Film School Friday: The Rise of Screen Stories from the Asia Pacific
November 20, 2020
2:00 PM SGT (APAC Region) |
4:00 PM ET (Stateside)
The Motion Picture Association, Asia Pacific Screen Academy and the Embassy of Australia presented a special international edition of Film School Friday: The Rise of Screen Stories from the Asia Pacific.
This discussion focussed on how the Asia Pacific region offers a diverse and fascinating depth of stories that are exciting audiences all over the world, and how the MPA APSA Academy Film Fund is contributing to discovering and developing those stories for the screen.
*To accommodate our global audience, there were two broadcast times for this program – one stateside and one in the APAC region.
Opening Remarks


Charles H. Rivkin
Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association


The Hon. Arthur Sinodinos
Australia's Ambassador to the United States of America


Tracey Vieira
Chair, Asia Pacific Screen Academy
Panelists


Robert Connolly (Australia)
Filmmaker and Film Fund Recipient


Maryam Ebrahimi (Sweden/Iran)
Filmmaker and Film Fund Recipient


Patrick Frater (Moderator)
Variety Asia


Oh Jung-mi (South Korea)
Filmmaker and Film Fund Recipient

