Presented by Australian Film Television and Radio 27–28 July 2019 School with principal partner Film Victoria St. Kilda Town Hall Thank you to our supporters and sponsors Endemol Shine Australia, Fremantle Media, Guesswork Television, Social Garden and St. Kilda Town Hall AFTRS and The City of Port Phillip respectfully acknowledges the Yaluk-ut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung. We pay our respects to their Elders, both past and present. We acknowledge and uphold their continuing relationship to this land.

3 4 WENDY GRAY Welcome Head of Industry Program, AFTRS

The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) is federally funded to support the Australian media industry, and we value our close connection to Industry. We are proud to be partnering with Film Victoria to once again deliver a great weekend of information and inspiration for the future storytellers of Victoria and I know you are going to have an extremely useful weekend. Make the most of what is on offer by grabbing every networking opportunity, meeting as many people as you can—and make sure you book into a coaching clinic to get some “one-on-one” time with an Industry pro.

CAROLINE PITCHER CEO, Film Victoria

Film Victoria is excited to once again support Make It. Fostering the next generation of Victorian screen practitioners is one of our key commitments and is absolutely vital to the future success of our industry. By bringing the best in the business together with our early career practitioners —for two jam-packed days of information sessions, panels, pitching and networking—we’re ensuring a diverse screen industry that is equipped with the knowledge, skills and networks to drive success and continue the great reputation that the Victorian screen industry enjoys locally and internationally.

Coaching Clinics offer one-on-ones with industry leaders to help you Coaching Clinics with specific career and professional questions. You might want help on ideas, how to budget your project, rewriting your CV, information of specific genres and general career support. This is your opportunity to pick the brains of some of the best in our business. You get a 15-minute session. Book in at reception as soon as you can as these sessions will fill up.

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9.00 South Hall Welcome to Country Coaching Clinics 1:1 coaching clinics will be conducted Boon Wurrung Foundation from 11.10-4pm, with a range of Industry specialists. By appointment only, book in at Intro: Wendy Gray (AFTRS) and Caroline reception. Pitcher (CEO, Film Vic)

9.30 South Hall Getting A Foot In The Door 9.30 South Hall Getting A Foot In The Door MC: Denise Eriksen Panel: Gena Furze, Marta Jelec, Isaac Elliot, MC: Denise Eriksen Joseph Betros, Kimberley Benjamin Panel: Gena Furze, Marta Jelec, Isaac Elliot, Joseph Betros, Kimberley Benjamin Info: Hear from those who have got their foot firmly in the door. How did they Info: Hear from those who have got their do it? What were their expectations? foot firmly in the door. How did they What did they learn? do it? What were their expectations?

10.15 North Hall Pitching Yourself and Speed Networking 10.15 North Hall Pitching Yourself and Speed Networking MC: Wendy Gray MC: Wendy Gray

11.10 North Hall Morning Tea sponsored by Guesswork 11.10 North Hall Morning Tea. Coffee Cart sponsored by Television Guesswork Television

11.30 South Hall Make It On The Crew 11.30 Training Room Make It In The Art Department 12.45 12.45 MC: Esther Coleman-Hawkins MC: Adolfo Aranjuez Panel: Joanne Donahoe-Beckwith, Caroline Panel: Helen Magelaki, Stuart Parkyn, Anna Logan, Lynn Butler, Tommi Hacker Borghesi, Lucinda Thomson Info: Camera? Sound? Gaffer? Info: Screen content isn’t just about Outside Broadcasts? The choice tech. Harness your inner creative is bewildering. This session will and investigate design for hair and introduce those who’ve made a makeup, production costume and art career in the crew. direction.

12.45 North Hall Lunch sponsored by Fremantle Media 12.45 North Hall Lunch sponsored by Fremantle Media 1.30 1.30

1.30 South Hall Make It As A Director 1.30 Training Room Make It In Post-Production 2.40 2.40 MC: Wendy Gray MC: Alison Black Panel: John Olb, Tamara Bodenham, Scott Panel: Ben Eriksen, Jacquie Rynn, Peter Vanden Bosch, Donna McRae, Millington, Kym Doust, Chris Corby Jonathan Brough Info: Hear from industry leaders across Info: A film degree is just the start to all aspects of post—from editing and becoming a Director. Meet those sound to motion graphics. who have made a living and created amazing work in their directing careers in all genres.

2.50 South Hall Make It In The Production Office 2.50 Training Room Make It In VFX, VR and Animation 4.00 4.00 MC: Esther Coleman-Hawkins MC: Denise Eriksen Panel: Brendan Campbell (Matchbox) Panel: Darren Vukasinovic (Ignition Frank Bruzzese (Guesswork), Anna Immersive), John Kerron (Soundfirm), Reichard (ABC), Pam Barnes, Kate Kelly Lynagh (12 Field Animation), Pappas, Chris Donis (Fremantle), Yuki Margaret Phillips (Method Studios), Nagashima Oz Smith (Jumbla) Info: The production office is the engine Info: Discover the wide variety of creative room of any production. Meet careers within these mediums, experts from all genres to find great predicted to be massive growth opportunities for you. areas in Victoria. Definitely not just for the techies—it’s how much of our future content will be made.

4.00 North Hall Afternoon Tea

4.20 Both Halls Pull Up a Chair and Pick My Brains 4.20 Both Halls Pull Up a Chair and Pick My Brains Info: A wild ride networking session where Info: A wild ride networking session where you grab a chair in front of an expert, you grab a chair in front of an expert, ask questions and move on to the ask questions and move on to the next one after eight minutes. next one after eight minutes.

6.00 North Hall Drinks sponsored by Endemol Shine 7.00 Australia

COACHING CLINICS 1:1 coaching clinics will be conducted today with a range of Industry 11.10-4.00 specialists from 11.10am-4pm. By appointment only, book in at reception. 11 Sunday 28 12

8.50 South Hall Housekeeping Announcement Wendy Gray

9.00 South Hall Developing And Funding Your Own Projects 9.00 Training Room Get A Job: Triple Threat Content Creators 9.50 9.50 MC: Wendy Gray MC: Peter George Panel: Lee Naimo (Screen Aus) Jana Panel: Katy Roberts (Vice), Iskhandar Razak Blair (Film Vic), Charlotte Wheaton (ABC News), Marea Markou (ACMI), (GoodThing Productions), Josh Cable Nigel Karikari (Director), Margaret Ross, (ABC), Info: So, you can shoot, edit, produce and Tarni James (ABC) direct, but how do you transfer those Info: Get the inside info on the screen skills into ongoing work? Hear from funding bodies who hold the purse people who are hiring, and actually strings, plus how to pitch to the pay you money for your efforts. ABC and hear a case study of how someone with no experience teamed up with an experienced Prod Co to achieve their dream.

