We have had a very busy couple of years with film entries, judging, awards, and then posting off the awards and prizes, that hopefully everyone is finally enjoying, along with the Founding President NORA PRESTON attending work shops, seminars, providing Sponsorships, including travelling interstate, etc along with screenings, judging, voting for AACTA awards, and of course attending the launch for AACTA in Sydney.

THE OTHER FILM FESTIVAL 2012

ENTRIES NOW OPEN!

Yes, it’s on again! Australia’s only disability film festival is calling for films made by, with or about people with a disability or who are deaf.

Films may be any form, genre or length. Click HERE for details about how to enter a film.

New!

All entrants will receive a five-day Festival Pass, including our fabulous Opening Night party. Your film will also receive a title page on IMDb.com, the world’s leading film database.

Entries Close 16 March 2012

About The Festival

Since 2004, The Other Film Festival has screened an international program of outstanding contemporary cinema about the experience of disability. In September 2012, the festival will offer forums on cinema, access and disability-related issues, there will be workshops and opportunities for professional development and some surprise international guests that we will announce closer to the festival.

The festival will continue to lead global-best practice in cinema access. In 2012, all films will be captioned (or subtitled) and audio-described; the festival venue will be fully wheelchair accessible; Auslan interpreters will sign all spoken events; and the program will be available in a range of alternative accessible formats.

» Take me to The Other Film Festival webpage

FROM ATOM

Screen Education magazine is looking for industry practitioners, teachers, academics and experienced feature writers with a proven background in film/television/media. We also wish to hear from anyone who has their own proposals for articles as well as academics seeking to publish papers (the magazine is partially refereed). We are always looking for new contributors and welcome unsolicited submissions or article proposals.

Please note that a separate call for contributors has been circulated for Metro magazine.

If you wish to contribute, please contact Nick Tapper at assistanteditor@atom.org.au

In your email, please include a pitch for the relevant article and outline any relevant experience you may have in relation to the topic. If you are a new contributor, please include a brief bio (1–5 lines) and a writing sample. (Due to a high number of responses, there may be a delay before we are able to respond to your proposal/submission.)

Pay rates and submission guidelines are available on our website: http://www.metromagazine.com.au/writers.html

Copy deadlines for the next three issues are:

Screen Education 66 (April issue): 24 February 2012
Screen Education 67 (July issue): 18 May 2012
Screen Education 68 (October issue): 9 August 2012

(Please note that articles to be refereed must be submitted a month before these dates.)

Feature Articles

The following list of article ideas is by no means fixed. It can be adapted, changed and, hopefully, greatly extended. We are particularly interested in receiving articles that would be of use to primary teachers for media literacy and multiliteracies and those focused on teaching media at the senior secondary level. We are also very keen to have writers who can contribute reviews on apps for the education market.

• Lesson plans/units of work for the media classroom (primary/secondary)
  
• Teaching media at the senior secondary level: classroom strategies and ideas
  
• Teaching media literacy and multiliteracies in the primary classroom
  
• Teaching units relating to media influence including the effects of texts on audiences and society
  
• Changing social values: the reclassification of advertisements, films and television shows to reflect a change in public perception
  
• Teaching units relating to the way the media in general, as well as individual texts, are actively used by different individuals, audiences and society for different purposes
  
• Articles exploring media regulation including codes of practice, government legislation and self-regulation in the interests of protecting audiences
  
• Teaching units relating to communication theories and models
  
• Reviews and discussion of educational apps for tablet and mobile devices (iOS, Android) as well as other platforms
  
• Examining screen adaptations of written texts
  
• Alternative platforms for film, e.g. mobile phones, vodcasts
  
• Using magazines, comics, graphic novels, zines and newspapers in the classroom
  
• New trends in the media classroom and curriculum
  
• Multimedia (including creating websites and blogs), focusing on target audiences, archival functions and other aspects of new media forms
  
• Using animation and machinima in the classroom
  
• Teaching storytelling skills in the primary or secondary classroom
  
• Teaching technical skills in primary or secondary classroom
  
• Exploring new trends and developments in radio including online and digital delivery
  
• Tools for film analysis in senior Media and English classrooms
  
• Major factors in choosing film texts – a guide to choosing the right texts
  
• Teaching units relating to analysing posters, trailers, DVD covers and soundtracks
  
• Discussions and teaching guides for feature films, documentaries and series with relevance to the classroom
  

Screen Education is a partially refereed journal and we are therefore also interested in research articles from academics on areas of media teaching and learning. If you have a proposal, please send an abstract.

Film as Text

We are interested in essays on any films that are being taught as texts in the English or Media classrooms. These articles are approximately 2000–2500 words long and provide close, detailed analysis of key themes and filmic techniques. We are seeking Film as Text articles on the following (bolded titles are a priority), though other relevant texts will also be considered:

12 Angry Men (directed by Sidney Lumet)
The 39 Steps
Across the Universe
All Quiet on the Western Front
All the President’s Men
Amadeus
Amazing Grace
American Graffiti
Amusing Ourselves to Death
The Accidental Tourist
Annie Hall
The African Queen
Atonement
Australian Rules
Being There
Beneath Clouds
The Big Chill
Big Fish
Blackrock
Blade Runner
Blood Diamond
Boyz N the Hood
Bra Boys
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (directed by Francis Ford Coppola)
Bran Nue Dae
Braveheart
Brazil
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Bright Star
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Careful, He Might Hear You
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Catch-22
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Chariots of Fire
The Color Purple
Cool Hand Luke
Cosi
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Crucible
Cry Freedom
The Crying Game
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Dances With Wolves
Dangerous Liaisons
Dead Heart
Dead Poets Society
Death at a Funeral
The Dish
Dog Day Afternoon
Doubt
Dr Strangelove
Dr Zhivago
An Education
Elizabeth
The English Patient
Equus
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
The Eye of the Storm
Fargo
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Fido
Fly Away Home
Forrest Gump
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Gallipoli (directed by Peter Weir)
Gandhi
Girlfight
Gladiator
Glengarry Glen Ross
Gone with the Wind
Good Morning Vietnam
Gran Torino
The Grapes of Wrath
Great Expectations (directed by David Lean)
Groundhog Day
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Hamlet (directed by Kenneth Branagh)
The Handmaid’s Tale
Harold and Maude
Henry V (directed by Kenneth Branagh)
Hero
High Noon
Holes
Il Postino
The Importance of Being Earnest (directed by Oliver Parker)
In the Name of the Father
Japanese Story
JFK
Juno
The Killing Fields
Kundun
LA Confidential
The Last Picture Show
Lawrence of Arabia
Little Miss Sunshine
Lord of the Flies
The Lord of the Rings
Lousy Little Sixpence
Macbeth (directed by Roman Polanski)
The Manchurian Candidate
Manhattan
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (directed by Kenneth Branagh)
M*A*S*H
Midnight Cowboy
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (directed and adapted by Michael Hoffman)
Montana
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Mooladé
The Mosquito Coast
Much Ado About Nothing (directed by Kenneth Branagh)
Mulholland Drive
Muriel’s Wedding
My Brilliant Career
My Year Without Sex
A Night at the Opera
Nowhere Boy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Night the Moon
Ordinary People
Passage to India
Philadelphia
The Pianist
The Piano
Ponyo
Pretty Woman
The Princess Bride
The Queen
Radiance
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Rebel Without a Cause
Remember the Titans
Red River
Rio Bravo
Romulus, My Father
Room with a View
The Royal Tenenbaums
Samson & Delilah
Schindler’s List
The Searchers
Sense and Sensibility (directed by Ang Lee)
Seven Samurai
Shane
The Shawshank Redemption
Shine
Shopgirl
The Sixth Sense
Slumdog Millionaire
Some Like it Hot
Somersault
Spirited Away
Stagecoach
Stand By Me
A Streetcar Named Desire
Strictly Ballroom
The Sum of Us
Synecdoche, NY
The Tempest (directed by Julie Taymor)
Terms of Endearment
Thelma and Louise
The Thin Blue Line
Tootsie
Triumph of the Will
Twilight
Unforgiven
The Untouchables
W.
Wake in Fright
WALL·E
The Wave
West Side Story
When Harry Met Sally
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The Year of Living Dangerously
Yolngu Boy

FROM OPEN CHANNEL

Short & Sharp Wrap Up

Open Channel and Cinema Nova are proud to announce that Asher Treleauen is the winner of Short & Sharp 2011

Cinema Nova was bustling on Short & Sharp night as crowds gathered to watch pitchers pitch and judges judge. Lessons were taught, important tips were imparted, and everyone, judging from our feedback, had an absolute blast!

