panels
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panels ✴
all panels are free to attend!
Registrations not required!
SATURDAY | 2pM
Future Proofing Your Production
presented by bus stop films
The future of Australian filmmaking isn't a diversity add-on, it's the industry's actual
survival strategy.
As audiences, funding bodies, and streaming platforms increasingly demand authentic representation, the practitioners who'll still be working in ten years are the ones building inclusive practice into their process now, not bolting it on after the fact. This panel unpacks what that looks like in the room: on set, in the writers' room, and across a career.
Includes a special screening of Yeah Nah, starring Breanna Swan.
Date: Saturday, 12 September
Butterbox Theatre (Level 1)
Hosted By: Dianna La Grassa
Featuring: Breanna Swan, Jess Sherlock & Steph Dower
sunday | 11AM
Building Your Career
in Animation
Hear from leading animation creatives about building a sustainable career in the industry, from independent projects to studio work, and the opportunities shaping the future of Australian animation.
Date: Sunday, 13 September
KBF Mezzanine (Level 2)
Hosted By: Michael Linhart
Featuring: Emma Hough Hobbs (Lesbian Space Princess; UDFF Judge), Ryan Greaves (Cosmic Dino) & Kai Smythe (Hairy Soul Man)
SUNDAY | 11AM
How To Make the Perfect Short Film in a Day
presented by bus stop films
What actually makes a short film work and what happens when you've only got a day, a skeleton crew, and next to no budget to make it?
Dianna La Grassa, Head of Screen at Bus Stop Films, breaks down the anatomy of a great short film story and the stuff that lands with an audience before getting real about what it takes to shoot one in a single day: the trade-offs, the shortcuts, the things you can't compromise on, and the things you absolutely can.
Whether you're plotting your first short or your fiftieth, walk away knowing what "good" actually requires and how to get there in a day.
Date: Sunday, 13 September
Butterbox Theatre (Level 1)
Hosted By: Dianna La Grassa
SUNDAY | 12:30pM
Making Your First Factual Feature
When is a short documentary ready to become a feature, and when isn't it?
Hear from filmmakers who have navigated the creative, financial and industry challenges of taking a story to the next level.
Date: Sunday, 13 September
KBF Mezzanine (Level 2)
Hosted By: Ruari Elkington
Featuring: Jaydon Martin (Flathead; UDFF Judge), Ian Lynch (Screen Queensland) & Jeff Tseng (Don’t Be Prey)