10.00 South Hall Bitchin’ At Pitchin’ 10.00 North Hall Get A Job: Make It In Unscripted 11.00 11.00 Host: Alison Black (Creative Director, MC: Denise Eriksen The Mischief Sisters) Panel: Karen Bunting (Masterchef), Justin Sturzaker (The Block), Virginia Info: There’s a squillion ideas—but few Hodgson (WTFN) Shauna Kane get made. Often it’s because they (Active TV) are pitched badly. Learn how to not make that mistake. Info: Hear about opportunities from Melbourne’s big employers in the world of factual, reality and lifestyle content.

11.00 North Hall Morning Tea 11.00 North Hall Morning Tea. Coffee Cart sponsored by 11.30 11.30 Guesswork Television

11.30 South Hall Setting Up Your First Production Company 11.30 Training Room Get A Job: Be A Writer 12.30 12.30 MC: Esther Coleman-Hawkins MC: Dorcas Utkovic Panel: Paul Walton, Karla Burt (720 Creative) Panel: Shane Isheev, David Hannam, Clea Frost, Alex Wadelton, Bec Petraitis Info: Avoid the pitfalls of setting up your own company by learning from those Info: Hear from leading writers of drama, who’ve done it. comedy, games and advertising.

12.30 North Hall Lunch 12.30 North Hall Lunch 1.30 1.30

1.30 South Hall Surviving As A Freelancer 1.30 Training Room Get A Job: Make It In Games 2.20 2.20 (Not Just For Geeks) MC: Wendy Gray Panel: Jannine Barnes MC: Dorcas Utkovic Panel: Clea Frost, Darcy Smith, Jess Paulin, Info: Freelancing is the only option for Marigold Bartlett, Jack Wilson most of us. This session teaches you vital knowledge on what you need Info: Victoria is home to a whopping to know about how to survive—from half of Australia’s digital games tax returns to superannuation to businesses. Hear about the diverse insurance. range of jobs—from marketing to writing and all things production – in this growth industry.

2.30 South Hall Make It On YouTube 2.30 Training Room Get A Job: Make It In Advertising And 3.30 3.30 Marketing Host: Ant McCormack (Changer Studios) Info: Understand how YouTube really MC: Denise Eriksen works and the opportunities that Panel: Jake Barrow (VMYL&R), Ash exist for you to build a massive Mustchin (Principals), Michael Bird global audience to become the (Social Garden) Houman Bigloo creative content entrepreneurs of (Creative Recruiters), Sheridan the future. Wadelton (Flare) Info: Melbourne is home to some of the most successful traditional and digital advertising & marketing agencies. Find out how to best use your skills in this world which offers plenty of jobs in “inventing products.”

COACHING CLINICS 1:1 coaching clinics will be conducted today with a range of Industry 10.00-4.00 specialists from 10am-4pm. By appointment only, book in at reception. 13 Sunday 28 cont. 14

3.30 North Hall Afternoon Tea 4.00

4.00 South Hall Making It Your Way Successfully 4.00 Training Hall Internship Pitching Competition: Social 4.50 4.50 Garden MC: Denise Eriksen Panel: Drew Grove (Every Cloud) David MC: Esther Coleman-Hawkins Barbour (The Block) Tamasin Simpkin Panel: Judging is Michael Bird (Social (The Katering Show) Joshua Tyler Garden), Victoria University, AFTRS (Top End Wedding), David Barbour Info: Pitch for an internship with one (The Block) of Melbourne’s most successful Info: Celebrate with those who have gone content marketing companies their own way to get their ideas out Social Garden. there.

5.00 South Hall Closing Session and Thank You’s 5.15 Wendy Gray

5.30 The Local Kick On Drinks 6.30 Taphouse

COACHING CLINICS 1:1 coaching clinics will be conducted today with a range of Industry 10.00-4.00 specialists from 10am-4pm. By appointment only, book in at reception. 15 Panelists ADOLFO ARANJUEZ ANNA BORGHESI ASH MUSTCHIN CHRIS DONIS

