Screen Australia supported events
2010

AUGUST

Melbourne International Film Festival
22 July - 8 August
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an iconic Melbourne event. In addition to screening films from around 50 countries, MIFF is Australia's largest showcase of new Australian cinema and most vocal champion of both emerging and established local filmmaking talent.
www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au

Message Sticks Film Festival - National Tour continues
Broome 2-3 August, Perth 4-5 August, Brisbane 14-15 August, Cairns 21-23 August,
Darwin 24-25 August
See the best new films by Indigenous filmmakers.
Film powerfully reveals the world of the storyteller, and our festival is unique in its exclusive focus on Indigenous storytellers. Over the past ten years, Message Sticks has gathered a loyal collection of people who come together to share this world as a family of sorts; both on screen, behind the camera and in the audience.
www.messagesticksfilmfestival.com.au

Screen Australia presents 'In Search of Stories Worth Telling': Robert Rosen Lecture Series
2-5 August, Melbourne
Screen Australia, in association with MIFF 37°South Market, presents educator and critic Robert Rosen speaking on narrative storytelling and its significance both on and off the screen. These five Industry Lectures are aimed at film and TV professionals (such as writers, producers, directors, film critics, academics, executives and post-graduate students). All lectures conclude with a Q&A session moderated by Sue Maslin, screen producer and RMIT School of Media and Communication Adjunct Professor.
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2010 AWGIE Awards
20 August, Melbourne
The AWGIES are unique in the industry in that they are the only writers' awards judged solely by writers, and the judging is based on the written script - the writer's intention rather than the finished product. The awards night has become one of the industry events of the year and the esteem in which the Guild and the Awards are held is evident in the attendance of prominent guests including network heads, independent producers, directors, funding agencies, individual writers and politicians from all sides of government.
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Screen Australia presents Shop the Doc
24 August in Melbourne, 26 August in Sydney
Shop the Doc is a one-day forum to be held in Sydney and Melbourne on marketing Australian documentaries, designed to assist documentary makers to maximise the audience for their films. The forum will include practical information, examples, tips and strategies from leading industry professionals. It is designed for emerging through to experienced documentary makers and production personnel.
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Screen Australia's Response to the 2010 Review
6 August, Melbourne
Learn more about Screen Australia’s response to the 2010 Review of the Australian Screen Production Sector. Ruth Harley, Chief Executive, and Fiona Cameron, Executive Director Strategy and Operations, will report back on the industry consultation and outline Screen Australia’s review submission.
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Portable presents Next New Network
31 August, Adelaide
1 September, Sydney
2 September, Melbourne
Portable presents Erik Beck, creator and host of Indy Mogul, as he tours delivering a series of talks, presentations and workshops on super-distribution and how to create massive online audience for your online video.
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St Kilda Film Festival - Australian National Tour
Touring throughout Australia from 13 July - 11 September
Don’t miss your chance to see the best of Australia's Top 100 short films as the St Kilda Film Festival hits the road taking in 37 destinations Australia-wide with a selection of shorts that includes Festival award winners and stand out favorites. These exciting films, which cover a diverse range of subject matter ranging from laugh out loud comedy to quality drama, share an infectious passion for the medium, limited only by the size of their relatively modest budgets.
Full list of dates and destinations available here

WOW (World of Women) Film Festival Tour
31 August, Cairns: www.festivalcairns.com.au
The WOW Film Festival is a short film festival that promotes and awards the talents of women directors, producers, writers, editors and cinematographers in the Australian film industry and internationally. It is a festival that offers emerging and established filmmakers the opportunity to screen short works giving a thematic perspective of ... “seeing the world through the eyes of women”.
www.wift.org/wow/WOW_tour.htm

Popcorn Taxi
Sydney & Melbourne
Popcorn Taxi is a regular in-depth film event where filmmakers and enthusiasts can meet, watch films of all types, and discuss the filmmaking process.
www.popcorntaxi.com.au

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