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Wednesday
Feb082012

Choc Tops Meeting: Developing your story engine

David Steinhoff is the CEO and Head of Development at Presence Films, a privately funded concept development group with shareholders based around the world.

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Thursday
Dec012011

2011: The Year in Review

NAFA is proud to finish our ninth year with another set of amazing Choc Tops guest speakers and popular events.

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Tuesday
Nov152011

Choc Tops Meeting: Christmas Special

Attention actors, writers, and filmmakers!
Join us for a drink and share your personal report card for 2011. Attendees can also show examples of their work from the past year, and say their good-byes till we meet again in February 2012.

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Friday
Nov042011

Show & Tell Theatre: 'Bondi Dreaming'

Best mates since childhood, loveable rogues Charlie and Frankie always dreamt of getting out of Blacktown and moving to Bondi. But with the pressure of a failing solarium business they — along with best mate Macca — make a snap decision that finds them in an Asian prison cell instead.

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Saturday
Oct082011

Choc Tops Meeting: The actor and director's process in visual effects films

Alan Maxwell has done everything from working as a typographer to spending 14 years directing TV commercials in Australia and the UK. He has worked with agencies such as Singleton Ogilvy & Mather, J. Walter Thompson, and McCann-Erickson for brands such as McDonald’s, Ford, and Shell.
This wide range of directing experience in film and TV eventually expanded into visual effects (VFX). At this month’s Choc Tops meeting, Alan will talk about how directors and actors can approach working in scenes involving VFX.

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Thursday
Sep152011

Choc Tops Open Forum: Help Us Make Show-Fest 2012 a Smash Hit

After eight years in the game, NAFA’s Show-Fest short film festival is now a smoothly run and hopefully enjoyable event.

This is the perfect time for audience feedback. Don’t keep your feedback to yourself, tell it like it is!

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Sunday
Aug072011

Choc Tops Meeting: Casting Strategies for 'Now'

Cristina Harris began her professional training as an actor in the early 80s at Sydney’s Ensemble Studios. She now works as a consultant and also teaches casting and audition techniques to nervous actors in a friendly workshop environment.

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Saturday
Jul302011

Show-Fest International: Just days to go!

Show-Fest is on Wed, 3 August. Here’s a slideshow of last year’s festival…

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