Program 2019

9:30AM – 11AM | Sunday 21 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Blackbox (12.02.103)

Note: Only valid to Creator Pass holders.

Talia Raso, from Dead on Sounds, will be running this extremely important presentation not to be missed by any filmmaker. Location sound can be tricky, from airplanes, to trucks, to noisy crew. Learn how to get the best possible recording.

Talia will be educating you on how to choose the right microphone for the scene. You’ll learn how to capture great ambient sound and how to make sure you get everything you’ll need for your post sound mix.

She’ll teach you the difference between bad boom operating and good boom operators, and why you should never rely on the onboard microphones.

Great sound makes your project shine, found out how to do it with Talia Raso.

???????? Here’s what you’ll learn

• The different microphones used for different types of scenes.
• All the assets you’ll need to make your post-sound design a breeze.
• The most effective way to capture great dialogue.
• Why location sound is so important.

????Who’s the speaker: Talia Raso

Talia Raso is an audio professional, enthralled by the effects of audio-visual cohesion in multi-sensory experiences. She has been working in audio engineering and production capacities since 2012. In 2017 she completed a Bachelor of Design at RMIT, majoring in Sound Design and the psychophysiological effects of multi-sensory Experiences. Mentored by award winning sound designers Adam Hunt and Ryan Granger, she has worked on feature and short films, animations, virtual reality games and corporate campaigns for Suncorp, Breville, Dulux, Optus, and T2 to name a few.

11:30AM – 1PM | Friday 19 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Session Room One (10.02.62)

Note: Only valid to Creator Pass holders.

The Alternate Funding Workshop is a short variation of Ozflix CEO Ron Brown’s ‘How To Finance Your Indie’ Masterclasses, and is based on his maxim that ‘a screen funding agency application is not a finance plan.’ The workshop will cover the many ways that indie filmmakers will secure the necessary resources to make their film under their own control. Brown has produced more than 1500 pieces of screen content from TVC’s to feature films. Aimed at any production under the Producer Offset threshold of $500K, it provides inspiration and practical advice on raising cash, in-kind participation, sponsorship/product placement and barter.

???????? Here’s what you’ll learn

• Many different ways that films can be resourced
• Techniques for approaching investors, both those you know and strangers
• Techniques for approaching corporations
• The relationship between marketers/brands and filmmakers
• The value equation in sponsorship & product placement

????Who’s the speaker: Ron Brown, CEO Ozflix

2:30 – 4PM | Thursday 18 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Building 80 Theatre (80.01.02)

Note: We’ve decided to make all Melbourne WebFest screenings free of charge, so the public can enjoy web series on the big screen.
If you’d like to help support our mission please make a donation for priority screening access. Below’s list is In order of screening:

Pillow Talk (ISR)
Sound of Love (BRA)
Dreaming Whilst Black (UK)
Gocsy’s Glassics (AUS)
Askaran (AUS)
The Big Spaghetti (AUS)
Monkey Monkey Shake Shake (AUS)
Shangri LA (USA)
The Oxford Circus (AUS)
Ostoen Lurraldean (In the Land of the Wolves) (ESP)

5 – 6PM | Thursday 18 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Building 80 Theatre (80.01.02)

Note: We’ve decided to make all Melbourne WebFest screenings free of charge, so the public can enjoy web series on the big screen.
If you’d like to help support our mission please make a donation for priority screening access. Below’s list is In order of screening:

BC Explained (AUS)
Get Realestate (AUS)
Real Melbourne (AUS)
Big Room (KOR)
Ding Dong I’m Gay (AUS)
Weaving Rainbows (NZ)
Vieux Jeu (CAN)
Sui Generis: NZ (NZ)
Who You Are (USA)
The Holiest One (AUS)

11AM – 12:30PM | Friday 19 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Building 80 Theatre (80.01.02)

