Australia is in the midst of a production boom. Marcus Gillezeau, an International Digital Emmy and Aacta Award-winning independent producer, writer and EP examines how Australian creatives can use this moment for long-term benefit.
Scan the headlines and you’d be aware Australia is currently experiencing an unprecedented boom in production. The list of TV series and feature films being shot here, starring a host of A-list international and Australian cast, is clearly fantastic for service companies, crew and actors. Domestic production also appears to be continuing alongside, and many production companies report ‘things are going well’.
Given the current focus on Australia as a production destination, what are the current opportunities for local producers to forge international partnerships and turn the boom in to long-term sustainable growth? How do we capitalise on this moment and the global content boom, ensure we are more than a backlot to Hollywood, and...
Scan the headlines and you’d be aware Australia is currently experiencing an unprecedented boom in production. The list of TV series and feature films being shot here, starring a host of A-list international and Australian cast, is clearly fantastic for service companies, crew and actors. Domestic production also appears to be continuing alongside, and many production companies report ‘things are going well’.
Given the current focus on Australia as a production destination, what are the current opportunities for local producers to forge international partnerships and turn the boom in to long-term sustainable growth? How do we capitalise on this moment and the global content boom, ensure we are more than a backlot to Hollywood, and...
- 5/4/2021
- by Marcus Gillezeau
- IF.com.au
‘Own The Sky’.
Director Gregory Read (Like Minds) describes the process of creating his recent project, feature documentary Own The Sky, as “chaos in the best possible form”.
The doc follows an old school friend of Read’s, David Mayman, on his quest to build and fly the world’s first jetpack. Along the way, Mayman faces setback after setback, including crashes and injury, though his obsession rarely abates.
Read first rolled camera back 2007, never quite knowing what to expect or if Mayman’s ambitions would ever come to be realised. At times, the process of completing the doc was uncertain as process of creating the jetpack itself.
Ultimately Own The Sky became a consuming, 12 year journey, one that meant Read would often have to travel at the drop of a hat to wherever Mayman was conducting tests, from Mexico to the Czech Republic.
All the while the filmmaker was...
Director Gregory Read (Like Minds) describes the process of creating his recent project, feature documentary Own The Sky, as “chaos in the best possible form”.
The doc follows an old school friend of Read’s, David Mayman, on his quest to build and fly the world’s first jetpack. Along the way, Mayman faces setback after setback, including crashes and injury, though his obsession rarely abates.
Read first rolled camera back 2007, never quite knowing what to expect or if Mayman’s ambitions would ever come to be realised. At times, the process of completing the doc was uncertain as process of creating the jetpack itself.
Ultimately Own The Sky became a consuming, 12 year journey, one that meant Read would often have to travel at the drop of a hat to wherever Mayman was conducting tests, from Mexico to the Czech Republic.
All the while the filmmaker was...
- 10/11/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Stan Original ‘Bloom’.
Marcus Gillezeau, an International Digital Emmy and Aacta Award-winning independent producer, writer and Ep, suggests Australia needs a ‘whole-of-country’ approach to reap the benefits of the streaming age.
The launch of Disney + and Apple TV+ this month have landed bang in the middle of the annual Screen Producers Australia (Spa) conference, Screen Forever. Independent producers attending will undoubtedly be keen to know if Disney and Apple, along with the other major studio streamers, are likely to increase production expenditure in Australia.
The back-to-back announcements of AppleTV+’s Shantaram , Netflix’s Clickbait, Amazon’s comedy series Lol: Last One Laughing and 10-part stand-up special certainly point to significant opportunity. However, some are asking whether these productions are a genuine sign of things to come or just a handful of ad-hoc one-offs.
The existing streaming landscape in Australia provides a staggering array of choice, both free and paid.
Marcus Gillezeau, an International Digital Emmy and Aacta Award-winning independent producer, writer and Ep, suggests Australia needs a ‘whole-of-country’ approach to reap the benefits of the streaming age.
The launch of Disney + and Apple TV+ this month have landed bang in the middle of the annual Screen Producers Australia (Spa) conference, Screen Forever. Independent producers attending will undoubtedly be keen to know if Disney and Apple, along with the other major studio streamers, are likely to increase production expenditure in Australia.
The back-to-back announcements of AppleTV+’s Shantaram , Netflix’s Clickbait, Amazon’s comedy series Lol: Last One Laughing and 10-part stand-up special certainly point to significant opportunity. However, some are asking whether these productions are a genuine sign of things to come or just a handful of ad-hoc one-offs.
The existing streaming landscape in Australia provides a staggering array of choice, both free and paid.
- 11/11/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Spa president and Wildbear Entertainment managing director Michael Tear.
Ed Punchard, John Hughes, Jenni Tosi, Dan Read, Rebecca Summerton, Tracey Vieira and Suzanne Ryan will join the Screen Producers Australia (Spa) council for 2019-2020.
The new councillors were confirmed at Spa’s Annual General Meeting in Sydney on Friday.
Wildbear Entertainment managing director Michael Tear continues as president and Studio 100 International/Flying Bark Productions’ Barbara Stephen as vice president. Outgoing members including Marcus Gillezeau, Sean Meltzer, Wayne Borg and Tanya Cambers.
The council is designed to be comprised of producer members from across the feature film, television, documentary, immersive media and animation sectors, as well as members from service and facilities businesses.
“We’re pleased to announce the newly elected Councillors who represent a significant cross section of the production industry in Australia across a wide range of genres, geographical areas and businesses structures,” said Spa CEO Matthew Deaner.
“Our Councillors serve a vital role,...
Ed Punchard, John Hughes, Jenni Tosi, Dan Read, Rebecca Summerton, Tracey Vieira and Suzanne Ryan will join the Screen Producers Australia (Spa) council for 2019-2020.
The new councillors were confirmed at Spa’s Annual General Meeting in Sydney on Friday.
Wildbear Entertainment managing director Michael Tear continues as president and Studio 100 International/Flying Bark Productions’ Barbara Stephen as vice president. Outgoing members including Marcus Gillezeau, Sean Meltzer, Wayne Borg and Tanya Cambers.
The council is designed to be comprised of producer members from across the feature film, television, documentary, immersive media and animation sectors, as well as members from service and facilities businesses.
“We’re pleased to announce the newly elected Councillors who represent a significant cross section of the production industry in Australia across a wide range of genres, geographical areas and businesses structures,” said Spa CEO Matthew Deaner.
“Our Councillors serve a vital role,...
- 11/3/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Annika Glac and Robyn Kershaw.
Marie Curie, the Polish-born physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, is often portrayed on screen and in books as stuffy, cold and asexual.
That characterisation is unfair and inaccurate, according to Polish/Australian filmmaker Annika Glac, who aims to set the record straight in her biopic Radiant.
The drama will focus on the Nobel Prize winner from the time she won the top prize in chemistry and physics at Sorbonne University through her marriage to Pierre Curie, his death and her subsequent affair with married Frenchman Paul Langevin.
“When I read her letters to Pierre, they were so touching, passionate and beautiful,” Glac tells If. “She had a delicate psychology which you never see in the films and documentaries that were made about her.”
Producer Robyn Kershaw, who met the writer-director through a mutual friend, is raising the finance from Polish, French...
Marie Curie, the Polish-born physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, is often portrayed on screen and in books as stuffy, cold and asexual.
That characterisation is unfair and inaccurate, according to Polish/Australian filmmaker Annika Glac, who aims to set the record straight in her biopic Radiant.
The drama will focus on the Nobel Prize winner from the time she won the top prize in chemistry and physics at Sorbonne University through her marriage to Pierre Curie, his death and her subsequent affair with married Frenchman Paul Langevin.
“When I read her letters to Pierre, they were so touching, passionate and beautiful,” Glac tells If. “She had a delicate psychology which you never see in the films and documentaries that were made about her.”
Producer Robyn Kershaw, who met the writer-director through a mutual friend, is raising the finance from Polish, French...
