Friday on My mind this week: Great Adpatations with Jennifer Byrne
Feb 26
In light of one of Australia’s best loved novels Cloudstreet by Tim Winton being adapted into a 6 hour mini sereis commissioned by Showtime and set to start shooting in Perth, the ABC’s First Tuesday Book Club host Jennifer Byrne will examine what [...]
At last week’s Friday on My Mind – our FREE weekly industry talks – Robert Connolly who was our guest for the week ending August 7 talked about his latest project Balibo [which is poised to go out on screens nationally very shortly] and towards the end of the session in response to a question [...]
As Australian film Two Fists One Heart releases on our screens, we look at the boxing film genre, from Raging Bull and Rocky to The Wrestler, and how this new father/son story is being marketed internationally in light of them.
Join us this Friday from 5pm when producer David Elfick takes to the Friday on My [...]
Why do so many actors turn their hand to producing, directing and writing ?
Here in Australia, Brendan Cowell, Matthew Newton , Leigh Whanell, Joel & Nash and Claudia Karvan are all in there having a go – in the US it’s Drew Barrymore, Helen Hunt, George Clooney, Sean Penn, Ben Affleck, Clint Eastood and Matt [...]
Join us this week for Friday on My MInd when Ron Cobb - a design genius, famous for his conceptual design work on iconic Sci-Fi films including The Abyss, Alien, Back to the Future and Conan the
Barbarian, takes to the stage.
Described as “seriously heavy duty” and a “design god”, this Friday on My Mind is a must for anyone who knows anything about film and concept [...]
With so much online activity this month on the state of film criticism, combined with the fact that Margaret Pomeranz (At The Movies, ABC TV) will be taking to the stage this week for Friday on My Mind to discuss the future and relevance of film criticism in Australia, the last days of September seem [...]
AFTRS’ weekly talk fest, Friday on My Mind, is going from strength to strength – with diverse guests sharing their ideas and opinions every Friday at 5pm.
In October we have an eclectic bunch of guests spanning the world of film criticsm furutre casting through to do it yourself distribution and Russian filmmaking.
So join us: Theatre [...]
Future projections – Preview of Electrofringe
In a sneak peek of October experimental arts festival ‘This Is Not Art’ we take a look at the most inspiring and innovative new media works from around the world.
Special guests:
+ Daniel Green, curator Electro Projections (international video-based works)
+ Cat Jones, curator ElectroEtre (international, interactive & performance works)
So what is [...]
This week Rachael Turk delves into the Editor/Director relationship with dynamic duo Nash Edgerton and Luke Doolan
We look at this longstanding creative partnership and how it survives – especially when the director edits too.
Special guests:
* Nash Edgerton – director, co-editor The Square; shorts Spider, Lucky
* Luke Doolan – editor The Square, Ten Empty; shorts Spider, [...]
Friday September 12
Improvising scripts – Men’s Group and A Cold Summer
Mike Leigh had his method – looking to contemporary Australian films Men’s Group, The Combination and A Cold Summer, we discuss the risks and rewards of improvisation.
Special guests:
+ John L. Simpson – producer Men’s Group
+ Michael Joy – director Men’s Group
+ Stu Morely – editor [...]
