Feature film Q&A: production, audiences and data

05/06/22 • 63 min

Ahead of the Australian Feature Film Summit, hear from Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason, producer Sue Maslin AO, marketing and distribution expert Courtney Botfield, Transmission Films’ Andrew Mackie, director/producer Robert Connolly; and Madman Films’ senior marketing manager Michael Matrenza, who talk about how data around audience, box office and sales informs their business and creative choices.

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Marketplace: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-support/television/sales-and-distribution-support

Australian Feature Film Summit: https://www.affsummit.com.au/

Fact Finders: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/fact-finders

Marketplace: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-support/television/sales-and-distribution-support

Australian Feature Film Summit: https://www.affsummit.com.au/

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