Congratulations to all the finalists, Robyn Winslow, Cassie De Colling and Tamie Walker, Asher Treleauen, Marie Maroun, & Stefan Bugryn who were all commended by the panel for their well delivered pitches.

However, it was Asher’s pitch on what it means to be a man in the 21st century that won out on the night. Asher has won a $3000 hire certificate courtesy of Open Channel & a development session with Ruby Entertainment (the company behind Crackerjack, Bad Eggs, The Craic, TV’s Bed of Roses, Kath & Kim, Whatever Happened to That Guy).

And, of course, a special thanks must be extended to all our judges – Jennie Hughes – Executive Producer and Open Channel; Seph McKenna – Head of Australian Production Village Roadshow; Stephen Luby – Producer Ruby Entertainment and Charlie Carman – Manager Script Development Film Victoria.

The event, hosted by The Bazura Project’s inimitable **Lee Zachariah, was a roaring success and we can’t wait to hear your pitches next year!

SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (Adelaide): Entries close January 9th!

Shorts Film Festival stands alone as Australia’s only national short film festival and competition entirely dedicated to ensuring that the specialist craft of storytelling through film is fostered and celebrated. Films are judged on their ability to communicate a story so entries are welcomed from any genre.

The generous support of our sponsors allows Shorts to offer a spectacular prize pool worth in excess of $50,000, and sends the first prize winner to some of the biggest overseas film festivals in the world, such as Cannes.

The final entry date is 9 January 2012 and you can enter via Withoutabox on the home page www.shortsfilmfestival.com

Good Luck!

You need space? We have space!

Shed 4 at Open Channel

Shed 4 offers more than 2,000 square metres of flexible space with parking and waterfront views at Victoria Harbour, Docklands. Think of all that space!

Shed 4Shoots

Shed 4 has plenty of space for a film, TV show, commercial, music video or still-photo shoot. With the ceiling over 7 metres high there’s plenty of room for the most elaborate green-screen and lighting set-ups, but even small shoots can benefit from the amount of free space available. (There’s a lot of space)

Shed4Arts

Shed 4 is the ideal creative space. Use it as a rehearsal studio, performing stage, theatre, screening space or for a food and wine experience. Close to the city but secluded on the waterfront and with lots of free parking, Shed 4 provides a controlled environment perfect for all kinds of programming. With plenty of space for all your ‘artistic’ projects!

Shed 4 Events

A new location, a new experience, and a new view of the city. A new way to celebrate, to showcase your talents or products, and to engage your patrons, clients, and guests. Adapt the space to your needs. Scale your event up for a night that hundreds will remember or create an intimate setting for an exclusive few.

Did we mention there’s lots of space?

FEATURE FILM AND TV SERIES SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM – Scholarship places available

Starts March 19, 2012 – Application Deadline 30 January 2012

Open Channel is pleased to announce that it will offer four Open Channel Scholarship places for film school graduates, or people with filmmaking experience, in its 2012 Feature Film and TV Series Development program.

These scholarship places mean that film school graduates who would otherwise be ineligible for fee subsidies under the Victorian Training Guarantee, can now participate at the same subsidised rate in the year-long program.

The scholarships will be offered to applicants demonstrating highly original projects that have the potential to be commercially realised.

Launched in 2010, Open Channel’s innovative program is open to Screenwriters, Producers and Directors, or filmmaking teams. It is the only program of its type in Australia, providing a dynamic, intensive and collaborative “hothouse” over a full year in which screen practitioners and their projects are developed from both a creative and a business perspective. Successful participants graduate with a vocational qualification, the Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media (Project Development).

The Feature Film and TV Series Development program is facilitated by leading industry practitioners working as Screenwriters, Directors, Producers, and Development Executives. In 2011 the program included guest speakers from companies such as Village Roadshow, Hopscotch, Transmission and Madman.

Course Co-ordinator Roslyn Walker (Line Producer Not Quite Hollywood, Producer Peaches) will in early 2012 travel to Los Angeles on a Skills Victoria/ISS International Fellowship to look at international best practice in project development and will be meeting with companies such as HBO and Pixar. This information will be directly fed into the 2012 Open Channel program which will benefit participant’s projects.

Summing up the course from his perspective as Producer of the feature film project Evangeline, student Jonathan Roper said, “The program put me on the fast track to becoming a producer. I learnt how the industry works and what it takes to thrive. It also gave a structured approach to the project I developed with my creative partner, enabling us to complete four drafts. But above all Open Channel gave me incredible access to working industry professionals through the regular guest lectures and through the mentoring program, all of whom now form part of my professional network.”

The 2012 program is Open to any Open Channel member with an early or first draft Script for a Feature Film or Television Series (i.e. Drama, Childrens, Documentary). People with an extended treatment and sample scenes are also eligible to apply.

Jennie Hughes, Executive Director of Open Channel, and Executive Producer of films such as Dirty Deeds, Gettin’ Square and The Extra says “Open Channel is taking real leadership with this industry focussed program in developing projects at the emerging sector level, and ensuring emerging filmmakers have a better understanding of when projects are market ready and when they should be presented to the screen agencies such as Film Victoria and Screen Australia.
More Info/Enrol

FINAL CUT PRO – Introduction

Friday, January 20/1/2012 – Sunday 22/1/2012

This course is designed for those seeking an introduction to the world of editing using Apple Final Cut Pro (version 7), and also features an introduction to the differences between Pro and Final Cut X.
More Info/Enrol

YOUNG FILMMAKERS HOLIDAY WORKSHOP

Monday, January 23/1/2012 – Wednesday 25/1/2012

Young filmmaker looking to learn? Search no more! 13 to 17 year olds can get their feet wet with this great course designed to learn all about making films, while actually doing it! More Info/Enrol

PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT with ROS WALKER

Tuesday, January 31/1/2012 – Wednesday 1/2/2012

Learn the nuts and bolts of managing a film production with leading Producer/Production Manager Ros Walker. Meet a wide range of industry guests and visit industry facilities.
More Info/Enrol

FROM CONCEPT TO SCRIPT NARRATIVE SCREENWRITING with ROBERT GREENBERG

Saturday 25 Feb to Saturday 9 June plus Saturday 7 July (9.30 am – 4.30 pm)

Concept to Script is an intense, collaborative workshop designed to help students develop a commercially viable screenplay. Turn your concept for a feature, short, telemovie or series into a completed draft script that will attract market and development interest.
More Info/Enrol

DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING INTRODUCTION

Thursday to Sunday February 23, 24 (6.15-9.15pm), 25, 26 (10am-5pm)

This practical, weekend course introduces beginner filmmakers to the complete process of documentary filmmaking.
More Info/Enrol

CERTIFICATE III IN MEDIA – DOCUMENTARY, TELEVISION OR NARRATIVE/WEBSERIES

16 WEEKS full time. Austudy eligible. First course will run March 2012, in one of the above three streams (based on demand)

Interested in making film, television, webseries or documentary? Enrol in one of Open Channel’s nationally recognised Certificate III in Media courses in 2012, and you can make your own film, or gain industry placements. No prior experience is necessary. Full time programs are Austudy approved, and fee subsidies are available through the Victorian Training Guarantee for eligible participants. Student Information Kits are now available online
More Info/Enrol

INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL

Entries close: December 25

More Info

The Indian Film Festival and Western Union have joined forces once again to discover the best new filmmaking talent from Australia, New Zealand and India.