Note: The following screenings are close captioned. We’ve decided to make all Melbourne WebFest screenings free of charge, so the public can enjoy web series on the big screen. If you’d like to help support our mission please make a donation for priority screening access. Below’s list is In order of screening:

Feedback (AUS)
Involontario (ITA)
We are Peaceful Brothers (KOR)
DXYZ (KOR)
Blackout (CAN)
Kimchi Warrior (KOR)
The Drop Off: Series 2 (AUS)
Public Writer: Season Two (CAN)
Seen & Heard (CAN)
Germain’s Shutdown (CAN)

5PM – 6:30PM | Friday 19 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Building 80 Theatre (80.01.02)

Note: The following screenings are close captioned. We’ve decided to make all Melbourne WebFest screenings free of charge, so the public can enjoy web series on the big screen. If you’d like to help support our mission please make a donation for priority screening access. Below’s list is In order of screening:

Caterpillars’ Times – Season 2 (CAN)
Terreur 404 – Season 2 (CAN)
Wild Season (BRA)
Wind Bell (KOR)
Boca Norte (ESP)
Yasmina & Rim (FRA)
Boldiouk & Bradock (BEL)
Fast Heroes Sixty (DEU)
Indictus: The Land Is No One’s (ITA)
Georges Is Dead (CAN)

7PM – 8:30PM | Friday 19 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Building 80 Theatre (80.01.02)

Note: The following screenings are close captioned. We’ve decided to make all Melbourne WebFest screenings free of charge, so the public can enjoy web series on the big screen. If you’d like to help support our mission please make a donation for priority screening access. Below’s list is In order of screening:

The Deep End (AUS)
Hanshi Charlie – A Fighters Journey (CHE)
Hungry Bytes – Food Gets Digital (CHE)
Avenoir (AUS)
Einfach Maria (DEU)
Learning With Difficulties: Limbo (AUS)
Touched Off (AUS)
UnReal (AUS)
Gut Feeling (AUS)
Interface (AUS)

11:30AM – 1PM | Saturday 20 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Building 80 Theatre (80.01.02)

Note: We’ve decided to make all Melbourne WebFest screenings free of charge, so the public can enjoy web series on the big screen. If you’d like to help support our mission please make a donation for priority screening access. Below’s list is In order of screening:

Last Breath (AUS)
A Dog Act (AUS)
The Twist (AUS)
Internment (AUS)
Life of Jess (AUS)
The Housemate (AUS)
Lift (AUS)
Fresh! (AUS)
Flunk (AUS)
Lucy & DiC (AUS)
What Could Go Wrong? (AUS)

2:30PM – 4PM | Saturday 20 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Building 80 Theatre (80.01.02)

Note: We’ve decided to make all Melbourne WebFest screenings free of charge, so the public can enjoy web series on the big screen. If you’d like to help support our mission please make a donation for priority screening access. Below’s list is In order of screening:

Wrong Kind of Black (AUS)
Glennridge Secondary College (AUS)
Resting Pitch Face (AUS)
Misadventures (NZ)
For a Good Cause (AUS)
That Startup Show (AUS)
Single Ladies (AUS)
Life Underground (FRA)

6 – 7:30PM | Saturday 20 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Building 80 Theatre (80.01.02)

Note: We’ve decided to make all Melbourne WebFest screenings free of charge, so the public can enjoy web series on the big screen. If you’d like to help support our mission please make a donation for priority screening access. Below’s list is In order of screening:

Crips in Cars (NZ)
Bastards (BEU)
Stories of Bike: Season Three (AUS)
Jessica’s Tree (NZ)
Women of the Island (AUS)
Unboxed (AUS)
Tasmanian Ghost Town Project (AUS)
Lessons from a Middle Class Artist (AUS)

8:30 – 10PM | Saturday 20 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Building 80 Theatre (80.01.02)

