'Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible'.
16 projects will share in over $3.2 million from Film Victoria, including a feature-length portrait of veteran editor Jill Bilcock (Strictly Ballroom, Muriel.s Wedding, The Dressmaker).
Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible is also being supported by Screen Australia. Likewise feature doc Leunig: A Tale in 16 .Parts, directed by Fell's Kasimir Burgess, and 2040, a highconcept hybrid documentary from Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film)..
10 television projects and one VOD project also received funding, including new seasons of Offspring, Wrong Girl and animation Jar Dwellers Sos. Film Vic will assist five trainees to work on Jar Dwellers at animation studio Viskatoons..
Another Victorian animation team, Chocolate Liberation Front (The Adventures of Figaro Pho) have also received funding for new series Larry the Wonderpug.
In documentaries, Wtfn.s Ask The Doctor for the ABC will look at the future of health care in Australia, December Media...
16 projects will share in over $3.2 million from Film Victoria, including a feature-length portrait of veteran editor Jill Bilcock (Strictly Ballroom, Muriel.s Wedding, The Dressmaker).
Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible is also being supported by Screen Australia. Likewise feature doc Leunig: A Tale in 16 .Parts, directed by Fell's Kasimir Burgess, and 2040, a highconcept hybrid documentary from Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film)..
10 television projects and one VOD project also received funding, including new seasons of Offspring, Wrong Girl and animation Jar Dwellers Sos. Film Vic will assist five trainees to work on Jar Dwellers at animation studio Viskatoons..
Another Victorian animation team, Chocolate Liberation Front (The Adventures of Figaro Pho) have also received funding for new series Larry the Wonderpug.
In documentaries, Wtfn.s Ask The Doctor for the ABC will look at the future of health care in Australia, December Media...
- 4/12/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
'Leunig: A Tale in 16 Parts'..
Screen Australia has stumped up $1 million in production investment for seven new documentaries..
Among them is a new project from That Sugar Film.s Damon Gameau, 2040. The Madman film will see Gameau read a letter to his hypothetical daughter on her 21st birthday in 2040, exploring the moments since her birth that saw humanity introduce solutions to issues such as climate change, technology, gender equality and social justice.
Gameau will write and direct, while Nick Batzias and Anna Kaplan, who both worked on That Sugar Film, will produce. 2040 has also received Good Pitch and Film Victoria funding..
Madman are also handling.Leunig: A Tale in 16 Parts, which will see writer-director Kasimir Burgess (Fell) look into the life of cartoonist Michael Leunig.
Produced by Philippa Campey, the Film Camp project will see the artist, who is recovering from a near-fatal brain seizure, reflect on the experiences that have informed his work.
Screen Australia has stumped up $1 million in production investment for seven new documentaries..
Among them is a new project from That Sugar Film.s Damon Gameau, 2040. The Madman film will see Gameau read a letter to his hypothetical daughter on her 21st birthday in 2040, exploring the moments since her birth that saw humanity introduce solutions to issues such as climate change, technology, gender equality and social justice.
Gameau will write and direct, while Nick Batzias and Anna Kaplan, who both worked on That Sugar Film, will produce. 2040 has also received Good Pitch and Film Victoria funding..
Madman are also handling.Leunig: A Tale in 16 Parts, which will see writer-director Kasimir Burgess (Fell) look into the life of cartoonist Michael Leunig.
Produced by Philippa Campey, the Film Camp project will see the artist, who is recovering from a near-fatal brain seizure, reflect on the experiences that have informed his work.
- 4/12/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Aussie feature Undertow has begun pre-production, with shooting to begin in the middle of next month in Geelong and along the Surf Coast.
The thriller will see writer-director Miranda Nation reunite with producer Lyn Norfor, of Emerald Productions, and Dp Bonnie Elliott (Spear)..
The trio previously worked together on Springboard short Perception, which won the Sydney Film Festival's Dendy Award in 2013.
Porchlight's Liz Watts (Animal Kingdom, Lore) is executive producing.
The film, set against the football culture of Geelong, tells the story of Claire, a woman struggling to accept the loss of her baby who becomes suspicious of her husband's relationship with a feisty young woman, Angie..
When she discovers Angie is pregnant, Claire develops an increasingly irrational obsession with the teenager.
The project received development funding from Film Victoria last year. The Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund is also backing, with a Miff 2018 premiere likely.
Nation, who completed...
The thriller will see writer-director Miranda Nation reunite with producer Lyn Norfor, of Emerald Productions, and Dp Bonnie Elliott (Spear)..
The trio previously worked together on Springboard short Perception, which won the Sydney Film Festival's Dendy Award in 2013.
Porchlight's Liz Watts (Animal Kingdom, Lore) is executive producing.
The film, set against the football culture of Geelong, tells the story of Claire, a woman struggling to accept the loss of her baby who becomes suspicious of her husband's relationship with a feisty young woman, Angie..
When she discovers Angie is pregnant, Claire develops an increasingly irrational obsession with the teenager.
The project received development funding from Film Victoria last year. The Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund is also backing, with a Miff 2018 premiere likely.
Nation, who completed...
- 3/15/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
For me, your performance in Snowtown was the most exciting breakout male performance since Michael Fassbender in Hunger. Why aren.t you getting as many lead roles as Fassbender?
