We're thrilled to announce that registrations are open for GENR8, our one-day ideas forum and networking event, which will take place on Wednesday, 24 September 2025, at AFTRS, Sydney, after two successful years in Melbourne.
GENR8 is the Aussie screen sector’s go-to forum for exploring the big ideas shaping the future of screen content, careers, and culture. This one-day event brings together creative visionaries, technologists, and producers at the cutting edge of storytelling and innovation.
From creator-led distribution to whether AI can power a greenlight, the 2025 program is packed with bold conversations and practical insights designed to inspire and future-proof the work of Australian screen professionals.
Confirmed sessions include:
AI in the Screen Industry: Global Trends, Tools, and Adoption Rates
This presentation draws on newly collected global data to reveal how productions and production businesses are adopting AI, where AI is having the most impact and where uptake remains cautious.
Innovation, Ethics & Impact in the Digital Age
How can innovation align with values? Explore how to lead with purpose, navigate the challenges of deepfakes, data-driven production, and shifting audience expectations, and set new benchmarks for how tech can support stories on screen and behind the scenes.
AI Strategy Lab: How AI Is Reshaping the Producer’s Playbook
An experimental hands-on session showing how AI could influence what gets greenlit, how slates are shaped, and the evolving role of traditional gatekeepers. Delegates can expect real-world applications, challenges, and ethical questions for decision-makers at every level.
Audiences on the Move
Audiences don’t care what platform a story is on—they care about the story, the voice, and the creator. From audience data to creator platforms, this session will explore how technology is reshaping development, distribution, and monetisation. Panellists will also discuss how they find audiences in a fragmented, tech-led market.
More on the GENR8 program HERE.
GENR8 is presented by SPA and is pleased to welcome Screen NSW, leaders in creative innovation and economic sustainability for the NSW screen sector, as a proud supporting partner for the first time in 2025.
SPA welcomes back Media Super, Industry super fund provider, to countless screen sector professionals as one of GENR8’s returning supporting partners.
Finally, after a two-year hiatus, GENR8 will be hosted by AFTRS once again, and SPA welcomes it back as another supporting partner of the event.
More information on the GENR8 program, industry experts speaking at sessions, and networking opportunities will be announced in the coming weeks.
Register early, as tickets are limited, and get ready to challenge, expand, and future-proof your thinking.
Register HERE.