Victoria Cocks’ ‘Davi’.
The South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) and Adelaide Film Festival (Aff) have partnered with Panavision to launch a new $100,000 short film production initiative.
The aim is to co-fund the production of up to three short films to premiere at the 2020 Adelaide Film Festival, with Panavision to supply $10,000 equipment to each selected project.
Safc head of production, development, attraction and studios Amanda Duthie said the fund was created to drive the growth of the local screen industry and support emerging filmmakers to find their authorial voice and develop their craft.
“Short films supported by the Safc have launched the careers of many notable South Australian filmmakers and have achieved considerable critical success. Significantly, the success of this early career funding is evident in the fact that almost all of the active local screen sector were funded as emerging filmmakers. Short film has long been the proving ground for...
The South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) and Adelaide Film Festival (Aff) have partnered with Panavision to launch a new $100,000 short film production initiative.
The aim is to co-fund the production of up to three short films to premiere at the 2020 Adelaide Film Festival, with Panavision to supply $10,000 equipment to each selected project.
Safc head of production, development, attraction and studios Amanda Duthie said the fund was created to drive the growth of the local screen industry and support emerging filmmakers to find their authorial voice and develop their craft.
“Short films supported by the Safc have launched the careers of many notable South Australian filmmakers and have achieved considerable critical success. Significantly, the success of this early career funding is evident in the fact that almost all of the active local screen sector were funded as emerging filmmakers. Short film has long been the proving ground for...
- 9/2/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
(L-r) Craig Silvey, Ben Young, Melissa Kelly and Ryan Hodgson, the team behind ‘Cage In the Wild’.
Monash, a drama about army officer John Monash from Bruce Beresford; a thriller from Jasper Jones author Craig Silvey and director Ben Young, Cage in the Wild; and a TV adaptation of novel The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart from Sarah Lambert and Made Up Stories are among the 21 projects to have recently received story development funding from Screen Australia.
The agency today announced seven television series, four online projects and 10 feature films will share in nearly $700,000.
Since July 2018, Screen Australia has had two strands for development funding: the Premium Fund for higher budget projects from established screen content makers, and the Generate Fund for lower budget projects with an emphasis on supporting emerging talent, or experienced talent wanting to take creative risks.
CEO Graeme Mason said: “It’s great to see such...
Monash, a drama about army officer John Monash from Bruce Beresford; a thriller from Jasper Jones author Craig Silvey and director Ben Young, Cage in the Wild; and a TV adaptation of novel The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart from Sarah Lambert and Made Up Stories are among the 21 projects to have recently received story development funding from Screen Australia.
The agency today announced seven television series, four online projects and 10 feature films will share in nearly $700,000.
Since July 2018, Screen Australia has had two strands for development funding: the Premium Fund for higher budget projects from established screen content makers, and the Generate Fund for lower budget projects with an emphasis on supporting emerging talent, or experienced talent wanting to take creative risks.
CEO Graeme Mason said: “It’s great to see such...
- 5/28/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Sundance Institute and Mahindra today announced the winners of the 2014 Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award, in recognition and support of emerging independent filmmakers from around the world. The winning directors and projects are Hong Khaou, Monsoon from Vietnam/UK; Tobias Lindholm, A War from Denmark; Ashlee Page, Archive from Australia; and Neeraj Ghaywan, Fly Away Solo from India.
The awards were presented at a private ceremony at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, U.S.A., by Rohit Khattar, Chairman, Mumbai Mantra, Michelle Satter, Founding Director, Feature Film Program, Sundance Institute, and Paul Federbush, International Director, Feature Film Program, Sundance Institute.
Now in its fourth year, the Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award is part of a multifaceted collaboration that exemplifies a commitment to and support of world cinema by the Mahindra Group, one of the largest industrial conglomerates in India known throughout the world for its...
The awards were presented at a private ceremony at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, U.S.A., by Rohit Khattar, Chairman, Mumbai Mantra, Michelle Satter, Founding Director, Feature Film Program, Sundance Institute, and Paul Federbush, International Director, Feature Film Program, Sundance Institute.
Now in its fourth year, the Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award is part of a multifaceted collaboration that exemplifies a commitment to and support of world cinema by the Mahindra Group, one of the largest industrial conglomerates in India known throughout the world for its...
- 1/25/2014
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Neeraj Ghaywan
Neeraj Ghaywan, who has directed the award-winning short Shor, won the 2014 Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award for his feature film script Flying Away Solo (Ud Jaayega).
In Flying Away Solo, four lives intersect along the Ganges river: a lower-caste boy in a hopeless love, a daughter torn with guilt, a father sinking in greed, and a spirited kid craving a family, all yearning to escape the constrictions of a small-town.
Neeraj Ghaywan assisted Anurag Kashyap on Gangs of Wasseypur and Ugly. His short film Shor won the Satyajit Ray Foundation’s Short Film Award at the London Indian Film Festival 2012; and the Best Short Film awards at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) 2012 and South Asian International Film Festival (Saiff) 2011.
Read Neeraj Ghaywan’s interview here
The Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award is given in recognition and support of emerging independent filmmakers from around the world.
Neeraj Ghaywan, who has directed the award-winning short Shor, won the 2014 Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award for his feature film script Flying Away Solo (Ud Jaayega).
In Flying Away Solo, four lives intersect along the Ganges river: a lower-caste boy in a hopeless love, a daughter torn with guilt, a father sinking in greed, and a spirited kid craving a family, all yearning to escape the constrictions of a small-town.
Neeraj Ghaywan assisted Anurag Kashyap on Gangs of Wasseypur and Ugly. His short film Shor won the Satyajit Ray Foundation’s Short Film Award at the London Indian Film Festival 2012; and the Best Short Film awards at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) 2012 and South Asian International Film Festival (Saiff) 2011.
Read Neeraj Ghaywan’s interview here
The Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award is given in recognition and support of emerging independent filmmakers from around the world.
- 1/22/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Adelaide writer-director Ashlee Page today was given the Sundance Institute Mahindra Global Filmmaking award at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
Page will use the $10,000 prize during the development of her first feature, sci-fi thriller Archive, produced by Closer Productions. Bec Summerton.
Part-funded by the Safc.s FilmLab program, the film centres on 16-year-old Lily, who lives alone on one of Saturn.s largest moons in an underground seed vault known as Archive Titan.
Lily.s job is to cultivate Earth.s remaining seed stock and to serve the Archive.s powerful, authoritarian computer. When a native life-form infiltrates the walls, Lily is driven to question who she is, what she is doing and who to fight.
Page wrote and directed the short film The Kiss, co-funded by Screen Australia and the Safc, and On Her Knees, one segment of Tim Winton.s The Turning. She is one of four...
Page will use the $10,000 prize during the development of her first feature, sci-fi thriller Archive, produced by Closer Productions. Bec Summerton.
Part-funded by the Safc.s FilmLab program, the film centres on 16-year-old Lily, who lives alone on one of Saturn.s largest moons in an underground seed vault known as Archive Titan.
Lily.s job is to cultivate Earth.s remaining seed stock and to serve the Archive.s powerful, authoritarian computer. When a native life-form infiltrates the walls, Lily is driven to question who she is, what she is doing and who to fight.
