AACTA Screen Careers Expo

Sunday 11 February

8am - 6pm AEST

Basement Lobby, HOTA

The 2024 AACTA Screen Careers Expo is not to be missed by anyone wanting to work in the Australian screen industry. With representation from Tertiary and training, production companies, employers and screen agencies, the Expo is an invaluable opportunity to learn about all aspects of the exciting screen industry, the many incredible career pathways on offer, as well as the education and training available.

Presented by AACTA and Essential Screen Skills, the day long event will also be an opportunity to meet major screen employers in the region and gain advice first-hand from current screen creatives and workers; with panels across the day no matter your chosen format or discipline. See a list of events below:

• Inside THE MATRIX: A Deep Dive Into Its Revolutionary Special Effects with Bruce Hunt

• Sneak peek of the new Robbie William’s film BETTER MAN

• Enter The Spider-Verse with Animators Thomas Thistlethwaite and Daniel Pozo

• Vertical Filmmaking and the 2-Act Structure

• SFX Makeup Masterclass with Chad Atkinson

• The Future and Sustainability of the Screen Industry

• Vertical Filmmaking - Creating Content for Social Media

• A Student’s Guide to Making Money on YouTube

• Life On Set

• The Kolperi Story

• Making A Difference For Regional Filmmakers

• MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Stunt Work Deconstruction

• Adventures in Screen: An Insider’s Guide To Careers in the Industry

• Masterclass in Film Music Composition with David Hirschfelder

• From Jay-Z to ELVIS: The Artistic World of Composer Elliott Wheeler

Exhibitors include –

• Essential Screen Skills

• Bond University

• Griffith University

• Australian Film Television and Radio School

• New York Film Academy

• Queensland University of Technology

• Tafe Qld

• Australian Performing Arts Conservatory

• NEP

• Cutting Edge

• Screen Queensland

• Gold Coast Film Commission 

• Chad Atkinson SFX

• Australian Production Design Guild

• Australian Screen Editors

• Australian Screen Sound Guild