[Commlist] Sightlines 2019: Screen Production and the Academy

Registrations are now open for Sightlines 2019: Screen Production and 
the Academy.
https://screensoundcultures.org.au/events/sightlines-2019/

*2-4 December 2019*
*RMIT University,*
*Melbourne, Australia*

Sightlines is a two-day event that will focus on the developing field of 
filmmaking as a form of academic research.

Universities worldwide contain academics and students who engage in 
filmmaking practice. Part conference and part festival, Sightlines will 
include screenings of work within a wide range of styles and formats, as 
well as presentations and discussions on the diverse ways in which 
screen practice can be seen as contributing to knowledge.

Presented by the Screen and Sound Cultures Research Group, within RMIT 
University’s School of Media and Communication, with the support of the 
Australian Screen Production Education & Research Association (ASPERA).

The keynote speaker for the conference will be *Associate Professor 
Susan Kerrigan*, from The University of Newcastle, who will be speaking 
about Engagement and Impact using the metaphor of a TV series.
*Engagement and Impact – a TV series: the backstory, the audiences and 
ROI for screen production researchers.*
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Opening Night (6:30pm, 2 Dec 2019)
Join us in the world heritage, recently renovated The Capitol for an 
evening of screenings and conversations around the power of screen 
production towards achieving cultural understanding and how to develop 
an inclusive screen industry. With a focus on ABC web series Art Bites: 
Third Culture Kids, Thomas Banks' Quest for Love (winner of Best Short 
Film at MQFF 2019), Elders (MIFF 2019 Official Selection), and the 
BIRRARANGGA Film Festival, we will be joined by Tony Briggs, Santilla 
Chingaipe, Phoebe Hart and Shannon Owen, as well as Chloé Brugalé and 
Robert Connolly.

Register here [direct link]:
https://rmit.onestopsecure.com/onestopweb/VWP/booking?UDS_ACTION_DATA=ZyohcjU2W3dOWVYLRUJDB10nQndLLjcbLEgyWgNDVEELQS0n

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