Sandra Sdraulig

Fred Schepisi, Director

SandraS — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:54:33 +0000

Friday June 14: Major Australian Director – Fred Schepisi

Multi-award winning Fred Schepisi (Plenty, Roxanne, The Russia House, Six Degrees of Separation, Empire Falls, The Eye of the Storm) is one of the very few Australian directors that can be said to have carved a significant international reputation. And on the home front, through landmark projects such as Evil Angels and The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, he has also helped us to identify some basic truths about ourselves. Fred Schepisi is a rare creative force who is perceptive, formidable, diverse and eloquent in equal measure.

Fred’s projects have involved high caliber actors including Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren, Steve Martin, Paul Newman, Donald Sutherland, Sean Connery and Michael Caine. That’s been matched on the writing front with collaborators David Hare and Tom Stoppard.

Currently in post-production on his latest feature film Words and Pictures starring Juliette Binoche and Clive Owen, Fred will provide invaluable insights into his process and thoughts on when a director starts directing.

Special Guest: Fred Schepisi, Director & Screenwriter

FRIDAY 14 JUNE 2013 @ 5.00PM – MELBOURNE

Friday on My Mind is a FREE weekly 1-hour interview series hosted by Sandra Sdraulig AM (former CEO of Film Victoria, Director of MIFF) held every Friday @ 5.00pm with the best directors, writers, producers, actors and industry professionals.

Join us in welcoming Fred Schepisi

in Cinema 1 at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.

EVENT DETAILS

Venue: ACMI Cinema 1, Federation Square

Date: Friday, 14 June 2013

Time: 5.00 – 6.00pm

Tickets: FREE

*Tickets can be picked up from the ACMI Box Office on the day of the event from 10am. Places are limited!

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Peter Gawler, Writer Underbelly Franchise

SandraS — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:05:54 +0000

Friday June 7: Peter Gawler – The Truth, True Crimes and Underbelly

Peter Gawler, has been pivotal to the phenomenal success of the Underbelly television franchise. He wrote six episodes of the defining first series and has been critically connected to the subsequent series and telemovies. He’s spent a decade of telling our nation’s most captivating true crime stories!

As one of Australia’s most successful and prolific television writers and with a career spanning 30 years, Peter has worked as a script editor, script producer, writer and most recently as a producer. His credits also include Water Rats, Halifax FP and the telemovies The Postcard Bandit and A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne.

On the cusp of the broadcast of the much anticipated Underbelly: Squizzy, Peter will discuss his approach to telling true crime stories; what he has come to understand about the nature of truth and his theory on the role of the imagination.

Guest: Peter Gawler, Writer and Producer Underbelly franchise

Friday on My Mind is a FREE weekly 1-hour interview series hosted by Sandra Sdraulig AM (former CEO of Film Victoria, Director of MIFF) held every Friday @ 5.00pm at ACMI with the best directors, writers, producers, actors and industry professionals.

Chris Oliver-Taylor, Managing Director, Matchbox Pictures

SandraS — Mon, 27 May 2013 05:09:45 +0000

Friday May 31: Chris Oliver-Taylor Matchbox MD on the business of the business

Chris Oliver-Taylor is Managing Director of Matchbox Pictures (The Slap, Underground: The Julian Assange Story, Next Stop Hollywood), a company that has recently risen to be one of the most successful production companies in Australia. He started his career at the BBC in London then immigrated to Australia in 2000. By 2005 he was Head of Production at the ABC and responsible for the production and delivery of the entire ABC TV slate. He then took on a more strategic role, ensuring ABC TV was well positioned for a converging media environment.

At Matchbox, Chris has oversight of all strategic and operational aspects of the business and manages a team of experienced producers to deliver diverse content across all networks in Australia. He works in partnership with their majority owner, NBC Universal to do the same internationally. Chris is also currently deputy chairman of Screenrights and a Board member of the Screen Producers Association of Australia.

This session will look at how Matchbox has so effectively grown and diversified as well as balanced the competing demands of the local and international market. It will also delve into strategic questions about the future of our sector.

Guest: Chris Oliver-Taylor, Managing Director, Matchbox Pictures

FRIDAY 31 MAY 2013 @ 5.00PM – MELBOURNE

Friday on My Mind is a FREE weekly 1-hour interview series hosted by Sandra Sdraulig AM (former CEO of Film Victoria, Director of MIFF) held every Friday @ 5.00pm with the best directors, writers, producers, actors and industry professionals.

Join us in welcoming Chris Oliver-Taylor in Cinema 1 at ACMI.

