Directing ‘The Dressmaker’. AACTA Presents: In Conversation with Jocelyn Moorhouse

Kate Winslet, Winona Ryder, Hugo Weaving, Colin Firth…

With a career spanning more than 30 years in Australia and the United States, writer, producer and director Jocelyn Moorhouse has worked with some of the world’s biggest names in film.

Moorhouse’s most recent film, The Dressmaker, received five AACTA Awards, including the AACTA People's Choice Award for Favourite Australian Film, and quickly became one of the top 10 most successful films of all time at the Australian box office.

Moorhouse also directed Proof, marking one of Hugo Weaving’s early starring roles, and producedMuriel's Wedding, drawing international attention to the talents of Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths.

Internationally, Moorhouse has directed some of the world’s best-known performers, including Anne Bancroft and Winona Ryder in How To Make An American Quilt, and Michelle Pfeiffer, Colin Firth, Keith Carradine, Jason Robards, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jessica Lange in A Thousand Acres.

Join the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) for an insightful, informative and honest conversation about filmmaking and what it takes to be an award-winning director.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Is modern filmmaking business or art?
• From page to script to screen – adapting books for film 
• The importance of social media in promoting Australian films
• How to secure and work with an all-star cast

This event is open to all, and forms a keynote presentation within AFI | AACTA’s year-round member events program, connecting cast and crew with audiences and fans at more than 80 complimentary masterclasses, events and screenings throughout the year.

For more information and to become an AFI | AACTA member today, please visit: www.aacta.org

THIS EVENT HAPPENS IN CITY AND SURROUNDS

Vivid Sydney is big – it’s now the largest event of its kind in Australia and in 2016 it’s growing again with a world-class line-up of concert and music performances, public ideas programs, creative industry workshops and conferences. Find exciting new locations to explore this year as Vivid Sydney grows its footprint. See what else is happening in City and Surrounds.

Event Details

When: 16 Jun  18:30 - 20:00
Location: Event Cinemas, VMAX1, 505-525 George St, Sydney NSW 2000
Price: AFI & AACTA Members $10, General Public $20.

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