Non-Indigenous filmmakers who are keen to tackle Indigenous stories may want to attend the next session of Ozdox, the Australian Documentary Forum.
Entitled Black is the New Orange, the August 19 session at Aftrs will feature prominent Indigenous filmmakers and two Screen Australia executives.
They will be sharing insights into the storytelling process and the issues facing Indigenous Australia at the event produced in association with the Australian Directors Guild and Aftrs.
The panel will comprise Penny Smallacombe, head of indigenous at Screen Australia; Sam Griffin, an investment manager in the documentary unit of Screen Australia; Blackfella Films. Darren Dale; and factual series producer/ director Jacob Hickey.
Smallacombe is a member of the Maramanindji people from the Northern Territory. She has a Master of Arts (documentary producing) degree from Aftrs. She worked as producer/director with the Indigenous Programs Unit in the ABC and made several series of shorts for the ABC,...
Entitled Black is the New Orange, the August 19 session at Aftrs will feature prominent Indigenous filmmakers and two Screen Australia executives.
They will be sharing insights into the storytelling process and the issues facing Indigenous Australia at the event produced in association with the Australian Directors Guild and Aftrs.
The panel will comprise Penny Smallacombe, head of indigenous at Screen Australia; Sam Griffin, an investment manager in the documentary unit of Screen Australia; Blackfella Films. Darren Dale; and factual series producer/ director Jacob Hickey.
Smallacombe is a member of the Maramanindji people from the Northern Territory. She has a Master of Arts (documentary producing) degree from Aftrs. She worked as producer/director with the Indigenous Programs Unit in the ABC and made several series of shorts for the ABC,...
- 7/28/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Writer-director Craig Monahan will get the chance to screen his film Healing to key industry figures in Los Angeles and New York after winning the Australian Directors Guild.s Finders Award.
In partnership with the Directors Guild of America Finders series, the Adg selects one Australian feature film which is yet to secure Us distribution and is entered into the Adg Awards.
Monahan will accompany the film when it.s screened later in the year for distributors, managers and agents in La and NY.
Adg CEO Kingston Anderson said, .The Adg selects a film that is submitted to the Awards that does not have Us distribution and would provide the director with an opportunity to showcase their work. Healing and its director Craig Monahan fit perfectly for the Finders Award."
Produced by Tait Brady and Monahan.s Pointblank Pictures and co-scripted by the director and Alison Nisselle, the drama starring Don Hany,...
In partnership with the Directors Guild of America Finders series, the Adg selects one Australian feature film which is yet to secure Us distribution and is entered into the Adg Awards.
Monahan will accompany the film when it.s screened later in the year for distributors, managers and agents in La and NY.
Adg CEO Kingston Anderson said, .The Adg selects a film that is submitted to the Awards that does not have Us distribution and would provide the director with an opportunity to showcase their work. Healing and its director Craig Monahan fit perfectly for the Finders Award."
Produced by Tait Brady and Monahan.s Pointblank Pictures and co-scripted by the director and Alison Nisselle, the drama starring Don Hany,...
- 4/20/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Director Tony Krawitz will travel to the Us on behalf of the Australian Directors’ Guild to present his documentary The Tall Man to the Directors’ Guild of America as part of the Us guild’s Finders Series. The Finders Series looks to spotlight undistributed independent feature films from guild directors.
The announcement:
The Australian Director’s Guild is taking director Tony Krawitz and his award-winning documentary The Tall Man to Los Angeles and New York next week as part of the Directors Guild Of America’s (DGA) Finders Series.
The Directors Finder Series is a DGA initiative to spotlight undistributed independent feature films directed by Guild members. After its original inception in the USA, the series was expanded to also include International Association of English Speaking Directors Organizations (Iaesdo) members’ work as well (including USA, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom and Canada).
The Australian Directors’ Guild (Adg) will screen...
The announcement:
The Australian Director’s Guild is taking director Tony Krawitz and his award-winning documentary The Tall Man to Los Angeles and New York next week as part of the Directors Guild Of America’s (DGA) Finders Series.
The Directors Finder Series is a DGA initiative to spotlight undistributed independent feature films directed by Guild members. After its original inception in the USA, the series was expanded to also include International Association of English Speaking Directors Organizations (Iaesdo) members’ work as well (including USA, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom and Canada).
The Australian Directors’ Guild (Adg) will screen...
- 10/17/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
We all have our family secrets. Even family curses. Sometimes they remain hidden, and sometimes... well, sometimes they pop up just in time to ruin your life! Case in point: Dead Europe, which is set to make its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Dead Europe, from the producers of Shame and Animal Kingdom, is a tense and moody mystery set on the turbulent streets of contemporary Europe. The film follows a young photographer named Isaac (Ewen Leslie in a breakthrough performance) who - while taking his deceased father's ashes from Australia to Greece - comes to learn that something sinister happened in his family's past involving a young Jewish boy. Despite an effort to distract himself with a mix of random sex and drugs, Isaac's world begins to unravel as he realizes that he cannot escape the ghosts of the past.
Marking the feature directorial debut of Australian...
Dead Europe, from the producers of Shame and Animal Kingdom, is a tense and moody mystery set on the turbulent streets of contemporary Europe. The film follows a young photographer named Isaac (Ewen Leslie in a breakthrough performance) who - while taking his deceased father's ashes from Australia to Greece - comes to learn that something sinister happened in his family's past involving a young Jewish boy. Despite an effort to distract himself with a mix of random sex and drugs, Isaac's world begins to unravel as he realizes that he cannot escape the ghosts of the past.
Marking the feature directorial debut of Australian...
- 9/5/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The Julian Assange Story
Two Australian films have been added to the Toronto International Film Festival line up.
Both Underground – The Julian Assange Story and Dead Europe will screen in the Contemporary World Cinema program of the festival.
Having its world premiere in Toronto, Underground – The Story of Julian Assange follows the head of Wikileaks as a teenage computer hacker in Melbourne in the late 80s.
The film is scheduled as a telemovie, due to screen on Network Ten later in the year. It was directed by Robert Connolly and produced by Helen Bowden for Matchbox Pictures and part funded by Ten and Screen Australia. It stars Anthony Lapaglia, Rachel Griffiths and Callan McAuliffe.
Rick Maier, executive producer drama and production, Network Ten said: “This is not only great recognition for the film itself, but for the Australian television industry full stop. Ten is immensely proud of this acknowledgement.”
It...
Two Australian films have been added to the Toronto International Film Festival line up.
Both Underground – The Julian Assange Story and Dead Europe will screen in the Contemporary World Cinema program of the festival.
Having its world premiere in Toronto, Underground – The Story of Julian Assange follows the head of Wikileaks as a teenage computer hacker in Melbourne in the late 80s.
The film is scheduled as a telemovie, due to screen on Network Ten later in the year. It was directed by Robert Connolly and produced by Helen Bowden for Matchbox Pictures and part funded by Ten and Screen Australia. It stars Anthony Lapaglia, Rachel Griffiths and Callan McAuliffe.
Rick Maier, executive producer drama and production, Network Ten said: “This is not only great recognition for the film itself, but for the Australian television industry full stop. Ten is immensely proud of this acknowledgement.”
It...
- 8/15/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Julian Assange telemovie Underground and feature drama Dead Europe have become the latest Australian screen projects to be selected to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival.
They join feel-good local hit The Sapphires, Wwi-drama Lore and documentary Storm Surfers 3D, which will also be screened at the festival between September 6.16.
Underground, written and directed by Robert Connolly (Balibo), is inspired by Suelette Dreyfus. book of the same name. It focuses on the early teenage years of Wikileaks founder Assange (played by Alex Williams) and follows his gang of close friends in Melbourne as they explore the world of computer hacking.
The telemovie, which will screen on Network Ten in Australia, stars Anthony Lapaglia (Balibo, Mental), Rachel Griffiths (Brothers & Sisters) and Callan McAuliffe (The Great Gatsby).
