Compared to other national cinemas, the links between Australian cinema and theatre have always been particularly strong. Some of our most successful screenwriters have come from the theatre, and our leading actors and directors commonly move back and forth between stage and screen projects. This panel explores the ways cinema could benefit from following the more collaborative development processes derived from theatre. Speakers: Andrew Bovell (playwright and screenwriter, incl. Lantana, Strictly Ballroom), Oscar Redding (director/writer), Chris Drummond (theatre director), Katrina Sedgwick (Adelaide Film Festival director). Chair: James Hewison (distributor)
Mercury Theatre, Adelaide, February 2009
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