Note: Not suitable for younger audiences. We’ve decided to make all Melbourne WebFest screenings free of charge, so the public can enjoy web series on the big screen. If you’d like to help support our mission please make a donation for priority screening access. Below’s list is In order of screening:

Adulthood (CAN)
How To Know You’re Dating A Narcissist (AUS)
Stepmates (AUS)
Super Science Friends (CAN)
Bonnie The Elephant (AUS)
Ao-terror-oa (NZ)
Antisocial (AUS)
Skinford Chapter Two (AUS)
Welcome to Daisyland (USA)

10:30AM – 12PM | Sunday 21 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Building 80 Theatre (80.01.02)

Note:  We’ve decided to make all Melbourne WebFest screenings free of charge, so the public can enjoy web series on the big screen. If you’d like to help support our mission please make a donation for priority screening access. Below’s list is In order of screening:

Subverse (USA)
Over and Out (AUS)
Subject: Dad (NZ)
The Streets Barber Stories (AUS)
SCRiBBLES (USA)
Alibi (NZ)
Cloudy River (AUS)
Dee-Brief (AUS)
Abracadavers (CAN)

11:30 – 12:30AM | Thursday 18 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Kaleide Theatre

Note: Only valid to Creator Pass holders.

Want to learn the tips and tricks in the industry of building an online brand? This presentation is a deep dive into personal branding that will help you flesh out your personal story and how to tell it through the ideal content and channels. Lana Thymianidis, a contemporary artist and Outcomes Producer at leading start-up Academy Xi, will share how she balances the faces of her 2 careers and what she looks for when hunting talent online.

???????? Here’s what you’ll learn

• Analyse the industry from a branding perspective
• Understanding your target audience
• Identify how to position yourself
• Defining appropriate channels for content creation
• Personal branding etiquette (dos and don’ts for being an influencer)
• Strategies for credible content

????Who’s the speaker: Lana Thymianidis, Academy Xi 

2 – 4PM | Sunday 21 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Kaleide Theatre (08.02.219)

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

Pitch iview is a fast paced, interactive competition in which 20 entrants will have just two minutes to pitch an idea for an original web series based on this year’s theme, to a panel of judges and the audience.

The theme “Carte Blanche” means an unrestricted power to act at one’s own discretion; unconditional authority. It also translates to Green Light or Blank Slate.

The winning pitch will earn its creator a $5000 cash prize towards script development, and is intended to cover both travel and accommodation to Marseille WebFest to attend a screenwriting residency (one person). The residency will take place from 14 – 19 October in conjunction with the 8th annual Marseille WebFest. The Pitch iview winner will also receive a free pass to the festival.

????Judging panel:

• Brett Sleigh (Executive Producer ABC TV Fiction)
• Cristian Ponce (Filmmaker & Creator of Netflix’s “The Kirlian Frequency”)
• Dr. Stayci Taylor (Screenwriter and Media Lecturer, RMIT University)
  
• Katherine Slattery (Manager, Fiction Development, Film Victoria)

4 – 5:30PM | Sunday 21 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Kaleide Function Space

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

Join us for a drink thanks to Colonial Brewing Co after our Pitch iview competition. Socialise with industry contact and festival guests!

2 – 4PM | Friday 19 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD | 
Session Room One (10.02.62)

Note: Only valid to Creator Pass holders.

Working independently is about achieving success. Learn to make magic with Cristian Ponce & Chris Thompson (Four Leg Films) for a Q&A moderated by Stayci Taylor from RMIT University. Then, workshop your ideas with Cristian Ponce in this exclusive event. 

????Who are the speakers:

• Cristian Ponce, Filmmaker & Creator of Netflix’s “The Kirlian Frequency”
• Chris Thompson, Four Leg Film
• Stayci Taylor, RMIT University
  

10:30 – 11:30AM | Thursday 18 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Session Room 2 (12.02.104)

Note: Only valid to Creator Pass holders.

LinkedIn is blowing up.