Network Ten executive producer drama and production, Rick Maier, said in a statement: .This is not only great recognition for the film itself, but...
They join feel-good local hit The Sapphires, Wwi-drama Lore and documentary Storm Surfers 3D, which will also be screened at the festival between September 6.16.
Underground, written and directed by Robert Connolly (Balibo), is inspired by Suelette Dreyfus. book of the same name. It focuses on the early teenage years of Wikileaks founder Assange (played by Alex Williams) and follows his gang of close friends in Melbourne as they explore the world of computer hacking.
The telemovie, which will screen on Network Ten in Australia, stars Anthony Lapaglia (Balibo, Mental), Rachel Griffiths (Brothers & Sisters) and Callan McAuliffe (The Great Gatsby).
Network Ten executive producer drama and production, Rick Maier, said in a statement: .This is not only great recognition for the film itself, but...
- 8/15/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Catch up with the last seven days in the world of film
The big story
As predicted, The Dark Knight Rises continued to dominate headlines this week, with other film releases struggling to make their presence felt.
Much of the news surrounding the film centered on the terrible events in Colorado. Following the mass killing at the late-night showing of the film, Warner Brothers took the decision to cancel the Paris premiere, disclosed plans to make a "substantial" donation to charities supporting victims of the killings and, as a mark of respect, delayed the reporting of opening box office figures.
Once the numbers were made public, box office analysts confirmed that The Dark Knight Rises had debuted with the third highest Us opening of all time last weekend, $160.9m. The figure was lower than expected, but still enough to put it firmly in the 'massively successful' category.
However, despite hefty...
The big story
As predicted, The Dark Knight Rises continued to dominate headlines this week, with other film releases struggling to make their presence felt.
Much of the news surrounding the film centered on the terrible events in Colorado. Following the mass killing at the late-night showing of the film, Warner Brothers took the decision to cancel the Paris premiere, disclosed plans to make a "substantial" donation to charities supporting victims of the killings and, as a mark of respect, delayed the reporting of opening box office figures.
Once the numbers were made public, box office analysts confirmed that The Dark Knight Rises had debuted with the third highest Us opening of all time last weekend, $160.9m. The figure was lower than expected, but still enough to put it firmly in the 'massively successful' category.
However, despite hefty...
- 7/26/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
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- 7/4/2012
- Horrorbid
New photos from Riddick, The Words, The Expendables 2, Lawless, Denzel Washington on the set of 2 Guns, and Jewel's new look for The June Carter Cash Story.
Posters for Alex Cross, The Tall Man, Wreck-It Ralph, Sleepwalk with Me, Compliance, The Man with the Iron Fists, a Lizard poster for The Amazing Spider-Man, and a banner for Resident Evil: Retribution.
The trailer is out for "Tom Hanks' Electric City", a new post-apocalyptic animated web series that the award-winning actor is producing. The show will launch the week of July 17th, but you can check out the trailer now at Yahoo.
Tom Holland, the director adapting Stephen King’s short story 'The Ten O’Clock People', talks about the challenges of that work in a recent interview with Lilja's Library.
An interactive 360-degree tour of the "Frankenweenie" set has gone online at Frankenweenie.yb.nl.
"HBO has ordered an eight-episode...
Posters for Alex Cross, The Tall Man, Wreck-It Ralph, Sleepwalk with Me, Compliance, The Man with the Iron Fists, a Lizard poster for The Amazing Spider-Man, and a banner for Resident Evil: Retribution.
The trailer is out for "Tom Hanks' Electric City", a new post-apocalyptic animated web series that the award-winning actor is producing. The show will launch the week of July 17th, but you can check out the trailer now at Yahoo.
Tom Holland, the director adapting Stephen King’s short story 'The Ten O’Clock People', talks about the challenges of that work in a recent interview with Lilja's Library.
An interactive 360-degree tour of the "Frankenweenie" set has gone online at Frankenweenie.yb.nl.
"HBO has ordered an eight-episode...
- 7/3/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It's been 14 years since the last Phantasm film was released.
Rumors have circulated the web for years that a fifth installment is in the works. Those rumblings have all led to dead ends, but we here at Shock are hopeful that we will eventually get to see a Phantasm V.
Here are our thoughts on what we want to see, if a fifth film is made.
Original cast members. We want to see The Reg man, Jody, Mike, and The Tall Man reunite on screen. The biggest miss in the entire franchise is the replacement of A. Michael Baldwin, in the second film.
Bigger budget. By studio standards, all of the Phantasm films were shot on a fairly low budget. It would be great to see what the Phantasm team could do with a big budget. It would be awesome to see what could be accomplished with a sizable effects...
Rumors have circulated the web for years that a fifth installment is in the works. Those rumblings have all led to dead ends, but we here at Shock are hopeful that we will eventually get to see a Phantasm V.
Here are our thoughts on what we want to see, if a fifth film is made.
Original cast members. We want to see The Reg man, Jody, Mike, and The Tall Man reunite on screen. The biggest miss in the entire franchise is the replacement of A. Michael Baldwin, in the second film.
Bigger budget. By studio standards, all of the Phantasm films were shot on a fairly low budget. It would be great to see what the Phantasm team could do with a big budget. It would be awesome to see what could be accomplished with a sizable effects...
- 6/27/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Here are the latest MPAA ratings from Bulletin #2227. [Rec]3: Genesis Rated R For strong bloody horror violence and some language. Abraham Lincoln Vs Zombies (Special Edition) Rated R For bloody zombie violence. Blood Money Rated R For bloody violence, language, drug content and some sexuality/nudity. Brawler Rated R For strong brutal violence, language, sexuality and some drug use. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel Rated PG-13 For some nude images. Dorfman Rated R For some sexual content. Note: Intends To Appeal To The C.A.R.A. Appeals Board Farewell, My Queen Rated R For brief graphic nudity and language. Gambit Rated PG-13 For some suggestive content, partial nudity and a rude gesture. Release Date: October 12, 2012 Hit and Run Rated R For pervasive language including sexual references, graphic nudity, some violence and drug content. Release Date: August 24, 2012 Smashed Rated R For alcohol abuse, language, some sexual content and brief drug use.
- 6/12/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Update: Or not? Bloody-Disgusting reached out to Coscarelli, and according to him, “I have no solid news to report on a new project now.” Which doesn’t actually mean he isn’t working on it or have it ready to go. You could parse that “no solid news” comment a lot of ways. Original Post below: The Tall Man! Flying silver orbs of death! And zombie dwarfs? Could it be? Could another “Phantasm” movie be on the way? That’s apparently the word from the boys and ghouls at Dread Central, who claims to have reliable information (95%, in fact) that a fifth installment in Don Coscarelli’s “Phantasm” franchise is not only in the works, but already has a finished script and is set to shoot very soon. How soon, you ask? http://www.beyondhollywood.com/beware-silver-flying-balls-of-death-is-phantasm-5-actually-happening/How about sometime this year? The first “Phantasm” surfaced in 1979 as a...
- 6/6/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
For those of you who live anywhere near Poughkeepsie, NY, head out to tomorrow’s Hudson Horror Show V. The 12-hour movie festival includes Day of the Dead, Phantasm, Friday the 13th and more, all from 35mm prints. Continue reading for all of the details, including the full line-up, and a trailer:
“On Saturday, May 19th, 2012, the hallowed grounds of the Silver Cinemas South Hills 8 will once again showcase the greatest classic horror film festival in the Hudson Valley, Hudson Horror Show V! Our fifth 12 hour movie festival will feature five full length classic genre films along with shorts and drive in style trailers, all off rare 35mm film prints!
Our December to Dismember 2011 show was a sell out with people having to be seated in our “reserved for staff seats”. Don’t miss out, grab your tickets now! This is our third year of shows and ticket prices are...
