Three local producers. have won places at the London Production Finance Market following the film co-financing event Miff 37ºSouth Market.
David Ngo from South Australia won the $2000 flight voucher and a place at Pfm, while Kristina Ceyton from New South Wales and Leanne Saunders from New Zealand also won place at the London event.
Selection for the three 37ºSouth places at Pfm was guided by the votes of international financiers/buyers at Miff 37ºSouth Market.
Thanks to long-time Miff 37ºSouth Market Gold Sponsor Film Finances, one of the three producers selected for the October Pfm received a flight voucher of $2000 towards their trip..
This year the market, held during Miff, hosted some 45 film financiers/buyers including 13 Films, Cornerstone, eOne Australia, Endgame, Fulcrum, Hyde Park, Loco, Memento, Metrodome, Radiant, Roadshow, Seville/eOne, Shoreline, Transmission, Visit, Wide and Xyz. .
A record 28 publishers registered for 37ºSouth.s Books at Miff, including Hachette, Hardie Grant,...
David Ngo from South Australia won the $2000 flight voucher and a place at Pfm, while Kristina Ceyton from New South Wales and Leanne Saunders from New Zealand also won place at the London event.
Selection for the three 37ºSouth places at Pfm was guided by the votes of international financiers/buyers at Miff 37ºSouth Market.
Thanks to long-time Miff 37ºSouth Market Gold Sponsor Film Finances, one of the three producers selected for the October Pfm received a flight voucher of $2000 towards their trip..
This year the market, held during Miff, hosted some 45 film financiers/buyers including 13 Films, Cornerstone, eOne Australia, Endgame, Fulcrum, Hyde Park, Loco, Memento, Metrodome, Radiant, Roadshow, Seville/eOne, Shoreline, Transmission, Visit, Wide and Xyz. .
A record 28 publishers registered for 37ºSouth.s Books at Miff, including Hachette, Hardie Grant,...
- 8/7/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
We're big fans of Zak Hilditch's These Final Hours (review), an emotional and thrilling Australian Pa film. I recently re-watched the film on Netflix and was taken with it all over again, so I thought I'd share the Pa short that got Hilditch his start called Transmission which stars Angourie Rice who gave such an amazing performance as Rose in These Final Hours.
The short was produced in 2012 by Liz Kearney and was funded through Screen Australia's Springboard initiative.
Synopsis:
Set across post-apocalyptic Western Australian desert highways, Transmission takes the audiences on a compelling journey of survival as they follow [Continued ...]...
The short was produced in 2012 by Liz Kearney and was funded through Screen Australia's Springboard initiative.
Synopsis:
Set across post-apocalyptic Western Australian desert highways, Transmission takes the audiences on a compelling journey of survival as they follow [Continued ...]...
- 8/6/2015
- QuietEarth.us
Australia hasn.t had a film in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival since 2011 but Justin Kurzel will fly the flag with Macbeth at next month.s festival.
Michael Fassbender plays the troubled Scottish king and Marion Cotillard is Lady Macbeth in the Shakespearian drama produced by See-Saw Films. Iain Canning and Emile Sherman.
The UK production financed by Studiocanal and Film4 will be released in Oz by Transmission Films, probably in October.. Kurzel's Snowtown screened during Critics Week in Cannes in 2011, where it got a special mention and he was nominated for the Golden Camera award for best first feature.
Also among the 17 titles competing for the Palme d'Or is Carol, Todd Haynes. lesbian romance set in 1950s New York, which stars Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara and Sarah Paulson.
Based on a Patricia Highsmith novel about a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life and falls for an older,...
Michael Fassbender plays the troubled Scottish king and Marion Cotillard is Lady Macbeth in the Shakespearian drama produced by See-Saw Films. Iain Canning and Emile Sherman.
The UK production financed by Studiocanal and Film4 will be released in Oz by Transmission Films, probably in October.. Kurzel's Snowtown screened during Critics Week in Cannes in 2011, where it got a special mention and he was nominated for the Golden Camera award for best first feature.
Also among the 17 titles competing for the Palme d'Or is Carol, Todd Haynes. lesbian romance set in 1950s New York, which stars Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara and Sarah Paulson.
Based on a Patricia Highsmith novel about a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life and falls for an older,...
- 4/16/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Zak Hilditch is attached to write, direct and executive produce a Us TV remake of his Apocalyptic thriller These Final Hours.
The Us TV division of Luc Besson.s EuropaCorp is developing the project as a series for the Us cable market.
EuropaCorp had acquired the Us TV rights to the movie produced by Liz Kearney and exec produced by Rob Connolly.
The remake is being developed with hopes of a straight-to-series order, according to Deadline.com.
The thriller starred Wolf Creek.s Nathan Phillips as a self-obsessed young guy who makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth but ends up saving the life of a girl (Angourie Rice) who.s searching for her father. Sarah Snook, Daniel Henshall, Jessica De Gouw and Kathryn Beck rounded out the cast.
Rice made her debut in Hilditch.s short film Transmission, the tale of a deadly pandemic...
The Us TV division of Luc Besson.s EuropaCorp is developing the project as a series for the Us cable market.
EuropaCorp had acquired the Us TV rights to the movie produced by Liz Kearney and exec produced by Rob Connolly.
The remake is being developed with hopes of a straight-to-series order, according to Deadline.com.
The thriller starred Wolf Creek.s Nathan Phillips as a self-obsessed young guy who makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth but ends up saving the life of a girl (Angourie Rice) who.s searching for her father. Sarah Snook, Daniel Henshall, Jessica De Gouw and Kathryn Beck rounded out the cast.
Rice made her debut in Hilditch.s short film Transmission, the tale of a deadly pandemic...
- 3/30/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Zak Hilditch is attached to write, direct and executive produce a Us TV remake of his Apocalyptic thriller These Final Hours.
The Us TV division of Luc Besson.s EuropaCorp is developing the telemovie for the Us cable market, according to Deadline.com. EuropaCorp had acquired the Us TV rights to the movie produced by Liz Kearney and exec produced by Rob Connolly.
The plot followed Wolf Creek.s Nathan Phillips as a self-obsessed young guy who makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth but ends up saving the life of a girl (Angourie Rice) who.s searching for her father. Sarah Snook, Daniel Henshall, Jessica De Gouw and Kathryn Beck rounded out the cast.
