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Happy first day of spring! Yes, this newsletter is going out in September but it's actually our August Edition. (This means you'll see us in your inbox twice this month, kind of like a blue moon! 🌙) It's been a jam packed month, and we have so much to share with you. There are grant announcements, new jobs and new teachers, so get ready for a bunch of good news.

A MESSAGE FROM KYLIE

Happy September friends, fans and family of the Feast.

We have gone through a wonderful transformation, as much of the world has been, learning to stop, be present and adapt. Learning to connect via Zoom, Facetime, Slack or whatever medium takes your fancy.

As of last month we are officially a 5 year old independent theatre company of stories that unite! Miraculous indeed - myself and the whole cast and crew thank all the people who have helped us along our journey to global shining as super stars should…

We are excited to journey with you towards our next 5 years of dreams coming true…

Much Love,
⭕️Kylie 

Midnight Feast ensemble member Sarah Armstrong has been announced as one of the recipients of the inaugural Pathways Strategy initiative from ABC, Fremantle Media and Bus Stop Films. For the next 12 months Sarah will be working with these organisations as a Production Assistant.
Image Description: A black and white photo of Sarah. She has shoulder length black hair and is smiling.

Tell us about your time with Midnight Feast?
Sarah:
I have been part of Midnight Feast for 5 years. Such a wonderful company to be part of, I work with the most talented people I know, and they are also my friends for life. In my time I have performed twice at the Sydney Opera House and once at NIDA. Midnight Feast is going places like never before, I can not wait to show the world that! 

Where did you hear about this opportunity, and how did you apply?
Sarah:
I heard about it through my current work at Fighting Chance Australia. They have been looking for a mainstream job for me and they came across this one at ABC and said “do you want to apply?” so I said yes. When I apply for something it makes me nervous, but I got a lot of support. It was hard, but I am so happy I got the help I needed! 

What are you looking forward to about this job?
Sarah:
It is something new to me, and I never thought I would be working behind the scenes in TV. I just can't wait to learn EVERYTHING! And being with ABC and Fremantle is pretty amazing.

And what’s your life philosophy?
Sarah: Always dream big and never give up!

Earlier this month Midnight Feast was announced as the recipient of a Cultural Fund grant. We talked with our artistic associate, Duncan Ragg, about the process.

What is the Cultural Fund?
It’s a grant program. They give money to artists with really good ideas for something innovative. We won!

What happened?
At the beginning of the year, Screenrights asked for submissions to their annual grant program. We submitted something Duncan called ‘The Feast’, which is a training program for Midnight Feast artists to team up with creatives from Jungle Entertainment (Wakefield, Mr Inbetween, No Activity) and The Corinthian Food Store (Liberty St) to learn about collaborative writing, development, pitching, pathways to audience, casting, directing and editing on a budget.

What does that mean?
Next year, Midnight Feast will host professional filmmakers, including writers, directors, production executives, musicians and editors each week who will help develop our skills in those areas, and hopefully deepen our connections in the film industry.

Where does it lead?
Apart from getting to network with some cool people and learn some skills, at the end of the program each artist will get a chance to pitch their work to executives from Jungle and TCFS and to receive feedback on the strength of our ideas. Essentially, we get to pitch an idea for a film or a TV series, and to hear what’s working!

Overall, this fund will give us some agency over our filmmaking, but also a place at the table with some very well-connected partners.
We’re delighted to have Chloe Perik on board as our newest facilitator teaching the Tuesday song writing class. Chloe sings, plays piano and has been writing songs for a few years. She’s excited to share her experience and make music with Midnight Feast. Get to know Chloe with Five Fast Feast Facts.
Image Description: Chloe is outside, smiling at the camera. She has short brown hair and is wearing sunglasses on her head.

If we came to your house for a midnight feast, what would we eat?
Definitely something elaborate, I love to cook!  Probably a lemon and lavender meringue pie or homemade cinnamon scrolls 

What gets you out of bed?
Usually... My cat making noise and I'll get out of bed to tell him off. Either that or a desperate need to go to the bathroom 

What’s your go to party song?
'Love Shack' by the B52s 

What is the best piece of advice you’ve received? 
Trust your gut. Do what's best for you. Listen to the advice and experience of others but in the end make your own decision. 

What has been your silver lining in COVID?
More time with my love 😍, and it has been an amazing opportunity to reset, get back to my music and things that fill me and give me joy ❤️

A MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
Do you have massive smile on your face celebrating all this wonderful news? I sure do after putting this together.
It's my first month running the marketing for Midnight Feast, and being welcomed into the Feast family has been incredibly inspiring. I can't wait to bring you more stories from the ensemble.
When I'm not running social media and sending newsletters I am a theatre maker and enjoy cooking, listening to David Bowie and taking photos of my cat, Margarita. Come say hi to me on the MF socials (links ⬇️).

❤️ Victor (and Margarita 🐈)

Image Description: A close up of Margarita the cat, she is a calico with bright green eyes.
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