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Issue Date: Thursday 29 June 2007
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| TONIGHT!
SANDRA ALEXANDER: ‘Practical Magic – The Business of Line Producing’
When: Thursday 28 June 2007
Time: 7pm -9:30pm
Where: Catholic Hall, Deacon Street, Bangalow
Cost: $15 Screenworks members /$20 Non members (join at the door)
Whether
you are an aspiring producer or on your way up the ladder, if you have
an interest in creating screen content in regional Australia- then this
is a must, solve your problems before they happen.
Sandra
Alexander is one of Australia’s most esteemed Line Producers with a
wealth of experience including classics such as Return to Eden; Last
Frontier; Soft Fruit, Cold Feet, House Gang and Tropfest feature
‘September’.
Sandra’s practical magic will explore the big and small issues including,
- how you get a 25ft camera platform, in Oodnadatta, at half an hour's notice.
- What do you do when the hero's continuity 1960's Chrysler is stuck
in a shipping strike between Manila and Sydney?
- How do you get rid of a Nissen hut painted a hot pink camouflage
pattern?
Sandra will screen ‘Amorality Tale’ the short film she produced for Cold Feet writer Mike Bullen in 2004.
Plus
get the latest information about the AFC’s industry production bible
‘The Satchel – Production Management and Film Budgeting’. Sandra is Co
- ordinating Editor of the up dated version, and get answers to
questions you’ve always wanted to ask.
PRIZE ON THE NIGHT: Kindly
donated by the AFC, one lucky Screenworks member will win a copy of the
brand new hot off the presses - ‘The Satchel’, valued at $99, but you
must be a member to go in the draw for this great prize.
To secure a place please call Screenworks 02 6687 1599
Email: events@screenworks.com.au
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
JOIN SCREENWORKS in JULY & WIN a $125 "RESTAURANT" VOUCHER
Everyone
who becomes a member of SCREENWORKS between now and the end of July
2007 will go into the draw to win dinner or lunch at The Restaurant at
The Byron at Byron valued at $125.00!
Thanks to Byron at Byron for the generous donation.
http://www.thebyronatbyron.com.au/
We
will be drawing and announcing June’s Screenworks membership winner
next week - check our website for details. The prize being a double
pass to Byron Cinemas.
SCREENWORKS
membership offers you the opportunity to be a part of our exciting
program for 2007 at members prices including masterclasses, seminars,
workshops, ReelTalk, Tricks of the Trade, Life’s a Pitch, Development
Clinics, Mentor Matching and Meet the Funding Bodies.
Annual membership includes access to the SCREENWORKS online directories for professional & emerging professionals, monthly e-newsletters, members rates to SCREENWORKS
events, clinics & training, invitations to networking functions and
the ability to promote your event or project on our website & in
our e-newsletter.
Membership fees vary depending on type of membership. SCREENWORKS
membership is divided into 4 categories and is determined by your level
of experience in film, television, video & digital media:
Professional ($60)
Emerging Professional ($40)
Associate ($40)
Student/ Unemployed ($30)
Download Membership Form
Download Membership Definitions & Benefits
Download Membership Survey
A big thank you to Byron Cinema’s who are now offering a concession rate to Screenworks members - membership card must be shown.
DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER CLINICS
Where: 1/12 Byron Street Bangalow, entry at rear via Deacon Street
Cost: $35 + GST/ 1 hour session
Next Clinic: Friday 27 July 2007
Got a great idea for the screen, but what's next?
Each
month Screenworks conducts Development Clinics for selected emerging or
professional producers, writers or directors who seek a professional
consultation to develop their concept for funding and entry into film
and television markets.
Appointments are confidential, conducted
on a one on one basis and of one-hour duration. Participants are
encouraged to email any possible briefing material in advance in order
to maximise the consultation opportunity. To be considered for an
appointment please email: events@screenworks.com.au
Testimonials:
“My meeting was incredible. I have never met a more positive person in
my life. Thanks for letting me be a part of it.” “I'd just like to
thank-you for all your direction and support for the further
development and improvement of my show."
REELTALK & Q & A SERIES with DOP MARK WAREHAM
PREMIERE SCREENING OF NEW AUSTRALIAN FEATURE FILM “CLUBLAND’
Tim
has a new girlfriend. It should be the perfect romance but something is
holding him back. He has a dark secret... his parents are entertainers.
There's never just two people in a family love story.
Time: 4pm
Date: July 8th
Venue: Byron Cinemas – tickets available at the Cinema now
Cost: $20 / $15 Screenworks Members (please present your membership on purchasing your ticket).
