It’s time again for the Darwin International Film Festival, affectionately known as DIFF.

This is the 10th anniversary year for DIFF, and the line-up of amazing films, both local and international, is outstanding.

In this episode, we’ll hear the presentation given by Blandine Ruffo, the manager of DIFF, at the program launch held last week.

We’ll also hear from some of the writer/director/producer teams for films selected for the 2019 Spark Initiative.

For those of you not familiar with the Spark Initiative, this is a special program run by Screen Territory, in conjunction with DIFF, to provide support and funding for the production of four short films.

The films will be screened on Saturday 14 September 2019, at the Deckchair Cinema.

In this, our milestone 10th episode, I’ll be interviewing Lexie Gregory, the writer and star of an upcoming short film, “Couch”, as well as the Director Thomas Midena and the Director of Photography Jacob Hazeldine. This will be the first ever group interview on the NT Filmmakers Podcast.

And, as a special give-away for all our listeners, as a thank you for helping us get to our 10th episode of the NT Filmmakers Podcast, we have a printable ‘cheat-sheet’ of the most important and useful keyboard shortcuts for Final Cut Pro.

Details on how to download your free cheat-sheet are at the end of the episode.

In this episode, special guest host Thomas Medina interviews me about my latest short film “Disconnect”, some upcoming projects I have underway, and the events that led to the creation of the NT Filmmakers Podcast.

This is the third in a series of special episodes, leading up to the 10th episode of the NT Filmmakers Podcast.

 In this episode, we’ll be hearing some of the script readings from the recent NT Filmmakers Network meetup. These readings were recorded live at the meetup and showcase the amazing talent we have in the NT.  

This episode has performances of:

• "Love in the Age of Extinction" by Nick Sun
   
• "The Strange Lights in the Sky" by Levin A. Diatschenko
   
• "Terra Nullius" by Timothy Parish and Philip Tarl Denson
   

The meetup was sponsored by Cast Away, the only talent agency in Darwin (some of you may remember we spoke to Sarah Price from Cast Away in episode 3 of the NT Filmmakers Podcast). If you’d like to join Cast Away, or you’re looking for talent for your next production, you can contact them at [email protected]

 In this episode, we’ll be hearing some of the script readings from the recent NT Filmmakers Network meetup. These readings were recorded live at the meetup and showcase the amazing talent we have in the NT.  

This episode has performances of:

• "The Age of Bones" by Jaman Belulang (English Version)
• "Anima" by Timothy Parish and Jesica de Koeijer
• "Robber in a Bar" by Sean Guy

 There will be three more performances in episode 8 of the NT Filmmakers Podcast, so consider subscribing to get the episodes as soon as they’re available.

The meetup was sponsored by Cast Away, the only talent agency in Darwin (some of you may remember we spoke to Sarah Price from Cast Away in episode 3 of the NT Filmmakers Podcast). If you’d like to join Cast Away, or you’re looking for talent for your next production, you can contact them at [email protected]

 In this episode, we’ll be providing some detailed information about the newly announced 2019 Spark Film Initiative, an exciting opportunity for NT filmmakers to gain funding for their film projects.

We’ll also hear from Sean Guy about his experiences writing for a variety of different mediums, and as a special bonus, Sean shares an exclusive announcement with NT Filmmaker Podcast listeners

And I’ll let you know about what’s happening at the upcoming NT Filmmakers Network meetup on 5 June 2019.

 In this episode, we’ll hear the final part of an extended interview from Nathaniel Kelly and Thomas Medina about the process they took to create their first feature film “We’re Family Now”.

We’ll also be talking to Johnathan Saunders about his amazing animated series “Zero Point”.

And I’ll be letting you know about an exciting event happening this week at the Deckchair Cinema (Tuesday 14 May and Wednesday 15 May 2019).

• Nathaniel Kelly and Thomas Midena talk about their experiences making their first feature-length film (this is Part 2 of an extended interview - Part 1 can be heard in Episode 3 and Part 2 will be available in episode 5 of the NT Filmmakers Podcast)
• we find out about a very special event happening at the Deckchair Cinema on 1 May 2019
• and we have details on your last chance to take advantage of the special discount offer on audio gear for NT Filmmakers Podcast listeners from Swamp Industries

 In this episode, we’ll hear the first part of an extended interview with Nathaniel Kelly and Thomas Medina about the process they took to create their first feature film “We’re Family Now”.

We’ll bring you along to Opening Night of the 2019 season at the Deckchair Cinema.

We’ll also be talking to Sarah Price about ‘Cast Away’, an exciting new casting agency for talented filmmakers and actors.

And I’ll be letting you know about two new grants that are now available from Screen Territory.

And there's a special offer for listeners available at the end of the episode.

In this episode, we'll hear from Ehte Saliger about his work creating You Tube videos that highlight cultural differences, and get some insights into paying creatives from Penny Payton. We'll also find out about the upcoming opening night for the Deckchair Cinema and the film to be screened on that night. One of the issues plaguing small-crew shoots is battery and card management, so we'll be looking at some tips and tricks to help you keep on top of these essential elements during busy shooting days.