Nearly 30 projects will share in $975,000 of story development funding from Screen Australia, including a television series inspired by the 1999 film Two Hands from director Gregor Jordan, and a family feature film from the producers of Bluey.
The 28 recipients for the final round of development funding in the 2020/21 financial year comprise 12 feature films, 13 television dramas, and three online projects.
Screen Australia head of development Nerida Moore said there was no shortage of variety across the projects.
“Screen Australia is really proud to be supporting this impressive mix of projects,” she said.
“This includes fresh genre-bending comedies Home and Our Haunt, and beautiful romantic drama 10 Moments that will bring together 10 chapters from a great team of exciting creative voices.
“It’s also wonderful to support more children’s content with Big Serious Studios’ Goo Zoo set to invite children into the world of microbiology as part of the company’s aims to...
The 28 recipients for the final round of development funding in the 2020/21 financial year comprise 12 feature films, 13 television dramas, and three online projects.
Screen Australia head of development Nerida Moore said there was no shortage of variety across the projects.
“Screen Australia is really proud to be supporting this impressive mix of projects,” she said.
“This includes fresh genre-bending comedies Home and Our Haunt, and beautiful romantic drama 10 Moments that will bring together 10 chapters from a great team of exciting creative voices.
“It’s also wonderful to support more children’s content with Big Serious Studios’ Goo Zoo set to invite children into the world of microbiology as part of the company’s aims to...
- 7/26/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
‘Ride Like a Girl.’
Australian writers, producers, directors, funding agencies and distributors should ask one key question when evaluating feature film projects: Does this warrant a theatrical release or is streaming a smarter option?
That’s among the most perceptive propositions put forward by a cross-section of screen industry professionals as If sought suggestions on ways to maximise the potential of Australian films as the independent film sector continues to suffer in the cluttered theatrical market.
Some ideas proferred – such as filmmakers identifying their audience at the outset, spending more money on marketing – appear to be stating the obvious. But the fact that some execs see the need to re-emphasize these points suggests lessons have not been learned in some quarters.
The Australian features released in cinemas this year plus holdovers have grossed $37.6 million, trailing the $54.2 million collected in the same period last year, according to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia.
Australian writers, producers, directors, funding agencies and distributors should ask one key question when evaluating feature film projects: Does this warrant a theatrical release or is streaming a smarter option?
That’s among the most perceptive propositions put forward by a cross-section of screen industry professionals as If sought suggestions on ways to maximise the potential of Australian films as the independent film sector continues to suffer in the cluttered theatrical market.
Some ideas proferred – such as filmmakers identifying their audience at the outset, spending more money on marketing – appear to be stating the obvious. But the fact that some execs see the need to re-emphasize these points suggests lessons have not been learned in some quarters.
The Australian features released in cinemas this year plus holdovers have grossed $37.6 million, trailing the $54.2 million collected in the same period last year, according to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia.
- 11/1/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Tony Ayres and Andrea Denholm.
Friends for years, Tony Ayres and Andrea Denholm had long wanted to work together but did not have the opportunity – until now.
Denholm is joining Tony Ayres Productions (Tap) next week as head of development after finishing up tomorrow as a producer/partner at Princess Pictures.
Ayres tells If: “I was looking for a head of development and asked Andrea for her advice. Her advice was ‘hire me,’ which was music to my ears. She is great with talent and is one of the most impressive creative producers in the country. We have similar views on the shows we want to make.”
After a happy 10 years at Princess Pictures with the company’s founder Laura Waters, Denholm was up for a new challenge. “Tony is a superstar and a beautiful human being,” she says.
“The content he creates and champions reflects his brilliant imagination, curiosity,...
Friends for years, Tony Ayres and Andrea Denholm had long wanted to work together but did not have the opportunity – until now.
Denholm is joining Tony Ayres Productions (Tap) next week as head of development after finishing up tomorrow as a producer/partner at Princess Pictures.
Ayres tells If: “I was looking for a head of development and asked Andrea for her advice. Her advice was ‘hire me,’ which was music to my ears. She is great with talent and is one of the most impressive creative producers in the country. We have similar views on the shows we want to make.”
After a happy 10 years at Princess Pictures with the company’s founder Laura Waters, Denholm was up for a new challenge. “Tony is a superstar and a beautiful human being,” she says.
“The content he creates and champions reflects his brilliant imagination, curiosity,...
- 8/21/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Lee Matthews.
Producer Lee Matthews has launched a short film screenwriting competition, open to emerging or established writers from any racial background or gender identity.