Rice made her debut in Hilditch.s short film Transmission, the tale of a deadly pandemic and its impact on a father-daughter relationship, which screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
The Us TV division of Luc Besson.s EuropaCorp is developing the telemovie for the Us cable market, according to Deadline.com. EuropaCorp had acquired the Us TV rights to the movie produced by Liz Kearney and exec produced by Rob Connolly.
The plot followed Wolf Creek.s Nathan Phillips as a self-obsessed young guy who makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth but ends up saving the life of a girl (Angourie Rice) who.s searching for her father. Sarah Snook, Daniel Henshall, Jessica De Gouw and Kathryn Beck rounded out the cast.
Rice made her debut in Hilditch.s short film Transmission, the tale of a deadly pandemic and its impact on a father-daughter relationship, which screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
- 3/30/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The producers and distributors of These Final Hours had such faith and confidence in the Apocalyptic thriller they released the film at 164 locations last Thursday.
Today they are pondering why that gamble did not pay off as the film from first-time writer-director Zak Hilditch took $207,000 in its first four days, and $214,000 with two Q&A screenings.
Despite Roadshow's extensive ad-pub campaign, the per-screen average was about $1,260.
The omens had seemed propitious ever since the thriller won the critics. prize for best Australian film at the Melbourne International Film Festival last year.
Momentum appeared to build after These Final Hours was invited to screen at Directors. Fortnight in Cannes in May,. where it got a standing ovation.
Executive producer Robert Connolly, who collaborated with producer Liz Kearney, originally intended to launch the film in a limited number of cinemas via his company CinemaPlus, emulating the tactic that worked well on Tim Winton.s Turning.
Today they are pondering why that gamble did not pay off as the film from first-time writer-director Zak Hilditch took $207,000 in its first four days, and $214,000 with two Q&A screenings.
Despite Roadshow's extensive ad-pub campaign, the per-screen average was about $1,260.
The omens had seemed propitious ever since the thriller won the critics. prize for best Australian film at the Melbourne International Film Festival last year.
Momentum appeared to build after These Final Hours was invited to screen at Directors. Fortnight in Cannes in May,. where it got a standing ovation.
Executive producer Robert Connolly, who collaborated with producer Liz Kearney, originally intended to launch the film in a limited number of cinemas via his company CinemaPlus, emulating the tactic that worked well on Tim Winton.s Turning.
- 8/4/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
We first learned of Zak Hilditch's These Final Hours, in 2012 when the director's short film Transmission was screening at the Tribeca Film Festival. It's been a few years since that first update and now Hilditch's movie isn't only completed, it's been sold.
The movie stars Nathan Phillips as James, a young man headed to an end-of-the-world party on the eve of the last few hours of Earth's existence, when along the way he finds a little girl and decides that it is more important to take her home to meet her end with her family than to party with friends until the inevitable end. Despite the overbearing score, the trailer is looking rath [Continued ...]...
The movie stars Nathan Phillips as James, a young man headed to an end-of-the-world party on the eve of the last few hours of Earth's existence, when along the way he finds a little girl and decides that it is more important to take her home to meet her end with her family than to party with friends until the inevitable end. Despite the overbearing score, the trailer is looking rath [Continued ...]...
- 5/21/2014
- QuietEarth.us
Well Go USA Entertainment will distribute in the Us Zak Hilditch.s debut feature These Final Hours, which screened in Directors Fortnight in Cannes.
That.s the 18th Australian film acquired for Us theatrical release this year, an all-time record beating the previous high of 15 in 1997.
Produced by Liz Kearney, the film will get a platform release in New York and Los Angeles as a precursor to VOD and DVD. Well Go handled Not Suitable for Children. Wolf Creek.s Nathan Phillips plays a self-obsessed young guy who makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth but ends up saving the life of a girl (11-year-old Angourie Rice) who.s searching for her father. Sarah Snook, Daniel Henshall, Jessica De Gouw and Kathryn Beck round out the cast.
Rice made her debut in Transmission, Hilditch.s short film also produced by Liz Kearney, the tale of...
That.s the 18th Australian film acquired for Us theatrical release this year, an all-time record beating the previous high of 15 in 1997.
Produced by Liz Kearney, the film will get a platform release in New York and Los Angeles as a precursor to VOD and DVD. Well Go handled Not Suitable for Children. Wolf Creek.s Nathan Phillips plays a self-obsessed young guy who makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth but ends up saving the life of a girl (11-year-old Angourie Rice) who.s searching for her father. Sarah Snook, Daniel Henshall, Jessica De Gouw and Kathryn Beck round out the cast.
Rice made her debut in Transmission, Hilditch.s short film also produced by Liz Kearney, the tale of...
- 5/21/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Australian films have raked in $13.7 million at the national box-office this year, a brighter start than the first four months of 2013.
Jonathan Teplitzky.s The Railway Man still ranks as the top title, making $5.5 million this calendar year and $7.3 million since its Boxing Day launch.
Greg Mclean.s Wolf Creek 2 wound up with $4.7 million, a solid number but below the original.s $6.1 million in 2005.
John Curran.s Tracks has taken $2.36 million, a modest result given the mostly positive reviews, Transmission's extensive publicity campaign and Mia Wasikowska.s performance as Robyn Davidson.
The one costly misfire is Stuart Beattie.s $65 million I, Frankenstein, whose fate was probably sealed after the action-horror film bombed in the Us in January.
It.s too early to judge the potential of Sophie Hyde.s 52 Tuesdays, which opened on May 1.
Hidden Universe 3D, Backyard Ashes, Lygon Street: Si Parla Italiano and Uncharted Waters:...
Jonathan Teplitzky.s The Railway Man still ranks as the top title, making $5.5 million this calendar year and $7.3 million since its Boxing Day launch.
Greg Mclean.s Wolf Creek 2 wound up with $4.7 million, a solid number but below the original.s $6.1 million in 2005.
John Curran.s Tracks has taken $2.36 million, a modest result given the mostly positive reviews, Transmission's extensive publicity campaign and Mia Wasikowska.s performance as Robyn Davidson.
The one costly misfire is Stuart Beattie.s $65 million I, Frankenstein, whose fate was probably sealed after the action-horror film bombed in the Us in January.
