PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM 2019 10:00– The Show Must Go On – M11, Panel DAY 1 Tues 12 Nov 11:00 But at What Cost? Level 1 10:00– In CH3, In Conversation with Jackie Edwards DAY 1 11:00 Conversation Level 2 DAY10:00– 1 Foyer, 10:00– In CH1, Immersive Experience Rone VR – 10 x Oculus Rift In Conversation with Lisa Hamilton Daly 16:00 G Floor 11:00 Conversation Level 2 10:00– The Art of a Great Logline: M11, 11:00– Foyer, Workshop Social Networking Break 11:00 If you can tell it, you can sell it. Level 1 11:30 Level 2 11:30– Demystifying the Making of VR films M11, 11:30– CH3, Panel Panel Meet the Buyers: Drama 12:30 – Artist RONE In Conversation Level 1 12:15 Level 2 11:30– CH3, 11:30– Screen Diversity and Inclusion Network M12, Workshop The Art of the Hustle Panel 12:30 Level 2 12:30 (SDIN) launch The Everyone Project Level 1 13:00– CH1&2, 11:30– CH1, Social Welcome Panel The Potential of Limitless Content 13:45 Level 2 12:30 Level 2 13:45– CH1&2, 11:30– CH2, Panel ABC’s Q&A Live Panel The Global Content Boom 15:00 Level 2 12:30 Level 2 15:00– Foyer, 11:30– Development Masterclass: Australian M11, Social Networking Break Panel 15:30 Level 2 12:30 and International Perspectives Level 1 15:15– M11, 12:30– Foyer, Panel Il-lumina-ting the Business of Creativity Social Networking Break 16:15 Level 1 13:30 Level 2 16:30– CH1&2, 13:30– A Glass Darkly: Telling genre CH1, Keynote Keynote with Paul Anderson, Network 10 Panel 17:00 Level 2 14:30 stories through diverse lenses. Level 2 18:30– Spice 13:30– M12, Social Netflix Opening Night Drinks Panel Agents of Change 20:30 Market 14:30 Level 1 20:30– Tonic 13:30– CH2, Social Nightcap Panel The Runaway Success of Bluey late Bar 14:30 Level 2 13:30– CH3, Panel Watching Me Watching You DAY 2 Wed 13 Nov 14:30 Level 2 MH1, 14:00– DAY 2 SPA Connect Roundtables Ground 07:15– MH1, 17:00 DAY Social2 MediaRING Breakfast Floor 08:45 G Floor 14:45– CH2, 09:00– CH1, Panel Meet the Buyers: Comedy Keynote Karen Palmer - The Future of Perception 15:30 Level 2 09:45 Level 2 14:45– CH3, 09:00– Indigenous Stories: Moving the M12, Panel Films that Pop — but for Whom? Panel 15:45 Level 2 10:00 Conversation Beyond Consultation Level 1 14:45– In CH1, In Conversation with Dan Jinks 10:00– In In Conversation with Michael CH2, 15:45 Conversation Level 2 10:30 Conversation Carrington, ABC Level 2

2 3 15:30– Everything You Wanted to Know M12, 11:45– CH2, Panel Panel Adapting for the Screen 16:30 About Employing Directors Level 1 12:45 Level 2 15:45– Foyer, 11:45– In CH1, Social Networking Break Building a Distribution Super Power 16:15 Level 2 12:45 Conversation Level 2 16:15– In CH1, 11:45– CH3, In Conversation with Mike Sneesby, Stan Panel Virtual Production 16:45 Conversation Level 2 12:45 Level 2 16:15– CH2, 11:45– ‘What If…?’ The creativity, craft, and M11, Keynote A Curiosity of Doubts with Tea Uglow Panel 17:15 Level 2 12:45 commerce of science fiction on screen Level 1 17:30– Hector Crawford Memorial CH3, 12:45– Foyer, Keynote Social Networking Break 18:00 Lecture with Rachel Griffiths Level 2 13:45 Level 2 17:45– Foyer, 13:45– CH1, Social Audio Network-ing Hour Panel The F Bomb: Flawed, Fabulous and Funny 19:45 Level 2 14:45 Level 2 20:30– Tonic Word on The Street: 50 Years Social Nightcap 13:45– In CH2, late Bar of Imagination, Diversity and 14:45 Conversation Level 2 Inclusion with Sesame Street Compelling, Controversial 13:45– In CH3, DAY 3 Thu 14 Nov and Necessary – Keshet’s 14:45 Conversation Level 2 DAY 3 Our Boys: A Case Study 09:00– Meet the Buyers: CH3, 14:45– Foyer, DAY Panel3 Social Networking Break 09:45 Documentary & Factual Level 2 15:30 Level 2 09:00– In Content Powered by Creators, CH1, 14:30– MH1, SPA Connect Ready, Steady, Pitch! 10:00 Conversation Communities and Connection Level 2 15:30 G Floor 09:00– M11, 15:30– In Co-Producing with China: CH3, Panel Taking Care of Business 10:00 Level 1 16:30 Conversation The Whistleblower Level 2 09:00– CH2, 15:30– Unreal: Growing Audiences and CH3, Panel Brave New Horizon – Going Vertical Panel 10:00 Level 2 16:30 Navigating Ethics in Reality TV Level 2 10:15– CH1, 15:30– CH2, Panel Meet the Buyers: Entertainment Panel Inside the Writer’s Room: The Unlisted 11:00 Level 2 16:30 Level 2 10:15– In CH2, 15:30– M11, In Conversation with John Seale Panel Content for Creative Collaborations 11:15 Conversation Level 2 16:30 Level 1 10:15– In Handle with Care – In CH3, 18:00– Forum Social Screen Producers Australia Awards 11:15 Conversation Conversation with Becky Read Level 2 21:00 Theatre 10:30– MH1, 21:00– Forum SPA Connect Ready, Steady, Pitch! Social Amazon Prime Video Gala Party 11:30 G Floor 23:00 Theatre 11:15– Foyer, 23:00– Atrium Social Networking Break Social Nightcap 11:45 Level 2 late Bar