Matthews will turn the winning script into a 5-7 minute film which will screen on the YouTube channel run by his company Different Films (the re-branded Matthewswood Productions) in 2020.
The Emo the Musical producer tells If: “The competition is open to everyone, emerging or not, young or not, straight or not, from any racial background or gender identity.
“The screenwriter just needs to be able to see the benefit in having his or her story made into a finished short film. That can happen if the essence of the story is about difference and/or looks at life through a completely different lens, the concept is a stand-out and the production is feasible.”
He estimates it will cost him up to $5,000 to make the short.
Producer Lee Matthews has launched a short film screenwriting competition, open to emerging or established writers from any racial background or gender identity.
Matthews will turn the winning script into a 5-7 minute film which will screen on the YouTube channel run by his company Different Films (the re-branded Matthewswood Productions) in 2020.
The Emo the Musical producer tells If: “The competition is open to everyone, emerging or not, young or not, straight or not, from any racial background or gender identity.
“The screenwriter just needs to be able to see the benefit in having his or her story made into a finished short film. That can happen if the essence of the story is about difference and/or looks at life through a completely different lens, the concept is a stand-out and the production is feasible.”
He estimates it will cost him up to $5,000 to make the short.
- 7/29/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Daniel Radcliffe and Geraldine Viswanathan in ‘Miracle Workers’
When Geraldine Viswanathan graduated from the Hunter School of Performing Arts, she could not have imagined she would go on to co-star with Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi in a Us TV series.
Or, for that matter, that she would join Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney in a movie about the biggest public school embezzlement scandal in Us history.
Dreams have come true for the Newcastle-raised actress, now 23, whose father is an Indian-born doctor and her mother is Swiss.
In her Us TV series debut Geraldine plays an angel named Eliza in Miracle Workers, a seven-part series commissioned by the TBS network which premieres on Stan on February 13, the same day as the Us.
Based on Simon Rich’s book What In God’s Name, the comedy follows Radcliffe as Craig, a low-level angel responsible for handling all of humanity’s prayers.
When Geraldine Viswanathan graduated from the Hunter School of Performing Arts, she could not have imagined she would go on to co-star with Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi in a Us TV series.
Or, for that matter, that she would join Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney in a movie about the biggest public school embezzlement scandal in Us history.
Dreams have come true for the Newcastle-raised actress, now 23, whose father is an Indian-born doctor and her mother is Swiss.
In her Us TV series debut Geraldine plays an angel named Eliza in Miracle Workers, a seven-part series commissioned by the TBS network which premieres on Stan on February 13, the same day as the Us.
Based on Simon Rich’s book What In God’s Name, the comedy follows Radcliffe as Craig, a low-level angel responsible for handling all of humanity’s prayers.
- 2/6/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Author: Steven Neish
Expelled from his previous school following a failed suicide attempt, Ethan (Benson Jack Anthony) enrols at Seymour High, a struggling state school subsidised by a pharmaceutical company shamelessly showering the student body in serotonin boosters. Eager to fit in, he naturally gravitates towards the school’s resident emo contingent, comprising band-mates Bradley (Rahart Adams), Roz (Lucy Barrett) and Jay (Ben Bennett), and soon finds himself joining the ranks of Worst Day Ever. Simultaneously, however, Ethan finds himself drawn to Trinity, (Jordan Hare), the lead singer of rival Christian outfit Hope Group, which promises to spell the end of his newfound anonymity.
A feature-length expansion of his award-winning 2014 short of the same name, Neil Triffett’s high school musical pitches warring clans — or cliques — against each other to timeworn effect. Worst Day Ever and Hope Group are Australia’s answer to Capulet and Montague, Barden Bellas and The Treblemakers,...
Expelled from his previous school following a failed suicide attempt, Ethan (Benson Jack Anthony) enrols at Seymour High, a struggling state school subsidised by a pharmaceutical company shamelessly showering the student body in serotonin boosters. Eager to fit in, he naturally gravitates towards the school’s resident emo contingent, comprising band-mates Bradley (Rahart Adams), Roz (Lucy Barrett) and Jay (Ben Bennett), and soon finds himself joining the ranks of Worst Day Ever. Simultaneously, however, Ethan finds himself drawn to Trinity, (Jordan Hare), the lead singer of rival Christian outfit Hope Group, which promises to spell the end of his newfound anonymity.
