Join us every Friday at 5pm for the chance to hear from interesting people from our screen culture talk about their passion with knowledge and insight!
Friday on My Mind talks are the perfect way to wrap up the working week and connect with like minded souls and its FREE.
Different guest speakers every week.
Registration for Friday on My Mind is not necessary - just turn up to Theatre 1 at 5pm and take a seat!
Theatre 1
AFTRS
130 Bent St
The Entertainment Quarter Moore Park NSW 2021
We would love to hear your ideas and suggestions for guest speakers so why not drop us a line with your ideas to: hello@aftrs.edu.au
- You will find us within The Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park - entry via Lang Rd
- 2 hours FREE parking available in the multi-level carpark.
Get directions to AFTRS - located within The Entertainment Quarter >
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THIS FRIDAY:
December 5 : Truth sells - The Gruen Transfer
From conception to ratings cut-through, we look at the challenges of a show that deconstructs the processes of advertising on a non-commercial public broadcaster, and what we can expect from the newly commissioned second series.
Special guest:
- Jon Casimir – Zapruder’s Other Films
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NOVEMBER LINE UP
November 7
Into the Void - The leap from short film to feature
It worked for Cate Shortland, Ivan Sen and Warwick Thornton. Three new writer/directors talk about the tricks and traps of adapting award winning shorts to the feature length format and making short films the platform to feature film success.
Special guests:
- David Michôd – short film Crossbow, new feature Animal Kingdom (in production)
- Steven Kastrissios – writer/director of short turned feature The Horseman
- Luke Tierney – writer/producer/director of short turned feature $quid (TBC)
November 14
Ron Cobb
From the beginnings of his career in the mid 50's as an in-between artist on the Walt Disney classic Sleeping Beauty to his work as a concept designer on Star Wars and Alien, we talk to writer, film designer and cartoonist Ron Cobb
Special guest:
- Ron Cobb
- Chaired by Peter Giles, Director of Digital Media division at AFTRS
November 21
When the Actor writes
Special guests:
Rachel Ward
Matthew Newton
November 28
Boy’s own Masculinity and Cedar Boys
In conversation with AFTRS alumni Serhat Caradee on how the themes from his short film Bound translate to his first feature Cedar Boys, and how to keep it real and raw.
Special guests:
- Serhat Caradee – writer/director
- Suresh Ayyar – editor
December 5 Final Friday on My Mind for 2008
Truth sells - The Gruen Transfer
From conception to ratings cut-through, we look at the challenges of a show that deconstructs the processes of advertising on a non-commercial public broadcaster, and what we can expect from the newly commissioned second series.
Special guest:
- Jon Casimir – Zapruder’s Other Films
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It's been and gone but here is the program for October
OCTOBER LINE UP
October 3
More than just a pullquote - Margaret Pomeranz on the future of film critics
In the age of citizen journalism, what is the role and responsibility of a film critic, and to whom? What’s the relationship between critic and filmmaker? Back from the Venice Film Festival, one of Australia’s most renowned has the answers.
Special guest:
- Margaret Pomeranz – At The Movies
October 10
The Stats Man - Bernard Salt
With global labour figures in crisis and the numbers of eligible men frighteningly low, we look at current tipping points, trends and demographic faultlines.
Special guest:
Bernard Salt ,KPMG demographer, Author
October 17
Dungog distribution - Allanah Zitserman and Stavros Kazantzidis
This dynamic duo that brought you Russian Doll and Horseplay, and then built a grass roots film hub in the heart of the Hunter, talk about creating content, screening content, and sending it out into the world.
Special guests:
Allanah Zitserman – screenwriter, festival director
Stavros Kazantzidis – director
October 24
Taking stock - Managing stock footage in film
In the new world order of rights management, we look at the creative, logistical and budgetary benefits of using stock footage.
Special guests:
Jonathan Ogilvie ‚writer/director The Tender Hook
Josef Nalvansky ‚ business development executive at Thought Equity Motion
October 31
Russian ruminations - Karen Shakhnazarov
Filmmaker Karen Shakhnazarov (The Jazz Men, Vanished Empire) – out here for the Russian Resurrection Film Festival – talks about the trials of making films behind the iron curtain.
Special guests:
Karen Shakhnazarov – director
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It's already been and gone but here are the guests from September
Friday September 5
I Love Robots - Alex Proyas in person
In the age of spiritual machines and intelligent internet, we talk to Alex Proyas about art and life in the digital age, about how Dark City was ahead of its time and how all this relates to his next film, Knowing.
Special guest:
- Alex Proyas – director Dark City, I,Robot, The Crow
Guest chair:
- Oscar Hillerström – film critic The Sci-Fi Channel, Empire
Friday September 12
Improvising scripts - Men’s Group and A Cold Summer
Mike Leigh had his method – looking to contemporary Australian films Men’s Group, The Combination and A Cold Summer, we discuss the risks and rewards of improvisation.
Special guests:
- John L. Simpson – producer Men’s Group
- Michael Joy – director Men’s Group
- Stu Morely – editor Men’s Group
- Paul Middleditch – director A Cold Summer
FFriday September 19
Square Cuts - Nash Edgerton and Luke Doolan
We look at this longstanding creative partnership and how it survives – especially when the director edits too.
Special guests:
- Nash Edgerton – director, co-editor The Square; shorts Spider, Lucky
- Luke Doolan – editor The Square, Ten Empty; shorts Spider, Lucky, The List
Friday September 26
Future projections - Preview of Electrofringe
In a sneak peek of October experimental arts festival This Is Not Art we take a look at the most inspiring and innovative works from around the world
Special guests:
Daniel Green, curator Electro Projections (international video-based works)
Cat Jones, curator ElectroEtre (international, interactive & performance works)
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It's already been and gone but here are the guests from August
Friday August 1
Thinking Global - The distribution of Australian film
- Jonathan Chissick - executive consultant to Screen Australia and Animal Logic; ex DreamWorks
Friday August 8
Inside The Bank Job - Omnilab's secret film business
- Christopher Mapp – MD Omnilab Media Group; EP The Bank Job, W
Friday August 15
Kung Fu pander - The lost art of Ozploitation
- Mark Hartley – writer/director of Not Quite Hollywood
Friday August 22
Underbelly - Creating "real" reality television
- Greg Haddrick – producer/co-writer Underbelly; The Informant, False Witness (in production)
- Peter Gawler - co-writer Underbelly
Friday August 29
Future farmers - The business of branded content
- Jonathan Kneebone - The Glue Society
- Justin Drape - Three Drunk Monkeys
- Michael Hilliard - @radical media
- Special guest chair Ben Cooper from HOST
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