“On Saturday, May 19th, 2012, the hallowed grounds of the Silver Cinemas South Hills 8 will once again showcase the greatest classic horror film festival in the Hudson Valley, Hudson Horror Show V! Our fifth 12 hour movie festival will feature five full length classic genre films along with shorts and drive in style trailers, all off rare 35mm film prints!
Our December to Dismember 2011 show was a sell out with people having to be seated in our “reserved for staff seats”. Don’t miss out, grab your tickets now! This is our third year of shows and ticket prices are...
- 5/18/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Matt Saville, Tony Krawitz and Jeffrey Walker won two awards each at the Australian Directors Guild Awards on Friday evening.
Saville won for the episode of The Slap that focused on Harry and for Cloudstreet in the drama series and mini-series categories respectively; Krawitz.s The Tall Man was voted best film in the feature documentary category and he was also chosen as the Finders Award recipient; and Jeffrey Walker was presented with both the inaugural Esben Storm Award for children.s TV for series three of H2O: Just Add Water and the award for TV comedy for Angry Boys.
Mrs Carey.s Concert, directed by Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond, was the joint winner of the documentary feature category, and Walker shared his comedy award with Stuart MacDonald and the show.s on-screen star, Chris Lilley.
One of the most touching moments of the night was when the audience...
Saville won for the episode of The Slap that focused on Harry and for Cloudstreet in the drama series and mini-series categories respectively; Krawitz.s The Tall Man was voted best film in the feature documentary category and he was also chosen as the Finders Award recipient; and Jeffrey Walker was presented with both the inaugural Esben Storm Award for children.s TV for series three of H2O: Just Add Water and the award for TV comedy for Angry Boys.
Mrs Carey.s Concert, directed by Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond, was the joint winner of the documentary feature category, and Walker shared his comedy award with Stuart MacDonald and the show.s on-screen star, Chris Lilley.
One of the most touching moments of the night was when the audience...
- 5/14/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
Sleeping Beauty: won best direction in a feature
This evening’s Australian Directors’ Guild Awards saw Julia Leigh claim the best direction in a feature film gong for Sleeping Beauty.
Matthew Saville won two awards – for best direction in a TV mini series for Cloudstreet and best direction in a TV drama series for The Slap.
Sbs series Go Back To Where You Came From, which has just won international acclaim at the Rose d’Or Festival in Switzerland, took the best direction of a documentary series award for Ivan O’Mahoney.
Best direction of a TV ad went to Damien Toogood for Sydney Dogs and Cats Home.
The results in full:
Best Direction in a TV Drama Series: Matthew Saville for The Slap (Ep 3 – Harry) Best Direction in a TV Mini Series: Matthew Saville for Cloudstreet Best Direction in a Feature Film: Julia Leigh for Sleeping Beauty Best...
This evening’s Australian Directors’ Guild Awards saw Julia Leigh claim the best direction in a feature film gong for Sleeping Beauty.
Matthew Saville won two awards – for best direction in a TV mini series for Cloudstreet and best direction in a TV drama series for The Slap.
Sbs series Go Back To Where You Came From, which has just won international acclaim at the Rose d’Or Festival in Switzerland, took the best direction of a documentary series award for Ivan O’Mahoney.
Best direction of a TV ad went to Damien Toogood for Sydney Dogs and Cats Home.
The results in full:
Best Direction in a TV Drama Series: Matthew Saville for The Slap (Ep 3 – Harry) Best Direction in a TV Mini Series: Matthew Saville for Cloudstreet Best Direction in a Feature Film: Julia Leigh for Sleeping Beauty Best...
- 5/11/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
A new Australian film, announced on Wednesday in Competition at the Sydney Film Festival, will see a modest, art house release.
Liz Watts, producer for Dead Europe told Encore: “I think Dead Europe is a niche film. It’s not going to be a wide release,” adding that it would receive targeted marketing support.
Watts added: “It will have a 35-years and over audience. It will be a sophisticated release [but], we haven’t got a firm fix on the number of screens.”
“We’d be trying to use lots of methods for audiences to find out about the film. When marketing, the internet plays a huge role.”
Directed by Tony Krawitz, it was adapted by Louise Fox from a novel of the same name by Christos Tsiolkas, the author of The Slap. Watts said to capture that 35-plus audience, they’ll also be ‘unashamedly’ using Tsiolkas’ name, who worked closely with Fox on the adaptation.
Liz Watts, producer for Dead Europe told Encore: “I think Dead Europe is a niche film. It’s not going to be a wide release,” adding that it would receive targeted marketing support.
Watts added: “It will have a 35-years and over audience. It will be a sophisticated release [but], we haven’t got a firm fix on the number of screens.”
“We’d be trying to use lots of methods for audiences to find out about the film. When marketing, the internet plays a huge role.”
Directed by Tony Krawitz, it was adapted by Louise Fox from a novel of the same name by Christos Tsiolkas, the author of The Slap. Watts said to capture that 35-plus audience, they’ll also be ‘unashamedly’ using Tsiolkas’ name, who worked closely with Fox on the adaptation.
- 5/11/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Cate Shortland and Tony Krawitz, who are married to each other, both have films among the 12 titles in competition at next month.s Sydney Film Festival.
Lore, a drama set during World War II and based on the novel The Dark Room by Rachel Seiffert, is Shortland.s feature film follow-up to Somersault, while Dead Europe, also set in Europe but a contemporary story adapted from a novel by Christos Tsiolkas, is Krawitz.s first dramatic feature film after his acclaimed short Jewboy and the recent documentary The Tall Man. Tsiolkas also wrote The Slap, on which the acclaimed television series was based.
The other debuts in the competition line-up include Korean filmmaker Yuen Sang-Ho.s The King Of Pigs, Us director Benh Zeitlin.s Beasts of the Southern Wild and Brazilian Kleber Mendonca Filho.s Neighbouring Sounds.
The veterans in the program include Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, with their...
Lore, a drama set during World War II and based on the novel The Dark Room by Rachel Seiffert, is Shortland.s feature film follow-up to Somersault, while Dead Europe, also set in Europe but a contemporary story adapted from a novel by Christos Tsiolkas, is Krawitz.s first dramatic feature film after his acclaimed short Jewboy and the recent documentary The Tall Man. Tsiolkas also wrote The Slap, on which the acclaimed television series was based.
The other debuts in the competition line-up include Korean filmmaker Yuen Sang-Ho.s The King Of Pigs, Us director Benh Zeitlin.s Beasts of the Southern Wild and Brazilian Kleber Mendonca Filho.s Neighbouring Sounds.
The veterans in the program include Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, with their...
- 5/8/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
I can't remember a time I went to the Seattle International Film Festival (Siff) press launch and looked over the list of films and saw so many I was interested in seeing. The claim to fame for over the years is to call it the largest and most-highly attended festival in the United States. This is a fact I've often taken issue with as I don't equate quantity with quality. Granted, there has been a large number of quality features to play the fest over the years, including Golden Space Needle (Best Film) winners such as Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), My Life as a Dog (1987), Trainspotting (1996), Run Lola Run (1999), Whale Rider (2003) and even recent Best Director winner, Michel Hazanavicius's Oss 117: Nest of Spies in 2006. That said, looking over this year's crop of films I see a lot of films I will be doing my absolute best to see.
- 4/27/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
A film institute and a mining association have teamed to help young indigenous film-makers turn their stories into documentaries.
The Nsw Mining Young Indigneous Documentary Fellowship is a partnership between Nsw Mining and the Cockatoo Institute, which is the team behind both the Cockatoo Film Festival and the Dungog Film Festival.
The fellowship is worth $20,000 and is now calling for entries.
Nsw Mining was the presenting sponsor of the Dungog Film Festival and is a strategic partner of Cockatoo Island Film Festival.
The fellowship aims to support the development or production of a documentary project by a film-maker 35 years or under that aims to capture their point of view as an Indigenous Australian.
The recipient of the fellowship will be awarded at the inaugural Cockatoo Island Film Festival from 24-28 October, with the film shown at the 2013 event.