A feature-length expansion of his award-winning 2014 short of the same name, Neil Triffett’s high school musical pitches warring clans — or cliques — against each other to timeworn effect. Worst Day Ever and Hope Group are Australia’s answer to Capulet and Montague, Barden Bellas and The Treblemakers,...
- 6/27/2017
- by Steven Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Get Out..
Despite falling over 40 per cent, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 remains on top of the box office, earning almost $5 million over the weekend; an average of $7,875 per screen. The Disney title stars Australia's Elizabeth Debicki and has grossed $23 million in just two weeks..
Universal.s horror Get Out has debuted in second place, ringing up $1.9 million from 345 screens. With previews, the debut feature from comedian-turned-director Jordan Peele has made just under $2.9 million..
eOne tearjerker A Dog.s Purpose, which stars Dennis Quaid, has opened on 271 screens to make $1.2 million.
Behind it was The Fate of the Furious, which.dropped some 46 per cent to take $928,792 over its fourth weekend. The Universal film now sits on $27.4 million overall..
Now in its third week, Roadshow.s Going In Style brought in $580,556, taking its cume to $3.8 million.
Showing on just 51 screens, the Hindi version of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, distributed by Eros Australia,...
Despite falling over 40 per cent, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 remains on top of the box office, earning almost $5 million over the weekend; an average of $7,875 per screen. The Disney title stars Australia's Elizabeth Debicki and has grossed $23 million in just two weeks..
Universal.s horror Get Out has debuted in second place, ringing up $1.9 million from 345 screens. With previews, the debut feature from comedian-turned-director Jordan Peele has made just under $2.9 million..
eOne tearjerker A Dog.s Purpose, which stars Dennis Quaid, has opened on 271 screens to make $1.2 million.
Behind it was The Fate of the Furious, which.dropped some 46 per cent to take $928,792 over its fourth weekend. The Universal film now sits on $27.4 million overall..
Now in its third week, Roadshow.s Going In Style brought in $580,556, taking its cume to $3.8 million.
Showing on just 51 screens, the Hindi version of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, distributed by Eros Australia,...
- 5/8/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Still fresh from its international premiere in Berlin and edging up on its Australian theatrical release, a series of character teasers have arrived online for Neil Triffett's Emo The Musical. A major crowd pleaser when it played in both the Melbourne and Berlin festivals, Emo stars Benson Jack Anthony as Ethan - a terminally depressed teenager trying to navigate the politics of a new high school as he's drawn to both the emo kids who share his sense of style and general malaise and a pretty girl from the Christian clique. We've shared the full trailer for this before and these new teasers are great fun. Check them all out below!...
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- 3/21/2017
- Screen Anarchy
“Could Jesus Have Been an Emo?” is one of the unexpected questions brought up — in song, no less — in Emo: The Musical, in which an emo band at an Australian high school battles it out with a group of Christian singers. This feature debut from writer-director Neil Triffett expands on his eponymous short. It's basically a musical Romeo and Juliet with black eyeliner and dark thoughts on one side and radiant visions of chastity and wholesomeness on the other. Though the film has plenty of weaknesses, especially in the second half, this should nonetheless go down relatively smoothly...
- 2/18/2017
- by Boyd van Hoeij
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ethan gets expelled from his private school after attempting suicide in the yard. He ends up in Seymour High, where he immediately makes it his goal to join the Elmo clan and their band, Worst Day Ever. On his very first day at his new school, a group of Christian kids try to preach the word of God to him, but before he can tell them to go away, he notices a cute and innocent girl named Trinity. They immediately fall head over heels with each other and, as odd as they might seem as a couple, they cannot stop kissing in the school’s library.
Written and directed by Neil Triffett, “Emo the Musical” premiered at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival. Watch an exclusive clip below.
Read More: An Emo Kid Falls for A Christian Rocker In ‘Emo the Musical’ — Berlinale 2017 Review
After winning a Special Mention at the...
Written and directed by Neil Triffett, “Emo the Musical” premiered at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival. Watch an exclusive clip below.
Read More: An Emo Kid Falls for A Christian Rocker In ‘Emo the Musical’ — Berlinale 2017 Review
After winning a Special Mention at the...
- 2/15/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
As the success of “La La Land” attests, movie musicals are making a comeback, and not just overstuffed and underacted Broadway hits. This new crop puts catchy original music and genuine love stories front and center, honoring the classic genre’s best qualities while updating them for contemporary audiences. The newest welcome addition is “Emo the Musical,” an adorable teen romance from Australia, which suggests that cynicism hasn’t fully taken over down under.