It.s too early to judge the potential of Sophie Hyde.s 52 Tuesdays, which opened on May 1.
Hidden Universe 3D, Backyard Ashes, Lygon Street: Si Parla Italiano and Uncharted Waters:...
- 5/6/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
These Final Hours, an Apocalyptic thriller from first-time writer-director Zak Hilditch, will screen at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors. Fortnight section in May.
Its selection enhances the Australian profile at the festival with David Michôd.s The Rover getting a midnight screening out of competition and Rolf de Heer.s Charlie.s Country showing in the Un Certain Regard sidebar.
.I think it.s every director.s dream to have their work screen in Cannes. This is a huge achievement for everyone who worked on the film,. Hilditch told If on Tuesday night.
In a joint statement with his producer Liz Kearney, he continued, .We are feeling so excited and proud to have our debut feature film selected for Directors' Fortnight. We are really looking forward to sharing These Final Hours with an international audience for the first time and could not ask for a better platform to premiere the film internationally in.
Its selection enhances the Australian profile at the festival with David Michôd.s The Rover getting a midnight screening out of competition and Rolf de Heer.s Charlie.s Country showing in the Un Certain Regard sidebar.
.I think it.s every director.s dream to have their work screen in Cannes. This is a huge achievement for everyone who worked on the film,. Hilditch told If on Tuesday night.
In a joint statement with his producer Liz Kearney, he continued, .We are feeling so excited and proud to have our debut feature film selected for Directors' Fortnight. We are really looking forward to sharing These Final Hours with an international audience for the first time and could not ask for a better platform to premiere the film internationally in.
- 4/22/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
It seems appropriate now that we're nearing the tail end of this year's Afm that a movie called These Final Hours would find distribution. Screen Daily reports that Roadshow Films has picked up Us and UK rights to the apocalyptic thriller from Celluloid Nightmares.
Wolf Creek’s Nathan Phillips and Snowtown’s Daniel Henshall star in first time feature writer-director Zak Hilditch’s film. Hilditch’s short Transmission screened in Tribeca in 2011.
The cast also includes Australian actresses Jessica De Gouw (Kath & Kimderella) and Sarah Snook (Lionsgate’s Jessabelle).
Phillips plays a self-obsessed young guy who makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth but ends up saving the life of a young girl who’s searching for her father.
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Wolf Creek’s Nathan Phillips and Snowtown’s Daniel Henshall star in first time feature writer-director Zak Hilditch’s film. Hilditch’s short Transmission screened in Tribeca in 2011.
The cast also includes Australian actresses Jessica De Gouw (Kath & Kimderella) and Sarah Snook (Lionsgate’s Jessabelle).
Phillips plays a self-obsessed young guy who makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth but ends up saving the life of a young girl who’s searching for her father.
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- 11/11/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The Halloween season may be drawing to a close, but that just means Afm is getting set to kick off with a fresh crop of thrills and chills waiting to be discovered! Time to suffer the apocalypse with the sales trailer for These Final Hours.
Wolf Creek’s Nathan Phillips and Snowtown’s Daniel Henshall star in first time feature writer-director Zak Hilditch’s film. Hilditch’s short, Transmission, screened in Tribeca in 2011.
The cast also includes Australian actresses Jessica De Gouw (Kath & Kimderella) and Sarah Snook (Lionsgate’s Jessabelle).
Phillips plays a self-obsessed young guy who makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth but ends up saving the life of a young girl who’s searching for her father.
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Wolf Creek’s Nathan Phillips and Snowtown’s Daniel Henshall star in first time feature writer-director Zak Hilditch’s film. Hilditch’s short, Transmission, screened in Tribeca in 2011.
The cast also includes Australian actresses Jessica De Gouw (Kath & Kimderella) and Sarah Snook (Lionsgate’s Jessabelle).
Phillips plays a self-obsessed young guy who makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth but ends up saving the life of a young girl who’s searching for her father.
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- 10/28/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
This may turn out to be a premature and fanciful call but 2014 is shaping as potentially one of the strongest years for Australian films, commercially and critically, in recent memory.
There are numerous grounds for optimism, starting with the overwhelmingly positive responses and, in some cases, deals for Tracks, The Railway Man, Wolf Creek 2, Felony and Canopy after their world premieres at either the Toronto or Venice film festivals.
Given the talent attached, the slate of films now shooting or in post-production looks highly promising, including Kill Me Three Times, The Rover, Son of a Gun, I, Frankenstein, Predestination, Charlie.s Country, Fell and Now Add Honey.
Added to that are several films from experienced filmmakers that are due to roll soon: Cut Snake, The Dressmaker and Paper Planes.
Industry figures whom If consulted are bullish about the prospects for the year ahead. There is a .very good reason for such optimism,...
There are numerous grounds for optimism, starting with the overwhelmingly positive responses and, in some cases, deals for Tracks, The Railway Man, Wolf Creek 2, Felony and Canopy after their world premieres at either the Toronto or Venice film festivals.
Given the talent attached, the slate of films now shooting or in post-production looks highly promising, including Kill Me Three Times, The Rover, Son of a Gun, I, Frankenstein, Predestination, Charlie.s Country, Fell and Now Add Honey.
Added to that are several films from experienced filmmakers that are due to roll soon: Cut Snake, The Dressmaker and Paper Planes.
Industry figures whom If consulted are bullish about the prospects for the year ahead. There is a .very good reason for such optimism,...
- 9/19/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Sbs's countdown to Tropfest highlights the best of short film ahead of the summer festival. Which are your favourites?
For Australian film fans, Tropfest is a summer essential that has long been celebrated with a picnic in Sydney's Domain – or other outdoor venues broadcasting around the country – while keeping a wary eye on summer storm clouds. So those with both sunbaked and sodden memories of battling the crowds and the elements to champion short films will surely join me in welcoming the launch of Tropfest TV. Launched on Sunday night, the next 12 weeks, SBS2 has the next 12 weeks sorted with weekly thematically linked selections of Tropfest shorts from home and away, including New Zealand, USA and the Middle East.
I can trace my love of short films back to Disney's 1952 classic Lambert the Sheepish Lion. I must have watched that eight-minute fable a thousand times as a child. These days,...
