For established filmmakers or those just starting out, there’s something for everyone in this year’s Filmmaker Development Series - bigger than ever before with nine forums within the program.

Forums:
Your chance to get expert advice from key industry contacts on how to successfully transition from making short films to feature films and television in From shorts to Longs - making the leap to directing features. Music Managers Forum provide tips and tricks in Making a music video – everything you need to know.

Get the lowdown from award-winning animators in Get Animated - Annecy and Beyond. Assistant editors, data wranglers, colourists and post gurus  share their pearls of wisdom in Ten things you Need to Know Before you Shoot!, Learn about the latest in new technology from Lemac with cinematographer John Brawley in Camera Talk.

Australian Screen Editors Guild and some of the country’s finest editing talent to share their own techniques, knowledge and experiences. Focus on Editing.
 
Join us for a free-ranging conversation with practitioners who have crossed 'to the other side' as they impart trade secrets and share stories of their adventures in Act. Write. Direct. Those who do it all.

A ‘must go to’ for any filmmaker who wants to get their short film seen by as many people as possible in today’s environment , there’s Distributing and Marketing Short Films Presented by Open Channel and Shaun Miller Lawyers.

This free event for all ages and levels of experience offers a series of forums, expert advice and exhibitions along with a live broadcast of RRR’s ‘Film Buffs Forecast’ from Festival Director Paul Harris.