4 5 Floor plans Key locations

CH / Conference Hall 1, 2 & 3 Level 2 Level A / Docklands Studios Café E L2 B / Foyer C CH1&2 CH3 L2 C / Film Finances Lounge D A L2 D / Escalators E / Stairs B

M / Meeting Room 11, 12 & 13 L1 M14 / Netflix Creche Level 1 Level M15 / AFTRS Speaker Lounge A M16 M15 M14 E L1 M16 / AV A / Screenrights Café B C L1 M12 M13 M11 D B / The Zen Zone C / Ausfilm Lounge D / Escalators E / Stairs

Ground floor E MH / Market Hall 1 & 2 G A / XE Café MH1 MH2 B / Registration Desk A D G C / Entrance B G D / Escalators E / Stairs

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6 7 network executives, sales agents, Jeff Finkelstein / Del Shaw Domestic SPA Connect distributors and commissioners. Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein & Lezcano (USA) Jane Allen/ Writer, Launch and promote your brand Each session runs for 10 Producer & Script Editor and content to Australia’s top minutes – 5 minutes for Gary Foster / Krasnoff Foster buyers, financiers and service pitching and 5 minutes for Entertainment (USA) Kingston Anderson / providers at SCREEN FOREVER’s constructive feedback. Jeff Greenberg / Wonderland Productions two specially curated market Gersh Agency (USA) Paul Anderson / Network 10 strands. Delegates who have pre-booked their sessions online must check Lisa Hamilton Daly / Sebastian Angborn / in at the Ready, Steady, Pitch! Netflix (USA) Screen Territory Booking Desk 15 minutes before Roundtables: Dan Jinks / The Dan Jinks Charlie Aspinwall / Ludo Studio their session and will be allocated Company (USA) Roundtables provide delegates their table number. Delegates Leisa Bacon / Australian with a unique opportunity to who have been waitlisted for Brown Johnson / Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Sesame Workshop (USA) meet commissioners, producers, a session or who would like to Anna Barnes / Writer production service businesses, make a last-minute booking are Charlotte Koh / Tristram Baumer / Writer distributors, festival directors invited to enquire at the Ready, Hello Sunshine (USA) and screen agencies in a relaxed Steady, Pitch! Booking Desk. Walter Bienz / The Solid State Heperi Mita / Film Practitioner and intimate environment. Last-minute bookings close 30 (New Zealand) Nicholas Boshier / Ludo Studio minutes before the session. Each session runs for 25 minutes. Mark Montefiore / Karla Burt / 720 Creative Pitching is not permitted. New Metric Media (Canada) Tony Briggs / Film Practitioner Delegates who have pre-booked Clelia Mountford / Merman (UK) Daniel Browning / ABC RN their sessions online can check in Speakers Claire Mundell / Diana Burnett / at the Roundtable Booking Desk Synchronicity Films (UK) Australian Directors’ Guild (ADG) and will be allocated their table International number. Delegates who have been Jonathan Olsberg / Gerard Butler / waitlisted for a session or who Andrea Alvarado / Netflix (USA) Olsberg SPI (USA) Australian Directors’ Guild (ADG) would like to make a last-minute Greg Basser / Karen Palmer / Kate Carnell / Small Business and booking are invited to enquire at Gentle Giant Media (USA) Immersive Storyteller (UK) Family Enterprise Ombudsman the Roundtable Booking Desk. Stuart Baxter / Michael Carrington / Australian Last minute bookings close 30 Becky Read / Producer (UK) Entertainment One (eOne) (UK) Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) minutes before the session. Chris Regina / Netflix (USA) Tyler Bern / Amazon Prime (USA) Darren Chau / Discovery JP Sarni / Moreyba Bidessie / Stampede Ventures (USA) Anna Churven / The Solid State Ready, Steady, Pitch!: A+E Networks (UK) Jason Taylor / Genevieve Clay-Smith / Ready, Steady, Pitch! is a high Ben Buchanan / Netflix (USA) Futurism Studios (USA) Bus Stop Films & Taste Creative energy, no second chances, fun Jacqueline Edwards / Kelly Wright / Bryan Cockerill / The Full Box and fast pitching market with British Film Institute (BFI) (UK) Keshet International (Israel)

