Securing Australian Content in the Streaming Era Summit

Three days of events across RMIT and ACMI focused on Securing Australian Content in the Streaming Era (11th-13th September)

It has been nearly ten years since streaming arrived in Australia, with Stan and Netflix launching on our shores in early 2015. The Streaming Industries and Genres Network (SIGN) based at RMIT University is running three days of events to reflect on how a decade of streaming in Australia has changed the local screen entertainment landscape. Alongside research experts, come hear from screen industry leaders, policymakers, creators, and cultural commentators as we think through strategies for the next decade of streaming in Australia.

Full program: RMIT Days One (Wed 11th) and Two (Fri 13th)

Full ACMI program (Thurs 12th)

Wednesday 11 September (9am-3:30pm): RMIT University, FREE, register above via Humanitix 

A series of panels will consider the current state and future of streaming video research methods, video-on-demand beyond Netflix, and how we can understand streaming audiences.

The day will include speakers from the ABC, The Guardian, Monash Gender and Media Lab, the Screen Diversity and Inclusion Network, RMIT, and Swinburne Universities.

Thursday 12 September (9am-5pm + screening): ACMI, $41-48, register here: Australian Content in the Streaming Era Symposium

Organised around key screen genres (Australian drama, comedy, unscripted/reality TV, sport, kids/youth media, and film), this ACMI event stacked with screen industry leaders and policymakers features roundtable discussion panels, talks and a screening designed to catalyse conversation. We will look forward as well as back to consider how we can future-proof our local screen industries in an increasingly global marketplace.

Friday 13 September (9am-1pm): RMIT University, FREE, register above via Humanitix

This half-day workshop on Streaming and Youth Audiences will look at how legacy media (film, television), social media entertainment and other participatory online media are navigating child and youth content and audiences in the era of on-demand viewing and user-generated content.

The workshop will include speakers from the ABC, Australian Children's Television Foundation, The Australian Media and Communication Authority, Blacksand Pictures, Nick Verso (writer/director Crazy Fun Park, Invisible Boys), Queensland University of Technology, RMIT, and Swinburne Universities.

This event is funded and supported by RMIT University's Social Change Enabling Impact Platform and organised by Associate Professor Jessica Balanzategui, Dr Alexa Scarlata and Dr Andrew Lynch.