The successful applicant will be selected by three leading Indigenous film-makers, Darren Dale,...
The Nsw Mining Young Indigneous Documentary Fellowship is a partnership between Nsw Mining and the Cockatoo Institute, which is the team behind both the Cockatoo Film Festival and the Dungog Film Festival.
The fellowship is worth $20,000 and is now calling for entries.
Nsw Mining was the presenting sponsor of the Dungog Film Festival and is a strategic partner of Cockatoo Island Film Festival.
The fellowship aims to support the development or production of a documentary project by a film-maker 35 years or under that aims to capture their point of view as an Indigenous Australian.
The recipient of the fellowship will be awarded at the inaugural Cockatoo Island Film Festival from 24-28 October, with the film shown at the 2013 event.
The successful applicant will be selected by three leading Indigenous film-makers, Darren Dale,...
- 4/19/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Australian Director’s Guild has announced its nominees for the 2012 Adg Awards
Across the various categories, the nominations include Justin Kurzel for Snowtown, Matthew Saville for The Slap, Tony Krawitz for The Tall Man, Paul Scott for documentary series Outback Fight Club and Bruce Hunt for Subaru Xv’s Carwash.
The ceremony will be held as part of the Adg’s 30th anniversary at the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney on May 11.
Kingston Anderson, general manager of the Adg said: “This will be the largest celebration and Awards ceremony the Adg has ever hosted and will be an opportunity to highlight the many achievements of Adg members over the past 30 years and the significant role they have played in the development of the Australian screen industry, as well as to honour the best directors of 2012.”
The nominations are:
Feature film
Brendan Fletcher - Mad Bastards
Justin Kurzel – Snowtown
Julia Leigh...
Across the various categories, the nominations include Justin Kurzel for Snowtown, Matthew Saville for The Slap, Tony Krawitz for The Tall Man, Paul Scott for documentary series Outback Fight Club and Bruce Hunt for Subaru Xv’s Carwash.
The ceremony will be held as part of the Adg’s 30th anniversary at the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney on May 11.
Kingston Anderson, general manager of the Adg said: “This will be the largest celebration and Awards ceremony the Adg has ever hosted and will be an opportunity to highlight the many achievements of Adg members over the past 30 years and the significant role they have played in the development of the Australian screen industry, as well as to honour the best directors of 2012.”
The nominations are:
Feature film
Brendan Fletcher - Mad Bastards
Justin Kurzel – Snowtown
Julia Leigh...
- 4/16/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
SXSW is officially done for another year. Well, technically, it's been done since Saturday, but it's taken a few days for The Playlist team members to emerge from their BBQ & queso comas. Nevertheless, the film strand of the festival is over and it's time to look forward, to Tribeca, Cannes and whatever else lies beyond.
And we have to confess, from most people that we've talked to, the line-up turned out to be somewhat underwhelming this time around. For whatever reason (a comparatively strong Sundance, perhaps?), there were few breakout hits that hadn't played at other festivals first. Indeed, the movies that emerged with the best reactions were mainstream studio pictures, in the shape of "21 Jump Street" and "The Cabin In the Woods," with no breakout buzz films to rival "Attack The Block" or "Weekend" last year.
Not that the festival was a wash out: while there were few stunning surprises,...
And we have to confess, from most people that we've talked to, the line-up turned out to be somewhat underwhelming this time around. For whatever reason (a comparatively strong Sundance, perhaps?), there were few breakout hits that hadn't played at other festivals first. Indeed, the movies that emerged with the best reactions were mainstream studio pictures, in the shape of "21 Jump Street" and "The Cabin In the Woods," with no breakout buzz films to rival "Attack The Block" or "Weekend" last year.
Not that the festival was a wash out: while there were few stunning surprises,...
- 3/19/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Since introducing horror fans to the fearsome flying spheres and terrifying Tall Man in Phantasm back in 1979, writer/director/producer Don Coscarelli has remained one of our most imaginative independent filmmakers.
With three Phantasm sequels under his belt as well as helming several other unique flicks including The Beastmaster, Bubba Ho-Tep and his latest trippy affair- John Dies at the End, Coscarelli remains fiercely loyal to bringing strange and haunting stories to life even after more than 35 years in the business.
Dread Central recently had the opportunity to sit down for an in-depth interview with Coscarelli while in Austin, Texas for the 2012 SXSW Film Festival, and after we had the opportunity to hear from the filmmaker regarding John Dies at the End, we also jumped at the opportunity to hear more from him regarding his ties to the independent horror world as well as a myriad of other topics in...
With three Phantasm sequels under his belt as well as helming several other unique flicks including The Beastmaster, Bubba Ho-Tep and his latest trippy affair- John Dies at the End, Coscarelli remains fiercely loyal to bringing strange and haunting stories to life even after more than 35 years in the business.
Dread Central recently had the opportunity to sit down for an in-depth interview with Coscarelli while in Austin, Texas for the 2012 SXSW Film Festival, and after we had the opportunity to hear from the filmmaker regarding John Dies at the End, we also jumped at the opportunity to hear more from him regarding his ties to the independent horror world as well as a myriad of other topics in...
- 3/19/2012
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
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The Ncaa College Basketball Tournament (aka March Madness) has kicked off in the United States, sparking a rage of illegal gambling rings nationwide. Personally, I find college basketball un-watchable and boring.
Whoopy-doo.
So I say to hell with that. Let’s do a real tournament. I’ve gathered the best movie madmen, slashers, and whack-jobs from cinematic history and seeded them in a 16-man (or creature?), single elimination tournament. Each week you, the loyal What Culture reader, will vote for your favorite horror icon and determine who advances to the sequel and who gets his head stuck in a wood chipper.
This week we’re voting for the Regional #1 vs. #4 match-ups:
#1 Jason Voorhees vs. #4 Pumpkinhead #1 Freddy Krueger vs. #4 Wishmaster #1 Michael Myers vs. #1 The Tall Man #1 Leatherface vs. #1 Leprechaun Next week (March 20th), you’ll vote for the #2 vs. #3 match-ups. The following weeks, you will decide the Round of 8 (March 27th...
The Ncaa College Basketball Tournament (aka March Madness) has kicked off in the United States, sparking a rage of illegal gambling rings nationwide. Personally, I find college basketball un-watchable and boring.
Whoopy-doo.
So I say to hell with that. Let’s do a real tournament. I’ve gathered the best movie madmen, slashers, and whack-jobs from cinematic history and seeded them in a 16-man (or creature?), single elimination tournament. Each week you, the loyal What Culture reader, will vote for your favorite horror icon and determine who advances to the sequel and who gets his head stuck in a wood chipper.
This week we’re voting for the Regional #1 vs. #4 match-ups:
#1 Jason Voorhees vs. #4 Pumpkinhead #1 Freddy Krueger vs. #4 Wishmaster #1 Michael Myers vs. #1 The Tall Man #1 Leatherface vs. #1 Leprechaun Next week (March 20th), you’ll vote for the #2 vs. #3 match-ups. The following weeks, you will decide the Round of 8 (March 27th...
- 3/16/2012
- by Robert Curtis
- Obsessed with Film
'21 Jump Street,' 'Cabin in the Woods' and 'Killer Joe' are sure to create a buzz at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas.
By Kara Warner
Jonah Hill in "21 Jump Street"
Photo: Columbia Pictures
We're just a few short days away from the start of the annual South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas, and just like the 17 years of action-packed programming that have come before it, this year is no different. Some fun food for thought for fact fans: This year, there will be 132 feature films playing at 10 venues, 12 hours a day for nine days. There are 74 world premieres, 17 North American premieres and 11 U.S. premieres, with 58 films by first-time directors, all of which were selected from some 5,271 submissions, a 7 percent increase over last year.
Impressed yet? We've been poring over the official SXSW schedule for weeks in an effort to highlight the most...
