Talking Heads

1. Thunderstruck: It’s a long way to the top if you want to write a screenplay | Find a formula, a couple of big names and, bingo, you’re rich. The reality is you’re a piece of plasticine with no feelings… And that’s the upside! Louis Nowra and Mandy Sayer on the joys of writing film scripts. Seminar will be chaired by Time Magazine journalist, Marion Hume.
Friday 1pm | CWA Seminar Room, 199 Dowling St

2. The ‘Tax’ Matrix: Understanding: The Producer Offset & Finding Lenders | The new Producer Offset has turned the local industry on its head, creating much anticipation with its promise of bigger budgets and greater financial returns. It’s still early days and subsequently, many eyes will be on the first project out the gate. So, without a precedent as yet, who knows the tax tricks? The Film Finance Corporation Australia, Stevenson Watson Lawyers and Moneypenny explain the new laws and how to make them work for you. Seminar to be chaired by Anthony Anderson, producer of Somersault, Accidents Happen.
Saturday 11am | CWA Seminar Room, 199 Dowling St

3. Kiss or Kill: Filmmakers & Distributors on Working Together (Distribution Part 1) | Why don’t Australians see more local films? Is it the stories or the marketing? Do Australian films get a fair go when it comes to distribution? Do local filmmakers make films for a ready-made audience? Filmmakers and distributors comment on the current climate of local distribution and what makes for a good working relationship. Seminar to be chaired by Joel Edgerton. Speakers include Al Clark, Martin Fabinyi, Rosemary Blight, Matt Reeder, John L Simpson and Michael Favelle.
Saturday 3pm | CWA Seminar Room, 199 Dowling St

4. How Green Is My Film Industry?

Special Presentation and Forum
You may wonder what movies and climate change have in common but recent Hollywood films demonstrate a radical shift in production values. Most films already carry a message that no animals were harmed during filming; now end credits are increasingly being branded with a statement declaring the production Carbon Neutral. Film reviewer Nell Schofield was personally trained by Al Gore, to present his now famous Climate Project slide show as seen in the Oscar winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.” She will deliver this presentation and afterwards host a panel discussion on the implications for the Australian film industry with a guest speakers.
This is a free event after passholders are seated.
Friday, 3pm | CWA Seminar Room, 199 Dowling St