Simon submitted this film as part of FutureStory. Thanks Simon!

Simon Chapman is a Sydney-born short film maker and actor. Chapman’s interest in film began while working at the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra for five years. Employed as a presenter, Chapman showcased the Archive’s work to a wide variety of audiences and eventually became the leading player in the Archive’s Travelling Film and Sound Show, which toured Australia for two years. Chapman then moved back to Sydney and began his film-making career with the short film Hot Topic (2006), which was entered into the short film competition Tropfest.

After discovering that the film was not shortlisted, Chapman made the satirical short film Get Polson (2006), about two disgruntled film makers (one of whom is played by Chapman) who do not reach the Tropfest finals and decide to get even. It has now achieved moderate cult status and has been mentioned in local media on several occasions. In 2007 Chapman made the short film Brainstorm, which was filmed at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, where he worked for four years. Chapman’s latest film is the comedy Sins, Sir? (2008), which was filmed at Customs House, Sydney.

Anna is a photographer and the creator of the “I Will…” project which will be shown at the Live Futures 2020 Festival on 14th August 2010.

www.annazhu.com

Carlo Ambrosio T. Lina is a student from the College of Fine Arts (UNSW) and his photography exhibition is for the “Creative Nexus Collaboration” project for Live Futures 2020 Festival on 14th August 2010.

Dr. William Rifkin is the Director of the Science Communication Program, Faculty of Science at UNSW

Chris Bosse is a Co-Founder and Director of L.A.V.A the laboratory of visionary architects and was a key designer in the Olympic Beijing National Auquatic Centre (Water Cube).

www.l-a-v-a.net/

Charlie Schneider is a student from the College of Fine Arts (UNSW) and his photography exhibition is for the “Creative Nexus Collaborations” project for Live Futures 2020 Festival on 14th August 2010.

Michael & Thomas are the creators of Food for Thought.

www.foodforthought.org.au

Made in 1969 at the Post Office Research Station, Dollis Hill, this eight minute film attempts to predict what the future of communications may be like.

Romp through the futuristic landscape of the Seattle World’s Fair, centred in the Bell System pavilion.

This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
Sponsor: American Telephone and Telegraph Co. (AT&T)
Audio/Visual: Sd, C

Definitive document of pre-World War II futuristic utopian thinking, as envisioned by General Motors. Documents the “Futurama” exhibit in GM’s “Highways and Horizons” pavilion at the World’s Fair, which looks ahead to the “wonder world of 1960.”

This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: General Motors Corporation, Department of Public Relations
Audio/Visual: Sd, C