Aftertaste
Julie De Fina is the co-creator, executive producer and writer of the critically
acclaimed ABC comedy series Aftertaste. Starring Erik Thompson and Rachel Griffiths
the series was produced by Closer Productions. She has worked as a writer on
projects for companies including ABC, Channel 7, Essential Media, Fremantle, Bunya
and Endemol. In 2015 Julie was the co-creator and writer of the comedy pilot “Fully
Famous”, which was optioned by Kapital Entertainment. In 2018 she co-created a half
hour comedy “Something Old” which was optioned by Kronicle Media. Julie studied film
and theatre at UNSW before continuing her training at The Second City in LA. She is
currently in development on a number of her own projects.
1:1
Pitches, Mentor
Belinda Dean is a producer and founder of independent production company unko. She is
equally passionate about the comedy genre, as she is diverse and inclusive
storytelling.
Her credits as producer include the multi-award winning Create NSW & SBS funded
short film Joy Boy, documentary The Funny Ones for ABC ME celebrating aspiring young
female comedians, the provocative online series, Cloudy River, which premiered at
the Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival and is now available on SBS On Demand, and
most recently, the short film Weather Girl, one of the top 5 films in the Epic Games
Unreal Engine Short Film Challenge. Belinda is in active development on several
projects, including the short form series she created, Freewheelers, one of three
projects selected from over 600 applications for development in the inaugural SBS
& Screen Australia Digital Originals Initiative.
She is a foundation member of the all-female producing network Screen Vixens, and in
2019, was selected as a Screen Producers Association ‘Ones to Watch’.
1:1 PITCHES – WHAT WE ARE LOOKING
FOR
Format: Features, Episodic, Web Series
We are looking for low-mid budget/contained features with some kind of social
awareness at their core. Genre agnostic, though we tend not to pick up horror or
supernatural thrillers.
On the TV side, same understanding of social issues with characters and a story world
that help shed light on taboo subjects, and/or provide interesting and unexpected
forms of representation. Drama or comedy/drama preferred.
Creators with something to say, not necessary drawn from their immediate experience,
but with an understanding of the impact a good story can have on culture at large.
Not looking for period pieces, and this includes the recent past.
1:1
Pitches, Mentor, Roundtables
1:1 PITCHES – WHAT WE ARE LOOKING
FOR
Format: Features, Documentary, Animation
We are looking for Australian and New Zealand theatrical features and documentaries
of all Genres.
We are not looking for TV and Web-based productions.
Mentor, Roundtables, Speaker
In her role as CEO at Co-Curious, Annabel has been instrumental in designing,
implementing and delivering a number of industry development programs. This includes
the Behind Closed Doors program which resulted in feature film anthology, Here Out
West, which she produced with Sheila Jayadev from Emerald Productions and Bree-Anne
Sykes. She has extensive screen industry experience and a
successful history in
creating proposals for key arts and film funding bodies. From 2017-2018 she was the
Partnerships Manager with CuriousWorks and prior to CuriousWorks, Annabel spent
seven years with the Australian Writers’ Guild, where she played a key part in
developing their Pathways Program. She also helped lead the establishment of
Scripted Ink, which provides world first development opportunities to Australian
writers. Annabel has also worked as a Script Department Manager across a number of
Australian and international drama products.