Director Neil Triffett has adapted his short film of the same name into a fully-fledged tale of teenage angst. It opens, as any good musical should, with a song. Ethan (Benson Jack Anthony, who would have made a fine Neville Longbottom) sings: “I dream of a world/Where everyone I know/Has scars on their wrist/Drawn in eye shadow/I wanted to buy razors/But Mum said ‘no.'” It’s upbeat and melodic, closer...
Director Neil Triffett has adapted his short film of the same name into a fully-fledged tale of teenage angst. It opens, as any good musical should, with a song. Ethan (Benson Jack Anthony, who would have made a fine Neville Longbottom) sings: “I dream of a world/Where everyone I know/Has scars on their wrist/Drawn in eye shadow/I wanted to buy razors/But Mum said ‘no.'” It’s upbeat and melodic, closer...
- 2/11/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Neil Triffett on the set of 'Newton's Law'.
Emo the Musical director Neil Triffett spent the tail-end of 2016 as an attachment on TV series Newton.s Law, starring Claudia Karvan and produced by Miss Fisher.s Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger..
Triffett.s placement was organised through Film Vic.s attachment scheme.
.He.s had a smorgasbord,. says Eagger, talking to If mid-shoot last year. .He sat in a lot of meetings. Because he's around for the whole shoot and he's been doing some behind the scenes for us, he's sort of become part of the furniture and as a consequence I think got great access..
.The production pays for part of his wage, and he has days where he does behind the scenes and days where he's purely a director's attachment. He also gets the opportunity to direct — he's just shot a scene for us...
Eagger is no stranger to the scheme,...
Emo the Musical director Neil Triffett spent the tail-end of 2016 as an attachment on TV series Newton.s Law, starring Claudia Karvan and produced by Miss Fisher.s Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger..
Triffett.s placement was organised through Film Vic.s attachment scheme.
.He.s had a smorgasbord,. says Eagger, talking to If mid-shoot last year. .He sat in a lot of meetings. Because he's around for the whole shoot and he's been doing some behind the scenes for us, he's sort of become part of the furniture and as a consequence I think got great access..
.The production pays for part of his wage, and he has days where he does behind the scenes and days where he's purely a director's attachment. He also gets the opportunity to direct — he's just shot a scene for us...
Eagger is no stranger to the scheme,...
- 2/5/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Neil Triffett on the set of 'Newton's Law'..
Film Vic.s attachment scheme aims to facilitate skills development among emerging practitioners. If talks to two of them, Neil Triffett and Corrie Chen, about their experiences.
Emo the Musical director Neil Triffett has spent the tail-end of 2016 as an attachment on TV series Newton.s Law, starring Claudia Karvan and produced by Miss Fisher.s Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger.
Triffett.s placement was organised through Film Vic.s attachment scheme.
.He.s had a smorgasbord,. says Eagger, talking to If mid-shoot. .He sat in a lot of meetings. Because he's around for the whole shoot and he's been doing some behind the scenes for us, he's sort of become part of the furniture and as a consequence I think got great access.
"The production pays for part of his wage, and he has days where he does behind...
Film Vic.s attachment scheme aims to facilitate skills development among emerging practitioners. If talks to two of them, Neil Triffett and Corrie Chen, about their experiences.
Emo the Musical director Neil Triffett has spent the tail-end of 2016 as an attachment on TV series Newton.s Law, starring Claudia Karvan and produced by Miss Fisher.s Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger.
Triffett.s placement was organised through Film Vic.s attachment scheme.
.He.s had a smorgasbord,. says Eagger, talking to If mid-shoot. .He sat in a lot of meetings. Because he's around for the whole shoot and he's been doing some behind the scenes for us, he's sort of become part of the furniture and as a consequence I think got great access.
"The production pays for part of his wage, and he has days where he does behind...
- 1/13/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Neil Triffett on the set of 'Newton's Law'..
Emo the Musical director Neil Triffett has spent the tail-end of 2016 as an attachment on TV series Newton.s Law, starring Claudia Karvan and produced by Miss Fisher.s Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger.
Triffett.s placement was organised through Film Vic.s attachment scheme.
.He.s had a smorgasbord,. says Eagger, talking to If mid-shoot. .He sat in a lot of meetings. Because he's around for the whole shoot and he's been doing some behind the scenes for us, he's sort of become part of the furniture and as a consequence I think got great access.