(Laughs) Thanks mate. The first few years after [Snowtown] I kind of feared the work because of the expectation that I put on myself, and I had led myself to believe that everyone was thinking that. I didn.t want to mess with that performance. It was seen as something — maybe a significant contribution to film in recent years, or whatever. And I was so afraid that I wouldn.t get close to that ever again. So I didn.t work a lot the first couple of years. Prior to Snowtown, I.d usually been cast as the likable loser. So in the beginning it was hard for people to place me or know what to do with me, and [that] probably went...
(Laughs) Thanks mate. The first few years after [Snowtown] I kind of feared the work because of the expectation that I put on myself, and I had led myself to believe that everyone was thinking that. I didn.t want to mess with that performance. It was seen as something — maybe a significant contribution to film in recent years, or whatever. And I was so afraid that I wouldn.t get close to that ever again. So I didn.t work a lot the first couple of years. Prior to Snowtown, I.d usually been cast as the likable loser. So in the beginning it was hard for people to place me or know what to do with me, and [that] probably went...
- 12/18/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
(L-r): Ryan Corr, Abbey Lee and Matt Nable.
Principal photography on 1%, the feature debut of Stephen McCallum, has kicked off today..
The film is backed by Ticket to Ride, Screenwest, Spectrum Films, Red Apple Cameras and Head Gear Films..
1% is written by actor Matt Nable (Hacksaw Ridge, Arrow, Fell) and will be helmed by McCallum, who graduated from Aftrs in 2011 with an acclaimed TV spot for GetUp! under his belt, as well as shorts like Six Straws.
Jamie Hilton and Michael Pontin are producing for Perth and Sydney based See Pictures; their third film in Western Australia this year after Simon Baker's Breath and Ben C. Lucas' OtherLife..
Josh Pomeranz, Viv Scanu, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross and Stephen Boyle are Executive Producers..
1% is set in a fictional motorcycle club called The Copperheads. Joining Nable in the cast is Ryan Corr, Abbey Lee, Josh McConville, Simone Kessell and Aaron Pederson.
Principal photography on 1%, the feature debut of Stephen McCallum, has kicked off today..
The film is backed by Ticket to Ride, Screenwest, Spectrum Films, Red Apple Cameras and Head Gear Films..
1% is written by actor Matt Nable (Hacksaw Ridge, Arrow, Fell) and will be helmed by McCallum, who graduated from Aftrs in 2011 with an acclaimed TV spot for GetUp! under his belt, as well as shorts like Six Straws.
Jamie Hilton and Michael Pontin are producing for Perth and Sydney based See Pictures; their third film in Western Australia this year after Simon Baker's Breath and Ben C. Lucas' OtherLife..
Josh Pomeranz, Viv Scanu, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross and Stephen Boyle are Executive Producers..
1% is set in a fictional motorcycle club called The Copperheads. Joining Nable in the cast is Ryan Corr, Abbey Lee, Josh McConville, Simone Kessell and Aaron Pederson.
- 11/14/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Matt Nable.
Matt Nable (Fell, Hacksaw Ridge, Arrow), Deborra-lee Furness (Correlli, Jindabyne), Mandy McElhinney (House of Hancock, Love Child), Emma Hamilton (The Tudors, Mary: The Making of a Princess) and Zoe Ventoura (Packed to the Rafters) are set to star in Hyde and Seek, a new series from Nine.
The series revolves around Detective Gary Hyde (Nable), whose best friend is killed in a seemingly random attack.
Together with his new partner Claire McKenzie (Hamilton), Hyde uncovers a criminal conspiracy that will threaten his life and endanger his young family.
Also joining the cast are Tai Hara (Home and Away), Claire Lovering (San Andreas), Andrew McFarlane (Devil.s Playground, Love Child), Aaron Fa.aoso (East West 101) and Stephanie Panozzo.
Hyde and Seek is being made for the Nine by Matchbox Pictures and distributed by NBCU..
Executive producers are Jo Rooney and Andy Ryan from the Nine Network and Debbie Lee (Glitch,...
Matt Nable (Fell, Hacksaw Ridge, Arrow), Deborra-lee Furness (Correlli, Jindabyne), Mandy McElhinney (House of Hancock, Love Child), Emma Hamilton (The Tudors, Mary: The Making of a Princess) and Zoe Ventoura (Packed to the Rafters) are set to star in Hyde and Seek, a new series from Nine.
The series revolves around Detective Gary Hyde (Nable), whose best friend is killed in a seemingly random attack.
Together with his new partner Claire McKenzie (Hamilton), Hyde uncovers a criminal conspiracy that will threaten his life and endanger his young family.
Also joining the cast are Tai Hara (Home and Away), Claire Lovering (San Andreas), Andrew McFarlane (Devil.s Playground, Love Child), Aaron Fa.aoso (East West 101) and Stephanie Panozzo.
Hyde and Seek is being made for the Nine by Matchbox Pictures and distributed by NBCU..
Executive producers are Jo Rooney and Andy Ryan from the Nine Network and Debbie Lee (Glitch,...
- 4/14/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Simon Baker as Sando with Samsom Coulter (Pikelet) and Ben Spence (Loonie) in Breath.
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Filming has started in Denmark, Western Australia, on Simon Baker.s feature film directorial debut, Breath..
The film is based on Tim Winton.s award winning and international best-selling novel and stars Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby, The Night Manager, upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), Richard Roxburgh (Moulin Rouge, The Turning, Mission: Impossible II) and Rachael Blake (Sleeping Beauty, Rake, Truth) and Baker (The Mentalist, Devil Wears Prada, Margin Call) as cast.