Adolfo Aranjuez is the editor Anna Borghesi is an award- Ash is the Director of Digital and Having left an accounting career of Metro, Australia’s oldest winning costume designer with Experience at Principals. For 14 at the age of 33 to pursue his film and media periodical He over 25 years’ experience in film, years Ash has led the creation passion for film and TV, Chris has also edited for Archer, television and theatre. Her film and implementation of digital Donis has spent the last 8 years Screen Education, Liminal and credits include Hotel Mumbai campaigns and content within working on the Drama series Voiceworks, and is a freelance (dir. Anthony Maras, 2018), Ali’s businesses of all sectors. Ash Neighbours. Starting out as a writer, speaker and dancer. Wedding (dir. Jeffery Walker, has worked with some of the runner in 2011, he has worked Adolfo’s non-fiction and poetry 2017), Red Dog: True Blue (dir. world’s most recognizable brands his way up through the assistant have appeared in Meanjin, Right Kriv Stenders, 2016), Sucker including Google, L’Oreal, Intel, director route. He also spent Now, Overland, The Manila (dir. Ben Chessell, 2015), The Nestle and Huawei. He has won 2 years in the Neighbours Review, Cordite and elsewhere, Killer Elite (dir. Gary McKendry, top awards at Cannes, Webbys, scheduling department and in and he has collaborated with 2011), Mao’s Last Dancer (dir. One Show and D&AD and has 2019 Chris has taken over as the the Melbourne and Adelaide film Bruce Beresford, 2009), The worked across APAC, Europe Line Producer for the show. As festivals, MQFF, ABC TV, ACMI, Condemned (Scott Wiper, 2007), and Africa. Ash has a passion for well as his work on Neighbours, the Melbourne Writers Festival, The Book of Revelation (dir. Ana diversity within both agencies he is currently line producing the Jaipur Literature Festival, Kokkinos, 2006), Love’s Brother and clients and believes the a digital series for Fremantle Midsumma, The Wheeler Centre, (dir. Jan Sardi, 2004) and Ned true success for businesses Media. He has also produced Multicultural Arts Victoria and Kelly (dir. Gregor Jordan, 2003) comes from ensuring diversity is and directed commercials as NIDA, among others. He was a - for which she won the AFI a key touchstone within a team well as his own original short mentor for MIFF 2018’s Critics Award for Best Costume Design. structure. ĭ @theashmustchin dramas and documentaries. Campus and is a member of Most recently, Anna designed the UNESCO Melbourne City Dirt Music (prod. Angie Fielder, CAROLINE LOGAN CLEA FROST of Literature strategic advisory 2019), the adaptation of Tim group. ĭ adolfoaranjuez.com Winton’s novel, which reunites Caroline is the co-owner of A VCA graduate, Cléa Frost her with Director Gregor Jordan. Freelancers Promotions which has worked in Australia and the ALEX WADELTON is Victoria’s premiere film crew U.S. as a producer, writer and ANNA REICHARD booking service, representing film development executive. From Alex Wadelton is one of technicians for over 30 years. 2008-13 she was the Executive Australia’s most highly regarded Anna Reichard is a Line ĭ freelancers.com.au Director of the Los Angeles- advertising writers and creative Producer for ABC Television based screenwriting non-profit, directors. His advertising in the Children’s department CHARLOTTE WHEATON The CineStory Foundation. In campaigns have run all around (ABCMe). Anna has been in the 2013 Cléa returned to Melbourne the world and in 2016, he was industry for 16 years, the last 10 Originally from the UK, Charlotte to become Manager, Script rated as one of the world’s of which at the ABC. In her time is a Producer, Line Producer and Development at Film Victoria. top 20 advertising writers. His at ABC she has launched a new Production Executive specialising Since leaving Film Victoria, she charity campaigns have raised Channel for ABC and rebranded in high-end factual series and has worked as a writer, story hundreds of thousands of ABC3 to the current Channel one-off documentaries. She has developer and producer in film, dollars and he spearheaded ABCMe. Prior to working as a produced for Discovery History, television and games. Cléa is a campaign to create a statue Line Producer, Anna worked in National Geographic, BBC, ABC currently working with Melbourne honouring indigenous footballer various Television roles such as; and SBS and is now developing games studio Hipster Whale Nicky Winmar’s iconic stance Technical Director and Directors a slate of factual projects at on a narrative project. In 2017 against racism that now stands Assistant in Live/Pre-recorded Goodthing Productions. she produced the short film outside Perth’s Optus Stadium. News, Sport and Entertainment. ĭ goodthingproductions.com.au The Visitor for Justin Olstein His first book titled The Right- Post Producer, Studio Director/ and she is also a producer Brain Workout (co-authored with Producer in Pre-Recorded CHRIS CORBY on the feature film A Family, AFTRS Chair Russel Howcroft) Children’s Entertainment. premiering at MIFF in 2019. is coming out later this year Production Manager, Autocue With 25 years experience behind on Penguin Random House. Operator and Production him, Chris Corby has worked DARREN VUKASINOVIC ĭ stuffbyalexwadelton.com Assistant in various genres. in various fields as an Audio Engineer, Sound Designer Darren is founding CEO of XR ALISON BLACK ANT MCCORMACK and Music Producer. Currently studio Ignition Immersive. His employed by Nine Network work includes being Writer/ Alison is a Logie-winning Ant is the co-founder of Changer as an Audio Director, his daily Director/Producer on VR producer who specialises in Studios, a media ventures responsibilities include mixing live documentary Race to Alaska, access-based social impact company focussed on short to air television and audio post- VR short Anzac Diaries and documentaries. From the UK, at form online video educating and production. His numerous credits commissioned docu-drama 26 she was ITN’s youngest ever investing in creators via Changer in television include The Project, Ned Kelly: Think You Know Me? foreign news editor. She moved to College, Creator Generation and The Nine AFL Footy Show Grand He believes wholeheartedly in Australia 14 years ago and her first Antimass Ventures. Changer Final and Carols By Candlelight. the power of XR technology to major project was EP on Choir of has helped grow some of the ĭ ccsounddesign.com.au go beyond 2D in connecting Hard Knocks, winning Logie, Aria biggest creators in the world modern audiences to the past, and Helpmann awards. She was and runs a series of world-first present and future through creator and supervising producer creator initiatives, in partnership story-driven fiction and on two series of Changing with YouTube, Google and non-fiction experiences. Minds, the first time in Australia other leading online video that television cameras were partners, to shape the future permitted to film in locked mental of online video creation. health wards. SMH described it as ĭ changerstudios.com “surely one of the most important programs in Australian television history.” She’s just directed her first feature doc The Year That Changed My Life. ĭ themischiefsisters.com 17 18 DAVID HANNAM DENISE ERIKSEN DREW GROVE GENA FURZE