Alison Nisselle, Writer

SandraS — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:12:15 +0000

Friday May 24: The straight-talking Alison Nisselle, Screenwriter, script editor & script producer

Alison Nisselle describes herself as an “old chick, done everything”. We wouldn’t dare. But what’s accurate about that description is that having worked in the film and TV industry for more than 30 years, she really has done just about everything! As a writer, Alison has covered the full spectrum from film to TV, drama to documentary and series to serials. What’s refreshing is that Alison delivers elder stateswoman wisdom with straight-talking accuracy.

Drawing on classic Australian serials such as Home & Away, Neighbours, The Sullivansand Prisoner, this session will take an in-depth look at the defining ingredients of a television serial; look at how they are distinguished from television series with valuable insights into how to go about writing them.

Serials often offer unique first timer employment opportunities so this session is geared for those trying to secure their first gig in the television industry.

Guests: Alison Nisselle, Screenwriter, script editor & script producer

FRIDAY 24 MAY 2013 @ 5.00PM – MELBOURNE

Join us in welcoming Alison Nisselle in Cinema 1 at ACMI.

Leigh Whannell Actor, Writer, Producer – Saw franchise

SandraS — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:32:13 +0000

FRIDAY 10 MAY 2013 @ 5.00PM – MELBOURNE , Leigh Whannel – Co-Creator of the Saw Franchise

Actor, writer, producer and co-creator of the Saw franchise, Leigh Whannel would have to be one of the most successful Australian practitioners in the film industry right now and given that his slate of films have generated approximately one billion box office world-wide … that’s quite possibly by a long shot.

What’s abundantly clear is that the success of the Saw franchise was far from an aberration. When Leigh and his Saw collaborator, director James Wan, teamed up again they repeated Saw’s phenomenal success with the 2011 paranormal thriller Insidious. They made it for a million and at last count, it has generated more than 100 million.

Melbourne born and raised Whannel, who is back in town to make another feature film The Mule, will join us to discuss the importance of generating your own work; knowing your audience and what he means by strength in numbers.

Guest: Actor, writer, producer & co-creator of the Saw franchise, Leigh Whannel

Join us for an intimate chat with Leigh Whannel in Cinema 1 at ACMI.

EVENT DETAILS

Venue: ACMI Cinema 1, Federation Square

Date: Friday, 10 May 2013

Time: 5.00 – 6.00pm

Tickets: FREE

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Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw Warp Films

SandraS — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:36:18 +0000

FRIDAY 3 MAY 2013 @ 5.00PM – MELBOURNE, Friday May 3: Anna McLeish & Sarah Shaw – Warp Films: Ambitious and Independent

Distinctive record company Warp was founded in the UK over 20 years ago diversifying into film and other mediums a decade ago, and developing a reputation for working with exceptional talent and delivering cutting-edge content.

In 2008 Anna McLeish, who came from an acquisitions and distribution background with Walt Disney Pictures and Madman Entertainment, set up Warp Films Australia (WFA) as a subsidiary production and development company. The following year she appeared on the cover of IF Magazine as one of ten Australian industry practitioners to watch. Line producer (Balibo) and production manager (Surfing the Menu) Sarah Shaw, joined the company soon after, and they jointly produced WFA’s first feature Snowtown, directed by Justin Kurzel soon followed by Shopping, directed by Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland, which just premiered at Sundance and picked up a Grand Prix award at the Berlin Film Festival.

Anna and Sarah will share their diverse experience across film development, production and the international marketplace as well as providing an invaluable insight into Warp Films and it’s future plans.

Guests: Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw – Producers, Warp Films

EVENT DETAILS

Venue: ACMI Cinema 1, Federation Square

Date: Friday, 3 May 2013

Time: 5.00 – 6.00pm

Tickets: FREE

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Jeffrey Walker, TV Director

SandraS — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:41:11 +0000

FRIDAY 26 April 2013 @ 5.00PM – MELBOURNE, Friday on My Mind is a FREE weekly 1-hour interview series hosted by Sandra Sdraulig AM (former CEO of Film Victoria, Director of MIFF) held every Friday @ 5.00pm with the best directors, writers, producers, actors and industry professionals.

FRIDAY APRIL 26 - Jeffrey Walker: Rake-ing in the SuccessJeffrey Walker (Angry Boys, Rake, Jack Irish: Bad Debts, Jack Irish: Black Tide) is becoming one of the most sought after TV directors in Australia and following a stint in the US (Bones), that’s a reputation that is starting to gain traction overseas as well. Starting out in the industry as an award winning child actor Jeffrey has for the past decade focused on directing. His impressive directorial style, evident on projects such as the Jack Irish telemovies, unsurprisingly earned him an AACTA Award for Best Direction earlier this year.

