Indonesian thriller ‘Autobiography’ and Mexican documentary ‘Sanson And Me’ among line-up.
Australia’s Adelaide Film Festival (Oct 19-30) has unveiled its first line-up since shifting from a biennial to an annual event, including 12 titles in competition.
This year’s event comprises 129 films, of which 22 world premieres, from more than 40 countries.
The competition features include Indonesian thriller Autobiography, which scooped a Fipresci prize at the weekend after playing in the Horizons strand of the Venice Film Festival. The debut feature of film critic-turned-director Makbul Mubarak is about a young man who keeps house for a retired general, finding himself torn between...
Australia’s Adelaide Film Festival (Oct 19-30) has unveiled its first line-up since shifting from a biennial to an annual event, including 12 titles in competition.
This year’s event comprises 129 films, of which 22 world premieres, from more than 40 countries.
The competition features include Indonesian thriller Autobiography, which scooped a Fipresci prize at the weekend after playing in the Horizons strand of the Venice Film Festival. The debut feature of film critic-turned-director Makbul Mubarak is about a young man who keeps house for a retired general, finding himself torn between...
- 9/12/2022
- by Sandy George
- ScreenDaily
Prizes handed out at 70th anniversary edition of the Australian festival.
Afrofuturist musical Neptune Frost, directed by Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman, won the inaugural 96,500 Bright Horizons Award at the Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff) on Saturday (August 20).
Jub Clerc’s direction in her ovation-inducing coming-of-age debut drama Sweet As took home the 48,000 Innovation Award, open only to Australians.
US-Rwanda co-production Neptune Frost premiered in Cannes’ Directors Fortnight in 2021 and went on to screen at TIFF, Sundance and the New York Film Festival. Kino Lorber has international rights.
The jury, led by Australian actor/director Shareena Clanton, said the feature...
Afrofuturist musical Neptune Frost, directed by Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman, won the inaugural 96,500 Bright Horizons Award at the Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff) on Saturday (August 20).
Jub Clerc’s direction in her ovation-inducing coming-of-age debut drama Sweet As took home the 48,000 Innovation Award, open only to Australians.
US-Rwanda co-production Neptune Frost premiered in Cannes’ Directors Fortnight in 2021 and went on to screen at TIFF, Sundance and the New York Film Festival. Kino Lorber has international rights.
The jury, led by Australian actor/director Shareena Clanton, said the feature...
- 8/22/2022
- by Sandy George
- ScreenDaily
Trisha Morton-Thomas will write/direct ‘History Bites Back’ for Nitv.
Screen Australia today announced $2 million of production funding for eight documentaries through the Producer program and two through the Commissioned program.
The slate includes a recently commissioned Sbs feature doc about the unsolved Bowraville Murders; a Dr Michael Mosley-fronted Sbs series examining Australia’s diabetes epidemic and Jen Peedom’s River, her follow up to box office hit Mountain, which will combine visuals and orchestral music to explore the relationship between humans and rivers.
“This is an exciting line up of documentaries that will provide fascinating insights into contemporary Australia on themes of the environment, health and human behaviour, as well as examining aspects of our history. We’re particularly thrilled to support a number of Indigenous stories in this slate,” Screen Australia head of documentary Bernadine Lim.
“Even under normal circumstances, the timeframe between a project being funded...
Screen Australia today announced $2 million of production funding for eight documentaries through the Producer program and two through the Commissioned program.
The slate includes a recently commissioned Sbs feature doc about the unsolved Bowraville Murders; a Dr Michael Mosley-fronted Sbs series examining Australia’s diabetes epidemic and Jen Peedom’s River, her follow up to box office hit Mountain, which will combine visuals and orchestral music to explore the relationship between humans and rivers.
“This is an exciting line up of documentaries that will provide fascinating insights into contemporary Australia on themes of the environment, health and human behaviour, as well as examining aspects of our history. We’re particularly thrilled to support a number of Indigenous stories in this slate,” Screen Australia head of documentary Bernadine Lim.
“Even under normal circumstances, the timeframe between a project being funded...
- 3/17/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Jirga’ won the Aacta for Best Indie Film.