Newcomers Samson Coulter and Ben Spence will play Pikelet and Loonie respectively, while Roxburgh and Blake are Mr and Mrs Pike..
Debicki is Eva and as previously announced, Baker will play Sando.
Set in mid-70s coastal Australia, Breath follows two teenage boys, hungry for discovery, that form an unlikely friendship with a mysterious older adventurer.
Sando, a a former professional surfer...
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Filming has started in Denmark, Western Australia, on Simon Baker.s feature film directorial debut, Breath..
The film is based on Tim Winton.s award winning and international best-selling novel and stars Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby, The Night Manager, upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), Richard Roxburgh (Moulin Rouge, The Turning, Mission: Impossible II) and Rachael Blake (Sleeping Beauty, Rake, Truth) and Baker (The Mentalist, Devil Wears Prada, Margin Call) as cast.
Newcomers Samson Coulter and Ben Spence will play Pikelet and Loonie respectively, while Roxburgh and Blake are Mr and Mrs Pike..
Debicki is Eva and as previously announced, Baker will play Sando.
Set in mid-70s coastal Australia, Breath follows two teenage boys, hungry for discovery, that form an unlikely friendship with a mysterious older adventurer.
Sando, a a former professional surfer...
- 4/11/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Hollie Fifer's The Opposition.
Thirteen Australian documentaries will be shown at the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, taking place in Toronto from April 28 to May 8, including eight feature documentaries and five shorts - as well as a music video from Fell screenwriter and director Natasha Pincus..
Putuparri and the Rainmakers, winner of the 2015 CinéfestOZ Film Prize, will have its international premiere at the festival and will be shown as part of the Made In Australia program..
The other Australian documentary features in the festival program are.Hotel Coolgardie, from director Peter Gleeson and producers Melissa Hayward and Kate Neylon; Chasing Asylum, from director-producer Eva Orner; In the Shadow of the Hill, from director Dan Jackson; The Opposition, from director Hollie Fifer and producers Rebecca Barry and Madeleine Hetherton; Zach's Ceremony, from director Aaron Peterson, writer/producer Sarah Linton and producer Alec Doomadgee; and Another Country, from writer/director/producer Molly Reynolds,...
Thirteen Australian documentaries will be shown at the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, taking place in Toronto from April 28 to May 8, including eight feature documentaries and five shorts - as well as a music video from Fell screenwriter and director Natasha Pincus..
Putuparri and the Rainmakers, winner of the 2015 CinéfestOZ Film Prize, will have its international premiere at the festival and will be shown as part of the Made In Australia program..
The other Australian documentary features in the festival program are.Hotel Coolgardie, from director Peter Gleeson and producers Melissa Hayward and Kate Neylon; Chasing Asylum, from director-producer Eva Orner; In the Shadow of the Hill, from director Dan Jackson; The Opposition, from director Hollie Fifer and producers Rebecca Barry and Madeleine Hetherton; Zach's Ceremony, from director Aaron Peterson, writer/producer Sarah Linton and producer Alec Doomadgee; and Another Country, from writer/director/producer Molly Reynolds,...
- 4/4/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Watch the Bifa ceremony here from 7pm (GMT); winners list updated here as they are announced.
The 2015 Moet British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) are set to be held in London this evening, where Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Lobster leads the nominations with seven nods.
Also going into the night with numerous nominations are Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years and Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth, with six apiece, as well as Asif Kapadia’s documentary Amy andJohn Crowley’s period drama Brooklyn, with five each, while Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise and Sarah Gavron’s Suffragette each received four nominations.
Screen is at the ceremony and will be updating the winners here…
BIFAs 2015Best British Independent Film45 Years, Tristan Goligher, Andrew HaighAmy, James Gay-Rees, Asif KapadiaEx Machina, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Alex GarlandThe Lobster, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Efthymis Filippou, Yorgos LanthimosMacbeth, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Laura Hastings-Smith, Todd Louiso, Jacob Koskoff, Michael Lesslie, Justin...
The 2015 Moet British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) are set to be held in London this evening, where Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Lobster leads the nominations with seven nods.
Also going into the night with numerous nominations are Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years and Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth, with six apiece, as well as Asif Kapadia’s documentary Amy andJohn Crowley’s period drama Brooklyn, with five each, while Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise and Sarah Gavron’s Suffragette each received four nominations.
Screen is at the ceremony and will be updating the winners here…
BIFAs 2015Best British Independent Film45 Years, Tristan Goligher, Andrew HaighAmy, James Gay-Rees, Asif KapadiaEx Machina, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Alex GarlandThe Lobster, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Efthymis Filippou, Yorgos LanthimosMacbeth, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Laura Hastings-Smith, Todd Louiso, Jacob Koskoff, Michael Lesslie, Justin...
- 12/6/2015
- ScreenDaily
After starring in Martin Scorsese.s Hugo, Steven Spielberg.s Lincoln and Tim Burton.s Dark Shadows, Gulliver McGrath is playing his first co-lead role in an Australian feature.
Not bad for the Aussie actor who turned 17 last month.
In Boys in the Trees McGrath and Toby Wallace (Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of Inxs, Parer.s War) are playing teenagers who embark on a surreal journey on Halloween night in 1997.
