Although this is the Melbourne International Film Festival's (Miff) 70th outing, the low-key prestige of the Miff Shorts Awards are a tad younger. This year the 61st Miff Shorts Awards provided a special glass trophy and cash prize with a key sponsor and support from City of Melbourne and VicScreen. Miff Programmer Kate Jinx amicably presented the ceremony and briefly explained each short in an engaging way, the winner was immediately announced, no nominees were read out. All of the films that won are eligible for the Academy Awards. The Jury consisted of industry and adjacent individuals film critic Jourdain Searles, and Directors' James Vaughan and Tiriki Onus. Seven categories, presented below. You can get tickets now to in-cinema Best Miff Shorts package, or...
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- 8/12/2022
- Screen Anarchy
Alena Lodkina’s first feature, “Strange Colours” (2017) took her deep into the Australian outback, to the rough-as-guts opal-mining town of Lightning Ridge, before bringing her to the Venice Film Festival, where the film premiered. It augured a distinctive new mood in Australian cinema – understated but keenly observed; a little sinister – as represented in recent editions of Rotterdam (David Easteal’s “The Plains”; James Vaughan’s “Friends & Strangers”) and Cannes (Thom Wright’s “The Stranger”).
Her second feature, produced by Kate Laurie at Arenamedia and funded by Screen Australia, VicScreen, the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund, Sbs, and Orange Entertainment, takes its bow at the 75th Locarno Film Festival.
In the evasively-titled “Petrol,” the Russian-born filmmaker turns her gaze towards the city she calls home: the film ascribes a certain kind of decadent mystique to Melbourne, where Lodkina has lived for the last 10 years. “You don’t see cities portrayed in Australia that much,...
Her second feature, produced by Kate Laurie at Arenamedia and funded by Screen Australia, VicScreen, the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund, Sbs, and Orange Entertainment, takes its bow at the 75th Locarno Film Festival.
In the evasively-titled “Petrol,” the Russian-born filmmaker turns her gaze towards the city she calls home: the film ascribes a certain kind of decadent mystique to Melbourne, where Lodkina has lived for the last 10 years. “You don’t see cities portrayed in Australia that much,...
- 8/9/2022
- by Sona Karapoghosyan and Keva York
- Variety Film + TV
Mubi’s U.S. lineup for next month has been unveiled, including some essential recent releases, notably James Vaughan’s Friends and Strangers, Radu Muntean’s Întregalde, Alice Diop’s We (Nous), the Isabel Sandoval-led short The Actress, Ougie Pak’s Clytaemnestra, and the new restoration of Hong Sangsoo’s Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors.
As part of Pride month and fitting as his latest film arrives, Andrew Ahn’s Spa Night is among the selections, alongside And Then We Danced, Being 17, and Lilting. Lee Chang-dong’s Burning, a pair of films by Hirokazu Kore-eda, and Kim Bora’s House of Hummingbird are also in the lineup.
Check out the lineup below and get 30 days free here.
June 1 – Wet Sand, directed by Elene Naveriani | Viewfinder | Pride
June 2 – And Then We Danced, directed by Levan Akin | Pride Unprejudiced: LGBTQ+ Cinema
June 3 – Friends and Strangers, directed by James Vaughan | Mubi Spotlight
June 4 – Final Set,...
As part of Pride month and fitting as his latest film arrives, Andrew Ahn’s Spa Night is among the selections, alongside And Then We Danced, Being 17, and Lilting. Lee Chang-dong’s Burning, a pair of films by Hirokazu Kore-eda, and Kim Bora’s House of Hummingbird are also in the lineup.
Check out the lineup below and get 30 days free here.
June 1 – Wet Sand, directed by Elene Naveriani | Viewfinder | Pride
June 2 – And Then We Danced, directed by Levan Akin | Pride Unprejudiced: LGBTQ+ Cinema
June 3 – Friends and Strangers, directed by James Vaughan | Mubi Spotlight
June 4 – Final Set,...
- 5/24/2022
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
James Vaughan’s feature debut Friends & Strangers is a satire that explores the drift of 20-something life.
Ray, a self-absorbed Sydney videographer, is set to film a fancy wedding at a waterside McMansion, but doesn’t quite have things under control. Alice is driving from Brisbane, and invites him on a flirtatious camping trip that turns fraught. Later, finally at the ostentatious villa, Ray clashes with the father of the bride, a garrulous art collector.
Friends & Strangers, produced by Rebecca Lamond and Lucy Rennick, was the first ever Australian title selected for IFFR’s Tiger Competition. It will premiere locally at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
The post ‘Friends & Strangers’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
Ray, a self-absorbed Sydney videographer, is set to film a fancy wedding at a waterside McMansion, but doesn’t quite have things under control. Alice is driving from Brisbane, and invites him on a flirtatious camping trip that turns fraught. Later, finally at the ostentatious villa, Ray clashes with the father of the bride, a garrulous art collector.
Friends & Strangers, produced by Rebecca Lamond and Lucy Rennick, was the first ever Australian title selected for IFFR’s Tiger Competition. It will premiere locally at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
The post ‘Friends & Strangers’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
- 7/29/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Grasshopper Film and Gratitude Films have jointly acquired U.S. distribution rights to Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard selection “Rehana” from sales agent Films Boutique.
The film will open in cinemas in early 2022 followed by digital, home video, and non-theatrical releases.
The deal was negotiated by Ryan Krivoshey of Grasshopper Film with Julien Razafindranaly of Films Boutique.
