Presented by Film and Screen Studies, Monash University

Saturday 25th February
11:30am, 60 mins
Gandel Lab, ACMI

Storytelling is a great way to make a difference, from inspiring documentaries to thought-provoking dramas. But how do screen creators inspire real-world change? Join MWFF’s panel of experts as they share tips for storytelling with impact: how to reach an audience, share a message, and make change through your film and screen project.

MEET OUR PANELISTS

Presented by Film and Screen Studies, Monash University

Saturday 25th February
2:30pm, 60 mins
Gandel Lab, ACMI

Film festivals, distributors, critics campuses and mentors—there are heaps of ways to develop your screen career overseas. International co-productions and remote collaborations also offer exciting pathways for global storytelling. In this special MWFF event, our panel of experts share their advice on working and networking outside of Australia, whether it be touring the international festival circuit, attending talent incubators, or telling transnational stories. We discuss how to make the most of opportunities outside of Australia, and what to expect when going global.

(Image credit: Travis Wise, CC BY 2.0)

MEET OUR PANELISTS

Saturday 25th February
3:30pm, 120 mins
Swinburne Studio, ACMI

The Melbourne Women in Film Festival and Women in Film and Television Victoria (WIFT Vic) present an exciting new career development event - 'The Life Cycle of Film'. Attendees are invited to participate in two intimate round table conversations lead by industry experts and focused on a particular area in the screen industries - from development to distribution.

Sunday 26th Febraury
1pm, 90mins
Cinema 2

Imagined Touch...When touch becomes your vision to the world.

When two deafblind women Heather Lawson and Michelle Stevens approached director Jodee Mundy, a coda, to make a show, they pulled off the impossible. They turned their small community performance into Imagined Touch, a theatre production that became a sell-out success at the Sydney Festival, going on to win at the Victorian Green Room Awards.

In this special event screening and conversation, Imagined Touch filmmakers Jodee Mundy OAM and Sofya Gollan, alongside artists Heather Lawson and Michelle Stevens, discuss the film, creating and performing the show, and connecting their experience with audiences.