Dates:
Workshop 1 – Tuesday 18 to Thursday 20 November
Workshop 2 – Wednesday 25 to Thursday 26 February
Location: Screen Queensland Studios, Cairns
Applications close: Thursday 4 November, 9am
Screen Queensland, in partnership with Women in Film and Television (WIFT) Australia, is offering up to 16 practitioners from North and Far North Queensland the opportunity to gain practical pitch-ready skills through the NQ Screen Skills: Postcode Doesn’t Matter Pitching Bootcamp.
This two-part bootcamp will be facilitated by WIFT Australia Co-Chairs Annisa Belonogoff and Bobbi-Lea Dionysius and will support participants in transforming their ideas into concise, market-aware pitches with concrete materials and rehearsal time.
The first workshop will cover the foundations of pitching, including the who, what and why of your project, pitching etiquette and essential support materials.
The second workshop will guide participants through refining and rehearsing their pitches and pitch materials, with a focus on tailoring delivery to different audiences and settings.
Participants must be available to attend both workshops in their entirety to be eligible for this bootcamp.
Please note that this workshop series is open to practitioners of all gender-identities who have at least one project in development.
The NQ Screen Skills: Postcode Doesn’t Matter Pitching Bootcamp is delivered as part of our North Queensland Regional Program.
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS
ANNISA BELONOGOFF
Annisa Belonogoff is a dynamic force in the Australian entertainment industry, celebrated as an actor, writer, producer, and director. With a background in photography from Griffith College of Art, she brings a distinct visual sensibility to bold, character-driven stories across film, television, and theatre. Her sharp comedic instincts earned attention with her sold-out 2019 Sydney Comedy Festival show Dear Future Ex-Husbands and her fearless 2024 show My Vagina Tried to Kill Me, exploring life with endometriosis. Her pilot When All of This Is Over—with Erik Thomson as Executive Producer—was a 2023 Final Draft quarter-finalist and in 2024 was shortlisted for Screen Australia’s Emerging Writers Incubator. Her online comedy series Not Russian Anywhere, supported by Screen Australia and Screen Queensland, has released on Instagram and Facebook in July to critical acclaim, even listed in The Age as a show to watch. Not Russian Anywhere recently won Best Comedy at the 2025 Australian Women’s Film Festival in Sydney. With several feature films and TV shows in development, Annisa continues to expand her slate. In October 2025, she will present her international crime drama Dead Man’s Friend at MIPCOM Cannes, as part of Largo.ai’s Innovation Lab showcase. As Co-Chair of WIFT Queensland and founder of Anakie Street, Annisa champions gender equity while amplifying underrepresented voices on screen.
BOBBI-LEA DIONYSIUS
Bobbi-Lea Dionysius is an award-winning creative producer and impact strategist specialising in social-issue documentaries and immersive 360-VR projects that create meaningful change. Her work has premiered at prestigious international festivals and reached global audiences through major broadcast platforms, cinema and museum exhibitions. Notable achievements include producing the Venice-premiering 360-immersive film Sorella’s Story and serving as impact producer on the award-winning theatrical documentary FLYWAYS: The Untold Story of Migratory Shorebirds. A champion for gender equity, Bobbi-Lea serves as Deputy Chair of WIFT Australia and Co-Chair of WIFT Queensland. Her accolades include being the first Australian recipient of the John Darling Fellowship and three Golden Key Honour Scholar awards. Currently producing Lethal Autonomous Weapons on Trial, examining unregulated AI in warfare, and A Light in the Slaughterhouse, spotlighting Thailand’s forgotten children in the largest slum in Bangkok. As an educator and researcher, Bobbi-Lea leads research into mental health in the Australian screen industry while lecturing at JMC Academy and Griffith Film School.
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