The film follows Rehana, played by Azmeri Haque Badhon, an assistant professor at a medical college, who struggles to keep the harmony between work and family, as she has to play all the complex roles of a teacher, doctor, sister, daughter, and mother. One evening, she witnesses a student storming out of a professor’s office, crying. Deeply affected by this event, Rehana’s descends into obsession, seeking retribution, just as she receives a complaint from the school about her six-year-old daughter’s unusual behavior. Her quest...
The film will open in cinemas in early 2022 followed by digital, home video, and non-theatrical releases.
The deal was negotiated by Ryan Krivoshey of Grasshopper Film with Julien Razafindranaly of Films Boutique.
The film follows Rehana, played by Azmeri Haque Badhon, an assistant professor at a medical college, who struggles to keep the harmony between work and family, as she has to play all the complex roles of a teacher, doctor, sister, daughter, and mother. One evening, she witnesses a student storming out of a professor’s office, crying. Deeply affected by this event, Rehana’s descends into obsession, seeking retribution, just as she receives a complaint from the school about her six-year-old daughter’s unusual behavior. Her quest...
- 7/15/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Jen Peedom’s River and Ben Lawrence’s Ithaka add to the already strong contingent of local films bound for August’s Melbourne International Film Festival, which unveiled its full program today.
Miff 2021 will include a hefty 283 titles, including 199 features, 84 shorts and 10 Xr experiences. Among them are 40 world premieres; the most in the festival’s 69 year history.
Some 62 of those films will be available nationally via Miff Play, the festival’s online screening platform, with the festival reimagined this year as a hybrid event.
“This year, Miff continues to evolve — to meet the moment, and to meet audiences where they are,” said artistic director Al Cossar.
“What will not change is the extraordinary lineup of cinematic adventures, from home and afar, waiting for them. These are anticipated festival blockbusters, experimentations, breakthrough discoveries, and a huge lineup of incredible Australian talent. We will again share a world of cinema, reignited, to...
Miff 2021 will include a hefty 283 titles, including 199 features, 84 shorts and 10 Xr experiences. Among them are 40 world premieres; the most in the festival’s 69 year history.
Some 62 of those films will be available nationally via Miff Play, the festival’s online screening platform, with the festival reimagined this year as a hybrid event.
“This year, Miff continues to evolve — to meet the moment, and to meet audiences where they are,” said artistic director Al Cossar.
“What will not change is the extraordinary lineup of cinematic adventures, from home and afar, waiting for them. These are anticipated festival blockbusters, experimentations, breakthrough discoveries, and a huge lineup of incredible Australian talent. We will again share a world of cinema, reignited, to...
- 7/12/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Under the slogan “Film Goes On,” the 22nd Jeonju International Film Festival organizers announced its full lineup at a press conference on April 6, 2021. The press conference was held at the Jeonju Digital Independent Cinema and was streamed on Zoom. Kim Seung-su, the director of the organizing committee and Jeonju Mayor, festival director Lee Joondong and programmers Chun Jinsu, Moon Seok, and Sung Moon spoke at the conference.
The conference started with unveiling the full lineup for this year. The full lineup was announced via a YouTube video posted on the official YouTube channel. Remarks by the directors followed. After that, the programmers and actor Moon Choi talked about sections of the festival, introducing titles to be featured in each section. Special sections for this year’s edition include “Special Focus: Corona, New Normal” and “Special Focus: I am Independent.”
A hybrid online and off-line press conference took place with a Q&a session followed.
The conference started with unveiling the full lineup for this year. The full lineup was announced via a YouTube video posted on the official YouTube channel. Remarks by the directors followed. After that, the programmers and actor Moon Choi talked about sections of the festival, introducing titles to be featured in each section. Special sections for this year’s edition include “Special Focus: Corona, New Normal” and “Special Focus: I am Independent.”
A hybrid online and off-line press conference took place with a Q&a session followed.
- 4/12/2021
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
The Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center Thursday announces the complete lineup for the 50th anniversary edition of New Directors/New Films rolling out April 28 – May 8. The films will screen both virtually and at the Flc theater through May 13, making it the first NYC fest to return to the big screen.
Opening night will feature Amalia Ulman’s El Planeta, a portrait of a mother and daughter barely scraping by in Spain’s northwestern seaside town of Gijón. The event will close with All Light, Everywhere, director Theo Anthony’s winner of a Sundance Jury Prize for Experimentation in Nonfiction. Anthony’s follow-up to Rat Film, All Light, Everywhere uses U.S. law enforcement bodycam footage as a treatise on perception, power, and policing.
The fest will showcase 27 films and 11 shorts.
A free virtual retrospective celebrating 50 years of Nd/Nf will be available from April 16-28.
“From intimate,...
Opening night will feature Amalia Ulman’s El Planeta, a portrait of a mother and daughter barely scraping by in Spain’s northwestern seaside town of Gijón. The event will close with All Light, Everywhere, director Theo Anthony’s winner of a Sundance Jury Prize for Experimentation in Nonfiction. Anthony’s follow-up to Rat Film, All Light, Everywhere uses U.S. law enforcement bodycam footage as a treatise on perception, power, and policing.
The fest will showcase 27 films and 11 shorts.
A free virtual retrospective celebrating 50 years of Nd/Nf will be available from April 16-28.
“From intimate,...