By Kara Warner
Jonah Hill in "21 Jump Street"
Photo: Columbia Pictures
We're just a few short days away from the start of the annual South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas, and just like the 17 years of action-packed programming that have come before it, this year is no different. Some fun food for thought for fact fans: This year, there will be 132 feature films playing at 10 venues, 12 hours a day for nine days. There are 74 world premieres, 17 North American premieres and 11 U.S. premieres, with 58 films by first-time directors, all of which were selected from some 5,271 submissions, a 7 percent increase over last year.
Impressed yet? We've been poring over the official SXSW schedule for weeks in an effort to highlight the most...
- 3/7/2012
- MTV Music News
'21 Jump Street,' 'Cabin in the Woods' and 'Killer Joe' are sure to create a buzz at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas.
By Kara Warner
Jonah Hill in "21 Jump Street"
Photo: Columbia Pictures
We're just a few short days away from the start of the annual South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas, and just like the 17 years of action-packed programming that have come before it, this year is no different. Some fun food for thought for fact fans: This year, there will be 132 feature films playing at 10 venues, 12 hours a day for nine days. There are 74 world premieres, 17 North American premieres and 11 U.S. premieres, with 58 films by first-time directors, all of which were selected from some 5,271 submissions, a 7 percent increase over last year.
Impressed yet? We've been poring over the official SXSW schedule for weeks in an effort to highlight the most...
By Kara Warner
Jonah Hill in "21 Jump Street"
Photo: Columbia Pictures
We're just a few short days away from the start of the annual South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas, and just like the 17 years of action-packed programming that have come before it, this year is no different. Some fun food for thought for fact fans: This year, there will be 132 feature films playing at 10 venues, 12 hours a day for nine days. There are 74 world premieres, 17 North American premieres and 11 U.S. premieres, with 58 films by first-time directors, all of which were selected from some 5,271 submissions, a 7 percent increase over last year.
Impressed yet? We've been poring over the official SXSW schedule for weeks in an effort to highlight the most...
- 3/7/2012
- MTV Movie News
Screen Australia says the value of documentary production hit a record high last financial year, underpinned by a greater number of more expensive series.
Screen Australia chief executive Ruth Harley told the Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) this week that 430 hours of Australian documentary projects were made in 2010-11, totalling $133 million of expenditure, which was above the $118 million five-year average.
.What we can clearly see is that the Producer Offset has been effective in buoying the industry and driving growth in the documentary sector," she said.
"Prior to the introduction of the Producer Offset in 2007, the annual five-year average for documentary production was $77 million and now we.re almost doubling that figure. The record budget level driven by more hours of high-production value series of programs above $250,000 per hour shows that the Offset is also driving an increase in premium content..
Harley attributed the strong performance of the sector to...
Screen Australia chief executive Ruth Harley told the Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) this week that 430 hours of Australian documentary projects were made in 2010-11, totalling $133 million of expenditure, which was above the $118 million five-year average.
.What we can clearly see is that the Producer Offset has been effective in buoying the industry and driving growth in the documentary sector," she said.
"Prior to the introduction of the Producer Offset in 2007, the annual five-year average for documentary production was $77 million and now we.re almost doubling that figure. The record budget level driven by more hours of high-production value series of programs above $250,000 per hour shows that the Offset is also driving an increase in premium content..
Harley attributed the strong performance of the sector to...
- 2/28/2012
- by Brendan Swift and Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
One of the coolest upstate New York horror events is at it again. The Hudson Horror Show will be presenting their fifth event on May 19. The entire line-up has now been announced and one word describes the Hudson Horror Show V films ... classic!
Hudson Horror Show is being held once again at the Silver Cinema in Pougkeepsie, NY. You can get more info and purchase tickets on the Hudson Horror Show website. Read on for all the details!
From the Press Release
On Saturday, May 19th, 2012, the hallowed grounds of the Silver Cinemas South Hills 8 will once again showcase the greatest classic horror film festival in the Hudson Valley, Hudson Horror Show V! Our fifth 12-hour movie festival will feature five full length classic genre films along with shorts and drive in style trailers, all off rare 35mm film prints!
Our December to Dismember 2011 show was a sell out with...
Hudson Horror Show is being held once again at the Silver Cinema in Pougkeepsie, NY. You can get more info and purchase tickets on the Hudson Horror Show website. Read on for all the details!
From the Press Release
On Saturday, May 19th, 2012, the hallowed grounds of the Silver Cinemas South Hills 8 will once again showcase the greatest classic horror film festival in the Hudson Valley, Hudson Horror Show V! Our fifth 12-hour movie festival will feature five full length classic genre films along with shorts and drive in style trailers, all off rare 35mm film prints!
Our December to Dismember 2011 show was a sell out with...
- 2/21/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
This week marks the beginning of the Berlin International Film Festival and Indiewire has your full guide to all the films screening; Bela Tarr discusses his final film "The Turin Horse"; and we continue our Oscar prediction coverage. Check out all the links below for all the best news, interviews, and features this week: News Roger Ebert Gives Thumbs Up to Watch It: "Makes sense to me." Roger Ebert is launching his own page on Watch It, a website that lets you search film titles to find out where they're available -- whether a theater or a VOD platform. True/False Film Festival Announced 2012 Lineup The True/False Film Festival has announced it's 2012 lineup consisting of 39 feature films and 19 short films from all over the globe. SXSW Midnighters Include '[Rec] 3,' 'The Tall Man,' 'Girls Against Boys' The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival has unveiled its 2012 line-up of.
- 2/10/2012
- Indiewire
We have more horror news to report on today than usual, so we’re collecting a number of smaller stories together. Read on to find out about issues with Fox’s Frankenstein, Michael Biehn’s new grindhouse-style film, a new movie from The Last Exorcism director, and more.
Fox’s Frankenstein Shelved?: Shawn Levy was all set to direct a new version of Frankenstein for Fox, but budget issues appear to have put the project on hold:
“Fox recently balked at making Levy’s planned remake of Frankenstein at an $80 million budget, Levy’s next picture became an open question. And shortly before that happened, Vaughn had been ready to star in The Insane Laws, a Universal Pictures comedy that would have marked the directing debut of Vaughn’s The Break-Up screenwriter, Jeremy Garelick. But as with Frankenstein, Insane Laws also fell apart over budget issues – largely, we’re told,...
Fox’s Frankenstein Shelved?: Shawn Levy was all set to direct a new version of Frankenstein for Fox, but budget issues appear to have put the project on hold:
“Fox recently balked at making Levy’s planned remake of Frankenstein at an $80 million budget, Levy’s next picture became an open question. And shortly before that happened, Vaughn had been ready to star in The Insane Laws, a Universal Pictures comedy that would have marked the directing debut of Vaughn’s The Break-Up screenwriter, Jeremy Garelick. But as with Frankenstein, Insane Laws also fell apart over budget issues – largely, we’re told,...
- 2/8/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? Day Is Done Trailer Thomas Imbach seems to be one of those kinds of filmmakers who would eschew the kind of populist documentary filmmaking that...
- 12/3/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
The Hunter has lead the Aacta Awards with 14 nominations including best film.
The film, by Daniel Nettheim, is also up for best direction, adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, production design, costume, original music score, and visual effects. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe, Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill and Morgana Davies are all up for acting awards.
The film has currently made just over $1m at the local box office.
It’s the first year for the re-launched AACTAs, formerly the AFI awards.
The technical awards will be given out at a luncheon on 15 January at the Sydney Opera House, with an evening ceremony for the more ‘public-friendly’ awards held at the Opera House on 31 January.
Running against The Hunter for best film is Red Dog, Mad Bastards, The Eye of the Storm, Snowtown and Oranges and Sunshine.
The Eye of the Storm, was second in the nominations race with 12, of which six are...
The film, by Daniel Nettheim, is also up for best direction, adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, production design, costume, original music score, and visual effects. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe, Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill and Morgana Davies are all up for acting awards.