This year Western Union has chosen the theme to be `Connections`. How you interpret that is up to you. Whether you use a camera, a computer or both is also up to you. So if you have an idea you think could connect with our judges simply download the registration form and get busy!

The Australian and New Zealand winners earn a trip to Bombay, the home to Bollywood!

2012 SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL

Entries Close: February 27

More Info

Entries are now open for the 2012 Sydney Film Festival, which will take place 6-17 June 2012. We`re looking forward to seeing all the films entered in the short film awards; it`s an excellent window onto all that`s preoccupying film creators around the country

JOB

ANIMALS

Production Assistants Needed Over Summer

Great way to get experience on a professional film set and work alongside some Australia’s best emerging filmmakers!

Shoot through your availability and a few details about yourself to contact@filmd.com.au

FNI(A) WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2011.

FNI(A)/Film Networking Industry (Australia) wishes you a Very safe, and Happy Year in 2012.

If you need any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact me on MOBILE +61 407 601 662, or email fni_a@yahoo.com.au

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THE StarNow HOLLYWOO IMMERSIVE COMPETITION ANNOUNCE THE 50 FINALISTS

After receiving thousands of entries for our Hollywood Immersive competition, we’re excited to announce the 50 finalists, or ‘Rising Stars’!

The 50 Rising Stars will now start adding their video auditions to the Hollywood Immersive YouTube channel, and the winner will be announced on 9 December.

For more info, click on this link: http://www.starnow.com.au/announcements/All/#248

FROM AN FNI(A) FILM ENTRANT, KATIA ROESSEL – FRANCE

Bonjour, dear,

je suis heureuse de vous annoncer la projection du “giron”

pour lundi, le 5 décembre 2011, pendant le Corinthian Peloponnesian

International Film Festival, en Grèce.

La projection aura lieu au théâtre municipal de Corinthe.

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I’m incredibly excited to announce the screening of “the core”

on Monday, 5th of December, during the CORINTHIAN PELOPONNESIAN

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2011.

The short film will be screened in the theatre to the city of Corinth.

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bien à vous.

Katia

http://catherineroessel.blogspot.com

OFF seeks ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS AND AAV seeks PERFORMING ARTIST

HOT DOCS FESTIVAL PASSES AND TICKET PACKAGES NOW ON SALE

Hot Docs 2012 ticket packages and passes are now available at special early-bird prices! With two ticket packages, two Kickstart packages, and three great pass options to choose from, you’ll have no trouble finding the perfect present for the doc lover in your family. This year there are a limited number of passes available, so hurry and purchase your ticket package or pass online or by phone at 416-637-5150

FROM MICHAEL DOMEYKO ROWLAND – BYRON SHIRE

Michael is giving three free seminars about writing in Byron Shire from 12^th to the 15^th December. If you would like to come along or be an assistant please call 1800 67 62 62 asap.

2011 SPAA Conference Wrap

Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2011 SPAA Conference – speakers, delegates and of course our wonderful sponsors.

Conference Feedback Reminder
It’s your chance to tell us what you thought of this years SPAA Conference and by participating in our quick 5-10 minute survey you will go into the draw to win a complimentary 2012 Conference Registration. Click on the link below and fill in the survey before 11 December.

Begin Survey

Session audio recordings are now available to stream online, please click here to listen.
Please note not all sessions are available to stream.

Photos from SPAA Conference 2011 are also now online, click here to go to the image gallery.

Click here to view media breaks from the lead up and during this years SPAA Conference.

We look forward to seeing you next year.

Subscribe here to stay up to date with SPAA Conference announcements.

For more information visit www.spaa.org.au/conference

LIGHTS! CANBERRA! ACTION! 2012 THEME AND DATES ANNOUNCED!
Canberra’s favourite short film festival returns for it’s 9th event in 2012 and the theme for the competition has just been announced! The 2012 Theme is: WINNING. The theme is tied into the 100th anniversary of the win by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney Griffin to plan the city of Canberra. The story of their entry and selection is quite an interesting one. A late decision to enter, a push from Marion to Walter, a rush to the deadline… A great story, more about which can be read HERE. The dates:
Items Announcement: Friday 24th February at Legislative Assembly, Civic Square
Filmmaking: 24th Feb – 5th March 2012, all over Canberra
Top Twelve Screening: Friday 9th March
Due to the ever growing popularity of the event, we have been forced to find a larger venue. The 2012 Top Twelve Screening will be taking place in the beautiful Old Parliament House Rose Gardens. For more information, check out the festival website: http://www.eormedia.com.au/lca.htm

SCREENACT CHRISTMAS PARTY
Friday 16th December, 6pm, ScreenACT Offices, Free, RSVP Required
Come and celebrate the end of 2011 with the ScreenACT team! Drinks and nibbles will be provided but make sure to RSVP for catering purposes. We hope you can join us in celebrating a successful film year in the ACT.
When: Friday 16th December, Time: 6:00pm – 10:00pm, Where: 216 Northbourne Ave Braddon ACT 2612, RSVP is required to: info@screenact.com.au

FROM AFI AACTA AWARDS

Don McAlpine announced as first AACTA Award recipient

Australian cinematography legend, Donald M. McAlpine (ACS/ASC), was today announced the recipient of the nation’s highest screen accolade – the AACTA Raymond Longford Award.

The announcement sees McAlpine join an illustrious group of Australian screen greats, each of whom are previous AFI Raymond Long Award recipients, including Peter Weir, Geoffrey Rush, Fred Schepisi, Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell and Jack Thompson.

McAlpine’s career spans more than 50 films made over 40 years, and includes Australian classics such as Don’s Party and ‘Breaker’ Morant, through to international blockbusters such as Predator, Patriot Games and X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

He has received numerous accolades including an Oscar® and BAFTA nomination for Best Cinematography for Moulin Rouge!, a BAFTA nomination for William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, as well as three AFI Awards.

This marks the first award to be bestowed by AACTA, which in just one week (on 30 November 2011) will reveal all nominees for the inaugural Samsung AACTA Awards.

McAlpine will be officially awarded with a special presentation at the Samsung AACTA Awards Luncheon presented by Digital Pictures on Sunday 15 January, which will include special tributes by fellow screen luminaries Bruce Beresford, Jack Thompson and P.J. Hogan.

AFI | AACTA CEO, Damian Trewhella, said: “Don McAlpine is a most deserving recipient of the Raymond Longford Award, the highest accolade which AACTA can bestow on an individual, and we are delighted that such an outstanding screen practitioner is the first person to be awarded by AACTA.”

Long time friend and colleague, Jack Thompson AM, informed McAlpine in person that he had been named the AACTA Raymond Longford Award recipient by reading a heart-felt tribute – a video clip of which can be viewed on the AACTA website.

To see the clip, to read tributes to McAlpine and to read about McAlpine’s work, visit the AACTA website.