- 10/13/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Ellenor Cox.
Emmy and Aacta Award winning producer turned screen sector executive coach Ellenor Cox explains why she feels curiosity is the single most defining feature of a successful creative career.
I clearly remember the moment as a 21 year old, freshly inducted into the hallowed halls of Qantas’s marketing department, when I came across an article stating that the average Australian will change their careers three times in their lives.
“Well, that will never be me!” I proclaimed, still chuffed at being accepted into this insanely competitive graduate management trainee program, envisaging myself grey-haired but with the corner office.
Yet six years later I experienced what’s now known as a ‘quarter life crisis’ and I took myself off backpacking indefinitely through Europe to ‘find myself’.
Fast forward and after an almost 25 year career as a film producer, I’m reaching that statistical average; I’m revelling in my...
Emmy and Aacta Award winning producer turned screen sector executive coach Ellenor Cox explains why she feels curiosity is the single most defining feature of a successful creative career.
I clearly remember the moment as a 21 year old, freshly inducted into the hallowed halls of Qantas’s marketing department, when I came across an article stating that the average Australian will change their careers three times in their lives.
“Well, that will never be me!” I proclaimed, still chuffed at being accepted into this insanely competitive graduate management trainee program, envisaging myself grey-haired but with the corner office.
Yet six years later I experienced what’s now known as a ‘quarter life crisis’ and I took myself off backpacking indefinitely through Europe to ‘find myself’.
Fast forward and after an almost 25 year career as a film producer, I’m reaching that statistical average; I’m revelling in my...
- 9/19/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Barbara Stephen.
Flying Bark managing director Barbara Stephen is the new vice president of the Screen Producers Australia Council, succeeding Tania Chambers who remains on as a councillor.
Fremantle’s head business and legal affairs Amy Noble also joins the council as a new member, while Janelle Landers, president Wbmc has departed.
Spa held its annual general meeting yesterday in Sydney.
“We’re pleased to announce the newly elected councillors who represent a significant cross section of the production industry in Australia across a wide range of genres, geographical areas and businesses structures,” said Spa CEO Matthew Deaner.
“Our councillors are well recognised through the breadth and depth of their experience, achievements and contributions. I particularly recognise and pay tribute to all our office bearers past and present and our over 500 members who ensure our organisation is successful and our industry co-ordinates its industrial and government policy work for maximum impact.
Flying Bark managing director Barbara Stephen is the new vice president of the Screen Producers Australia Council, succeeding Tania Chambers who remains on as a councillor.
Fremantle’s head business and legal affairs Amy Noble also joins the council as a new member, while Janelle Landers, president Wbmc has departed.
Spa held its annual general meeting yesterday in Sydney.
“We’re pleased to announce the newly elected councillors who represent a significant cross section of the production industry in Australia across a wide range of genres, geographical areas and businesses structures,” said Spa CEO Matthew Deaner.
“Our councillors are well recognised through the breadth and depth of their experience, achievements and contributions. I particularly recognise and pay tribute to all our office bearers past and present and our over 500 members who ensure our organisation is successful and our industry co-ordinates its industrial and government policy work for maximum impact.
- 10/31/2018
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Hilary Swank in ‘I Am Mother.’
Executives at Studiocanal are so confident that Grant Sputore’s I Am Mother will get a meaningful Us release they plan to launch the sci-fi thriller in Australia after the Us.
Adelaide Film Festival audiences will see a work-in-progress of Sputore’s debut feature, which stars Hilary Swank, newcomer Clara Rugaard, a former Disney Channel star in Denmark, and Rose Byrne, on October 12.
Rugaard plays a lonely teenager who is raised by ‘Mother,’ a kindly robot designed to repopulate the Earth following the extinction of mankind. That bond is threatened when a blood-drenched woman played by Swank turns up, calling into question everything the girl had been told about the outside world.
Byrne will voice the robot, which was designed by Kiwi special effects house Weta Workshop. Sputore described the collaboration with the Weta team led by founder Richard Taylor as a “dream.”
After...
Executives at Studiocanal are so confident that Grant Sputore’s I Am Mother will get a meaningful Us release they plan to launch the sci-fi thriller in Australia after the Us.
Adelaide Film Festival audiences will see a work-in-progress of Sputore’s debut feature, which stars Hilary Swank, newcomer Clara Rugaard, a former Disney Channel star in Denmark, and Rose Byrne, on October 12.
Rugaard plays a lonely teenager who is raised by ‘Mother,’ a kindly robot designed to repopulate the Earth following the extinction of mankind. That bond is threatened when a blood-drenched woman played by Swank turns up, calling into question everything the girl had been told about the outside world.
Byrne will voice the robot, which was designed by Kiwi special effects house Weta Workshop. Sputore described the collaboration with the Weta team led by founder Richard Taylor as a “dream.”
After...
- 10/2/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Elizabeth Trotman.
Studiocanal Australia and Goalpost Pictures are developing a feature based on the true story of members of the Vienna Mozart Boys’ Choir and their choirmaster who were trapped in Australia during World War II.
Keith Thompson is writing the first draft and Goalpost’s Rosemary Bright will produce.
It’s the second project backed by the Studiocanal Australia Cultivator Fund which launched in March 2017, but has only just been announced following Screen Australia’s decision to provide development funding.
The 20-strong choir, aged 8 to 14, arrived in Australia in 1939. When war broke out they were declared enemy aliens after their final concert in Perth. The choristers were “adopted” by Melbourne’s Archbishop Daniel Mannix, who made them the choir of his cathedral and arranged for their education and board and lodging with local families.
The choirmaster, Dr Georg Gruber, moved into the home of the visit’s sponsor, Henrietta Marsh.
Studiocanal Australia and Goalpost Pictures are developing a feature based on the true story of members of the Vienna Mozart Boys’ Choir and their choirmaster who were trapped in Australia during World War II.
Keith Thompson is writing the first draft and Goalpost’s Rosemary Bright will produce.
It’s the second project backed by the Studiocanal Australia Cultivator Fund which launched in March 2017, but has only just been announced following Screen Australia’s decision to provide development funding.
The 20-strong choir, aged 8 to 14, arrived in Australia in 1939. When war broke out they were declared enemy aliens after their final concert in Perth. The choristers were “adopted” by Melbourne’s Archbishop Daniel Mannix, who made them the choir of his cathedral and arranged for their education and board and lodging with local families.
The choirmaster, Dr Georg Gruber, moved into the home of the visit’s sponsor, Henrietta Marsh.
- 9/25/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Studiocanal Australia is making a movie about seminal cosmetics entrepreneur Helena Rubinstein.
Helena will chart the life of the revered Polish-American businesswoman, art collector and philanthropist who was well known for her rivalry with Elizabeth Arden. In particular the film will focus on the the late 1920s when Rubinstein was at the height of her powers but had to choose between her empire and her family.
Producers are Antony Waddington (The Eye of the Storm) and Marcus Gillezeau (Storm Surfers 3D). It is written by Katherine Thomson (Answered by Fire).
The pic is the first development project to be funded through Studiocanal’s Cultivator Fund dedicated to Oz and Nz stories. Rubinstein began her cosmetics business in Oz and her first Melbourne store was a forerunner to those in Paris, London and New York.
Studiocanal is partnering with Oz outfit Scripted Ink on the development. Backers include Create Nsw and...
Helena will chart the life of the revered Polish-American businesswoman, art collector and philanthropist who was well known for her rivalry with Elizabeth Arden. In particular the film will focus on the the late 1920s when Rubinstein was at the height of her powers but had to choose between her empire and her family.
Producers are Antony Waddington (The Eye of the Storm) and Marcus Gillezeau (Storm Surfers 3D). It is written by Katherine Thomson (Answered by Fire).
The pic is the first development project to be funded through Studiocanal’s Cultivator Fund dedicated to Oz and Nz stories. Rubinstein began her cosmetics business in Oz and her first Melbourne store was a forerunner to those in Paris, London and New York.
