Today, it’s not so rare to see young adults with anxiety on our screens. What earlier would be considered taboo or something to be ashamed of is now spoken about more openly and represented positively on TV. Surviving Summer is just an Australian remix of American teen dramas, but somehow, even in its 30-minute episodes, it manages to cover a lot of ground. Given that each episode is mostly about beautiful visions of surfing and the ocean, you’d think that’s all the show is about. But it brings to the table a lot of problems teens face today. The show does a really good job of showing Summer’s maturity while still remaining authentic. It’s not like she goes through a transformation, has a makeover, and becomes a whole new person. She just learns to be a better person. The show encourages a sense of finding...
- 9/18/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
In Surviving Summer season 1, Summer embarked on a journey of self-discovery, learning to forge new connections, the art of adapting to others and embracing her own authenticity. At its core, the story revolves around Summer Torres, a spirited rebel with a penchant for chaos driven by the belief that no one truly cares for her. Her journey Down Under, which she initially perceived as a punishment, evolved into a test for growth and maturity. Through a series of remarkable encounters and challenges, Summer underwent a metamorphosis.
The once-reckless teenager blossomed into a responsible and considerate individual, exemplifying unwavering loyalty to her newfound friends. Her evolution was not without its hiccups, and she remained imperfect—a testament to the authenticity of her character. She also embarked on a journey of reconciliation with her mother, bridging emotional gaps and fostering a deeper understanding between them. Additionally, she showed her friends support during their own trials and tribulations,...
The once-reckless teenager blossomed into a responsible and considerate individual, exemplifying unwavering loyalty to her newfound friends. Her evolution was not without its hiccups, and she remained imperfect—a testament to the authenticity of her character. She also embarked on a journey of reconciliation with her mother, bridging emotional gaps and fostering a deeper understanding between them. Additionally, she showed her friends support during their own trials and tribulations,...
- 9/17/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
Two animated children’s projects and two live-action series will share in $3.2 million of production funding from Screen Australia.
Northern Pictures’ Tom Weekly Versus… and Werner Film Productions’ Surviving Summer are being made for ViacomCBS and Netflix, respectively, while animation offerings 100% Wolf: The Book of Hath from Flying Bark Productions and Kangaroo Beach Summer Special from Cheeky Little Media will both appear on the ABC.
Screen Australia’s head of content Sally Caplan said the funding reflected Screen Australia’s commitment to supporting quality Australian screen stories for young audiences.
“It’s important that Australian kids can see their stories and experiences reflected on screen and families around the country will be in for a treat with these new projects,” she said.
“Northern Pictures are going from strength to strength – building on the success of Hardball, they are now set to bring popular book series Tom Weekly to the screen.
Northern Pictures’ Tom Weekly Versus… and Werner Film Productions’ Surviving Summer are being made for ViacomCBS and Netflix, respectively, while animation offerings 100% Wolf: The Book of Hath from Flying Bark Productions and Kangaroo Beach Summer Special from Cheeky Little Media will both appear on the ABC.
Screen Australia’s head of content Sally Caplan said the funding reflected Screen Australia’s commitment to supporting quality Australian screen stories for young audiences.
“It’s important that Australian kids can see their stories and experiences reflected on screen and families around the country will be in for a treat with these new projects,” she said.
“Northern Pictures are going from strength to strength – building on the success of Hardball, they are now set to bring popular book series Tom Weekly to the screen.
- 8/20/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Director Eddie White is best known for writing and co-directing 2009.s The Cat Piano, an eight-and-a-half-minute marvel narrated by Nick Cave and shortlisted for best animated short at the Oscars alongside films by Pixar and Aardman.
White and co-director Ari Gibson made the short at The People.s Republic of Animation, the company White founded with high-school friends in Adelaide while studying acting at Flinders University.
The shingle was eventually bought by video game developer Halfbrick Studios (creators of Fruit Ninja), but White had already moved on, in 2012, as the company began to specialise in video games and apps..
.I chose to go freelance, because I just wanted to make films at that stage, and I could see that wasn.t the business model for them,. he said.
White spent a couple of years developing an animated feature with Gibson which never got off the ground, as well as churning out short animations on commission.
White and co-director Ari Gibson made the short at The People.s Republic of Animation, the company White founded with high-school friends in Adelaide while studying acting at Flinders University.
The shingle was eventually bought by video game developer Halfbrick Studios (creators of Fruit Ninja), but White had already moved on, in 2012, as the company began to specialise in video games and apps..
.I chose to go freelance, because I just wanted to make films at that stage, and I could see that wasn.t the business model for them,. he said.
White spent a couple of years developing an animated feature with Gibson which never got off the ground, as well as churning out short animations on commission.