Director Benjamin Gilmour’s Jirga took home the inaugural Aacta Award for Best Indie Film – designed to honour films made under $2 million – at the Aacta Industry Luncheon in Sydney yesterday.
The film, produced by John Maynard, beat out Strange Colours, Brothers’ Nest, West of Sunshine and The Second. Starring Sam Smith as a former Australian soldier who returns to Afghanistan seeking forgiveness, Jirga is also Australia’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the upcoming Academy Awards.
Some 35 awards were given away at yesterday’s Aacta event, hosted by actress Kat Stewart and comedian Nazeem Hussain. Other key feature film winners were Sweet Country and Ladies in Black, which each took home three gongs.
David Tranter and Steven McGregor won Best Original Screenplay for Sweet Country, while film’s director and Dop Warwick Thornton was honoured with the award for Best...
Director Benjamin Gilmour’s Jirga took home the inaugural Aacta Award for Best Indie Film – designed to honour films made under $2 million – at the Aacta Industry Luncheon in Sydney yesterday.
The film, produced by John Maynard, beat out Strange Colours, Brothers’ Nest, West of Sunshine and The Second. Starring Sam Smith as a former Australian soldier who returns to Afghanistan seeking forgiveness, Jirga is also Australia’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the upcoming Academy Awards.
Some 35 awards were given away at yesterday’s Aacta event, hosted by actress Kat Stewart and comedian Nazeem Hussain. Other key feature film winners were Sweet Country and Ladies in Black, which each took home three gongs.
David Tranter and Steven McGregor won Best Original Screenplay for Sweet Country, while film’s director and Dop Warwick Thornton was honoured with the award for Best...
- 12/3/2018
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra’.
A three-parter exploring the forces behind and the cover-up of child abuse inside the Catholic Church; a feature doco co-written and co-directed by Nel Minchin and Wayne Blair that looks at the work of Indigenous performing arts company Bangarra; and two projects from Mint Pictures for Sbs are among the 14 most recent docos to have received production funding from Screen Australia.
The federal agency has invested $1.3 million via its Producer program and $1.4 million via the Commissioned program.
“Documentary continuously works as a platform to amplify marginalised voices and ideas, and there are a variety of stories in this slate from multicultural, transgender and Indigenous perspectives that will enrich and enlighten viewers,” said head of content Sally Caplan.
“The documentary art form allows us to unravel and explore complex and often challenging topics, and these projects take on some difficult and topical subject matter including death,...
A three-parter exploring the forces behind and the cover-up of child abuse inside the Catholic Church; a feature doco co-written and co-directed by Nel Minchin and Wayne Blair that looks at the work of Indigenous performing arts company Bangarra; and two projects from Mint Pictures for Sbs are among the 14 most recent docos to have received production funding from Screen Australia.
The federal agency has invested $1.3 million via its Producer program and $1.4 million via the Commissioned program.
“Documentary continuously works as a platform to amplify marginalised voices and ideas, and there are a variety of stories in this slate from multicultural, transgender and Indigenous perspectives that will enrich and enlighten viewers,” said head of content Sally Caplan.
“The documentary art form allows us to unravel and explore complex and often challenging topics, and these projects take on some difficult and topical subject matter including death,...
- 10/22/2018
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia.s guidelines for funding documentaries will remain in place for the rest of this year after the agency decided to extend a review of its funding policy.
The reasons for the postponement have been questioned by the Australian Directors Guild and some documentary filmmakers who want the draft guidelines to be implemented.
"It is concerning," Adg executive director Kingston Anderson told If today. "We have been discussing this for the last six months. We think the draft guidelines are a great step forward. We need to know why the process is being delayed." .
Yarra Bank Films' Dr Trevor Graham said, "The draft documentary guidelines composed by Screen Australia were a welcome attempt to address the decline in the one-off documentary in the Oz landscape that resulted from public broadcasters turning their back on them in favour of factual series.
"Screen Australia.s own research acknowledges this decline. And...
The reasons for the postponement have been questioned by the Australian Directors Guild and some documentary filmmakers who want the draft guidelines to be implemented.