- 4/1/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
The Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center have today announced the 50th anniversary edition of New Directors/New Films (Nd/Nf), this year available in both virtual and in-theater settings, marking it as the first New York City festival to return to live screenings since the pandemic began. This year’s festival will introduce 27 features and 11 shorts to audiences nationwide in the MoMA and Flc virtual cinemas, and to New Yorkers at Film at Lincoln Center. The festival will open with Amalia Ulman’s “El Planeta” and close with Theo Anthony’s “All Light, Everywhere,” both of which premiered at Sundance in January.
This year’s edition will mark the second time the festival has offered a virtual arm: the festival’s original March 2020 dates were postponed when pandemic shutdowns took hold, with the series eventually opting to go virtual for its 49th edition, rolling out last December.
This year’s edition will mark the second time the festival has offered a virtual arm: the festival’s original March 2020 dates were postponed when pandemic shutdowns took hold, with the series eventually opting to go virtual for its 49th edition, rolling out last December.
- 4/1/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center have announced the 50th anniversary edition of New Directors/ New Films.
The annual program will be held virtually on April 28 through May 8, with in-person screening extending through May 14 at Film at Lincoln Center.
This year’s festival is introducing 27 features and 11 short films. Unique to the 2021 edition, there will be a free virtual retrospective to celebrate the past 50 years of New Directors/ New Films running from April 16 through April 28.
“From intimate, personal tales to political, metaphysical, and spiritual inquiries, the films in the 50th edition of New Directors/New Films embody an inexhaustible curiosity and a fearless desire for adventure,” said La Frances Hui, curator of Film at The Museum of Modern Art and 2021 New Directors/New Films co-chair. “They prove that cinema will continue to illuminate and inspire the way we live, and make art.”
Writer and director Amalia Ulman...
The annual program will be held virtually on April 28 through May 8, with in-person screening extending through May 14 at Film at Lincoln Center.
This year’s festival is introducing 27 features and 11 short films. Unique to the 2021 edition, there will be a free virtual retrospective to celebrate the past 50 years of New Directors/ New Films running from April 16 through April 28.
“From intimate, personal tales to political, metaphysical, and spiritual inquiries, the films in the 50th edition of New Directors/New Films embody an inexhaustible curiosity and a fearless desire for adventure,” said La Frances Hui, curator of Film at The Museum of Modern Art and 2021 New Directors/New Films co-chair. “They prove that cinema will continue to illuminate and inspire the way we live, and make art.”
Writer and director Amalia Ulman...
- 4/1/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
When Australian films Friends and Strangers and Lone Wolf screened at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam this week, it was the culmination of a decade’s worth of work between their respective directors.
James Vaughan’s Friends and Strangers became the first Australian film to be shown as part of the event’s Tiger competition when it was screened on Wednesday, while Jonathan Ogilvie’s Lone Wolf had its world premiere as part of the Big Screen Competition the preceding day.
According to Vaughan and Ogilvie, both films took about five years to make.
Filmed in 2019 with mostly first-time actors, Friends and Strangers follows 20-somethings Ray and Alice as they navigate a series of increasingly awkward and comedic situations, from limp romantic encounters to bungled opportunities for professional growth.
Vaughan, who makes his feature debut with the film, said while the pandemic had delayed the film’s entry into the festival circuit,...
James Vaughan’s Friends and Strangers became the first Australian film to be shown as part of the event’s Tiger competition when it was screened on Wednesday, while Jonathan Ogilvie’s Lone Wolf had its world premiere as part of the Big Screen Competition the preceding day.
According to Vaughan and Ogilvie, both films took about five years to make.
Filmed in 2019 with mostly first-time actors, Friends and Strangers follows 20-somethings Ray and Alice as they navigate a series of increasingly awkward and comedic situations, from limp romantic encounters to bungled opportunities for professional growth.
Vaughan, who makes his feature debut with the film, said while the pandemic had delayed the film’s entry into the festival circuit,...
- 2/4/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Four international filmmakers spoke with Lorna Tee and Vanja Kaludjercic.
“The bigger the better,” said four Tiger competition filmmakers of how they hope online festival audiences watch their films.
“Try to watch it on a big screen,” said Dutch filmmaker and Rotterdam native Tim Leyendekker. “The bigger the better; especially, in my film, for the more abstract sequences.”
Leyendekker, James Vaughan, Queena Li and Madiano Marcheti were taking part in the second press conference as part of the online International FIlm Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) this week. It was hosted by The panel event was hosted by producer Lorna Tee and IFFR festival director Vanja Kaludjercic.
“The bigger the better,” said four Tiger competition filmmakers of how they hope online festival audiences watch their films.
“Try to watch it on a big screen,” said Dutch filmmaker and Rotterdam native Tim Leyendekker. “The bigger the better; especially, in my film, for the more abstract sequences.”
Leyendekker, James Vaughan, Queena Li and Madiano Marcheti were taking part in the second press conference as part of the online International FIlm Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) this week. It was hosted by The panel event was hosted by producer Lorna Tee and IFFR festival director Vanja Kaludjercic.
- 2/3/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The Intl. Film Festival Rotterdam is celebrating its 50th anniversary under a new artistic director this year, and while the event has been forced online due to the ongoing pandemic, organizers are hopeful that an extended edition in June could see festgoers returning to cinemas this summer.
Moving the festival and its IFFR Pro Days industry section online has nevertheless created opportunities.
For festival director Vanja Kaludjercic, it became apparent early on that her debut would be different than what she had originally anticipated. Netherlands went into lockdown two weeks into her new job in early March 2020 along with much of the rest of the world. The development “quite quickly gave us a clear idea that we had to start planning a very different festival,” she says.