The film has currently made just over $1m at the local box office.
It’s the first year for the re-launched AACTAs, formerly the AFI awards.
The technical awards will be given out at a luncheon on 15 January at the Sydney Opera House, with an evening ceremony for the more ‘public-friendly’ awards held at the Opera House on 31 January.
Running against The Hunter for best film is Red Dog, Mad Bastards, The Eye of the Storm, Snowtown and Oranges and Sunshine.
The Eye of the Storm, was second in the nominations race with 12, of which six are...
- 11/30/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Six local documentaries will screen across five categories at Amsterdam’s Idfa (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) from 16-27 November.
Screen Australia’s documentary manager, Liz Stevens said in a statement: “The inclusion of Australian documentaries at Idfa, one of the world’s top-tier documentary events, is a strong vote of confidence in Australian documentary and a significant achievement for the filmmakers.”
“The quality and range of work chosen for Idfa reflects the strength of craft and creativity found in Australian documentaries which are engaging audiences both at home and abroad.”
Then the Wind Changed, written/directed by Celeste Geer and My Thai Bride, directed by David Tucker and written by Ashleigh Hooker will screen in competition for the mid-length documentary.
Screening in the Green Screen Documentary competition, for environmental films is Tom Zubrycki’s The Hungry Tide while Goa Hippy Tribe, written and directed by Darius Devas will screen in the DocLab section,...
Screen Australia’s documentary manager, Liz Stevens said in a statement: “The inclusion of Australian documentaries at Idfa, one of the world’s top-tier documentary events, is a strong vote of confidence in Australian documentary and a significant achievement for the filmmakers.”
“The quality and range of work chosen for Idfa reflects the strength of craft and creativity found in Australian documentaries which are engaging audiences both at home and abroad.”
Then the Wind Changed, written/directed by Celeste Geer and My Thai Bride, directed by David Tucker and written by Ashleigh Hooker will screen in competition for the mid-length documentary.
Screening in the Green Screen Documentary competition, for environmental films is Tom Zubrycki’s The Hungry Tide while Goa Hippy Tribe, written and directed by Darius Devas will screen in the DocLab section,...
- 10/17/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The first winners of the newly renamed Kit Denton Disfellowship, previously the Kit Denton Fellowship, have been named as Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan whose writing credits have included Big Bite, Hamish & Andy and The Mansion.
The announcement was made at tonight’s Australian Writers Guild Awgie Awards held in Sydney.
Other winners included The Secret Life Of Us writer Kris Mrksa who picked up the Foxtel Fellowship, Chris Lilley who was recognised for his contribution to comedy and films Snow Town and Burning Man.
The Awgie winners:
2011 Kit Denton Fellowship
ForCourage and Excellence in Performance Writing
Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan
2011 Foxtel Fellowship
Fellowship awarded in recognition of a significant body of work in television.
Kris Mrksa
2011 Richard Lane Award
For Outstanding Service and Dedication to the Australian Writers’ Guild
Ian David
2011 Dorothy Crawford Award
For Outstanding Contribution to the Profession
Currency Press
2011 Fred Parsons Award
For Outstanding Contribution...
The announcement was made at tonight’s Australian Writers Guild Awgie Awards held in Sydney.
Other winners included The Secret Life Of Us writer Kris Mrksa who picked up the Foxtel Fellowship, Chris Lilley who was recognised for his contribution to comedy and films Snow Town and Burning Man.
The Awgie winners:
2011 Kit Denton Fellowship
ForCourage and Excellence in Performance Writing
Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan
2011 Foxtel Fellowship
Fellowship awarded in recognition of a significant body of work in television.
Kris Mrksa
2011 Richard Lane Award
For Outstanding Service and Dedication to the Australian Writers’ Guild
Ian David
2011 Dorothy Crawford Award
For Outstanding Contribution to the Profession
Currency Press
2011 Fred Parsons Award
For Outstanding Contribution...
- 9/23/2011
- by Tim Burrowes
- Encore Magazine
The Australian Film Institute (AFI) have launched a new festival to showcase the local films of the past year vying for an Aacta (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award).
The Festival will run from 6 October to 14 November in Sydney and 11 October to 14 November in Melbourne and showcase the 21 feature films, as well as 12 non feature nominees including best short fiction film, Best short animation and Best feature length documentary in lead up for the inaugural Aacta Awards held in January 2012.
“Through Aacta,” Damian Trewhella, AFI Aacta CEO said, “we not only celebrate Australia’s best screen practitioners, but also engage audiences with our great stories; the Samsung AFI І Aacta Festival of Film provides a perfect platform for this at an exciting time for our screen industry.”
The festival aims to showcase the films to generate greater audience reach and engagement. “Having increased awareness of our screen industry...
The Festival will run from 6 October to 14 November in Sydney and 11 October to 14 November in Melbourne and showcase the 21 feature films, as well as 12 non feature nominees including best short fiction film, Best short animation and Best feature length documentary in lead up for the inaugural Aacta Awards held in January 2012.
“Through Aacta,” Damian Trewhella, AFI Aacta CEO said, “we not only celebrate Australia’s best screen practitioners, but also engage audiences with our great stories; the Samsung AFI І Aacta Festival of Film provides a perfect platform for this at an exciting time for our screen industry.”
The festival aims to showcase the films to generate greater audience reach and engagement. “Having increased awareness of our screen industry...
- 9/21/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The buzz word at this year’s Tiff is “doc.” For the first time in its 35-year history, the Toronto International Film Festival opened with a documentary: Davis Guggenheim‘s From The Sky Down, which profiles the world’s most popular rock band, U2. Filmgoers and critics are also buzzing over Crazy Horse, by verite legend Frederick Wiseman; Samsara (by Baraka‘s Ron Fricke); Tony Krawitz‘s The Tall Man,; and Girl Model by Ashley Sabin and David Redmon.
The doc vibe was in the air on Monday morning at a breakfast launch for Focus Foward. Sponsored by Cinelan and Ge, Focus Forward invites big-name documentarians such as Morgan Spurlock (Comic-Con: Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope), Nick Broomfield (Sarah Palin: You Betcha) and Jessica Yu (Last Call at the Oasis) to make three-minute socially conscious docs that A-list festivals like Sundance, Idfa and Tribeca will screen. It was a...
The doc vibe was in the air on Monday morning at a breakfast launch for Focus Foward. Sponsored by Cinelan and Ge, Focus Forward invites big-name documentarians such as Morgan Spurlock (Comic-Con: Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope), Nick Broomfield (Sarah Palin: You Betcha) and Jessica Yu (Last Call at the Oasis) to make three-minute socially conscious docs that A-list festivals like Sundance, Idfa and Tribeca will screen. It was a...
- 9/17/2011
- by Allan Tong
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The Eye Of The Storm recently won The Age Critics Award at Miff. Director Fred Schepisi spoke with Alice Terlikowski about his return to Australian storytelling, upcoming projects and the industry at large.
Roxanne, The Russia House and Six Degrees Of Separation, to name a few, are all under the belt of Australian director Fred Schepisi but it’s his latest work starring Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis that holds a particular significance to the Australian industry.
The 71-year-old director told Encore he’s been working on Australian stories for “quite a long time” but has always aimed to strike a balance between work in Hollywood and at home. The Eye Of The Storm is his first Australian film in 22 years, since Evil Angels – based on the story of Lindy Chamberlain.
“My generation grew up on very few Australian films. In most of the cinemas were American films but if...
Roxanne, The Russia House and Six Degrees Of Separation, to name a few, are all under the belt of Australian director Fred Schepisi but it’s his latest work starring Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis that holds a particular significance to the Australian industry.
The 71-year-old director told Encore he’s been working on Australian stories for “quite a long time” but has always aimed to strike a balance between work in Hollywood and at home. The Eye Of The Storm is his first Australian film in 22 years, since Evil Angels – based on the story of Lindy Chamberlain.
