Memorandum of Understanding - Channel 31

Gina Black (Unit Production Manager – Terra Nova)Charlie Carman (Manager, Script Development Film Victoria)Mike Cowap (Investment Manager – Screen Australia)Ewan Burnett (Burberry Entertainment and Executive Producer – Small Time Gangster, Last ManStanding)Alan Finney (Chair – AFI/AACTA)Jenny Lalor (Lalor Lawyer)Deb Huxley (Media Mash – Consultant to Fetch TV)Joanne Donahoe-Beckwith (Cinematographer –Very Small Business, The Librarians, Shaun Micallef’sMad as Hell)Chris Corbett (Writer –Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries, Stingers, Secret Life of Us)Steve Luby (Ruby Entertainment, Producer of Bed of Roses, Crackerjack and The Brush Off)Tim Phillips (Investment Manager, Drama – Screen Australia)Anna Whitelaw (Head of Marketing and Communications, Pozible)Giula Sandler (Writer – Rescue Special Ops, Out of the Blue, McLeod’s Daughters)Richard Jasek (Director – McLeod’s Daughters, Home and Away, Neighbours, City Homiside)Paul Harris (Festival Director – St. Kilda Film Festival)Australian Directors Guild, Australian Cinematographers Society, Australian Screen Editors Guild,Australian Writers GuildThe program will include sessions on current industry opportunities, multi-platform exploitation,working with your broadcaster, development, partnerships and funding, adapting book to the smallscreen, digital production and distribution and what it takes to get comedy right.GENERATION NEXT DRAMA AND COMEDY CONFERENCERegistration by Wednesday 29 th August 2012Open Channel Members: $15 (Day 1), $15 (Day 2) $25 (Both Days)Membership joining fee: $55 (Full), $44 (Conc)Note: Membership of Open Channel entitles you to additional benefits; please see website for detailswww.openchannel.org.auNon-Members:DAY 1 THURSDAY 30 th August:DAY 2 FRIDAY 31 st August:$60 (Day 1), $60 (Day 2) $100 (Both Days)Registration includes refreshments throughout the day and afree drink and canapés at the Networking Session following theConference.Registration entitles you to refreshments throughout the dayincluding morning tea and lunch served at the Cinema Nova Bar.* Note: Registration will be available on the day at an increased cost, if not sold out beforehand. ContactOpen Channel for more information.ABOUT OPEN CHANNEL - Open Channel is Victoria's leading centre for independent screenproduction and development. For close to 40 years Open Channel has provided training, professionaldevelopment, production support, production initiatives and more to aspiring, emerging,independent and community screen practitioners across metropolitan and regional Victoria. OpenChannel is a member of the national Screen Network.MEDIA Enquiries:Michael Shephardshepsydney@gmail.com and Ph. 0414 881 264Open Channel Co-operative LimitedVictoria Harbour, Shed4 North Wharf Rd, Docklands VIC 3008 AustraliaT: +61 3 8610 9300 (Reception) M: 0430 502 729 F: +61 3 9614 1780 W: www.openchannel.org.au

Open Channel and Generation Next Drama and Comedy Conference are supported byOpen Channel acknowledges the financial assistance of Screen AustraliaOpen Channel Co-operative LimitedVictoria Harbour, Shed4 North Wharf Rd, Docklands VIC 3008 AustraliaT: +61 3 8610 9300 (Reception) M: 0430 502 729 F: +61 3 9614 1780 W: www.openchannel.org.au