Festival Heads is a seminar that goes behind the scenes of festivals and other large media events to discover how they operate. The seminar focusses on how to plan and execute a successful festival, and how to land your work, whether it be a film, music, or another artform, in a festival. Guest speakers include musician Tim McMillan who has performed at a number of festivals, Stephen Snelleman, who covers many festivals and events on air for ABC Radio, and Jess Langley and Michelle Carey, both of whom work for the Melbourne International Film Festival all year round.
ABOUT THE GUESTS:
Left to right: Stephen Snelleman, Michelle Carey, Jess Langley, Tim McMillian.
Tim McMillan: Musician
Tim began his career as a professional musician when he moved to Melbourne years ago. Now, a highly acclaimed Melbourne guitarist/vocalist, he has played at a range of festivals, including the Frankston International Guitar Festival (1997), the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany (2006), The National Folk Festival, Canberra (2008) and the Melodica Festival in Hamburg (2009). Between touring and appearing at these festivals, Tim writes soundtracks for video games and teaches music to adults with autism.
Stephen Snelleman: Broadcast Officer for ABC
Stephen has worked for the ABC since 1979 as a music producer and occasional radio presenter. He has produced numerous recordings of all kinds of music in studio and concert for radio broadcast on all networks of the ABC, both direct and delayed, and is the founding presenter and producer of Radio National programs such as Music Deli, Live on Stage, Free Range and Terra Incognita. A regular presenter of Classic FM programs, especially Breakfast and Drive, Stephen has won five ARIA awards in three different categories: Best Classical Release (three times), Best Folk/World release, and Best Show/Musical. In addition, Stephen has produced three platinum selling CDs (Marina Prior twice and Peter Brocklehurst), has represented ABC in local and international conferences, and has produced and delivered training courses in music production for the then AIDAB (now AusAID) in Laos and Vietnam.
Jess Langley: Program Manager for the Melbourne International Film Festival
Having successfully completed degrees in both Media and PR at RMIT University in Melbourne, Jess is currently positioned as the Program Manager for the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). She volunteered at various organisations before one of these opportunities enabled her to become a member of the festival's exclusive all-year-round team.
Michelle Carey: Senior Programmer for the Melbourne International Film Festival
Senior Programmer for the Melbourne International Film Festival, Michelle is also President and Co-Programmer for The Melbourne Cinematheque. She additionally works as the Film Festivals Editor for Senses of Cinema, a highly acclaimed online film journal.
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