Events and Festivals presented by the Monash Arts and Cultural Development Unit
Sir John Monash Community Lecture
Wednesday 8 July
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Mount Waverley Youth Centre
45 Miller Crescent, Mount Waverley
Melway: 70 E1
Academy Award winning director and internationally celebrated animator, Adam Elliott will be the keynote speaker at this year's Sir John Monash Community Lecture.
Adam spent much of his childhood in Mount Waverley, the Monash suburb that provides one of the locations for his latest film 'Mary and Max'. This year, 'Mary and Max' became the first Australian film to open Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival.
His earlier films include 'Uncle', 'Cousin', 'Brother' and the Oscar-winning 'Harvie Krumpet'. Although his story may look like one of overnight success, his early film proposals were met with dozens of rejections after long hours of hard work.
He has won five Australian Film Institute Awards out of six nominations - more AFI Awards than any other Australian director and a DVD of his films has been released in Europe, Asia and America.
The theme for this year's Sir John Monash Community Lecture is 'Film Making From a Local Perspective'. Another guest speaker, actor Francis Nimaya, who recently starred in the locally produced film 'The Family', will join Adam.
Francis will talk about his experiences in being involved with 'The Family', a 32-minute short film, written and directed by 25 year-old Sudanese migrant Bijenj Ret Chol.
Entry is free and light refreshments will be provided.
Bookings are essential. Phone 9518 3636 by Friday, 3 July to reserve your seat.