Migrating from television Denise Eriksen has been Working side-by-side with Gena Furze studied a Bachelor reporting to screenwriting two besotted by television - Every Cloud Productions Co- of Arts at Monash University, decades ago, David is best particularly factual television - for Founders, Drew’s key focus is majoring in Film & TV Studies. known for the Logie and AACTA- as long as she can remember. leading and driving the strategic She has dabbled in the Art nominated Carlotta for ABCTV, Her career has taken her around goal of international scale. and Accounts departments and developing the internationally the world where she has worked With Commercial management but predominantly works as successful Prisoner reboot in news and in factual television experience that spans multiple a Production Runner for film, Wentworth for Foxtel. His work on production. She’s been Head industries, Drew is responsible for television and commercials. multiple seasons of Matchbox/ of Factual at ABCTV, Head of building international business, Her credits include Superwog, NBCU’s hit teen series Nowhere Current Affairs at ABC News developing new funding models High Ground and Secret Boys garnered numerous and Head of Production and and financing structures in the Bridesmaids’ Business, as awards, including a BAFTA and Development at SBS. These commissioning of new projects. well as commercials for Audi an International Emmy. Currently days she works as an online Drew is responsible for strategic and Momentum Energy. She is focused on original work, David documentary producer, a development of Every Cloud’s currently working on the Channel has new projects in development Consultant for companies setting commercial expansion including 9 series Halifax: Retribution. with multiple Australian up business in Australia, as an global business development, broadcasters and UK production occasional broadcaster for ABC contract negotiation, stakeholder HELEN MAGELAKI companies. In addition to Radio and trains producers and partnership engagement, executive roles at both Matchbox/ and journalists for HCMTV in and developing a pipeline of Helen Magelaki is an award- NBCU and the ACTF, David’s Vietnam – among other things. new business opportunities winning, qualified hairdresser recent credits include Secret to maximise ECP’s IP and and makeup artist with over 25 Bridesmaids’ Business, Wanted, DONNA MCRAE assets. His most recent credit years’ experience in the film The Doctor Blake Mysteries, A is as an Executive Producer and TV industry in Australia and Place to Call Home, All Saints, A VCA graduate, Donna is on Miss Fisher & the Crypt abroad. During the past 15 years, Stingers, and Dance Academy. a Director has had several of Tears feature film set for Helen has worked on some of shorts selected for local and Theatrical release in Feb 2020. Australia’s most successful DAVID BARBOUR international festivals while films and TV Series including her first micro-budget feature, ESTHER COLEMAN-HAWKINS Romper Stomper, Underbelly, David Barbour has over 30 years Johnny Ghost, won seven awards Bad Mothers, The Gloaming, of experience in media creation and two Special Jury Prizes. She Esther is an imaginative, story- Cargo, Wolf Creek and The with over 1000 hours of prime also makes music videos with focused and innovative Producer Dressmaker. Specialising in time television under his belt. visual artist Michael Vale. Her with a wealth of experience in the hairdressing, period hair and wig Starting out as an editor before second supernatural feature UK & Australia. She has a proven application, makeup, SFX makeup moving into producing on Our Lost Gully Road, has worldwide track record in engaging story- and prosthetic application, Helen House, Renovation Rescue, distribution, won Best Feature at telling through documentaries is recognized for her character Changing Rooms and then three International Film Festivals, such as The Obesity Myth (SBS) design and development and skill co-creating top rating series of sold to Channel 9, and Donna and Revolution School (ABC) at creating hair and makeup looks Celebrity Overhaul and Celebrity was just nominated for Best and a long and successful for all periods, past, present and Circus for The Nine Network. In Direction in a Feature Film at career in development including future. ĭ helenmagelaki.com 2002 he co-created The Block the Australian Directors Guild Secrets of Our Streets (SBS) which is now in its 15th season awards. Her feature documentary and Luke Warm Sex (ABC). HOUMAN BIGLOO domestically. The Block has Cobby: The Other Side of been sold to over 150 countries Cute is on the festival circuit FRANK BRUZZESE Houman is a highly educated and more than 37 series have currently. She is in development designer and marketer turned been made internationally. The on her next project, Kate Kelly, Frank Bruzzese is the Head recruiter. In his role as a Digital series has averaged a million a ‘ghost’ western about Ned of Production for Guesswork Recruitment Consultant at plus viewers over its 708 episode Kelly’s sister, and a segment Television and oversees the Creative Recruiters, Houman run and has won 6 Logies for for a female horror anthology. production of all Guesswork brings in-depth knowledge of the Most Popular Reality Series to ĭ lostgullyroad.com shows. As a Producer, Frank digital design niche and a unique date. David also spent 2 years has worked on titles including approach. His role is to connect working for ITV in Los Angeles DORCAS UTKOVIC Hamish & Andy’s Caravan of Australian businesses with where he co-created a prime time Courage Aust vs. NZ, their Gap exceptional digital talent from competition cookie series for Dorcas is the founder, producer Year series in Europe, Asia local and international markets. NBC staring Marco Pierre White. and host of OZ AFRICAN TV and South America and The He’s building talent pools of the and creative producer for the Weekly with Charlie Pickering. highest calibre of talent, so if you One Beat One Love Festival that He has received two Best Light are interested in progressing forms part of the VMC’s Cultural Entertainment AACTA awards for your digital creative career Diversity Week. Dorcas began The Weekly with Charlie Pickering or need digital talent for your her Film/TV journey in 2003 in (2015) and Hamish & Andy’s business, be sure to get in touch. South Africa as an actress in the Gap Year South America (2014). ĭ creativerecruiters.com.au youth TV drama Tsha Tsha II. Frank’s credits as Line Producer Her interest in the industry led and Production Manager include her to behind the scenes roles roles on Masterchef Australia, including Production Assistant, Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam, Laid Production Researcher, Art S02, John Safran’s Jedi’s Department personnel and and Juggalo’s and Judith Head of Department (Costume Lucy’s Spiritual Journey. Dept.). She also worked on the ĭ guessworktv.com.au set channel 11’s Neighbours for 7 years in the costume and digital departments. Dorcas is currently Program Manager at AIME Mentoring leading the African Australian Stream. ĭ makingwithwords.com ĭ @dorcasutkovic 19 20 ISKHANDAR RAZAK JACQUIE RYNN JANNINE BARNES JONATHAN BROUGH