Praising her colleagues, Kaludjercic adds: “This team is very resourceful, skilled and very creative. It helped us very early on to form work...
Moving the festival and its IFFR Pro Days industry section online has nevertheless created opportunities.
For festival director Vanja Kaludjercic, it became apparent early on that her debut would be different than what she had originally anticipated. Netherlands went into lockdown two weeks into her new job in early March 2020 along with much of the rest of the world. The development “quite quickly gave us a clear idea that we had to start planning a very different festival,” she says.
Praising her colleagues, Kaludjercic adds: “This team is very resourceful, skilled and very creative. It helped us very early on to form work...
- 2/1/2021
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
During today’s press conference, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announced vital details for its 2021 edition. IFFR 2021 will also take place from 1 to 7 February, and will be opened by film “Riders of Justice” by Anders Thomas Jensen and the Robby Müller Award recipient Kelly Reichardt. They will also be part of IFFR Talks, next to Benoît Jacquot, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, Dea Kulumbegashvili and Nicolás Jaar. IFFR 2021 will also be the first year for new festival director Vanja Kaludjercic — who is also debuting IFFR’s online format. The entire online programme will be available to audiences across the Netherlands, and the Press / Industry screenings, IFFR Talks programmes accessible worldwide. Premieres will have Q&As and live interaction will be available to limited ticket capacity for 72 hours.
Next year’s slate also shows plenty of promise. Of the 16 films selected for the festival’s Tiger Competition, 6 hail from different points...
Next year’s slate also shows plenty of promise. Of the 16 films selected for the festival’s Tiger Competition, 6 hail from different points...
- 12/23/2020
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Looking for VeneraThe first titles for the International Film Festival Rotterdam's hybrid multi-part 50th edition program have been revealed. Under new festival director Vanja Kaludjercic, the newly-organized and extended IFFR 2021 will feature a new program structure, with competition sections to be presented between 1 – 7 February. The festival will resume again between 2 – 6 June with Bright Future (the festival's existing section dedicated to emerging film talent) and what will be the festival's latest and largest section, Harbour. In February the festival will also celebrate the 75th anniversary of Amsterdam's Eye Filmmusuem, while in June IFFR's own 50th year will be celebrated with a special anniversary program. Tiger COMPETITIONAgate mousse (Selim Mourad)Bebia, à mon seul désir (Juja Dobrachkous)Bipolar (Queena Li)Black MedusaA Corsican Summer (Pascal Tagnati)The Edge of Daybreak (Taiki Sakpisit)Feast (Tim Leyendekker)Friends and Strangers (James Vaughan)Gritt (Itonje Søimer Guttormsen)Landscapes of Resistance (Marta Popivoda)Liborio (Nino Martínez Sosa...
- 12/22/2020
- MUBI
The Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) has unveiled the line-up for its 50th edition, with the Mads Mikkelsen-starring Riders Of Justice set to open the fest.
You can see the full line-up below. The event has had to change its traditional format for 2021 due to ongoing pandemic disruption. It will now run as a two-stage event, initially with a hybrid showcase of films February 1-7, followed by a physical event June 2-6.
The flagship Tiger Competition has confirmed 16 titles, 14 of which are world premieres. There are a further 15 titles in the Big Screen competition, which looks to bridge the gap between popular and arthouse cinema, while the non-competitive Limelight section will feature 13 titles, most of which have played other festivals, such as Magnus von Horn’s Sweat and Jasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis, Aida?.
Anders Thomas Jensen’s dark comedy Riders Of Justice will be having its international premiere...
You can see the full line-up below. The event has had to change its traditional format for 2021 due to ongoing pandemic disruption. It will now run as a two-stage event, initially with a hybrid showcase of films February 1-7, followed by a physical event June 2-6.
The flagship Tiger Competition has confirmed 16 titles, 14 of which are world premieres. There are a further 15 titles in the Big Screen competition, which looks to bridge the gap between popular and arthouse cinema, while the non-competitive Limelight section will feature 13 titles, most of which have played other festivals, such as Magnus von Horn’s Sweat and Jasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis, Aida?.
Anders Thomas Jensen’s dark comedy Riders Of Justice will be having its international premiere...
- 12/22/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The 50th anniversary event will take place in February and June.
Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen’s comedy Riders Of Justice starring Mads Mikkelsen will open the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The festival is taking place as multi-part event from February to June 2021, with the first part running as hybrid festival from February 1-7. Organisers hope it will culminate in a physical event from June 2-6, 2021.
Some 60 titles spanning the Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition and its Ammodo Tiger Shorts and Limelight sections are screening in February.
The festival’s flagship Tiger Competition will showcase 16 titles, which will...
Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen’s comedy Riders Of Justice starring Mads Mikkelsen will open the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The festival is taking place as multi-part event from February to June 2021, with the first part running as hybrid festival from February 1-7. Organisers hope it will culminate in a physical event from June 2-6, 2021.
Some 60 titles spanning the Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition and its Ammodo Tiger Shorts and Limelight sections are screening in February.
The festival’s flagship Tiger Competition will showcase 16 titles, which will...
- 12/22/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Anders Thomas Jensen’s action comedy “Riders of Justice,” starring Mads Mikkelsen, will open the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam. The festival will be staged in two parts this year: the first, in a hybrid format, running Feb. 1-7, and the second, hopefully a physical event, June 2-6. The awards ceremony will take place on Feb. 7.