The feature debut of writer-director Nicholas Verso, it starts a five-week shoot in Adelaide on Monday, funded by the South Australian Film Corp., Mushroom Pictures and private investors.
The producer is Mushroom Pictures. John Molloy with Hedone Productions. Kate Croser and Sandy Cameron as co-producers.
Verso wrote the feature in 2011 and then went through the Afc.s Springboard, which funded his short The Last Time I Saw Richard, which was named best short fiction film at the Aacta Awards.
Not bad for the Aussie actor who turned 17 last month.
In Boys in the Trees McGrath and Toby Wallace (Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of Inxs, Parer.s War) are playing teenagers who embark on a surreal journey on Halloween night in 1997.
The feature debut of writer-director Nicholas Verso, it starts a five-week shoot in Adelaide on Monday, funded by the South Australian Film Corp., Mushroom Pictures and private investors.
The producer is Mushroom Pictures. John Molloy with Hedone Productions. Kate Croser and Sandy Cameron as co-producers.
Verso wrote the feature in 2011 and then went through the Afc.s Springboard, which funded his short The Last Time I Saw Richard, which was named best short fiction film at the Aacta Awards.
- 9/25/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The first round of Aacta Award winners have been announced today at the 4th Aacta Award Luncheon held at the Star Event Centre in Sydney.
Celebrating screen craft excellence in Australia, 22 awards were presented, recognising the work of screen practitioners working in television, documentary, short fiction film, short animation and feature film.
The Luncheon was hosted by writer/actor/producer/director Adam Zwar, who was also joined throughout the event by a list of distinguished presenters. including Aacta President Geoffrey Rush, David Stratton, Damian Walshe-Howling, Alexandra Schepisi, Charlotte Best and Diana Glenn.
In the feature film category, Predestination took home the most Awards; with Ben Nott Acs taking out the prize for Best Cinematography, Matt Villa Ase winning the award for Best Editing, and Matthew Putland scooping Best Production Design.
Tess Schofield was honoured with the Aacta Award for Best Costume Design for her work on The Water Diviner while...
Celebrating screen craft excellence in Australia, 22 awards were presented, recognising the work of screen practitioners working in television, documentary, short fiction film, short animation and feature film.
The Luncheon was hosted by writer/actor/producer/director Adam Zwar, who was also joined throughout the event by a list of distinguished presenters. including Aacta President Geoffrey Rush, David Stratton, Damian Walshe-Howling, Alexandra Schepisi, Charlotte Best and Diana Glenn.
In the feature film category, Predestination took home the most Awards; with Ben Nott Acs taking out the prize for Best Cinematography, Matt Villa Ase winning the award for Best Editing, and Matthew Putland scooping Best Production Design.
Tess Schofield was honoured with the Aacta Award for Best Costume Design for her work on The Water Diviner while...
- 1/27/2015
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
11th edition of festival to close with UK premiere of Force Majeure, and will feature 33 UK premieres and a record 11 world premieres.
While We’re Young is to receive its European premiere as the opening film of the 11th Glasgow Film Festival (Gff) (Feb 18-Mar 1).
Noah Baumbach’s comedy stars Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts as a settled married couple who are offered a second chance at youth when hipsters Jamie (Adam Driver) and Darby (Amanda Seyfried) come into their lives. The film premiered at Toronto International Film Festival last year.
This year’s festival will close with the UK premiere of Cannes Jury Prize-winner Force Majeure, written and directed by Ruben Östlund. The film explores the flaws and cracks in a marriage after an avalanche hits in the French Alps where the couple are on a skiing holiday with their children.
Supported by Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, EventScotland, Creative Scotland and BFI, this year’s...
While We’re Young is to receive its European premiere as the opening film of the 11th Glasgow Film Festival (Gff) (Feb 18-Mar 1).
Noah Baumbach’s comedy stars Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts as a settled married couple who are offered a second chance at youth when hipsters Jamie (Adam Driver) and Darby (Amanda Seyfried) come into their lives. The film premiered at Toronto International Film Festival last year.
This year’s festival will close with the UK premiere of Cannes Jury Prize-winner Force Majeure, written and directed by Ruben Östlund. The film explores the flaws and cracks in a marriage after an avalanche hits in the French Alps where the couple are on a skiing holiday with their children.
Supported by Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, EventScotland, Creative Scotland and BFI, this year’s...
- 1/21/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Russell Crowe-Directed Movie Up for Australian Film Award; Crowe Shortlisted Only in Acting Category
Director Russell Crowe Movie up for Best Film: Australian Academy Awards 2015 nominations (photo: Actor-director Russell Crowe in 'The Water Diviner') Aacta Awards: Feature Film Categories Best Film The Babadook Kristina Ceyton and Kristian Moliere Charlie's Country Nils Erik Nielsen, Peter Djigirr and Rolf de Heer Predestination Paddy McDonald, Tim McGahan, Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig The Railway Man Chris Brown, Andy Paterson and Bill Curbishley Tracks Emile Sherman and Iain Canning The Water Diviner Andrew Mason, Keith Rodger and Troy Lum Best Director The Babadook Jennifer Kent Charlie's Country Rolf de Heer Predestination Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig The Rover David Michôd Best Actress Kate Box The Little Death Essie Davis The Babadook Sarah Snook Predestination Mia Wasikowska Tracks Best Actor Russell Crowe The Water Diviner David Gulpilil Charlie's Country Damon Herriman The Little Death Guy Pearce The Rover Best Supporting Actor Patrick Brammall The Little Death Yilmaz Erdogan...