"The production pays for part of his wage, and he has days where he does behind the scenes and days where he's purely a director's attachment. He also gets the opportunity to direct — he's just shot a scene for us..
Eagger is no stranger to the scheme,...
Emo the Musical director Neil Triffett has spent the tail-end of 2016 as an attachment on TV series Newton.s Law, starring Claudia Karvan and produced by Miss Fisher.s Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger.
Triffett.s placement was organised through Film Vic.s attachment scheme.
.He.s had a smorgasbord,. says Eagger, talking to If mid-shoot. .He sat in a lot of meetings. Because he's around for the whole shoot and he's been doing some behind the scenes for us, he's sort of become part of the furniture and as a consequence I think got great access.
"The production pays for part of his wage, and he has days where he does behind the scenes and days where he's purely a director's attachment. He also gets the opportunity to direct — he's just shot a scene for us..
Eagger is no stranger to the scheme,...
- 1/13/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
In 2014, writer-director Neil Triffett and producer Lee Matthews won a Special Mention in the Generation 14plus section of the Berlin International Film Festival for their short film, Emo The Musical..
Now three years on, the filmmakers are set to return to the festival with the feature verison,.Emo the Musical. The high school musical satire has been officially selected for its international premiere at Berlinale 2017, again in the Generation 14plus program. Emo the Musical had its world premiere at Miff last August..
Returning to the festival was rewarding for the team, said Triffett.
.It.s wonderful to come full circle. We received such a terrific response to the short from Berlinale and its audiences in 2014, now to be able to return with the feature film is very exciting,. he said..
Producer Lee Matthews said: .The success of the short film in Berlin opened many doors for us throughout the industry.
Now three years on, the filmmakers are set to return to the festival with the feature verison,.Emo the Musical. The high school musical satire has been officially selected for its international premiere at Berlinale 2017, again in the Generation 14plus program. Emo the Musical had its world premiere at Miff last August..
Returning to the festival was rewarding for the team, said Triffett.
.It.s wonderful to come full circle. We received such a terrific response to the short from Berlinale and its audiences in 2014, now to be able to return with the feature film is very exciting,. he said..
Producer Lee Matthews said: .The success of the short film in Berlin opened many doors for us throughout the industry.
- 1/12/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Three UK features among first 15 films selected for Berlin’s Generations programme.Scroll down for list
The 2017 Berlin Film Festival has revealed the first raft of titles selected for its Generations sidebar, which features youth and children’s films.
Michael Winterbottom’s music documentary On The Road [pictured], which follows the band Wolf Alice on tour, will open the Generation 14plus programme this year.
Also playing in that strand will be Dash Shaw’s My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea, which features the voices of Jason Schwartzman, Maya Rudolph, Lena Dunham and Susan Sarandon.
Further UK features playing in 14plus include the world premieres of Carol Salter’s Almost Heaven and Rafael Kapelinski’s Butterfly Kiss.
Titles selected for the separate GenerationKplus strand include the European premiere of Kriv Stenders’s Australian family feature Red Dog: True Blue.
The 2017 Berlin Film Festival takes place February 9-19.
Selected titles
Synopses provided by Berlinale press office.
Generation14plus
On The Road...
The 2017 Berlin Film Festival has revealed the first raft of titles selected for its Generations sidebar, which features youth and children’s films.
Michael Winterbottom’s music documentary On The Road [pictured], which follows the band Wolf Alice on tour, will open the Generation 14plus programme this year.
Also playing in that strand will be Dash Shaw’s My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea, which features the voices of Jason Schwartzman, Maya Rudolph, Lena Dunham and Susan Sarandon.
Further UK features playing in 14plus include the world premieres of Carol Salter’s Almost Heaven and Rafael Kapelinski’s Butterfly Kiss.
Titles selected for the separate GenerationKplus strand include the European premiere of Kriv Stenders’s Australian family feature Red Dog: True Blue.
The 2017 Berlin Film Festival takes place February 9-19.
Selected titles
Synopses provided by Berlinale press office.
Generation14plus
On The Road...