Page wrote and directed the short film The Kiss, co-funded by Screen Australia and the Safc, and On Her Knees, one segment of Tim Winton.s The Turning. She is one of four...
- 1/22/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Sundance Institute and Mahindra have announced the winners of the 2014 Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award.
The winning directors and projects are Hong Khaou with Monsoon (Vietnam-uk), Tobias Lindholm with A War (Denmark); Ashlee Page with Archive (Australia); and Neeraj Ghaywan with Fly Away Solo (India). Khaou’s Lilting is currently playing in the festival’s World Dramatic programme.
The awards were presented at a private ceremony at Sundance. Each of the four winning filmmakers will receive a $10,000, cast award, attendance at Sundance Film Festival for targeted networking, year-round mentoring from Institute staff and creative advisors, eligibility to participate in a Sundance Institute Lab, and ongoing creative and strategic support from Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program.
Now in its fourth year, the Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award is part of a multi-faceted collaboration that exemplifies a commitment to and support of world cinema by the Sundance Institute and the Mahindra Group, one of the...
The winning directors and projects are Hong Khaou with Monsoon (Vietnam-uk), Tobias Lindholm with A War (Denmark); Ashlee Page with Archive (Australia); and Neeraj Ghaywan with Fly Away Solo (India). Khaou’s Lilting is currently playing in the festival’s World Dramatic programme.
The awards were presented at a private ceremony at Sundance. Each of the four winning filmmakers will receive a $10,000, cast award, attendance at Sundance Film Festival for targeted networking, year-round mentoring from Institute staff and creative advisors, eligibility to participate in a Sundance Institute Lab, and ongoing creative and strategic support from Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program.
Now in its fourth year, the Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award is part of a multi-faceted collaboration that exemplifies a commitment to and support of world cinema by the Sundance Institute and the Mahindra Group, one of the...
- 1/22/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Hoàng Phi in Nước (2030) by Nghiêm-Minh Nguyễn-Võ
The following titles join the previously announced films screening as part of the Panorama section:
Asabani Nistam! (I'm Not Angry!), (Reza Dormishian), Iran - International Premiere
Blind, (Eskil Vogt), Norway / Netherlands - European Premiere
Difret, (Zeresenay Berhane Mehari), Ethopia - European Premiere
Fieber (Fever), (Elfi Mikesch), Luxembourg / Austria - World Premiere
Güeros, (Alonso Ruízpalacios), Mexico - World Premiere
Highway, (Imtiaz Ali), India - World Premiere
Ieji (Homeland), (Nao Kubota), Japan - World Premiere
In Grazia di Dio (Edoardo Winspeare), Italy - World Premiere
Love Is Strange, (Ira Sachs), USA - International Premiere
Mo Jing (That Demon Within), (Dante Lam), Hong Kong, China - World Premiere
Na kathese ke na kitas (Standing Aside, Watching), (Yorgos Servetas), Greece - European Premiere
Night Flight, (LeeSong Hee-il), Republic of Korea - World Premiere
Nước (2030), (Nghiêm-Minh Nguyễn-Võ), Vietnam - World Premiere
Patardzlebi (Brides), (Tinatin Kajrishvili), Georgia / France
Risse...
The following titles join the previously announced films screening as part of the Panorama section:
Asabani Nistam! (I'm Not Angry!), (Reza Dormishian), Iran - International Premiere
Blind, (Eskil Vogt), Norway / Netherlands - European Premiere
Difret, (Zeresenay Berhane Mehari), Ethopia - European Premiere
Fieber (Fever), (Elfi Mikesch), Luxembourg / Austria - World Premiere
Güeros, (Alonso Ruízpalacios), Mexico - World Premiere
Highway, (Imtiaz Ali), India - World Premiere
Ieji (Homeland), (Nao Kubota), Japan - World Premiere
In Grazia di Dio (Edoardo Winspeare), Italy - World Premiere
Love Is Strange, (Ira Sachs), USA - International Premiere
Mo Jing (That Demon Within), (Dante Lam), Hong Kong, China - World Premiere
Na kathese ke na kitas (Standing Aside, Watching), (Yorgos Servetas), Greece - European Premiere
Night Flight, (LeeSong Hee-il), Republic of Korea - World Premiere
Nước (2030), (Nghiêm-Minh Nguyễn-Võ), Vietnam - World Premiere
Patardzlebi (Brides), (Tinatin Kajrishvili), Georgia / France
Risse...
- 1/19/2014
- by Notebook
- MUBI
World premieres include A Long Way down, starring Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul and Pierce Brosnan, and The Two Faces of January, the directorial debut of Drive screenwriter Hossein Amini starring Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac.
The Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 6-16) has unveiled the 18-strong line-up for its Berlinale Special strand, including nine world premieres.
Stand-outs in the list include the world premiere of A Long Way Down, an adaptation of Nick Hornby’s bestseller about four people who meet on New Year’s Eve and form a surrogate family to help one another weather the difficulties of their lives. It stars Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul, Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette and Imogen Poots.
Also receiving its world premiere will be con artist thriller The Two Faces of January, the directorial debut of Drive screenwriter Hossein Amini, which stars Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and Inside Llewyn Davis’ Oscar Isaac.
Mexican actor Diego Luna...
The Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 6-16) has unveiled the 18-strong line-up for its Berlinale Special strand, including nine world premieres.
Stand-outs in the list include the world premiere of A Long Way Down, an adaptation of Nick Hornby’s bestseller about four people who meet on New Year’s Eve and form a surrogate family to help one another weather the difficulties of their lives. It stars Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul, Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette and Imogen Poots.
Also receiving its world premiere will be con artist thriller The Two Faces of January, the directorial debut of Drive screenwriter Hossein Amini, which stars Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and Inside Llewyn Davis’ Oscar Isaac.
Mexican actor Diego Luna...
- 1/17/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
‘71, Life of Riley and Aloft selected. A Long Way Down, The Turning among Berlinale Special titles.
The first seven films selected for the Berlinale Competition programme include Yann Demange’s ‘71, Alan Resnais’ Life of Riley (Aimer, Boire et Chanter) and Claudia Llosa’s Aloft.
Also joining Wes Anderson’s opening film The Grand Budapest Hotel, and George Clooney’s Monuments Men, both announced in November, are Dominik Graf’s Die Geliebten Schwestern and Yannis Economides’ Stratos.
In the Berlinale Special strand are Pascal Chaumeil’s A Long Way Down, Australian anthology film The Turning, Hubert Sauper’s documentary We Come As Friends (Entente Cordiale) and Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller’s doc The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden.
Six of the seven announced main competition titles are world premieres – Monuments Men, which screens out of competition, gets its international premiere.
Chaumeil’s A Long Way Down, starring Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, [link...
The first seven films selected for the Berlinale Competition programme include Yann Demange’s ‘71, Alan Resnais’ Life of Riley (Aimer, Boire et Chanter) and Claudia Llosa’s Aloft.
Also joining Wes Anderson’s opening film The Grand Budapest Hotel, and George Clooney’s Monuments Men, both announced in November, are Dominik Graf’s Die Geliebten Schwestern and Yannis Economides’ Stratos.