Door Prize Giveaway on the night: 2 x ‘Clubland’ Soundtracks
‘CLUBLAND’
the new feature film from director Cherie Nowlan and screenwriter Keith
Thompson stars Brenda Blethyn in a lively comedy romance. With rave
reviews already, Screenworks invites you to a premier screening
including a Q & A lead by Peter Thompson with DOP Mark Wareham who
will talk about framing the dynamics of the story and the challenges
that went with it.
 Mark Wareham on location
Don’t miss this great opportunity to get the info behind the scenes and network with your peers after the screening.
EAST OF EVERYTHING - ABC TV
CINEMATOGRAPHY INTENSIVE MASTERCLASS
TALK AND ON SET TOUR
WITH DOP BRENDAN LAVELLE and GAFFER STEVE MONK
When: 11am, Sunday 15th July 2007
Where: Byron Bay Beach Resort
Cost: $30/$40 non members
Northern
Rivers Screenworks offers local emerging and professional film
practitioners an opportunity to hear DOP Brendan Lavelle (“Secret Life
of Us”, “Mallboy”) and Gaffer Steve Monk discuss their roles and
creative approach on the new ABC Series “East of Everything”,
culminating in a behind-the-scenes tour of the East of Everything set
on location in Byron Bay.
Places are limited for this exciting
workshop and preference given to Screenworks members so don’t miss out
and contact the office now to secure a place.
The 2007 MESSAGE STICKS INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO LISMORE!
The
AFC and Screenworks bring to the region the 2007 traveling Message
Sticks Indigenous Film Festival. September 6th & 7th 2007 at the
Birch Carroll and Coyle Cinema, Lismore.
Q&A with some of the film producers will be confirmed closer to the date.
ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS, ACCOLADES
We would love to share your success stories with all of our subscribers. Send details to events@screenworks.com.au
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Byron Bay Writers Festival
Screenworks sponsored session
'Great Big People, creating character for performance'
When: Saturday 28 July
Time: 11.45am – 1:00pm
Panel: Bryan dawe, Andrew Knight, Alice Bell. Stephen Sewell
Chair: Belinda Chayko
An exciting discussion about character development through your written word.
“East of Everything” – up date
CREW PROFILES:
Joe Janes - Key Grip
“My name is Joe Janes,
I
came to Byron Bay for a 2 week holiday 9 years ago, having not been
here before and just fell in love with the town. I met a real estate
agent while I was here and he suggested buying a property as the house
prices were good at the time, so I looked around and ended up owning a
great town house in Suffolk Park.
At
the time I thought the move would effect my work in Sydney but it
didn’t seem to, but it did effect me in regards to getting those jobs
that come in the day before you shoot, ie commercials etc.
Joe on East of Everything location, Bangalow
I
had hoped to work up in Byron for some local production companies but
after a lot of phone calls and sending out my CV, nothing came of that
so I decided that the only way to make it work would be to commute to
Sydney and work and live down there while I was working , then come
home in between jobs. This has worked out well and I’m very happy when
I can get back home.
A typical day is driving the truck to
location which I have already surveyed so I know what equipment we will
need. I’m also the Dolly Grip so I do all of the camera moves on the
dolly, normally on track but we also build dance floors to do camera
moves. I work very closely with the Director and the Director Of
Photography to work out what camera moves they want and how they will
work with the actors. This can also involve car rigs and building
camera cranes.
I have met a lot of great people since I started
working on East Of Everything and hope to work with them again on other
productions somewhere down the track. I’ve realised that there is a lot
of talented film technicians and production crew in Byron and I hope
that this show will take us onto other shows that we can shoot in Byron
Bay in the future.
Before working on East Of Everything I have
worked on a lot of TV commercials, Music Videos, American and
Australian Feature Films and reality shows.
After East Of Everything
I will go back to Sydney as I have a job on All Saints, Ch 7 as a Dolly
Grip until something else comes along - such is the nature of our
industry.”
- many thanks Joe
FEHVA VIDEO ART
When: Saturday 30 June
Where: A&I Hall Bangalow
Time: 6:30pm
Now
in it’s forth year, FEHVA, for lovers of art as well as artists, has
moved to Bangalow. A special schools program is also featured with the
senior education officer from the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Tristan Sharp providing sessions for teachers and students, Tristan is
the curator of Art Express and will talk about this event in relation
to HSC students. Dee Tipping, festival director said ‘We want anyone
who enjoys the visual arts, whatever their day job, to be able to
immerse themselves in this event. They will be able to hear some of
Australia’s top visual arts practitioners discuss their art practice
and their art passions.’
Visit www.fehva.com or tel: 02 66871 623 for more information.
The Byron Bay Film Festival Seeks Local Films
The
2008 Byron Bay Film Festival will run between February 29th and March
8th featuring the work of International, National and Local Filmmakers.