- 12/23/2016
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Sally Potter's The PartyThe titles for the 67th Berlin International Film Festival are being announced in anticipation of the event running February 9 - 19, 2017. We will update the program as new films are revealed.COMPETITIONOn Body and Soul (Ildiko Enyedi, Hungary)Ana, mon amour (Călin Peter Netzer, Romania / Germany France)Beuys (Andres Veiel, Germany)Colo (Teresa Villaverde, Portugal / France)The Dinner (Oren Moverman, USA)Félicité (Alain Gomis, France / Senegal / Belgium / Germany / Lebanon)The Party (Sally Potter, UK)Spoor (Agnieszka Holland, Poland / Germany/ Czech Republic / Sweden / Slovak Republic)The Other Side of Hope (Aki Kaurismäki, Finland)A Fantastic Woman (Sebastián Lelio, Chile / German / USA / Spain)Berlinale SPECIALThe Queen of Spain (Fernando Trueba, Spain)The Young Karl Marx (Raoul Peck, France / Germany / Belgium)Last Days in Havana (Fernando Pérez, Cuba / Spain)PANORAMAVazante (Daniela Thomas, Brazil/Portugal)I Am Not Your Negro (Raoul Peck, France/USA/Belgium/Switzerland)The Wound (John Trengove, South Africa/Germany/Netherlands/France)Politics,...
- 12/22/2016
- MUBI
Australian director Neil Triffett has expanded his 2014 short film of the same name into a full musical parody, but for whom?
Perhaps there is an audience out there somewhere for Emo the Musical, the feature film debut of Australian writer/director Neil Triffett. But I’ll be jiggered if I know who they are (surely not Christians or emos, two groups the film-maker mocks by pointing out endless base-level stereotypes), or what kind of strange, subterranean vernacular they might speak.
Triffett’s film is a 95-minute expansion of his well-received 2014 short film of the same name. It has a slight, if one-trick, pull-my-finger, charm to it and a memorable core message about tolerance. But boy, seeing this padded out into an hour and a half is something else: a tough assignment to sit through, full of knowingly wishy-washy songs that are bad-bad rather than funny-bad.
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Perhaps there is an audience out there somewhere for Emo the Musical, the feature film debut of Australian writer/director Neil Triffett. But I’ll be jiggered if I know who they are (surely not Christians or emos, two groups the film-maker mocks by pointing out endless base-level stereotypes), or what kind of strange, subterranean vernacular they might speak.
Triffett’s film is a 95-minute expansion of his well-received 2014 short film of the same name. It has a slight, if one-trick, pull-my-finger, charm to it and a memorable core message about tolerance. But boy, seeing this padded out into an hour and a half is something else: a tough assignment to sit through, full of knowingly wishy-washy songs that are bad-bad rather than funny-bad.
Continue reading...
- 8/15/2016
- by Luke Buckmaster
- The Guardian - Film News
Benson Jack Anthony, who played Erik Thomson.s son Arlo in the Seven Network hit drama 800 Words, has won the lead role in Emo (the musical).
In his feature debut Neil Triffett is writing and directing the irreverent high school musical satire inspired by his 2013 short film. Shooting starts in Melbourne on November 30.
Anthony is Ethan, who is desperate to fit in to his new school and quickly finds a place in the Emo band that aims to win the state school rock competition. When the Christian band enters the competition, the two groups are set to go to war. That.s awkward for Ethan as he falls in love with Trinity (newcomer Jordan Hare), the lead vocalist in the Christian band.
Rahart Adams, who plays the lead in David Caesar's feature Nowhere Boys The Book of Shadows after starring in Nickelodeon.s telemovie Liar Liar, Vampire and series Every Witch Way,...
In his feature debut Neil Triffett is writing and directing the irreverent high school musical satire inspired by his 2013 short film. Shooting starts in Melbourne on November 30.
Anthony is Ethan, who is desperate to fit in to his new school and quickly finds a place in the Emo band that aims to win the state school rock competition. When the Christian band enters the competition, the two groups are set to go to war. That.s awkward for Ethan as he falls in love with Trinity (newcomer Jordan Hare), the lead vocalist in the Christian band.
Rahart Adams, who plays the lead in David Caesar's feature Nowhere Boys The Book of Shadows after starring in Nickelodeon.s telemovie Liar Liar, Vampire and series Every Witch Way,...
- 11/12/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Emos are sad. Emos in a high school musical about a conflict between doom rockers and ultra perky Christians, however, are hilarious. That's the premise of Neil Triffett's Emo: The Musical, a proposed feature film expansion of his Berlin selected short film of the same name.Desperate to belong within his new school, Emo Ethan quickly finds a place in the school Emo band as it is ramping up to win the State School Rock Competition. However, when the School's Christian Group enters the competition as well, the two groups are set at war against one another, making it the worst possible time for Ethan and Christian Trinity to fall in love.As the competition escalates and each group's tactics turn nasty, the star-crossed lovers are forced to...