Tickets to both the Samsung AACTA Awards Luncheon presented by Digital Pictures (Sunday 15 January 2012) and the inaugural Samsung AACTA Awards Ceremony (Tuesday 31 January 2012) will be available to purchase via the AACTA website as of 1 December 2011.

FNI(A) WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2009/2010.

FNI(A)/Film Networking Industry (Australia) wishes you a Very safe, and Happy Year in 2011.

If you need any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact me on MOBILE +61 407 601 662, or email fni_a@yahoo.com.au

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FNI(A) Achievement Awards Judge Michael Ashley receives his goodies, FNI(A) mug, wearing his FNI(A) T-shirt, framed Certificate of Appreciation for Judging, and complimentary FNI(A) M/ship card.

John Kovacs, winner of FNI(A) Achievement Awards in Television and Best Feature for ‘Dru Yoga Total Body Workout’, holding his 2 awards/trophies and wearing his FNI(A) T-shirt, in his yoga position.

KAIROS PRIZE FOR SPIRITUALLOY UPLIFTING SCREENPLAYS SUBMISSION DEADLINES

$50,000 Cash Prizes, Final deadline 1 November, visit www.kairosprize.com for more information on submissions.

HOT DOCS BLUE-ICE FILM FUND APPLICATIONS OPEN TILL 14 DECEMBER

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HOLA MEXICO FILM FESTIVAL

Melbourne 21-30 October – ACMI AUSTRALIAN Centre for the Moving Image

Sydney 4-13 November – Dendy Newtown and Dendy Opera Quays

Adelaide 18-27 November – Mercury Cinemas

Perth 24-30 November – Cinema Paradiso

Brisbane 1-4 December – Tribal Theatre Tickets on sale visit www.holamexicoff.com

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Film Networking Industry (Australia) – FNI(A) Achievement Awards Judge Reg Thornhill, photographed holding his FNI(A) Mug,  T-shirt, and framed Certificate of Appreciation, with 12 months complimentary membership on the bottom left hand corner of the framed certificate, for Judging our FNI(A) Achievement Awards. Photo below.

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Film Networking Industry (Australia) receives Certificate of Appreciation for sponsoring a child in the 2011 Canberra Special Children’s Christmas Party, sponsored together with Wildlife Carers Group. Photo below.

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With approx 84% professional AFI members agreeing to go ahead with the Australian Academy, 18/8/11 was the night of the launch for a new direction, a new era, and a new academy.

12% were neutral, 3% disagreed with the proposals.

As an AFI Professional Member, I filled out the survey and was part of the 84% that gave the AACTA full support to go ahead.

The AFI Australian Academy launch was held tonight in Sydney at the Rocks, 6.30pm for red carpet arrivals for 7pm at the Overseas Passenger Terminal – Customs Hall. We started a little bit late.

The full support of the AACTA was evident with the hall totally packed out.

The Inaugural President is Geoffrey Rush, with a new award and trophy to be held for the AACTA – Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts.

Photos by NORA PRESTON

The launch was opened by Chair of AFI Alan Finney and Sigrid Thornton.

Chair Alan Finney and Sigrid Thornton open the launch.

Geoffrey Rush speaks about AACTA.

Geoffrey Rush holds the new AACTA trophy.

AFI are looking for a new name for the new AACTA Trophy,
some suggestions were the Geoffrey Award, or the Rush Award.

From left to right, Geoffrey Rush holding AACTA Trophy, Sigrid Thornton, AFI CEO Damian Trewhella, and Alan Finney, charge their glasses to AACTA.

John Batchelor, actor in Sea Patrol, Underbelly is interviewed by Kerri Anne (in the background)

At the end of the speeches, a live band commenced and it was time to party, but not for me, I had to catch the last plane out of Sydney, and fly back to Canberra.

FILM NETWORKING INDUSTRY (AUSTRALIA)-4^TH/5^TH FNI(A) ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS WINNERS 2009-2010

VLADIMIR GOTTWALD won the People’s Choice Award for his Documentary ‘The Long Road’ and received his $500 cheque with his Trophy from FNI(A) Founding President NORA PRESTON, 13/8/11.

To see the full article/event, please click on this link http://fnia.wordpress.com/2011/08/13/4th5th-film-networking-industry-australia-fnia-achievement-awards-20092010-winners-announced-13811/?sn=l

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18 August 2011

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All winners received an FNI(A) T-shirt and trophy, Judges received a framed appreciation certificate, FNI(A) Mug and FNI(A) T-shirt, all entrants who were short listed to have their films screened received an FNI(A) T-shirt, Warren Coulton received a framed certificate of appreciation, and an FN(A) T-shirt, for the hire of the venue Clearvision Films Studio.

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VLADIMIR GOTTWALD won the People’s Choice Award for his Documentary ‘The Long Road’ and received his $500 cheque with his trophy.

Vladimir Gottwald from Canberra receives his FNI(A) People’s Choice Award and $500 cheque from FNI(A) Founding President NORA PRESTON, for his Documentary ‘The Long Road’.

12 Films were screened:

Italy’s Andrea Lodovichetti’s Short films ‘Fragile‘, and ‘The Devil’,

Australian Perth’s Burleigh Smith‘s Short film ‘Then She Was Gone’,

Spain’s Alfonso Camarero‘s Short film ‘The Gynaecologist’,

Germany’s Nikolaus von Uthmann‘s short film ‘Run Granny Run’;

Australian Canberra’s John Kovacs’ Documentary ‘Mad Hatta Regatta’

Australian Canberra’s Vladimir Gottwald‘s Documentary ‘The Long Road’,

Poland’s Maciej Glowinski‘s Documentary ‘Bottoms Up’;

Western Australia’s Jacob Fjord‘s Animation ‘Backstage’,

Romania’s Alexei Gubenco’s Animations ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘Vive La Crise’;

Australian Canberra’s John Kovacs’ Television ‘Dru Yoga Class 1: Total Body Workout’.

The Winners:

ORIGINAL SCORE:

Best – FRANCESCO MONTESI, ‘FRAGILE’, Producer Andrea Lodovichetti, Italy.

Rising Star – ASH GIBSON GREIGH, ‘BACKSTAGE’, Producer Jacob Fjord, Western Australia.

DOCUMENTARY:

Best – ‘BOTTOMS UP’, Maciej Glowinski, Poland

Rising Star – ‘THE LONG ROAD, Vladimir Gottwald, Australia, Canberra

ANIMATION:

Best – ‘VIVE LA CRISE’, Alexai Gubenco, Romania

Rising Star – ‘BACKSTAGE’, Jacob Fjord, Western Australia

SHORT:

Best – ‘FRAGILE’, Andrea Lodovichetti, Italy

Rising Star – ‘THE GYNAECOLOGIST’, Alfonso Camarero, Spain

FEATURE:

Best – ‘DRU YOGA CLASS 1: TOTAL BODY WORKOUT’, John Kovacs, Canberra, Australia

Rising Star
– ‘THE LONG ROAD’, Vladimir Gottwald, Canberra, AUSTRALIA

TELEVISION:

Best – ‘DRU YOGA CLASS 1: TOTAL BODY WORKOUT, John Kovacs, Canberra, Australia.

Canberra’s Vladimir Gottwald took out 3 Awards for his Documentary ‘THE LONG ROAD’.

Canberra’s John Kovacs took out 2 Awards for his Television series ‘DRU YOGA CLASS 1: TOTAL BODY WORKOUT’.

Andrea Lodovichetti’s Short film ‘FRAGILE’ took out 2 awards, from Italy.

Western Australian Jacob Fjord’s Animation ‘BACKSTAGE’, took out 2 awards.

