The inaugural Australian Feature Film Summit has unveiled the line-up of sessions and speakers for its 'stage one' virtual event, taking place next month.
The two stage event, to be held across October and February, aims to break down the silos between producers, distributors and exhibitors, and foster ideas as to how to work together differently to ensure theatrical success for Aussie features.
The inaugural recipient of the Natalie Miller Fellowship is now at its helm, with Stan head of features and development executive Rachel Okine taking the reins following the departure of Sue Maslin.
After guiding the organisation for 10 years, producer and distributor Sue Maslin will step down as the president of the Natalie Miller Fellowship.
Brendan Harkin, founder of the X Media Lab, died last week in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Australian feature films are currently dominating the box office, with exhibitors reporting a "revitalised" audience appetite for local stories. However, both producers and distributors have concerns about being able to actually get Aussie features off the ground in the future, with the Producer Offset slated to fall from 40 to 30 per cent from July.
Demand for Australian films may be experiencing a revival as a result of the pandemic's disruption of other markets but every business within the industry remains "on notice" from the new regulatory overhaul set to come into effect this year, according to producer Sue Maslin.
Back in July, when every cinema around the country was shut, Sue Maslin took a leap: she committed to a three month marketing and P&A campaign for feature documentary Brazen Hussies.