In “Riders of Justice,” Mikkelsen plays Markus, a military man who returns home to look after his daughter Mathilde following his wife’s death in a train accident. At first it looks like she was the victim of a tragic piece of bad luck, but then mathematics geek Otto (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), a fellow passenger on the train, shows up with his two eccentric colleagues, Lennart (Lars Brygmann) and Emmenthaler (Nicolas Bro), and floats the theory of a possible murder conspiracy. The film plays in the Limelight section.
Jensen is Denmark’s top screenwriter,...
In “Riders of Justice,” Mikkelsen plays Markus, a military man who returns home to look after his daughter Mathilde following his wife’s death in a train accident. At first it looks like she was the victim of a tragic piece of bad luck, but then mathematics geek Otto (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), a fellow passenger on the train, shows up with his two eccentric colleagues, Lennart (Lars Brygmann) and Emmenthaler (Nicolas Bro), and floats the theory of a possible murder conspiracy. The film plays in the Limelight section.
Jensen is Denmark’s top screenwriter,...
- 12/22/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Four Australian short films have been selected to the Berlin International Film Festival.
The films are: You Like it, I Love It by writer director James Vaughan, The Amber Amulet written by Matthew Moore and Genevieve Hegney, directed by Moore; Summer Suit by director/producer Rebecca Peniston-Bird and writer Francesca Sciacca and Yardbird directed by Michael Spiccia and written by Julius Avery. Yardbird was accepted into Cannes last year.
The announcement:
Australian short films will have a strong presence at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, with four films selected to screen in the Generation program, a section devoted to children and young people.
The films selected will include the world premiere of The Amber Amulet in Generation Kplus, the story of a superhero, a beagle, an amulet made of amber, and the potential that is locked inside all of us. The film is directed by Matthew Moore and co-written...
The films are: You Like it, I Love It by writer director James Vaughan, The Amber Amulet written by Matthew Moore and Genevieve Hegney, directed by Moore; Summer Suit by director/producer Rebecca Peniston-Bird and writer Francesca Sciacca and Yardbird directed by Michael Spiccia and written by Julius Avery. Yardbird was accepted into Cannes last year.
The announcement:
Australian short films will have a strong presence at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, with four films selected to screen in the Generation program, a section devoted to children and young people.
The films selected will include the world premiere of The Amber Amulet in Generation Kplus, the story of a superhero, a beagle, an amulet made of amber, and the potential that is locked inside all of us. The film is directed by Matthew Moore and co-written...
- 1/11/2013
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Plague Inc. is an iOS strategy game that has dominated the mobile gaming industry. Players are tasked with ending humanity by evolving a deadly, global Plague. The title has sold over a million copies in the short time it has been available.
Dread Central recently set down with Ndemic Creations' CEO James Vaughan to discuss Plague Inc. in more depth. Read on to learn more!
Amanda Dyar: Plague Inc. is the first game of its kind that challenges gamers to play as a newly formed disease that must attempt to spread and evolve from the infected Patient Zero into a deadly disease that can wipe out all of the human population before they are able to develop a cure. Where did such a unique idea as Plague Inc. originate and how was the idea turned into the highly successful downloadable title gamers all around the world are enjoying at this very moment?...
Dread Central recently set down with Ndemic Creations' CEO James Vaughan to discuss Plague Inc. in more depth. Read on to learn more!
Amanda Dyar: Plague Inc. is the first game of its kind that challenges gamers to play as a newly formed disease that must attempt to spread and evolve from the infected Patient Zero into a deadly disease that can wipe out all of the human population before they are able to develop a cure. Where did such a unique idea as Plague Inc. originate and how was the idea turned into the highly successful downloadable title gamers all around the world are enjoying at this very moment?...
- 8/28/2012
- by Amanda Dyar
- DreadCentral.com
Miniclip and Ndemic Creations have announced that the hit indie title Plague, Inc. will release on Android this month. The Android version will see a dramatic increase in the speed of the porting process, and the new tech will allow Plague Inc. to be updated simultaneously with the iOS version that uses a single code base to streamline the update process.
From the Press Release
Miniclip today announced that it entered into an agreement with Ndemic Creations to exclusively bring the thriving and critically acclaimed iOS game, Plague Inc., to Android devices this month. Since its launch on iOS, Plague Inc. has rapidly developed a strong, enthusiastic following. Miniclip is supporting the game’s success with its mobile distribution resources and proprietary X-Port Genie technology, which dramatically accelerates the porting time from iOS games to the Android platform.
"Plague Inc. has been one of the biggest mobile indie successes of...
From the Press Release
Miniclip today announced that it entered into an agreement with Ndemic Creations to exclusively bring the thriving and critically acclaimed iOS game, Plague Inc., to Android devices this month. Since its launch on iOS, Plague Inc. has rapidly developed a strong, enthusiastic following. Miniclip is supporting the game’s success with its mobile distribution resources and proprietary X-Port Genie technology, which dramatically accelerates the porting time from iOS games to the Android platform.
"Plague Inc. has been one of the biggest mobile indie successes of...
- 8/1/2012
- by Amanda Dyar
- DreadCentral.com
Norwich take on Aston Villa at Carrow Road in a 3pm Premier League match this afternoon. Although Villa are just three points ahead of the drop zone, it would take a 17 goal swing in goal difference between them and Bolton Wanderers to see them relegated, and that’s only if Queens Park Rangers manage to get something at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City.
Here’s the team news ahead of the game…
Adam Drury (groin) is a big doubt for Norwich, though James Vaughn is hoping for a recall having been left out of the 3-3 draw at Arsenal last weekend.