Studiocanal is partnering with Oz outfit Scripted Ink on the development. Backers include Create Nsw and...
- 8/9/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The life of iconic 20th century businesswoman and cosmetics pioneer Helena Rubinstein will be presented as a feature movie, “Helena” by Studiocanal Australia.
“Helena” is produced by Anthony Waddington (“The Eye of the Storm”) and Marcus Gillezeau (“Storm Surfers 3D”) with a screenplay by Katherine Thomson (“Answered by Fire”).
Rubinstein was a pioneering Polish-Australian-American businesswoman who beat the men of Wall Street at their own game, and oversaw an empire with booming salons in London, Paris, Melbourne and New York. She was also a noted art-collector and philanthropist. The film is set in 1928 when she is faced with a choice of giving up control of her empire or losing her marriage with Edward Titus, and her children.
No cast, budget or international partners have been disclosed. Producers say that production will begin in 2019.
“Helena” is the first project to be developed through the Studiocanal Cultivator Fund, a cash pool intended...
“Helena” is produced by Anthony Waddington (“The Eye of the Storm”) and Marcus Gillezeau (“Storm Surfers 3D”) with a screenplay by Katherine Thomson (“Answered by Fire”).
Rubinstein was a pioneering Polish-Australian-American businesswoman who beat the men of Wall Street at their own game, and oversaw an empire with booming salons in London, Paris, Melbourne and New York. She was also a noted art-collector and philanthropist. The film is set in 1928 when she is faced with a choice of giving up control of her empire or losing her marriage with Edward Titus, and her children.
No cast, budget or international partners have been disclosed. Producers say that production will begin in 2019.
“Helena” is the first project to be developed through the Studiocanal Cultivator Fund, a cash pool intended...
- 8/9/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Matthew Deaner in conversation with Dana Brunetti at the 2015 Screen Forever Conference.
The Screen Producers Australia Council for 2016-17 has been unveiled.
.The Councillors are well recognized within the industry through the breadth and depth of their achievements and contribution to the industry,. said Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner..
.I would like to thank the outgoing Council, with particular acknowledgement to Chris Oliver-Taylor who served as President and Ben Grant who was Vice President, and I look forward to working with Michael Tear and Tania Chambers in their newly elected roles as President and Vice-President respectively."
Tear, the CEO of WildBear Entertainment, said: .I am delighted to be elected President of Screen Producers Australia and am thrilled at the opportunity to work closely with Matt and his team. In an ever evolving production environment, the role of Screen Producers Australia is crucial and it is a great privilege to...
The Screen Producers Australia Council for 2016-17 has been unveiled.
.The Councillors are well recognized within the industry through the breadth and depth of their achievements and contribution to the industry,. said Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner..
.I would like to thank the outgoing Council, with particular acknowledgement to Chris Oliver-Taylor who served as President and Ben Grant who was Vice President, and I look forward to working with Michael Tear and Tania Chambers in their newly elected roles as President and Vice-President respectively."
Tear, the CEO of WildBear Entertainment, said: .I am delighted to be elected President of Screen Producers Australia and am thrilled at the opportunity to work closely with Matt and his team. In an ever evolving production environment, the role of Screen Producers Australia is crucial and it is a great privilege to...
- 11/2/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Charlie Hill-Smith.s feature documentary Motorkite Dreaming, screening at Dungog Festival this weekend, isn.t your typical adventure film..
Motorkite Dreaming follows two friends and their fiancés on a 4,000 kilometre journey across outback Australia — from Adelaide to Broome — on second-hand microlight aircraft, essentially 'hang-gliders with lawn mower engines'.
The pilots — Aidan Glasby and Daryl Clarke — are amateurs, so there were .just the right number of crashes. along the way, director Hill-Smith told If.
.If there is a perfect type or number of plane crashes, I think we had it. No one got hurt seriously and no one died,. he said. .These guys only got their licences a week before we left. So inexperienced isn.t really summing it up..
Motorkite Dreaming had a limited cinema tour back in August and continues to travel, doing roadshow screenings in local communities. A 5x26 TV series version will also broadcast later this year on Nitv and Sbs Viceland,...
Motorkite Dreaming follows two friends and their fiancés on a 4,000 kilometre journey across outback Australia — from Adelaide to Broome — on second-hand microlight aircraft, essentially 'hang-gliders with lawn mower engines'.
The pilots — Aidan Glasby and Daryl Clarke — are amateurs, so there were .just the right number of crashes. along the way, director Hill-Smith told If.
.If there is a perfect type or number of plane crashes, I think we had it. No one got hurt seriously and no one died,. he said. .These guys only got their licences a week before we left. So inexperienced isn.t really summing it up..
Motorkite Dreaming had a limited cinema tour back in August and continues to travel, doing roadshow screenings in local communities. A 5x26 TV series version will also broadcast later this year on Nitv and Sbs Viceland,...
- 10/28/2016
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Big Bad Love host Becky Lucas.
Five documentaries from emerging filmmakers will screen on ABC2 and iview over the next two months as part of the ABC and Screen Australia.s Opening Shot initiative.
This is the fourth season of the initiative, which gives five filmmaking teams.—.all with a director under 35 years of age.—.the opportunity to create a prime- time doco with a younger perspective.
ABC TV Head of Factual, Steve Bibb, said this season would bring a diverse range of perspectives to our screens. .It.s never been more important to be making local content told from the perspective of young Australians."
Screen Australia.s senior manager, documentary, Liz Stevens said Opening Shot was a proven launching pad, as demonstrated by the success of past alumni like Maya Newell (Growing Up Gayby) and Madeleine Parry (Meatwork).
.We look forward to seeing how these new stories connect with...
Five documentaries from emerging filmmakers will screen on ABC2 and iview over the next two months as part of the ABC and Screen Australia.s Opening Shot initiative.
This is the fourth season of the initiative, which gives five filmmaking teams.—.all with a director under 35 years of age.—.the opportunity to create a prime- time doco with a younger perspective.
ABC TV Head of Factual, Steve Bibb, said this season would bring a diverse range of perspectives to our screens. .It.s never been more important to be making local content told from the perspective of young Australians."
Screen Australia.s senior manager, documentary, Liz Stevens said Opening Shot was a proven launching pad, as demonstrated by the success of past alumni like Maya Newell (Growing Up Gayby) and Madeleine Parry (Meatwork).
.We look forward to seeing how these new stories connect with...
- 10/25/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Big Bad Love host Becky Lucas.
Five documentaries from emerging filmmakers will screen on ABC2 and iview over the next two months as part of the ABC and Screen Australia.s Opening Shot initiative.
This is the fourth season of the initiative, which gives five filmmaking teams.—.all with a director under 35 years of age.—.the opportunity to create a prime- time doco with a younger perspective.
ABC TV Head of Factual, Steve Bibb, said this season would bring a diverse range of perspectives to our screens. .It.s never been more important to be making local content told from the perspective of young Australians."
Screen Australia.s senior manager, documentary, Liz Stevens said Opening Shot was a proven launching pad, as demonstrated by the success of past alumni like Maya Newell (Growing Up Gayby) and Madeleine Parry (Meatwork).
.We look forward to seeing how these new stories connect with...
Five documentaries from emerging filmmakers will screen on ABC2 and iview over the next two months as part of the ABC and Screen Australia.s Opening Shot initiative.
This is the fourth season of the initiative, which gives five filmmaking teams.—.all with a director under 35 years of age.—.the opportunity to create a prime- time doco with a younger perspective.
ABC TV Head of Factual, Steve Bibb, said this season would bring a diverse range of perspectives to our screens. .It.s never been more important to be making local content told from the perspective of young Australians."
Screen Australia.s senior manager, documentary, Liz Stevens said Opening Shot was a proven launching pad, as demonstrated by the success of past alumni like Maya Newell (Growing Up Gayby) and Madeleine Parry (Meatwork).
