New Film Club at Coledale
From June, the South Coast Writer’s Centre (SCWC) will present a monthly Film Club and a Screenwriting group, and we are thrilled that Austinmer resident Graham Thorburn will host both of these at Coledale Community Hall. Graham has had a very...
From June, the South Coast Writer’s Centre (SCWC) will present a monthly Film Club and a Screenwriting group, and we are thrilled that Austinmer resident Graham Thorburn will host both of these at Coledale Community Hall.
Graham has had a very long and distinguished career in film and television as an actor, producer, writer and academic, but principally as a director.
He was President of the Australian Screen Directors Association (now, the Australian Directors Guild) and has taught screen acting, writing and directing, including as head of directing and then head of teaching at AFTRS (Australian Film Television and Radio School).
The Film Club, open to anyone interested in seeing, thinking and having fun talking about films, will run at 7pm on the first Saturday of each month at Coledale Community Hall from 2 July.
Each Film Club session will start with some background details about the film and perhaps even a bit of gossip. After the film screening, there will be a chance to discuss the film.
Films will mostly be feature length, include English language and foreign language films, and fiction and documentary. Graham will initially select and introduce the films, but the plan is that the Film Club will evolve into a group-led event, with participants presenting films.
We are looking for volunteers now to make Film Club a success.
Our Screenwriting group, which will focus on the craft of screenwriting for drama, is a fortnightly workshop for eight to 10 experienced writers interested in exploring screenwriting through a shared problem-solving practical approach.
Led by Graham, the group will work through the many elements of constructing this reimagined script. Each participant will be challenged to come up with their own solution to each step in this process, and then share them with the group. Over the course of the sessions, we will rewrite an existing contemporary film to shift its point of view – both its political and philosophical point of view, and its literal point of view.
These workshops will be held on Thursday nights, starting mid-June. They are free and open to SCWC members by application.
Our first Film Club night on 2 July will feature the Oscar-winning short films Kleingeld and Wasp. We look forward to seeing you there!