Daniel Ayala (knee), Marc Tierney (groin) and Zak Whitbread (hamstring) are all missing from the Canaries defence.
For Aston Villa, Alan Hutton ruptured his ankle ligaments in the game against Spurs and is ruled out. Andreas Weimann is also out with a medial ligament strain taken in the same game.
Here’s the team news ahead of the game…
Adam Drury (groin) is a big doubt for Norwich, though James Vaughn is hoping for a recall having been left out of the 3-3 draw at Arsenal last weekend.
Daniel Ayala (knee), Marc Tierney (groin) and Zak Whitbread (hamstring) are all missing from the Canaries defence.
For Aston Villa, Alan Hutton ruptured his ankle ligaments in the game against Spurs and is ruled out. Andreas Weimann is also out with a medial ligament strain taken in the same game.
- 5/13/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Update: Cheick Tiote has been ruled out of the game.
Team news ahead of Newcastle United’s Premier League clash with Norwich City at St. James’ Park this afternoon. Kick-off time is at 4pm and the match is being screened live on Sky Sports 1 in the UK.
After a run of disappointing results and a lot of formation tinkering, Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew has several things on his mind going into today’s game. The big question is over his team’s shape and whether he goes for 4-4-2 and plays his big £10 million signing Papiss Cisse up front with Demba Ba who have got three goals for the club in three home games between them Or does he play the formation that allows the biggest goal threat of the last few matches Hatem Ben Arfa to play wide on the right but then sacrificing Cisse from the line-up?...
Team news ahead of Newcastle United’s Premier League clash with Norwich City at St. James’ Park this afternoon. Kick-off time is at 4pm and the match is being screened live on Sky Sports 1 in the UK.
After a run of disappointing results and a lot of formation tinkering, Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew has several things on his mind going into today’s game. The big question is over his team’s shape and whether he goes for 4-4-2 and plays his big £10 million signing Papiss Cisse up front with Demba Ba who have got three goals for the club in three home games between them Or does he play the formation that allows the biggest goal threat of the last few matches Hatem Ben Arfa to play wide on the right but then sacrificing Cisse from the line-up?...
- 3/18/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Today’s Super Sunday Premier League match is the game at Carrow Road as Norwich City welcome Wigan Athletic for the afternoon encounter. Kick-off is at 4pm and the match is being screened live on Sky Sports.
Here’s the team news ahead of the game…
Paul Lambert’s Norwich City will be without defenders Marc Tierney (groin) and Daniel Ayala (hamstring) for today’s game meaning England U21 international centre-back Ryan Bennett could come in and start. He was an unused sub in last week’s defeat to Stoke. Jonny Howson played in that game and should again be fit to field.
Forward James Vaughan (hamstring) is still sidelined for the Canaries.
For Roberto Martinez’s Wigan, midfielder David Jones has been ruled out for a fortnight with a knee injury. He joins ‘keeper Mike Pollitt (shoulder) on the sidelines but the trio of Victor Moses, Hugo Rodallega and...
Here’s the team news ahead of the game…
Paul Lambert’s Norwich City will be without defenders Marc Tierney (groin) and Daniel Ayala (hamstring) for today’s game meaning England U21 international centre-back Ryan Bennett could come in and start. He was an unused sub in last week’s defeat to Stoke. Jonny Howson played in that game and should again be fit to field.
Forward James Vaughan (hamstring) is still sidelined for the Canaries.
For Roberto Martinez’s Wigan, midfielder David Jones has been ruled out for a fortnight with a knee injury. He joins ‘keeper Mike Pollitt (shoulder) on the sidelines but the trio of Victor Moses, Hugo Rodallega and...
- 3/11/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
The fifth round of the Fa Cup – where the gleam of the trophy starts to become a little more than a silver speck on the horizon. This afternoon Norwich City welcome Leicester City to Carrow Road with an air of cautious optimism around the place. With even the most pessimistic of Canaries fans seeing relegation as a thing of the past, could the home side be in a secure enough position to put everything they have into this cup run? Two promotions in two seasons and currently sitting pretty in 8th place in the Premier League, one more miracle doesn’t seem all that impossible under Paul Lambert. Not that he’s getting too caught up in Fa cup fever:
“Manchester United is probably the priority. Adam (Drury) had a bit of a groin. (Elliott) Bennett just got a knock in a block tackle, but the good thing is now...
“Manchester United is probably the priority. Adam (Drury) had a bit of a groin. (Elliott) Bennett just got a knock in a block tackle, but the good thing is now...
- 2/18/2012
- by Alex Moore
- Obsessed with Film
Saturday afternoon see’s the return fixture of two of the Premier League’s brightest managers, in Paul Lambert and Brendan Rodgers, square up as Swansea host Norwich at the Liberty Stadium.
Last time around, at Carrow Road, the Canaries won the game 3-1 in a very competent performance against a Swansea side that continued their woes on the road. Paul Lambert‘s tactics were spot on against the pass masters, giving them little space to showcase their talents and capitalising on the break, no doubt a plan which this Glaswegian will try to employ once again.
Norwich have been enjoying a good spell of form since the turn of the New Year, winning five of their last seven, earning a 0-0 draw against Chelsea and their only loss coming to the hands of a invigorated Sunderland side.
Following in the steps of West Brom, Norwich may also be looking...
Last time around, at Carrow Road, the Canaries won the game 3-1 in a very competent performance against a Swansea side that continued their woes on the road. Paul Lambert‘s tactics were spot on against the pass masters, giving them little space to showcase their talents and capitalising on the break, no doubt a plan which this Glaswegian will try to employ once again.