- 12/3/2014
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Felix Media will be the first screen-based business to move into Carriageworks, the multi-media arts precinct in inner Sydney.
John Maynard and Bridget Ikin.s production banner is joining two other new resident companies, the Sydney Chamber Orchestra and Aboriginal theatre troupe Moogahlin, in November. Felix Media.s multi-media works include Lynette Wallworth.s full dome presentation Coral, Angelica Mesiti.s Citizen.s Band, The Calling, The Begin-Again and In the Ear of the Tyrant, and John Weiley.s documentary marking the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House, The Dream of Perfection/Autopsy on a Dream.
Next year Felix is partnering with the Adelaide Film Festival, the University of Western Australia.s Cultural Precinct and Carriageworks on Char Soo, Adelaide-based artist Hossein Valamanesh.s four-screen work set in a street market in Iran.
Carriageworks Director Lisa Havilah said: .Carriageworks is dedicated to championing ambitious and risk-taking, artist-led programming. The...
John Maynard and Bridget Ikin.s production banner is joining two other new resident companies, the Sydney Chamber Orchestra and Aboriginal theatre troupe Moogahlin, in November. Felix Media.s multi-media works include Lynette Wallworth.s full dome presentation Coral, Angelica Mesiti.s Citizen.s Band, The Calling, The Begin-Again and In the Ear of the Tyrant, and John Weiley.s documentary marking the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House, The Dream of Perfection/Autopsy on a Dream.
Next year Felix is partnering with the Adelaide Film Festival, the University of Western Australia.s Cultural Precinct and Carriageworks on Char Soo, Adelaide-based artist Hossein Valamanesh.s four-screen work set in a street market in Iran.
Carriageworks Director Lisa Havilah said: .Carriageworks is dedicated to championing ambitious and risk-taking, artist-led programming. The...
- 10/16/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Actor Paul Ireland is set to make his feature directing debut on Pawno, a dramedy set in a seedy pawn shop in Melbourne's western suburbs.
Scripted by actor-turned-writer Damian Hill, the film will follow one day in the lives of 14 characters as they attempt to survive, thrive or maintain their way of life in an often cruel world.
.It is a unique and unapologetic journey into the underbelly of our society,. said Hill, who is producing with Ireland through their company Toothless Pictures.
Due to start shooting in Footscray on November 23, the film.s ensemble cast includes John Brumpton, Hill, Maeve Dermody, Malcolm Kennard, Mark Coles Smith and Tony Rickards.
Hill and Ireland, who formed Toothless Pictures last year, raised $12,500 via crowd-funding site Pozible and the balance of the budget from philanthropic investors after two years of toil.
.Our focus is to tell a compelling, poignant and layered story that will move and entertain,...
Scripted by actor-turned-writer Damian Hill, the film will follow one day in the lives of 14 characters as they attempt to survive, thrive or maintain their way of life in an often cruel world.
.It is a unique and unapologetic journey into the underbelly of our society,. said Hill, who is producing with Ireland through their company Toothless Pictures.
Due to start shooting in Footscray on November 23, the film.s ensemble cast includes John Brumpton, Hill, Maeve Dermody, Malcolm Kennard, Mark Coles Smith and Tony Rickards.
Hill and Ireland, who formed Toothless Pictures last year, raised $12,500 via crowd-funding site Pozible and the balance of the budget from philanthropic investors after two years of toil.
.Our focus is to tell a compelling, poignant and layered story that will move and entertain,...
- 9/24/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Go big or go small- just avoid the middle ground in Australian film budgets.
That approach is being advocated by some industry executives and producers in response to the global trend which sees many mid-level films being marginalised.
.In light of the recent flight of the indie audiences in Australia and worldwide and the fact that indie films are struggling in the cinematic marketplace, there will be an increasing bifurcation of the production landscape,. predicts Safc CEO Richard Harris.
.There has long been a discussion about what has been dubbed the .dead zone. for feature films, somewhere between $5m-$15m.
.Some Australian producers will continue to see cinema as the main game for their film and therefore they will think about their budget in terms of competing in what is an increasingly difficult theatrical space.
.Others, however, will be . or in many cases already are . thinking about making their film...
That approach is being advocated by some industry executives and producers in response to the global trend which sees many mid-level films being marginalised.
.In light of the recent flight of the indie audiences in Australia and worldwide and the fact that indie films are struggling in the cinematic marketplace, there will be an increasing bifurcation of the production landscape,. predicts Safc CEO Richard Harris.
.There has long been a discussion about what has been dubbed the .dead zone. for feature films, somewhere between $5m-$15m.
.Some Australian producers will continue to see cinema as the main game for their film and therefore they will think about their budget in terms of competing in what is an increasingly difficult theatrical space.
.Others, however, will be . or in many cases already are . thinking about making their film...
- 9/11/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Victorians will be able to watch Kasimir Burgess. debut feature Fell later this month at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image or on VoD for the same fee- $10.
The initiative continues the novel approach to exploiting the film being undertaken by producer/distributor John Maynard.
Fell was available on VoD in New South Wales, Queensland, the Act, South Australia and Northern Territory for 50 hours after its world premiere at the Sydney Film Festival.
