Symposium | Indigenous Screen Performance | ACMI

Photo credit "Dogs Of War" - source: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/redfern-now/

Photo credit “Dogs Of War” - source: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/redfern-now/

This symposium will look at the outstanding contribution that Indigenous writers, directors and actors are making to Australian film, television and theatre with a particular focus on Redfern Now, The Gods of Wheat St and Tim Winton’s The Turning. Participants include Leah Purcell, Tony Birch, Jon Bell and Jub Clerc who have multiple credits as writers, directors and actors.

Date: Monday 10 November 2014, 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Venue: ACMI in Melbourne

The aim of this symposium is to begin a conversation on how roles are changing for Indigenous actors on screen, and how Indigenous writers, directors, actors and producers work together to create a performance.

The symposium will be followed on Tuesday 11 November by the presentation of the Kate Challis RAKA Award for the best film or television script by an Indigenous writer over the last 5 years.

As places are limited for this catered event, please register for the symposium by emailing Felicity Collins by Thursday 30 October 2020f.collins@latrobe.edu.au

The symposium is hosted by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image with support from the Indigenous Arts Program at City of Melbourne, Victoria University and the Centre for Creative Arts at La Trobe University.