ACMI Stories & Ideas Folgen

Much to the joy of Twin Peaks fans, master of surrealist nightmares David Lynch has re-visited Twin Peaks after 25 years. Season three sees the return of many of the characters that touched our hearts and haunted our dreams. Join Andy Hazel, host of 'Twin Peaks: The Return, A Podcast' and a panel of writers and critics for some damn fine coffee and doughnuts as we venture back to the realm of the Black Lodge.

“Emotional connection is almost always my goal - whether it is using humour, nostalgia, euphoria, heartbreak or fear.” Warren Fu This was a rare opportunity to discuss music videos, art design and illustration with internationally acclaimed director Warren Fu. Warren lives to conjure the impossible and bring audiences into the extraordinary worlds of his imagination. These days he's known for his work directing film clips for Daft Punk, The Weeknd, Snoop Dog, Pharrell Williams, The Strokes and The Killers, amongst others. Earlier in his career he worked as an art director at Lucasfilm, where he created prominent characters and designs for Star Wars. He has worked as a concept and visual effects artist for a number of films including Star Trek, Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Terminator Salvation and A.I. He's also been the brains behind iconic advertising campaigns for Samsung, Adidas and Reebok. Australian director Darcy Prendergast will host the event. Darcy is known for his work directing clips for Gotye, Neil Young, Aloe Blacc, Greenday, as well as directing the Nickelodeon mini series Supa Phresh. His work has played at SXSW, Annecy International Animation Festival, Sydney Film Festival and the Guggenheim Museum, and he's the founder-director of production company Oh Yeah Wow.

Simon Alty has been in the video game industry for over 25 years and is currently the Managing Director at Zenimax Australia (Bethesda). Starting with Ocean Software back in 1991, Simon has developed his career within several global gaming and software companies including Rising Star Games, Atari/Infogrames and The 3DO Company before running international marketing companies in both Sydney and the UK. A passionate advocate of the potential for video games in Australia, he’s played a pivotal role in bringing over hundreds of games to the market. From V Rally and Worms in the 90s, to The Elder Scrolls Online, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Fallout 4 and now DOOM in 2016