For Australian film fans, Tropfest is a summer essential that has long been celebrated with a picnic in Sydney's Domain – or other outdoor venues broadcasting around the country – while keeping a wary eye on summer storm clouds. So those with both sunbaked and sodden memories of battling the crowds and the elements to champion short films will surely join me in welcoming the launch of Tropfest TV. Launched on Sunday night, the next 12 weeks, SBS2 has the next 12 weeks sorted with weekly thematically linked selections of Tropfest shorts from home and away, including New Zealand, USA and the Middle East.
I can trace my love of short films back to Disney's 1952 classic Lambert the Sheepish Lion. I must have watched that eight-minute fable a thousand times as a child. These days,...
- 9/10/2013
- by Alice Tynan
- The Guardian - Film News
Writer-director Zak Hilditch.s debut feature, Apocalyptic thriller These Final Hours, will be distributed by Roadshow.
The saga of a self-obsessed young man (Nathan Phillips) who makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth, it was to have been released by Robert Connolly.s CinemaPlus.
Roadshow executives saw the film last week and sealed a deal with Connolly, who executive- produced the film which was produced by first-timer Liz Kearney.
.This is an exciting opportunity for such talented filmmakers to have their debut feature film released to an Australian audience and we have a hugely passionate distributor in Roadshow Films,. said Connolly.
No release date has yet been set but, given the crowded film calendar through the rest of this year, a 2014 launch is likely. Roadshow plans a wide release. The thriller won The Age Critics' award for best Australian feature at the 2013 Melbourne International Film Festival.
The saga of a self-obsessed young man (Nathan Phillips) who makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth, it was to have been released by Robert Connolly.s CinemaPlus.
Roadshow executives saw the film last week and sealed a deal with Connolly, who executive- produced the film which was produced by first-timer Liz Kearney.
.This is an exciting opportunity for such talented filmmakers to have their debut feature film released to an Australian audience and we have a hugely passionate distributor in Roadshow Films,. said Connolly.
No release date has yet been set but, given the crowded film calendar through the rest of this year, a 2014 launch is likely. Roadshow plans a wide release. The thriller won The Age Critics' award for best Australian feature at the 2013 Melbourne International Film Festival.
- 8/23/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia has selected five teams to take part in this year's Springboard: Short Film Initiative and potentially receive $150,000 production funding.
The five directors - Christopher Weekes, Hannah Moon, Tom McKeith, Darlene Johnson and Liselle Mei - and their teams will now develop a short film script that will showcase their developed feature film screenplay. Three of the shorts will then receive $150,000 funding.
Weekes is perhaps the best known after making his debut feature Bitter & Twisted in 2008, which he followed by topping the influential Black List (which ranks Hollywood film executives. views on the best unproduced movie scripts) in 2009 with The Muppet Man. His Springboard feature project Pest Control is a family comedy about a city that gets overrun by monsters.
Hannah Moon's project Starfish, is a comedy, which she is co-writing with Robin Geradts-Gill and Stephen Sholl. Tom McKeith.s project Boxer is a thriller and is currently...
The five directors - Christopher Weekes, Hannah Moon, Tom McKeith, Darlene Johnson and Liselle Mei - and their teams will now develop a short film script that will showcase their developed feature film screenplay. Three of the shorts will then receive $150,000 funding.
Weekes is perhaps the best known after making his debut feature Bitter & Twisted in 2008, which he followed by topping the influential Black List (which ranks Hollywood film executives. views on the best unproduced movie scripts) in 2009 with The Muppet Man. His Springboard feature project Pest Control is a family comedy about a city that gets overrun by monsters.
Hannah Moon's project Starfish, is a comedy, which she is co-writing with Robin Geradts-Gill and Stephen Sholl. Tom McKeith.s project Boxer is a thriller and is currently...
- 3/12/2013
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
The first round of Aacta award winners were announced yesterday in Sydney at the 2nd Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Luncheon. Held at the Sydney.s The Star Event Centre and hosted by Adam Elliot, the luncheon drew a host of industry representatives including actors Damon Herriman, Daniel Henshall and Felicity Price. The Sapphires was a favourite of the day, taking home five coveted gongs in total for cinematography (Warwick Thornton), editing (Dany Cooper Ase), sound (Andrew Plain, Bry Jones, Pete Smith, Ben Osmo and John Simpson), costume design (Tess Schofield) and production design in a feature film (Melinda Doring.) A jovial Thornton told media working with Sapphires director Wayne Blair wasn.t exactly a walk in the park. .He.s an incredibly hard task master,. he said. .You can.t pull the wool over his eyes when you feel like being lazy.. Cooper spoke of the...
- 1/28/2013
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
The Sapphires looks set to dominate this year’s Aacta Awards after dominating the categories announced at yesterday’s awards lunch.
The AACTAs – the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts – were held for the first time last year. Yesterday’s lunch at the Star casino in Sydney comes ahead of tomorrow night’s main Aacta ceremony.
The Sapphires won in five of the early categories, including best editing, sound and cinematography.
The event also paid tribute to producer Al Clark with the Raymond Longford Award. Clark was behind films including The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Absolute Beginners and Nineteen Eighty Four.
Tributes were also paid to producer Pat Lovell, who died over the weekend. Lovell was a producer on films including Picnic At Hanging Rock and Gallipoli.
The winners:
Aacta Raymond Longford Award
Al Clark
Aacta Award For Best Visual Effects
Iron Sky. Samuli Torssonen, Jussi Lehtiniemi,...
The AACTAs – the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts – were held for the first time last year. Yesterday’s lunch at the Star casino in Sydney comes ahead of tomorrow night’s main Aacta ceremony.
The Sapphires won in five of the early categories, including best editing, sound and cinematography.
The event also paid tribute to producer Al Clark with the Raymond Longford Award. Clark was behind films including The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Absolute Beginners and Nineteen Eighty Four.
Tributes were also paid to producer Pat Lovell, who died over the weekend. Lovell was a producer on films including Picnic At Hanging Rock and Gallipoli.
The winners:
Aacta Raymond Longford Award
Al Clark
Aacta Award For Best Visual Effects
Iron Sky. Samuli Torssonen, Jussi Lehtiniemi,...
- 1/28/2013
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
ScreenWest has invested in a new film by director Robert Connolly and producer Liz Kearney for children’s film Paper Planes.
The announcement was made by Arts minister John Day on the set of Connolly’s current project, an adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning.
