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  • The ADG is proud to be working with Screen Canberra, the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Screen NSW and the ACT Government's Office of LGBTIQA+ Affairs to launch the +SCREEN STORIES Mentorship Program - a comprehensive 3-month mentorship for LGBTIQA+ screen storytellers.


  • This bespoke program is being created by esteemed UTS academic Dr Natalie Krikowa. It is a transformative initiative designed to build a dynamic, intergenerational, interdisciplinary network of support and shared expertise within the LGBTIQA+ screen community. This program will uniquely cater to a diverse group of LGBTIQA+ filmmakers, screen storytellers, and game makers. It will provide tailored guidance and support that respects and celebrates their unique identities and experiences.

    The program will start with the +SCREEN STORIES Symposium and Networking Party on 7 November for all storytellers, followed by an upskilling day at the National Film and Sound Archive on 8 November 2024 to kick off a 3-month mentorship and support program for eligible practitioners.

    Mentors already attached to the program include director Fadia Abboud, writer/directors Julie Kalceff, Alistair Baldwin, AP Pobjoy and Monica Zanetti, writer Martine Delaney, producers Mitchell Stanley, Rosie Lourde and Hannah Ngo, DOP Erika Addis, editors Elliot Magen and Deb Peart, documentarians Dena Curtis and Sam Matthews, and leading game makers.

    This opportunity is currently available to:

    • 10 ACT-based screen practitioners from the LGBTIQA+ community across disciplines
    • 3 NSW-based screen practitioners from the LGBTIQA+ community across disciplines, with Screen NSW providing up to $800 in travel support to each recipient
    • 2 ADG members from the LGBTIQA+ community from across Australia.

    +SCREEN STORIES Upskilling Workshop & Mentor Program

    Workshop 8 November 2024 (by application): Applications are now open for the upskilling workshop and mentorship program and close at midnight AEST on 20 October 2024. LGBTIQA+ people from all intersecting historically excluded communities, especially those based in regional areas, are strongly encouraged to apply. To apply, please visit: screencanberra.com.au/initiatives/screen-stories-mentorship-program/

    +SCREEN STORIES Symposium & Networking Party

    +SCREEN STORIES Symposium and Networking Party on 7 November 2024 will be open to all storytellers, with a speaker line up to be announced shortly. Tickets are available now via screencanberra.com.au/initiatives/screen-stories-symposium/

     


    Vale Gregory Godhard (4 November 1966 – 25 October 2024)

    29/10/2024 4:58 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Film director, animator, and artist Gregory was best known for his experimental award-winning animations. His career spanned three decades, starting with his first film, INFINITY, in 1992, which he made as a student of COFA at UNSW, and ending with his last, SUPERNOVA, in 2013.

    Continuing the legacy of European and North American avant-garde filmmakers Jonas Mekas and Maya Deren and the more recent styles of Japanese and Czech animators Takashi Ito and Jan Švankmajer, Gregory’s in-camera effects and stop-motion techniques, not to mention his themes of the solace to the horror of the quotidian were highly influential for a new generation of experimental filmmakers.

    His works were regularly featured on SBS’s Eat Carpet program, showcasing Australian short films from 1989 to 2005 and are part of ACMI and MUBI’s collections. Gregory was an active member of the local film community, advising on funding panels for Screen NSW and frequently contributing to the running of local arthouse screenings such as ‘Side On’ and exhibitions in Sydney’s Inner West. Gregory came into mainstream view when he became a Tropfest Finalist in 2006 with A ROOM WITH ASKEW.

    Perhaps the best description of his filmmaking life is his own: “Born in Sydney, Gregory Godhard continues to (mis)spend his time as an animator, experimental film-maker and artist. He has produced, directed and animated twelve short experimental 16mm films. His films have screened in numerous festivals around the world, picking up the occasional award and funny-looking trophy.”(San Francisco Cinematheque 2010 https://www.sfcinematheque.org/)