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We Have Decided Not to Die
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- Read the latest Trade Bulletin online
- Stephen Page, Artistic Director of the Bangarra Dance Theatre, joined Indigenous film director Rachel Perkins, actor/writer/performer Leah Purcell and producer Bain Stewart in Canberra to call for cultural exemptions in a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. A special performance by the Bangarra Dance Theatre on 20 August was the highlight of an event hosted by the AFC and the Australia Council for the Arts, attended by politicians from both Houses of Parliament and from all political parties.
- The AFC made a submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement and General Agreement on Trade in Services in May and addressed the committee on 23 July. At the same hearings director Gillian Armstrong and writer Judi McCrossin gave personal accounts of how cultural policy measures ensure Australian content on our screens, and sustain our film and television industries
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Senator the Hon Rod Kemp, Minister for the Arts and Sport
Trade event hosted by the AFC and Australia Council
photo: ID Photographics
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Senator the Hon Robert Hill, Minister for Defence and AFC CEO Kim Dalton
photo: ID Photographics
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Australia's Chief Negotiator Stephen Deady, Paula Deady and Leah Purcell
photo: ID Photographics
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The Projectionist
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- 50 Minutes From Home features the best of Australia's new film talent in nine short feature films. The festival tours nationally in September and screens on SBS in October
- Dendy Award winner Desperate Man Blues screens in Sydney in August
- Indigenous film celebrated at the Reel Dirt: Bless Your BLaK Arts Festival, 4-20 September
- Skin, Kin and Country: Stories from Black Australia, screens Wednesday nights, 7.30pm on SBS until 10 September
- ASDA Conference: there has to be a better way of doing this! 12-14 September
- Short feature Floodhouse screens at the ASDA Conference in Melbourne, 13 September, 5pm
- Australian Network for Art & Technology announces Blast Theory Masterclass in Adelaide. Deadline: 19 September
- Women Working in Television cocktail party, 16 October
- The Tokyo International Film Festival will feature a Focus on Australia sidebar event, 1-3 November
- Homemade History: 13 five-minute documentaries screen on SBS at 8:20pm on Thursdays until 6 November
- Sydney Travelling Film Festival tours the country. The opening night films in Huskisson on 8 August were Martha's New Coat and Clutch
- Other AFC-supported activities and events
- The following Australian features will be released in August, September and October so keep an eye out for screening details: Gettin' Square, Japanese Story, The Night We Called it a Day, The Rage in Placid Lake, Travelling Light and The Wannabes
- The AFC sponsors IF magazine's What's On in Film guide to screen events across Australia
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The 13th House
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- AFC Policy Advisor Catherine Griff chaired a panel at the OzeCulture conference in Brisbane called 'The Chicken and the Egg - Broadband Content and Infrastructure'. Read her speech online
- AFC CEO Kim Dalton gave a speech at the Australasian Sound Recordings Association Conference 2003 on 9 July in Sydney
- Industry Links is now searchable and provides access to over 600 screen-related sites. It is a valuable resource for both screen industry professionals and film enthusiasts
- New-look Get the Picture Online industry statistics
- Want to find out more information about Australians working overseas, box office or TV ratings? Visit FAQS
- Upcoming Production Report
- Film Development funding approvals
- National Touring Exhibition Fund approvals
- Funding deadlines
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Floodhouse
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- In August the Australian International Movie Convention was held on the Gold Coast. The AFC was co-sponsor of the opening night, Australia On Show, which showcased 17 new features. The AFC also organised a discussion forum 'Who's Calling the Shots - Is There Change in the Air?' and Filmmaker Trade Show, and offered travel assistance to many directors, producers and actors from the films showcased.
- Women Working in Television hosted a networking lunch on 25 July
- In July the AFC provided filmmakers with a rare opportunity to meet Michael Cowan, Joint Managing Director of leading international film production and sales company Spice Factory in Sydney and Melbourne
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Sucker
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The Night We Called it a Day
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- Welcome to Financial Accountant Dominic Olsson, Records and Archives Manager Carolyn Beveridge, Receptionist Nicole Saunders and Acting Executive Assistant PR&I Vidya Reddy. Film Development Administrative Assistant Ciel Fuller replaces Georgina Lawson in Brisbane. Farewell to Desktop Support Officer David Christie.
- Positions vacant
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Love's Brother
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- Screenings in Montreal; Moscow; Videobrasil; Toronto; Telluride; Edinburgh; Locarno More
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Ward 13
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- Awards from Atlanta; Nashville; San Francisco; Dresden More
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A Wedding in Ramallah
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