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Screen Australia Podcast

Screen Australia

Listen to interviews with world-class Australian directors, producers, writers and other industry professionals as they discuss their careers, latest projects and industry trends. Subscribe to Screen Australia"s fortnightly newsletter to receive the latest episode along with show notes and bonus content, as well as the latest agency news, opportunities, funding approvals, and more at www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Feedback can be sent to podcast@screenaustralia.gov.au.

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40:28

Costume Designer Gypsy Taylor

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2024/02/29

From The Matrix to 1980s Australia, Gypsy Taylor discusses the art and craft of costuming and the design inspiration behind her most recent projects including Our Flag Means Death, The Way We Wore, and soon The Newsreader.

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40:30

Cannes Critics’ Week and Applying to Festivals

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2024/02/08

Cannes Critics’ Week Head of the Film Department Rémi Bigot speaks to the opportunities and process behind the program, and Screen Australia’s Manager, Festivals and Industry Partnerships Dale Fairbairn shares her advice for applying to festivals.

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41:58

Celebrating 50 years of screen education in Australia...

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/12/19

Australian Film, Television and Radio School alumni, award-winning filmmaker Warwick Thornton and production designer Bethany Ryan, alongside AFTRS Council Chair Debra Richards, reflect on 50 years of formal screen education in Australia.

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26:52

Director Kitty Green: Making The Royal Hotel

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/11/28

Kitty Green on making fiction from fact, the differences between documentary and feature narratives, the process of collaboration, and directing The Royal Hotel

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25:24

Community Consultant and Actor Max Jahufer

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/11/14

Max Jahufer speaks on the importance of transgender visibility both in front of and behind the camera, the role of community consultants in the industry, and his experiences on the upcoming Australian feature film A Savage Christmas.

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34:24

Graeme Mason on the 2022/23 Drama Report: key takeaways

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/11/02

Outgoing CEO Graeme Mason looks back at 10 years at Screen Australia and the changing landscape of Australian screen production through the 2022/23 Drama Report outcomes.

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25:23

(More) Advice Before You Apply

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/08/23

Screen Australia representatives who work across Production Investment, Development, Documentary, Online, First Nations and Games funding give their top tips for anyone preparing to submit an application. Glossary of Key Terms - https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/screen-news/2023/04-06-industry-glossary-of-terms Tools and insights for starting in the industry - https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-support/starting-in-the-industry/tools-and-insights

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29:57

Amazon Studios Senior Development Executive Sarah...

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/08/08

Amazon Studios Senior Development Executive Sarah Christie talks about working as an entertainment lawyer before making the shift to development producer with Goalpost Pictures and then joining the scripted team at Amazon. She explains their strategy going forward, the difference in developing and writing projects with a streamer, what makes a great pitch, and why it was a no-brainer to greenlight their newest project the Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, which launched on Prime Video on the 4th of

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46:19

Screenwriter Catherine Smyth-McMullen

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/07/27

Screenwriter Catherine Smyth-McMullen on writing genre in Australia and the US, the differences between working in the two countries, and what you need to know about general meetings: what they are, what materials you need to have ready for them, how they differ from a pitch meeting, and more.

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32:32

Development Funding at Screen Australia

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/07/13

Screen Australia’s Head of Development Bobby Romia talks through the development team at Screen Australia, the different types of funding available, what the funding can cover, how much to apply for, how applications are assessed and much more.

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33:15

Marta Dusseldorp: making ABC thriller Bay of Fires

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/06/29

Bay of Fires co-creator, producer and star Marta Dusseldorp talks about her shift from acting into producing, starting Archipelago Productions, how Bay of Fires came about, the shoot in Tasmania, and current challenges facing Australian producers.

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39:27

Cannes Film Festival + Market in 2023

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/06/14

Hear takeaways and advice from the Screen Australia delegation who attended Cannes Film Festival + Market this year, including why you need to be pitch ready, how to prepare for meetings, challenges and optimism in the theatrical space, trends and more. They are joined by local producers MahVeen Shahraki from Thousand Mile Productions, Rebecca Summerton from Closer Productions and Kath Shelper of Scarlett Pictures who was one of the producers of Warwick Thornton’s Un Certain Regard feature The New

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40:42

Deadloch creators Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/06/01

Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan discuss their careers from The Katering Show through to ABC series Get Krackin’, Audible podcast series Slushy and their latest project – creating comedy crime series Deadloch for Prime Video. The Kates talk about their writing partnership, filming Deadloch in Tasmania during the pandemic, and walking that fine line between comedy and drama throughout scripting, the shoot and the edit.

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35:53

Anna Barnes on creating Safe Home for SBS

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/05/12

Screenwriter Anna Barnes on the creation of Safe Home, from how the idea was sparked from her personal experiences working at community legal centres, creating a pitch deck and pilot script to show to SBS, working with writers Jean Tong and Michelle Law, and seeing the series be brought to life by the cast and crew including director Stevie Cruz-Martin, producer Imogen Banks and co-producer Emelyne Palmer.

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36:00

Catherine Kelleher: the role of a note-taker

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/04/28

SBS development executive Catherine Kelleher, who’s also a screenwriter and filmmaker, explains the role of a note-taker including how it differs from other writing roles, the make-up of Australian TV writers’ rooms, the dos and don’ts of note-taking and how to make the most of opportunities in the screen industry.

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37:08

Ian Murray: creating a sustainable business

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/04/14

113 Partners CEO Ian Murray is a consultant for creative businesses and reveals the questions people should be asking themselves to achieve a sustainable business, common issues, advice for funding grant applications, when to scale up, when to engage with a consultant, and how to be strategic – no matter the size or stage your business is at.

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31:00

Production designer Jacinta Leong

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/03/31

Jacinta Leong is a production designer who’s worked on Australian features 2067 and Buckley’s Chance and was art director on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Alien: Covenant, Unbroken, and more. Throughout the podcast, Jacinta talks about how her background in architecture led her to production design, some of the roles in the art department, and her experience working with directors like Seth Larney on 2067 and Dr George Miller on Mad Max: Fury Road and Furiosa.

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35:43

Creating comedy with Class of ‘07 writer/director...

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/03/17

Kacie Anning - the writer, director and creator of new Australian Amazon Original Series Class of ‘07 - talks about her career from web series Fragments of Friday to now, pitching to Prime Video Australia, advice for general meetings in the US, and why crafting the right tone in comedy is “everything”.

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47:05

Documentary funding and AIDC

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/03/03

Screen Australia’s Head of Documentary Alex West talks about available funding, advice for applicants and takeaways from the World Congress of Science & Factual Producers, before AIDC CEO Natasha Gadd gives an insight into the conference this year as well as opportunities and pressure points for the sector. View documentary funding here View First Nations Department funding here and First Facts initiative here Visit the AIDC website here

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54:47

The making of TV series Bad Behaviour

Screen Australia Podcast ·

2023/02/17

Screenwriters Pip Karmel and Magda Wozniak join director Corrie Chen in breaking down the making of new Stan television series Bad Behaviour, including the challenges of adaptation, the writers’ rooms, working with composer Caitlin Yeo and sound designer Emma Bortignon, and how they created seamless transitions between the past and present storylines.

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