So much for posting an entry every day of the AIDC. I guess that's what you get for not having wireless abilities on your mac.
It's all about meeting people at these conferences. Andrew and I met a lot of people. And I mean, a lot! The common questions of course were what are you doing here and what is your project about? Personally I liked to talk about anything but my project. It wasn't because I dont like my project or ashamed or anything like that. In fact, quite the opposite. I am so proud and happy with our project that I didn't want to sound conceited.
I talked about my project when I had to, and I discussed it with enthusiasm when I did. Overall, the other delgates were very positive with their feedback. Some great interest from filmmakers, distributors, local broadcasters and surprisingly, international braodcasters.
Even though Into the Shadows is a very local story, the international correlations are obvious. Especially when in Into the Shadows, we turn around and look outward to see how other countries dealt, deal, and are dealing with the same or similar struggles and challenges our own filmmakers, distributors, exhibitors and government funding bodies etcetera are dealing with in our story.
They seemed to like the Australian focus and felt it could be used as an education of the industry for their industry.
Showing posts with label AIDC. Show all posts
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Saturday, 23 February 2008
Thursday, 21 February 2008
AIDC Day 1
We have decided to track back the three days at the AIDC:
Day 1: Wednesday
It was a really big day yesterday. There was lots to do and lots to see. Lots of people to meet and lots of coffee to drink...
I went to the round table discussion with Katrina Sedgwick (director of the Adeaide Film Festival) and considering neither of us had been to one before, it went really well.
Katrina was extremely informative about the investment fund, and I truly believe our stars and timelines are aligned. We will be submitting an application to the AFFIF as soon as possible.
Andrew had similar luck with Mitzi Goldman and Susan McKinnon from the Documentary Australia Foundation. He received really positive feedback from our draft application and once we get back to Canberra we'll submit our polished application and hopefully be approved by the foundation so we can go on in our search for philanthropic support.
Opening night drinks are always good - especially when the drinks are free - and last night's events were no exception. We met some really nice people, caught up with our friend Sophie from Closer Productions, met her (production) partner Bryan, watched an amazing sunset, got drinks spilt on me and almost lost my bag.
A great night, hopefully followed by another great day.
Day 1: Wednesday
It was a really big day yesterday. There was lots to do and lots to see. Lots of people to meet and lots of coffee to drink...
I went to the round table discussion with Katrina Sedgwick (director of the Adeaide Film Festival) and considering neither of us had been to one before, it went really well.
Katrina was extremely informative about the investment fund, and I truly believe our stars and timelines are aligned. We will be submitting an application to the AFFIF as soon as possible.
Andrew had similar luck with Mitzi Goldman and Susan McKinnon from the Documentary Australia Foundation. He received really positive feedback from our draft application and once we get back to Canberra we'll submit our polished application and hopefully be approved by the foundation so we can go on in our search for philanthropic support.
Opening night drinks are always good - especially when the drinks are free - and last night's events were no exception. We met some really nice people, caught up with our friend Sophie from Closer Productions, met her (production) partner Bryan, watched an amazing sunset, got drinks spilt on me and almost lost my bag.
A great night, hopefully followed by another great day.
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
No Good Night but hopefully plenty of Luck!
I haven’t gone to sleep tonight, and our flight is at 6:50 am so I don’t think I’ll get there, plenty of time to rest on the plane...we are off to the AIDC 2008 in Fremantle. Never been to West Aussie, heard its a great place so I’m looking forward to it.
Last night was Tropfest 08, sorry...last night was SONY TROPFEST 08! It was packed in Canberra- a 20,000 strong crowd and for once the weather was hot and sunny! Sometimes I forget if its a marketing event or a short film festival, either way I suppose its great to bring so many people together to support short films. I must admit I snuck away during the interval to have a coffee but congrats to all the winners and a big shout out to the two local entries from Canberra who made it into the top 16.
Today Phil added links to the new bios and should have them up and running tomorrow, if we can fit it in between the flights, DOCO2012 seminar and drinks. Whilst Phil worked on the website, I edited our Documentary Australia proposal. I can finally say that it is done! And I am looking forward to meeting Mitzi Goldman and Susan MacKinnon on Wednesday at the round table discussion. If successful Into the Shadows will be given official recognition by the foundation which will help us in our venture to woo philanthropic investors.
My right pointer finger is sore from typing, my neck is creaking and my bag is not packed...time to sign off and get everything else ready for the trip.
Look out for our daily updates whilst at the AIDC.
Last night was Tropfest 08, sorry...last night was SONY TROPFEST 08! It was packed in Canberra- a 20,000 strong crowd and for once the weather was hot and sunny! Sometimes I forget if its a marketing event or a short film festival, either way I suppose its great to bring so many people together to support short films. I must admit I snuck away during the interval to have a coffee but congrats to all the winners and a big shout out to the two local entries from Canberra who made it into the top 16.
