Events

Stranger with my Face

Friday, February 17, 2012 - 8:00pm - Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 8:00pm

A horror film festival taking place in Hobart from 17-19 February 2012.

Burma Film Screenings

Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Come and see another side of Burma. A selection of six to eight fabulous short documentary films made by the students from the Yangon Film School will be screened on the evening.  Australian documentary editor, Melanie Sandford, will present the films and talk a little about the Art Of Documentary Filmmaking workshops held in Rangoon over the last eight years.

Low Budget Horror Special Effects Make-Up Masterclass

Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

This two-hour session run by Mel Cooper will explain how to create basic (and not so basic) low budget makeup effects for your next horror film and cover questions of cost, planning and on-set logistics. Numbers are limited, as participants will have the chance to obverse up close and ask questions throughout the class.

Tropfest 2012

Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm

This iconic film festival is on again THIS SUNDAY! 

It's FREE and a great way to kick back under the stars, enjoy some great short films with your friends.

It all kicks off at 7pm with a screening of locally produced films from 2010/2011, followed by the live cross to Sydney for the final 16 films around 8pm.

 

Youth Film Workshop - Kingston

Friday, February 24, 2012 - 4:00pm

National Youth Week are teaming up with The Hobart City Council, Wide Angle Tasmania, Village Cinemas Hobart and YouthBeyondBlue to run a series of workshops for young people interrested in filmmaking.  Lucien Simon will lead the Kingston workshop, which will focus on developing strong visual storytelling and the development of technical and creative skills – using our professional camera, sound and lighting gear.

Youth Film Workshop - Montrose Bay

Friday, March 2, 2012 - 4:00pm

National Youth Week are teaming up with The Hobart City Council, Wide Angle Tasmania, Village Cinemas Hobart and YouthBeyondBlue to run a series of workshops for young people interrested in filmmaking.  Lucien Simon will lead the Montrose Bay workshop, which will focus on developing strong visual storytelling and the development of technical and creative skills – using our professional camera, sound and lighting gear.

Youth Film Workshop - Hobart

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 4:00pm - Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 6:00pm

National Youth Week are teaming up with The Hobart City Council, Wide Angle Tasmania, Village Cinemas Hobart and YouthBeyondBlue to run a series of workshops for young people interrested in filmmaking.  Rose Schramm will lead the Hobart workshop, which will focus on developing strong visual storytelling and the development of technical and creative skills – using our professional camera, sound and lighting gear.

Industry Forum - AIDC 2012

Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Wide Angle Tasmania would like to invite screen practitioners to come along and get the industry insight gained from conference delegates (including Abi Binning, Wide Angle's General Manager) who will attend this year’s Australian International Documentary Conference at the end of Feb.

Mad Max screening

Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

As part of our annual screening programme Looking Back, we are offering WAT members that chance to watch and discuss the Australian cult classic Mad Max.

"In a dystopic future Australia, a vicious biker gang murder a cop's family and make his fight with them personal."

with a very young Mel Gibson - check it out on IMDB.

Youth Film Workshop - Clarence

Friday, March 9, 2012 - 4:00pm

National Youth Week are teaming up with The Hobart City Council, Wide Angle Tasmania, Village Cinemas Hobart and YouthBeyondBlue to run a series of workshops for young people interrested in filmmaking.  Lucien Simon will lead the Clarence workshop, which will focus on developing strong visual storytelling and the development of technical and creative skills – using our professional camera, sound and lighting gear.

Tips for Writing Funding Applications

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm

If you’re ready to seek finance for your films, then you’ll need to know how to put together a tight application. In partnership with Screen Tasmania, Wide Angle Tasmania will lead you through the documents you’ll need to put together a funding application that showcases your ideas in the best possible light. 
Suitable for narrative documentary and drama proposals, this 3 hour workshop covers the following:
• Story basics – what is a synopsis, treatment and script?
• Marketing strategy - what to consider
• Budgeting basics

A Quickie at The State - 3 min Film Comp Screening

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm

All entries in the 3 min film comp will be screened at the State Cinema as part of the official launch and awards night on Wednesday 14th of March.

Tassie Tropfest Films - Screening

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm

WAT are hosting a screening of Tasmanian entries in the 2012 Tropfest competition at the Peacock Theatre in Hobart.