In the Berlinale Special strand are Pascal Chaumeil’s A Long Way Down, Australian anthology film The Turning, Hubert Sauper’s documentary We Come As Friends (Entente Cordiale) and Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller’s doc The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden.
Six of the seven announced main competition titles are world premieres – Monuments Men, which screens out of competition, gets its international premiere.
Chaumeil’s A Long Way Down, starring Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, [link...
- 12/17/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
A Long Way Down, The Turning among Berlinale Special titles.
The first seven films selected for the Berlinale Competition programme include Yann Demange’s ‘71, Alan Resnais’ Life of Riley (Aimer, Boire et Chanter) and Claudia Llosa’s Aloft.
Also joining Wes Anderson’s opening film The Grand Budapest Hotel, and George Clooney’s Monuments Men, both announced in November, are Dominik Graf’s Die geliebten Schwestern and Yannis Economides’ Stratos.
In the Berlinale Special strand are Pascal Chaumeil’s A Long Way Down [pictured], Australian anthology film The Turning, Hubert Sauper’s documentary We Come As Friends (Entente Cordiale) and Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller’s doc The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden.
Six of the seven announced main competition titles are world premieres – Monuments Men, which screens out of competition, gets its international premiere.
Chaumeil’s A Long Way Down, starring Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul and Imogen Poots, makes its world...
The first seven films selected for the Berlinale Competition programme include Yann Demange’s ‘71, Alan Resnais’ Life of Riley (Aimer, Boire et Chanter) and Claudia Llosa’s Aloft.
Also joining Wes Anderson’s opening film The Grand Budapest Hotel, and George Clooney’s Monuments Men, both announced in November, are Dominik Graf’s Die geliebten Schwestern and Yannis Economides’ Stratos.
In the Berlinale Special strand are Pascal Chaumeil’s A Long Way Down [pictured], Australian anthology film The Turning, Hubert Sauper’s documentary We Come As Friends (Entente Cordiale) and Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller’s doc The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden.
Six of the seven announced main competition titles are world premieres – Monuments Men, which screens out of competition, gets its international premiere.
Chaumeil’s A Long Way Down, starring Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul and Imogen Poots, makes its world...
- 12/17/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Typifying a growing buoyancy and sense of optimism about filmmaking in South Australia, producers Julie Byrne, Kristian Moliere and Jennifer Jones have formed Triptych Pictures.
The troika has just delivered its first factual entertainment series for the ABC, Jillaroo School, and shooting wraps today on its first feature, Touch.
Jillaroo School (6 x 30.) follows the journeys of the women who undergo a course to train as jillaroos under the tutelage of experienced horse master Bill Willoughby.
Writer-director Christopher Houghton.s Touch is a thriller about a mother and daughter who are on the run, hiding in a remote hills town, starring Leeanna Walsman, Matt Day, Greg Hatton and 12-year-old tyro Onor Nottle.
.It.s very hard to be a solo producer or even a duo,. Byrne tells If. .With three you have a critical mass and each brings different ideas. We are all drama-oriented and we want to get into TV series drama.
The troika has just delivered its first factual entertainment series for the ABC, Jillaroo School, and shooting wraps today on its first feature, Touch.
Jillaroo School (6 x 30.) follows the journeys of the women who undergo a course to train as jillaroos under the tutelage of experienced horse master Bill Willoughby.
Writer-director Christopher Houghton.s Touch is a thriller about a mother and daughter who are on the run, hiding in a remote hills town, starring Leeanna Walsman, Matt Day, Greg Hatton and 12-year-old tyro Onor Nottle.
.It.s very hard to be a solo producer or even a duo,. Byrne tells If. .With three you have a critical mass and each brings different ideas. We are all drama-oriented and we want to get into TV series drama.
- 10/3/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The full-length trailer for the big-screen adaptation of Australian writer Tim Winton’s 2005 short story collection, The Turning has been released. The much-anticipated omnibus film contains entries from seventeen different directors — Mia Wasikowska, Justin Kurzel, David Wenham, Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page, Stephen Page and more. The multi-threaded pic features overlapping stories of second thoughts and mid-life regret, all set in the brooding small-town world of coastal Western Australia. The Turning had its world premiere on August 3rd at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff) to strong reviews....
Click to read original and full article: Full-Length Trailer For The Turning on http://www.filmofilia.com...
Click to read original and full article: Full-Length Trailer For The Turning on http://www.filmofilia.com...
- 8/28/2013
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
When the teaser for the Australian omnibus The Turning arrived earlier this summer, we were under the impression Cate Blanchett was still directing a segment in the adaptation of short stories from Tim Winton's short story collection of the same name. However, her schedule did not permit her to direct, and now she only stars in the film with Simon Stone directing her chapter. But there's still actors like Mia Wasikowska and David Wenham directing (and starring) along with Justin Kurzel and plenty more. Rose Byrne, Miranda Otto, Richard Roxburgh are just some of the actors starring in the film, and now the full trailer is here. We're not sure when the film will hit the United States, but it looks gorgeous. Here's the full trailer for the Australian omnibus The Turning from YouTube: Warwick Thornton, Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Anthony Lucas, Rhys Graham, Ashlee Page, Tony Ayres, Claire McCarthy,...
- 8/28/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Over the past few years it seems that we’ve seen more and more omnibus films, from arty travelogues (“Paris, je t’aime”) to horror (“The ABCs of Death”). What sets “The Turning” apart, however, is that it’s an adaptation of the Tim Winton novel of the same name. While we’ve already seen a teaser for the film, and now a full length trailer has arrived for the effort. A largely Australian endeavor, the film contains entries from seventeen different directors — Mia Wasikowska, Justin Kurzel, David Wenham, Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page, Stephen Page and more. And as for the cast, a batch of big names have been rounded — Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Rose Byrne and Miranda Otto — along with a number of smaller players as well. The multi-threaded film starts with the relationship between a young woman.
- 8/28/2013
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
The first full length trailer has been unveiled for the Australian omnibus feature "Tim Winton's The Turning".
The film involves linking and overlapping stories that explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary people’s lives. It's all set to a backdrop of music from Melbourne band The Tiger and Me.
The film contains entries from seventeen different directors including Justin Kurzel, Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page, Stephen Page, and the directorial debuts of Mia Wasikowska and David Wenham.
Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, Brenna Harding, Richard Roxburgh, Callan Mulvey, Dan Wyllie and numerous other Aussie actors star in the project based on the 2005 short story collection of the same name by Winton.
The film involves linking and overlapping stories that explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary people’s lives. It's all set to a backdrop of music from Melbourne band The Tiger and Me.
The film contains entries from seventeen different directors including Justin Kurzel, Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page, Stephen Page, and the directorial debuts of Mia Wasikowska and David Wenham.
Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, Brenna Harding, Richard Roxburgh, Callan Mulvey, Dan Wyllie and numerous other Aussie actors star in the project based on the 2005 short story collection of the same name by Winton.
