Public Programmes
Since May, AFCC has been organising and presenting a slew of digital public programmes as our way of keeping connected and engaged with friends and supporters of the Festival. We are proud to present here a series of digital programmes for your enjoyment, accessible from the comfort of your home or from wherever you may be.
Sessions:
Page to Screen Adaptation
The Art of Adaptation: A Virtual Public Talk
Digital Storytelling Tools with Rushton Hurley
Past
Page to Screen Adaptation
| Date: | 2 October 2020 |
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| Time: | 1:00pm – 2:30pm (SGT) Convert Time |
| Platform: | Online via Zoom |
| Admission: | Free, via registration |
Fresh from its success at the Berlin Film Festival, AFTRS alumni Lisa Hoppe will share her experiences in adapting the popular coming-of-age novel, My Life as an Alphabet, into a critically acclaimed and award-winning international feature film, H is for Happiness. Described by Variety as “feel-good entertainment for the entire family without pandering — or sacrificing style or substance,” Lisa talks about her adaptation process from book to film from the perspective of both writer and producer. The session will present a contemporary case study of how to negotiate screen adaptations for a global market and will include Q & A.
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Peter Herbert (Australia)
Peter Herbert is a seasoned writer, producer and executive producer for many national and international companies, among them Crawford Productions, PBL Productions, Taffner Ramsay, Beyond International and Granada. He produced the inaugural Comedy Festival Charity Gala in 1992 and created The World Comedy Tour in 2000. He also produced the 34th Annual TV Week Logies, and has created or co-created a number of series, among them Skirts, The Comedy Sale! and The Big Wig for Sky1 in the UK. Working with Caroline Aherne of The Royle Family, he co-created, co-wrote and produced the BBC2 comedy series, Dossa and Joe.
Peter has taught at a number of universities in screen business, creative industries and producing. He is currently Head of Screen Business and Producing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS).
Pieter Aquilia (Australia)
Dr Pieter Aquilia is the Head of Screenwriting at the the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS). She is a scriptwriter, script editor and director, who has combined her creative practice with a career in academia. Formerly an Associate Dean and Associate Arts Professor for NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia, she was also Associate Professor and Head of Program at UNSW Asia and University of Newcastle. Her research publications cover International Television Drama, the Globalization of Screen Education, Ethnic and Gender Representation on Screen, and the Media in Asia.
Lisa Hoppe (Australia)
Lisa is the Writer and Producer of H is for Happiness – a family feature film which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August 2019 and screened in competition at CinefestOz in September, winning “Best Film”. She has produced a number of short films that screened around the world including Godel, Incomplete (starring Elizabeth Debicki), and the AWGIE Award winning Heck, which she also co-‐wrote. From 2017 to 2018 Lisa worked as a Creative Producer with A Stark Production, producers of children’s film and television content including The Deep. Lisa’s extensive experience as writer, script editor and script producer has seen her work on Australian TV shows across a range of genres and formats including Heartbreak High, All Saints, White Collar Blue, Hi 5 and Guess How Much I Love You.
The Art of Adaptation: A Virtual Public Talk
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| Date: | 1 August 2020 |
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| Time: | 10:30am – 11:30am (SGT) Convert Time |
| Platform: | Online, live-streamed on AFCC Facebook |
| Admission: | Free via registration |
Join this virtual talk on the process of adapting content and explore the possibilities of content adaptation to other platforms and get insights on adapting intellectual property (IP) from books to other media platforms, such as OTT, film, and TV, among others. Featuring facilitators from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS), local production company August Media and Adan Jimenez, one half of writing team A.J. Low, this one-hour talk is free and will be live-streamed on AFCC's Facebook page.
This virtual talk is co-organised with the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS).
Lisa Hoppe (Australia)
Lisa is the Writer and Producer of H is for Happiness – a family feature film which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August 2019 and screened in competition at CinefestOz in September, winning “Best Film”. She has produced a number of short films that screened around the world including Godel, Incomplete (starring Elizabeth Debicki), and the AWGIE Award winning Heck, which she also co-‐wrote. From 2017 to 2018 Lisa worked as a Creative Producer with A Stark Production, producers of children’s film and television content including The Deep. Lisa’s extensive experience as writer, script editor and script producer has seen her work on Australian TV shows across a range of genres and formats including Heartbreak High, All Saints, White Collar Blue, Hi 5 and Guess How Much I Love You.
Jyotirmoy Saha (Singapore)
Jyotirmoy Saha, is a serial entrepreneur in the media and digital content space. He is renowned for being the Founder and CEO of August Media Holdings. In eight short years, he has taken the company to a position of leadership in the kids IP production business in South East Asia.
Adan Jimenez (Singapore)
One half of AJ Low, Adan writes the Sherlock Sam series with his partner Felicia Low-Jimenez. Their books have won multiple awards and have been published in North America, Indonesia, Turkey, South Korea, and soon Myanmar. An animated Sherlock Sam series is in the works. He loves comics and video games.
Peter Herbert (Australia)
Peter Herbert is a seasoned writer, producer and executive producer for many national and international companies, among them Crawford Productions, PBL Productions, Taffner Ramsay, Beyond International and Granada. He produced the inaugural Comedy Festival Charity Gala in 1992 and created The World Comedy Tour in 2000. He also produced the 34th Annual TV Week Logies, and has created or co-created a number of series, among them Skirts, The Comedy Sale! and The Big Wig for Sky1 in the UK. Working with Caroline Aherne of The Royle Family, he co-created, co-wrote and produced the BBC2 comedy series, Dossa and Joe.
Peter has taught at a number of universities in screen business, creative industries and producing. He is currently Head of Screen Business and Producing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS).
Pieter Aquilia (Australia)
Dr Pieter Aquilia is the Head of Screenwriting at the the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS). She is a scriptwriter, script editor and director, who has combined her creative practice with a career in academia. Formerly an Associate Dean and Associate Arts Professor for NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia, she was also Associate Professor and Head of Program at UNSW Asia and University of Newcastle. Her research publications cover International Television Drama, the Globalization of Screen Education, Ethnic and Gender Representation on Screen, and the Media in Asia.
Moderator Galen Yeo (Singapore)
Galen Yeo is the CEO and Creative Director of The Moving Visuals Co. His diverse credits include award-winning factual and entertainment content for leading Asian and International broadcasters including Discovery, History Channel, National Geographic, NHK, Disney and Mediacorp.
Digital Storytelling Tools with Rushton Hurley
| Date: | 2 May 2020 |
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| Time: | 10:30am – 11:30am (SGT) Convert Time |
| Admission: | Free with registration |
| Platform: | Online session (via Zoom) |
Join teacher trainer and educational technology researcher Rushton Hurley on this webinar, where he shares various digital storytelling tools to keep your kids glued to their seats.
If you are a teacher, storyteller or parent, discover how you can help your students and children tell their stories in compelling, creative ways with the latest web-based tools.
This session is the first webinar presented as part of AFCC Digital, a lead-up event to the 2020 Asian Festival of Children’s Content, which will take place from 3rd – 4th October.
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Rushton Hurley (US)
Rushton Hurley is the founder and executive director of Next Vista for Learning, which houses a free library of videos by and for teachers and students at NextVista.org.
Rushton has spent decades exploring innovative possibilities for bringing together proven approaches with cutting-edge technologies, from his graduate research at Stanford University, to his work with teenagers as both a high school teacher of Japanese language and a principal of an online school, to speaking at conferences and trainings around the world, to 2017's 5-Day Teacher Challenge. He is the author of two books, Making Your School Something Special and Making Your Teaching Something Special.