Posted in friday on my mind on September 21st, 2010 by Rachael – Be the first to comment
War and Appease
The Journalist, the Documentarian and the Truth
They say the first casualty of war is truth… The Child, the Death and The Truth*, directed by German journalist and filmmaker Esther Schapira, investigates the shooting and editing of a TV news item that shook the world – the death of a Palestinian boy and the wounding of his father when caught in a deadly crossfire between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian fighters. What unfolds is an intriguing examination of news practice and reportage in the age of celebrity.
- How is the relationship of trust established between newsroom and viewer?
- How are new technologies changing the images we see?
- What are the increasing pressures on networks, journalists and documentary filmmakers alike with the rise of social media?
Special guests:
• Dr Claudia Schreiner – Head of Programming: History, Culture and Science at ARD/MDR Germany
• Liz Jackson – ABC/Four Corners journalist and five-time Walkley Award winner
Time: 5-6pm
Date: Friday, September 24
Event: Friday On My Mind
Venue: AFTRS Theatre, Fox Entertainment Quarter
* change of format for this week only: free screening of the film starts 5pm with panel session starting 6pm.
An inspiring AFTRS event bringing you face to face with the industry’s brightest thinkers.
Free entry. All welcome.
Posted in my articles on September 8th, 2010 by Rachael – 1 Comment
My latest story for The Sydney Morning Herald:
Maiden Voyages
Eat Pray Love is the latest in a string of movies to examine the feminine drive for love. My own sordid tale is no exception…
To read in full, click here.
Posted in friday on my mind on August 31st, 2010 by Rachael – Be the first to comment
South Solitary
Shirley Barrett
Writer/director Shirley Barrett talks about her career from the 1996 Cannes Caméra d’Or winning Love Serenade to opening night film from the Sydney Film Festival, South Solitary, and the delicate craft in balancing drama and comedy.
Time: 5-6pm
Date: Friday, September 3
Event: Friday On My Mind
Venue: AFTRS Theatre, Fox Entertainment Quarter
– with a free screening of South Solitary!
An inspiring AFTRS event bringing you face to face with the industry’s brightest thinkers.
Free entry. All welcome.
Posted in friday on my mind on August 23rd, 2010 by Rachael – Be the first to comment
Character and Concept
Jacquelin Perske
As her new show Spirited launches on Foxtel, and with a slate of new projects in the pipeline, we talk to screenwriter Jacquelin Perske (Love My Way, Star Wars TV) about the creation of TV drama that is rich in character detail, high in ambition and epic in scope – and how the writer can take a front seat role in steering its development.
Time: 5-6pm
Date: Friday, August 27
Event: Friday On My Mind
Venue: AFTRS Theatre, Fox Entertainment Quarter
– get in early to secure your seat, after three consecutive weeks full house!
An inspiring AFTRS event bringing you face to face with the industry’s brightest thinkers.
Free entry. All welcome.
Posted in friday on my mind on August 16th, 2010 by Rachael – Be the first to comment
Explosive Scripts
Stuart Beattie
Internationally celebrated screenwriter Stuart Beattie (Collateral, Pirates of the Caribbean) talks about his directorial debut Tomorrow, When the War Began and what it takes to make films in which people and studios want to invest.
Time: 5-6pm
Date: Friday, August 20
Event: Friday On My Mind
Venue: AFTRS Theatre, Fox Entertainment Quarter
– first come first served, so get in early to secure your seat!
An inspiring AFTRS event bringing you face to face with the industry’s brightest thinkers.
Free entry. All welcome.
Posted in my reviews on August 12th, 2010 by Rachael – Be the first to comment
Writer/Director: Taika Waititi
Producers: Cliff Curtis, Ainsley Gardiner, Emanuel Michael
[In Australian cinemas August 26 through Transmission Films]
Having already overtaken Whale Rider as the highest grossing New Zealand film of all time, this hilarious tale of the underdog combines finely drawn characterisation with the understated humour of Beached As; the same classical composition and mesmirising child performances of Taika Waititi’s Oscar nominated short Two Cars, One Night (one of my favourite shorts of all time) and the quirky, indy sensibility of his first feature Eagle Versus Shark.
In my Q&A last night, writer/director and actor Waititi explained that his homage to the ’80s stemmed partly from his own childhood experience but also from a filmmaker’s desire to avoid the all-too-fast obsolecence of technology; opting instead for something that was “already daggy.”
A touching coming-of-age story of family, identity and national pride – in tight pants and fluorescent tights.
See the mashup here that saw a nationalistic anthem go to number three on the charts. Guaranteed to make you smile, moonwalk and/or twirl a poi.
Posted in friday on my mind on August 9th, 2010 by Rachael – Be the first to comment
International Film Finance
Brian Rosen
As former head of the Film Finance Corporation, Brian Rosen spent years deep amongst deal negotiations for Australian films. Now working on his own at an international level, he will talk about what the likes of Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment want when they consider deals with Australian projects.
Time: 5-6pm
Date: Friday, August 13
Event: Friday On My Mind
Venue: AFTRS Theatre, Fox Entertainment Quarter
An inspiring AFTRS event bringing you face to face with the industry’s brightest thinkers.
Free entry. All welcome.
Posted in Uncategorized on July 27th, 2010 by Rachael – Be the first to comment
TV is definitely cool again. And I will be doing my bit to help make it cooler this September at Adelaide’s TV Mini Lab.
The brainchild of the South Australian Film Corp, the TV Mini Lab will help up to ten TV projects reach pitch readiness, with the ultimate aim of stimulating local production for their new studios.
From the perspective of both a writer who developed a drama project with Southern Star and now a development exec helping the company shape drama projects for network pitching, I’ll be outlining various processes, models and creative approaches undertaken at Southern Star for making drama projects network friendly.
Applications close August 6 through the SAFC, so get yourself a form (and hopefully a South Australian based producer) and I hope to see you there.
Posted in friday on my mind on July 26th, 2010 by Rachael – Be the first to comment
Rise to Power of the Telemovie
Richard Keddie
The ’80s was the era of the “historical miniseries”, and particularly the political one (remember The Dismissal?). Now, with Hawke having taken centre stage, and the Whitlam-esque Cleo to come, producer Richard Keddie (Hawke, Curtin) looks at the rise and rise of the period telemovie and the real-life aspects that make them so powerful.
Time: 5-6pm
Date: Friday, July 30
Event: Friday On My Mind
Venue: AFTRS Theatre, Fox Entertainment Quarter
An inspiring AFTRS event bringing you face to face with the industry’s brightest thinkers.
Free entry. All welcome.
Posted in friday on my mind on July 20th, 2010 by Rachael – Be the first to comment
Thinking Outside the Box Office
Indie Strategies for Success
Known variously as one of “10 Digital Directors to Watch” (Daily Variety) and “the subculture guy”, America’s Jon Reiss produced and directed Bomb It!, a feature film about graffiti and the battle over visual public space. Based on his experience releasing with a hybrid strategy, he wrote Think Outside the Box Office: The Ultimate Guide to Film Distribution in the Digital Era.
Using examples such as The Age of Stupid, Jon will share innovative tools and strategies for filmmakers to distribute and promote their films in an overcrowded marketplace.
Time: 5-6pm
Date: Friday, July 23
Event: Friday On My Mind
Venue: AFTRS Theatre, Fox Entertainment Quarter
still from Bomb It!
An inspiring AFTRS event bringing you face to face with the industry’s brightest thinkers.
Free entry. All welcome.