- 8/28/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Earlier today we got a look at a teaser poster for the collection of short films based on stories by Australian writer Tim Winton and now here’s the teaser trailer for the omnibus The Turning. The upcoming full-length movie featuring directorial debut of on screen talents like Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska and David Wenham along with other filmmakers like Jonathan auf der Heide (Fog), Tony Ayres (Cockleshell), Shaun Gladwell (Family), Ashlee Page (On Her Knees), Stephen Page (Sand), Rhys Graham (Small Mercies), Ian Meadows (Defender), Yaron Lifschitz (Immunity), Jub Clerc (Abbreviation), Robert Connolly (Aquifer), Anthony Lucas (Damaged Goods), Warwick Thornton (Big World), Justin Kurzel (segment...
- 6/25/2013
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
We’ve seen a few omnibus films over the past few years where multiple directors sign on to helm a series of what are essentially short films to compile into one ambitious feature. We’ve had some good ones (Paris Je’taime) and some not so good ones (Movie 43), but from the looks of this first trailer for The Turning, it seems we may have something that falls into the former.
Seventeen different directors will each take a chapter from Tim Winton’s generational spanning novel of interconnected short stories to create what looks like a truly ambitious piece of filmmaking. The film also marks the directorial debuts of actors Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska and David Wenham and also boasts the directing talents of Snowtown’s Justin Kurzel and Warwick Thornton (Samson and Delilah).
Featuring an ensemble cast of stellar acting talent including Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Hugo Weaving,...
Seventeen different directors will each take a chapter from Tim Winton’s generational spanning novel of interconnected short stories to create what looks like a truly ambitious piece of filmmaking. The film also marks the directorial debuts of actors Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska and David Wenham and also boasts the directing talents of Snowtown’s Justin Kurzel and Warwick Thornton (Samson and Delilah).
Featuring an ensemble cast of stellar acting talent including Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Hugo Weaving,...
- 6/25/2013
- by Nick Savvides
- We Got This Covered
Though Cloud Atlas may not have made the splash many had hoped, Hugo Weaving hasn't been turned off from ambitious, generation-spanning projects with interconnected stories. The Turning is getting ready to premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival next month, and the omnibus marks the directing debut of on screen talents like Cate Blanchett (Hanna), Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) and David Wenham (300) along with 14 other filmmakers as they adapt short stories from Tim Winton's short story collection of the same name. The three also star in the collection of stories along with Rose Byrne, Miranda Otto, Richard Roxburgh and more. The teaser makes the Australian film look just gorgeous. Here's the teaser trailer for the omnibus The Turning, from Madman (via The Film Stage): Warwick Thornton, Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Anthony Lucas, Rhys Graham, Ashlee Page, Tony Ayres, Claire McCarthy, Stephen Page, Shaun Gladwell, Mia Wasikowska, Simon Stone,...
- 6/25/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
For those of you who have been reading us for a while, you might remember that way back in the day, we did a two part feature on omnibus films, and basically it boils down to this: by their very nature, with numerous directors and actors taking part, it's very rare for these kinds of movies to work as a whole. Some segments will be great, while others will miss the mark, but the ambition is always admirable. Which is why we're keeping an eye on "The Turning," a movie we nearly forgot about. First announced in the spring of 2012, the movie brings together seventeen directors -- Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska, Justin Kurzel, David Wenham, Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page and Stephen Page -- in an adaptation of Tim Winton's novel which tells the...
- 6/25/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The Western Australian state government has chipped in $175,000 of production funding into the adaptation of Tim Winton's feature film The Turning.
The 17 interlinked short stories contained in the book will each be overseen by directors including Cate Blanchett, David Wenham, Robert Connolly, Justin Kurzel, Mia Wasikowska, Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page and Stephen Page.
Culture and Arts Minister John Day, who announced the Wa government funding as he launched the Revelation Perth International Film Festival.s Get Your Shorts On! program, said six of the short stories would be filmed in Wa.
.ScreenWest.s Stepping Stone Initiative provides opportunities for Wa filmmakers to develop their skills further - the six films shot here will require Wa directors, producers, directors of photography, an editor, together with several internship opportunities. This project will provide strong industry...
The 17 interlinked short stories contained in the book will each be overseen by directors including Cate Blanchett, David Wenham, Robert Connolly, Justin Kurzel, Mia Wasikowska, Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page and Stephen Page.
Culture and Arts Minister John Day, who announced the Wa government funding as he launched the Revelation Perth International Film Festival.s Get Your Shorts On! program, said six of the short stories would be filmed in Wa.
.ScreenWest.s Stepping Stone Initiative provides opportunities for Wa filmmakers to develop their skills further - the six films shot here will require Wa directors, producers, directors of photography, an editor, together with several internship opportunities. This project will provide strong industry...
- 7/15/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Matt Saville, Tony Krawitz and Jeffrey Walker won two awards each at the Australian Directors Guild Awards on Friday evening.
Saville won for the episode of The Slap that focused on Harry and for Cloudstreet in the drama series and mini-series categories respectively; Krawitz.s The Tall Man was voted best film in the feature documentary category and he was also chosen as the Finders Award recipient; and Jeffrey Walker was presented with both the inaugural Esben Storm Award for children.s TV for series three of H2O: Just Add Water and the award for TV comedy for Angry Boys.
Mrs Carey.s Concert, directed by Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond, was the joint winner of the documentary feature category, and Walker shared his comedy award with Stuart MacDonald and the show.s on-screen star, Chris Lilley.
One of the most touching moments of the night was when the audience...
Saville won for the episode of The Slap that focused on Harry and for Cloudstreet in the drama series and mini-series categories respectively; Krawitz.s The Tall Man was voted best film in the feature documentary category and he was also chosen as the Finders Award recipient; and Jeffrey Walker was presented with both the inaugural Esben Storm Award for children.s TV for series three of H2O: Just Add Water and the award for TV comedy for Angry Boys.
Mrs Carey.s Concert, directed by Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond, was the joint winner of the documentary feature category, and Walker shared his comedy award with Stuart MacDonald and the show.s on-screen star, Chris Lilley.
One of the most touching moments of the night was when the audience...
- 5/14/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
Sleeping Beauty: won best direction in a feature
This evening’s Australian Directors’ Guild Awards saw Julia Leigh claim the best direction in a feature film gong for Sleeping Beauty.
Matthew Saville won two awards – for best direction in a TV mini series for Cloudstreet and best direction in a TV drama series for The Slap.
Sbs series Go Back To Where You Came From, which has just won international acclaim at the Rose d’Or Festival in Switzerland, took the best direction of a documentary series award for Ivan O’Mahoney.
Best direction of a TV ad went to Damien Toogood for Sydney Dogs and Cats Home.
The results in full:
Best Direction in a TV Drama Series: Matthew Saville for The Slap (Ep 3 – Harry) Best Direction in a TV Mini Series: Matthew Saville for Cloudstreet Best Direction in a Feature Film: Julia Leigh for Sleeping Beauty Best...
This evening’s Australian Directors’ Guild Awards saw Julia Leigh claim the best direction in a feature film gong for Sleeping Beauty.
Matthew Saville won two awards – for best direction in a TV mini series for Cloudstreet and best direction in a TV drama series for The Slap.