- 2/10/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Why Watch? With its noir sensibilities, gorgeous animation and killer cool concept, this short film from Eddie White and Ari Gibson is like taking a long drag off a cigarette that’s been kept in the freezer. It toys around with double meanings as if words were its catnip, and Nick Cave offers his world-weary voice as narrator, tripping his tongue over some rich texts and tricky art work. What will it cost? Only 8 minutes. Skip Work. You’ve Got Time For More Short Films. Thanks to Rosie H. for sharing this with us.
- 3/13/2012
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
One of the greatest short films of 2009 was The Cat Piano, narrated by Nick Cave, which was shortlisted for an Academy Award. Written and directed by Ari Gibson and Eddie White, The Cat Piano did the viral rounds on the interwebs, fuelled by festival wins and great word of mouth. One of the people clearly wowed by it was Wally De Backer, a musician from Australia who trades under the name Gotye. For his previous music videos Gotye had collaborated with a range of animators, from Brendan Cook on 'Hearts A Mess', to Shannon Cross on 'Learnalilgivinanlovin', not to mention his longtime visual colloborator Jake Simkin. With a new album coinciding with headline Sydney Opera House gigs at the Graphic Festival this weekend, we can see that...
- 8/19/2011
- Screen Anarchy
This year’s BigPond Adelaide Film Festival will present 20 world premieres of new Australian works, and a total of 48 local features and shorts.
The 12 films competing for the International Award for Best Feature Film have also been announced: Four Times (Italy, dir: Michelangelo Frammartino); Here I Am (Australia, dir: Beck Cole); Tuesday After Christmas (Romania, dir: Radu Muntean); Incendies (Canada,dir:: Denis Villeneuve); Meek’s Cutoff (USA, dir: Kelly Reichardt); Mysteries of Lisbon (Portugal, dir: Raoul Ruiz); Nostalgia For the Light (Chile, dir: Patricio Guzman); October (Peru, dir: Daniel Vega Vidal and Diego Vega Vidal); Piano in a Factory (China, dir: Zhang Meng); Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure (Australia, dir: Matt Bate); Whisper with the Wind (Iraq, dir: Shahram Alidi); and Year Without a Summer (Malaysia, dir: Tan Chui Mui).
The films will be judged by Julietta Sichel (jury president/Karlovy Vary Film Festival), Pierre Rissient (Cannes), Hossein...
The 12 films competing for the International Award for Best Feature Film have also been announced: Four Times (Italy, dir: Michelangelo Frammartino); Here I Am (Australia, dir: Beck Cole); Tuesday After Christmas (Romania, dir: Radu Muntean); Incendies (Canada,dir:: Denis Villeneuve); Meek’s Cutoff (USA, dir: Kelly Reichardt); Mysteries of Lisbon (Portugal, dir: Raoul Ruiz); Nostalgia For the Light (Chile, dir: Patricio Guzman); October (Peru, dir: Daniel Vega Vidal and Diego Vega Vidal); Piano in a Factory (China, dir: Zhang Meng); Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure (Australia, dir: Matt Bate); Whisper with the Wind (Iraq, dir: Shahram Alidi); and Year Without a Summer (Malaysia, dir: Tan Chui Mui).
The films will be judged by Julietta Sichel (jury president/Karlovy Vary Film Festival), Pierre Rissient (Cannes), Hossein...
- 1/28/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled its list of the 10 animated short films. And they are:
."The Cat Piano," Eddie White and Ari Gibson, directors (The People's Republic of Animation)
."French Roast," Fabrice O. Joubert, director (Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films)
."Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty," Nicky Phelan, director, and Darragh O'Connell, producer (Brown Bag Films)
."The Kinematograph," Tomek Baginski, director-producer (Platige Image)
."The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)," Javier Recio Gracia, director (Kandor Graphics and Green Moon)
."Logorama," Nicolas Schmerkin, producer (Autour de Minuit)
."A Matter of Loaf and Death," Nick Park, director (Aardman Animations Ltd.)
."Partly Cloudy," Peter Sohn, director (Pixar Animation Studios)
."Runaway," Cordell Barker, director (National Film Board of Canada)
."Variete," Roelof van den Bergh, director (il Luster Productions)
The branch members will select five nominees among this list for the 82nd Academy Awards. Final nominations will be announced Tuesday, February 2nd.
."The Cat Piano," Eddie White and Ari Gibson, directors (The People's Republic of Animation)
."French Roast," Fabrice O. Joubert, director (Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films)
."Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty," Nicky Phelan, director, and Darragh O'Connell, producer (Brown Bag Films)
."The Kinematograph," Tomek Baginski, director-producer (Platige Image)
."The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)," Javier Recio Gracia, director (Kandor Graphics and Green Moon)
."Logorama," Nicolas Schmerkin, producer (Autour de Minuit)
."A Matter of Loaf and Death," Nick Park, director (Aardman Animations Ltd.)