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- 10/28/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Shorts director Cris Jones will make his feature debut on The Death and Life of Otto Bloom.
Xavier Samuel is attached to play the title character, an extraordinary man who experiences time in reverse — passing backwards through the years while remembering the future.
Screen Australia, Film Victoria and the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund are financing the low budget drama which will shoot in Melbourne later this year.
The producers are Mish Armstrong, Alicia Brown and Melanie Coombs, with Jonathan Page as Ep. Coombs produced Jones. well-received 2008 short The Funk.
Page.s Bonsai Films will distribute in Australia and international sales will be handled by Global Screen, which reps Oddball.
The other two features which received funding at Screen Australia.s September board meeting are Hounds of Love and Emo (The Musical).
In Hounds of Love Stephen Curry is attached to play one half of a sinister couple, John and Evelyn White,...
Xavier Samuel is attached to play the title character, an extraordinary man who experiences time in reverse — passing backwards through the years while remembering the future.
Screen Australia, Film Victoria and the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund are financing the low budget drama which will shoot in Melbourne later this year.
The producers are Mish Armstrong, Alicia Brown and Melanie Coombs, with Jonathan Page as Ep. Coombs produced Jones. well-received 2008 short The Funk.
Page.s Bonsai Films will distribute in Australia and international sales will be handled by Global Screen, which reps Oddball.
The other two features which received funding at Screen Australia.s September board meeting are Hounds of Love and Emo (The Musical).
In Hounds of Love Stephen Curry is attached to play one half of a sinister couple, John and Evelyn White,...
- 10/1/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Cate Blanchett is set to direct a new Australian TV series after her project was earmarked for Screen Australia funding.
Blanchett.s Stateless is one of 23 film and TV projects that Screen Australia has today announced will receive development funding of $640,000..
The successful projects also to be funded include works from Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward, Richard Roxburgh, Marieke Hardy, Jan Chapman, Stephan Elliott and Bondi Hipsters. Nicholas Boshier.
Cate Blanchett.s TV project Stateless centres on the tragic and true story of Cornelia Rau which made headlines in 2004..
The young German/Australian woman escaped a frightening cult only to be trapped in the notorious Baxter Immigration Detention Centre after battling with the legal system..
Stateless will be Cate Blanchett.s first venture into high-end TV.
A cult is also at the centre of another high-end TV project, Trust . a drama based on a journalist.s mission to expose a...
Blanchett.s Stateless is one of 23 film and TV projects that Screen Australia has today announced will receive development funding of $640,000..
The successful projects also to be funded include works from Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward, Richard Roxburgh, Marieke Hardy, Jan Chapman, Stephan Elliott and Bondi Hipsters. Nicholas Boshier.
Cate Blanchett.s TV project Stateless centres on the tragic and true story of Cornelia Rau which made headlines in 2004..
The young German/Australian woman escaped a frightening cult only to be trapped in the notorious Baxter Immigration Detention Centre after battling with the legal system..
Stateless will be Cate Blanchett.s first venture into high-end TV.
A cult is also at the centre of another high-end TV project, Trust . a drama based on a journalist.s mission to expose a...
- 7/21/2015
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Could Australian audiences who seem to be tiring of dark, home-grown dramas and thrillers spark to a musical comedy/romance about an Emo teenager who falls in love with a Christian girl?
Writer-director Neil Triffett and producer Lee Matthews reckon so, and are confident they can turn their 15-minute short Emo: The Musical into a full-length feature.
It will be the feature debut for both. Matthews has produced 14 shorts and Triffett has directed numerous shorts and documentaries.
The Emo short has an impressive pedigree, having been nominated for best short at the Generation14 Plus section of this year.s Berlin Film Festival, where it got a special mention, and screened at more than 20 international festivals.
Screen Australia gave the producers a grant to finish the short and is now funding the development of the feature, which Triffett will write and direct as well as composing the songs.
.It.s a...
Writer-director Neil Triffett and producer Lee Matthews reckon so, and are confident they can turn their 15-minute short Emo: The Musical into a full-length feature.
It will be the feature debut for both. Matthews has produced 14 shorts and Triffett has directed numerous shorts and documentaries.
The Emo short has an impressive pedigree, having been nominated for best short at the Generation14 Plus section of this year.s Berlin Film Festival, where it got a special mention, and screened at more than 20 international festivals.
Screen Australia gave the producers a grant to finish the short and is now funding the development of the feature, which Triffett will write and direct as well as composing the songs.