"It is concerning," Adg executive director Kingston Anderson told If today. "We have been discussing this for the last six months. We think the draft guidelines are a great step forward. We need to know why the process is being delayed." .
Yarra Bank Films' Dr Trevor Graham said, "The draft documentary guidelines composed by Screen Australia were a welcome attempt to address the decline in the one-off documentary in the Oz landscape that resulted from public broadcasters turning their back on them in favour of factual series.
"Screen Australia.s own research acknowledges this decline. And...
- 7/30/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia will invest more than $2.3 million in 10 documentary projects, which it says will trigger more than $8 million in production.
Screen Australia.s documentary manager Liz Stevens said: .It.s very encouraging to see so many projects with solid international deals in this round. Australian producers are creating good opportunities in the international marketplace with strong stories, know-how and support from domestic broadcasters and Screen Australia . it.s a great collaboration. In the domestic arena the National Documentary Program continues to fund significant Australian stories that will resonate with Australian audiences..
National Documentary Program
Afghanistan: The Australian War 3 x 55 mins Essential Media and Entertainment Pty Ltd Producer Alan Erson Writer/Director Victoria Midwinter-Pitt Sales Agent ABC Commercial Broadcaster ABC TV Synopsis The complete story of Australia.s longest and most expensive modern war told by the generation of Australians who fought it, those who ordered it, our allies and enemies.
Screen Australia.s documentary manager Liz Stevens said: .It.s very encouraging to see so many projects with solid international deals in this round. Australian producers are creating good opportunities in the international marketplace with strong stories, know-how and support from domestic broadcasters and Screen Australia . it.s a great collaboration. In the domestic arena the National Documentary Program continues to fund significant Australian stories that will resonate with Australian audiences..
National Documentary Program
Afghanistan: The Australian War 3 x 55 mins Essential Media and Entertainment Pty Ltd Producer Alan Erson Writer/Director Victoria Midwinter-Pitt Sales Agent ABC Commercial Broadcaster ABC TV Synopsis The complete story of Australia.s longest and most expensive modern war told by the generation of Australians who fought it, those who ordered it, our allies and enemies.
- 3/21/2013
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
A documentary about Rupert Murdoch is to be funded by Screen Austraia, the organisation has revealed.
The taxpayer funded body said that the doco – titled Murdoch – will screen in Sbs and on the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster ITV.
Produced by Electric Pictures, according to the synopsis, the two-part series will be “the definitive account of how one man changed the face of the media and became one of the wealthiest, most powerful and enigmatic figures in the world.”
Electric Pictures was the production company that won a best documentary Aacta award earlier this year for Jandamarra’s War.
Written and directed by Janice Sutherland, Electric’s Andrew Ogilvie and Dinah Lord are producing.
A spokesman for Electric Pictures told Encore: “We won’t be commenting.”
The series is one of six documentaries announced by Screen Australia.
Five of the six already have international sales behind them. Not only will Murdoch screen in the UK,...
The taxpayer funded body said that the doco – titled Murdoch – will screen in Sbs and on the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster ITV.
Produced by Electric Pictures, according to the synopsis, the two-part series will be “the definitive account of how one man changed the face of the media and became one of the wealthiest, most powerful and enigmatic figures in the world.”
Electric Pictures was the production company that won a best documentary Aacta award earlier this year for Jandamarra’s War.
Written and directed by Janice Sutherland, Electric’s Andrew Ogilvie and Dinah Lord are producing.
A spokesman for Electric Pictures told Encore: “We won’t be commenting.”
The series is one of six documentaries announced by Screen Australia.
Five of the six already have international sales behind them. Not only will Murdoch screen in the UK,...
- 3/15/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia will invest $1.9 million across six documentaries including programs which look at the life of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Warumpi Band leader George Rrarramu.
The six programs, which include one from the National Documentary Program and five from the International Program funding programs, will generate $7.3 million in production, according to Screen Australia.
George Rrarramu, the single film chosen from the National Documentary Program, details the legendary Warumpi Band front man and his contribution to Indigenous music. The documentary is written by Lisa Watts and Steven McGregor, who will also direct.