.We look forward to seeing how these new stories connect with...
- 10/25/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Motorkite Dreaming.
New distribution start-up Screen Impact is premiering its first feature, Motorkite Dreaming, at the inaugural Hot Docs in Sydney this week..
The film follows two amateur adventurer mates and their fiancés as they complete a daring flight across 4000kms of outback Australia in .microlight. aircraft, described as "a hang-glider with a lawn-mower engine"..
Following festival screenings in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney, the film will tour select cinemas nationally in August..
Later in the year, a five-part television version of the film will broadcast on Sbs 2 and Nitv.
.Motorkite Dreaming is a new way of story-telling using a new model to bring it to audiences,. said Screen Impact founder Simon Nasht. .It will be available in many formats, for many screens, when and where people want to enjoy it..
Screen Impact will be making the film available globally to digitally stream and download, while Red Bull will be screening...
New distribution start-up Screen Impact is premiering its first feature, Motorkite Dreaming, at the inaugural Hot Docs in Sydney this week..
The film follows two amateur adventurer mates and their fiancés as they complete a daring flight across 4000kms of outback Australia in .microlight. aircraft, described as "a hang-glider with a lawn-mower engine"..
Following festival screenings in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney, the film will tour select cinemas nationally in August..
Later in the year, a five-part television version of the film will broadcast on Sbs 2 and Nitv.
.Motorkite Dreaming is a new way of story-telling using a new model to bring it to audiences,. said Screen Impact founder Simon Nasht. .It will be available in many formats, for many screens, when and where people want to enjoy it..
Screen Impact will be making the film available globally to digitally stream and download, while Red Bull will be screening...
- 6/27/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
New production company Pavillion Entertainment and Financing's first two projects - Motorkite Dreaming and Own the Sky - are now in advanced stages of production.
This comes six months after the company was established to finance and produce feature documentaries, scripted features based on true stories and blue chip documentaries for television.
Pavillion Entertainment & Finance was established by award winning producer Marcus Gillezeau (Storm Surfers 3D, Scorched). .
Gillezeau said: .Through the establishment of Pavilion we are providing a single destination for creatives to finance, produce and rights manage their factual productions and projects.. .The first two productions are:
The feature documentary Own the Sky chronicles one man.s quest to design, build and fly the world.s first jetpack. .
Filmed over ten years, filmmaker Greg Read follows the story of 80 year old inventor Nelson Tyler, test pilot Bill Suitor and Australian entrepreneur David Mayman as they attempt a spectacular jetpack...
This comes six months after the company was established to finance and produce feature documentaries, scripted features based on true stories and blue chip documentaries for television.
Pavillion Entertainment & Finance was established by award winning producer Marcus Gillezeau (Storm Surfers 3D, Scorched). .
Gillezeau said: .Through the establishment of Pavilion we are providing a single destination for creatives to finance, produce and rights manage their factual productions and projects.. .The first two productions are:
The feature documentary Own the Sky chronicles one man.s quest to design, build and fly the world.s first jetpack. .
Filmed over ten years, filmmaker Greg Read follows the story of 80 year old inventor Nelson Tyler, test pilot Bill Suitor and Australian entrepreneur David Mayman as they attempt a spectacular jetpack...
- 2/28/2016
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Screen Producers Australia has announced the appointment of its 2015 - 2016 councillors who were elected at the Agm last week.
The new councillors are Marcus Gillezeau, Ewan Burnett and Tania Chambers, succeeding Amanda Higgs, Morgan Jaffitt and Andrew Ogilvie.
Spa president Chris Oliver-Taylor said,. "Across the next 12 months council's focus will continue to be on ensuring that the production and funding environment is as strong as possible to enable Australian stories to be told.
"This includes increasing the various offsets and ensuring strong financial support for the ABC, Sbs, Screen Australia and the State funding bodies. We will also continue to encourage new players in Australia to commission Australian content..
Spa CEO Matt Deaner said the new councillors are well recognised. through the breadth and depth of their experience, achievements and contribution to the industry.
The 2015 - 2016 Screen Producers Australia council is represented by the following: President
Chris Oliver-Taylor, Managing Director,...
The new councillors are Marcus Gillezeau, Ewan Burnett and Tania Chambers, succeeding Amanda Higgs, Morgan Jaffitt and Andrew Ogilvie.
Spa president Chris Oliver-Taylor said,. "Across the next 12 months council's focus will continue to be on ensuring that the production and funding environment is as strong as possible to enable Australian stories to be told.
"This includes increasing the various offsets and ensuring strong financial support for the ABC, Sbs, Screen Australia and the State funding bodies. We will also continue to encourage new players in Australia to commission Australian content..
Spa CEO Matt Deaner said the new councillors are well recognised. through the breadth and depth of their experience, achievements and contribution to the industry.
The 2015 - 2016 Screen Producers Australia council is represented by the following: President
Chris Oliver-Taylor, Managing Director,...
- 11/10/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
The latest rounds from Screen Australia.s Documentary Production Broadcast and Producer programs have seen 16 documentaries receive close to $4.4 million in funding..
This investment is expected to generate a total production expenditure of close to $16.7 million.
In a statement released to the media, Screen Australia.s Senior Manager, Documentary, Liz Stevens, said, .In the second round of the Producer program we are pleased to see producers aiming at ambitious and multi-layered release plans for stories that will appeal. The documentaries coming through the Broadcast program offer audiences good insights and a few surprises into many compelling Australian stories..
The Producer program enables filmmakers the flexibility to find the best pathway to their audience, whatever and whoever they might be.
The Documentary Production Producer and Broadcast programs now accept applications through the Online Application Portal. The next deadline for the Producer program is 18 September 2015. From 1 July 2015, the Broadcast program will accept applications at any time.
This investment is expected to generate a total production expenditure of close to $16.7 million.
In a statement released to the media, Screen Australia.s Senior Manager, Documentary, Liz Stevens, said, .In the second round of the Producer program we are pleased to see producers aiming at ambitious and multi-layered release plans for stories that will appeal. The documentaries coming through the Broadcast program offer audiences good insights and a few surprises into many compelling Australian stories..
The Producer program enables filmmakers the flexibility to find the best pathway to their audience, whatever and whoever they might be.
The Documentary Production Producer and Broadcast programs now accept applications through the Online Application Portal. The next deadline for the Producer program is 18 September 2015. From 1 July 2015, the Broadcast program will accept applications at any time.
- 6/16/2015
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
The life of Australian artist Brett Whiteley will be brought to the screen with assistance from Screen Australia.s new Documentary Producer program.
Titled Whiteley, the film is a one-off documentary from Northern Pictures , aiming to provide audiences with a unique insight into the incredible life and legacy of the iconic Australian artist. The project will be produced by Sue Clothier and directed by James Bogle, who also co-wrote the script with Victor Gentile.
It is one of eight projects that have been selected to receive funding support in the first round of the program, with Screen Australia estimating the combined production expenditure will generate close to $9.3million.
Land Artists (working title) will delve into one of Australia.s leading (and controversial) architecture firms, Denton Corker Marshall, on their mission to create the Australian Pavilion for the Venice Biennale. Renegade Films will make the documentary with producers Lucy Maclaren, Joe Connor and Ken Connor.
Titled Whiteley, the film is a one-off documentary from Northern Pictures , aiming to provide audiences with a unique insight into the incredible life and legacy of the iconic Australian artist. The project will be produced by Sue Clothier and directed by James Bogle, who also co-wrote the script with Victor Gentile.
It is one of eight projects that have been selected to receive funding support in the first round of the program, with Screen Australia estimating the combined production expenditure will generate close to $9.3million.
Land Artists (working title) will delve into one of Australia.s leading (and controversial) architecture firms, Denton Corker Marshall, on their mission to create the Australian Pavilion for the Venice Biennale. Renegade Films will make the documentary with producers Lucy Maclaren, Joe Connor and Ken Connor.
