X|Media|Lab Perth – Storytelling in a Digital Age – starts next Friday, April 15

April 7 2011, 1:44 pm | BY Martin Trevaskis | No Comments

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X|Media|Lab, the internationally acclaimed digital media think-tank and creative workshop, comes to Perth next Friday at the new State Theatre, Northbridge.

XML Perth focuses on the ever-symbioticdevelopments between technologies and the creation of meaningful experiences.

Story-tellers of every description – authors, artists, activists, and advertisers- are now able to explode their imaginations and bring into reality untold newforms, genres, audiences, and experiences. This is your opportunity to learn from and work with the world’s leading InteractiveStorytellers!

X|Media|Lab Perth will bring together over 16 of the world’s leading authorities in Digital Media…Strategists, Creatives, Producers, Commissioning Executives and Technical Experts…all with the intention of downloading their knowledge and insights. At the 1-day Pro Conference you’ll receive concentrated, actionable information – with no filler and no time wasting.

Confirmed International Speakers and Mentors include:

  • Rosie Allimonos – MultiplatformCommissioner, BBC Drama, Film & Acquisitions (London)
  • Poonacha Machaiah – CEO of the ShekharKapur Digital Media Company (Bangalore)
  • Emma Kaye – One of the world’s top 50 women in mobile entertainment and Africa’s leading interactive media entrepreneur (Cape Town)
  • Dominic Knight – member of The Chaser, Australia’s most notorious satirical comedy group across any platform (Sydney)
  • Nicoletta Iacobacci – Head of Multiplatform, European Broadcasting Union (Geneva)
  • Peter Shiao – Founder and CEO, Orb Media Group (Beijing/Los Angeles)
  • Kaz Brecher – Interactive Strategist ,Cross-platform Story-teller (Los Angeles)
  • Ed Lantz – World pioneer in immersive media experiences and large-format digital cinema (Los Angeles)
  • Stephen Langsford – Founder and Executive Chairman, Quickflix (Perth)
  • Ana Serrano – Director of the CFC MediaLab, the world-renowned new media research, training and production facility at the Canadian Film Center (Toronto)
  • Esther Lim – Internationally respected Digital Marketing Leader, Social Media Strategist and Game Analyst (San Francisco)
  • Marshal Vandruff – Interactive Storyteller and Artist who works with MAD Magazine, Warner Brothers, Rockstar, Blizzard Entertainment, Hanna-Barbera, Nickelodeon and many more as well as with over 40 advertising agencies (Laguna)
  • Kate McCallum – Transmedia producer and former VP of Creative Development at Paramount TV (Los Angeles)
  • Robyn Kershaw – One of Australia’s most highly respected independent film and television producers (Bran Nue Day, Kath and Kim, Looking for Alibrandi) (Melbourne)
  • Professor Duane Varan – Global Authority on the Future of Television and Director of the Interactive Television Institute at Murdoch University; Chief Research Officer at the Disney Media and Advertising Lab in Austin (Perth)
  • Chris Winter – Manager, New Services, ABC Innovation (Canberra)
  • Rob Antulov – One of Australia’s leading media strategists, early stage advisor and investor (Sydney)

Visit the XML website for full details and to purchase tickets for the Pro Day Conference.