There are a lot of people who ask me “why should I be on LinkedIn?”

My answer: “You need to be where people’s attention is.”
It doesn’t matter if it’s Facebook, Twitter, TikTok or even MySpace (that’s right, I said it). It doesn’t matter if it’s a professional, casual or an entertainment platform.

If the people who you want to reach are there, you need to be there too.

LinkedIn just hit 600 million users.

You want to connect with an Executive Producer at the ABC… she’s on LinkedIn.

You want to reach out to the Head of Partnerships at YouTube… he’s on LinkedIn.

Investment Managers from Screen Australia… LinkedIn.

Should I keep going?

Come along and find out how you can reach out to these people, engage and get your content in front of them.

???????? Here’s what you’ll learn
Why the hell should you even think about LinkedIn as a creator
How to find and reach out to producers and industry experts
How to grab the attention of decision makers
How to post on LinkedIn and get your content in front of the right people
How LinkedIn can help you to build your personal brand as a creator

????Who’s the speaker: Shahin Hoda, Founder of xGrowth

Shahin is the Founder of xGrowth, an agency helping B2B technology firms build and maintain predictable, revenue-focused growth engines. Shahin and his team work with brands like VicRoads, Byte and Village Roadshow, maximising their marketing efforts with great results. 

1:30 – 2:30PM | Thursday 18 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Kaleide Theatre (08.02.219)

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

????Who are the speakers:

• Jess Langley, Supervising Producer (branded), VICE
• Katy Roberts, Head of Video AUNZ, VICE
• Madeleine Johnson, Video Producer, Broadsheet
• Patrick Kelly, Co-Director, Screen & Sound Cultures, RMIT University

10 – 11AM | Sunday 21 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Kaleide Theatre (08.02.219)

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

????Who are the speakers:

• Steinar Ellingsen, Co-Founder, Melbourne WebFest
• Sergio Sosa, Vice President of Operations, Flixxo
• Ron Brown, CEO, Ozflix
• Bec Bignell, Storyteller & ABC Partnership Executive
• Enzo Tedeschi, Director, Deadhouse.TV

11AM – 12PM | Saturday 20 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Kaleide Theatre (08.02.219)

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

How is mixed reality used in storytelling, and how? Learn from industry experts in this exciting discussion about the impact of mixed reality on our digital screens. 

????Who are the speakers:

• Rebecca Young, Narrative Designer, Researcher & Lecturer, RMIT University
• MECHAGEN – Technical Philosopher, MECHAGEN PTY LTD
• Tuck Siver, Blinxel
• Samuel Tate, Senior Immersive Experience Designer, PHORIA
• Atalanti Dionysus, Atalanti Films

4 – 5PM | Saturday 20 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Kaleide Theatre (08.02.219)

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

????Who are the speakers:

• Tony Coombs, Co-CEO, Harvest Pictures China
• Luke Danzig, Filmmaker & Content Creator, The Royals
• Grace Feng, Writer & Director, Girl, Interpreted
• Thomas Peterson, Global Head of Product, iflix
• Renee Wang, Founder & Director, Steinbock Pictures

4 – 5PM | Thursday 18 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Building 80 Theatre (80.01.02)

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

If you enjoyed Thursday’s screenings – why not attend our very own Creator Corner?

Join the creators of this years Official Selection, Australian and International Spotlight & Student series in a Q&A. 
Meet & greet and create a conversation!

5 – 6PM | Saturday 20 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Building 80 Theatre (80.01.02)

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

If you enjoyed Friday and Saturday’s screenings – why not attend our very own Creator Corner?

Join the creators of this years Official Selection, Australian and International Spotlight & Student series in a Q&A. 
Meet & greet and create a conversation!

8:30PM – LATE| Friday 19 July
Melbourne CBD | Loch & Key 
34 Franklin St, Melbourne VIC 

A chance to unwind, discuss the days events and connect with a fellow creator or two. Socialise with industry contacts and festival guests!

