Welcome to the sixth RISE Canberra Podcast!

In this episode Jen Seyderhelm is in conversation with film maker, producer and writer Sebastian Chan from Vorfreude Pictures and Monica Penders, CEO of Screen Canberra. Sebastian's innovative series The Red Thread debuts on Instagram on August 17 as part of the Where You Are Festival. Monica speaks of the devastation that COVID has wrought on the film and screen industry plus ways in which Canberra is adapting via projects like Sebastian's and other initiatives.

Produced by Events ACT, RISE Canberra is your new home for experiencing local events and to find new ways to connect audiences with experiences made in the ACT by local makers, creators, artists and businesses.

You can find out more here.

Each fortnight Jen talks to Canberra creators, getting to know more about the approaches they're using to deliver events during these times. Check out the rest of the RISE Calendar online at www.risecanberra.com - where you can find out more about other innovative offerings from Canberra creators on the RISE News page and keep up to date with the Where You Are Festival, on till September.

The RISE Canberra Podcast is produced by Events ACT. The music is Three Times by Dawn by The Screaming Zucchinis.