A series of 10 minute pitch sessions with producers will be available on each day of the seminar.  Each session consists of a 5 minute pitch and a 5 minute response from the producer.  Attendees can nominate a producer to whom they would like to pitch each morning of the seminar.

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The Factual Entertainment Fund was created to reflect one of the key objectives contained within Screen Tasmania’s recent 5 Year Strategic Plan: to increase production activity within the state. While Screen Tasmania is committed to supporting the development of feature films, documentary programmes and long-form drama series, the comparatively low production costs involved in creating factual entertainment programmes for television make them a strong and economically viable addition.

This is already a form of television programming that Tasmania and Tasmanians have proven adept at creating: The Collectors enjoyed a record 6 seasons with the ABC while Gourmet Farmer is currently in pre-production for its third series.

Screen Tasmania’s Factual Entertainment Seminar, in conjunction with the Factual Entertainment Fund, aims to ensure that the next factual entertainment programme to come out of this state is created and produced by local, independent screen producers with the support of Screen Tasmania.

To register for the seminar, please email our new events-specific mailbox: screenevents@screen.tas.gov.au

When: 5 and 6 March, 2012 from 8:45 am to 5:00 pm

Where: Level 4 Training Room, 22 Elizabeth St, Hobart