The results have encouraged Footprint Films'. Maynard and the Acmi to stream the film for $10 from August 21 to September 27 from three outlets: Acmi's website, Fell's website and its Facebook page.
The film is booked to screen at Acmi for seven days, restricted to 20 sessions to try to maximise the attendance-per-screening, from August 21 at the same price.
Maynard is convinced high ticket prices at the major chains are deterring cinemagoing. He points to a recent...
The initiative continues the novel approach to exploiting the film being undertaken by producer/distributor John Maynard.
Fell was available on VoD in New South Wales, Queensland, the Act, South Australia and Northern Territory for 50 hours after its world premiere at the Sydney Film Festival.
The results have encouraged Footprint Films'. Maynard and the Acmi to stream the film for $10 from August 21 to September 27 from three outlets: Acmi's website, Fell's website and its Facebook page.
The film is booked to screen at Acmi for seven days, restricted to 20 sessions to try to maximise the attendance-per-screening, from August 21 at the same price.
Maynard is convinced high ticket prices at the major chains are deterring cinemagoing. He points to a recent...
- 8/14/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Producer/distributor John Maynard is taking a novel approach to releasing Kasimir Burgess. drama Fell after its Victorian premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Maynard has booked the film into Australian Centre for the Moving Image for six days, starting on August 21.
Reasoning that watching films is a better experience when cinemas are well- attended, he is limiting the number of sessions to 13: two per night plus afternoon sessions on the Saturday and Sunday.
Moreover, to overcome any price resistance, tickets for all sessions will cost just $10.
After that, Acmi will stage screenings in September in the Australian Perspectives program for Acmi members.
Burgess. debut feature scripted by Natasha Pincus stars Matt Nable as guy who is grief stricken when his daughter is killed in a hit-and-run accident and vows revenge against the driver (Daniel Henshall) after the latter is released from prison.
Fell screens at Miff on...
Maynard has booked the film into Australian Centre for the Moving Image for six days, starting on August 21.
Reasoning that watching films is a better experience when cinemas are well- attended, he is limiting the number of sessions to 13: two per night plus afternoon sessions on the Saturday and Sunday.
Moreover, to overcome any price resistance, tickets for all sessions will cost just $10.
After that, Acmi will stage screenings in September in the Australian Perspectives program for Acmi members.
Burgess. debut feature scripted by Natasha Pincus stars Matt Nable as guy who is grief stricken when his daughter is killed in a hit-and-run accident and vows revenge against the driver (Daniel Henshall) after the latter is released from prison.
Fell screens at Miff on...
- 7/22/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The innovative strategy of streaming Kasimir Burgess. Fell on VOD platforms concurrent with its world premiere at the Sydney Film Festival has paid off, according to producer-distributor John Maynard.
Maynard is now working on the second stage of the release plan for the drama which stars Matt Nable as guy who is grief stricken when his daughter is killed in a hit and run accident and vows revenge against the driver (Daniel Henshall).
Having the film available to rent online for $9.99 for 50 hours in Nsw, Queensland, South Australia, the Act and Northern Territory was part of Maynard.s plan to make the festival screenings special events.
He partnered with the Sff and the Adelaide Film Festival to stream the Natasha Pincus-scripted film and is convinced attendances at the two screenings in Sydney were not affected by the VOD release.
.It was a great way to cut through a lot of noise at the festival,...
Maynard is now working on the second stage of the release plan for the drama which stars Matt Nable as guy who is grief stricken when his daughter is killed in a hit and run accident and vows revenge against the driver (Daniel Henshall).
Having the film available to rent online for $9.99 for 50 hours in Nsw, Queensland, South Australia, the Act and Northern Territory was part of Maynard.s plan to make the festival screenings special events.
He partnered with the Sff and the Adelaide Film Festival to stream the Natasha Pincus-scripted film and is convinced attendances at the two screenings in Sydney were not affected by the VOD release.
.It was a great way to cut through a lot of noise at the festival,...
- 6/24/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Kasimir Burgess. debut feature Fell will get a VOD launch across most of Australia following its world premiere at the Sydney Film Festival this Friday.
In a bold new move, Sydney Film Festival and Adelaide Film Festival have partnered to stream Fell online over the same weekend it premieres in Official Competition at the State Theatre in Sydney.
.Sydney Film Festival is pleased to offer audiences across Australia the chance to have their own virtual festival premiere screening,. Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley said today in a statement released to the media. .Fell will be available online from the Sydney Film Festival website on the day of the premiere, giving audiences beyond Sydney.s State Theatre access to the World Premiere of this stunning debut feature..
Fell follows the plight of Thomas (Matt Nable), a father rendered grief stricken when his daughter is killed in a hit and run accident.
In a bold new move, Sydney Film Festival and Adelaide Film Festival have partnered to stream Fell online over the same weekend it premieres in Official Competition at the State Theatre in Sydney.
.Sydney Film Festival is pleased to offer audiences across Australia the chance to have their own virtual festival premiere screening,. Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley said today in a statement released to the media. .Fell will be available online from the Sydney Film Festival website on the day of the premiere, giving audiences beyond Sydney.s State Theatre access to the World Premiere of this stunning debut feature..
Fell follows the plight of Thomas (Matt Nable), a father rendered grief stricken when his daughter is killed in a hit and run accident.
- 6/10/2014
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
Kasimir Burgess’ drama gets VOD launch across most of Australia after its Sydney Film Festival premiere.