The funding comes to Paper Planes through the screen agency’s Production Investment Fund.
The film has also received funding from Screen Australia.
The announcement:
Western Australia’s filmmakers will have more opportunities to work with one of Australia’s most successful film and television producers following the State Government’s commitment to invest in the production of Paper Planes.
Announcing the funding at the set of Robert Connolly’s latest project, The Turning at Churchlands Senior High School, Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said the State Government through ScreenWest had helped secure the filming of Paper Planes in Wa through its Production Investment Fund.
The announcement was made by Arts minister John Day on the set of Connolly’s current project, an adaptation of Tim Winton’s The Turning.
The funding comes to Paper Planes through the screen agency’s Production Investment Fund.
The film has also received funding from Screen Australia.
The announcement:
Western Australia’s filmmakers will have more opportunities to work with one of Australia’s most successful film and television producers following the State Government’s commitment to invest in the production of Paper Planes.
Announcing the funding at the set of Robert Connolly’s latest project, The Turning at Churchlands Senior High School, Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said the State Government through ScreenWest had helped secure the filming of Paper Planes in Wa through its Production Investment Fund.
- 1/15/2013
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
From horror to doco, Colin Delaney speaks to five film-makers about their feature length debut.
Director Kevin Smith famously funded his first film, Clerks, by selling off his prized comic book collection. Pedro Almodovar’s first foray into features was so technically flawed, he reportedly put it down to personal style. And finishing Hard Eight was a baptism of fire, according to Paul Thomas Anderson, who has been quoted as saying: “I learned all the lessons I needed to learn on the first film about protecting myself and how to keep a lock on the editing room door.” Such are the trials and trade offs of film-makers when it comes to making their first feature.
The reality, according to Screen Australia, is that between 1970 and 2011, approximately 70 per cent of first-time producers, directors and writers didn’t go on to make a second film. Martha Coleman, head of development at Screen Australia,...
Director Kevin Smith famously funded his first film, Clerks, by selling off his prized comic book collection. Pedro Almodovar’s first foray into features was so technically flawed, he reportedly put it down to personal style. And finishing Hard Eight was a baptism of fire, according to Paul Thomas Anderson, who has been quoted as saying: “I learned all the lessons I needed to learn on the first film about protecting myself and how to keep a lock on the editing room door.” Such are the trials and trade offs of film-makers when it comes to making their first feature.
The reality, according to Screen Australia, is that between 1970 and 2011, approximately 70 per cent of first-time producers, directors and writers didn’t go on to make a second film. Martha Coleman, head of development at Screen Australia,...
- 12/19/2012
- by Luke
- Encore Magazine
Hit musical drama The Sapphires has scored 12 nominations at the 2012 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) Awards including in the coveted best feature film category.
The Sapphires, which follows four indigenous singers during the Vietnam war, has grossed more than $14 million in Australia to become the biggest local film of the year.
Three other films will be also be vying for the best feature film award: Burning Man (10 nominations in total), Lore (eight nominations in total) and Wish You Were Here (eight nominations in total) at the main Aacta ceremony, which will be held on January 30, 2013, at The Star Event Centre. Last year's event was held at the iconic Sydney Opera House.
P.J. Hogan's Mental also scored eight nominations including Best Lead Actress (Toni Collette), Best Supporting Actor (Liev Schreiber) Best Young Actor (Lily Sullivan) and Best Supporting Actress for Rebecca Gibney and Deborah Mailman.
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The Sapphires, which follows four indigenous singers during the Vietnam war, has grossed more than $14 million in Australia to become the biggest local film of the year.
Three other films will be also be vying for the best feature film award: Burning Man (10 nominations in total), Lore (eight nominations in total) and Wish You Were Here (eight nominations in total) at the main Aacta ceremony, which will be held on January 30, 2013, at The Star Event Centre. Last year's event was held at the iconic Sydney Opera House.
P.J. Hogan's Mental also scored eight nominations including Best Lead Actress (Toni Collette), Best Supporting Actor (Liev Schreiber) Best Young Actor (Lily Sullivan) and Best Supporting Actress for Rebecca Gibney and Deborah Mailman.
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- 12/3/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
The Sapphires has led the Academy of Australian Cinema and Television Arts Awards nominations being nominated in 12 categories.
Awards will be handed out over two events, with an awards luncheon, focused on craft categories on Monday January 28 and the main event on January 30. Both events will be held at the Star Event Centre, the first public events for the venue.
The Sapphires, distributed by Hopscotch/eOne has been nominated for Best Film, Best Direction and best adapted screenplay as well as Best Lead Actor and Actress for Chris O’Dowd and Deborah Mailman, and Best Supporting Actress for Jessica Mauboy.
Burning Man was not far behind on 10 nominations including best film and best direction as well as best lead actor for Matthre Goode and Best Supporting Actress for Essie Davis.
Three more films, Lore, Mental and Wish You Were Here received eight nominations while Not Suitable For Children received four.
Awards will be handed out over two events, with an awards luncheon, focused on craft categories on Monday January 28 and the main event on January 30. Both events will be held at the Star Event Centre, the first public events for the venue.
The Sapphires, distributed by Hopscotch/eOne has been nominated for Best Film, Best Direction and best adapted screenplay as well as Best Lead Actor and Actress for Chris O’Dowd and Deborah Mailman, and Best Supporting Actress for Jessica Mauboy.
Burning Man was not far behind on 10 nominations including best film and best direction as well as best lead actor for Matthre Goode and Best Supporting Actress for Essie Davis.
Three more films, Lore, Mental and Wish You Were Here received eight nominations while Not Suitable For Children received four.
- 12/3/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Feature film These Final Hours has begun production in Perth this week.
The five-week shoot is taking place in and around Perth.
Produced by first time feature producer Liz Kearney, the film is written and directed by Zak Hilditch and executive produced by Robert Connolly, is set in the dying hours before the apocalypse.
Kearney told Encore: “It’s a character driven drama with genre elements in the backdrop. It’s not aout explosions, it’s about human drama.”
“It’s an apocalyptic thriller set on the last 12 hours on the last day on earth and follows James, 30, who up until now has led a decadent, fun-loving life and on this last day is to go out with a bang and spend it at the party to end all parties. However on the way to the party he has to save the life of a girl named Rose. Through this...
The five-week shoot is taking place in and around Perth.
