Festival Events

MASTERCLASSES

An intimate hour in the Premium Lounge Cinema at Dendy with writers, directors, cinematographers and producers of films screening at the Festival.

Tickets $10 - on sale now at the Dendy Box Office (Limited seats available)

Sat 1st Nov: 2-3pm

Telling Stories on the Big Screen

Dan Castle, (Director of Newcastle, Zona Rosa and The Visitor) and cinematographer Richard Michalak talk about how to use all the tools at the filmmaker’s disposal to tell a story on screen.

Sat 1st Nov: 3-4pm

The Writer as Producer

Michael Boughen (writer and producer of the new Australian horror film Dying Breed) talks about how to be a creative producer and get your script on the big screen without directing. Michael will explore the myth that producers only focus on the financials of filmmaking.

Sat 8 Nov: 2-3 pm

The Writer-Director Relationship

Marc Gracie and Chris Thompson worked together as director and writer of the Australian thriller The Tumbler, starring Gary Sweet. They talk about how to best manage the writer/director relationship in cinematic storytelling.

Q & As & PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Free following the screening:

Q&As

Saturday 1st November

Rats & Cats: 2.30pm Dendy Cinemas

Q&A by the writer and director Tony Rogers

Saturday 1st November

Newcastle: 4.15pm Dendy Cinemas

Q & A by the director Dan Castle and his cinematographer Richard Michalak

Sunday 2nd November

Dying Breed: 4.30pm Dendy Cinemas

Q & A by the writer and producer Michael Boughen

Monday 3rd November

Gonzo: 8.30pm Dendy Cinemas

Join our distinguished panel for an entertaining discussion after the screening

The panel are:
Paul Dale: Federal political columnist for The Sunday Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times
Tony Wright: National affairs editor at The Age
Peter Fray: Editor of the Canberra Times

Thursday 6th November

The Coca Cola Kid: 7.30pm Arc Cinema at the National Film and Sound Archive

Q & A by the screenwriter Frank Moorhouse and producer David Roe

Saturday 8th November

Salvation: 4.30pm Arc Cinema at the National Film and Sound Archive

Q & A by actors Wendy Hughes and Tony Llewellyn-Jones

Saturday 8th November

The Tumbler: 4.30pm Dendy Cinemas

Q & A by director Marc Gracie and writer Chris Thompson

Sunday 9th November

The View From Greenhaven: 8.15pm Dendy Cinemas

Q & A by actor Wendy Hughes, writers/directors Simon and Kenn MacRae plus executive producer Chris Berry.