This Friday, as soon as the credits roll on the world premiere of the new Australian film Fell, which is one of 12 films in competition in the Sydney Film Festival, it will be available for Us$9.35 (A$9.99) on video-on-demand for 50 hours across Australia. Nearly all of Australia anyway.
The world premiere of Fell via the internet is a game-changer in a multi-screen world,” said producer John Maynard. “It’s democratic, it’s inclusive and it’s about time.”
Maynard produced writer/director Kasimir Burgess debut film with Mary Minas under the Felix Media banner and his distribution company, Footprint Films, will release Fell locally. (Minas did a six-month internship with Felix and Footprint in 2012).
Fell is a tense, emotional story about a man whose young daughter is killed in a hit-and-run accident, and also about the man driving the truck that killed...
This Friday, as soon as the credits roll on the world premiere of the new Australian film Fell, which is one of 12 films in competition in the Sydney Film Festival, it will be available for Us$9.35 (A$9.99) on video-on-demand for 50 hours across Australia. Nearly all of Australia anyway.
The world premiere of Fell via the internet is a game-changer in a multi-screen world,” said producer John Maynard. “It’s democratic, it’s inclusive and it’s about time.”
Maynard produced writer/director Kasimir Burgess debut film with Mary Minas under the Felix Media banner and his distribution company, Footprint Films, will release Fell locally. (Minas did a six-month internship with Felix and Footprint in 2012).
Fell is a tense, emotional story about a man whose young daughter is killed in a hit-and-run accident, and also about the man driving the truck that killed...
- 6/9/2014
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
Direct from its world-premiere screening at the Cannes Film Festival, Sff and Vivid Ideas are proud to present the Australian Premiere of the highly anticipated futuristic thriller The Rover and host director David Michôd, actors Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson and producer Liz Watts at the State Theatre on Saturday 7 June. The Rover screens as part of Sff’s Official Competition. Michôd, Pearce, Pattinson and Watts will also give a talk as part of Vivid Ideas at Town Hall on Sunday 8 June.
Actor Cate Blanchett will attend the Festival to introduce a special screening of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon 2 the second chapter of the epic trilogy in which Blanchett is the voice of the character Valka. The screening is held at 2pm on Public Holiday Monday, 9 June, at Event Cinemas George Street.
UK visual artists and film directors Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard introduce Sff’s Opening Night Film,...
Actor Cate Blanchett will attend the Festival to introduce a special screening of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon 2 the second chapter of the epic trilogy in which Blanchett is the voice of the character Valka. The screening is held at 2pm on Public Holiday Monday, 9 June, at Event Cinemas George Street.
UK visual artists and film directors Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard introduce Sff’s Opening Night Film,...
- 5/30/2014
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Nick Cave documentary 20,000 Days on Earth and titles set for Cannes among Sydney Film Festival competiton contenders.
In an unusual move the Sydney Film Festival has included among its official competition contenders, the June 4 opening night film 20,000 Days on Earth, which digs deep into the life of Australian-born musician and artist Nick Cave and won the top prize for documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.
This year will also see the biggest number of Australian films in the competition. David Michôd’s The Rover will come fresh from Cannes and the other two are Ruin, which writer/directors Amiel Courtin-Wilson and Michael Cody filmed in Cambodia, and Fell, a debut film from Kasimir Burge that will have its world premiere at the annual event. Burge won a Crystal Bear at Berlin for his short Lily.
See below for the full list of the finalists in the seventh year of the A$60,000 ($56,000) competition.
Finishing off the...
In an unusual move the Sydney Film Festival has included among its official competition contenders, the June 4 opening night film 20,000 Days on Earth, which digs deep into the life of Australian-born musician and artist Nick Cave and won the top prize for documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.
This year will also see the biggest number of Australian films in the competition. David Michôd’s The Rover will come fresh from Cannes and the other two are Ruin, which writer/directors Amiel Courtin-Wilson and Michael Cody filmed in Cambodia, and Fell, a debut film from Kasimir Burge that will have its world premiere at the annual event. Burge won a Crystal Bear at Berlin for his short Lily.
See below for the full list of the finalists in the seventh year of the A$60,000 ($56,000) competition.
Finishing off the...
- 5/10/2014
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
Sydney - David Michod’s Cannes Film Festival selection, The Rover, has booked a place in the Sydney Film Festival Official Competition this year, competing for the $60,000 Sydney Film Prize, Sff organizers announced Wednesday. The Rover will have its Australian premiere at the festival on June 7, with stars Robert Pattinson and Guy Pearce as well as Michod and producer Liz Watts attending. It will be one of three Australian films competing for the seventh Sydney Film Prize -- the most ever in the competition’s history. In addition to The Rover, Kasimir Burgess’ Fell, and Amiel Courtin-Wilson and Michael Cody’s
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- 5/7/2014
- by Pip Bulbeck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Rover, Ruin, 20,000 Days on Earth, Fell and Nz mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows are just some of the 183 films scheduled to screen at the 61st Sydney Film Festival in June this year.
The full program for the Festival was announced this morning by the Nsw Minister for the Arts, Troy Grant, at a packed event held at Customs House in Circular Quay, Sydney.