Iskhandar Razak is a Journalist Jacquie has been working Jannine Barnes is a Producer, Jonathan Brough’s directorial for ABC news. He started his across a broad section of Line Producer and Production CV reveals a wide range, from journalism career at Messenger the creative media industries Accountant. She has worked in Westie tale Outrageous Fortune Newspapers in Adelaide for over 20 years, including the Australian Film Industry for to comedy shows The Millen before joining the ABC in the television, film, print, and digital over 20 years in various guises Baird Show and Radiradirah, mid 2006 where he worked in content. She worked both as a including production manager to documentary series ABC in Darwin, Adelaide, Port designer and producer for the and production accountant on Neighbourhood, Rob Tapert Pirie and Port Augusta. He’s post-production house Iloura many well-known Australian fantasy Legends of the Seeker, now a reporter, presenter and on projects such as Look Both feature films, TV series and 38 episodes of the long-running producer for the ABC’s Asia Ways, Kenny and the AFI Awards, documentaries. Downriver the Power Rangers franchise to Pacific News Centre and has before moving into the television debut feature film for Jannine as Ronny Chieng: International covered a range of issues and industry as a Graphic Designer a Producer and her production Student, JBro has done it all. He topics from across the globe for on Rove. In her current role as company Happening Films was series director for comedy radio current affairs, television a Motion Graphics Designer premiered at TIFF in 2015 and has series It’s a Date (2013), and news and online. ĭ @isk137 with the ABC, Jacquie has won a number of international episodes of Logie-nominated worked on shows such as The awards. Jannine actively works ABC drama The Time of Our ISAAC ELLIOT Weekly with Charlie Pickering, to promote the industry and Lives, which co-star Claudia Spicks and Specks, Gardening has attended the Berlinale Film Karvan described as Secret Isaac’s filmmaking career Australia and various shows for Festival as a participant in the Life of Us for 40-year-olds. began by filming motorcycle the kids’ channel, ABCMe. highly-regarded Talents program Since then he’s amassed an races and editing short event and was named by Screen impressive list of nominations documentaries, then filming the JAKE BARROW International as a “Future Leader”. for his work in Australian TV national racing series in 2009. In ĭ happeningfilms.com comedy including Sammy J 2013 his graduating short film, Jake is the Executive Creative and Randy in Rickett’s Lane, A Silent Waltz, won awards both Director at VMLY&R Melbourne. JESS PAULIN Rosehaven and The Family Law. locally and internationally. In 2015 Jake’s unique approach to his Honours level film, A Static advertising has seen him create Jess has over 10 years JOHN KERRON Wind, was awarded Best Tertiary some of the world’s most experience in the gaming industry Short Fiction at the 2016 ATOM innovative work on some of and worked in companies such as John’s 25 years in the Film & TV awards, and a finalist position the biggest brands in Australia. Apple and EA. She is now Product industry began in 1995, London, in the 2017 Lexus Australia As one of Australia’s most and Marketing Manager at Hipster as an intern at MTV Europe Short film fellowship. A feature awarded advertising creatives, Whale, the Melbourne Studio running the stationary cupboard! documentary he produced he has in excess of 300 industry which has more than 250 million He moved to The Farm, a newly alongside Rachel Clements awards, including 17 Cannes downloads across their games founded Post Production facility and Brindle Films, Finke: There Lions – 5 Gold – and has twice Crossy Road, PAC-MAN 256, in Soho, and developed skills and Back, is due to be released been ranked in the Top 20 Disney Crossy Road and Piffle. with new and emerging digital by Madman in July 2019. As Advertising creatives in the media and progressed into Visual a Director, he is currently in world. Jake has created a global JOANNE DONAHOE-BECKWITH Effects and Online Editing. After production on a short film, The dog adoption movement, had moving to Melbourne in 2010 he Legend of Burnout Barry, for ABC TVCs on display in art galleries, Joanne Donahoe-Beckwith is a began work as a Senior Editor Kids and a short doc for Vice been a judge at the esteemed Cinematographer and graduate and VFX artist at Digital Pictures Media, currently titled Burlesque. Spikes Asia festival of creativity of the Film & TV course at / DDP Studios, South Melbourne. Blokes. ĭ isaacelliottfilm.com and had work featured in the Swinburne where she trained Joined Soundfirm in 2016 and book 100 Ideas that Changed as a clapper loader and camera continue to work on a wide range JACK WILSON Advertising. He is a regular assistant. The breadth and variety of Feature Films, Documentaries guest lecturer at AWARD School of productions Joanne has and TV Programmes including Jack Wilson is Producer at and places great importance in worked on makes it difficult to the upcoming feature film Miss Mountains Studios. His broad mentoring young creatives. pigeon hole her. Joanne’s credits Fisher & The Crypt of Tears. range of experience across Film ĭ vmlyr.com include her long collaboration Production, Video Editing, Games with Working Dog from camera JON OLB Development and Teaching. He JANA BLAIR assisting on The Castle, behind started his involvement with the scenes on The Dish, through HitMaker Studios is the brainchild the Melbourne games industry Jana Blair is currently the to DP on the current third series of Jon Olb who has produced a as the editor of Kickstarter Manager – Industry Skills and of Utopia. Other credits include variety of programs and worked videos for Tin Man Games and Inclusion at Film Victoria. In this Molly: The Real Thing, It’s A Date as an EP in television production, GX Australia and later moved role she heads up the Business S1&S2, Librarians S1&S2, Very commercials, and corporate into games professionally as a Unit that delivers Film Victoria’s Small Business, First Contact video, and is one of a handful of Quest Scripter on Eastshade. screen culture, skills and talent S2, and Little Acorns. Joanne directors working across multiple Before joining Mountains he was development programs. Having wrapped filming Other People’s genres and disciplines. His teaching Games Development spent over 13 years in freelance Problems a 5-part web series credits include Tonight Live with and volunteering as a Program production as well as time as in February and coming up Steve Vizard, The Adventures of Coordinator for the Melbourne Production Manager at the on SBS is the documentary Lano & Woodley, Mad As Hell, The Games Week IGDA Scholars. Victorian College of the Arts Film series The Obesity Myth (CJZ) Weekly, Fast Forward (Assoc.), ĭ mountains.studio and Television School, Jana has a and 3 part series Filthy Rich & The Eric Bana Show, Thank God unique insight into the ecosystem Homeless (Blackfella Films). You’re Here, Talkin’ ‘bout Your that Victoria’s emerging Generation, Adam Hills Tonight, practitioners are working within. Jimeoin, Spicks and Specks, Project Runway Australia, Live at the Chapel, The Biggest Loser, The Living Room, Hamish & Andy and Olympic and Commonwealth Games. ĭ hitmaker.com.au

