Monday, 18 July 2011
6.30pm — 8.30pm
The Dolphin Hotel, Surry Hills
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Guest Speaker: Andrena Finlay
Andrena FinlayAndrena has been producing films since 1982, having studied at the National Film School in the UK.
Her first short film The Privilege won the BAFTA for Best Short Film in 1983. Features she has produced include: Emma’s War starring Lee Remick and Miranda Otto; Afraid to Dance (winner 1988 AWGIE for best screenplay); Paws starring the voice of Billy Connolly; Frauds, Stephan Elliott’s first feature film and selected for official competition at the Festival de Cannes in 1993; Me Myself I, written and directed by Pip Karmel and starring Rachel Griffiths; Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance, starring Kerry Armstrong and Ben Miller.
Andrena was also the originating producer on Stephan Elliott’s second film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and investment manager at the Australian Film Finance Corporation.
Her current film is Goddess, now in post-production.