Sbs series Go Back To Where You Came From, which has just won international acclaim at the Rose d’Or Festival in Switzerland, took the best direction of a documentary series award for Ivan O’Mahoney.
Best direction of a TV ad went to Damien Toogood for Sydney Dogs and Cats Home.
The results in full:
Best Direction in a TV Drama Series: Matthew Saville for The Slap (Ep 3 – Harry) Best Direction in a TV Mini Series: Matthew Saville for Cloudstreet Best Direction in a Feature Film: Julia Leigh for Sleeping Beauty Best...
- 5/11/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
The Australian Director’s Guild has announced its nominees for the 2012 Adg Awards
Across the various categories, the nominations include Justin Kurzel for Snowtown, Matthew Saville for The Slap, Tony Krawitz for The Tall Man, Paul Scott for documentary series Outback Fight Club and Bruce Hunt for Subaru Xv’s Carwash.
The ceremony will be held as part of the Adg’s 30th anniversary at the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney on May 11.
Kingston Anderson, general manager of the Adg said: “This will be the largest celebration and Awards ceremony the Adg has ever hosted and will be an opportunity to highlight the many achievements of Adg members over the past 30 years and the significant role they have played in the development of the Australian screen industry, as well as to honour the best directors of 2012.”
The nominations are:
Feature film
Brendan Fletcher - Mad Bastards
Justin Kurzel – Snowtown
Julia Leigh...
Across the various categories, the nominations include Justin Kurzel for Snowtown, Matthew Saville for The Slap, Tony Krawitz for The Tall Man, Paul Scott for documentary series Outback Fight Club and Bruce Hunt for Subaru Xv’s Carwash.
The ceremony will be held as part of the Adg’s 30th anniversary at the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney on May 11.
Kingston Anderson, general manager of the Adg said: “This will be the largest celebration and Awards ceremony the Adg has ever hosted and will be an opportunity to highlight the many achievements of Adg members over the past 30 years and the significant role they have played in the development of the Australian screen industry, as well as to honour the best directors of 2012.”
The nominations are:
Feature film
Brendan Fletcher - Mad Bastards
Justin Kurzel – Snowtown
Julia Leigh...
- 4/16/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Four feature film projects have received funding from Screen Australia, including a Tim Winton anthology which will be directed by a number of high profile actors and filmmakers such as David Wenham, Mia Wasikowska and Cate Blanchett.
The $5 million invested across the four films is expected to generate $20 million in production.
Winton's popular short story collection The Turning will be adapted by Robert Connolly's production company Arenamedia, with each chapter brought to the screen by a different director.
Set on a coastal stretch of Western Australia, The Turning follows the turning points faced by ordinary people. Other directors attached to the project include Tony Ayres (The Slap), Justin Kurzel (Snowtown) and Claire McCarthy (The Waiting City).
Other projects on the investment slate include a new project from Oscar-winning producers Emile Sherman and Iain Canning, a supernatural thriller starring Essie Davis and a teen drama set in the suburbs of Canberra.
The $5 million invested across the four films is expected to generate $20 million in production.
Winton's popular short story collection The Turning will be adapted by Robert Connolly's production company Arenamedia, with each chapter brought to the screen by a different director.
Set on a coastal stretch of Western Australia, The Turning follows the turning points faced by ordinary people. Other directors attached to the project include Tony Ayres (The Slap), Justin Kurzel (Snowtown) and Claire McCarthy (The Waiting City).
Other projects on the investment slate include a new project from Oscar-winning producers Emile Sherman and Iain Canning, a supernatural thriller starring Essie Davis and a teen drama set in the suburbs of Canberra.
- 3/22/2012
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
All things considered, a project that only lasts 5-10 minutes might be an ideal entry point into directing. Having thirteen other mini-projects surrounding you in the meantime? Well, if you need someone to pick up the slack…
So it’s fair to say that Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska, and David Wenham (300) are in a good spot with The Turning, an omnibus adaptation of Tim Winton‘s short story collection. They’re — as you can probably tell — all getting behind the camera for this project, while Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page, and Stephen Page have also been lined up. Each filmmaker will be handling one of fourteen stories in the book, all of which “explore[s] the extraordinary turning points in seemingly disparate but connected people’s lives.” [THR]
Sounds intriguing; the only concern held on my own part,...
So it’s fair to say that Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska, and David Wenham (300) are in a good spot with The Turning, an omnibus adaptation of Tim Winton‘s short story collection. They’re — as you can probably tell — all getting behind the camera for this project, while Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page, and Stephen Page have also been lined up. Each filmmaker will be handling one of fourteen stories in the book, all of which “explore[s] the extraordinary turning points in seemingly disparate but connected people’s lives.” [THR]
Sounds intriguing; the only concern held on my own part,...
- 3/22/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Actors turning into directors isn’t something that should surprise anyone, but when a collection of actors make their directorial debut for one project, then heads start to turn. In a report from THR, Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska, and David Wenham are set to make their directing debut alongside 14 other directors in the adaptation of Tim Winton‘s collection of short stories, The Turning.
The three actors will be joined by directors Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page and Stephen Page.
According to the trade the movie is about “The linking and overlapping stories, while self contained, explore the extraordinary turning points in seemingly disparate but connected people’s lives.” So another movie in which all the characters are connected in some way. Sounds a bit redundant, since we already know that it’s a small world.
The three actors will be joined by directors Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page and Stephen Page.
According to the trade the movie is about “The linking and overlapping stories, while self contained, explore the extraordinary turning points in seemingly disparate but connected people’s lives.” So another movie in which all the characters are connected in some way. Sounds a bit redundant, since we already know that it’s a small world.
- 3/22/2012
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
First, Paris, je t'aime captured the magic of the City of Love through the collaborative vision of an intriguing array of directors. Then a fresh batch of filmmakers reveled in the glory of the Big Apple with New York, I Love You, and now the western coast of Australia is getting its own multi-helmer celebration with The Turning. Based on Tim Winton's lauded book of short stories, this drama will feature vignettes directed by 17 filmmakers. THR reveals that among the names attached to the project are acclaimed Aussie actors Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska and David Wenham, each of whom will be making their directorial debut with this omnibus effort. Also attached at present are Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page and Stephen Page. Rather than one flowing narrative, the tales in Winton's Turning...
- 3/22/2012
- cinemablend.com
While omnibus projects generally tend to be hit and miss affairs, they are intriguing in that they usually give directors a chance to try something they wouldn't or couldn't normally do in a feature, as well as exercise their skills within the tighter constraints of the format. Or in the case of "The Turning," it will allow a couple of actresses the chance to get their feet wet behind the camera.
Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska will make their directorial debuts, joining a total of fifteen other helmers -- David Wenham, Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel, Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page and Stephen Page -- in an ambitious adaptation of the novel by Tim Winton. There's no word yet on which stories the various helmers will take on, but the book provides a lot to choose from. Here's...
Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska will make their directorial debuts, joining a total of fifteen other helmers -- David Wenham, Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel, Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page and Stephen Page -- in an ambitious adaptation of the novel by Tim Winton. There's no word yet on which stories the various helmers will take on, but the book provides a lot to choose from. Here's...