Norwich have been enjoying a good spell of form since the turn of the New Year, winning five of their last seven, earning a 0-0 draw against Chelsea and their only loss coming to the hands of a invigorated Sunderland side.
Following in the steps of West Brom, Norwich may also be looking...
- 2/11/2012
- by Kyle Gammon
- Obsessed with Film
Paul Lambert will be hoping his side’s 3-0 loss to man crush and mentor Martin O’Neill’s Sunderland during the week was but a blip on the road to Premier League survival as Norwich City welcome Bolton Wanderers to Carrow Road.
It’s not a good time to play the Trotters – Owen Coyle’s men have picked themselves up somewhat after a horrendous start to the season, drawing with Arsenal and beating Liverpool in their last two games. Yes they’ve lost Gary Cahill, but they’ve acquired Tim Ream who I was fortunate enough to watch live once playing for the New York Red Bulls. Perhaps not entirely in the same league (in terms of quality, now they literally are in the same league of course) but a solid acquisition nonetheless. Add to this Ryo Miyaichi from Arsenal, (Owen Coyle knows a good loan signing when he sees one) and Marvin Sordell,...
It’s not a good time to play the Trotters – Owen Coyle’s men have picked themselves up somewhat after a horrendous start to the season, drawing with Arsenal and beating Liverpool in their last two games. Yes they’ve lost Gary Cahill, but they’ve acquired Tim Ream who I was fortunate enough to watch live once playing for the New York Red Bulls. Perhaps not entirely in the same league (in terms of quality, now they literally are in the same league of course) but a solid acquisition nonetheless. Add to this Ryo Miyaichi from Arsenal, (Owen Coyle knows a good loan signing when he sees one) and Marvin Sordell,...
- 2/4/2012
- by Alex Moore
- Obsessed with Film
Norwich City welcome Chelsea to Carrow Road today in what should prove to be a very interesting encounter, televised live on Sky Sports at 12.30pm. Andre Villas-Boas’ Blues ran out 3-1 victors when the two met at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season, and although their recent form hasn’t been terrible, there is a lot of room for improvement – they’ve lost to Aston Villa and drawn with Wigan and Wolves in their past six games.
So perhaps Paul Lambert’s Canaries can capitalise on this far from spectacular run. Norwich have been very solid on home soil, but have also won their past two fixtures on the road – against Qpr and West Brom respectively. They currently sit 11 places off the relegation zone – the exact same distance between Chelsea and the top spot. However, the more pessimistic of Canaries fans may be concerned that Blackpool had the same points...
So perhaps Paul Lambert’s Canaries can capitalise on this far from spectacular run. Norwich have been very solid on home soil, but have also won their past two fixtures on the road – against Qpr and West Brom respectively. They currently sit 11 places off the relegation zone – the exact same distance between Chelsea and the top spot. However, the more pessimistic of Canaries fans may be concerned that Blackpool had the same points...
- 1/21/2012
- by Alex Moore
- Obsessed with Film
West Bromwich Albion welcome Norwich City to the Hawthorns this afternoon on the back of a 4-2 win over Cardiff in the Fa Cup, but with just one point from their last three Premier League outings (though it was against Manchester City). Norwich too despatched Championship opposition in the cup – recording a comfortable 4-1 win over Burnley at Carrow Road. Many are expecting them to start slipping any time now – ‘doing a Blackpool’ seems to be the official expression for any team that dares to still be punching above their weight at Christmas nowadays, and we all know what happened there. Canaries fans will know though that their side have yet to experience any real torrid times under maestro Paul Lambert.
So how will the game go this afternoon? Well, the Baggies got the better of the Canaries last time out – seeing out a 1-0 win courtesy of a Peter Odemwingie goal.
So how will the game go this afternoon? Well, the Baggies got the better of the Canaries last time out – seeing out a 1-0 win courtesy of a Peter Odemwingie goal.
- 1/14/2012
- by Alex Moore
- Obsessed with Film
Of the three promoted teams, Norwich have undoubtedly been the most impressive so far this season: currently sitting in ninth position, and having held their own against some of the strongest teams in the division, including a killer four-goal performance against a wounded Newcastle United who had up until that point been the most frugal team in the league.
While Swansea struggle to turn their impressive attacking and passing play into goals and victories in some games, Norwich seem to have adapted to the demands of the Premiership far better: blending the style that saw them promoted with the maturity required to cement their position in the top division. A lot of praise must go to Paul Lambert, who has worked wonders since taking over at Carrow Road, and instilled a confidence in his team that has translated on the pitch in admirable style.
January can be an itchy time for newly promoted managers though,...
While Swansea struggle to turn their impressive attacking and passing play into goals and victories in some games, Norwich seem to have adapted to the demands of the Premiership far better: blending the style that saw them promoted with the maturity required to cement their position in the top division. A lot of praise must go to Paul Lambert, who has worked wonders since taking over at Carrow Road, and instilled a confidence in his team that has translated on the pitch in admirable style.
January can be an itchy time for newly promoted managers though,...
- 1/11/2012
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Newcastle United’s defence, who looked somewhat impenetrable early on in the season, now look uncomfortable and injury-ravaged ahead of their trip to Carrow Road to face Paul Lambert’s Norwich City. The Canaries themselves already have a weak defence – along with Blackburn they are the only side yet to keep a clean sheet in the Premier League. Pretty woeful stuff, but with the Magpies’ threadbare back four, we can hope for a few goals in tomorrow’s game.