“My generation grew up on very few Australian films. In most of the cinemas were American films but if...
- 9/15/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Tony Krawitz's The Tall Man The first batch of nominees for the first Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) Awards, an upgraded version of the Australian Film Institute Awards, has been announced. The nominations are in the Best Documentary, Best Short Animation, and Best Short Fiction Film categories. Best Feature-Length Documentary: Life in Movement, Mrs. Carey's Concert, Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure, and The Tall Man. Best Short Fiction Film: Adam's Tallit, Cropped, The Palace, and The Telegram Man. Best Short Animation: Forget Me Not, The Missing Key, The Moment, and Nullabor. Filmmaker Sophie Hyde has two movies in the running for Best Feature-Length Documentary: Life in Movement, which she co-directed with Bryan Mason, and Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure, produced by Hyde and directed by Matthew Bate. Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond's Mrs. Carey's Concert, about a dedicated (obsessed?) high-school teacher...
- 8/31/2011
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
The AFI (Australian Film Institute) and Aacta (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) have announced the first nominees for the inaugural Aacta Awards to be held in January 2012.
The nominations for best Feature Length Documentary, Best Animated Short Film, and Best Short Film accompany the announcement of 23 feature films at the Aacta launch.
Said Damian Trewhella, AFI Aacta CEO, “From the concert hall to the Outback, and spanning decades, countries and genres, nominees announced today demonstrate the breadth and depth of Australian filmmaking talent. We look forward to recognising Australia’s best and brightest screen practitioners at the inaugural Samsung Aacta Awards in January, building on the proud, 53-year-old tradition of celebrating screen excellence in Australia established by the AFI.”
The nominees for the Aacta for best Feature Length Documentary are:
Life In Movement – about dancer Tanja Liedtke, produced by Sophie Hyde, Bryan Mason Mrs Carey’s Concert – follows...
The nominations for best Feature Length Documentary, Best Animated Short Film, and Best Short Film accompany the announcement of 23 feature films at the Aacta launch.
Said Damian Trewhella, AFI Aacta CEO, “From the concert hall to the Outback, and spanning decades, countries and genres, nominees announced today demonstrate the breadth and depth of Australian filmmaking talent. We look forward to recognising Australia’s best and brightest screen practitioners at the inaugural Samsung Aacta Awards in January, building on the proud, 53-year-old tradition of celebrating screen excellence in Australia established by the AFI.”
The nominees for the Aacta for best Feature Length Documentary are:
Life In Movement – about dancer Tanja Liedtke, produced by Sophie Hyde, Bryan Mason Mrs Carey’s Concert – follows...
- 8/30/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
There are a couple of reasons for revisiting the Toronto International Film Festival's lineup for its documentary program, Real to Reel. One of them is Aj Schnack's interview with Thom Powers, Tiff's Documentary and Mavericks Programmer, posted just hours after the Mavericks lineup was announced on Tuesday. Discussing the highlights of both programs, they touch on another reason: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory is making all sorts of headlines. Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's third film chronicling the odyssey of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr, aka the West Memphis Three, through the labyrinth of the Us legal system, follows Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) and Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000). All three films deal with what Powers calls in his Programmer's Note "an 18-year-old murder case that has become an iconic example of a legal witch hunt." In 1993, when all three men were still teens,...
- 8/25/2011
- MUBI
Director Tony Krawitz first burst into the film festival scene with Jewboy which premiered in Un Certain Regard at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and went on to screen at many other festivals around the world. He has recently completed his feature length documentary entitled The Tall Man, based the award-winning book by Chloe Hooper, telling the story of Cameron Doomadgee’s death in custody on Palm Island. The Tall Man and Snowtown join three other Australian feature films screening at Toronto – The Eye of the Storm, Burning Man and The Hunter, all of which look promising.
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- 8/23/2011
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
The Australian Writers’ Guild has announce the nominations for its 44th Awgie Awards.
The writers of Australia’s best stage, screen and radio scripts have been nominated across 23 awards, including Shaun Grant (Snowtown), Alice Addison (The Hunter), Jonathan Teplitzky (Burning Man) and Tony Krawitz
(The Tall Man) all screening at Tiff.
Awg President, Academy Award nominee Jan Sardi said in a statement, ‘The foundation of all great productions is the script. Each year the Awgie Awards recognise and celebrate the creators of those foundations, the writers. The nominations for this year’s Awgie awards clearly demonstrate the high standard of Australian performance writing. Some of the writers honoured today are familiar names, underscoring the consistent excellence of their work and ongoing contribution to our industry. Equally exciting are the new names and titles reflecting the breadth and vibrancy of Australian scriptwriting talent.”
As well as announcing the winners of the below categories,...
The writers of Australia’s best stage, screen and radio scripts have been nominated across 23 awards, including Shaun Grant (Snowtown), Alice Addison (The Hunter), Jonathan Teplitzky (Burning Man) and Tony Krawitz
(The Tall Man) all screening at Tiff.
Awg President, Academy Award nominee Jan Sardi said in a statement, ‘The foundation of all great productions is the script. Each year the Awgie Awards recognise and celebrate the creators of those foundations, the writers. The nominations for this year’s Awgie awards clearly demonstrate the high standard of Australian performance writing. Some of the writers honoured today are familiar names, underscoring the consistent excellence of their work and ongoing contribution to our industry. Equally exciting are the new names and titles reflecting the breadth and vibrancy of Australian scriptwriting talent.”
As well as announcing the winners of the below categories,...
- 8/18/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Announced on Wednesday, Julia Leigh’s Sleeping Beauty will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival (8-18 September). The film, which premiered at Cannes, joins five other Australian productions selected to premiere at the Canadian festival.
Screening in the Special Presentations program, alongside The Hunter (Daniel Nettheim), Eye of the Storm (Fred Schepisi), and Burning Man (Jonathan Teplitzky), it will be Sleeping Beauty‘s North American premiere.
Snowtown (Justin Kurzel) will screen in the Vanguard program while The Tall Man (Tony Krawitz) will be part of the Real to Reel program.
Sleeping Beauty has, to date, taken $302,000 at the local box office.
Written and directed by Leigh, Sleeping Beauty was produced by Jessica Brentnall for Magic Films Pty Ltd, exec produced by Timothy White, Jamie Hilton and stars Emily Browning and distributed by Transmission Films, E1 Films and UTA.
For more information on the festival, visit Tiff.
Screening in the Special Presentations program, alongside The Hunter (Daniel Nettheim), Eye of the Storm (Fred Schepisi), and Burning Man (Jonathan Teplitzky), it will be Sleeping Beauty‘s North American premiere.
Snowtown (Justin Kurzel) will screen in the Vanguard program while The Tall Man (Tony Krawitz) will be part of the Real to Reel program.
Sleeping Beauty has, to date, taken $302,000 at the local box office.
Written and directed by Leigh, Sleeping Beauty was produced by Jessica Brentnall for Magic Films Pty Ltd, exec produced by Timothy White, Jamie Hilton and stars Emily Browning and distributed by Transmission Films, E1 Films and UTA.
For more information on the festival, visit Tiff.
- 8/18/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
News is rolling out of Toronto for this year's festival, with the Galas and the Special Presentations sections announced. As always with Tiff, the sheer number of films can seem overwhelming, but with new films by David Cronenberg (A Dangerous Method, pictured above), Terence Davies (!), Francis Ford Coppola, Wang Xiaoshuai, Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, and William Friedkin added to big names that premiered already this year (including Almodóvar, Von Trier, Nanni Moretti, and Nicolas Winding Refn) it looks like the 2011 iteration will be as packed with must-see cinema as ever before. We'll be updating this listing as new lineups are announced. See Tiff's official website for details.
Galas
Albert Nobbs (Rodrigo Garcia, Ireland) Butter (Jim Field Smith, USA) A Dangerous Method (David Cronenberg, France/Ireland/UK/Germany/Canada) From the Sky Down (Davis Guggenheim, USA) A Happy Event (Rémi Bezançon, France) The Ides of March (George Clooney, USA) The Lady (Luc Besson,...