8 9 Cieron Cody / NITV John Godfrey / SBS Joseph Maxwell / Special Sally Riley / Australian Jennifer Collins / Fremantle Rachel Griffiths / Broadcasting Service (SBS) Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Tracey Corbin-Matchett Actor, Director & Producer Dr Georgie McClean / Emma Roberts / VR Producer / Bus Stop Films Mithila Gupta / Writer Australian Film Television Michael Rowland / ABC and Radio School (AFTRS) Stephen Corvini / Marshall Heald / Special John Seale / Cinematographer Matchbox Pictures Broadcasting Service (SBS) Sue Miliken / Film Art Media Ben Shepherd / CHE Proximity Ellenor Cox / Mike Jones / Que Minh Luu / ABC Greer Simpkin / Executive Coach & Producer Writer, Script Producer Kylie Munnich / Bunya Productions Elaine Crombie / Actor & Director Susie Jones / SBS Screen Queensland Adam Smith / Kate Croser / South Australian Mahjid Heath / Ian Murray / 113 Partners Screen Industry Innovation (SII) Film Corporation (SAFC) Noble Savage Pictures Lee Naimo / Screen Australia Mike Sneesby / Stan Emily Dash / Peter Herbert / Australian Meg O’Connell / Producer Polly Staniford / Aquarius Films Theatre and Film Practitioner Film Television and Radio Chris Oliver Taylor / Fremantle Erinn Stevenson / StudioBento Wayne Denning / School (AFTRS) Tanya Orman / National Carbon Creative Richard Huddleston / Australian James Taylor / Special Indigenous Television (NITV) Broadcasting Service (SBS) Jo Dillon / Screen Queensland Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Helen Panckhurst / Kyla Tustin / The Greate Group Libbie Doherty / Australian Jennie Hughes / Screen Territory Matchbox Pictures Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Tea Uglow / Google Rick Kalowski / Australian Madeleine Parry / Julia Edwards / Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Film Practitioner Ben Ulm / ITV Studios Australia Entertainment Assist Chris Kamen / Digital Producer Daley Pearson / Ludo Studio Tracey Viera / Claire Evans / Grumpy Sailor Hoodlum Entertainment Fenella Kernebone / TedxSydney Adrianne Pecotic / Maz Farrelly / Maz Speaks Samantha Lang / Independent Cinemas Brian Walsh / Foxtel Angie Fielder / Aquarius Films Australian Directors’ Guild (ADG) Association of Australia (ICA) Paul Walton / 720 Creative Andrena Finlay / Screen ABC Debbie Lee / Matchbox Pictures Jacquelin Perske / Paul Wiegard / Writer & Producer Madman Entertainmemnt Lori Flekser / Motion Picture Hannah Lehmann / Distributors Association Writer, Director & Actor Tanya Phegan / Easy Tiger Marc Wooldridge / of Australia (MPDAA) Bernadine Lim / Screen Australia Caroline Pitcher / Film Victoria Screen Play Consulting Justine Flynn / Writer & Director Josh Martin / Special Jo Porter / Fremantle Tyrone Wright / Artist Nick Forward / Stan Broadcasting Service (SBS) Tony Quarmby / Tourism NT Sophia Zachariou / Bunya Productions Lester Francios / StudioBento Sue Maslin / Film Art Media Megan Riakos / Writer & Producer Tanith Glynn-Maloney / Kristy Matheson / Debra Richards / Netflix Film Practitioner Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) Ben Richardson / Viacom

