Time is running out to book your tickets for a creative workshop with Martin Baynton
– Creator, Writer, Narrator and Executive Producer at Pukeko Pictures!

Martin Baynton is available for interview

When: 10:00am – 4:00pm, Saturday 25 August

Where: The King St Arts Centre
located on Munster Lane, Perth
(near the Belgian Beer Cafe)

Win! Martin has kindly donated some one-of-a-kind door prizes!
Attendees will be in the running to win:
The Making of District Nine signed by Richard Taylor
Dr Grordbort signed by Greg Broadmore
The Wonderful World Of The WotWots signed by Martin Baynton and Richard Taylor
Jane And The Dragon signed by Martin Baynton
Cost: $55.00 – WAnimate members*
$85.00 – General admission

*Includes other current WA Screen Industry memberships (e.g. FTI)

The one-day workshop and interactive Q&A session will focus on the relationship between the creative and ‘business’ sides of the industry and will explore topics including:
Building a universe from scratch.
Making local – selling global.
Creating your brand for transmedia.
Developing a property, not a television show.
The relationship between Pukeko Pictures and Weta Workshop.
How do you green-light a project from a creative and business standpoint?
How a children’s show can work with social media.
Martin will also draw on his experience as an author to cover issues relevant to current and aspiring storytellers, answering questions such as:
What are publishers looking for?
Do you need an agent?
What rights should you hold onto?
The event will be presented by Martin Baynton, co-creator of The WotWots with Sir Richard Taylor (Weta Workshop) and the show’s series editor and Executive Producer. Martin has an international reputation as a writer and illustrator of over 30 children’s books. His titles have been published by major publishing houses including Walker Books, Penguin, Scholastic and Greenwillow. His book series Jane and the Dragon has become a modern classic and has never been out of print since it was first published in 1986. He has also worked for the stage, radio, TV and film as a producer, director, screenwriter and script editor.

If you are a writer, creator or producer you cannot miss this incredible opportunity to hear from one of the veterans of the industry. Tickets are strictly limited for this WAnimate exclusive event, so book online at:
https://wanimatepukeko.eventarc.com/event/view/10210/martin-baynton-workshop-pukeko-pictures

Pukeko Pictures is an independent entertainment production house focused on the development of high quality entertainment properties for a world audience, with programs such as The WotWots and Jane and the Dragon. Two of Pukeko Pictures’ members are founding partners of Weta Workshop (Lord of the Rings, King Kong). There continues to be a strong relationship between the companies in the
production of The WotWots.