- 5/12/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
The Australian Film Institute (AFI) has stemmed its losses as it strives to rebuild sponsorship and to maintain its year-round program of events.
The organiser of the Aacta Awards incurred a net loss of $10,874 in the fiscal year to June 30 2014, according to the financial report. That was an. improvement on the prior year.s loss of $63,557.
In round figures the organisation raked in $140,000 in membership fees and $269,000 in ticket sales and film entry fees.
Revenues dropped marginally from $3.4 million to $3.35 million, including $2 million in government grants, $227,000 in cash sponsorship and $684,000 in in-kind sponsorship.
Production costs, primarily for the Aacta Awards, totalled $2.06 million, down from $2.2 million the previous year.
"The $10k loss is a steady result in what was a tough revenue environment that involved substantial review/rationalisation,". AFI/Aacta CEO Damian Trewhella tells If.
"Since June 2014 there has been a further recovery. We are continuing to rebuild our sponsorship portfolio...
The organiser of the Aacta Awards incurred a net loss of $10,874 in the fiscal year to June 30 2014, according to the financial report. That was an. improvement on the prior year.s loss of $63,557.
In round figures the organisation raked in $140,000 in membership fees and $269,000 in ticket sales and film entry fees.
Revenues dropped marginally from $3.4 million to $3.35 million, including $2 million in government grants, $227,000 in cash sponsorship and $684,000 in in-kind sponsorship.
Production costs, primarily for the Aacta Awards, totalled $2.06 million, down from $2.2 million the previous year.
"The $10k loss is a steady result in what was a tough revenue environment that involved substantial review/rationalisation,". AFI/Aacta CEO Damian Trewhella tells If.
"Since June 2014 there has been a further recovery. We are continuing to rebuild our sponsorship portfolio...
- 4/1/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Storm Surfers 3D executive producer Marcus Gillezeau is launching a free e-book to guide filmmakers on how to produce for multiple platforms.
Co-written with Evelyn Saunders, Hands On . All Media Producing is a follow-up to Gillezeau.s 2004 tome Hands On . A practical guide to production and technology in film, TV and new media.
.We have entered a new era where all media production will become the norm,. says Gillezeau, who is launching the guide at the Spaa Screen Forever conference, where he is giving a master class on November 21.
.The fundamental creative basis upon which stories have been told for thousands of years is being challenged. Form, genre, structure, format and duration are rapidly evolving and developing and in doing so, are opening up huge possibilities and new opportunities.
.Conversely, these same opportunities present enormous challenges for producers as they grapple with financing structures and revenue models that will work...
Co-written with Evelyn Saunders, Hands On . All Media Producing is a follow-up to Gillezeau.s 2004 tome Hands On . A practical guide to production and technology in film, TV and new media.
.We have entered a new era where all media production will become the norm,. says Gillezeau, who is launching the guide at the Spaa Screen Forever conference, where he is giving a master class on November 21.
.The fundamental creative basis upon which stories have been told for thousands of years is being challenged. Form, genre, structure, format and duration are rapidly evolving and developing and in doing so, are opening up huge possibilities and new opportunities.
.Conversely, these same opportunities present enormous challenges for producers as they grapple with financing structures and revenue models that will work...
- 11/12/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
An Australian surf documentary has won the highest accolade at the International 3D Society Annual Awards overnight in Hollywood.
Storm Surfers 3D won the award for Most Outstanding Achievement in a 3D Documentary.
The surf documentary produced by Marcus Gillezeau and Ellenor Cox beat out the James Cameron-produced Cirque du Soleil: World’s Away documentary and Katy Perry’s Part of Me.
Storm Surfers 3D director Chris Nelius accepted the award. Ang Lee was present to accept his award for Life of Pi which won for Best 3D in a feature film.
Storm Surfers 3D was directed by Nelius and Justin McMillan and follows veteran big wave surfers Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones on their quest to ride big waves off the coast of Australia.
The film was distributed locally by Madman Entertainment.
The film won Best feature length documentary at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Awards...
Storm Surfers 3D won the award for Most Outstanding Achievement in a 3D Documentary.
The surf documentary produced by Marcus Gillezeau and Ellenor Cox beat out the James Cameron-produced Cirque du Soleil: World’s Away documentary and Katy Perry’s Part of Me.
Storm Surfers 3D director Chris Nelius accepted the award. Ang Lee was present to accept his award for Life of Pi which won for Best 3D in a feature film.
Storm Surfers 3D was directed by Nelius and Justin McMillan and follows veteran big wave surfers Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones on their quest to ride big waves off the coast of Australia.
The film was distributed locally by Madman Entertainment.
The film won Best feature length documentary at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Awards...
- 2/8/2013
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The first round of Aacta award winners were announced yesterday in Sydney at the 2nd Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Luncheon. Held at the Sydney.s The Star Event Centre and hosted by Adam Elliot, the luncheon drew a host of industry representatives including actors Damon Herriman, Daniel Henshall and Felicity Price. The Sapphires was a favourite of the day, taking home five coveted gongs in total for cinematography (Warwick Thornton), editing (Dany Cooper Ase), sound (Andrew Plain, Bry Jones, Pete Smith, Ben Osmo and John Simpson), costume design (Tess Schofield) and production design in a feature film (Melinda Doring.) A jovial Thornton told media working with Sapphires director Wayne Blair wasn.t exactly a walk in the park. .He.s an incredibly hard task master,. he said. .You can.t pull the wool over his eyes when you feel like being lazy.. Cooper spoke of the...
- 1/28/2013
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
The Sapphires looks set to dominate this year’s Aacta Awards after dominating the categories announced at yesterday’s awards lunch.
The AACTAs – the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts – were held for the first time last year. Yesterday’s lunch at the Star casino in Sydney comes ahead of tomorrow night’s main Aacta ceremony.
The Sapphires won in five of the early categories, including best editing, sound and cinematography.
The event also paid tribute to producer Al Clark with the Raymond Longford Award. Clark was behind films including The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Absolute Beginners and Nineteen Eighty Four.
Tributes were also paid to producer Pat Lovell, who died over the weekend. Lovell was a producer on films including Picnic At Hanging Rock and Gallipoli.
The winners:
Aacta Raymond Longford Award
Al Clark
Aacta Award For Best Visual Effects
Iron Sky. Samuli Torssonen, Jussi Lehtiniemi,...
The AACTAs – the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts – were held for the first time last year. Yesterday’s lunch at the Star casino in Sydney comes ahead of tomorrow night’s main Aacta ceremony.
The Sapphires won in five of the early categories, including best editing, sound and cinematography.
The event also paid tribute to producer Al Clark with the Raymond Longford Award. Clark was behind films including The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Absolute Beginners and Nineteen Eighty Four.
Tributes were also paid to producer Pat Lovell, who died over the weekend. Lovell was a producer on films including Picnic At Hanging Rock and Gallipoli.
The winners:
Aacta Raymond Longford Award
Al Clark
Aacta Award For Best Visual Effects
Iron Sky. Samuli Torssonen, Jussi Lehtiniemi,...
- 1/28/2013
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Hit musical drama The Sapphires has scored 12 nominations at the 2012 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) Awards including in the coveted best feature film category.
The Sapphires, which follows four indigenous singers during the Vietnam war, has grossed more than $14 million in Australia to become the biggest local film of the year.
Three other films will be also be vying for the best feature film award: Burning Man (10 nominations in total), Lore (eight nominations in total) and Wish You Were Here (eight nominations in total) at the main Aacta ceremony, which will be held on January 30, 2013, at The Star Event Centre. Last year's event was held at the iconic Sydney Opera House.
P.J. Hogan's Mental also scored eight nominations including Best Lead Actress (Toni Collette), Best Supporting Actor (Liev Schreiber) Best Young Actor (Lily Sullivan) and Best Supporting Actress for Rebecca Gibney and Deborah Mailman.
Not Suitable for Children...
The Sapphires, which follows four indigenous singers during the Vietnam war, has grossed more than $14 million in Australia to become the biggest local film of the year.