21 22 JOSEPH BETROS KAREN BUNTING KATY ROBERTS KYM DOUST

Joseph Betros is a community Karen Bunting is currently the Katy is Head of Video at VICE After graduating with a television producer and currently Line Producer on Masterchef AU/NZ —a global youth media Journalism degree, Kym faffed the General Manager at RMITV Australia and has been working company operating out of about for a few years doing (RMIT University’s community TV in TV for fifteen years working 30 countries globally, and various jobs including editing production house aimed at early- primarily in documentary, reality industry leader in producing a student newspaper and career screen practitioners). and entertainment formats. and distributing the best online public relations for a non-profit Joseph is also a filmmaker with Karen’s production career began video content in the world. organisation and the Queensland his second film as writer/director, in New Zealand, where she Katy oversees production of government. Sometime in her an adaptation of Lisa Jacobson’s started as a Production Assistant VICE Australia and New Zealand mid-twenties she was offered short story Blood and Bone, / Researcher on documentaries documentaries, which are and completed a traineeship currently in post-production. and docudramas . Karen distributed across the company’s as a News editor at the Nine ĭ rmitv.org then moved into Production owned and operated channels. Network in Brisbane. From Coordination and Associate She has series produced and there she moved to ABC News JOSH CABLE Producer roles and eventually launched the tentpole digital in Brisbane as a current affairs found her niche as a Production documentary series for both editor eventually becoming Josh Cable is a documentary Manager in 2006. In 2008, Karen Australia and New Zealand - the National Manager of Post filmmaker originally from Perth, crossed the ditch to Melbourne Australiana and Zealandia - which Production for ABC Television, WA. After making his first where she held Senior PM & have gone on to be broadcast based in Melbourne. short documentary in 2015, he Line Producer roles. In addition internationally, and supported moved to Melbourne to work to Masterchef Australia, Karen through Screen Australia and LEE NAIMO as a camera operator/editor has worked across many NZ On Air respectively. for the Collingwood Football fantastic productions, including Lee Naimo is an Online Club. In 2016, he directed the Prank Patrol, Real Housewives KELLY LYNAGH Investment Manager for Screen short documentary Lenny the of Melbourne & The Project. Australia where he funds online Lion which screened at the Kelly is a director and animator content across Australian and Next Gen Film Festival in Perth KARLA BURT with over 20 years experience. international platforms. He also and aired on Channel 9. In Kelly animated on The New manages the online initiatives run 2018, Josh started working as With over two decades in the Adventures of Ocean Girl and by Screen Australia such as Fresh a freelance shooter-producer entertainment industry Karla is John Callahan’s QUADS! She Blood (with the ABC) and Skip and editor. His documentary, recognised as a producer who was a Senior Animator on the Ahead (with YouTube). He’s also Collingwood: From the Inside nurtures both creatives and talent Dogstar series 1, Design Co- known as one-third of the musical Out is screening at MIFF in to bring new formats and stories ordinator on Dogstar series 2, comedy trio, the Axis of Awesome August 2019. ĭ @joshcable_ to the screen. Karla has worked and made her series Director and is a producer of comedy. for Creative Victoria, produced debut on The Flamin’ Thongs, ĭ screenaustralia.gov.au JOSHUA TYLER the award winning My Year 12 which went on to win an AACTA and Year 7 Life series and worked award for best Children’s LUCINDA THOMPSON Joshua Tyler is a writer and on numerous reality formats. Television series in 2015. Kelly actor co-wrote the film Top End ĭ @karlagwendoline has most recently been reprising Lucinda Thomson is one of Wedding with Miranda Tapsell, her role as Design Co-ordinator Australia’s most experienced directed by Wayne Blair which KATE PAPPAS for Little J and Big Cuz series 2 Art Directors. Her extensive premièred at the 2019 Sundance and is a Co-Director at 12field portfolio includes Harry Potter Film Festival to rave reviews and Kate is a Creative Producer Animation. ĭ 12field.com.au films, Where the Wild Things has currently made over five focussing on documentary. Are and The Dressmaker. million dollars at the Australian Starting in London in the KIMBERLEY BENJAMIN She is Art Director on leading box office. Joshua starred in and wonderful world of kids’ science Australian commercials for co-wrote two seasons of the TV, she has subsequently Kimberley Benjamin is a proud clients like McDonalds, Hungry half-hour comedy series Plonk Produced, Co-Produced, Series Yawuru, Bardi and Kija woman Jacks, Honda, and TAC. (Channel Nine, Stan). Other Produced and Line Produced from Broome, WA. In 2016, she ĭ lucindathomson.net recent screenwriting credits close to 30 hours of television. wrote and directed her first half include the children animation TV Recent credits include art/ hour documentary for NITV LYNNE BUTLER series’ Tashi, Oh Yuck and 100% science documentary Deception titled Owning Your History, Wolf. Joshua’s theatre credits By Design (ABC/OFT); feature which was nominated for a 2017 Lynne Butler is a location sound include work for Tanja Liedtke, documentary Westwind: Djalu’s ATOM award. In the past few recordist, sound editor and Force Majeure, Australian Dance Legacy (NiTV/MIFF Premier Fund/ years, Kimberley has continued sometimes post-production Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, Madman Ent.) and 11 hours of blue to write, direct and produce sound mixer. She started out Griffin Theatre Company, State chip wildlife films with Wild Bear documentaries, including ATOM in audio post-production at the Theatre Company of SA and Entertainment. Most recently, she nominated arts film Barrba ABC and for over twenty years Belvoir St Theatre. Joshua has joined Genepool Productions as Wadbirra: Journey Together worked in sound as an editor a Master of Arts (Screenwriting) Creative Producer working on and was the Series Producer of both dialogue and sound from AFTRS. ĭ @jtkapow both Vitamania (SBS/CS/Arte) on Family Rules Series 2. In effects, foley and ADR recording as well as across their current 2018, Kimberley was awarded as well as mixing on drama, JUSTIN STURZAKER development slate. In 2018, Kate NITV’s Spirit Award, which gave documentary and comedy. established Wilding Productions, her the opportunity to attend These include Seachange, Kath Justin Sturzaker has been where she will pursue her passion this year’s AIDC and write and and Kim and more recently Executive Producer of The Block for telling stories that illuminate direct a 15minute documentary Please Like Me. Recently Lynne for the past nine years. He‘s also the wonders of our natural world. for NITV’s Our Stories initiative. worked on the feature film Emo been EP on The Block Allstars, This saw her return home to - The Musical as the production Random Acts of Kindness, Broome to film a poetic piece on sound mixer. On location, her Domestic Blitz, Second Chance Country. Kimberley has recently work includes Choir of hard and Weddings Where Are They moved to Melbourne to continue knocks, as well as drama and Now. He has spent most of his filmmaking and upskill herself. TVC work. She regularly works career at the Nine Network and ĭ @kimba_benjamin ABC productions such as Four has specialized in lifestyle and Corners and Australian Story. reality formats for the network. 23 24 MAREA MARKOU MARIGOLD BARTLETT NIGEL KARIKARI PAUL WALTON