BBFF brings an array of Australian and World Premieres to the Bay many
of which reflect the values and interests of our local community.
A
new ‘Best Local Film’ award has been created which is open to films of
all lengths and genres, not screened before January 2006 with a
Producer &/or Director who lives in the Northern Rivers or Tweed
Areas. Local Filmmakers receive a discounted entry fee of $15 until
September 30th. BBFF 2008’s Final Deadline for entries is October 31st
and entry forms and details are available at www.bbff.com.au or from
the Byron Community & Cultural Centre.
REELFILMS AT FEDERAL
You
don't have to travel very far for your fix of classic and offbeat
films. Out in Federal, the Reelfilms crew offer a monthly feast of
cinematic entertainment and delicious food in a quirky village setting.
Get out of the Megaplex and into the village hall!
Next screening:
'Bedazzled' on July 14, Food: 7pm, Film: 8pm. Memberships available at
the door. Bring a cushion. For more details contact Alan & Anita on
6684 9313.
BYRON FILM CLUB
The
Byron Film Club (BFC) in association with I.Q inc hold their screenings
of locally connected short films bi-monthly at the Byron Community
Centre. The non-profit co-operative, guided by Faye, Azza and Frank, is
devoted to the exhibition of local short films and multi-media. Visit: www.byronfilmclub.com for updates of the upcoming program and the films currently being streamed. See www.byronfilmclub.com for film submission details or submitfilm@byronfilmclub.com. Further information contact admin@byronfilmclub.com or 02 66804012/ 0416 221233.
FILM ARTISTS CO-OP
The
Film Artists Cooperative (FAC), currently have their monthly meetings
from 7:30 to 10 pm on the 1st Thursday of each month at the meeting
rooms of the Byron Bay Services Club, Jonson Street, Byron Bay.
The next meeting s July 5th. FAC is an independently run filmmaker and
digital artist support group and membership is free. FAC is always
looking for new members and everyone is encouraged to participate. For
further information, contact coordinator Sahaj Dumpleton on (02)
6685-3554 or 0401781272 or email to sahaj@freerangemedia.com
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| WANTED: PRODUCTION TEAM
Round The World Yacht Race
Gabrielle
Simpson, 64 year old Sydney grandmother, is to become the oldest woman
to race round the world: over 10 months, 57,000km (35,000miles) she
will face the challenge of a lifetime. Gabrielle needs a production
team to film this adventure!
Please view the Clipper 07/08 website: http://www.clipperventures.co.uk/2006/content/0708/home.php
please contact Gabrielle Simpson: 0439 959 968 or at gabrielle.simpson@bigpond.com
MUSIC VIDEO JOB
Sara Tindley & The Kingfishers
We have had interest from a few country music shows wanting video footage of Sara.
Like
most other indie acts we have limited funds, we can pay $1500 up front
and when Sara’s album is released next year, our budget will be
increased and we can pay a more decent amount. It would be advantageous
to us now if we had a decent clip to service the country music video
shows and rage etc. The song is called 'Paulie's Last Ride'.
The song can also be heard on http://www.myspace.com/saratindley
Contact: Stu Eadie – Management
[T] 02 6684 1256
www.saratindley.com
14th WOW FILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
“Seeing the world through the eyes of women…”
The World of Women (WOW) Film Festival is a short film festival that offers emerging and established women filmmakers the opportunity to screen short works and promotes women directors, producers, writers, editors and cinematographers in the Australian film industry and in Oceania. It is a unique festival - a thematic perspective of “seeing the world through the eyes of women”.
Information and application forms for entry to the WOW Short Film Competition is available for download from the WIFT NSW website, www.wift.org. Entries must be submitted by 16th August 2007. Women filmmakers, particularly from indigenous and from other under-represented groups in Australia and Oceania are encouraged to enter. Not all the crew need to be women of course, but the criteria is - a woman director OR a woman producer AND a woman scriptwriter or editor or cinematographer.
Short Sharp Film Festival - Call for Entries
Submission Deadline 5pm, 29th June 2007
New
Short Film Festival Competition on the Mid North Coast - Be part of
this new and exciting competition. - Screening Date Saturday 21st July
2007.
Coffs Harbour Education Campus - D Theatre, 363 Hogbin Drive Coffs Harbour
Categories: Primary School, Secondary School, Open Section,
Film Length:
Primary School up to 5 Minutes, Secondary School up to 5 Minutes, Open
Section up to 8 Minutes (for awards in Best Coffs Coast Film, Best Mid
North Coast Film, Best Open Film in all categories. - Signature Item:
Half Finished Painting (Visual or Verbal)
To Download an Entry form and get more festival information go to http://www.shortsharpfilmfest.com
NICKELODEAN SEEKS AUSTRALIA'S SPONGE BOB SQUARE PANTS
As
part of this year's SPAA Conference, kid's pay television channel
Nickelodeon Australia is offering up to $20,000 towards the production
of an animation pilot. The winner of the funding will be announced at
the Conference being held at the Sheraton Mirage Resort on the Gold
Coast.