Three other films will be also be vying for the best feature film award: Burning Man (10 nominations in total), Lore (eight nominations in total) and Wish You Were Here (eight nominations in total) at the main Aacta ceremony, which will be held on January 30, 2013, at The Star Event Centre. Last year's event was held at the iconic Sydney Opera House.
P.J. Hogan's Mental also scored eight nominations including Best Lead Actress (Toni Collette), Best Supporting Actor (Liev Schreiber) Best Young Actor (Lily Sullivan) and Best Supporting Actress for Rebecca Gibney and Deborah Mailman.
Not Suitable for Children...
- 12/3/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
The Sapphires has led the Academy of Australian Cinema and Television Arts Awards nominations being nominated in 12 categories.
Awards will be handed out over two events, with an awards luncheon, focused on craft categories on Monday January 28 and the main event on January 30. Both events will be held at the Star Event Centre, the first public events for the venue.
The Sapphires, distributed by Hopscotch/eOne has been nominated for Best Film, Best Direction and best adapted screenplay as well as Best Lead Actor and Actress for Chris O’Dowd and Deborah Mailman, and Best Supporting Actress for Jessica Mauboy.
Burning Man was not far behind on 10 nominations including best film and best direction as well as best lead actor for Matthre Goode and Best Supporting Actress for Essie Davis.
Three more films, Lore, Mental and Wish You Were Here received eight nominations while Not Suitable For Children received four.
Awards will be handed out over two events, with an awards luncheon, focused on craft categories on Monday January 28 and the main event on January 30. Both events will be held at the Star Event Centre, the first public events for the venue.
The Sapphires, distributed by Hopscotch/eOne has been nominated for Best Film, Best Direction and best adapted screenplay as well as Best Lead Actor and Actress for Chris O’Dowd and Deborah Mailman, and Best Supporting Actress for Jessica Mauboy.
Burning Man was not far behind on 10 nominations including best film and best direction as well as best lead actor for Matthre Goode and Best Supporting Actress for Essie Davis.
Three more films, Lore, Mental and Wish You Were Here received eight nominations while Not Suitable For Children received four.
- 12/3/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
This article originally appeared in If Magazine #148 (Aug-Sept 2012). Since Storm Surfers 3D was released on August 14, it has become the eighth highest grossing local feature documentary of all time.
The tight-knit group behind Storm Surfers saw the production of a 3D feature film as a necessary step in their quest to create a truly international brand and they paid for it, in part, by leveraging the interest of 3D television channel operators.
.The benefit of using television pre-sales to finance the feature and other properties is that it is non-recoupable finance and the producer ends up with a bigger equity position,. said Marcus Gillezeau, who produced the latest chapter in the Storm Surfers franchise with life and business partner Ellenor Cox.
"Television pre-sales are licenses, so they don't take an equity position in the finance package whereas theatrical distributors or sales agents provide a minimum guarantee (Mg) which is recouped in first position.
The tight-knit group behind Storm Surfers saw the production of a 3D feature film as a necessary step in their quest to create a truly international brand and they paid for it, in part, by leveraging the interest of 3D television channel operators.
.The benefit of using television pre-sales to finance the feature and other properties is that it is non-recoupable finance and the producer ends up with a bigger equity position,. said Marcus Gillezeau, who produced the latest chapter in the Storm Surfers franchise with life and business partner Ellenor Cox.
"Television pre-sales are licenses, so they don't take an equity position in the finance package whereas theatrical distributors or sales agents provide a minimum guarantee (Mg) which is recouped in first position.
- 9/25/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
Set your clocks. In just under 24 hours, adventure documentary Storm Surfers 3D will have it's North American premiere in Toronto, and if early reports from cinema screenings around Australia are any judge, Tiff audiences are in for an epic immersion into the crazy adrenalin rush that is big wave surfing. Narrated by Toni Collette, Storm Surfers 3D follows the epic pursuits of Aussie tow-surfing legend Ross Clarke-Jones and two-time world champion Tom Carroll, who are also best friends, as they celebrate life and dance with death by challenging the might of the ocean. The film is the culmination of a trilogy of Storm Surfers documentaries by Emmy Award-winning Australian producing powerhouse Marcus Gillezeau and Ellenor Cox, who have built up a formidable franchise of big wave surf movies that take...
- 9/8/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Set your clocks. In just under 24 hours, adventure documentary Storm Surfers 3D will have it's North American premiere in Toronto, and if early reports from cinema screenings around Australia are any judge, Tiff audiences are in for an epic immersion into the crazy adrenalin rush that is big wave surfing. Narrated by Toni Collette, Storm Surfers 3D follows the epic pursuits of Aussie tow-surfing legend Ross Clarke-Jones and two-time world champion Tom Carroll, who are also best friends, as they celebrate life and dance with death by challenging the might of the ocean. The film is the culmination of a trilogy of Storm Surfers documentaries by Emmy Award-winning Australian producing powerhouse Marcus Gillezeau and Ellenor Cox, who have built up a formidable franchise of big wave surf movies that take...
- 9/8/2012
- Screen Anarchy
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts has announced the first round of nominees for the 2012 Aacta Awards.
Among the nominees is a short list of 23 local feature films which screened in theatres across Australia in the last year, or due to screen in the coming months.The feature nominees cross a wide variety of genres, with films The Sapphires, Killer Elite, Mental, Iron Sky, Bait3D, Swerve and Burning Man.
The Australian Film Institute and Aacta CEO Damian Trewhella said: “The goal for a healthy Australian feature film industry has always been to combine festival and critical acclaim with audience appeal. The exceptional collection of Feature Films in Competition demonstrates that this year we are well on the way to achieving this mix, and that despite many challenges, we can celebrate a landmark year in the industry.”
“We are thrilled to see many of our former AFI Award-winning...
Among the nominees is a short list of 23 local feature films which screened in theatres across Australia in the last year, or due to screen in the coming months.The feature nominees cross a wide variety of genres, with films The Sapphires, Killer Elite, Mental, Iron Sky, Bait3D, Swerve and Burning Man.
The Australian Film Institute and Aacta CEO Damian Trewhella said: “The goal for a healthy Australian feature film industry has always been to combine festival and critical acclaim with audience appeal. The exceptional collection of Feature Films in Competition demonstrates that this year we are well on the way to achieving this mix, and that despite many challenges, we can celebrate a landmark year in the industry.”
“We are thrilled to see many of our former AFI Award-winning...
- 8/29/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Aussie film The Sapphires added almost another $2m to its total at the box office over the weekend.
The comedy musical about an all-girl, Indigenous film, distributed by eOne/Hopscotch, took $1.964m in its second weekend.
Across the 280 screens, the film had a screen average of $7,017.The film, directed by Wayne Blair and produced by Rosemary Blight and Kyle Du Fresne for Goalpost Films has now taken $5.599m in total at the box office, after a first weekend taking of $2.3m.
The film was second to The Bourne Legacy, distributed by Universal, in its first week of release.
Fourth in the Jason Bourne series, but without Jason Bourne, it took $4.2m across 435 screens for a $9,655 average.
Australian 3D surf film Storm Surfers 3D The Movie, distributed by Madman and now in its second week, took $45,378 across just four screens.
Averaging a hefty $11,345 per screen the film, directed by Chris Nelius...
The comedy musical about an all-girl, Indigenous film, distributed by eOne/Hopscotch, took $1.964m in its second weekend.
Across the 280 screens, the film had a screen average of $7,017.The film, directed by Wayne Blair and produced by Rosemary Blight and Kyle Du Fresne for Goalpost Films has now taken $5.599m in total at the box office, after a first weekend taking of $2.3m.
The film was second to The Bourne Legacy, distributed by Universal, in its first week of release.
Fourth in the Jason Bourne series, but without Jason Bourne, it took $4.2m across 435 screens for a $9,655 average.