All entrants who were short listed and had their films screened received an FNI(A) T-shirt. Entrants from interstate and overseas who couldn’t attend the Awards Night, will have their FNI(A) T-shirts posted out to them.

All winners received an FNI(A) T-shirt and Trophy, pictured above. Winners from interstate and overseas who couldn’t attend the Awards Night, will have their FNI(A) T-shirts and Trophies posted out to them.

We finally finished 10.15pm, after an enjoyable screening and feast in between, and presentations.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS AND THE ENTRANTS WHO HAD THEIR FILMS SCREENED.

FNI(A) WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2009/2010.

FNI(A)/Film Networking Industry (Australia) wishes you a Very safe, and Happy Year in 2011.

If you need any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact me on MOBILE +61 407 601 662, or email fni_a@yahoo.com.au

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On day 1, our field trip was a site visit to Callum Brae Nature Reserve. This visit was to check for injured and orphaned kangaroos after the unnecessary killing of our innocent native Eastern Grey Kangaroos-macropods, by the government that they base on a kangaroo management plan that is not based on any scientific evidence. The site visit was also covering animal welfare, conservation, habitat destruction by the government and shooters, and to count the kangaroos.

We counted approximately 5 very scared kangaroos that included one Joey.

We noted the damage caused by the government and shooters vehicles around the site.

There was no damage caused by our native macropods.

We found a Joey that had its limbs ripped apart, and an adult skull, that was shot in the upper jaw.

The student was given a compass.

It is very easy to get lost when looking for injured wildlife, so always make sure you carry a compass, tell someone where you are going, snacks, chocolate is a good energy food, warm clothing in the winter, fully charged mobile phone, and water.

The student was also handed notes throughout the 5 days on ‘FIRST AID/SOME BASIC HINTS ON WILDLIFE, WILDLIFE RELEASE/RESCUE’, ‘KANGAROOS AND DISEASES’, ‘KANGAROO TESTING FOR E. Coli, coliforms, TVC and Salmonella’, ‘Identification, Disease, Treatment, Handling, Diet, Habitat, Housing for Birds’, ‘Snakes Information, Identification, tips, First Aid’, and was given the Nature Reserve names where our innocent native kangaroos were tortured to death, so that she could locate the reserves.

We also dropped in on Domestic Animals Service (DAS) and checked out their 2 after hour’s pens, under the student’s further animal welfare training.

While from April to July 2009, Wildlife Carers Group exposed DAS with their neglect to their after hour’s lock up, it seems that not much improvement has occurred, with only one padlock provided to lock one pen, that was very difficult to adjust into place and lock.

We found drops of either blood or diarrhoea on the concrete, with the large bucket for water still being used, which small dogs cannot drink out of. The other pen, had a container, but no water in it. One bed liner was thrown over the wired enclosure. Only one padlock was provided for one after hours lock up, to avoid more than one dog from being placed into the same after hours lock up, to avoid the dogs from injuring and/or killing each other.

Days 2 and 4 Kangaroo Meat Testing, Process and results click on this link, then click on the black underlined inscription above the photo of the student and the microscope for the full report: http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/wildlife-carers-group-5-day-work-experience-student-trained-by-nora-preston-checking-contaminated-kangaroo-meat-bought-from-coles-and-woolworths-in-woden-plaza-act-for-pet-and-human-consumption-test-r/?sn=l; http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroos-and-diseases-notes-for-5-day-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l; http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/kangaroo-meat-testing-for-e-coli-coliforms-and-tvc-and-salmonella-notes-for-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l; http://wildlifecarersgroup.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/snakes-information-identification-tips-first-aid-notes-for-wes-4-8-july-2011/?sn=l

On day 3 we returned to DAS, to find a small dog in the after hour’s lock up, with the large bucket of water, that the dog could not get a drink out of. The padlock was not used, putting this dog’s life into danger of having another dog or dogs, placed in the same pen with it.

The bed liner was thrown onto the ground, as seen in the photo below.

Photos taken by NORA PRESTON.

We lifted up the rug, to find that the dried up drops of blood or diarrhoea we found on day 1, 4/7/11, still had not been cleaned up on day 3, 6/7/11.

On 6/7/11, the bowl in the other after hours pen was still empty.

DAS, only one padlock provided. It was extremely hard to get this padlock in place and to lock, after we switched the containers 6/7/11.

DAS after hours lock up, large bucket of water still not replaced with smaller bowls, since 2009 that small dogs cannot reach to drink out of 6/7/11.

DAS after hours lock up, drops of dried up blood or diarrhoea, left from 4/7/11, under the bed liner 6/7/11.

DAS, empty bowl in other after hours lock up 6/7/11.

We took the empty bowl from the empty lock up, and poured water into it from the bucket, we then switched the containers, placing the bowl in the after hours lock up, with the small dog.

DAS, we switched the bowl for the bucket, poured water into it from the bucket. The bed liner is full of urine 6/7/11.

After we switched the bowls, I finally got the padlock to lock, with a lot of difficulty, to prevent this dog from having another dog or dogs, placed in the same after hour’s pen with it.

Das after hours holding pen

We then dropped in on the rspca and found a number of dogs and all the rabbits living in their faeces in the rspca pens.

rspca dogs living in faeces in their pens. I only took one photo of one dog pen.

On day 5 we visited the Canberra Reptile Centre, identifying the reptiles, where the student chose to handle a blue tongue lizard.

Calls were also taken for wildlife.

End of 5-day Work Experience Student (WES) holding her framed certificate for completion of her work experience, m/ship card and compass.

WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2009/2010.

WISHING YOU A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY YEAR FOR 2011.

There can be no discrimination against our native wildlife, all native wildlife are precious to our Eco system, in assisting to maintain a healthy well balanced Eco system, and will be protected, and rehabilitated equally.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group with long term expertise and knowledge in our native wildlife, that will act on, and investigate animal cruelty/welfare/rights, and, as a community group, that also cares about our community, and the rights of our community groups.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group helping to keep our state and country out of deficit, with no government funding, run solely by volunteers, that is keeping you in a job.

Wildlife Carers Group, the only local wildlife group that trains work experience students.

NORA PRESTON (began rehabilitating wildlife in the early ’80′s.)

President/Founder
WCG – WILDLIFE CARERS GROUP INC. – Founded in 2004.
PO Box 3509
WESTON CREEK ACT 2611
Mob: 0406 056 099
Email: wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au

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SupportWCG. WCG is an independent, non profit, non government community based charity providing animal/wildlife care, rescue/rehabilitation and is also an animal/wildlife welfare group, providing protection for our wildlife/animals, run solely by volunteers, with no government funding, saving taxpayers money.WCG relies on donations from the public in order to carry out its work. If you would like to make a donation to WCG, please send a cheque/money order made payable to Wildlife Carers Group Inc. To PO Box 3509, Weston Creek. ACT. 2611. AUSTRALIA. Or contact us by email wildlife_carers_group@yahoo.com.au
or mobile: 0406 056 099 to discuss other alternatives. Thank you for all your support.

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You can help us make the necessary changes for our native protected Eastern Grey Kangaroos, by signing this petition, and circulating this for us www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-all-the-kangaroos.html.

In this article, interviewed on 15/4/10, www.nowuc.com.au/2010/05/27/kangaroo-plan…/comment-page-1/don fletcher from tams says that kangaroos are not the main problem and in fact ‘native grasses’ are not threatened with extinction, but other animals and plants are, and that “the biggest ‘contributor’ to the loss of the natural treeless grasslands of our region has been agriculture (by far)”.