2 – 4PM| Friday 19 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
The Oxford Scholar | 427 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC

A chance to unwind, discuss the days events and connect with a fellow creator or two. Socialise with industry contacts and festival guests!

10PM – LATE| Saturday 20 July
Loch & Key | 34 Franklin St, Melbourne VIC

A chance to unwind, discuss the days events and connect with a fellow creator or two. Socialise with industry contacts and festival guests!

7:30PM – LATE | Thursday 18 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Media Portal | After-party @ Loch & Key

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

Networking event, 7:30pm onwards @ RMIT University Media Portal – Building 14 City Campus, corner of Franklin St & Swanston St. 

Christian Ponce (Filmmaker, Writer and Director), will present the Melbourne WebFest 2019 opening night keynote, reflecting on his journey creating ‘The Kirlian Frequency.’

The animated Argentinian show has ticked the box of many formats since creation first began, but web series proved to be the ‘perfect-fit’ medium. Want to find out why?

Listen as Christian speaks of the long journey making the show, and how it mysteriously disappeared just to end up on Netflix a few weeks later.

Join your fellow creators as we usher in the seventh year of Australia’s first and largest web festival!

7:30PM – LATE | Sunday 21 July
The Capitol Theatre, Melbourne CBD |
113 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

The seventh annual Melbourne WebFest Awards, hosted by Double Denim with special guest presenters. Join us at The Capitol Theatre for a glamorous evening as we present over 25 awards. 

????Your hosts: Double Denim
 
Double Denim (Michelle Brasier and Laura Frew), have been favourites at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Adelaide Fringe in Australia for the past three years. The duo have brought the house down at ‘Frocking Hilarious’ in both Melbourne and Sydney and at MICF’s ‘Upfront’ Gala 2019 and 2018 at Melbourne Town Hall (broadcast on ABC TV). Internationally, they have headlined Gilded Balloon’s infamous ‘Late‘n’Live’ and appeared on Assembly Festival’s ‘Best of the Fest’.

 Their debut show ‘Double Denim’, was nominated for the Golden Gibbo Award MICF 2017 and won Best Newcomer at Sydney Comedy Festival 2018. Their second show, Double Denim – ‘Adventure Show’, earnt them another Golden Gibbo nomination and ultimately saw them take out the Melbourne International Comedy Festivals’ Directors’ Choice Award 2018. Adventure Show also received a Green Room Award Nomination for “Best Cabaret Ensemble 2018’. Their third Show Double Denim – ‘A Very Fancy Dinner Party’ received rave reviews from the national broadsheets and had a completely sold out season at MICF 2019.

11:15PM – LATE | Sunday 21 July
The Crafty Squire |
127 Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

After the Gala awards, we move to The Crafty Squire to begin the real party. Let your hair down, help us celebrate the award winners and the successful completion of the seventh anniversary of Australia’s international web series festival.

Part One: 11AM – 12:30PM | Thursday 18 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Session Room One (10.02.62)

Part Two: 1:30 – 3PM | Thursday 18 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Session Room One (10.02.62)

Note: Only valid to Creator Pass holders. 30 spots available. You will also be expected to attend both sessions. 

Puppetry is one of the oldest performing arts and has roots all over the world. In Japan, the bunraku tradition evolved out of rites practiced in Shinto temples. The Vietnamese created the unique practice of water puppetry, in which wooden puppets appear to walk in waist-high water. The Iliad and The Odyssey were presented using puppetry, and in medieval Italy, marionettes were used in the production of morality plays by the church. Puppets have a long, rich history, and despite it all, they’ve stood the test of time, entertaining audiences to this day.

Film and television have used puppets practically since their inception, though in many cases puppets are now replaced by CGI, to varying levels of success.