- 3/22/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Australian actors Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska and David Wenham will all make their directorial debuts shooting segments for the upcoming anthology feature "The Turning" which Robert Connolly is producing says The Hollywood Reporter.
Based on author Tim Winton’s short story collection of the same name, the trio will join fourteen other directors on the project with each creating a chapter out of Winton’s work. The ensemble piece explores the extraordinary turning points in seemingly disparate but connected people’s lives, each chapter is self contained though characters and elements overlap.
Also set to direct segments are Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page and Stephen Page.
Based on author Tim Winton’s short story collection of the same name, the trio will join fourteen other directors on the project with each creating a chapter out of Winton’s work. The ensemble piece explores the extraordinary turning points in seemingly disparate but connected people’s lives, each chapter is self contained though characters and elements overlap.
Also set to direct segments are Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page and Stephen Page.
- 3/22/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
A Robert Connolly-produced film – which features a range of big-name Australian filmmakers and actors directing different chapters of the film – has received funding from Screen Australia.
The Turning, an adaptation Tim Winton’s book of 17 short stories of the same name, is to be directed by Snowtown director Justin Kurzel, Van Diemen’s Land director Jonathan Auf Der Heide, The Slap show runner Tony Ayres, actors Cate Blanchett, David Wenham and Mia Wasikowska, Connolly and others.
Connolly’s multi-director project comes a few months after the announcement that the screen agency was investing in John Polson’s film Sydney Unplugged featuring short films by prominent Australian filmmakers.
Connolly, producer of The Boys, Romulus and My Father and director of The Bank, Three Dollars and Balibo, is a board member of Screen Australia.
A Screen Australia spokesperson told Encore: “We have a clear working conflict of interest policy that works.
The Turning, an adaptation Tim Winton’s book of 17 short stories of the same name, is to be directed by Snowtown director Justin Kurzel, Van Diemen’s Land director Jonathan Auf Der Heide, The Slap show runner Tony Ayres, actors Cate Blanchett, David Wenham and Mia Wasikowska, Connolly and others.
Connolly’s multi-director project comes a few months after the announcement that the screen agency was investing in John Polson’s film Sydney Unplugged featuring short films by prominent Australian filmmakers.
Connolly, producer of The Boys, Romulus and My Father and director of The Bank, Three Dollars and Balibo, is a board member of Screen Australia.
A Screen Australia spokesperson told Encore: “We have a clear working conflict of interest policy that works.
- 3/22/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The 14th annual Revelation Perth International Film Festival is, once again, packed to the gills with worldwide wonderful, weird and revelatory filmmaking. The fest runs this year on July 14-24.
The highlight of the festival is the once-in-a-lifetime live performance of Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then, which will be performed on July 17 at 7:15 p.m. American animator Brent Green will be traveling Down Under to provide the live musical score and narration for his emotional, live-action animated tale about undying love and creation. He will also be accompanied by band mates and foley artists, Mike McGinley, John Swartz, Donna K and Drew Henkles.
Some other films to look out for at the fest will be the Australian premiere of Zach Clark‘s terminally twisted Vacation!, a black comedy about four girls on a debauched weekend of drinking and drugging that ends horribly for all involved; Marie Losier’s acclaimed...
The highlight of the festival is the once-in-a-lifetime live performance of Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then, which will be performed on July 17 at 7:15 p.m. American animator Brent Green will be traveling Down Under to provide the live musical score and narration for his emotional, live-action animated tale about undying love and creation. He will also be accompanied by band mates and foley artists, Mike McGinley, John Swartz, Donna K and Drew Henkles.
Some other films to look out for at the fest will be the Australian premiere of Zach Clark‘s terminally twisted Vacation!, a black comedy about four girls on a debauched weekend of drinking and drugging that ends horribly for all involved; Marie Losier’s acclaimed...
- 6/17/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The Kiss was awarded Best Short Film at the The St Kilda Film Festival 2011. Director Ashlee Page and producer Sonya Humphrey received a $10,000 cheque courtesy of the City of Port Phillip at last night's closing ceremony, hosted by Glenn Robbins,.at the Powerhouse in Albert Park. Page also received the award Best Director. Sixteen titles from among the top 100 films eligible shared in over $40,000 worth of awards at the festival. Festival firector Paul Harris said.the high standard of entries is evidence that Australian filmmakers "are second to none in creatively exploring the short film medium" while Mayor Rachel Powning said the City of Port Phillip was proud to hold another fantastic fesitval. The award for Best Animation went to Oscar-winner...
- 5/30/2011
- by Staff Reporter
- IF.com.au
Organisers of the Tribeca Film Festival have announced this year's line-up of 60 short films, 22 of which are world premieres.
The international festival was founded in 2002 by Robert De Niro, producer Jane Rosenthal and real-estate investor Craig Hatkoff to help revitalise Manhattan's Tribeca neighbourhood following the 9/11 terrorist attack.
The 2011 event - presented by founding sponsor American Express - will run from April 20 to May 1. The 60 shorts represent 21 countries, including the UK, and feature stars from around the globe.
In a new development this year, the recipient of the Tff Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the Oscars without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with Academy rules.
The short film program, drawn from 2,862 submissions, will be presented in eight thematic programs, which are detailed below.
There is a broad spectrum of styles and storytelling, from zombies taking over Manhattan to the humanitarian effort in Haiti.
The international festival was founded in 2002 by Robert De Niro, producer Jane Rosenthal and real-estate investor Craig Hatkoff to help revitalise Manhattan's Tribeca neighbourhood following the 9/11 terrorist attack.
The 2011 event - presented by founding sponsor American Express - will run from April 20 to May 1. The 60 shorts represent 21 countries, including the UK, and feature stars from around the globe.
In a new development this year, the recipient of the Tff Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the Oscars without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with Academy rules.
The short film program, drawn from 2,862 submissions, will be presented in eight thematic programs, which are detailed below.
There is a broad spectrum of styles and storytelling, from zombies taking over Manhattan to the humanitarian effort in Haiti.
- 3/18/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday announced its lineup of 60 short films, 22 of which are world premieres.
A new wrinkle at this year’s festival is the recipient of the Tff Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.
Drawn from 2,862 submissions, the short-film program represents 21 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Haiti, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom and the United States.
The following is a listing of the selected short films in the eight programs in which they will be presented, with descriptions provided by the festival.
2011 Tribeca Film Festival Short Film Program
Off the Grid (Documentary)
Sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll are a few of the topics explored in these thought-provoking short documentaries.
A new wrinkle at this year’s festival is the recipient of the Tff Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.
Drawn from 2,862 submissions, the short-film program represents 21 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Haiti, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom and the United States.
The following is a listing of the selected short films in the eight programs in which they will be presented, with descriptions provided by the festival.
2011 Tribeca Film Festival Short Film Program
Off the Grid (Documentary)
Sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll are a few of the topics explored in these thought-provoking short documentaries.
- 3/16/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday announced its lineup of 60 short films, 22 of which are world premieres.
A new wrinkle at this year’s festival is the recipient of the Tff Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.