This statement is admitting to the flawed, dishonest kangaroo management plan, and russell watkinson’s media release, on Friday 18/6/10, that blames the kangaroos for driving legless lizards, earless dragons, etc, and the deteriorating grasslands and woodlands to extinction, by eating all the grasses, when fletcher admits that the native grasses are not threatened by the kangaroos, but by human activity, including toxic sprays.

Please check out this link http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, which was in the Canberra times on 17/10/09, which completely refutes the allegations against the roos destroying grasslands that was sent to Maxine cooper, that were also ignored.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/roo-best-custodian-for-some-plants/1652005.aspx, with a more recent article in the Chronicle in the ‘letters to the editor’ section, titled ‘culling controversy’ p.23, 14/6/11.

Please click on this link www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZrKj6ClBg ‘KANGAROO CHILLER BOX INVESTIGATION’/'KANGAROOS ON TRACK TO EXTINCTION’, that contains the cruel bashing to death of roos that are shot, but not directly killed, hung up while still alive, and left suffering, trembling as they hang, tortured to death, and joeys bashed to death, possibly attempting to decapitate the joeys head on the back of the truck with several blows.

Please click on this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbn3c8EcNRk&feature=related, so called controlled government butchering, you will note that the kangaroos are still alive when hung up, suffering, AND BEING TORTURED TO DEATH, the male is laughing at the cruelty he has just inflicted on this kangaroo, a Joey stomped to death, even the child stomps on it as he walks past following his father, orphaned joeys hopping around, left to starve to death, a Joey bashed till its eyes popped out, but is still alive, suffering, a prolonged death, and the male admitting that these are protected species. Native protected animals called pests, the very same native animals that maintain a healthy well balanced eco system. The code of practice that the shooter refers to is inhumane, and unacceptable, as witnessed in this video footage. Kangaroos are not fit for human or dog/cat consumption, heavily contaminated with various diseases/harmful bacteria, e.coli, salmonella, staphylococcus, streptococcus, toxoplasmosis, preserved illegally with sulphur dioxide that causes thiamine deficiency,(a white crystalline solid forming part of the vitamin B complex, C12H17CIN4OS; a vitamin (B1), required by the nervous system, absence of which causes beriberi and other disorders), causing death, intake of pesticide spraying to control locusts, etc. Keep watching till it stops; keep an eye on the timer, next to the speaker symbol, length 10:59.

Possum abattoir

http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/HuonEnviroCentre/videos/possumdeath.wmv/view, Possum Abattoir – Lenah Game Meats, Tasmania — EngageMedia. These animals are still alive and awake, when going through the abattoir’s chute processing system, dropped on top of one another, through a swinging door, to go through to the next phase, with several possums piled on top of one another, into the same boxes, when delivered to the abattoir, (possums are extremely territorial,) females with joeys, butchered, and bashed to death. Please Help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty and export. You can help stop these extreme acts of animal cruelty to these possums by adding the above link to the possum abattoir and lodging your submissions by 23/4/10, to wta@environment.gov.au, wildlife.enq@dpipwe.tas.gov.auand click on link http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/invitecomment/brushtail-possum.html Submissions are now closed.

FNI(A) ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS NIGHT ANNOUNCED 13/8/11

Venue: Clearvision Films, 20-22 Grimwade Street, Mitchell

Time: 4pm.

Date: Saturday 13/8/11

Cost: FREE

Contact: NORA PRESTON, email: fni_a@yahoo.com.au, mobile: 0407 601 662

Bookings are essential for catering purposes by emailing fni_a@yahoo.com.au, with ‘Booking for FNI(A)  Awards Night’, in the subject heading. Please supply your names, and contact number.

Judges will receive an FNI(A) T-shirt, and FNI(A) Mug.

Entrants films screened will receive an FNI(A) T-shirt.

Winners will receive an FNI(A) T-shirt and Trophy.

People’s Choice winner will receive $500, and an FNI(A) T-shirt.

Some Films to be screened:

From Poland ‘Bottoms Up’ Producer/Director/Writer Maciej Gtowinski,

From Canberra Vladimir Gottwald for ‘The Long Road’, Producer Aksal Art,

From Romania ‘Vive La Crise!’ Producer/Director/Writer Alexei Gubenco,

From Western Australia ‘Backstage’ Producer Jacob Fjord, Director/Writer Pierce Davison

From Romania ‘Great Expectations’ Producer/Director/Writer Alexei Gubenco

From Canberra ‘Mad Hatta Regatta’ Producer/Director/Writer John Kovacs

Judged by award winners NORA PRESTON, STEVE LEVITT, MICHAEL ASHLEY, REG THORNILL.

Please click on this link http://fnia.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/12/?sn=l to
view information on the FILM NETWORKING INDUSTRY (AUSTRALIA)-FNI(A) ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS NIGHT, 13/8/11, 4pm, or You can also view the details of this  event at the following Link:
View: FILM NETWORKING INDUSTRY
(AUSTRALIA)-FNI(A) ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS NIGHT ANNOUNCED.

PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS EVENT TO EVERYONE.

FNI(A) WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2009/2010.

FNI(A)/Film Networking Industry (Australia) wishes you a Very safe, and Happy Year in 2011.

If you need any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact me on MOBILE +61 407 601 662, or email fni_a@yahoo.com.au

NORA PRESTON – Filmmaker since 2001
Founding President
FNI(A) – FILM NETWORKING INDUSTRY ( AUSTRALIA ) INC. – Founded in 2005.

PO Box 3509
WESTON CREEK ACT 2611

Mob: +61 407 601 662

email: fni_a@yahoo.com.au

web: http://fnia.awardspace.com
www.myspace.com/fni_a; http://fnia.flixster.com; www.flixster.com/user/fnia,

YOU CAN NOW follow us and join us on Twitter http://twitter.com/fni_a

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1 August 2011

Support FNI(A). FNI(A) is an independent, non profit, non government community based charity, run solely by volunteers, with no government funding, saving taxpayers money. FNI(A) relies heavily on donations from the public in order to carry out its work. If you would like to make a donation to FNI(A), please send a cheque/money order made payable to Film Networking Industry (Australia) Inc. to PO Box 3509, Weston Creek. ACT. 2611. AUSTRALIA . or contact us by email fni_a@yahoo.com.au or mobile: 0407 601 662 to discuss other alternatives. Thank you for all your support.

Aims and Objectives: to promote and unite the film and music industry; to promote film production and development; improved access to equipment; and annual recognition of achievements in Australian and International Film and Music through FNI(A) Achievement Awards.

Support FNI(A). BECOME AN FNI(A) MEMBER, VOLUNTEER, DOWNLOAD M/SHIP FORM FROM FNI(A) WEBSITE http://fnia.awardspace.com and send to form with payment by cheque or money order made payable to Film Networking Industry (Australia), and send to PO Box 3509 , WESTON CREEK ACT 2611, AUSTRALIA, or contact us to make alternative arrangements . Mob: 0407 601 662. Email: fni_a@yahoo.com..au Websites: http://fnia.awardspace.com ; www.myspace.com/fni_a ; http://fnia.flixster.com ; www.flixster..com/user/fnia

Disclaimer: FNI(A) and the author do not assume or accept any responsibility and shall not be liable for the accuracy or appropriate application of the information contained in this letter/email.

FNI(A) ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS NIGHT ANNOUNCED 13/8/11

Venue: Clearvision Films, 20-22 Grimwade Street, Mitchell

Time: 4pm.

Date: Saturday 13/8/11

Cost: FREE

Contact: NORA PRESTON, email: fni_a@yahoo.com.au, mobile: 0407 601 662

Bookings are essential for catering purposes by emailing fni_a@yahoo.com.au, with ‘Booking for FNI(A) Awards Night’, in the subject heading. Please supply your names, and contact number.

