Category: Events

2016 SmartFone Flick Fest – Australia’s Smartphone Film Festival

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The SmartFone Flick Fest returns in 2016 with the screening of the finalists.

The Gala Awards Final showcases the best smartphone films from Australia and around the world.
Come and experience the excitement of seeing pocket dreams on the big screen.

Awards will be presented on the night for the SF3 2016 Best Film, Best Actor/Actress, Best Director, Best Cinematographer and Best Screenplay.

The SF3 Gala Awards Final will also include a screening of the Co-Founder’s Flick pick and Kids Flick pick.
Some films will include adult themes and any children attending should be accompanied by an adult.

WHEN: Friday, 26 August 2016 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
WHERE: Chauvel Cinema – 249 Oxford Street, Paddington, NSW 2021

More  info and tickets here: http://www.sf3.com.au/

TV Talks: The Art of Hustle

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WHERE: Australian Film Television and Radio School – Building 130 Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, NSW 2021 – View Map

Directing’s called an art, and Producing a skill – but is trying to do them as a job in the Australian industry really just one long hustle? Is “The Art of The Hustle” an ‘American’ trait we’re learning? And is it an essential trait to have for success in our Industry? Why do creative people hate being seen to ‘work’ for what they love?

Three industry creatives at different stages of their careers – Banijay Screentime CEO Rory Callaghan, Nick Hayden, EP Entertainment at ABC TV, and Michelle Hardy, Producer of the soon-to-be hit sketch comedy series Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am – discuss wearing out your shoe leather in search of a commissioner who understands what you’re saying – and has the dollars to make it happen. And they’ll tell us (and MC Andrew Garrick) if they think they’ve ever really had a pop-the-champagne moment in the world of TV – or expect to in the future.

Guests:

– Rory Callaghan [CEO, Banijay Screentime]
– Nick Hayden [Executive Producer, Entertainment, ABC TV]
– Michelle Hardy [Producer, Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am]
– Andrew Garrick [MC]

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Abe Forsythe In Conversation @UTS

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3 time Tropfest finalist and now feature film director Abe Forsythe will be gracing us with his presence at the UTS Bon Marche Studio next Friday 19th August! 

Time: 1PM

Latest Film: Down Under – Just Hit Cinemas

Trailer:

Tropfest Winning Film – Shock: (featuring the UTS sound studios)

 

 

 

 

Free Sound Masterclass at AFTRS

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OzDocs, the Australian Documentary Forum are presenting a FREE, that’s right, free one-night course which will showcase the new recording technologies and essential practical advice from four award-winning experts.

The speakers will be helping to answer the questions; what are the pitfalls, solutions and latest tools to help you make a better film?

This includes:

• Oscar winning David White (Mad Max Fury Road), sound editor and mixer, reveals the consequences of poor sound for post production and solutions.
• Lemac’s audio specialist, Ross Boyer demonstrates new generation technologies and equipment from his toyshop.
• With clips of challenging situations, sound recordists Leo Sullivan and Philip Myers discuss practical issues for crews, advice and techniques for capturing good location sound.

Date: 12 July

Time: 6PM for 6:30PM Start (ends around 9PM)

Location: AFTRS- Entertainment Quarters – 130 Bent Street, Moore Park, Sydney

Tickets are available here

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COWSPIRACY: Free Film and Food

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COWSPIRACY: THE SUSTAINABILITY SECRET is a groundbreaking feature-length environmental documentary following intrepid filmmaker Kip Andersen as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today – and investigates why the world’s leading environmental organisations are too afraid to talk about it.

Date: 22nd July

Time: 7:30PM

Location: Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 280 Pitt St Sydney

Grab your free ticket by registering here

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Sound Advice: Audio for Filmmakers – Workshop Run By RODE

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A unique workshop is launching next week in Sydney, led by Rode Microphones. In this intensive on-day program you will be guided through how to best work with audio through all stages of production. The course has been specifically designed for filmmakers.

Date: Saturday, July 9, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM
Time: Hilton Sydney – 488 George Street Level 4 Rooms 1 & 2
Cost: $299

Workshop Schedule:
Sound Recording – 3 hours
Sound Editing – 1 hour
Sound Effects – 1 hour
Sound Mixing – 1 hour
Sound Tracks – 0.5 hours
Sound Design – 1 hour
Sound Inspiration – 0.5 hours

More info and registration here.

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More MAP Screening Promos

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Send in a still of your film via the MAP Facebook page or email: thomas.grainger10@gmail.com and we’ll feature it on MAP News for next week’s upcoming screenings!

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Title: The Fox

Director: Luke Chetham

Producer: Madeline Cornay

UTS COMMUNICATIONS POST GRAD. INFO EVENING

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Are you finishing your MAP undergraduate soon, but looking for the next step in your studies?
The next UTS Communication Postgraduate Info Eve takes place on Thursday 16th June.
Find out more info on the UTS Grad Certs, Diplomas and Masters programs in Media Arts and Production from Dr. Alex Munt.

Info Sessions are also available on the night for:
Journalism
Communication Management (Think PR/Media/Advertising)
Digital Information Management
Writing
For more details and to register your place head here:http://www.uts.edu.au/…/communication-postgraduate-informat…

Off The Grid Screening

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posterAward winning film ‘Off The Grid’ will be playing at the end of next month, Thursday 30th July in Darlinghurst. The event includes live music, chocolate tasting and an Indian Buffet Dinner and costs $35 in total for students.

A bit about the film:

From 2011 to 2013 Jonathan Taggart (Director) and Phillip Vannini (Producer) spent two years travelling across Canada to find 200 off-gridders and visit them in their homes. They met off-gridders in every single province and territory and through their film they narrated our travels and chronicled in depth the experiences, challenges, inventions, aspirations, and ways of life of people who have chosen to radically re-invent daily life in a dramatically innovative but also quite traditional way.

Life Off Grid is a film about people who have chosen to build their lives around renewable energy, with beautiful, inspiring, and often challenging results.

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Free Screening: CODE – THIS THURSDAY @5PM

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Pivotal will be hosting the first Sydney screening of the award-winning documentary :”CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap”.

When: Thursday 9th June, 5PM

This thought-provoking documentary shines a light on the lack of female software engineers, both in the workplace and in university and primary school programs. This event includes a screening as well as a panel discussion from highly sought after panelists working in the industry which includes:

> Kate Mckenzie, Chief Operations Officer, Telstra
> Jenine Beekhuyzen, Found of Tech Girls Movement & Author of the books ‘Tech girls are chic, not just geek”
> Robyn Elliott, Chief Information Officer, Fairfax Media
> Valeria Ignatieva, Co-Founder, Diverse City Careers
> Cath Jones, Developer, Digital Transformation Officer
> Daphne Chong, Technical Lead Developer, Australian Broadcasting Corporation & Co-organiser of Women Who Code

EVENT AGENDA:

5.00pm – 5.30pm        Registration & Networking
5:30pm – 5.45pm        Opening and Welcome
5:45pm – 7.00pm        Movie Screening
7.00pm – 8.00pm        Panel & Audience Discussion
8.00pm – 8.30pm        Networking

REGISTER FOR FREE HERE