Drawn from 2,862 submissions, the short-film program represents 21 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Haiti, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom and the United States.
The following is a listing of the selected short films in the eight programs in which they will be presented, with descriptions provided by the festival.
2011 Tribeca Film Festival Short Film Program
Off the Grid (Documentary)
Sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll are a few of the topics explored in these thought-provoking short documentaries.
A new wrinkle at this year’s festival is the recipient of the Tff Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.
Drawn from 2,862 submissions, the short-film program represents 21 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Haiti, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom and the United States.
The following is a listing of the selected short films in the eight programs in which they will be presented, with descriptions provided by the festival.
2011 Tribeca Film Festival Short Film Program
Off the Grid (Documentary)
Sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll are a few of the topics explored in these thought-provoking short documentaries.
- 3/16/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
This year’s BigPond Adelaide Film Festival will present 20 world premieres of new Australian works, and a total of 48 local features and shorts.
The 12 films competing for the International Award for Best Feature Film have also been announced: Four Times (Italy, dir: Michelangelo Frammartino); Here I Am (Australia, dir: Beck Cole); Tuesday After Christmas (Romania, dir: Radu Muntean); Incendies (Canada,dir:: Denis Villeneuve); Meek’s Cutoff (USA, dir: Kelly Reichardt); Mysteries of Lisbon (Portugal, dir: Raoul Ruiz); Nostalgia For the Light (Chile, dir: Patricio Guzman); October (Peru, dir: Daniel Vega Vidal and Diego Vega Vidal); Piano in a Factory (China, dir: Zhang Meng); Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure (Australia, dir: Matt Bate); Whisper with the Wind (Iraq, dir: Shahram Alidi); and Year Without a Summer (Malaysia, dir: Tan Chui Mui).
The films will be judged by Julietta Sichel (jury president/Karlovy Vary Film Festival), Pierre Rissient (Cannes), Hossein...
The 12 films competing for the International Award for Best Feature Film have also been announced: Four Times (Italy, dir: Michelangelo Frammartino); Here I Am (Australia, dir: Beck Cole); Tuesday After Christmas (Romania, dir: Radu Muntean); Incendies (Canada,dir:: Denis Villeneuve); Meek’s Cutoff (USA, dir: Kelly Reichardt); Mysteries of Lisbon (Portugal, dir: Raoul Ruiz); Nostalgia For the Light (Chile, dir: Patricio Guzman); October (Peru, dir: Daniel Vega Vidal and Diego Vega Vidal); Piano in a Factory (China, dir: Zhang Meng); Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure (Australia, dir: Matt Bate); Whisper with the Wind (Iraq, dir: Shahram Alidi); and Year Without a Summer (Malaysia, dir: Tan Chui Mui).
The films will be judged by Julietta Sichel (jury president/Karlovy Vary Film Festival), Pierre Rissient (Cannes), Hossein...
- 1/28/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Edouard Deluc’s short ¿Dónde Está Kim Basinger? has won the Flickerfest Award for Best Short Film.
The Best Australian Film went to Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Taun’s The Lost Thing, while the Jury Prize was awarded to the British short Baby, by Daniel Mulloy.
The 20th edition of Flickerfest Short Film Festival came to an end last night at Bondi Pavilion, Sydney. The best films from the festival will now embark on a 30-stop national tour, starting in Byron Bay on January 21 and traveling through to March.
The winners – selected by a Jury consisting of Kryzystof Geirat (Director Krakow Film Festival), Eileen Arandiga (Festival Director of the Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto,) Renee Brack (face of Movie Extra), Hannah Hillard (director), Susie Porter (actress), Luke Doolan (director), Peta Watermayer (National Geographic Channel’s Program and Acquisitions Manager) and Tom Zubrycki (director) – are:
National Geographic Award – Best Documentary...
The Best Australian Film went to Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Taun’s The Lost Thing, while the Jury Prize was awarded to the British short Baby, by Daniel Mulloy.
The 20th edition of Flickerfest Short Film Festival came to an end last night at Bondi Pavilion, Sydney. The best films from the festival will now embark on a 30-stop national tour, starting in Byron Bay on January 21 and traveling through to March.
The winners – selected by a Jury consisting of Kryzystof Geirat (Director Krakow Film Festival), Eileen Arandiga (Festival Director of the Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto,) Renee Brack (face of Movie Extra), Hannah Hillard (director), Susie Porter (actress), Luke Doolan (director), Peta Watermayer (National Geographic Channel’s Program and Acquisitions Manager) and Tom Zubrycki (director) – are:
National Geographic Award – Best Documentary...
- 1/16/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
It was a big night for David Michôd’s Animal Kingdom and Jane Campion’s Bright Star at the 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Industry Awards last night, with three statues each. Glenn Dunks reports.
The first of the AFI Awards ceremonies rewarded the technical crafts and behind-the-scenes players in a gala hosted by actor Shane Jacobson.
Opening with speeches by AFI Chief Executive Officer Damian Trewhalla and the Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne Susan Riley as well as a musical performance by Claire Bowditch, the night was also filled with some great material from Jacobson.
Animal Kingdom took out the night’s big prize of the Member’s Choice Award and is the odds on favourite to reap far bigger rewards at tonight’s major ceremony. Bright Star could pose a threat, however, after it’s big haul including two for Janet Patterson (Best Production Design, Best Costume Design),who wasn’t at the ceremony.
The first of the AFI Awards ceremonies rewarded the technical crafts and behind-the-scenes players in a gala hosted by actor Shane Jacobson.
Opening with speeches by AFI Chief Executive Officer Damian Trewhalla and the Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne Susan Riley as well as a musical performance by Claire Bowditch, the night was also filled with some great material from Jacobson.
Animal Kingdom took out the night’s big prize of the Member’s Choice Award and is the odds on favourite to reap far bigger rewards at tonight’s major ceremony. Bright Star could pose a threat, however, after it’s big haul including two for Janet Patterson (Best Production Design, Best Costume Design),who wasn’t at the ceremony.
- 12/11/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Ben C. Lucas’ Wasted on the Young is one of seven Australian films selected to screen at the Pusan International Film Festival in Korea next month. Young will be screened in the world cinema category along with Jim Loach’s Oranges and Sunshine, and Ivan Sen’s Dreamland.
Belinda Chayko’s Lou will screen in the flash forward section and The Kiss directed by Ashley Page, will be shown in the wide angle – short film showcase category.
Patrick Hughes’ Red Hill and Andrew Traucki’s The Reef have been selected to show in the midnight passion program – a diverse genre category, that recognises entertainment value.
Screen Australia’s Head of Production Investment Ross Matthews said: “It’s great to see such an exciting line-up of Australian films screening at Pusan, which has established itself as one of Asia’s most dynamic film events.”
Wasted on the Young tells the story...
Belinda Chayko’s Lou will screen in the flash forward section and The Kiss directed by Ashley Page, will be shown in the wide angle – short film showcase category.
Patrick Hughes’ Red Hill and Andrew Traucki’s The Reef have been selected to show in the midnight passion program – a diverse genre category, that recognises entertainment value.
