Schools Program
Breaking the Rules
The Ins and Outs of Genre and Screen Production
Friday 21st March, 45 mins
12pm, Online, Free
Presented with Australian Teachers of Media, Victoria.
The Melbourne Women in Film Festival and the Australian Teachers of Media Victoria present Breaking the Rules: The Ins and Outs of Genre and Screen Production, an online panel and Q&A.
Join our panel of filmmakers and screen experts for a discussion of all things genre in film and television production. Topics that will be explored include why understanding genre is important in the screen industry, how genre filmmaking can challenge existing social stereotypes and dominant onscreen representations, challenging audience expectations, and how you can be creative and innovative when making genre screen works.
Image: Lost Gully Road (Donna McRae, 2017)
EMU RUNNER
Presented with ACMI Education as part of their focus on women filmmakers series
Tuesday April 1st, 10am, ACMI
Imogen Thomas, Australia, 2018, PG, Free
Join us for a special free screening of Emu Runner as part of ACMI’s Focus on Australian women filmmakers series.
Emu Runner was crafted collaboratively by Imogen Thomas and the Brewarrina community, and is a testament to what can be achieved on a very low budget and lots of good will.
Emu Runner tells the story of Gem, a Ngemba girl, who bonds with an emu as a way of coping with the sudden and devastating death of her mother and the subsequent issues she and her family faces. It is a film about the resilience and strength of Gem, her family and community, despite terrible loss and hardship.
Session includes film and short introduction.