About

The Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) represents the interests of Australian producers on all issues that affect the business and creative aspects of independent screen production.
Our annual conference is held over three days and is the premiere business and networking event for film, television, and new media producers.

Attendees include key Australian and international industry practitioners involved in all aspects of producing, creating, distributing and financing screen content.

The program offers a mix of interviews, pitching opportunities, panel discussions, workshops, and social events with opportunities for business development and networking in a relaxed environment.

Keynote speakers have included:

Mike Reiss, Producer & Writer, The Simpsons,
Rene Balcer, Law & Order, Criminal Intent
Cathy Schulman, Producer, Crash, The Station Agent
Mike Bullen and Andy Harries, Cold Feet
Ted Hope, 21 Grams, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Jon Plowman, Absolutely Fabulous, The Office, Vicar of Dibley
George Lucas, Star Wars
Saul Zaentz, English Patient, Amadeus, One Flew Over Cuckoos Nest
Eric Fellner, Fargo, Bridget Jones, Notting Hill, The Big Lebowski
Sydney Pollack, Talented Mr Ripley, Quiet American, Cold Mountain
Robert Towne, Mission Impossible, Days of Thunder, The Firm
Jimmy McGovern, Cracker
David Puttnam, The Mission, The Killing Fields, Midnight Express

International speakers have included:

Jana Barnett, Director of Television, BBC
Dare Jennings, Founder, Mambo
Todd Wagner, CEO, 2929 Entertainment
Richard Titus, President, Schematic
Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, Producers, World of Wonder
Peter Wintonick, Producer/Director, Necessary Illusions
Michael Donovan, Executive Producer, Salter Street Films
Jack Lechner, Radical Media
Peter Broderick, Next Wave Films
John Ptak and Beth Swofford, Agents, CAA
Christian Jeune, Cannes International Film Festival

SPAA has welcomed official delegations of film and television makers from the US, UK, China, Singapore, Ireland, France, Canada and representatives of international companies including:

Miramax, Fine Line, Twentieth Century Fox, Buena Vista, Fox Searchlight, Canal Plus, MBP, Fortissimo Film Sales, Sony Picture Classics, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pandora, France Animation, United Artists, USA Films, Fox 2000, Universal Pictures, GEM, Carlton International Media, BBC, BBC2, Channels Four and Five, Granada Productions, SC4 International, Cinemavault, Eden Rock Media, Ingenious Media, Film Four/Film Lab, Prospero Productions, A-Film/Indie Circle, Haut et Court/Indie Circle, The Works, Rialto Entertainment, Focus Films, Content Film