Judges will receive an FNI(A) T-shirt, and FNI(A) Mug.

Entrants films screened will receive an FNI(A) T-shirt.

Winners will receive an FNI(A) T-shirt and Trophy.

People’s Choice winner will receive $500, and an FNI(A) T-shirt.

Some Films to be screened:

From Poland ‘Bottoms Up’ Producer/Director/Writer Maciej Gtowinski,

From Canberra Vladimir Gottwald for ‘The Long Road’, Producer Aksal Art,

From Romania ‘Vive La Crise!’ Producer/Director/Writer Alexei Gubenco,

From Western Australia ‘Backstage’ Producer Jacob Fjord, Director/Writer Pierce Davison

From Romania ‘Great Expectations’ Producer/Director/Writer Alexei Gubenco

From Canberra ‘Mad Hatta Regatta’ Producer/Director/Writer John Kovacs

Judged by award winners NORA PRESTON, STEVE LEVITT, MICHAEL ASHLEY, REG THORNILL.

Please click on this link http://fnia.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/12/?sn=l to
view information on the FILM NETWORKING INDUSTRY (AUSTRALIA)-FNI(A) ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS NIGHT, 13/8/11, 4pm, or You can view the details of this  event at the following Link:
View: FILM NETWORKING INDUSTRY
(AUSTRALIA)-FNI(A) ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS NIGHT ANNOUNCED.

PLEASE  CIRCULATE THIS EVENT TO EVERYONE.

FNI(A) WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2009/2010.

FNI(A)/Film Networking Industry (Australia) wishes you a Very safe, and Happy Year in 2011.

If you need any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact me on MOBILE +61 407 601 662, or email fni_a@yahoo.com.au

NORA PRESTON – Filmmaker since 2001
Founding President
FNI(A) – FILM NETWORKING INDUSTRY ( AUSTRALIA ) INC. – Founded in 2005.

PO Box 3509
WESTON CREEK ACT 2611

Mob: +61 407 601 662

email: fni_a@yahoo.com.au

web: http://fnia.awardspace.com
www.myspace.com/fni_a; http://fnia.flixster.com; www.flixster.com/user/fnia,

YOU CAN NOW follow us and join us on Twitter http://twitter.com/fni_a

Join myspace and become an FNI(A) friend on www.myspace.com/fni_a

Join Flixster and become an FNI(A) friend on http://fnia.flixster.com; www.flixster.com/user/fnia

1 August 2011

Support FNI(A). FNI(A) is an independent, non profit, non government community based charity, run solely by volunteers, with no government funding, saving taxpayers money. FNI(A) relies heavily on donations from the public in order to carry out its work. If you would like to make a donation to FNI(A), please send a cheque/money order made payable to Film Networking Industry (Australia) Inc. to PO Box 3509, Weston Creek. ACT. 2611. AUSTRALIA . or contact us by email fni_a@yahoo.com.au or mobile: 0407 601 662 to discuss other alternatives. Thank you for all your support.

Aims and Objectives: to promote and unite the film and music industry; to promote film production and development; improved access to equipment; and annual recognition of achievements in Australian and International Film and Music through FNI(A) Achievement Awards.

Support FNI(A). BECOME AN FNI(A) MEMBER, VOLUNTEER, DOWNLOAD M/SHIP FORM FROM FNI(A) WEBSITE http://fnia.awardspace.com and send to form with payment by cheque or money order made payable to Film Networking Industry (Australia), and send to PO Box 3509 , WESTON CREEK ACT 2611, AUSTRALIA, or contact us to make alternative arrangements . Mob: 0407 601 662. Email: fni_a@yahoo.com..au Websites: http://fnia.awardspace.com ; www.myspace.com/fni_a ; http://fnia.flixster.com ; www.flixster..com/user/fnia

Disclaimer: FNI(A) and the author do not assume or accept any responsibility and shall not be liable for the accuracy or appropriate application of the information contained in this letter/email.

Film Networking Industry (Australia) – FNI(A) Founding President NORA PRESTON attended the first 2 days of the ATOM Screen Futures Summit, in Melbourne.

The disappointing part was that everything was on at the same time at 3 different venues, so you could not take advantage of being able to go to everything.

The workshops I attended were all outstanding.

First we registered ourselves, that commenced at 8am on Saturday morning 9/7/11, when we were handed packs/back packs advertising ATOM Screen Futures Summit, that were filled with magazines, programs, etc.

We were then ushered into a conference room and listened to Professor David Buckingham who flew in from the UK, Institute of Education, University of London, speak about Teaching the creative class, New Media, education and the creative industries in changing times, that was followed by a morning tea break when we were served up warm sweet and savoury scones/muffins.

RMIT University panel then spoke about their curriculum crossroads, teaching post industrial media, and then took a lunch break.

I briefly dropped in on Mobile and Web apps, run by Brian Chau, and then joined the cinematography workshop.

Photo of Cinematographer Peter De Vries – award winner ’4 (Four)’ Documentary, with other selected credits, On Tour with the Queen, Inside Nature’s Giants, Australian Families of Crime, The Elders, Crime Investigation Australia, Blank Canvas, Rat, Darwin’s Lost Paradise, Atlas – Australia Revealed, Natural Wonders – The Great Barrier Reef, Big Bugs, Phillip Glass – a Portrait in Twelve Parts, Ghosts of the Abyss 3D, 3D Halloween, The Great Wall of Iron.

Peter spoke about camera controls, which included Canon 502 and Sony PMW F3; lens choices, – wide aperture lenses, zooms, telephoto; and shooting video – the constraints of the camera design.

Photos taken by NORA PRESTON.

Photo of Colin Schumacher who worked in Australian television that included Sons and Daughters,
A Country Practice, and Film Australia’s screen treatment of Norm and Ahmed, and writing for Disney Playhouse.

Colin has directed over 80 theatre productions from Shakespeare to rock and classic opera for the Griffin, Ensemble, Riverina, U25, Theatre South, Young Vic (London), Salle Malesherbes (Paris), La Boite, The Queensland Theatre Company, Jute, and Nouveau Teatro Compagnie, Somprasong Foundation and Patravadi Theatre Company (Thailand), etc.

Colin is Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University, where he was Senior Lecturer in Writing and Directing for TV, who currently writes courseware for TV productions. Colin has taught Writing and Directing for television production houses. His textbook Making Meaning OnScreen – A Student Handbook was published in 2007, with the second edition planned for 2011.

Colin’s workshop was about (in brief) creating the seamless screen story – advanced techniques in screen production and screen literacy.

Brett Lamb ran the next workshop ‘Big Damn Heroes’. Brett is a teacher at East Doncaster Secondary College, who co-authored Heinemann Media, and maintains the media education website www.lessonbucket.com. Brett spoke about exploring heroes and villains across a range of texts including Welcome to the Jungle, Hot Fuzz, Doctor Who, Con Air, The Rock, and The Dark Knight. He examined how camera techniques, acting, mise-en-scene and visual composition, editing, lighting, and sound contribute to the representation of these characters in filmic narratives.

Those of us that attended the above workshops, missed out on afternoon tea, for those of us that walked back to the Harvesting Digital workshop.

Engaging Digital Learners/Harvesting Digital technologies to engage digital learners, by Deborah Cohen, was the next workshop I attended. Deborah manages the Australian Children’s Television Foundation’s education unit which involves the development of teaching and learning resources for online and DVD-ROM delivery, the ACTF’s online Learning Centre, etc. Deborah’s workshop highlighted the development and application of the Australian Children’s Television Foundation’s digital education resources that encouraged discussion on how educators can adopt interactive strategies to heighten learning outcomes.