The two teams have a few things in common – they’re both in the east of England (east and northeast that is), they both start with the letter ‘N’ of course, and perhaps most importantly, they were both hammered in their last league games. Alan Pardew’s men took a 3-0 beating against Chelsea that was unbelievably unlucky, not least because David Luiz should have been dismissed for pulling down Demba...
The two teams have a few things in common – they’re both in the east of England (east and northeast that is), they both start with the letter ‘N’ of course, and perhaps most importantly, they were both hammered in their last league games. Alan Pardew’s men took a 3-0 beating against Chelsea that was unbelievably unlucky, not least because David Luiz should have been dismissed for pulling down Demba...
- 12/9/2011
- by Alex Moore
- Obsessed with Film
Tomorrow’s Premier League match sees Norwich City take on Queen’s Park Rangers at Carrow Road. A game between two newly promoted sides which would usually connote a relegation six pointer. However, it’s only the home side that are really considered to be in and around the bottom three come the end of the season since Tony Fernandes splashed out in an attempt to buy the Rs Premier League survival. It seemed to have worked so far – the Super Hoops’ win over Stoke City last week pushed them up to 9th place in the league.
The label of relegation candidates hasn’t deterred Paul Lambert’s yellows though. They currently sit in 11th place after a narrow 2-1 loss to Arsenal. Lambert fancies their chances;
“If we win we can go above them. I always think our home games are vital and we will try everything we can to win.
The label of relegation candidates hasn’t deterred Paul Lambert’s yellows though. They currently sit in 11th place after a narrow 2-1 loss to Arsenal. Lambert fancies their chances;
“If we win we can go above them. I always think our home games are vital and we will try everything we can to win.
- 11/25/2011
- by Alex Moore
- Obsessed with Film
This afternoon sees the meeting of Premier League new boys Norwich and Swansea at Carrow Road. Just 7 games into the season and it already seems appropriate to use the oft repeated but rather nonsensical term – a ‘relegation six pointer’, to describe the clash.
Or does it? The Premier League table currently places the two newcomers 9th and 10th respectively after impressive starts to the campaign. Yet neither seem daunted by the fact they are rubbing elbows with the likes of Arsenal, Everton and Aston Villa in the no-man’s land between European qualification and the relegation zone. The Welsh camp in particular seemed confident, striker Danny Graham saying:
“We have the opportunity to go higher in the league because of the run of games we have. They are fixtures where we can go and win, whereas with our first three away fixtures at Manchester City, Arsenal or Chelsea, we’d have taken a point.
Or does it? The Premier League table currently places the two newcomers 9th and 10th respectively after impressive starts to the campaign. Yet neither seem daunted by the fact they are rubbing elbows with the likes of Arsenal, Everton and Aston Villa in the no-man’s land between European qualification and the relegation zone. The Welsh camp in particular seemed confident, striker Danny Graham saying:
“We have the opportunity to go higher in the league because of the run of games we have. They are fixtures where we can go and win, whereas with our first three away fixtures at Manchester City, Arsenal or Chelsea, we’d have taken a point.
- 10/15/2011
- by Alex Moore
- Obsessed with Film
Six games into the season and we are beginning to see the strengths and weaknesses of the newly promoted teams as well as those whose top flight status is in jeopardy. In this article I’ll be looking at the chances of survival for said clubs, as well as a brief analysis of their summer window activity. So here goes…
Blackburn Rovers
With Venky’s millions behind them, many thought Rovers would be transformed from a mediocre lower-mid table club to European contenders. However with the rather odd appointment of Steve Kean as manager (a man who had never managed a professional football team) things haven’t really changed too much at Ewood Park. After a very poor start to the 2011/12 season, Blackburn find themselves in 18th place. On paper there is enough quality in Kean’s squad to survive, but players such as Rubén Rochina and Junior Hoilett may...
Blackburn Rovers
With Venky’s millions behind them, many thought Rovers would be transformed from a mediocre lower-mid table club to European contenders. However with the rather odd appointment of Steve Kean as manager (a man who had never managed a professional football team) things haven’t really changed too much at Ewood Park. After a very poor start to the 2011/12 season, Blackburn find themselves in 18th place. On paper there is enough quality in Kean’s squad to survive, but players such as Rubén Rochina and Junior Hoilett may...
- 9/29/2011
- by Alex Moore
- Obsessed with Film
With both teams looking for their first wins of the season, it was West Brom who took the three points after an early strike from Peter Odemwingie was enough to ensure victory. The Nigerian later missed a penalty, but it didn’t matter for the Baggies as they returned to the Midlands with a vital result.
Norwich City welcomed West Brom to Carrow Road ahead of their Premier League clash. The last time the two sides met in the top flight Norwich ran out 3-2 victors and with the game televised on sky, neutrals and supporters alike would be hoping for another extraordinary fixture.
It was bound to be a tight game, with the hosts picking up just two points in their opening three games, and the Baggies yet to put a single point on the board. For those who’ve watched the two teams in action though this is...
Norwich City welcomed West Brom to Carrow Road ahead of their Premier League clash. The last time the two sides met in the top flight Norwich ran out 3-2 victors and with the game televised on sky, neutrals and supporters alike would be hoping for another extraordinary fixture.
It was bound to be a tight game, with the hosts picking up just two points in their opening three games, and the Baggies yet to put a single point on the board. For those who’ve watched the two teams in action though this is...
- 9/11/2011
- by Alex Moore
- Obsessed with Film
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