Members Production Group

The Members’ Production Group (MPG) is a professional development initiative of the MRC. The MPG makes it easier for MRC members to make films, videos and digital media projects, by providing fully subsidised access to MRC equipment and facilities.

In 2008, the MPG supported the production of three films and the rigourous development process as part of the production initiative, The Company, in partnership with AC Arts Performance, Flinders University Screen Studies and the Helpmann Academy.

The Company films were screened at the Mercury Cinema in December 2008 as part of Karma Cup.

The group also supported Gavin Kemp to produce a trailer for his documentary, Novalues, about the collapse of the Nova English Language school in Japan; the legendary Dick Dale to create the latest Cheesy Knob production, Family Values which premiered at the latest Trasharama film festival, and Nick Godfrey in the production of a documentary on bands playing Alleyway shows in South Australia.

In 2009 the MPG announced two new initiatives: Got Genre? An initiative designed to encourage creativity and resourcefulness by supporting the production of genre films in South Australia and the soon to be launched File Open.

The films selected for Got Genre? were Chiaroscuro by Ben Crisp, The Cat Trap by Ben Pahl Robinson and Red by Gareth Wilkes. These films will be delivered by the end of this year.

The next initiative to be announced is File Open and will be open to all types of projects. More details about File Open will be announced in October 2009.

MPG Members 2009:

To become involved with the MPG you can either be invited by the current MPG board of members or nominated during the Media Resource Centre’s Annual General Meetings which are held in May each year.