Produced by first time feature producer Liz Kearney, the film is written and directed by Zak Hilditch and executive produced by Robert Connolly, is set in the dying hours before the apocalypse.
Kearney told Encore: “It’s a character driven drama with genre elements in the backdrop. It’s not aout explosions, it’s about human drama.”
“It’s an apocalyptic thriller set on the last 12 hours on the last day on earth and follows James, 30, who up until now has led a decadent, fun-loving life and on this last day is to go out with a bang and spend it at the party to end all parties. However on the way to the party he has to save the life of a girl named Rose. Through this...
- 10/18/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Apocalyptic thriller These Final Hours is set to begin filming in Western Australia on October 15.
The film follows the self-obsessed James, a young man determined to make his way to the party to end all parties on the last day on Earth. He ends up saving the life of a little girl named Rose, who is searching for her father - an act which ultimately leads him on the path to redemption.
It is the first feature film from writer/director Zak Hilditch and producer Liz Kearney and is being overseen by executive producer Robert Connolly (Underground, Balibo).
It stars Nathan Phillips (Wolf Creek) in the lead role of James, Dan Henshall (Snowtown), Lynette Curran (The Boys, Somersault), Sarah Snook (Not Suitable for Children), Jess De Gouw and Kathryn Beck. Newcomer Angourie Rice has been cast as Rose.
Hilditch and Kearney's 13-minute short film Transmission was made as a companion...
The film follows the self-obsessed James, a young man determined to make his way to the party to end all parties on the last day on Earth. He ends up saving the life of a little girl named Rose, who is searching for her father - an act which ultimately leads him on the path to redemption.
It is the first feature film from writer/director Zak Hilditch and producer Liz Kearney and is being overseen by executive producer Robert Connolly (Underground, Balibo).
It stars Nathan Phillips (Wolf Creek) in the lead role of James, Dan Henshall (Snowtown), Lynette Curran (The Boys, Somersault), Sarah Snook (Not Suitable for Children), Jess De Gouw and Kathryn Beck. Newcomer Angourie Rice has been cast as Rose.
Hilditch and Kearney's 13-minute short film Transmission was made as a companion...
- 10/9/2012
- by Staff reporter
- IF.com.au
Apocalyptic science fiction or movies set in a dystopian future have been a staple of Australian cinema since 1970s classics Mad Max and The Cars That Ate Paris - and even arguably as far back as the 1959 Gregory Peck post-apocalyptic drama On The Beach. We're starting to see a resurgence in this genre now with two high-class projects, Zak Hilditch's These Final Hours and David Michôd's The Rover, set to start filming in Australia in the coming months. These Final Hours is especially exciting as it's the first major feature from writer/director Zak Hilditch, who has been building up to this for years with a string of indie features and - significantly - the festival-acclaimed short film Transmission, which was made as a dystopian companion piece...
- 10/4/2012
- Screen Anarchy
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts has announced the first round of nominees for the 2012 Aacta Awards.
Among the nominees is a short list of 23 local feature films which screened in theatres across Australia in the last year, or due to screen in the coming months.The feature nominees cross a wide variety of genres, with films The Sapphires, Killer Elite, Mental, Iron Sky, Bait3D, Swerve and Burning Man.
The Australian Film Institute and Aacta CEO Damian Trewhella said: “The goal for a healthy Australian feature film industry has always been to combine festival and critical acclaim with audience appeal. The exceptional collection of Feature Films in Competition demonstrates that this year we are well on the way to achieving this mix, and that despite many challenges, we can celebrate a landmark year in the industry.”
“We are thrilled to see many of our former AFI Award-winning...
Among the nominees is a short list of 23 local feature films which screened in theatres across Australia in the last year, or due to screen in the coming months.The feature nominees cross a wide variety of genres, with films The Sapphires, Killer Elite, Mental, Iron Sky, Bait3D, Swerve and Burning Man.
The Australian Film Institute and Aacta CEO Damian Trewhella said: “The goal for a healthy Australian feature film industry has always been to combine festival and critical acclaim with audience appeal. The exceptional collection of Feature Films in Competition demonstrates that this year we are well on the way to achieving this mix, and that despite many challenges, we can celebrate a landmark year in the industry.”
“We are thrilled to see many of our former AFI Award-winning...
- 8/29/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Zak Hilditch's short film Transmission took out the prize for Best Short Film at the St Kilda Film Festival overnight.
Hilditch and producer Liz Kearney were presented with a $10,000 cheque City of Port Phillip Mayor Rachel Powning at the St Kilda Town Hall.
The film, which tells the story of a deadly pandemic and its impact on a father-daughter relationship, also picked up awards for Best Director (for Hilditch), Best Actor (Angourie Rice) and Best Achievement in Editing (for Merlin Cornish).
Screen Australia supported the production of Transmission via its Springboard program. The short was made to support upcoming feature film These Final Hours, which is set to shoot in and around Perth in the second half of this year.
Seven minute documentary The Globe Collector took out Best Documentary for director Summer DeRoche and producer Andrea Distefano.
Any Questions for Ben? actor Josh Lawson won Best Achievement in Screenplay for After Credits,...
Hilditch and producer Liz Kearney were presented with a $10,000 cheque City of Port Phillip Mayor Rachel Powning at the St Kilda Town Hall.
The film, which tells the story of a deadly pandemic and its impact on a father-daughter relationship, also picked up awards for Best Director (for Hilditch), Best Actor (Angourie Rice) and Best Achievement in Editing (for Merlin Cornish).
Screen Australia supported the production of Transmission via its Springboard program. The short was made to support upcoming feature film These Final Hours, which is set to shoot in and around Perth in the second half of this year.
Seven minute documentary The Globe Collector took out Best Documentary for director Summer DeRoche and producer Andrea Distefano.
Any Questions for Ben? actor Josh Lawson won Best Achievement in Screenplay for After Credits,...
- 5/28/2012
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
Post-apocalyptic feature film Transmission dominated the St Kilda Film Festival Awards last night.
The short feature, about a deadly pandemic and its impact on a father-daughter relationship, won top prize of Best Short Film at the awards plus a $10,000 cash prize.
Of the nominees in the Best Short Film category, Transmission beat out Anthony Maras’s The Palace, Peekaboo directed by Damien Power and At The Formal directed by Andrew Kavanagh.