Puppetry itself is a complicated art that combines performance and technical skill with craftsmanship and humor, Master Puppeteer Bob Flanagan told Playbill magazine. A puppet’s movements are a kind of expressive shorthand, he said; “even the slightest hand gesture, or a tilt of the head, can speak volumes that actors can’t always communicate.”

It’s those gestures and movements that define what puppetry is; movement is the essential attribute of any puppet and it’s what brings them to life.

In this two-part workshop, Matthews will demonstrate how to use household materials to construct a puppet that moves in multiple directions. The principles learned in this workshop can be applied to any puppet- whether it be hand or rod puppets, marionettes, animatronic & mechanical puppets or more complex puppets for stage and television.

????Who’s the speaker: Tina Matthews, Children’s Author & Illustrator

12 – 1PM | Sunday 21 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Kaleide Theatre (08.02.219)

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

The Pathways To Success panel discussion is designed to explore the different ways emerging and indie filmmakers achieve success in the screen content industry. Attendees will hear from successful screen practitioners about actual case studies on their pathway, and the lessons learned on their journeys. Ozflix will leverage its broad network of screen practitioners to discuss the issues and alternatives. Practitioners will be invited from amongst producers, directors, screenwriters and actors.

???????? Here’s what you’ll learn

• There is no ‘one way’ to achieve success in the screen content field, it’s a multi-faceted journey
• Attitude is as important as knowledge, but what is the right attitude and how to get it?
• How important is networking and contacts?
  Where does skill and talent sit in the mix?
• Does it matter where you start?
• How long will it take, and can I make a living doing what I love?

????Who’s the speaker:
Ron Brown, CEO Ozflix
Sally Mclean, Actor, Producer, Writer & Director
Kate Whitebread, Producer & Director
Mike Cowap, Producer
Clayton Jacobson, Actor, Producer, Writer & Director

10 – 10:30AM | Thursday 18 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Media Portal

We will formally open the festival with a Acknowledgment of Country, with our very own Festival Director Alexander Hipwell.

Check in and collect your tickets, or purchase your very own Express or Creator passes. We’ll answer any questions you may have regarding the four day interactive festival.

Come along and meet your fellow attendees as we begin the weekend together.

3 – 4PM | Thursday 18 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |The Oxford Scholar
Building 81 | 427 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC

Only valid to Creator Pass holders. You must purchase a ticket within 24 hours to confirm your ticket. 
Booking spots reopen 5PM Sunday 14 July 2019. 

Ever wished upon a star to speed date an expert? Book in a 10 minute session with a media expert. Ask your burning questions and learn from the best at Melbourne WebFest. 

Experts

Warwick Holt, Screenwriter (‘Bruce’ & The Project)

Bec Bignell, Storyteller (Australian Broadcasting Cooperation)

Sergio Sosa, VP of Operations (Flixxo)

Chris Thompson, Producer (Four Leg Films, Patricia Moore)

3:30 – 4:30PM |  Friday 19 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |The Oxford Scholar
Building 81 | 427 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC

Only valid to Creator Pass holders. You must purchase a ticket within 24 hours to confirm your ticket. 
Booking spots reopen 5PM Sunday 14 July 2019.

Ever wished upon a star to speed date an expert? Book in a 10 minute session with a media expert. Ask your burning questions and learn from the best at Melbourne WebFest. 

Experts

Ron Brown, Co-Founder (Ozflix)

Laura Clelland, Producer & Director (Life of Jess)

Simon De Bruyn, XYZ Films

Tuck Siver, Managing Director (Blinxel)

12 – 1PM |  Saturday 20 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD | The Oxford Scholar
Building 81 | 427 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC

Only valid to Creator Pass holders. You must purchase a ticket within 24 hours to confirm your ticket. 
Booking spots reopen 5PM Sunday 14 July 2019.

Ever wished upon a star to speed date an expert? Book in a 10 minute session with a media expert. Ask your burning questions and learn from the best at Melbourne WebFest. 

