (Executive Producer – Comedy at the Seven Network and Series Producer of Winners and Losers Series 1 and 100 eps of All Saints)
Chris Oliver-Taylor (Managing Director, Matchbox)
Jason Stephens (Creative Director, Freemantle Media)
Dan Fill (Chocolate Liberation Front – Game Masters (Game), Figaro Pho, 2012 Titanic Miniseries (online))
Lisa Fitzpatrick (Director Development and Production – Network 10)
Peter Hudson (CEO TV1 SF Channels, TV1 General Entertainment Partnership)
Joanna Werner (Producer – Dance Academy, Elephant Princess)
Rick Maier (Executive Producer – Network 10)
Jane Roscoe (Network Programmer – SBS)
Joanne Azzopardi (Vice President International Sales Australasia, Beyond International)
Brett Sleigh (Development Manager – ABC)
Debra Allanson (Studio Ish)
Sue Edwards (Acting General Manager, Film Victoria)
Anthony Mrsnik (Director of Legal and Business Affairs, Showtime)
Linda Klejus (Producer – Conspiracy 365)
Mark Bamford (Partner – Tresscox Lawyers)
Peter Moon (Chair – Australian Writers Guild, Victoria)
Dan Bennett (Script Producer – Winners and Losers)
Gina Black (Unit Production Manager – Terra Nova)
Mike Cowap (Investment Manager – Screen Australia)
Ewan Burnett (Burberry Entertainment and Executive Producer – Small Time Gangster, Last Man Standing)
Jenny Lalor (Media Lawyer)
Deb Huxley (Media Mash – Consultant to Fetch TV)
Steve Luby (Ruby Entertainment, Producer of Bed of Roses, Crackerjack and The Brush Off)
Tim Phillips (Investment Manager, Drama – Screen Australia)
Anna Whitelaw (Head of Marketing and Communications, Pozible)
Guila Sandler (Writer – Rescue Special Ops, Out of the Blue, McLeod’s Daughters)
Australian Directors Guild, Australian Cinematographers Guild, Australian Screen Editors Guild, Australian Writers Guild
The program will include sessions on current industry opportunities, multi-platform exploitation, working with your broadcaster, development, partnerships and funding, adapting book to the small screen, digital production and distribution and what it takes to get comedy right.
GENERATION NEXT DRAMA AND COMEDY CONFERENCE
Registration by Wednesday 29th August 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)
DAY 1 THURSDAY: Registration includes refreshments throughout the day and a free drink and canapés at the Networking Session following the Conference.
DAY 2 FRIDAY: Registration entitles you to refreshments throughout the day including morning tea and lunch served at the Cinema Nova Bar.
GENERATION NEXT DRAMA AND COMEDY CONFERENCE is supported by Film Victoria, SBS and Cinema Nova
Open Channel acknowledges the financial assistance of Film Victoria and Screen Australia