Galas
Albert Nobbs (Rodrigo Garcia, Ireland) Butter (Jim Field Smith, USA) A Dangerous Method (David Cronenberg, France/Ireland/UK/Germany/Canada) From the Sky Down (Davis Guggenheim, USA) A Happy Event (Rémi Bezançon, France) The Ides of March (George Clooney, USA) The Lady (Luc Besson,...
- 8/9/2011
- MUBI
Announced today, Australian feature documentary, The Tall Man, written and directed by Tony Krawitz (Jewboy) and produced by Darren Dale has been selected for the Toronto International Film Festival.
Screening in the Real to Reel program, it is The Tall Man‘s international premiere. Snowtown will screen in the festival’s Vanguard program.
[Above: Tony Krawitz speaks about the making of the film with Screen Australia at the Adelaide Film Festival in March 2011.]
The Tall Man is based on the award-winning book of the same name by Chloe Hooper about the story of Cameron Doomadgee’s death in custody on Palm Island in November 2004.
“I’m immensely proud that the film raises the profile in some small way of the struggle for justice faced by Indigenous Australians in 2011, and it’s terrific that this important story of Australia’s race relations will be showcased to an international audience,” said producer Darren Dale.
Kathleen Drumm, Screen Australia’s Head of Marketing said “It’s extremely competitive for a documentary to get...
Screening in the Real to Reel program, it is The Tall Man‘s international premiere. Snowtown will screen in the festival’s Vanguard program.
[Above: Tony Krawitz speaks about the making of the film with Screen Australia at the Adelaide Film Festival in March 2011.]
The Tall Man is based on the award-winning book of the same name by Chloe Hooper about the story of Cameron Doomadgee’s death in custody on Palm Island in November 2004.
“I’m immensely proud that the film raises the profile in some small way of the struggle for justice faced by Indigenous Australians in 2011, and it’s terrific that this important story of Australia’s race relations will be showcased to an international audience,” said producer Darren Dale.
Kathleen Drumm, Screen Australia’s Head of Marketing said “It’s extremely competitive for a documentary to get...
- 8/4/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Toronto International Film Festival has released the complete line-up of their impressive documentary slate which include new works from directors such as Morgan Spurlock, Werner Herzog and Alex Gibney. Herzog explores a triple homicide case in Texas in Into the Abyss; Morgan Spurlock follows fans to San Diego’s Comic-Con in Comic-Con: Episode IV – A Fan’s Hope; Jessica Yu delivers a wake-up call about the world’s water supply in Last Call at the Oasis; and Nick Broomfield visits Wasilla, Alaska in his search for the ‘real’ Sarah Palin in Sarah Palin – You Betcha! Here is the complete line-up. Enjoy
Masters
Pina Wim Wenders, Germany/France
Canadian Premiere
German master filmmaker Wim Wenders shoots in 3D to capture the brilliantly inventive dance world of Pina Bausch and her company, Tanztheater Wuppertal. Excerpts from many of her most famous pieces are shot outside in the streets and parks of...
Masters
Pina Wim Wenders, Germany/France
Canadian Premiere
German master filmmaker Wim Wenders shoots in 3D to capture the brilliantly inventive dance world of Pina Bausch and her company, Tanztheater Wuppertal. Excerpts from many of her most famous pieces are shot outside in the streets and parks of...
- 8/3/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
A week after the announcement of the first, and largest, wave of films added to this year’s Toronto International Film Festival slate, the festival is now finally rounding out its list, with some of the most interesting additions yet.
Criterion Collection fans will again see a few of their more beloved filmmakers involved here, as Wim Wenders will be bowing his latest film, Pina, during the festival, as will Werner Herzog (not truly a Criterion Collection approved filmmaker, but we’ll count it). Herzog will be bringing his new documentary, Into The Abyss, which looks at those behind at triple homicide, including one man who is on death row and will be put to death just days after speaking with the filmmaker.
Other additions include Ron Fricke’s Baraka follow up, Samsara, Nick Broomfield’s surely controversial documentary Sarah Palin – You Betcha!, and documentaries from Alex Gibney and Morgan Spurlock.
Criterion Collection fans will again see a few of their more beloved filmmakers involved here, as Wim Wenders will be bowing his latest film, Pina, during the festival, as will Werner Herzog (not truly a Criterion Collection approved filmmaker, but we’ll count it). Herzog will be bringing his new documentary, Into The Abyss, which looks at those behind at triple homicide, including one man who is on death row and will be put to death just days after speaking with the filmmaker.
Other additions include Ron Fricke’s Baraka follow up, Samsara, Nick Broomfield’s surely controversial documentary Sarah Palin – You Betcha!, and documentaries from Alex Gibney and Morgan Spurlock.
- 8/3/2011
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Shawn Ashmore, Ashley Bell, Shannyn Sossamon, Dominic Monaghan and Cory Hardrict in The Day
Photo: Content Media The 2011 Toronto International Film Festival announced 56 more movies added to its festival line-up this year with selections in the Vanguard, Midnight Madness, Documentaries, City to City and Tiff Kids programs. And to be honest, the line-up is filled with titles, most of which are absolutely new to me.
I have seen one of the films under the Vanguard banner, a selection of young and cutting edge features and I've heard of Joachim Trier's Oslo, August 31, Ben Wheatley's Kill List (watch the trailer to the right) was a hit at South by Southwest earlier this year and the documentary selections include familiar names such as Werner Herzog, Morgan Spurlock, Jonathan Demme, Alex Gibney and Wim Wenders, the latter of which is delivering a 3D documentary centered on the dance world of Pina Bausch and her company.
Photo: Content Media The 2011 Toronto International Film Festival announced 56 more movies added to its festival line-up this year with selections in the Vanguard, Midnight Madness, Documentaries, City to City and Tiff Kids programs. And to be honest, the line-up is filled with titles, most of which are absolutely new to me.
I have seen one of the films under the Vanguard banner, a selection of young and cutting edge features and I've heard of Joachim Trier's Oslo, August 31, Ben Wheatley's Kill List (watch the trailer to the right) was a hit at South by Southwest earlier this year and the documentary selections include familiar names such as Werner Herzog, Morgan Spurlock, Jonathan Demme, Alex Gibney and Wim Wenders, the latter of which is delivering a 3D documentary centered on the dance world of Pina Bausch and her company.
- 8/3/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
For the second consecutive year, Encore has chosen a select group of screen professionals who have achieved new heights in 2010/2011, whose decisions influence and shape Australia’s audiovisual industry, and whose work has stood out from the crowd. These are our Power 50.
1. Emile Sherman – Producer
Last February, Sherman became the first Australian producer to receive an Academy Award for Best Picture, alongside his See-Saw Films partner Iain Canning, and Bedlam Productions’ Gareth Unwin. It also won at the BAFTAs and the Producers Guild of America, in addition to the many other honours for its cast and crew.
While technically a UK production, the Australianness of the film is undeniable – and so is its success; with a modest U$15m budget, The King’s Speech has grossed more than $405m worldwide – one of the most successful independent films of all time. Read Emile Sherman interview
2. Baz Luhrmann – Director, writer, producer
There...
1. Emile Sherman – Producer
Last February, Sherman became the first Australian producer to receive an Academy Award for Best Picture, alongside his See-Saw Films partner Iain Canning, and Bedlam Productions’ Gareth Unwin. It also won at the BAFTAs and the Producers Guild of America, in addition to the many other honours for its cast and crew.
While technically a UK production, the Australianness of the film is undeniable – and so is its success; with a modest U$15m budget, The King’s Speech has grossed more than $405m worldwide – one of the most successful independent films of all time. Read Emile Sherman interview
2. Baz Luhrmann – Director, writer, producer
There...
- 6/9/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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