Sydney Underground Film Festival presents a Masters Class with Ross Grayson Bell, the producer of 1999’s most talked about film, FIGHT CLUB. Attend a screening of the film and then Ross will share his experiences producing the film. Ross has worked with directors – David Fincher, Gillian Armstrong, Pedro Almodovar, Gore Verbinski, and Sam Raimi. […]
Walkleys Storyology Conference – Bringing the James Hardie Asbestos Cover Up to the Screen
With the boundaries between fact and fiction becoming increasingly blurred, how do we then reconcile the needs of telling a good story with the demands of being true to the facts? Particularly when those facts deal with the deaths of innocent workers and customers at the hands of a powerful corporation. Join ABC reporter Matthew […]
Sydney Film Festival – 5 Films to Show an Alien
If you had to tell the story of cinema to an alien which five films would you choose? How would you explain the story of our civilization through film? Join filmmakers: Ross Grayson Bell (producer FIGHT CLUB); Al Clark (producer PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, executive producer CHOPPER); Catriona Mckenzie (director, REDFERN NOW); Kate Jinx […]
Sydney Writers’ Festival – Panel Discussion on THE TALL MAN
On National Sorry Day, when we remember the mistreatment of Indigenous Australians, we invite you to a provocative re-examination of the 2004 death in custody of Palm Island resident, Cameron Doomadgee, as retold in the book and documentary THE TALL MAN. Join the film’s director Tony Kravitz (DEAD EUROPE), producer Darren Dale (REDFERN NOW) and […]
Sydney Writers’ Festival – THE TALL MAN Panel Review by Cristen Boorman
I love the Sydney Writers’ festival, there is something for everyone’s tastes. I haven’t been to the festival in a couple of years, so when my friends sent around their preferences for what they were going to see at the festival, I went online and had a look at what was on offer. I basically […]
Australian Infront – The Art And Craft of Scriptwriting
Join Ross Grayson Bell, Head of Screenwriting at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), who will talk about the finer points of writing screenplays. We’ll also show you how it comes to life on the Mac using Final Draft, the world’s best screenwriting program for movie scripts, television shows and stage plays. Aus […]
Australian Infront – A Student’s Guide to Film and TV Production
Whether you are a first-year student or about to graduate, join us for this special event featuring industry professionals: Ross Grayson Bell, producer of FIGHT CLUB and currently Head of Screenwriting at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS); David Fedirchuk, producer of I ROCK for ABC 2 and now Industry Manager at AFTRS […]
Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sydney – SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED
Ross joins film critic, Andrew L. Urban, on stage for a lively discussion about the film SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED as part of Andrew’s popular, Sydney University MOVIES NOW course. This unique and popular movie appreciation course is like having your own private movie club. In its 9th year, Movies Now offers participants ‘private movie premieres’ […]
Sydney Writers’ Festival – Found in Translation: Do Film Adaptations Add Value to Literary Classics?
Join Australian screenwriters Craig Peace, co writer with Baz Luhrmann of the highly anticipated adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s THE GREAT GATSBY, and Michael Petroni, who adapted the third instalment in C. S. Lewis’ beloved NARNIA CHRONICLES: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER; Jane Scott producer of MAO’S LAST DANCER and the current Head of Screenwriting […]
Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sydney – MARGIN CALL
Ross joins film critic, Andrew L. Urban, in a discussion of the film MARGIN CALL; part of Andrew’s popular, Sydney University MOVIES NOW course. This unique and popular movie appreciation course is like having your own private movie club. In its 9th year, Movies Now offers participants ‘private movie premieres’ prior to their commercial release […]