EVENT REPORT
We thank everyone who attended the ‘Film Financing and Strategy forum’ held at the Arthouse Hotel and helped make it such a smashing success! We had an outstanding line-up of speakers: JAN CHAPMAN (Producer Bright Star & The Piano), STUART SCOWCRAFT (Producer, Intomdia), SAMUEL GULLOTTA (Goldstream Entertainment), ALEX SANGSTON (Senior Manager, Producer Offset, Screen Australia), LAURA SIVIS (Producer, Courage Films), REZSO BODONYI (Feature Producer) and was moderated by PETER CARR (CEO, Sydney Development Agency).
The forum focused on private sector film financing and covered topics such as: what experienced investors look for when investing, what types of finance are good, how strategy impacts film producers, how interrelationship between businesses create opportunities and lots more. The forum was divided into two very informative and in-depth sessions.
This forum was organised by WIFT NSW Media Mentorship for Women in partnership with the Sydney Development Agency and was attended by over 200 guests. The forum was followed by Q & A from the audience and networking.
JAN CHAPMAN AWARDED HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP
At the event world renowned producer Jan Chapman was awarded the Honorary Lifetime Membership to WIFT NSW for her endless support to women in the industry and for creating films that portray women in powerful and complex roles. Jan Chapman is also mentoring via the Media Mentorship for Women program and is a champion for women filmmakers in Australia and around the world. We really value Ms Chapman’s contributions to the Australian film industry and are thrilled to have her as a lifetime member of WIFT NSW. Jan Chapman’s short bio is provided below.
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JAN CHAPMAN AO - Producer
Short Biography
Jan has produced some of Australia’s most critically successful and popular films - including AFI Best Film winner, Lantana and Academy Award winner, The Piano - and supported and nurtured the careers of some of its most talented filmmakers.
She studied at Sydney University before becoming involved in the Sydney Filmmakers Co-Op. She began her producing career at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and has since formed successful creative relationships with writers and directors including Jane Campion (The Piano, Holy Smoke, 2 Friends and Bright Star, Cate Shortland (Somersault), Ray Lawrence (Lantana), Gillian Armstrong (The Last Days of Chez Nous), and Shirley Barrett (Love Serenade and Walk the Talk). Her films have won many awards including co-recipient of the Palme d’Or at Cannes (The Piano, 1993), 3 Academy Awards (The Piano, 1994), Camera d’Or at Cannes (Love Serenade 1996), over 35 Australian Film Institute Awards, and have had numerous screenings and honours across the globe at the worlds top film festivals including Venice, Toronto, Berlin and Cannes.
In 2002 Jan received an honorary Masters Degree in Film from the Australian Film Television & Radio School. She is also the recipient of the Centenary Medal and was awarded the Order of Australia in 2004. She has previously been honoured for her outstanding contribution to the Australian film industry as recipient of the Living Legend Award from Inside Film (2006), the Chauvel Award (2002), and the Raymond Longford Award from the Australian Film Institute (1997). In February 2009 she received the Don Dunstan Award from the Adelaide Film Festival.
