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2025 Program

10:00 am

Thursday

The Substance Q&A with Writer & Director Coralie Fargeat

10:30 am

Sunday

Cody Simpson - In Conversation

2:30 pm

Thursday

Meet the Creators: Thou Shalt Not Steal

3:30 pm

Sunday

The Rings of Power Q&A with Tyroe Muhafidin and Markella Kavenagh

10:00 am

Saturday

Dr George Miller In Conversation with the Philippou Brothers

4:00 pm

Thursday

Screenworks and AACTA present a live read of OVER HER DEAD BODY

6:30 pm

Saturday

Jack Thompson & Matt Carroll - Anniversary Screening of Sunday Too Far Away

10:00 am

Sunday

Working with the Big Ones: Getting Work on International Productions

11:30 am

Thursday

Behind the Blockbuster: Producing Iconic Films

3:30 pm

Saturday

Breaking into the Screen Industry

12:30 pm

Saturday

The Fairbairn's: Multiplatform Storytellers

11:30 am

Thursday

Winning Over Australian Festivals: From Submission to Screen

1:00 pm

Thursday

Meet the Streamers: Shaping the Future of Australian Content

6:00 pm

Thursday

The Anatomy of a Co-Production: Jo Sargent & Todd Fellman

5:00 pm

Saturday

Actor on Actor: Damon Herriman and Kate Mulvany

12:30 pm

Saturday

Actor on Actor: Alyla Browne and Lee Tiger Halley

11:30 am

Thursday

Australia’s Cinematic Future With India – A Look in the Crystal Ball

5:30 pm

Sunday

Free Family Screening of WICKED

2:30 pm

Saturday

The Philippou Brothers & ONEFOUR

2:00 pm

Saturday

Adapting Liane Moriarty’s The Last Anniversary – with Teresa Palmer

2:30 pm

Thursday

Meet the Creators: Memoir of a Snail – with Adam Elliot

5:00 pm

Sunday

House of the Dragon VFX Breakdown

4:30 pm

Thursday

Meet the Creators: Boy Swallows Universe

10:00 am

Thursday

Creating the Soundscape for Sting

12:30 pm

Saturday

Colour Grading Masterclass with Kali Bateman

10:00 am

Thursday

Industry update with Screen Agencies

11:00 am

Saturday

Careers in Broadcast

3:30 pm

Saturday

How to Network 101

6:00 pm

Saturday

25th Anniversary Screening of The Dish

2:00 pm

Saturday

Navigating the Screen Industry as an Actor

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Saturday

Doja Cat Demon

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Saturday

Creative Makeup Look

5:30 pm

Thursday

In the Director's Chair: Michael Gracey on Better Man

4:30 pm

Saturday

Games and the Screen Industry: The Future is Here

12:00 pm

Sunday

Absurdist Animation: From Long Head to Lesbian Space Princess

2:00 pm

Sunday

Behind The Scream:
Leigh Whannell in Conversation

7:00 pm

Saturday

How to Make Gravy - Live in Concert

11:30 am

Thursday

Meet the Creators: Colin and Cameron Cairnes – Late Night with the Devil

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Saturday, Sunday

Rachel Burke Costume Installation

1:00 pm

Thursday

Torres Strait Storytellers: Creativity Meets Culture

1:30 pm

Sunday

Virtual Production 101

4:00 pm

Thursday

Ambitiously Australian: The Making of Apple Cider Vinegar

5:30 pm

Thursday

Inside Gardening Australia

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Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