.The New South Wales Government, through Screen Nsw and Destination Nsw, is very pleased to be again supporting Sydney Film Festival which is also part of Vivid Ideas 2014. Sydney Film Festival is a highlight of the city.s rich arts calendar and an important part of our cultural fabric. The Festival underpins Sydney.s recognition as a Unesco City of Film, and I look forward to experiencing the Festival this June,. Mr Grant addressed the crowd this morning.
Another exciting announcement was the Sff...
The full program for the Festival was announced this morning by the Nsw Minister for the Arts, Troy Grant, at a packed event held at Customs House in Circular Quay, Sydney.
.The New South Wales Government, through Screen Nsw and Destination Nsw, is very pleased to be again supporting Sydney Film Festival which is also part of Vivid Ideas 2014. Sydney Film Festival is a highlight of the city.s rich arts calendar and an important part of our cultural fabric. The Festival underpins Sydney.s recognition as a Unesco City of Film, and I look forward to experiencing the Festival this June,. Mr Grant addressed the crowd this morning.
Another exciting announcement was the Sff...
- 5/7/2014
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
An analysis of the Australian films released in cinemas in 2013 makes for grim reading, with a handful of critical and/or commercial successes outnumbered by misfires and under-achievers.
On the positive side, the debut films from directors Kim Mordaunt (The Rocket), Catriona McKenzie (Satellite Boy) and Mark Grentell (Backyard Ashes) unearthed talent with plenty of potential.
The year ended on a strong note with the Boxing Day launch of Jonathan Teplitzy.s The Railway Man, which ranks as the second-highest local grosser behind Baz Luhrmann.s The Great Gatsby, which amassed $27.4 million to become the fifth-biggest Australian title of all time.
Tellingly, the drama starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman raked in more money in its first week than the lifetime earnings of every other title. According to If.s estimate, the combined B.O. tally of the 26 local films and documentaries is $38.88 million, well short of 2012.s $47.9 million.
Only...
On the positive side, the debut films from directors Kim Mordaunt (The Rocket), Catriona McKenzie (Satellite Boy) and Mark Grentell (Backyard Ashes) unearthed talent with plenty of potential.
The year ended on a strong note with the Boxing Day launch of Jonathan Teplitzy.s The Railway Man, which ranks as the second-highest local grosser behind Baz Luhrmann.s The Great Gatsby, which amassed $27.4 million to become the fifth-biggest Australian title of all time.
Tellingly, the drama starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman raked in more money in its first week than the lifetime earnings of every other title. According to If.s estimate, the combined B.O. tally of the 26 local films and documentaries is $38.88 million, well short of 2012.s $47.9 million.
Only...
- 1/5/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
This may turn out to be a premature and fanciful call but 2014 is shaping as potentially one of the strongest years for Australian films, commercially and critically, in recent memory.
There are numerous grounds for optimism, starting with the overwhelmingly positive responses and, in some cases, deals for Tracks, The Railway Man, Wolf Creek 2, Felony and Canopy after their world premieres at either the Toronto or Venice film festivals.
Given the talent attached, the slate of films now shooting or in post-production looks highly promising, including Kill Me Three Times, The Rover, Son of a Gun, I, Frankenstein, Predestination, Charlie.s Country, Fell and Now Add Honey.
Added to that are several films from experienced filmmakers that are due to roll soon: Cut Snake, The Dressmaker and Paper Planes.
Industry figures whom If consulted are bullish about the prospects for the year ahead. There is a .very good reason for such optimism,...
There are numerous grounds for optimism, starting with the overwhelmingly positive responses and, in some cases, deals for Tracks, The Railway Man, Wolf Creek 2, Felony and Canopy after their world premieres at either the Toronto or Venice film festivals.
Given the talent attached, the slate of films now shooting or in post-production looks highly promising, including Kill Me Three Times, The Rover, Son of a Gun, I, Frankenstein, Predestination, Charlie.s Country, Fell and Now Add Honey.
Added to that are several films from experienced filmmakers that are due to roll soon: Cut Snake, The Dressmaker and Paper Planes.
Industry figures whom If consulted are bullish about the prospects for the year ahead. There is a .very good reason for such optimism,...
- 9/19/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Matt Nable ("Riddick," "Underbelly: Badness") and Daniel Henshall ("Snowtown," "Any Questions for Ben?") will star in the two lead roles in the Australian revenge and redemption drama "Fell" from Felixmedia and Transmission Films.
Nable plays Thomas Ryan, a man frozen in grief after his daughter is killed in a hit-and-run incident by Luke Simpson (Henshall).
When Luke is released from prison, Thomas changes his identity, abandons his corporate life and relocates to the remote outpost where Luke now works as tree feller.
Jacqueline McKenzie also stars as Thomas' wife. Filming commenced today in the southern Victorian Alps.
Accomplished short film director Kasimir Burgess ("Lily") makes his directorial feature debut on the film from a script by Natasha Pincus. John Maynard and Mary Minas are producing.
Nable plays Thomas Ryan, a man frozen in grief after his daughter is killed in a hit-and-run incident by Luke Simpson (Henshall).
When Luke is released from prison, Thomas changes his identity, abandons his corporate life and relocates to the remote outpost where Luke now works as tree feller.
Jacqueline McKenzie also stars as Thomas' wife. Filming commenced today in the southern Victorian Alps.
Accomplished short film director Kasimir Burgess ("Lily") makes his directorial feature debut on the film from a script by Natasha Pincus. John Maynard and Mary Minas are producing.
- 7/29/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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