Who’s who of industry to converge at Melbourne TV summit
Australian and international showrunners will address storytelling for local & global audiences at 3 day summit.
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Top: Asher Keddie, Tony Ayres, Kitty Flanagan
Middle: Anchuli Felicia King, Nash Edgerton, Debbie Lee
Bottom: Daley Pearson, Chris Oliver-Taylor, Darren Dale
New speakers have been announced for their inaugural Future Vision television summit to be held later this month at ACMI, in Melbourne.
They are: Alice Bell (Expats), Andrew Bovell (Lantana), John Collee (Boy Swallows Universe), Robert Connolly (Barracuda), Darren Dale (Blackfella Films), Kate Dennis (Run), Nash Edgerton (Mr Inbetween), Kitty Flanagan (Fisk), Alison Hurbert-Burns (Binge / Foxtel), Asher Keddie (Fake), Anchuli Felicia King (The Sympathizer), Sarah Lambert (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart), Debbie Lee (Matchbox Pictures), Nakkiah Lui (Preppers), Que Minh Luu (Netflix), Kris Mrksa (White House Farm), Chris Oliver-Taylor (ABC), Daley Pearson (Bluey), Daina Reid (The Veil), Sarah Scheller (Strife), Cate Shortland (The Kettering Incident), Cailah Scobie (Stan), Penny Smallacombe (Blackfella Films) and Sarah Walker (The Secrets She Keeps).
They join already previously showrunners Lee Sung Jin (Beef) and Joanna Calo (The Bear), Co-Chairs Bruna Papandrea (Big Little Lies) and Tony Ayres (Clickbait) and Creative Director Rebecca Yeldham (The Gift).
While the first two days, July 15 & 16, are sessions reserved for invited screenwriters and industry creatives, in-person and virtual tickets for members of the public for July 17 have almost sold out.
Among the speakers on this third day of the summit are: Tony Ayres, Joanna Calo, John Collee, Robert Connolly, Kate Dennis, Nash Edgerton, Kitty Flanagan, Asher Keddie, Sarah Lambert, Debbie Lee, Lee Sung Jin, Bruna Papandrea and Sarah Scheller.
Day 3 session topics include:
• What Makes Great Bingeable TV
• Beef & The Bear: Creators in Conversation
• Australian Comedy that is Internationally Funny
• Australian Market vs International Market
• Transcending “Good Enough” into Great
“Australian film and television have a rich history of being watched and celebrated around the world,” Yeldham said. “Never before has there been more access or more competition for creatives to capture the attention of global audiences. As technology and market forces change the way we consume and create, the time is ripe to come together and share experiences and insights into how we connect with audiences, build sustainable careers and not just survive, but thrive.”
Future Vision is presented by Australians in Film, Screen Australia and VicScreen with Tourism Australia as Supporting Partner. Industry Partners include the ABC, Binge, Netflix and Stan. Our Venue Partner is ACMI and the Hotel Partner is Sofitel Melbourne On Collins.
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Bingeable TV is just the opposite of Great TV, built for foreign streaming platforms. They have mastered that but found they were all losing their audience and getting cancelled after 2 seasons. So are now tending to go back to a couple of episodes followed an episode a week to hold subscribers. People in the US are reporting online that Netflix has notified them that their basic with ads ends on 13th July.
It can vary from show to show and streamer to streamer…