Sarah Hickey, Creative Director, (Monster & Bear, Dee-Brief)

Belinda Dean, Creative producer & Founder of Unko (Cloudy River)

Paul Walton, Producer (Former Princess Pictures)

Jessica Pearce, Producer, Filmmaker, (Monster & Bear, Dee-Brief)

Tony Coombs, Co-CEO (Harvest Pictures China)

Lee Naimo, Investment Manager for Online Production (Screen Australia)

11AM – 12PM |  Sunday 21 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Kaleide Theatre (08.02.219) 

Only valid to Creator Pass holders. You must purchase a ticket within 24 hours to confirm your ticket. 
Booking spots reopen 5PM Sunday 14 July 2019.

Ever wished upon a star to speed date an expert? Book in a 10 minute session with a media expert. Ask your burning questions and learn from the best at Melbourne WebFest. 

Enzo Tedeschi, Producer & Director (Deadhouse.TV)

Stayci Taylor, Screenwriter, Script Editor & story consultant (RMIT University, ‘Prisoner’ & ‘Wentworth’)

Cristian Ponce, Filmmaker (The Kirlian Frequency)

Ron Brown, Co-Founder (Ozflix)

9 – 10AM | Saturday 20 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Blackbox (12.02.103)

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

Nurobodi have carefully designed a combination of nurturing audiovisual brainwave stimulation and synchronisation to calibrate your mind and body to a calm and clear, more meditative state of being. A perfect start to the day!

????Who’s the speaker: Cy Gorman

Cy Gorman is the founder and director of Nurobodi. His focus with individuals and couples with Nurobodi is in the customised application of light and sound frequencies for therapy and wellbeing. In 2019 Nurobodi is an official program partner with Melbourne WebFest focused on innovative wellbeing experiences for cinema and immersive installation environments.

8 – 8:30PM | Saturday 20 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Building 80 Theatre (80.01.02)

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

Nurobodi presents a WebFest exclusive customised cinematic spectrum experience. Nurobodi’s sensual colour and sound design immerses and stimulates your limbic system so you are clearer, primed and more receptive to the screenings that follow.

????Who’s the speaker: Cy Gorman

Cy Gorman is the founder and director of Nurobodi. His focus with individuals and couples with Nurobodi is in the customised application of light and sound frequencies for therapy and wellbeing. In 2019 Nurobodi is an official program partner with Melbourne WebFest focused on innovative wellbeing experiences for cinema and immersive installation environments.

10 – 11AM | Saturday 20 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Kaleide Theatre (08.02.219)

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

Technology is opening the door to new and exciting ways to distribute and monetise content. Sergio Sosa of Flixxo, a Blockchain based web series platform, will discuss how cryptocurrencies and peer-to-peer distribution work and how they can bring new benefits and possibilities to content creators, producers and distributors.

???????? Here’s what you’ll learn

• A clear and straightforward overview of how Blockchain technology works.
• The way this technology is being implemented on content distribution with different examples of projects and platforms.
• The specific way Flixxo takes advantage from this tools to benefit content creators and the difference between our model compared to classic VOD and AVOD models.
• As our model is very dynamic and offers a great chance to discuss new ideas, we encourage the Q&A moment to become a participative talk with content creators!

????Speakers:

• Sergio Sosa, VP of Operations of Flixxo

4 – 5PM | Friday 19 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Building 80 Theatre (80.01.02)

Note: This event is Auslan Interpreted. Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

So you’ve made a web series. People are watching it. And people are loving it. What now? This panel brings web series practitioners (Jessica Pearce & Sarah Hickey ‘Dee-Brief’, and Luke Goodall & Marc Gallagher ‘Goodall & Gallagher’) together with industry (Alicia Brown, FilmVic) to talk about why it’s an exciting time to use your projects as a means to get seen by the right people. And to create opportunities that launch your career in a direction of your choosing.