Marea Markou is the Media Marigold Bartlett is a freelance British by birth, Ghanaian by Paul is a Creative Executive Production Manager at ACMI. games developer, currently background and Australian by @720creative. He describes She is an award-winning art directing an indie project adoption, Nigel started as a himself as a washed up child producer and director with over called Wayward Strand, set in runner on music videos before actor and semi successful TV 15 years experience specialising 1970s Australia, following three becoming assistant editor to producer who prides himself on in light entertainment, comedy, days in the life of 14 year old Pamela Power, Ridley and Tony bringing creativity to business arts & sport for all the major Casey. Goldie has worked as a Scott’s commercials editor. As and business to creativity. His Australian TV networks and freelance illustrator, game artist an editor in his own right he cut credits include British shows digital channels. She is now and consultant since 2013, and over a thousand TVC’s in the U.K such as Heartbeat, A Touch of managing video commissions is also the art director for local before moving to Australia where Frost and Casualty, as well as and creation for the new independent games festival, he edited at Digital Pictures. He feature films, including Macbeth permanent exhibition at ACMI’s Freeplay. She has worked on won a BAFTA focus on talent (Sam Worthington), Charlie new state of the art gallery. games such as Florence and Screenwriting award for a short and Boots (Paul Hogan, Shane ĭ @mareamarkou Movement Study 1, and teaches script and has also won an AWGIE Jacobson), Long Weekend (Jim game design students at RMIT. for another short screenplay. His Caviezel) and I Love You Too MARGARET PHILLIPS ĭ @GhostTownGoldie first feature script “In The Blood” (Peter Dinklage). With Princess was green-lit for production by Pictures he headed up production Margaret is the Industry MARTA JELEC Screen Australia. He has a small of It’s A Date, It’s A Date 2, Stand Liaison at Method Studios, production company with Olivia Up @ Bella Union, 8MMM and one of the lead VFX studios in Marta is a UK born, Melbourne Peniston-Bird and in 2015 their Superwog amongst others. Australia. (Previously known as based, documentary AP with feature documentary Graceful Iloura). She has held Account a particular interest in social Girls won the people’s award PETER GEORGE Manager, Producer and Head of issue storytelling. In London at MIFF. On the commercial Department roles and worked she worked on BBC/Channel side Nigel has recently won two Peter George is a Melbourne with local and international clients 4 documentaries ranging from Gold awards for an online video based, award-winning Producer, over her 30 year career in film and Homeland Security raids on campaign for Alfred Health. Writer, Interviewer and Script media. At Method Margaret works sex abusers in the Philippines, ĭ nigelkarikari.com Editor. His major credits closely with teaching institutions to BAFTA nominated murder include the award winning and industry associations, investigation series, to vloggers OZ SMITH documentaries Original Schtick, including Film Victoria, developing debunking myths around the Schtick Happens, The Dream programs, promoting internships ‘clean eating’ trend. She attended Oz is a multi award-winning Of Love, The Triangle Wars & with a view to strengthening the Make It in 2017, just after moving creative director, animation Hope City. Original Schtick won pool of local artists for the VFX to Australia - the conference was director and motion designer 2 AFI awards and the prestigious industry. ĭ methodstudios.com invaluable to her, in particular, from London who specialises Rouben Mamoulian Award at the network that she was able in creating broadcast design the Sydney Film Festival. Peter MARGARET ROSS to build from it. She got her first packages for film and television. has served as Head of Film & job in TV in Australia as a direct Currently he’s the creative Television at JMC Academy – Margaret is the Executive result of attending Make It and director at Jumbla. After Melbourne since 2012, where Producer, ABC Indigenous. since then has worked on a range graduating with a degree in he also produces and EPs an She is a Dhungutti/Gumbangirr of projects both narrative and Graphic Design, he started array of events, broadcasts and woman from Northern NSW documentary in Perth, Sydney working with legendary broadcast other projects in partnership with with over 10 years experience and Melbourne. ĭ @martaJelec design agency English & corporates, NGOs and festivals. in the Indigenous media sector. Pockett and then worked as Margaret has been a producer MICHAEL BIRD a freelancer with many top PETER MILLINGTON within the ABC’s Indigenous London agencies until relocating department for a number of Michael Bird is a co-founder & to Melbourne in June 2012. Blue Post is Australia’s leading years, spearheading online, brand CEO of performance marketing ĭ jumbla.com/oz-smith long-form post-production and social media development, agency, Social Garden. ĭ ozsmith.com facility. Peter Millington founded strategy, content and editorial as Specialising in working with Blue Post in 2007 with editor well as focussing on audience higher education & property PAM BARNES Peter Carrodus, opening a engagement and building an ABC developers, Social Garden Sydney office in 2013. Peter Indigenous online community. helps them utilise social media Pam Barnes has been producing provides a unique 360° view In her role as EP, Margaret is & marketing technology to television for nearly 50 years of the processes required to responsible for the management connect with new customers. and she’s still passionate about bring an idea to the screen. A of the digital strategy for ABC Mike is also an Executive it! Her career started at the Nine former editor, post-production Indigenous, as well as identifying, Director for urban.com.au, Network working on variety supervisor, line-producer and developing and managing new a marketplace connecting shows like In Melbourne Tonight, producer of hits such as The content for our slate across property developers with over The Graham Kennedy Show, The Secret Life of Us and Wilfred, all platforms and genres. a million property seekers each Don Lane Show. Other credits he has been responsible for the year. The two businesses share include Hey Hey It’s Saturday, delivery of hundreds of programs a common thread. Whether Sale of the Century, X Factor, to local and international it’s signing up to a degree or Search for a Supermodel, The broadcasters and streaming buying a new home, they help Einstein Factor, Dusty – Little services. ĭ bluepost.com.au consumers use digital platforms By Little, Bert’s Family Feud, to make big life decisions. The Singing Bee, Australia’s Got ĭ socialgarden.com.au Talent, The Circle and Family Feud with Grant Denyer. During her time as Executive Producer of Light Entertainment at the Nine Network, she produced the 2007 and 2008 Logies Awards and Carols by Candlelight.

