Screen Conversations
Go behind the screen and hear from people who make films come to life and others who have insightful perspectives about the world.
Can we decrease the environmental impact of clothes?
Following the Adelaide Fashion Week screening of Dust to Dust hear about transforming landfill clothes into new materials for the catwalk, from speakers working in this space. Featuring Pablo Sebastian’s Paul Vasileff and Rebecca Evans, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, Art Gallery of SA (AGSA). Moderator, Leigh Robb, Curator of Contemporary Art, AGSA.
When: 6:30pm, Friday 11 October
Where: Palace Nova Eastend
The Correspondent and the Global War on Truth
Hear Peter Greste in conversation with director of The Correspondent Kriv Stenders (Red Dog, Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan), actors Richard Roxburgh and Julian Maroun and the film’s producer and former journalist Carmel Travers.
When: 6pm, Thursday 24 October
Where: Capri Theatre
Screen Industry Talk moderated by Sandy George
Join Matthew Deaner (CEO, Screen Producers Australia), Leanne Saunders (Head of Production & Development, SAFC), Luke Dale (Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers) and Mat Kesting (CEO & Creative Director, AFF) for a conversation on the state of the screen industry. Free registration. Food and coffee available for purchase.
When: 9am, Friday 25 October
Where: Luna10
Animation: Contextualising Australia's Mini-Boom
Join Ken Anderson, co-founder of Wild Child Animation, UK, Leela Varghese and various filmmakers in conversation about Australia's animation mini-boom, witnessed by the production of Memoir of a Snail, Magic Beach and Lesbian Space Princess.
When: 11am, Friday 25 October
Where: Palace Nova Eastend
Documentary: Where Real Life and Cinematic Artifice Meet
Hear how the directors of three feature documentaries in AFF 2024 approached their subject and, in the process, learn about hummingbirds, the Nimbin Aquarius Festival, and making and using songs in films. Join panellists Sally Aitken (Every Little Thing), Shalom Almond (Songs Inside) and Wendy Champagne (Aquarius).
When: 2:30pm, Friday 25 October
Where: Palace Nova Eastend
Making Debut Films: Scripts, Risks, Joys and Challenges
Join AFFIF filmmakers Kelly Schilling (With or Without You), Sally Gifford (Kangaroo Island), Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese (Lesbian Space Princess) in conversation about the making of their debut features.
When: 12:30pm, Saturday 26 October
Where: Palace Nova Eastend
Reflective Screen Artist Talk
Hear from moving image artists, Jazmine Deng and Jenna Pippett, the 2024 Reflective Screen artists. Moderated by Curator Andrew Purvis, the talk will immediately follow the screening, I’m Not Everything I Want To Be about Czech photographer, Libuše Jarcovjáková.
When: 12pm, Sunday 27 October
Where: Palace Nova Eastend