NAFA Chat: Writing and casting feature films

Serhat Caradee is an award-winning Australian filmmaker whose films have screened at many local and international film festivals, winning numerous prizes and awards. He is working on numerous projects, all in various stages of development, through his company Bonafide Pictures with support from Screen NSW, Screen Australia, and other production companies.

An AFTRS Directing graduate, Serhat also teaches casually at UNSW, AFTRS, and NIDA.

NAFA Chat: What is ‘value’ for artists?

‘Value’ can be thought of in two key ways: benefits and finances.

Benefits can include developing skills, growing your network, building a fan base, having fun, earning money or upgrading your CV.

Finances might sound simple, but beyond how much you earn per hour or per job, there's complexity in understanding your financial worth and how the market impacts this, and complexity in the various ways you can be paid, such as cash versus residuals.