25 26 SCOTT VANDEN BOSCH SHERIDAN WADELTON TAMASIN SIMPKIN VIRGINIA HODGSON

Scott is a Director, Animation Sheridan Wadelton is one of the Tamasin Simpkin is a Producer Virginia’s Executive Producer Director, Designer and Illustrator. most experienced and creative with experience in both online credits include Emergency, The He has worked as a designer commercial producers in the and traditional media spaces. Midday Show, The NRL Footy on several series including country. She has headed up the Alumni of the Screen Producers Show, Big Brother, Ready Steady The Silver Brumby, The New broadcast and content arms Australia Ones to Watch Program, Cook, The Real Housewives of Adventures of Ocean Girl, John of some of Australia’s most she is currently working on Melbourne (post), Fresh Blood, Callahan’s QUADS! and The influential advertising agencies series 2 of her ABC television Strictly Speaking and Photo Flamin’ Thongs. Scott was both including VMLY&R and Flare series Get Krack!n, nominated Finish for the ABC. She has Director and Production Designer BBDO and produced award- for Best Comedy at the Screen also held supervising producer on the multi award winning winning film clips for the likes Producers Australia Awards. roles at Sixty Minutes and A Dogstar TV series and Dogstar: of Silverchair, Augie March and Prior experience includes Current Affair. She was the Nine Christmas In Space telemovie, Hilltop Hoods. She was EP of producing the award-winning Network’s first female EP on The winner of an Asia Image Apollo Melbourne production company The Katering Show - 2 million Midday Show with Ray Martin, a Award for best 2D Animation in Nice Bike and completed a views in its first week on live daily program, followed by 2017. He is currently Supervising producer’s attachment on YouTube and series 2 breaking Midday with Derryn Hinch and Director & Art Director on The the three times AFI award- the record for most watched then launched and produced Strange Chores, a 26 x 11 minute winning and Cannes Uncertain ABC iView original program. The NRL Footy Show. From animated series created by Regard selected Australian February 2015 Virginia was the Daley Pearson (Ludo Studios) film Suburban Mayhem. TARNI JAMES EP of The Living Room for WTFN, set to air on ABC ME in 2019. a weekly lifestyle studio show ĭ @scott_v_b STUART PARKYN Tarni James, EP of Arts and on the Ten Network which won ĭ scottvan.com Entertainment at the ABC, four consecutive Logies for Most Stuart Parkyn has been Art has worked in the television Popular Lifestyle Program and SHANE ISHEEV Director on series including industry for over 30 years. She is now the EP of Emergency. The Cry, Wolf Creek Series 2, has worked for all Australian ĭ wtfn.com/people/ For the past four years, Shane Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder networks, several independent virginia-hodgson has been writing for the drama Mysteries, Secret Bridesmaid’s production companies, cable series Neighbours. Starting off Business, Homecoming Queens channels and the BBC, across WENDY GRAY as a Script Co-ordinator in 2015, and two series of Playing for multiple genres, as a journalist, Shane has held various positions Keeps. Prior to Art Directing producer, writer and director. As the Head of the Industry within the script department and Stuart was a producer, during Tarni looks after the ABC Program at AFTRS, Wendy currently runs the show’s writers’ which he was nominated for programs produced in Melbourne runs a range of short course room as Story Editor. Prior to an Oscar for the short film The including Shaun Micallef’s Mad and Industry Certificates, as this, Shane was a Development Saviour, and produced the as Hell, The Weekly with Charlie well as Industry events and Producer at Matchbox Pictures short film Jerrycan which won Pickering, Hard Quiz, When consultation meetings. Her for their unscripted slate. awards at the Cannes, Berlin TV Was Awesome & Comedy background includes 20+ years Outside Neighbours, Shane’s and Sundance Film Festivals. Up Late. Her previous credits in TV production in addition to also worked on drama projects include C’mon Kids (9 Network), working as a website producer for Disney, Warner Bros, Stan TAMARA BODENHAM Tonight Live with Steve Vizard, and content creator. and Fremantle in recent months. (7 Network), Family Footsteps ĭ @wendyjgray1 He’s had several scripts and Tamara Bodenham is a Shooter/ (ABC), the environmental concepts/formats optioned by Director experienced in a broad series Carbon Cops and Jail YUKI NAGASHIMA production companies over range of programme formats & Birds (ABC), The Naked Lentil the course of his career. genres. Trained at the BBC in (SBS), and Grand Designs Yuki has worked on numerous ĭ @isheevshane Camera she honed her skills as (Foxtel Lifestyle Channel). projects as a runner and assistant an Assistant Shooter Director ĭ @TarniJames director including The Cry, SHAUNA KANE on the BAFTA nominated British Rosehaven and Romper Stomper. reality television show, Little TOMMI HACKER He’s more recently worked in As Head of Production at Angels. After a five year stint on-set location management on activeTV, Shauna has worked of working throughout Egypt, Gaffer/Best Boy Tommi has productions like Bloom, Measure on many varied productions Jordan, Pakistan, India and the worked in the lighting department 4 Measure and Hungry Ghosts. both in Australia and overseas. USA for major broadcasters for over 15 years. For the first few Several Amazing Race Asia and including BBC, Channel 4, years of his career he worked Amazing Race Israel, and two Discovery, National Geographic, on long running series back to Australian series of Amazing WGBH & WNET Tamara settled back including Saddle Club and Race Australia. She oversaw the in Australia. Her credits include Neighbours. A lot of his work has World Superbikes at Phillip Island Wife Swap, Muslims Like Us, This been at the ABC in the studio on for FGSport for seven years and Time Next Year, Married at First The Weekly, and Mad As Hell and produced seven live Tropfest Sight and Dancing With The Stars drama co-productions such as events. She was also Executive The Slap, Miss Fishers Murder Producer of six Country Music Mysteries, Glitch and various Awards of Australia. 18 years of Chis Lilley comedies. Working Carols in the Domain and 4 years freelance as a Best Boy or Gaffer, of the Good Friday Appeal on he has most recently worked Network 7. In 2017 she went to on Channel 10’s 5 Bedrooms Malaysia to produce the first-ever and Working Dog’s Utopia. Asia Netflix comedy special, and last year she produced Channel 7 Melbourne’s New Year’s Eve live broadcast and this year’s Moomba Parade. ĭ activetv.tv

27 28 The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) is the nation’s Australian Film Television premier screen and broadcast school. Our purpose is to find and empower Australian talent to shape and share their stories with the and Radio School world by delivering future-focused and industry-relevant education, research and training.

AFTRS is consistently rated as one of the top film schools in the world by industry publication, The Hollywood Reporter, the only Australian education institution to make this prestigious list.

The School’s alumni and staff have both won and been nominated for a slate of Academy, Golden Globe, Emmy, BAFTA and AACTA awards.

Our courses range from practical short courses and longer industry certificates taught by expert practitioners through to undergraduate and post graduate courses. Many courses are available through mixed delivery including on campus and online or online only to cater for participants based around the country. Make It is presented in Melbourne in partnership with Film Victoria.

For more information on AFTRS courses visit aftrs.edu.au.

Conference Producers: Denise Eriksen A huge thank you to all the Esther Coleman-Hawkins generous Industry practitioners AFTRS Head Of Industry Program: Wendy Gray AFTRS Student Recruitment: Josephine Kiss who have donated their time to Film Victoria Program Manager Madeline Getson this event Event Assistants: Gemma Murphy Natalie Brooks Thomas Ringrose-Voase Trudie-Ann Eckersley Sirani McNeil Glen Christie

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