ABOUT

What Is Screen ABC?

Screen ABC is a new initiative from producer Andrena Finlay, whose mission is to offer expert industry knowledge and leadership to emerging screen practitioners by providing practical, useful and project-specific education and advice. 

Screen ABC currently offers:

1.    Intensive workshops aimed at emerging practitioners to develop industry skills needed to create screen content 

2.    Consulting on career and project development. Aimed at equipping producers with the ability to build sustainable careers.

3.    Invisible EP services. For project-specific development, financing, production and release.

4.    In Conversation – a monthly forum for leading industry practitioners to share their experiences in order to enhance knowledge and inspire effective creative collaboration .

About Andrena Finlay

Andrena is a creative and practical producer. She has raised the finance, negotiated the distribution deals and prepared the initial budgets for all of her films. In her career she has produced 10 feature films, 3 shorts and 2 television films. She has won a BAFTA and a LOGIE and been nominated for several AFI awards. Her films have been screened at many international film festivals, including Cannes main competition, and have been released in all major territories. She has been a Drama Investment Manager at the Film Finance Corporation and Head of Producing at AFTRS.

Along with esteemed producer Sue Milliken (Ladies in Black), in 2019 Andrena co-authored ‘Producing for the Screen: A Handbook’. They wrote the book to give aspiring entrants into the Australian film industry a practical, hands-on idea of what is involved in turning the ‘light bulb’ idea into a cinema experience. To find out more about the book and how to get a copy, click here.

Combining four decades of producing experience and a passion for mentoring and teaching, Andrena is excited to be launching Screen ABC.