Produced by Liz Kearney and written and directed by Zak Hilditch it was a big night for Transmission with Hilditch winning Best Director and Angourie Rice who plays the daughter winning Best Actor while editor Merlin Cornish won Best Achievement in Editing.
The film was one of three recipients of Screen Australia’s 2011 Springboard Short Film Course. The course mentors creative duos to produce a short film which will be the grounding for a feature film idea.
The win...
The short feature, about a deadly pandemic and its impact on a father-daughter relationship, won top prize of Best Short Film at the awards plus a $10,000 cash prize.
Of the nominees in the Best Short Film category, Transmission beat out Anthony Maras’s The Palace, Peekaboo directed by Damien Power and At The Formal directed by Andrew Kavanagh.
Produced by Liz Kearney and written and directed by Zak Hilditch it was a big night for Transmission with Hilditch winning Best Director and Angourie Rice who plays the daughter winning Best Actor while editor Merlin Cornish won Best Achievement in Editing.
The film was one of three recipients of Screen Australia’s 2011 Springboard Short Film Course. The course mentors creative duos to produce a short film which will be the grounding for a feature film idea.
The win...
- 5/28/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Short film fest, The St Kilda Film Festival has announced its award nominees across 18 categories. Winners will be announced on Sunday 27 May
The announcement:
Now in its 29th year the St Kilda Film Festival’s (Skff) Top 100 competition recognises and awards local filmmakers of all levels of experience who excel in creative and craft and who show potential for growth within the industry.
From an increasingly competitive field of entrants, 62 nominees are in the running for 18 prestigious awards and their share of $40,000 of cash and in-kind prizes, with the winner of the Best Film being awarded $10,000 cash.
The nominations for the 2012 Best Short Film include: At The Formal (Directed by Andrew Kavanagh & Produced by Ramona Telecican). Peekaboo (Directed by Damien Power & Produced by Joe Weatherstone) The Palace (Directed by Anthony Maras & Produced by Anthony Maras, Kate Croser, Andros Achilleos) and Transmission (Directed by Zak Hilditch & Produced by Liz Kearney)
Nominees...
The announcement:
Now in its 29th year the St Kilda Film Festival’s (Skff) Top 100 competition recognises and awards local filmmakers of all levels of experience who excel in creative and craft and who show potential for growth within the industry.
From an increasingly competitive field of entrants, 62 nominees are in the running for 18 prestigious awards and their share of $40,000 of cash and in-kind prizes, with the winner of the Best Film being awarded $10,000 cash.
The nominations for the 2012 Best Short Film include: At The Formal (Directed by Andrew Kavanagh & Produced by Ramona Telecican). Peekaboo (Directed by Damien Power & Produced by Joe Weatherstone) The Palace (Directed by Anthony Maras & Produced by Anthony Maras, Kate Croser, Andros Achilleos) and Transmission (Directed by Zak Hilditch & Produced by Liz Kearney)
Nominees...
- 5/24/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Zak Hilditch's Transmission The film lineup for the 2012 Tribeca Online Film Festival has been unveiled. Four world premiere feature selections from the Tribeca Film Festival, and five short films, three of which are world premieres, will be available during the online Festival at tribecaonline.com. Each film will have limited screening windows and capacity. Reservations begin on April 10 for American Express Cardmembers and April 16 for the general public. Online viewers will be able to vote for Best Feature Film ($10,000 prize) and Best Short Film ($5,000 prize). Winners will be announced at the Tribeca festival awards on April 26. Both Tribeca festivals run April 18-29. There will also be a "social voting competition": The feature and short that receive the most Facebook likes will each receive a separate $500 prize." Those winners will be announced on April 30. Below is the Tribeca Online Film Festival movies (synopses from the Toff press release): Babygirl,...
- 4/9/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Three creative teams have received investment through Screen Australia’s Springboard Short Film Initiative.
The idea behind the Springboard Short Film Course is to offer creative teams the opportunity to make a short film which will be the grounding for a feature film idea.
Writer/director Nicholas Verso and producer John Malloy will make The Last Time I Saw Richard, while writer/director Miranda Nation with producer Lyn Norfor will make Perception and writer/director Sean Kruck with producer Caroline Barry will make Snowblind.
Previous recipient writer/director Zak Hilditch made the short film Transmission with producer Liz Kearney which was selected for this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and helped them and secure finance in feature These Final Hours.
Another previous recipient was Grant Scicluna whose film The Wilding won at this year’s Melbourne Queer Film Festival for Best Australian Short and was in competition at this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
The idea behind the Springboard Short Film Course is to offer creative teams the opportunity to make a short film which will be the grounding for a feature film idea.
Writer/director Nicholas Verso and producer John Malloy will make The Last Time I Saw Richard, while writer/director Miranda Nation with producer Lyn Norfor will make Perception and writer/director Sean Kruck with producer Caroline Barry will make Snowblind.
Previous recipient writer/director Zak Hilditch made the short film Transmission with producer Liz Kearney which was selected for this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and helped them and secure finance in feature These Final Hours.
Another previous recipient was Grant Scicluna whose film The Wilding won at this year’s Melbourne Queer Film Festival for Best Australian Short and was in competition at this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
- 3/29/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Australian Zak Hilditch.s short film about a deadly pandemic and its impact on a father-daughter relationship has been selected for the Tribeca Film Festival (Tff).
Transmission . written and directed by Hilditch . is among 60 short films from 25 countries up for contention at the New York based event. The festival will mark the short film.s international premiere.
.It.s very exciting. it looks like we.re the only Australian film in there so it.s good to be flying the Aussie flag over in New York,. says Hilditch.
.We.re planning to shoot our feature in the second half of this year and going over to something like Tribeca with the short that helped us get the feature funded in the first place is a good way to cap it all off..
Screen Australia supported production of Transmission via its Springboard program which aims to help filmmakers create a short...
Transmission . written and directed by Hilditch . is among 60 short films from 25 countries up for contention at the New York based event. The festival will mark the short film.s international premiere.
.It.s very exciting. it looks like we.re the only Australian film in there so it.s good to be flying the Aussie flag over in New York,. says Hilditch.
.We.re planning to shoot our feature in the second half of this year and going over to something like Tribeca with the short that helped us get the feature funded in the first place is a good way to cap it all off..
