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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Melbourne based colleagues may be interested in this event
this weekend:</span></p><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
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</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(255,217,102)"><span style="background-color:rgb(153,153,153)">Melbourne
Women in Film Festival, 3-4 March 2017</span></span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(255,217,102)"><span style="background-color:rgb(153,153,153)">
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Treasury Theatre, 1 Macarthur St, East Melbourne</span></p><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
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Program and Ticket Sales here: <a href="http://www.mwff.com.au/festival2017/">http://www.mwff.com.au/festival2017/</a></span> </p><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
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</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Join
us for the first Melbourne Women in Film Festival at the Treasury Theatre on 3
March!</span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">
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</span></font></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The
2017 Melbourne Women in Film Festival is an event that celebrates and supports
the work of women filmmakers and creatives across all disciplines in the
industry, including directors, writers, producers, cinematographers, sound
designers and editors.</span></font></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></font></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">MWFF celebrates the great films made
by Australian women and advocates for gender equality in the Australian screen
industry by providing a platform for established and emerging female filmmakers to
exhibit their work to a Victorian audience.</span></font></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">
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</span></font></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">From Friday 3 March until Saturday 4
March, MWFF offers audiences the chance to engage with the great work women do
behind the camera and behind the scenes.</span></font></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></font></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">This
year MWFF showcases films from the 1975 International Women’s Film Festival,
offering a mini-retrospective of the Australian films and filmmakers featured
at that event, along with a selection of contemporary shorts from a new
generation of filmmakers. </span></font></span><br></p><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The festival will also feature two panel sessions dealing with the place of women within the Australian industry. Topics and speakers include:</span></font></span></p><h3 id="gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1488402271964_203">Between 1975 and today: what have we learned about women’s filmmaking?</h3><p><strong>12:30pm, Saturday, Treasury Theatre, 60mins</strong> </p><p>The
issues and conversation around gender inequality in the screen industry
is not a new phenomenon. This panel looks back on the similarities
faced by women working in film in the 1970s and asks how far have women
come in the industry since then and where do we go from here?</p><p>Panelists include Annette Blonski (filmmaker <em>And Not Even Cry</em>), Linda Blagg (digital filmmaker and creator of <em>Daddythings</em>), Dr Suzanne Spunner (Melbourne co-ordinator of the International Women's Film Festival 1975), and Victoria Waghorn (filmmaker <em>Chick Addict </em>& <em>Salome's Picnic</em>). Moderated by Associate Professor Belinda Smaill (Monash University, School of Media, Film and Journalism).</p><h3>Making, writing, doing: Women getting a start in screen culture </h3><p><strong>4:30pm, Saturday, Treasury Theatre, 60mins</strong></p><p>Looking
at the future of Australian screen culture, how can women get their
foot in the door? This panel explores the pathways into and experiences
of women entering both the industry and the broader cultural activities
supporting screen production, such as film criticism. </p><p>Panelists
include filmmaker Amie Batalibasi, actress Nyawuda
Chuol, writer/director Nora Niasari, and film critic and Artistic
Director of the Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia, Cerise
Howard. Moderated by Vy Wijekumar (Human Rights Arts & Film Festival).</p><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
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