."Partly Cloudy," Peter Sohn, director (Pixar Animation Studios)
."Runaway," Cordell Barker, director (National Film Board of Canada)
."Variete," Roelof van den Bergh, director (il Luster Productions)
The branch members will select five nominees among this list for the 82nd Academy Awards. Final nominations will be announced Tuesday, February 2nd.
- 11/22/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
AMPAS announced late Friday afternoon that 10 animated short films will move on to the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards. Thirty-seven pictures had originally qualified in the category.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company:
“The Cat Piano,” Eddie White and Ari Gibson, directors (The People’s Republic of Animation) “French Roast,” Fabrice O. Joubert, director (Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films) “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty,” Nicky Phelan, director, and Darragh O’Connell, producer (Brown Bag Films) “The Kinematograph,” Tomek Baginski, director-producer (Platige Image) “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte),” Javier Recio Gracia, director (Kandor Graphics and Green Moon) “Logorama,” Nicolas Schmerkin, producer (Autour de Minuit) “A Matter of Loaf and Death,” Nick Park, director (Aardman Animations Ltd.) “Partly Cloudy,” Peter Sohn, director (Pixar Animation Studios) “Runaway,” Cordell Barker, director (National Film Board of Canada) “Variete,” Roelof van den Bergh,...
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company:
“The Cat Piano,” Eddie White and Ari Gibson, directors (The People’s Republic of Animation) “French Roast,” Fabrice O. Joubert, director (Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films) “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty,” Nicky Phelan, director, and Darragh O’Connell, producer (Brown Bag Films) “The Kinematograph,” Tomek Baginski, director-producer (Platige Image) “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte),” Javier Recio Gracia, director (Kandor Graphics and Green Moon) “Logorama,” Nicolas Schmerkin, producer (Autour de Minuit) “A Matter of Loaf and Death,” Nick Park, director (Aardman Animations Ltd.) “Partly Cloudy,” Peter Sohn, director (Pixar Animation Studios) “Runaway,” Cordell Barker, director (National Film Board of Canada) “Variete,” Roelof van den Bergh,...
- 11/21/2009
- by Michelle
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the animated short films short list, a list of 10 shorts, narrowed down from 37 films, that will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards. The Academy branch members will select five nominees from the ten titles. I have included the list of 10 short films after the jump, along with trailers/previews, or video embeds of the full short films, when available. "The Cat Piano," Eddie White and Ari Gibson The Cat Piano from Pra on Vimeo. "French Roast," Fabrice O. Joubert "Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty," Nicky Phelan "The Kinematograph," Tomek Baginski "The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)," Javier Recio Gracia "Logorama," Nicolas Schmerkin [new video] "A Matter of Loaf and Death," Nick Park "Partly Cloudy," Peter Sohn "Runaway," Cordell Barker "Variete," Roelof van den Bergh The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced Tuesday, February 2nd,...
- 11/21/2009
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
- 11/21/2009
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
Updated: Thankfully a user has sent in the trailer for Nicolas Schmerkin's Logorama so I now have video previews (and a couple of full versions) of all ten Animated Short Film Oscar Contenders.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the ten animated short films that have advanced in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards and I have compiled video previews for nine of the ten.
The only film I wasn't able to find any video for was Nicolas Schmerkin's Logorama, but I was able to find the image you see just to the right. If anyone is able to find actual video please let me know.
The ten films selected remain out of an original 37 that were submitted after the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Reviewing Committee viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting in screenings held...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the ten animated short films that have advanced in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards and I have compiled video previews for nine of the ten.
The only film I wasn't able to find any video for was Nicolas Schmerkin's Logorama, but I was able to find the image you see just to the right. If anyone is able to find actual video please let me know.
The ten films selected remain out of an original 37 that were submitted after the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Reviewing Committee viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting in screenings held...
- 11/21/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Thirty-seven pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company: “The Cat Piano,” Eddie White and Ari Gibson, directors (The People’s Republic of Animation) “French Roast,” Fabrice O. Joubert, director (Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films) “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty,” Nicky Phelan, director, and Darragh O’Connell, producer (Brown Bag Films) “The Kinematograph,” Tomek Baginski, director-producer (Platige Image) “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la [...]...
- 11/20/2009
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 10 semi-finalists in the animated short film category of the 2010 Academy Awards. Thirty-seven entries had originally qualified in the category. They are: The Cat Piano, Eddie White and Ari Gibson, directors (The People’s Republic of Animation) French Roast, Fabrice O. Joubert, director (Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films) Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty, Nicky Phelan, director, and Darragh O’Connell, producer (Brown Bag Films) The Kinematograph, Tomek Baginski, director-producer (Platige Image) The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte), Javier Recio Gracia, director (Kandor Graphics and Green Moon) Logorama, Nicolas Schmerkin, producer (Autour de Minuit) A Matter of Loaf and Death, Nick Park, director (Aardman Animations Ltd.) Partly Cloudy, Peter [...]...
- 11/20/2009
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
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