PARTHO SEN GUPTA IN CONVERSATION WITH ROWAN WOODS 

DIRECTORS' DEEP DIVE 

Wednesday 10 September, 6pm - 7.30 pm, Sydney

The Australian Directors Guild with the University of Technology Sydney present the Directors’ Deep Dive 2025 series featuring Australian screen directors in conversation, introduced by Associate Professor Alex Munt (UTS) and moderated by acclaimed director Rowan Woods (ADG). This new series will focus on the working life of Australia’s screen directors in the face of rapid technological change and reconfiguration of the’ screenscape’, across film, streaming television and digital media.

As the ADG continues to advocate for sustainable careers and recognition of directors as co-authors, this session will provide insights for both established and emerging practitioners, not least on the need to protect directors’ creative rights amid shifting production models and AI-driven disruption.

UTS 'Rizzo' Theatre

702 Harris Street Ultimo

Building 6, Level 3, Room 022

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Partho Sen Gupta

Partho Sen-Gupta is a film writer, director and producer. He worked as Art Director and Production Designer on feature films, TV series and commercials in India. He studied Film Direction at the FEMIS in Paris. After making short films and documentaries, he has made three feature films ‘Let the Wind Blow’ (2004), ’Sunrise’ (2014) and recently ‘Slam' (2018). His films have screened in major international film festivals like the Berlinale, Tribeca, BFI London, Sydney, Rotterdam, Tokyo, Busan, Munich etc, won awards and critical acclaim.
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Rowan Woods

Rowan Woods is an Australian screen director and Board Member of the Australian Directors Guild (ADG). He is also Coordinator of the Australian Coalition for Cultural Diversity (ACCD), ), consisting of major Australian screen organizations, guilds, and collection agencies. He recently completed a 6-year stint as Head of Directing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) and is currently completing a PHD at the University of Technology in Sydney. Rowan Woods’ debut feature film THE BOYS premiered in competition at the Berlin Film Festival (1998) and won Best Director at the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards. His second feature film LITTLE FISH (2005) starred Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving and was nominated for 13 AFI Awards. Rowan Woods has also directed many TV and streamed series. Highlights include: an ADG Award for Best Direction in a Telemovie for THE BROKEN SHORE (2013); Special Jury Prize at Series Mania for THE KETTERING INCIDENT (2016); and a BAFTA for NOWHERE BOYS (2019).