Screen Australia supported production of Transmission via its Springboard program which aims to help filmmakers create a short...
- 3/14/2012
- by Rachael Gavin
- IF.com.au
Australian Zak Hilditch.s short film about a deadly pandemic and its impact on a father-daughter relationship has been selected for the Tribeca Film Festival (Tff). Transmission . written and directed by Hilditch . is among 60 short films from 25 countries up for contention at the New York based event. The festival will mark the short film.s international premiere. .It.s very exciting. it looks like we.re the only Australian film in there so it.s good to be flying the Aussie flag over in New York,. says Hilditch. .We.re planning to shoot our feature in the second half of this year and going over to something like Tribeca with the short that helped us get the feature funded in the first place is a good way...
- 3/14/2012
- by Rachael Gavin
- IF.com.au
2012 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Short Film Selections
The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by founding sponsor American Express, today announced its lineup of 60 short films, 26 of which are world premieres.
For the second year running, the recipient of the Tribeca Film Festival.s Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules. The 2011 Tff Narrative Short Pentecost was nominated for Best Live Action Short at this year.s annual Academy Awards®, while last year.s award-winning Tff documentary short Incident in New Baghdad was nominated for Best Documentary Short.
Tff.s shorts programs chart a wide range of cultural perspectives and geographic coordinates. Drawn from more than 2,800 submissions, the 2012 roster represents 25 countries and territories, including Australia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Haiti, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan,...
The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by founding sponsor American Express, today announced its lineup of 60 short films, 26 of which are world premieres.
For the second year running, the recipient of the Tribeca Film Festival.s Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules. The 2011 Tff Narrative Short Pentecost was nominated for Best Live Action Short at this year.s annual Academy Awards®, while last year.s award-winning Tff documentary short Incident in New Baghdad was nominated for Best Documentary Short.
Tff.s shorts programs chart a wide range of cultural perspectives and geographic coordinates. Drawn from more than 2,800 submissions, the 2012 roster represents 25 countries and territories, including Australia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Haiti, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan,...
- 3/13/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
HollywoodNews.com: The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by founding sponsor American Express, today announced its lineup of 60 short films, 26 of which are world premieres.
For the second year running, the recipient of the Tribeca Film Festival’s Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules. The 2011 Tff Narrative Short Pentecost was nominated for Best Live Action Short at this year’s annual Academy Awards®, while last year?s award-winning Tff documentary short Incident in New Baghdad was nominated for Best Documentary Short.
Tff’s shorts programs chart a wide range of cultural perspectives and geographic coordinates. Drawn from more than 2,800 submissions, the 2012 roster represents 25 countries and territories, including Australia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Haiti, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Palestine, Puerto Rico,...
For the second year running, the recipient of the Tribeca Film Festival’s Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules. The 2011 Tff Narrative Short Pentecost was nominated for Best Live Action Short at this year’s annual Academy Awards®, while last year?s award-winning Tff documentary short Incident in New Baghdad was nominated for Best Documentary Short.
Tff’s shorts programs chart a wide range of cultural perspectives and geographic coordinates. Drawn from more than 2,800 submissions, the 2012 roster represents 25 countries and territories, including Australia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Haiti, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Palestine, Puerto Rico,...
- 3/13/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Bondi’s Flickerfest has announced its Australian program with both World and local premieres on its list of 45 films.
The festival is in its 21st year, and is an Oscar-accredited festival for short films, with world and Australian premieres from the likes of Antony J Bowman, Nash Edgerton, Matthew Jenkin, Mike Hoath, Zak Hilditch and more.
Bronwyn Kidd, Flickerfest’s festival director said: “It’s fantastic to discover and celebrate such great Australian short film making talent in the festival again this year. Flickerfest is proud to be a platform for bold compelling stories told by fresh new storytellers with new perspectives on cinema and the telling of Australian stories on the screen. We look forward to sharing these amazing stories with audiences both over our ten day festival in Bondi and across Australia on our 37 venue national tour.”
Having it’s world premiere is Three Sixty, written and produced...
The festival is in its 21st year, and is an Oscar-accredited festival for short films, with world and Australian premieres from the likes of Antony J Bowman, Nash Edgerton, Matthew Jenkin, Mike Hoath, Zak Hilditch and more.
Bronwyn Kidd, Flickerfest’s festival director said: “It’s fantastic to discover and celebrate such great Australian short film making talent in the festival again this year. Flickerfest is proud to be a platform for bold compelling stories told by fresh new storytellers with new perspectives on cinema and the telling of Australian stories on the screen. We look forward to sharing these amazing stories with audiences both over our ten day festival in Bondi and across Australia on our 37 venue national tour.”
Having it’s world premiere is Three Sixty, written and produced...
- 12/13/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia has announced its latest intake of the Springboard: Short Film Initiative.
Springboard is designed to help promising filmmaking teams transition from short to feature film.
The teams are:
Writer/director Nicholas Verso and producer John Molloy Writer/director Miranda Nation and producer Lyn Nyfor Writer/director Lynne Vincent McCarthy and producer Samantha Jennings Writer/director Sean Kruck and producer Caroline Barry Writer/director/producer Antony Webb, writer/producer Ethan Marrell and producer Jaclyn Hewer.
With a feature film concept already in mind, the teams will make a short film that relates to the bigger project while taking tailor-made workshops that support each creative team.
Martha Coleman, Screen Australia’s head of development said: “This year we are very fortunate to have the hugely talented Paul Welsh running the program for us. We have refocused the workshop to place the emphasis on process and pushing the emotional core of the stories.
Springboard is designed to help promising filmmaking teams transition from short to feature film.
The teams are:
Writer/director Nicholas Verso and producer John Molloy Writer/director Miranda Nation and producer Lyn Nyfor Writer/director Lynne Vincent McCarthy and producer Samantha Jennings Writer/director Sean Kruck and producer Caroline Barry Writer/director/producer Antony Webb, writer/producer Ethan Marrell and producer Jaclyn Hewer.
With a feature film concept already in mind, the teams will make a short film that relates to the bigger project while taking tailor-made workshops that support each creative team.
Martha Coleman, Screen Australia’s head of development said: “This year we are very fortunate to have the hugely talented Paul Welsh running the program for us. We have refocused the workshop to place the emphasis on process and pushing the emotional core of the stories.
- 12/6/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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