HOTA Gallery Tours

10:00 am

Saturday, Sunday

Get SET to Play – HOTA Gallery Workshops

10:30 am

Sunday

Bollywood Dance Lessons

10:00 am

Sunday

Beach Sandcastle Competition & Scavenger Hunt

12:00 pm

Sunday

Bluey Colouring In

12:30 pm

Sunday

Circus Play Space & Bubble Activation

11:30 am

Thursday

79 (More) Ideas and Thoughts to Improve the Screen Development Process

3:30 pm

Sunday

Marvel vs DC

5:00 pm

Saturday

The 'It' Factor: Building a Brand with Millie Ford

12:30 pm

Saturday

Cheat Sheet for: Impacting Producing

7:15 pm

Sunday

Red Carpet Premiere of 'SPIT' with David Wenham

12:30 pm

Saturday

Choreographer: Kate Wormald

12:00 pm

Friday

AACTA Awards: Live! by the Lake

3:30 pm

Saturday

Shane and Clayton Jacobson Present Filmmaking 101

12:00 pm

Sunday

The Music of Storytelling

5:30 pm

Thursday

Film Financing Models: The Road to 10% Box Office Share

2:30 pm

Thursday

The Rise of the Australian Showrunner

4:00 pm

Sunday

Unpacking Zombie Plane - Sneak Peek and Q&A

10:00 am

Thursday

The Process of Casting

4:30 pm

Thursday

Audition Masterclass

4:00 pm

Thursday

BAFTA Albert + Sustainable Screens Australia Showcase

9:00 am

Saturday

Creative Entrepreneurship

12:00 pm

Sunday

High-Octane Indie Action: Behind the Stunts and Scenes of Homeward

5:00 pm

Saturday

Life on Set

9:00 am

Saturday

Australian Premiere - Looney Tunes: The Day The Earth Blew Up

11:00 am

Saturday

Screen Industry Workforce Insights

2:00 pm

Saturday

The Business of Show Business

11:30 am

Thursday

Australian Documentary: How to Reach Global Audiences

10:30 am

Sunday

VFX Deconstruction with Paul Butterworth

12:30 pm

Saturday

In Conversation with Oscar-winner Greig Fraser

9:30 am

Thursday

Navigating the Industry: A Survival Skills Workshop

11:00 am

Saturday

Working Dog... It's the Vibe

3:00 pm

Sunday

Andrew Knight: Screenwriting Masterclass

12:00 pm

Sunday

Adapting Boy Swallows Universe

10:00 am

Thursday

Beyond Tokenism: Paths to an Inclusive and Accessible Industry

10:30 am

Saturday

How To Start a Podcast with Rachel Corbett

12:30 pm

Saturday

First Things First Podcast with Matty Mills & Brooke Blurton

2:30 pm

Thursday

Meet the Nominees: Designers

1:30 pm

Sunday

Sparks Fly: Taylor Swift's Global Community

1:30 pm

Sunday

Queer and Proud - LGBTIQ+ Screen Leaders

11:00 am

Saturday

Abstract Costumes with Rachel Burke

4:00 pm

Thursday

How To: Filming in Queensland

1:00 pm

Thursday

Unlocking Queensland's Filming Locations

6:30 pm

Saturday

Drag Bingo with Ivyy Monroe & Lulu Lemans!

3:30 pm

Saturday

The Music of Heartbreak High

4:30 pm

Sunday

Queensland Crime Writers in Focus 

10:30 am

Sunday

From Fruit Ninja to Feed the Deep with Luke Muscat

4:00 pm

Saturday

Creator on Creator: Emily Grosser and Mackenzie McIntyre

1:30 pm

Sunday

The House That Joy Built: Sparking Creativity with Holly Ringland

11:30 am

Thursday

Meet the Nominees: Composers

4:00 pm

Thursday

Inside the Writers’ Room: Screenwriting for TV 

3:00 pm

Sunday

Behind the Screens: Digital Creators from Idea to Online

2:30 pm

Thursday

The Power of Story

1:00 pm

Thursday

Meet the Nominees: Editors

2:00 pm

Sunday

Queensland Authors' Studio - The Art of Storytelling

10:30 am

Sunday

Fear on Film: Producing Horror

12:00 pm

Sunday

A Creator’s Guide to Making Money on Tiktok and YouTube

12:00 pm

Sunday

Fear on Film: Crafting Horror

3:30 pm

Saturday

Scream Queens Behind the Scenes: Women in Horror

3:30 pm

Sunday

Monsters Down Under

1:30 pm

Sunday

Beyond the Stars and Realms

12:00 pm

Sunday

Behind The Scenes of Beast of War

12:00 pm

Sunday

Creating Fear: Behind the Making of Site Unseen

3:00 pm

Sunday

The Art of Action: Stunt Breakdown with Keir Beck

3:30 pm

Sunday

In Conversation with Dami Im

10:00 am

Saturday, Sunday

The Headshot Studio

10:00 am

Sunday

Best-Selling Author Benjamin Stevenson

10:00 am

Thursday

Meet the Nominees: Writers

2:30 pm

Thursday

Meet the Nominees: Unscripted Producers

1:00 pm

Thursday

Meet the Nominees: Scripted Producers

1:00 pm

Thursday

Meet the Nominees: Directors

4:00 pm

Thursday

Meet the Nominees: Actors

6:00 pm

Saturday, Sunday

Karaoke

9:00 am

Saturday

AACTA Screen Careers Expo

4:00 pm

Wednesday

AACTA Awards Industry Gala

1:00 pm

Friday

AACTA Awards Ceremony

Additional events will be added soon, check back for more information.

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