It is the debut from Australian directors Luke Rynderman and Adam Kamien.
UK outfit Altitude Film Sales has boarded Speedway, a true crime docu-drama from first-time Australian filmmakers Luke Rynderman and Adam Kamien, and will present first footage to buyers at the European Film Market.
The film takes a look at the unresolved so-called Burger Chef murder case that took place in the US in the 1970s. Four young employees were kidnapped and murdered following the closing shift at a burger restaurant in the town of Speedway, Indiana in 1978.
This feature digs into the bungled evidence and many theories as...
UK outfit Altitude Film Sales has boarded Speedway, a true crime docu-drama from first-time Australian filmmakers Luke Rynderman and Adam Kamien, and will present first footage to buyers at the European Film Market.
The film takes a look at the unresolved so-called Burger Chef murder case that took place in the US in the 1970s. Four young employees were kidnapped and murdered following the closing shift at a burger restaurant in the town of Speedway, Indiana in 1978.
This feature digs into the bungled evidence and many theories as...
- 2/7/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
A trio of music icons and a legendary racehorse are among the subjects of 10 projects to receive $2.3 million in documentary production funding from Screen Australia.
Of the those earmarked for funding, eight will be supported through the Producer Program, and two through the Commissioned Program.
They include feature documentaries about John Farnham, Ruby Hunter, and Archie Roach, as well as racehorse Winx.
There is also a follow-up to the 2016 documentary Embrace, entitled Embrace Kids.
Screen Australia head of documentary Alex West said an “impressive mix” of projects had rounded out the agency’s documentary funding for 2019/20.
“It’s great to support so many feature documentaries covering a range of exciting topics, including shining a light on a number of Australian icons, and I’m confident they will captivate audiences,” he said.
The Commissioned Program projects are:
Nurses: A 10-part series from ITV Studios Australia for the Seven Network about the nurses in Nsw.
Of the those earmarked for funding, eight will be supported through the Producer Program, and two through the Commissioned Program.
They include feature documentaries about John Farnham, Ruby Hunter, and Archie Roach, as well as racehorse Winx.
There is also a follow-up to the 2016 documentary Embrace, entitled Embrace Kids.
Screen Australia head of documentary Alex West said an “impressive mix” of projects had rounded out the agency’s documentary funding for 2019/20.
“It’s great to support so many feature documentaries covering a range of exciting topics, including shining a light on a number of Australian icons, and I’m confident they will captivate audiences,” he said.
The Commissioned Program projects are:
Nurses: A 10-part series from ITV Studios Australia for the Seven Network about the nurses in Nsw.
- 7/13/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
‘Demonic’
Pia Borg’s Demonic, which investigates the mass hysteria which swept through the Us in the 1980s, will have its international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Produced by Anna Vincent, Bonnie McBride and Borg, the film is among five from around the world that will have special screenings in the Cannes Critics’ Week sidebar.
Revisiting the Satanic Panic which was fueled by a rash of false allegations made against daycare centres, the hybrid documentary/narrative had its world premiere last year at the Adelaide Film Festival.
Blending archive, animation and reconstruction, the Melbourne-based filmmaker, who is currently lecturing in Los Angeles, uncovered the forces at play between psychiatry, media and false memory. The key cast consisted of Angie Christophel, Hanna Gabriella Galbraith and Robert Blake.
Demonic is among 15 short films selected for Critics Week from more than 1,600 submitted. “Pia is a visionary filmmaker and it was an absolute...
Pia Borg’s Demonic, which investigates the mass hysteria which swept through the Us in the 1980s, will have its international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Produced by Anna Vincent, Bonnie McBride and Borg, the film is among five from around the world that will have special screenings in the Cannes Critics’ Week sidebar.
Revisiting the Satanic Panic which was fueled by a rash of false allegations made against daycare centres, the hybrid documentary/narrative had its world premiere last year at the Adelaide Film Festival.
Blending archive, animation and reconstruction, the Melbourne-based filmmaker, who is currently lecturing in Los Angeles, uncovered the forces at play between psychiatry, media and false memory. The key cast consisted of Angie Christophel, Hanna Gabriella Galbraith and Robert Blake.
Demonic is among 15 short films selected for Critics Week from more than 1,600 submitted. “Pia is a visionary filmmaker and it was an absolute...
- 4/23/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
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