Florence returns with State of the Arts, our segment exploring visual arts events around Melbourne. Florence spoke Sapna Chandu, an artist from Manifestations of Now, a contemporary multimedia exhibition that highlights new ideas of Australian identity.

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Here is an excerpt of our epic discussion on the films of 2011!  Beth, Jenni and Nat talk about what's been going on in the Australian film industry and overseas, and they pick out their personal favourite films of the year.   

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Best Films 2011 with Nat Beth and Jenni 18 December.mp3

Florence had a chat with John Paul Fischbach and Craig Lambie, the creators of True Secrets, an immersive audio tour for smart phones that re-enacts the legends and myths behind a collection of iconic buildings and landmarks around Melbourne.

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True Secrets Interview with Craig Lambie and John Paul Fischbach 11 December.mp3

Florence talked to Joe Toohey, general manager of Express Media, about their upcoming Awards Night Extravaganza, and also how Express Media has been focusing on creating heaps more avenues for young writers to have their work published this year.
 
The Express Media Awards Extravaganza is a free event and is taking place on 16 December at the Wheeler Centre from 6.30pm.
 

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Interview with Joe Toohey Express Media Awards Extravaganza 11 December.mp3

Florence had a chat with Izzy Roberts-Orr, slam poet Luka Lesson and hip hop musicians Mata and Must, about the diverse array of performance-driven events they have organised for Amnesty International’s ARTillery Youth Arts Festival.
 
ARTillery is running until 10 December in Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Canberra.

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Artillery Youth Arts Festival Interview 4 December.mp3

Florence talked to Prithvi, an audio-book producer in Australia, about the art of adapting works of fiction and non-fiction into audio-books. 
 

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Insight into Audiobook Production 27 November.mp3

Florence had a chat with I.T. guru Craig Lambie about a social media workshop he is co-ordinating at SIGNAL called Network Nerds that is giving young people the opportunity to become online ambassadors for SIGNAL. 
 
Network Nerds is running at SIGNAL every Thursday evening from 5pm to 7pm until 1 December.
 
For more information, contact: signal@melbourne.vic.gov.au

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Interview with Craig Lambie Network Nerds at Signal 13 November.mp3