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The Centre for Screen Business is a new unit of AFTRS formed to promote the development of business knowledge and skills in the screen content industries. Read more about us.

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Industry insights

The Knowledge - Brett Thornquest

Brett Thornquest gives Andrew Urban The Knowledge. Click here to watch and download the videos.

The Knowledge - Rob Antulov

Rob Antulov gives Andrew Urban The Knowledge. Click here to watch and download the videos.

During this practical workshop students will develop communication and negotiation techniques that will enable them to build stronger professional relationships and better business outcomes. Using case studies as a reference, students will practice active listening to understand their counterpart’s position, learn how to present a compelling argument and develop strategies to manage conflict. [go]

Running your own creative business

This three day workshop trains sole traders in the essential skills required to be a successful freelancer. The workshop is run by Monica Davidson. Click here for more information and to download sample course notes. [go]

Special events

Creating value: between commerce and commons

This conference will take place in Brisbane in June 2008. Organised by the ARC Centre for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI), it will bring together academic, creative, business and policy perspectives on value creation in the creative industries. Click here for more details.

Producer offset seminar

In partnership with the FFC and Film Victoria, CSB delivered a one day seminar across Australia on how to finance projects using the new producer rebate in October and November 2007. Click here to read more about the seminars, to download the notes and budget spreadsheets and to watch videos of the seminar. [go]

Research

Richard Harris: a response to 'Embracing Innovation'

Richard Harris, CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation, has written a detailed response to Robert Connolly's white paper on the feature film industry. Click here to read his comments.

Embracing Innovation: a new methodology for feature film production in Australia

Robert Connolly has written a white paper proposing a new direction for the feature film industry. Click here to find out more. [go]