Jeffrey will discuss his recent experience of working in the US and the similarities and differences between the two industries; the transition from acting to directing and from directing television to film. Hopefully he will also let us in on how on earth at the age of just 30 he has already directed over 85 hours of broadcast television!

Guest: Jeffrey Walker, Director

EVENT DETAILS

Venue: ACMI Cinema 1, Federation Square

Date: Friday, 26 April 2013

Time: 5.00 – 6.00pm

Tickets: FREE

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Peter Sardi, Acting Coach

SandraS — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:13 +0000

FRIDAY ON MY MIND – FRIDAY 19 APRIL @ 5PM – MELBOURNE

FRIDAY APRIL 19 – Knockout Performances & Working with Actors Peter Sardi
Peter Sardi secured his first job as a professional actor on the Australian police drama
series Cop Shop. Soon after, he was in LA studying acting at The Lee Strasberg Institute.
That training, followed by his debut as an acting coach to the inexperienced cast on the
classic Australian feature Moving Out, prompted him to shift his focus from client to coach.
He began a series of workshops for actors to explore the teachings he had studied in the
States and, thirty years on, Peter continues to teach at his School of Acting in Melbourne.
The techniques that underpin an impressive performance need to be invisible but, through a
series of clips, Peter will highlight the preparations and considerations that go into delivering
a knockout performance. As well as discussing the importance of ‘being in the moment’ and
the best ways for directors to work with actors. Peter will explore the astuteness of David
Mamet’s observation that ‘there’s no such thing as character or character development but
only action and the character’s reaction.’
Guest: Peter Sardi, Acting Teacher
Event Details
Venue: ACMI Cinema 1, Federation Square
Date: Friday, 19 April 2013
Time: 5.00 – 6.00pm
Tickets: FREE\

Friday on My Mind is a FREE weekly 1-hour interview series hosted by Sandra Sdraulig
AM (former CEO of Film Victoria, Director of MIFF) held every Friday @ 5pm with the
best directors, writers, producers, actors and industry professionals.
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Kelly Lefevre and Sian Davies, Writer & Director, Mr and Mrs Murder

SandraS — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:25 +0000

FRIDAY ON MY MIND – FRIDAY 12 APRIL @ 5PM – MELBOURNE

Friday April 12 – Whodunit? The Mystery of Writing and Directing Mr and Mrs Murder
Network Ten’s Mr and Mrs Murder, a whodunit murder mystery series, is winning
audiences with its kooky warmth and charm. It combines Shaun Micallef and Kat
Stewart, two of our most talented on screen performers, as a husband and wife team
of industrial crime cleaners turned amateur super sleuths.
Script Producer, Kelly Lefever (whose crime credits include Blue Heelers, City
Homicide and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries) and Writer/Director, Sian Davies
(Offspring and Rush) will discuss the fun and challenges of setting up a humorous
contemporary murder mystery series designed to reach a broad audience.

Event Details

Guest: Kelly Le Fever & Sian Davies

Venue: ACMI Studio 1, Federation Square
Date: Friday, 12 April 2013
Time: 5.00 – 6.00pm
Tickets: FREE
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Friday On My Mind – Andrew Mason, Producer

SandraS — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:44:51 +0000

FRIDAY 5 APRIL @ 5PM – MELBOURNE
Friday on My Mind is a FREE weekly 1-hour interview series hosted by Sandra Sdraulig
AM (former CEO of Film Victoria, Director of MIFF) held every Friday @ 5pm with the
best directors, writers, producers, actors and industry professionals.

Friday April 5 – Uber Australian film industry leader and producer: Andrew Mason
Andrew Mason is one of the most highly respected film producers in Australia. That’s a
reputation gained by credits on high profile international productions such as the
Waschowski’s Matrix Trilogy. It’s also a reputation cemented by his extraordinary knowledge,
international reputation and producing experience which extends from Hollywood studio
franchises to international co-productions.
After a stint overseas, Andrew recently returned to Australia to produce Stuart Beattie’s directorial
debut Tomorrow When the War Began. Following its success, they have teamed up again on I,
Frankenstein starring Aaron Eckhart. He is currently in post-production on both I,
Frankenstein and Two Mothers a French-Australian co-production starring Naomi Watts and
Robyn Wright.
Andrew will share his extensive experience as a producer with fascinating insights and lucid
advice.
Event Details
Guest: Andrew Mason, Producer
Venue: ACMI Cinema 1, Federation Square
Date: Friday, 5 April 2013
Time: 5.00 – 6.00pm
Tickets: FREE
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