Nickelodeon is looking for ideas that will appeal to both
boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 13 years old. "Our programming
is funny, bold, playful and non-violent," say Head of Programming,
Deirdre Brennan. "We look for Heart + Fart + Smart, that is, an
emotional connection with the target audience; an irreverent sense of
humour; and a creatively original look and feel that is fresh and
surprising."
All registered delegates at the Conference are eligible
to apply. Guidelines and an application form are available from
http://www.spaa.org.au/conference.
SPAA Conference, 13 - 16 November 2007 Sheraton Mirage Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland http://www.spaa.org.au/conference
NSW Trade Promotion Program- China 9 – 13 July
Trade
Mission for ICT and creative media products and services. The mission
coincides with ‘ChinaJoy 2007’ a major digital interactive
entertainment products and services exhibition and will also visit
Shanghai & Hangzhou. For more information contact: Crista
Bracamonte 02 9338 6653 or visit http://www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/ for
program and invitations.
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| AFC will be announcing funding deadlines early July
Regional Arts Fund now open for applications Closing 14 August
The
Australian Government's program to support the arts in regional and
rural communities - the Regional Arts Fund - is now open for proposals
from arts and cultural project managers in regional, rural and remote
New South Wales for projects to take place in 2008. Funding is offered
in three categories - New Initiatives, Partnerships and Residencies
& Mentorships and applicants now have the option of completing
their application form on an Excel format which includes explanatory
notes and assists in the completion of the budget section.
Everything you need to know on the Regional Arts NSW website http://www.regionalartsnsw.com.au
Australia Council funding programs now open for 2007 - 2008
further information from http://www.ozco.gov.au/grantFinder.aspx?artformID=1
NSW FILM AND TV OFFICE (FTO)
http://www.fto.nsw.gov.au Freecall: 1300 556 386. Ph: (02) 9264 4388 Fax: (02) 9264 6400
REGIONAL FILMING FUND (RFF)
The
NSW Film and Television Office supports and encourages the growth of
the film and television industry in NSW through the Regional Filming
Fund (RFF).
It
is an annual fund that is available for filmmakers that intend to film
at least one week or more in any part of regional NSW. The level of
assistance is based on the total amount a production will expend in a
regional area and considers amounts of up to 35% of the estimated
regional spend.
For eligibility and selection criteria, email: wildem@fto.nsw.gov.au
TRAVEL ASSISTANCE
The New South Wales Film & TV Office provides assistance for filmmakers to attend international festivals and markets.
Festivals
Assistance
is available for the producer, director or writer to travel to an
approved international festival with a completed film. The film must
have received prior investment from the FTO. In exceptional
circumstances, the FTO will consider applications from other
significant creatives, such as actors, editors or cinematographers.
Travel assistance is available for feature films, television series,
telefeatures, documentaries and animation, and is in the form of a
grant.
Markets
Producers
with one or a slate of projects ready for financing can apply for a
travel loan to attend an international market such as Cannes, MIP-TV or
MIPCOM. Applications are assessed on: a project or slate of projects
developed sufficiently to attract market place finance, the track
record of the applicant, the expressed marketplace interest in the
project, a business and travel itinerary with a schedule of pre
arranged meetings. Travel assistance to markets is repayable to the
FTO.
Applications are accepted year round with the assessment process taking approximately four to six weeks.
For details, email: devfin@fto.nsw.gov.au
ABC Regional Production Fund
The
ABC Regional Production Fund commissions work form experienced radio
producers and talented content providers that live outside the major
capital cities. If you have an idea for a complete and delivered
program which fits within an existing ABC format, an original script, a
collection of oral histories, music segments etc then contact Jo Upham
via email: rpf@your.abc.net.au
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SCREEN HUB TO PUBLISH & SELL AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TELEVISION SCRIPTS
Online
industry publication Screen Hub (www.screenhub.com.au) is about to
begin publishing Australian film and television scripts as electronic
books – downloadable from the web.
Although
producers hold the publication rights to most film and television
scripts, Screen Hub has agreed with the AWG to pay an additional 5%
ex-gratia royalty to the writers, in addition to the royalty received
by the producers.
More
information and copies of the standard agreement can be had by
contacting Screen Hub’s Managing Director, Alex Prior, on 03 9690 6893
or by email alex@screenhub.com.au
Screen
Hub’s online sales will go live in July, with the first publication
being A Guide To Script Format by writer and script editor Michael
Brindley.
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