Hi Nakkiah,
We are so thrilled to have you as one of our participants at the inaugural FUTURE VISION summit at ACMI in Melbourne. 

With Australia continuing to produce some of the world’s most talented storytellers, we hope that FUTURE VISION provides an opportunity for you all to come together and develop innovative and fresh ways of creating and collaborating in this new global marketplace.

Please see your panel information below.

You are required at ACMI (using the back Federation Square plaza entry) 30 minutes prior to your session start time. Our FUTURE VISION guest liaison team, led by Emily Smith, will meet you at the door for accreditation and escort you into the Green Room.

Emily can be reached by Phone/WhatApp/SMS on +61 434 940 248.

The best Uber/Cab drop off is Swanson Street, opposite Flinders Street Station. Then head into the plaza, past Chocolate Buddha and towards the tall yellow ACMI sign.

A final note that the stage has low, couch style chairs and you will wear lapel mics for the session itself.

Monday, July 15
11 a.m.

SOURCING & DEVELOPING COURAGEOUS IDEAS: KNOWING WHEN AN IDEA IS STICKY

Appetites for risk
Identifying meaty themes and characters that will resonate
Responsibilities to Sources/Inspirations

The role of specificity (of place, voice, character, culture)
The role of high concepts, genre spins/hybrids
Determining the best format for an idea – stand alone, limited, ongoing episodic?
Making IP and Original ideas personal - art of adaptation
Navigating buyers’ preoccupation with IP (why are they so obsessed with it?)

This is a 1-hour session with 15 minutes for questions.

The other panelists are Lee Sung Jin, Alice Bell, Anchuli Felicia King and David Levine.
The moderator is Robert Connolly.

Tuesday, July 16
2.30 p.m.

WHO GETS TO TELL WHAT STORIES (AND WHY?)

Differences between checking a box and leaning into opportunities for unique stories to be told and for unique voices to tell them
Taking the curse of obligation off the diversity conversation
Discussion of standpoint epistemology

This is a 1-hour session.

The other panelists are Debbie Lee, Darren Dale and Andrew Bovell.
The moderator is Tony Ayres.