About this Event
NAFA CHAT Speaker | Monica Davidson
Date | Monday 3 November at 6pm
Venue | Forrester's, 336 Riley St, Surry Hills (upstairs function room)
Topic | FREELANCE FILMMAKING - Everything you ever wanted to know.
In this fun and informal Q&A session, creative industries expert and filmmaker Monica Davidson will answer every question you have about the freelance life. Want to know about ABNs? Done. Have a legal question? Sorted. Curious about how superannuation works or what you can claim on your taxes? Monica is your resident know-it-all. Want to know why this year has been a bin fire? We can discuss that too. She can even answer questions about marketing, wellbeing, creative development and the rest. Resources, links and additional resources will also be shared.
About | Monica Davidson is an award-winning expert on the creative industries. She started as a freelance writer, performer, and filmmaker, and after launching her production company, she began sharing her entrepreneurial learnings by mentoring and teaching other creatives. In 2013 she consolidated her knowledge with a Master’s degree in Screen Arts and Business from AFTRS, and shortly after was appointed as Australia’s first Creative Industries Business Advisor by the NSW Small Business Commissioner, where she was responsible for programs that developed the entrepreneurial capacity of creative practitioners and arts professionals. In 2016 Monica founded the social enterprise Creative Plus Business, a national organisation dedicated to supporting creative professionals as they develop their business skills, financial literacy, marketing strategies and wellbeing systems. Monica is a renowned panellist, teacher and speaker about creative business, arts entrepreneurialism, and cultural wellbeing. She also continues her own work, releasing her feature documentary/musical Handbag on SBS in 2023.
All welcome | As a friendly and collaborative group, we welcome all actors, screenwriters and filmmakers at all levels of experience
Lucky door prizes | With thanks to FilmInk
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Forrester's, 336 Riley Street, Surry Hills, Australia
AUD 17.19