10 11 Forum Melbourne Parking: The multi-level car park Housekeeping Address: at the Crown Conference Centre Delegate behaviour 154 Flinders St, has three entries: Kings Way, We acknowledge and respect Melbourne VIC 3000 Clarke Street or Haigh Street. Our event is a safe space the Kulin nation, the traditional Valet parking is also available for screen professionals of owners and ancestors of the lands Spice Market at the Casino Atrium Entrance – all backgrounds to connect, where SCREEN FOREVER takes Located in: Whiteman Street. be inspired and do business place and extend that respect to Grand Hyatt Melbourne without fear of discrimination, all Indigenous Australians present. Address: harassment, sexual harassment Beaney Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000 Accessibility or bullying. As such we expect all delegates to act in accordance Tonic Bar Wifi Both Crown Conference Centre with good industry practice and Located in: and Spice Market are wheelchair all applicable laws, to maintain Crown Promenade Melbourne Username: SCREEN FOREVER accessible venues with accessible the highest professional and Address: Password: Connect2019 toilets, ramps and lift access. ethical standards and to follow Crown Promenade, 8 Whiteman any reasonable directions given St, Southbank VIC 3006 by the venue or conference staff. Get connected Atrium Bar Registration Located in:  screenforever.org.au Crown Towers Access to SCREEN FOREVER Need help?  SCRENFOREVER Address: is reserved for registered  ScreenProducersAustralia Level 1, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank conference delegates only. Upon Proceed to the Registration Desk  Screen_Producer VIC 3006 arrival at the Crown Conference or ask a Conference Assistant Centre please proceed to the +612 8823 0650 Registration Desk on the Ground [email protected] Venues Public transport Floor to collect your Name Badge and Delegate Pack. Name Badges Crown Conference Centre Train: The Crown Conference must be presented upon entry to Located in: Centre is a short walk from the all sessions and social events. Crown Towers Melbourne Southern Cross Station. Address: Last minute conference passes Crown Promenade, Crown Tram: There are four trams that can be purchased on the day Melbourne, 8 Whiteman St, run by the Crown Complex; Trams from the Registration Desk. Southbank VIC 3006 96,112 and 109 stop on the North side of the Centre in Clarendon Docklands Studios Melbourne Street and Tram 55 stops on Address: the West side of the Centre in 476 Docklands Dr, Queensbridge Street. Docklands VIC 3008

12 13 Gerard Reed / Australian Film Behind the scenes SPA Connect Event Manager Television and Radio School (AFTRS) Ashlee Sang / TAG Screen Producers SPA Connect Manager Mark Ruse / Ruby Entertainment Australia Jenny Lalor / Lalor Law Audio & Visual Jenni Tosi / Princess Pictures Matthew Deaner / CEO Cate McQuillen / CJ Welsh / Producer Show Division MeMeMe Productions Brad Higgins / Managing Director Melanie Horkan / Content & Design Event Curation Manager SCREEN FOREVER Conference assistants Advisory board Colour Taste Georgia Kinninmont / We are grateful for the support our Conference Assistants provide Communications & Larissa Behrendt / Lavarch during the event each year and Publicity Manager Productions Session & content look forward to seeing you all Brad Taylor / Membership & Deirdre Brennan / NBC Universal producers active in the industry in the years Licensing Manager to come. Jennifer Collins / Fremantle Karla Burt / 720 Creative Angus Bell Young / Producer Cody Greenwood / Rush Films Mike Cowap / Princess Pictures Connie Isakidis / Marketing & Sponsorship Manager Bernadine Lim / Screen Australia Paul Currie / Lightstream Pictures

Georgie Wills / Que Minh Luu / Australian Marcus Gillezeau / Firelight Marketing Coordinator Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Productions

Brittney Montag / Kylie Munnich / Screen Wendy Gray / Australian Film Program Coordinator Queensland Television and Radio School (AFTRS) Sharina Matthews / Nick O’Donnell / NETFLIX Communications Coordinator (AU & NZ) Mitch Hatten / Australian International Documentary Owen Johnston / Industrial & Caroline Pitcher / Film Victoria Conference (AIDC) Commercial Affairs Penny Smallacombe / Screen Jessica Giacco / Volunteer Australia Maya Kavanagh / Independent Coordinator Damienne Pradier / Typecast Elmar Trefz / Antler Entertainment Tracey Vieira / Hoodlum

Chair: Sophia Zachariou / Bunya Productions

14 15 Venues 

Russell St  A / Crown Conference Centre Elizabeth St D CBD B / SPA Awards Ferry pick up point  C / Forum Melbourne   C  D / Spice Market Collins St  Flinders Ln Flinders St   Queens St  Collins St Flinders St 

Princes Bridge

  Flinders St  Queens Bridge St

Kings Way  City Rd B A  SOUTHBANK N

Whiteman St 

16 17 Thank you to all of our partners

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