Australian 3D surf film Storm Surfers 3D The Movie, distributed by Madman and now in its second week, took $45,378 across just four screens.
Averaging a hefty $11,345 per screen the film, directed by Chris Nelius...
- 8/20/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
A big wave 3D documentary following two aging professional Australian surfers will have its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Storm Surfers 3D, produced by Marcus Gillezeau and Ellenor Cox and directed by Chris Nelius and Justin McMillan, will screen in the Real to Reel documentary program of Tiff.
The film, distributed by Madman, sees veteran big wave surfers Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones as they chase huge storm swells off the Australian coast in the later stages of their careers.
Funded in part by Screen Australia, the film joins Australian films Lore, directed by Cate Shortland and The Sapphires directed by Wayne Blair.
Cox and Gillezeau said: ““It is a privilege for Storm Surfers 3D to be accepted into such a prestigious festival and to be recognised for its broader appeal and all the universal themes contained in the film such as friendship, courage and passion.”
Tiff...
Storm Surfers 3D, produced by Marcus Gillezeau and Ellenor Cox and directed by Chris Nelius and Justin McMillan, will screen in the Real to Reel documentary program of Tiff.
The film, distributed by Madman, sees veteran big wave surfers Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones as they chase huge storm swells off the Australian coast in the later stages of their careers.
Funded in part by Screen Australia, the film joins Australian films Lore, directed by Cate Shortland and The Sapphires directed by Wayne Blair.
Cox and Gillezeau said: ““It is a privilege for Storm Surfers 3D to be accepted into such a prestigious festival and to be recognised for its broader appeal and all the universal themes contained in the film such as friendship, courage and passion.”
Tiff...
- 7/31/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Executives from leading creative industry companies will contribute to careers website The Loop as it launches a free career advice resource.
The announcement:
Creative industry networking website The Loop has today launched a comprehensive new professional development offer, in response to overwhelming consumer demand for an advice and mentoring resource that will help industry members progress their careers.
The Loop, which focuses on connecting Australian practitioners from across the spectrum of creative industries, with a myriad of professional and creative opportunities, recently undertook a survey of its subscribers. It found 88% of the 1,628 respondents were interested in information on professional events, 86% asked for career tips and almost three quarters wanted access to courses and training opportunities.
The answer from The Loop has been the creation of a new free career development portal within the site, to better connect the creative community with guidance, review, advice, events, courses, competitions and professional opportunities.
The announcement:
Creative industry networking website The Loop has today launched a comprehensive new professional development offer, in response to overwhelming consumer demand for an advice and mentoring resource that will help industry members progress their careers.
The Loop, which focuses on connecting Australian practitioners from across the spectrum of creative industries, with a myriad of professional and creative opportunities, recently undertook a survey of its subscribers. It found 88% of the 1,628 respondents were interested in information on professional events, 86% asked for career tips and almost three quarters wanted access to courses and training opportunities.
The answer from The Loop has been the creation of a new free career development portal within the site, to better connect the creative community with guidance, review, advice, events, courses, competitions and professional opportunities.
- 6/26/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Storm Surfers producer Marcus Gillezeau has returned to Sydney from the Us with two offers from sales agents, he said, and two from North American distributors.
Gillezeau screened the 95-minute 3D documentary twice in Los Angles last week, at Soho House and the Real D Sceening Room in Beverley Hills. A fifth potential partner is this week screening the film in-house to colleagues who were unable to attend.
Ross Clarke-Jones and two-time world surfing champion (1984, 1985) Tom Carroll, two Australian surfers in their 40s who have been mates for years, are the focus of the story. They live to ride the biggest . and most dangerous -- waves they can find and Carroll was caught in life-and-death situations twice during the eight surfing missions undertaken for the film. Meteorologist Ben Matson also plays a key part in the drama.
Because of the challenge of filming at sea in rough conditions and the...
Gillezeau screened the 95-minute 3D documentary twice in Los Angles last week, at Soho House and the Real D Sceening Room in Beverley Hills. A fifth potential partner is this week screening the film in-house to colleagues who were unable to attend.
Ross Clarke-Jones and two-time world surfing champion (1984, 1985) Tom Carroll, two Australian surfers in their 40s who have been mates for years, are the focus of the story. They live to ride the biggest . and most dangerous -- waves they can find and Carroll was caught in life-and-death situations twice during the eight surfing missions undertaken for the film. Meteorologist Ben Matson also plays a key part in the drama.
Because of the challenge of filming at sea in rough conditions and the...
- 6/25/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
Storm Surfers producer Marcus Gillezeau has returned to Sydney from the Us with two offers from sales agents, he said, and two from North American distributors.
Gillezeau screened the 95-minute 3D documentary twice in Los Angles last week, at Soho House and the Real D Sceening Room in Beverley Hills. A fifth potential partner is this week screening the film in-house to colleagues who were unable to attend.
Ross Clarke-Jones and two-time world surfing champion (1984, 1985) Tom Carroll, two Australian surfers in their 40s who have been mates for years, are the focus of the story. They live to ride the biggest . and most dangerous -- waves they can find and Carroll was caught in life-and-death situations twice during the eight surfing missions undertaken for the film. Meteorologist Ben Matson also plays a key part in the drama.
Because of the challenge of filming at sea in rough conditions and the...
Gillezeau screened the 95-minute 3D documentary twice in Los Angles last week, at Soho House and the Real D Sceening Room in Beverley Hills. A fifth potential partner is this week screening the film in-house to colleagues who were unable to attend.
Ross Clarke-Jones and two-time world surfing champion (1984, 1985) Tom Carroll, two Australian surfers in their 40s who have been mates for years, are the focus of the story. They live to ride the biggest . and most dangerous -- waves they can find and Carroll was caught in life-and-death situations twice during the eight surfing missions undertaken for the film. Meteorologist Ben Matson also plays a key part in the drama.
Because of the challenge of filming at sea in rough conditions and the...
- 6/25/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
Storm Surfers producer Marcus Gillezeau has returned to Sydney from the Us with two offers from sales agents, he said, and two from North American distributors.
Gillezeau screened the 95-minute 3D documentary twice in Los Angles last week, at Soho House and the Real D Sceening Room in Beverley Hills. A fifth potential partner is this week screening the film in-house to colleagues who were unable to attend.
Ross Clarke-Jones and two-time world surfing champion (1984, 1985) Tom Carroll, two Australian surfers in their 40s who have been mates for years, are the focus of the story. They live to ride the biggest . and most dangerous -- waves they can find and Carroll was caught in life-and-death situations twice during the eight surfing missions undertaken for the film. Meteorologist Ben Matson also plays a key part in the drama.
Because of the challenge of filming at sea in rough conditions and the...
Gillezeau screened the 95-minute 3D documentary twice in Los Angles last week, at Soho House and the Real D Sceening Room in Beverley Hills. A fifth potential partner is this week screening the film in-house to colleagues who were unable to attend.
Ross Clarke-Jones and two-time world surfing champion (1984, 1985) Tom Carroll, two Australian surfers in their 40s who have been mates for years, are the focus of the story. They live to ride the biggest . and most dangerous -- waves they can find and Carroll was caught in life-and-death situations twice during the eight surfing missions undertaken for the film. Meteorologist Ben Matson also plays a key part in the drama.
Because of the challenge of filming at sea in rough conditions and the...
- 6/25/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
A group of Australia’s top film-makers have joined international counterparts in asking where all the women are in the Cannes Film Festival selection.
After not one film by a female director was selected at the Cannes Film Festival, film-maker Gillian Armstrong, along with other film-makers from Australia and around the world have ask the festival to reveal its selection criteria.
Led by Melissa Silverstein, founder of the Women and Hollywood blog on the Indiewire Network the campaign asks for transparency from the festival.
Silverstein said: “While the typical Cannes stories focus on the glamour, clothes and celebrities on the red carpet, this year many articles are focused on whether the festival is sexist. The fact that the festival’s director, Thierry Fremaux, as well as the jury had to address this issue at the opening is a big deal.”