The day ended with Mediations Book Launch that commenced at 6.15pm. The book Mediations: Working Papers on Media and Practice, gathers together a variety of papers which represent the sweep of interests and practices of the Media Program team at RMIT University. The staff are diverse researchers and media makers, engaged with a wide variety of media and mediums, and interested in making connections between media practices. Drinks and very filling hot and cold snacks were served. We didn’t need any dinner afterwards.

Sunday 10/7/11 – The following 2 workshops were Festivals and Distribution/Case-studies in transmedia content creation and distribution into the educational sector, run by Catherine Gough-Brady from Snodger Media and Richard Leigh from Campfire. Catherine and Richard each provided their case study on how they have been pushing the boundaries of the creation and distribution of material designed for use in the educational sector.

This was followed by Hana Lo Bianco’s workshop, The role of film in language education, which investigated her research into the role of film in foreign language education.

Pictured below, Dr Colin Perry, the course leader of the Bachelor of Screen Production at Holmesglen Institute in Victoria, who has also worked as a director, editor and producer for television commercials and cable television programs.

Colin’s workshop Facebook Documentary/New Media formats of documentary and their implications for practice, showed examples drawn from existing new media and social media video content to illustrate the potential for conceiving of documentary as a more flexible theoretical construct. Possible directions for future documentaries using online technologies were considered.

Dr Colin Perry.

After lunch the workshop Participatory Journalism/The promise and practice of participatory journalism, was run by Alfred Hermida, who flew in from Canada. Alfred is currently assistant professor of integrated journalism at the School of Journalism at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, who was part of the team that launched the award winning BBCNews.com website in 1997. Alfred spoke about how journalism around the world has become a more open process, how newsroom culture has changed, and how journalists’ perceptions have changed along with it.

This workshop went for a couple of hours until it was time for afternoon tea, when a delicious spread of savoury and sweet food was served up for us.

After afternoon tea, the workshop Public Broadcast Digital/When public broadcasters go digital – Canada and Australia compared, that was run by CBC’s Rachel Nixon from Canada, and Jonathan Green, editor of the ABC site The Drum.

Since my time was running out, I left this workshop and attended Bo Bo Doll – Influence/The Bo Bo Doll is dead, long live the bo bo doll; a media educator’s observation of the media influence debate, presented by Melinda Roberts, who has been teaching for 15 years in the Media in Victoria, and is currently Faculty Head of The Arts at Xavier College.

A couple of us were ignorant as to what a bo bo doll is, and were intrigued to find out what this workshop was about.

Yes, as embarrassing as it was to ask this question, I was informed at this workshop, that a bo bo doll is an inflatable doll, that was used in research with children, to see whether or not the children became violent, after watching a violent film.

The debate continues on whether or not films influence people. I voiced my opinion and agreed that films do influence children and adults, and that we need to be more careful on what we allow to be screened.

Filmmakers need to take this fact into consideration, before embarking on making violent films using offensive language, and including drugs, smoking, alcohol, attempting to glorify these products, violence, and language.

I ran out of time and had to leave before the others got their questions in, running back to the hotel, already late, with the car waiting to take me to the airport, to fly back to Canberra.

ScreenACT Networking Seminar 14/7/11

Film Networking Industry (Australia)-FNI(A) Founding President NORA PRESTON attended ScreenACT Networking Seminar on 14/7/11, presented by Schmooze.

This workshop was showing the attendees how to network, using various groups, online such as facebook, etc.

Screen Australia Presentation

Friday 22/7/11, 2-3.30pm, in the ScreenACT Training Room, 215 Northbourne Ave, Braddon.

Screen Australia will be holding a FREE presentation about their grant and investment programs that will cover Producer Offset, Documentary, Development and Production Funding available through ScreenAustralia.

Bookings essential through info@screenact.com.au

Movie for Thursday 21 June – ROUTE IRISH, Arc, 7pm

Thursday July 21, we go to see ROUTE IRISH at Arc Cinema (National Film and Sound Archive) at 7pm. Information about the movie can be found at www.nfsa.com.au/arc

After the movie, we will meet in the main foyer (note that most of us usually stay for the credits of the movie, so please be patient). We will then go for coffee and chat if people so wish.

If you are a new member (or haven’t been for a while and forget what we look like), please reply email, movie_group@yahoo.com.au and we will arrange to meet up either before the movie or immediately after.

TO PARTICIPATE: visit www.haveyougottalent.com.au and register now!

Date: Saturday 23 July

Venue: Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre

Workshop and Heats (approximately 1 hour): will take place during intervals through the day. Check the Have You Got Talent website for more details.

Industry Performance: 5pm

Careers Discussion with panel: 7pm

For enquiries please call CADA on 1300 908 905 or check out the Website www.haveyougottalent.com.au for more details

FROM Open Channel

BAYSIDE FILM FESTIVAL

August 17-20

Palace Brighton Bay

294 Bay St. Brighton

www.baysidefilmfestival.com.au

www.plugintv.net

Established in 2005, Plug In TV began as a group of video documentary journalists wanting to provide an alternative to the mainstream media. Plug-In TV are looking to fill four volunteer roles. The Production Manager (1 day per week) will oversee the production of content and our programming schedule. The Technical Director (0.5 days per week) will oversee technical checking of content. The Office Manager (1 to 1.5 days per week) will handle all administration / office duties. The Network Developer (0.5 days per week) will handle all network development and promotion.

For more information email info@plugintv.net.

FNI(A) WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT IN 2009/2010.

FNI(A)/Film Networking Industry (Australia) wishes you a Very safe, and Happy Year in 2011.

If you need any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact me on MOBILE +61 407 601 662, or email fni_a@yahoo.com.au

email: fni_a@yahoo.com.au

web: http://fnia.awardspace.com
www.myspace.com/fni_a; http://fnia.flixster.com; www.flixster.com/user/fnia,

YOU CAN NOW follow us and join us on Twitter http://twitter.com/fni_a

Join myspace and become an FNI(A) friend on www.myspace.com/fni_a

Join Flixster and become an FNI(A) friend on http://fnia.flixster.com; www.flixster.com/user/fnia

Support FNI(A). FNI(A) is an independent, non profit, non government community based charity, run solely by volunteers, with no government funding, saving taxpayers money. FNI(A) relies heavily on donations from the public in order to carry out its work. If you would like to make a donation to FNI(A), please send a cheque/money order made payable to Film Networking Industry (Australia) Inc. to PO Box 3509, Weston Creek. ACT. 2611. AUSTRALIA . or contact us by email fni_a@yahoo.com.au or mobile: 0407 601 662 to discuss other alternatives. Thank you for all your support.

Aims and Objectives: to promote and unite the film and music industry; to promote film production and development; improved access to equipment; and annual recognition of achievements in Australian and International Film and Music through FNI(A) Achievement Awards.

Support FNI(A). BECOME AN FNI(A) MEMBER, VOLUNTEER, DOWNLOAD M/SHIP FORM FROM FNI(A) WEBSITE http://fnia.awardspace.com and send to form with payment by cheque or money order made payable to Film Networking Industry (Australia), and send to PO Box 3509 , WESTON CREEK ACT 2611, AUSTRALIA, or contact us to make alternative arrangements . Mob: 0407 601 662. Email: fni_a@yahoo.com..au Websites: http://fnia.awardspace.com ; www.myspace.com/fni_a ; http://fnia.flixster.com ; www.flixster..com/user/fnia

Disclaimer: FNI(A) and the author do not assume or accept any responsibility and shall not be liable for the accuracy or appropriate application of the information contained in this letter/email.