Workshops and Conferences

Covering everything from the latest in the Fibre Art world to music and film workshops.

AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS AT THE 2006 DARWIN FESTIVAL 19 & 20 August

DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING - FINDING YOUR STYLE: 10am Sat
Bob Connolly is a giant of Australian documentary-making with a rich body of work, created in collaboration with his late wife and professional colleague, Robin Anderson. Their early work includes three films shot in the PNG Highlands, First Contact, Joe Leahy’s Neighbours and Black Harvest which won 30 national and international awards, including an Academy Award nomination (First Contact). All three won the Grand Prix at France’s prestigious Festival Cinema du Reel, and AFI awards for Best Documentary. Through a fascinating overview of his work,Connolly will illustrate how filmmakers can develop their own personal style of documentary story-telling

MAKING THE SHORT DOCUMENTARY: 11.45am Sat
Christine Olsen, writer/producer of Rabbit-Proof Fence, which won the AFI Award for Best Feature Film in 2002, made her short documentary The Big Day for a short film festival held in her street. The cost of this initial mini DVD was less than $500 to cover the use of camera and one tape. With subsequent funding, The Big Day was accepted into the 2004 Montreal Film Festival and the 2005 Melbourne Film Festival.
The film originated with a great idea and a small budget - an ideal case study for the workshops.


DIRECTING DOCUMENTARY BIOGRAPHIES: 1.45pm Sat
The documentaries by independent filmmaker, Curtis Levy, have won many international awards. In 2004 Curtis Levy completed The President versus David Hicks, which won an AFI Award for Best Documentary Film and was in Official selection at the Hot Docs International Film Festival in Canada and Full Frame Film Festival in the U.S.Levy has made several films about Australian Aborigines, including Sons of Namatjira, about a group of Aboriginal artists living in a camp outside Alice Springs, and their relationship with the outside world.Curtis Levy's workshop will cover a variety of approaches to directing documentary biographies. It will look at some of the techniques that can help filmmakers in revealing the essence of their subject and will cover issues such as building trust between the filmmaker and subject, and the ethics of the filmmaker’s involvement. During the workshop Curtis will show some film clips which illustrate innovative approaches to documentary filmmaking.


SCREENING: GLOBAL HAYWIRE (2006): 10am Sun
Written, directed and animated by Oscar-winning filmmaker and cartoonist Bruce Petty, Global Haywire is a documentary fable, threading live action and animation with stunning dynamism and originality to tell a tale of how East and West has reached the present crisis point. The most recent version of this film will be screened - not the final cut. It is still being edited.

THE ANIMATED DOCUMENTARY: 11.45am Sun
Bruce Petty, writer/director/animator, is Australia's only Academy Award winner for animation. A critically acclaimed cartoonist and inspired social commentator, he is best known as one of Australia's most influential political cartoonists. Petty has extensive experience creating documentaries with social comment. There is a strong tradition of claymation and animation in short films made by Territory filmmakers and Petty's workshop will build on these skills, and assist others to enter the area.


Q & A SESSION: 1.45pm Sun
One of the most successful workshops in the past has been a Q&A session, allowing filmmakers to ask questions about issues most relevant to them. This session would be attended by all speakers – Bob Connolly, Curtis Levy, Christine Olsen and Bruce Petty.
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SCHEDULE

Saturday, 19 August 2006

9.45am Registration

10.00am – 11.30am Workshop 1:
Finding your style
with Bob Connolly

11.30am-11.45am Morning Tea

11.45am-1.15pm Workshop 2:
Making the Short Documentary
with Christine Olsen

1.15pm-1.45pm Lunch

1.45pm-3.15pm Workshop 3:
Directing Documentary Biographies
with Curtis Levy


Sunday, 20 August 2006

9.45am Registration

10.00am – 11.30am Session 4:

Screening: Global Haywire

11.30am-11.45am Morning Tea

11.45am-1.15pm Workshop 5:

The Animated Documentary
with Bruce Petty


1.15pm-1.45pm Lunch

1.45pm-3.15pm Workshop 6:

Q & A Session with
Bob Connolly, Curtis Levy, Christine Olsen, Bruce Petty
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DATES
Saturday 19 August 2006 + Sunday 20 August 2006
registration each day: 9.45am

VENUE
Charles Darwin University, Casuarina Campus, Building 22, Room 1.
Free parking on campus.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION & Pre-Registration
Pre-registration preferred but not essential
Jo Smith - mobile: 0411 888 664, email: agsc@cia.com.au
Frances McDonald - tel: 02 9315 7308, email: franmcd@bigpond.net.au

FREE REGISTRATION
made possible with the support of Perpetual Trustees, the Australian Film Commission, the Northern Territory Film Office and ABC TV.

Music NT workshops

Music NT presents a series of professional skills development workshops as part of the NT Music Festival program. Workshops are designed to empower and enable contemporary original musicians to obtain knowledge of where the music industry is heading and to make valuable contacts with music industry professionals.

For more information please visit www.musicnt.com.au or call 8981 1995

Selling Yarns Conference

Australian Indigenous textiles and good business in the 21st century conference investigates best practice and sustainability in the Indigenous textile industry.

DAY 1

International and national perspectives on the making of textile art.
An overview of current business and marketing practice in the production and promotion of work.

DAY 2

Business opportunities and examples. Australia wide speakers, government support and funding, copyright issues, small business endeavours, partnerships, export opportunities and options for a more sustainable future practice.

Keynote speakers include Dr W. Richard West Jnr, National Museum of the American Indian, Washington DC, USA and Mr Ron Morony, General Manager, Indigenous Business Australia.

Pre-conference events on 12 August include the Makers Forum and Workshops

 

Selling Yarns Conference

Date: 13-14 Aug
Venue: Museum and Art Gallery of NT
Price: $150 incl gst
For more information visit www.sellingyarns.com
Hosted by: ANU in association with Craft Australia and Territory Craft