For news and information regarding the film and television industry, especially for composers of music
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Getting Your Music Into Film & TV: Breaking Into The Business
30 August at Club Rivers, Riverwood NSW
The Film Music Institute presents this high-impact full day course focusing on ways composers and songwriters can work directly with filmmakers and music supervisors to break through in this highly competitive field and get their music into film and television. US$95 registration includes all materials, sample contracts and licenses. Click here to register. Call (02) 8006 1411 or 0403 557 764 for more info.

20th Century Fox have confirmed David Hirschfelder will compose the Original score for the much anticipated Baz Luhrmann epic Australia. The film is scheduled to premiere on November 14. Congratulations David!

VIC Student Wins First 'Underscore' TV Screen Music Commission
Kit Webster, a 26 year-old Victorian student was last night awarded the inaugural 'Underscore' Commission, which provides an opportunity to write and produce an original music score for an ABC TV program. Read more »

THE SPEAKERS' BUREAU

The Speakers' Bureau is an exciting new initiative of the Australian Teachers of Media Inc., (ATOM), administered by Metro magazine, and Screenrights, the audio-visual copyright society that enables copying of television and radio programs for use in educational institutions.

The Speakers' Bureau organises for screen professionals to visit schools to talk to students, run workshops, and many other activities.

The Speakers' Bureau offers schools, universities, community organisations and commercial enterprises the opportunity to enjoy the talents of many of Australia's leading screen practitioners and technicians, (i.e. directors, producers, scriptwriters, cinematographers, editors, composers, continuity people, tutors, actors, production designers, costume designers, animators, graphic artists, assistant directors, producers assistants, distributors, marketers, lab technicians, casting agents, caterers etc.)

To view and book speakers, just go to: http://www.metromagazine.com.au/metro/ and click on Speakers Bureau to view a list of available speakers.

If you have any queries, please contact Peter Tapp at Metro Magazine by email tapp@netspace.net.au.

The Speakers' Bureau has been made possible by Metro Magazine, Screenrights, Screen Hub and the Australian Screen Directors Association.

NOTIFICATION OF OVERSEAS BROADCASTS

Know your works are being performed overseas?

APRA undertakes a monitoring service of overseas broadcasts of films and TV series in which APRA members have an interest. Broadcast data is received from the UK based company Essential Television Statistics (ETS) and covers 143 channels in 20 countries throughout Europe and Asia. This information is further supplemented by our own monitoring and foreign television program guides. This information is then used to provide the relevant society in the country concerned with the appropriate cue-sheet data and to ultimately ensure complete and accurate royalty accountings on behalf of members.

If you are aware of any foreign television broadcasts of your works, please complete the Overseas Broadcast Notification Form and submit it to APRA.

For enquiries email Michelle O'Donnell - modonnell@apra.com.au.