On the lack of women, festival director Thierry Fremaux said:...
After not one film by a female director was selected at the Cannes Film Festival, film-maker Gillian Armstrong, along with other film-makers from Australia and around the world have ask the festival to reveal its selection criteria.
Led by Melissa Silverstein, founder of the Women and Hollywood blog on the Indiewire Network the campaign asks for transparency from the festival.
Silverstein said: “While the typical Cannes stories focus on the glamour, clothes and celebrities on the red carpet, this year many articles are focused on whether the festival is sexist. The fact that the festival’s director, Thierry Fremaux, as well as the jury had to address this issue at the opening is a big deal.”
On the lack of women, festival director Thierry Fremaux said:...
- 5/18/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
From advertising campaigns to online video series, the term ‘transmedia’ gets quite the work out. But what does it actually mean? Cathie McGinn trawls the media landscape for a definitive definition.
Transmedia, all media and multiplatform are terms often used interchangeably when referencing modern storytelling techniques. Yet, depending who you speak to, there are distinct differences between them.
According to industry experts Encore spoke to, the key elements that define transmedia can be summarised as follows: platform, time, audience, adaptation, and creative collaboration.
“Transmedia projects involve the use of more than one medium to tell multiple stories from the same story world,” says Christy Dena, author of the first PhD on transmedia practice. But the main differentiation between transmedia and multiplatform is whether the content is adapted for each platform or simply syndicated. Each storytelling element must be shaped for individual platforms, operating independently but contributing to a richer experience of the whole.
Transmedia, all media and multiplatform are terms often used interchangeably when referencing modern storytelling techniques. Yet, depending who you speak to, there are distinct differences between them.
According to industry experts Encore spoke to, the key elements that define transmedia can be summarised as follows: platform, time, audience, adaptation, and creative collaboration.
“Transmedia projects involve the use of more than one medium to tell multiple stories from the same story world,” says Christy Dena, author of the first PhD on transmedia practice. But the main differentiation between transmedia and multiplatform is whether the content is adapted for each platform or simply syndicated. Each storytelling element must be shaped for individual platforms, operating independently but contributing to a richer experience of the whole.
- 5/17/2012
- by Brooke Hemphill
- Encore Magazine
An Australian 3D surf film has secured international broadcast rights across various platforms and formats.
Firelight’s Marcus Gillezeau, producer of Storm Surfers 3D told Encore the television version of the production, consisting of four parts, has sold into the Us, UK and Italian television markets for a June airing.
This will be followed by an August theatrical release for Australia.
The four part series is slated for prime time on Sky3D UK, Sky3D Italia and the Us 3D channel 3Net.
The production company has also just inked a deal to release ten two-minute videos with Sony Electronics. The series will go out globally on Sony’s 3D Experience channel, available on Sony Bravia 3DTVs. The series will be available from the beginning of April.
Big wave surfer and star of the three Storm Surfers series, Ross Clarke-Jones, was inducted into Australia’s Surfing Hall of Fame Yesterday,...
Firelight’s Marcus Gillezeau, producer of Storm Surfers 3D told Encore the television version of the production, consisting of four parts, has sold into the Us, UK and Italian television markets for a June airing.
This will be followed by an August theatrical release for Australia.
The four part series is slated for prime time on Sky3D UK, Sky3D Italia and the Us 3D channel 3Net.
The production company has also just inked a deal to release ten two-minute videos with Sony Electronics. The series will go out globally on Sony’s 3D Experience channel, available on Sony Bravia 3DTVs. The series will be available from the beginning of April.
Big wave surfer and star of the three Storm Surfers series, Ross Clarke-Jones, was inducted into Australia’s Surfing Hall of Fame Yesterday,...
- 2/17/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
With cameras on surfboards and jetskis, helicopters, boats, and even from behind the talent’s head – the new Storm Surfers 3D has every angle covered.
The Storm Surfers franchise, produced by 6ixty Foot Productions in association with Firelight Productions, was initially developed as an adventure series for the Discovery Network, following Australian surfing legends, Tom Carroll and Ross Clark Jones as they did battle with the biggest swells in the Southern Ocean.
First they surfed a ‘mythical’ never ridden before wave in the treacherous seas of Bass Strait simply called Dangerous Banks. In their second outing, they explored New Zealand’s rugged coast off the remote Fiordland. This time they cast a wider net. With help again from meteorologist and Swellnet.com.au’s webmaster, Ben Matson, they chase storms that rise from Antarctica to bombard our cold southern coast, and they do it all in 3D.
Storm Surfers 3D...
The Storm Surfers franchise, produced by 6ixty Foot Productions in association with Firelight Productions, was initially developed as an adventure series for the Discovery Network, following Australian surfing legends, Tom Carroll and Ross Clark Jones as they did battle with the biggest swells in the Southern Ocean.
First they surfed a ‘mythical’ never ridden before wave in the treacherous seas of Bass Strait simply called Dangerous Banks. In their second outing, they explored New Zealand’s rugged coast off the remote Fiordland. This time they cast a wider net. With help again from meteorologist and Swellnet.com.au’s webmaster, Ben Matson, they chase storms that rise from Antarctica to bombard our cold southern coast, and they do it all in 3D.
Storm Surfers 3D...
- 8/16/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia has announced the recipients of the latest round of the Research and Publication Funding: Atom, Filmink, Firelight (Marcus Gillezeau) and Monash/Newcastle Universities.
According to CEO Ruth Harley, these companies will provide audiences with information, insight and analysis about screen content helping to build a more sustainable Australian screen industry.”
Atom will use the funding to support the production of quarterly magazines Screen Education and Metro. Screen Australia’s support will assist these publications to succeed in the long term and enable Atom publications to become a financially sustainable business. Filmink will develop an iPad application. Dr Romaine Morton of the University of Newcastle and Dr Therese Davis of Monash University have been funded for Beyond the remote/urban divide: re-mapping Indigenous screen content and its audiences. This Indigenous-led research project will provide an academic analysis of Indigenous media policy. It will also assist filmmakers, policy makers and...
According to CEO Ruth Harley, these companies will provide audiences with information, insight and analysis about screen content helping to build a more sustainable Australian screen industry.”
Atom will use the funding to support the production of quarterly magazines Screen Education and Metro. Screen Australia’s support will assist these publications to succeed in the long term and enable Atom publications to become a financially sustainable business. Filmink will develop an iPad application. Dr Romaine Morton of the University of Newcastle and Dr Therese Davis of Monash University have been funded for Beyond the remote/urban divide: re-mapping Indigenous screen content and its audiences. This Indigenous-led research project will provide an academic analysis of Indigenous media policy. It will also assist filmmakers, policy makers and...
- 11/24/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Mipcom took place over a month ago, but its effects can still be felt – particularly by those who had never been to an international market. James Boyce, on behalf of Dog Money World, shares his first experience with Encore.
It was not just any other Sunday afternoon in Sydney. Our hearts beating with excitement at the prospect, ‘this time next week, we could be touching down in France for Mipcom’. Our decision was made, after months of working on our cross-media concept Crime Plays and a great response from a pitching panel, it seemed that this project would be the one that would take us to our first international market.
From the get-go we felt we were onto something good with Crime Plays, an immersive cross-platform experience that puts a crime world in the palm of your hands. Most aptly described it’s The Amazing Race meets Mafia Wars.
In the months preceding Mipcom,...
It was not just any other Sunday afternoon in Sydney. Our hearts beating with excitement at the prospect, ‘this time next week, we could be touching down in France for Mipcom’. Our decision was made, after months of working on our cross-media concept Crime Plays and a great response from a pitching panel, it seemed that this project would be the one that would take us to our first international market.
From the get-go we felt we were onto something good with Crime Plays, an immersive cross-platform experience that puts a crime world in the palm of your hands. Most aptly described it’s The Amazing Race meets Mafia Wars.
In the months preceding Mipcom,...
- 11/17/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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