Past Programs
Film Industry - 2008
Leading with the trailer
20/11/2008
What makes for a good cinematic trailer? Can a good trailer save a bad film or will it just leave the movie-going audience feeling cheated when they finally get to see the full length production?
Social viewing and social change
20/11/2008
American film producer and online entrepreneur Chris Adams was a keynote speaker at this year's SPAA conference (SPAA being the Screen Producers Association of Australia). Mr Adams likes to make money, but he also likes to make films with the potential to initiate social change. He is also an online developer with a new 'social viewng' project underway.
Backed into the closet
13/11/2008
Those concerned about human rights and freedom of speech have condemned the passage of new 'anti-pornography' legislation in Indonesia.
'On the Record' with Sandra Levy
16/10/2008
Sandra Levy is the head of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. The AFTRS has just moved house and revamped its approach. We'll speak with her about future directions and opportunities.
Mankind is no Island
09/10/2008
Jason Van Genderen is the director of a very short film called 'Mankind is no Island'. Shot on a mobile phone - and a shoe-string budget - the movie has just won both the 'People's Choice' and 'Best Film' category at the New York Tropfest short film festival.
The process is the product
18/09/2008
Imagine being the producer of a film project with no discernible end point and no limit to the number of co-producers involved. Welcome to the world of crowd-sourced 'remixable' films.
Lord of the Flicks
21/08/2008
The current head of the New Zealand Film Commission, Dr Ruth Harley, has just been appointed to head-up the Australian film industry's new uber-agency 'Screen Australia'. She tells us about her background and the direction she intends to take in her new role.
Net neutrality
29/05/2008
Earlier this month a Bill was introduced into the US House of Representatives in an effort to enshrine in law the idea of 'net neutrality'. And across the border in Canada this week, a rally was held outside the national parliament in support of the concept. So what's it all about?
The battle for WAN
24/04/2008
The owner of the Seven Network, Kerry Stokes, has failed in his bid for a seat on the board of West Australian Newspapers—at least for the time being. Finance journalist Stephen Mayne gives us his interpretation of what went wrong for Mr Stokes and what it all means for WAN...