Today Phil added links to the new bios and should have them up and running tomorrow, if we can fit it in between the flights, DOCO2012 seminar and drinks. Whilst Phil worked on the website, I edited our Documentary Australia proposal. I can finally say that it is done! And I am looking forward to meeting Mitzi Goldman and Susan MacKinnon on Wednesday at the round table discussion. If successful Into the Shadows will be given official recognition by the foundation which will help us in our venture to woo philanthropic investors.
My right pointer finger is sore from typing, my neck is creaking and my bag is not packed...time to sign off and get everything else ready for the trip.
Look out for our daily updates whilst at the AIDC.
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Breakdown
Yesterday we packed the car early in the morning and were on the road to Sydney by 6am. We were heading up there to interview Brendan Cowell, the lead actor in Noise and then come back that afternoon. Get up early, leave on time and everything would work out...or so we thought.
Unfortunately, the car had other ideas. An hour and a half outside of Canberra the car broke down. First the radio cut out, the digital dashboard went blank and the Speedo was stuck on 120 so we decided to pull over. As the car came to a stop it lost all power and stalled on us.
An ABS light had come on, which the manual told us meant we had no ABS. No anti-lock braking wasn't the worst thing in the world, so we decided to keep going. On the second try, the car started and we were on our way…5 minutes later the car conked out again.
This time we did what must be done and called Phil’s old man as well as the NRMA. 10mins later the NRMA was there to rescue us, but to no avail. All he could say was that our alternator might need to be fixed but that everything else was fine and as long as we kept the radio, air con and cruise control off (basically everything besides the basic function of driving) we could try our luck and continue on to Sydney or take a turn to Moss Vale and find a ford dealer to check over the car.
So with none of the luxuries we have come to depend on we headed for Moss Vale. The car was running fine and all was well until the gremlins struck again and the car blanked out.
By this time Phil’s mum who had decided to drive to our aid and swap cars was coming up to Goulburn and so she continued to Moss Vale. We called Ford and the NRMA. 45 mins later Phil’s mum turned up, we exchanged cars and were back on the highway.
Thanks to Phil’s stunt man driving and a bit of luck we got to Brendan’s place by 11:30am, half an hour late but nonetheless there. Brendan was very gracious about it and so the interview went on.
Huge thanks to Bob and Lorraine for giving up their entire day to ensure we got the interview.
Today we have captured the interview, and are continuing to prepare for the AIDC 2008. We hope to have a complete promo reel done by Friday, so for now it’s back to the grindstone.
A side note - FILMINK has also added Into the Shadows to their links page - thanks Dov for your continued support.
Unfortunately, the car had other ideas. An hour and a half outside of Canberra the car broke down. First the radio cut out, the digital dashboard went blank and the Speedo was stuck on 120 so we decided to pull over. As the car came to a stop it lost all power and stalled on us.
An ABS light had come on, which the manual told us meant we had no ABS. No anti-lock braking wasn't the worst thing in the world, so we decided to keep going. On the second try, the car started and we were on our way…5 minutes later the car conked out again.
This time we did what must be done and called Phil’s old man as well as the NRMA. 10mins later the NRMA was there to rescue us, but to no avail. All he could say was that our alternator might need to be fixed but that everything else was fine and as long as we kept the radio, air con and cruise control off (basically everything besides the basic function of driving) we could try our luck and continue on to Sydney or take a turn to Moss Vale and find a ford dealer to check over the car.
So with none of the luxuries we have come to depend on we headed for Moss Vale. The car was running fine and all was well until the gremlins struck again and the car blanked out.
By this time Phil’s mum who had decided to drive to our aid and swap cars was coming up to Goulburn and so she continued to Moss Vale. We called Ford and the NRMA. 45 mins later Phil’s mum turned up, we exchanged cars and were back on the highway.
Thanks to Phil’s stunt man driving and a bit of luck we got to Brendan’s place by 11:30am, half an hour late but nonetheless there. Brendan was very gracious about it and so the interview went on.
Huge thanks to Bob and Lorraine for giving up their entire day to ensure we got the interview.
Today we have captured the interview, and are continuing to prepare for the AIDC 2008. We hope to have a complete promo reel done by Friday, so for now it’s back to the grindstone.
A side note - FILMINK has also added Into the Shadows to their links page - thanks Dov for your continued support.
Friday, 8 February 2008
AIDC Prep
Weeks seem to come and go at the moment and there goes another one. We have been working on a fresh look for our website, including new material: promos, interviewee bios and our news blog.
We have also been preparing for our trip to the AIDC 2008.
Registration... Check!
Flights... Check!
Accommodation... We had some hick-ups but can now say, check!
We are aiming to meet and greet other documentary filmmakers at the conference and find out what other people out there are making. There are going to be some great seminars run by experienced filmmakers and industry professionals so it should be an enriching experience.
We have also been preparing for our trip to the AIDC 2008.
Registration... Check!
Flights... Check!
Accommodation... We had some hick-ups but can now say, check!
We are aiming to meet and greet other documentary filmmakers at the conference and find out what other people out there are making. There are going to be some great seminars run by experienced filmmakers and industry professionals so it should be an enriching experience.
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