Australian directors Gillian Armstrong, Rowan Woods, Greg McLean, Peter Andrikidis and Rachel Ward has been announced as speakers at the Australian Directors Guild (ADG) Conference in September.
THE Australian Directors Guild has announced that the Best of Input sessions, will run for the first time in Australia as part of the ADG 2008 Conference, In Good Company: Creative Collaborations in September 25 - 28, in Sydney.
Australian TV drama is being widely hailed for its excellence but many directors are being treated badly by networks and production companies, according to Australian Directors Guild executive director Kingston Anderson.
The crowd funding of creative projects in Australia is growing rapidly although the average per-person contribution is relatively small.
US-based Australian filmmaker Ben Lewin, writer-director of The Sessions, and Gillian Armstrong are confirmed speakers at the 2013 ADG National Conference.
The return of the SPAA conference and X|Media|Lab to Sydney in 2009, has been welcomed by Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts Virginia Judge and by NSW Film and Television Office (FTO) Chief Executive Tania Chambers.
Internationally acclaimed Australian director Fred Schepisi will deliver the Keynote Address at the 2013 Australian Directors Guild Conference.
Australian documentary makers today launched a campaign to boost the ailing numbers of single docs commissioned by the ABC and SBS and for more investment from Screen Australia.