Screen Australia’s Head of Production Investment Ross Matthews said: “It’s great to see such an exciting line-up of Australian films screening at Pusan, which has established itself as one of Asia’s most dynamic film events.”
Wasted on the Young tells the story...
- 9/14/2010
- by georginap
- Encore Magazine
Andrew Ruhermann and Shaun Tann (The Lost Thing), Ashlee Page (The Kiss), Hannah Hilliard (Franswa Sharl) and Mathew Bate (Mystery of the Flying Kicks) were the winners at the Melbourne International Film Festival Shorts Awards, held last nihgt.
Almost 100 shorts participated in the official competition; winners are eligible to submit their work for Academy Award consideration.
The winners are:
Emerging Australian Filmmaker: Ashlee Page, South Australia, The Kiss – $5,000 cash and an airfare to the Berlinale 2011. Best Experimental Short Film: Nicolas Provost, Belgium, Long Live The New Flesh – $3, 000 cash. Best Documentary Short Film: Director Matthew Bate and producer Viron Papadopoulos, South Australia, The Mystery of Flying Kicks – $3,000 cash. Best Animation Short Film: Anita Killi, Norway, Angry Man – $3000 prize. Best Fiction Short Film: Director Jonas Selberg Augustsén and producer Freddy Olssonwas, Sweden, Autumn Man from Sweden – $3,000 cash. Erwin Rado Award for Best Australian Short Film: Director Hannah Hilliard and producer Linda Micsko,...
Almost 100 shorts participated in the official competition; winners are eligible to submit their work for Academy Award consideration.
The winners are:
Emerging Australian Filmmaker: Ashlee Page, South Australia, The Kiss – $5,000 cash and an airfare to the Berlinale 2011. Best Experimental Short Film: Nicolas Provost, Belgium, Long Live The New Flesh – $3, 000 cash. Best Documentary Short Film: Director Matthew Bate and producer Viron Papadopoulos, South Australia, The Mystery of Flying Kicks – $3,000 cash. Best Animation Short Film: Anita Killi, Norway, Angry Man – $3000 prize. Best Fiction Short Film: Director Jonas Selberg Augustsén and producer Freddy Olssonwas, Sweden, Autumn Man from Sweden – $3,000 cash. Erwin Rado Award for Best Australian Short Film: Director Hannah Hilliard and producer Linda Micsko,...
- 8/2/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
The AFI has announced its nominees for the non-feature categories including best documentary, animated short and fiction short.
These are the nominees:
Best Feature Length Documentary
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Three of the four nominees are featured in this Screen Australia video:
Best Short Animation
The Lost Thing. Sophie Byrne, Andrew Ruhemann, Shaun Tan Zero. Christine Kezelos, Christopher Kezelos
Best Short Fiction Film
Deeper Than Yesterday. Benjamin Gilovitz, Sarah Cyngler, Anna Kojevnikov, Ariel Kleiman The Kiss. Sonya Humphrey, Ashlee Page The Love Song of Iskra Prufrock. Lyn Norfor, Lucy Gaffy Suburbia. Richard Halsted, Antonio Oreña-Barlin
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The short nominees will be available for all AFI members on AFI TV during the screenings period,...
These are the nominees:
Best Feature Length Documentary
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Three of the four nominees are featured in this Screen Australia video:
Best Short Animation
The Lost Thing. Sophie Byrne, Andrew Ruhemann, Shaun Tan Zero. Christine Kezelos, Christopher Kezelos
Best Short Fiction Film
Deeper Than Yesterday. Benjamin Gilovitz, Sarah Cyngler, Anna Kojevnikov, Ariel Kleiman The Kiss. Sonya Humphrey, Ashlee Page The Love Song of Iskra Prufrock. Lyn Norfor, Lucy Gaffy Suburbia. Richard Halsted, Antonio Oreña-Barlin
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The short nominees will be available for all AFI members on AFI TV during the screenings period,...
- 7/12/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Xavier Dolan’s French Canadian film Les Amours Imaginaires (Heartbeats) has won the third Sydney Film Festival competition.
Australian teenage film Wasted on the Young (dir. Ben C. Lucas) and Russian drama Kak Ya Provyol Etim Letom (How I Ended This Summer – dir. Aleksei Popogrebsky) received honourable mentions from the jury, headed by producer Jan Chapman.
Chapman said Heartbeats had won because of its witty and insightful script and strikingly playful use of cinematic language.
“The jury found Heartbeats to be a boldly truthful and compassionate observation of one of the great crippling foibles of human nature – the hopeless crush,” she said. The filmmakers will receive the $60,000 prize.
The Australian documentary prize went to The Snowman (dir. Juliet Lamont, prod. Rachel Landers and Dylan Blowen).
The short film categories were won by The Kiss (Best Live Action Short, dir. Ashlee Page, prod. Sonya Humphrey), Deeper than Yesterday (Best Director for Ariel Kleiman,...
Australian teenage film Wasted on the Young (dir. Ben C. Lucas) and Russian drama Kak Ya Provyol Etim Letom (How I Ended This Summer – dir. Aleksei Popogrebsky) received honourable mentions from the jury, headed by producer Jan Chapman.
Chapman said Heartbeats had won because of its witty and insightful script and strikingly playful use of cinematic language.
“The jury found Heartbeats to be a boldly truthful and compassionate observation of one of the great crippling foibles of human nature – the hopeless crush,” she said. The filmmakers will receive the $60,000 prize.
The Australian documentary prize went to The Snowman (dir. Juliet Lamont, prod. Rachel Landers and Dylan Blowen).
The short film categories were won by The Kiss (Best Live Action Short, dir. Ashlee Page, prod. Sonya Humphrey), Deeper than Yesterday (Best Director for Ariel Kleiman,...
- 6/14/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Julie Bertucelli’s The Tree and Ben C. Lucas’ Wasted on the Young will represent Australia in the Sydney Film Festival Official Competition.
They will compete against Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Heartbeats, How I Ended this Summer, If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle, The Killer Inside Me, Life During Wartime, Lola, Women Without Men, Four Lions and Moloch Tropical for the $60,000 cash prize.
The Jury president is producer Jan Chapman, joined by Sundance director John Cooper and three other jurors, which will be announced in the coming weeks.
This year’s edition of the Sff will open on June 2 with Shirley Barrett’s local film South Solitary, starring Miranda Otto and Barry Otto. The closing night selection is the American production The Kids Are Alright, directed by Lisa Cholodenko and starring Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo and Australian actress Mia Wasikowska.
Other local films...
They will compete against Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Heartbeats, How I Ended this Summer, If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle, The Killer Inside Me, Life During Wartime, Lola, Women Without Men, Four Lions and Moloch Tropical for the $60,000 cash prize.
The Jury president is producer Jan Chapman, joined by Sundance director John Cooper and three other jurors, which will be announced in the coming weeks.
This year’s edition of the Sff will open on June 2 with Shirley Barrett’s local film South Solitary, starring Miranda Otto and Barry Otto. The closing night selection is the American production The Kids Are Alright, directed by Lisa Cholodenko and starring Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo and Australian actress Mia Wasikowska.
Other local films...
- 5/5/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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