From the International Program, a two-part Sbs and ITV documentary, Murdoch looks into the life of Rupert Murdoch, one of the most powerful figures in the world, and how he has radically impacted today.s media. The Murdoch empire grew from a small Adelaide home base to dominate the world but is currently under threat after a phone hacking scandal in the UK.
The six programs, which include one from the National Documentary Program and five from the International Program funding programs, will generate $7.3 million in production, according to Screen Australia.
George Rrarramu, the single film chosen from the National Documentary Program, details the legendary Warumpi Band front man and his contribution to Indigenous music. The documentary is written by Lisa Watts and Steven McGregor, who will also direct.
From the International Program, a two-part Sbs and ITV documentary, Murdoch looks into the life of Rupert Murdoch, one of the most powerful figures in the world, and how he has radically impacted today.s media. The Murdoch empire grew from a small Adelaide home base to dominate the world but is currently under threat after a phone hacking scandal in the UK.
- 3/15/2012
- by Matthew Worboys
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia has invested $9 in 15 projects, including a film adaptation of the TV comedy hit Kath and Kim, entitled The Kath and Kim Filum – produced by Rick McKenna, Jane Turner and Gina Riley, and directed by Ted Emery.
In the film, Kath and Kim will head overseas “on a whirlwind tour of love, lust and revolution”.
The investment round supports a production slate worth almost $29m. It also includes the feature The Last Great Apes, The 20-Something Survival Guide, and a theatrical doco for IMAX, as well as 10 documentaries.
The projects are:
Features
The 20-something Survival Guide
Eddie Wong Films Pty Ltd
Producer Jodi Matterson
Executive Producers Bruna Papandrea, Simon Bosanquet, Mark Huffam
Writer Michael Lucas
Director Peter Templeman
International Sales Marble Hill/Sc Films International
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Synopsis A freewheeling 20-something guy learns he will be infertile in a month, so he has to find someone to conceive...
In the film, Kath and Kim will head overseas “on a whirlwind tour of love, lust and revolution”.
The investment round supports a production slate worth almost $29m. It also includes the feature The Last Great Apes, The 20-Something Survival Guide, and a theatrical doco for IMAX, as well as 10 documentaries.
The projects are:
Features
The 20-something Survival Guide
Eddie Wong Films Pty Ltd
Producer Jodi Matterson
Executive Producers Bruna Papandrea, Simon Bosanquet, Mark Huffam
Writer Michael Lucas
Director Peter Templeman
International Sales Marble Hill/Sc Films International
Australian Distributor Icon
Synopsis A freewheeling 20-something guy learns he will be infertile in a month, so he has to find someone to conceive...
- 3/8/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Film Victoria has invested $350,000 on a telemovie based on the story of the two miners trapped in the Beaconsfield mine in 2006, produced by Southern Star Entertainment and set to air on Nine.
“Some of Victoria’s finest screen talent will bring this important Australian story to the screen, delivering jobs to Victoria’s screen sector. The Baillieu Government will support local production companies fostering talent and ideas and providing employment for local innovators,” said Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher.
Beaconsfield will be produced by John Edwards and Sarah Shaw, written by Julie McCrossin and directed by Glendyn Ivin.
The latest funding round from Film Victoria sees $2.4m supporting Beaconsfield and five other television/documentary projects:
• The Tale of Devil Island (360o Degree Films, prod. Sally Ingleton, writer/dir Andrew Sully)- wildlife biologist Nick Mooney and his team have hatched an audacious plan to save these...
“Some of Victoria’s finest screen talent will bring this important Australian story to the screen, delivering jobs to Victoria’s screen sector. The Baillieu Government will support local production companies fostering talent and ideas and providing employment for local innovators,” said Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher.
Beaconsfield will be produced by John Edwards and Sarah Shaw, written by Julie McCrossin and directed by Glendyn Ivin.
The latest funding round from Film Victoria sees $2.4m supporting Beaconsfield and five other television/documentary projects:
• The Tale of Devil Island (360o Degree Films, prod. Sally Ingleton, writer/dir Andrew Sully)- wildlife biologist Nick Mooney and his team have hatched an audacious plan to save these...
- 12/22/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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