???????? Here’s what you’ll learn

• Success: How Are You Measuring It?
• Case Studies: Dee-Brief + Goodall & Gallagher
• Why Industry Are Watching The Web Series Space
• What Opportunities Are Out There
• Q+A with Panellists

????Speakers:

• Jessica Pearce & Sarah Hickey: ‘Dee-Brief’
• Luke Goodall & Marc Gallagher: ‘Goodall & Gallagher’
• Alicia Brown, Film Vic

2 – 3PM | Saturday 20 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Kaleide Theatre (08.02.219)

Note: Only valid to Express & Creator Pass holders.

Why is it important to identify an audience and how do you engage with them? Building an audience is extremely important to the success of a web series, but in this ever growing landscape how do we find them? These experts will provide strategies and sustainable tactics on how to gain traction on multiple platforms, how to maintain that audience once you’ve found them and how to ensure that no audience member gets left behind in this increasingly competitive environment. Join our team of experts – Paul Walton, Bec Bignell, Laura Clelland and Jess Holsman for this insightful panel moderated by Lee Naimo from Screen Australia. Get first hand accounts and advice from current web creators. They will share their success stories and advice on how they found their audiences, so you can implement everything they’ve learnt from their experiences to your own project. As well as get a chance to ask your own questions and get specific advice on your own projects.

Finding an audience isn’t just luck, it takes a lot of research, dedication and understanding. Discover your new audience now.

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• How to identify an audience and why it’s so important.
• How do you build and grow your audience.
• Key ways to nurture an audience once you’ve identified them.
• Advance tactics to engage and manage your communication with audiences.

????Speakers:

• Moderated by Lee Naimo, Screen Australia
• Bec Bignell, Storyteller & ABC Partnership Executive
• Laura Clelland & Jess Holsman, Life of Jess
• Paul Walton, Producer

10 – 11:30AM | Friday 19 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Blackbox (12.02.103)

Note: Only valid to Creator Pass holders.

Philip Hayden will be leading this exciting actors workshop. Aimed at both actors and filmmakers it will identify effective tips for acting preparation.

Preparation is key to a successful performance as is a strong and authentic connection to the material. In this workshop, Philip will take participants through a series of short exercises that demonstrate how to personalise a text and connect to your emotions in performance.

This workshop is not just for the actors, it is also for the filmmaker. The role of a director is to collaborate with the actor working toward reaching the best performance possible. This workshop will help you to get inside the actor’s mind and find tools to better communicate your vision.

Here is your chance to learn from Philip Hayden, the director of the Howard Fine acting studio and long time actor.

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• Will help you understand and analyse scripts for character and performance.  
• Run through methods of emotional access and connection to help embody a character.
• Give you effective tools to communicate with actors from the point of view of a director.

????Who’s the speaker: Philip Hayden

Philip Hayden is the Director of the Howard Fine Acting Studio Australia. Philip is extremely proud to champion the work of Howard Fine and the HFAS faculty, having led the organisation (in conjunction with his business partner Patrick Constantinou) since it began in 2011.

3 – 4:00PM | Saturday 20 July
RMIT University, Melbourne CBD |
Session Room One (10.02.62)

Note: Only valid to Creator Pass holders. 40 spots available.

Lee Naimo – Screen Australia Investment Manager for Online Production, will be running a Screen Australia presentation, followed by a Q&A.

Lee will be running through what incentives Screen Australia offer for online content, including web series, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Extended Reality.

You’ll discover what the online funding investment range is, as well as unpacking the different types of funding opportunities from development, to production, to completion.

This is an essential presentation for online creators and a great opportunity to discover more about Screen Australian and how to get them on board your project.  

This session will be capped at 40 people.

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• What Screen Australia funding opportunities are available
• What makes for a good application?
• What Screen Australia is looking for with their web content
• How to define your goals as an online creator and for your series

????Who’s the speaker: Lee Naimo, Screen Australia