2024 MQFF Industry Day

 

This year MQFF, in collaboration with queer filmmakers Timothy Despina Marshall, Steph Parsons and Vee Shi, is thrilled to present a revamped and extended Industry Day open to the public again for a second year!

This year we’ll have three industry panels and masterclasses where experts will offer invaluable insight to LGBTQIA+ creatives on everything from starting your career as a writer and making a low-budget queer film to the ins and outs of copyright and contracts.

The day will conclude with networking drinks open to all LGBTQIA+ screen creatives and professionals and their allies. We’re excited to yet again provide a space for queer creatives to mix, mingle and maybe even form collaborations for the future!

Registration is essential.

 

MQFF Filmmakers Coffee Meet-up Sun 17 Nov – 10:30 AM—11:30 AM Festival Lounge, ACMI An informal coffee catch-up for all attending MQFF filmmakers to meet and mingle prior to the Industry Day panels. Free event – not ticketed

Masterclass: Unpacking Copyright Sun 17 Nov – 12:00 PM—1:00 PM Gandel Lab, ACMI Entertainment lawyers Shaun Miller (principal, Shaun Miller Lawyers) and Marco Angele (principal, Marshalls+Dent+Wilmoth) unpack the ins and outs of copyright, and how this knowledge empowers you to make strong and informed decisions in contract negotiation and production management. Suitable as an introduction to these topics for emerging creatives, or as a refresher for experienced practitioners. Moderated by Stephanie Parsons. BOOK NOW

 

Panel: Starting and Sustaining Your Writing Career as a Queer Sun 17 Nov – 1:30 PM—2:30 PM Gandel Lab, ACMI Three prolific queer writers share insights on how they got started and how they’ve been able to grow and sustain their career over the years, with a focus on encouraging, and practical tips for, emerging queer writers looking to get their break. Our panellists include Magda Wozniak (writer, Bad Behaviour, Crazy Fun Park, Neighbours), Alberto Di Troia (writer, Spooky Files, The Survivors) and Chloe Wong (writer, Turn Up the Volume). Moderated by emerging screenwriter Kirra Hampson. BOOK NOW

Panel: The Art of Low Budget Queer Filmmaking Sun 17 Nov – 3:00 PM—4:00 PM Gandel Lab, ACMI An industry panel of queer filmmakers discuss the pathway to making their queer low-budget content, the challenges they’ve had to overcome and the advice they have to impart for those hoping to tread the same path. Our panellists include Poppy Stockell (writer/director/producer, Triple Oh!, MQFF 2023), Henry Boffin (writer/director, Strange Creatures, MQFF 2024) and Vee Shi (writer/director, Jia, MQFF 2023 winner of Best Australian Short). Moderated by Timothy Despina Marshall (writer/director/producer, In the Room Where He Waits, MQFF 2024). BOOK NOW

 

LGBTQIA+ Screen Industry Networking Mixer Sun 17 Nov – 4:30 PM—5:30 PM Festival Lounge, ACMI Join us for informal networking drinks open to all LGBTQIA+ screen creatives, professionals and their allies to conclude our 2024 Industry Day. Free event – not ticketed