SPAA Conference - Head of BBC Natural History Unit to address Doco Day
This year's SPAA Conference will introduce DOCO Day to its programme with a special address by Neil Nightingale, Head of the BBC Natural History Unit, on Thursday, 13 November at 10:30am.
Nightingale has been Head of the BBC Natural History Unit since 2003 groundbreaking factual programmes during this time have included the critically acclaimed and award-winning, Life In Cold Blood, Planet Earth, the Saving Planet Earth season, Wild China, Big Cat Diary, and Elephant Diary.
Geoff Brown says, "Following on from SPAA's delegation of documentary filmmakers to Canberra in June, we wanted to focus part of the Conference on the current issues concerning documentary in Australia. Integrating relevant sessions into one day will provide an opportunity for further discussion and debate. Along with the first SPAA Documentary Forum to be held at the Conference, it promises to be lively day."
Sessions throughout the day will include: a spotlight on the Oscar-winning producer for Taxi to The Dark Side, Eva Orner; a Screen Australia plenary; a dedicated session on the Producer Offset scheme, and a panel discussion on Thinking Outside the Box: Redefining the TV Show.
A Documentary Forum in the afternoon will provide a comprehensive overview of SPAA's documentary policy and platforms to those delegates with a particular interest in the documentary medium. Delegates will have an opportunity to meet with guest speakers, SPAA Councillors and Policy personnel. This will be the first of 4 annual documentary forums that SPAA will run during the year.
Doco day will be a great opportunity to meet international and domestic speakers and guests, and talk to SPAA Councillors and Policy personnel.
For more on the SPAA Conference see: http://www.spaa.org.au/associations/8843/c08/
Nightingale has been Head of the BBC Natural History Unit since 2003 groundbreaking factual programmes during this time have included the critically acclaimed and award-winning, Life In Cold Blood, Planet Earth, the Saving Planet Earth season, Wild China, Big Cat Diary, and Elephant Diary.
Geoff Brown says, "Following on from SPAA's delegation of documentary filmmakers to Canberra in June, we wanted to focus part of the Conference on the current issues concerning documentary in Australia. Integrating relevant sessions into one day will provide an opportunity for further discussion and debate. Along with the first SPAA Documentary Forum to be held at the Conference, it promises to be lively day."
Sessions throughout the day will include: a spotlight on the Oscar-winning producer for Taxi to The Dark Side, Eva Orner; a Screen Australia plenary; a dedicated session on the Producer Offset scheme, and a panel discussion on Thinking Outside the Box: Redefining the TV Show.
A Documentary Forum in the afternoon will provide a comprehensive overview of SPAA's documentary policy and platforms to those delegates with a particular interest in the documentary medium. Delegates will have an opportunity to meet with guest speakers, SPAA Councillors and Policy personnel. This will be the first of 4 annual documentary forums that SPAA will run during the year.
Doco day will be a great opportunity to meet international and domestic speakers and guests, and talk to SPAA Councillors and Policy personnel.
For more on the SPAA Conference see: http://www.spaa.org.au/associations/8843/c08/