.It.s a...
- 7/23/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
UK producer Kevin Loader joins comedy drama B Model, to be directed by actor Rachel Griffiths.
Now that it is likely to be set up as a UK/Australian co-production, prolific UK producer Kevin Loader (In the Loop, Hyde Park on Hudson, Le Week-End) has become part of the team behind the comedy drama B Model, to be directed by actor Rachel Griffiths.
Griffiths has directed two shorts, Roundabout and Tulip and this will be her first feature – providing the money can be raised.
Australian producer Louise Smith was reluctant to provide details of the project precisely because it is yet to be financed. The current draft of the script is being written by Samantha Stauss, co-creator of the series Dance Academy.
B Model is included in a list of 18 features that Screen Australia has injected a total of Us$500,000 worth of development money into in the last four months.
One of the...
Now that it is likely to be set up as a UK/Australian co-production, prolific UK producer Kevin Loader (In the Loop, Hyde Park on Hudson, Le Week-End) has become part of the team behind the comedy drama B Model, to be directed by actor Rachel Griffiths.
Griffiths has directed two shorts, Roundabout and Tulip and this will be her first feature – providing the money can be raised.
Australian producer Louise Smith was reluctant to provide details of the project precisely because it is yet to be financed. The current draft of the script is being written by Samantha Stauss, co-creator of the series Dance Academy.
B Model is included in a list of 18 features that Screen Australia has injected a total of Us$500,000 worth of development money into in the last four months.
One of the...
- 7/23/2014
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
Screen Australia today announced nearly $535,000 in development funding for 18 features including projects set in Canada, inner-city Berlin, Mexico City, Vietnam, the Middle East and medieval England.
The genres range from family and musical to comedy, drama, thriller, sci-fi and action. The funding will support eight new projects as well as further assistance for 10 titles.
Through its Talent Escalator programs, the agency is placing three producers in professional posts to improve their direct industry experience and supporting short film director Nicholas Verso in the next stage of his professional development.
Screen Australia.s Head of Production Sally Caplan said, .In this round it is encouraging to see such a great range of Australian stories receive support from filmmakers at different levels, some with international creative partners and several with international focus.
"We are also pleased to be able to support emerging local talent with international placements that will increase our industry...
The genres range from family and musical to comedy, drama, thriller, sci-fi and action. The funding will support eight new projects as well as further assistance for 10 titles.
Through its Talent Escalator programs, the agency is placing three producers in professional posts to improve their direct industry experience and supporting short film director Nicholas Verso in the next stage of his professional development.
Screen Australia.s Head of Production Sally Caplan said, .In this round it is encouraging to see such a great range of Australian stories receive support from filmmakers at different levels, some with international creative partners and several with international focus.
"We are also pleased to be able to support emerging local talent with international placements that will increase our industry...
- 7/22/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Vendetta Films will release Sophie Hyde.s 52 Tuesdays in Australia on May 1, working with the producers, Closer Productions.
The gender-bending drama won the Crystal Bear for best film in the Generation 14plus strand at the Berlin Film Festival..
The fest.s youth jury said, .The situation is exceptional but familiar. This year.s winning movie is both surprising and touching. It is a movie about family and the quest for identity, and despite all the conflicts, the protagonists stay connected through their love to each other. The moving story is presented in a fascinating structure and convinces with strong characters, humour, clever ideas and sensitivity..
Emo (the musical), a short film from Australian director Neil Triffett dealing with a strange holy war in a school between Christian musicians and Emo boys, received a special mention from the youth jury..
The jury said the film "takes a look at group identity and peer pressure,...
The gender-bending drama won the Crystal Bear for best film in the Generation 14plus strand at the Berlin Film Festival..
The fest.s youth jury said, .The situation is exceptional but familiar. This year.s winning movie is both surprising and touching. It is a movie about family and the quest for identity, and despite all the conflicts, the protagonists stay connected through their love to each other. The moving story is presented in a fascinating structure and convinces with strong characters, humour, clever ideas and sensitivity..
Emo (the musical), a short film from Australian director Neil Triffett dealing with a strange holy war in a school between Christian musicians and Emo boys, received a special mention from the youth jury..
The jury said the film "takes a look at group identity and peer pressure,...
- 2/15/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Crystal Bears awarded to 52 Tuesdays in the Generation 14plus and Killa in the Generation Kplus sections.
Australian film 52 Tuesdays has picked up the Crystal Bear for Best Film in the Generation 14plus strand of the Berlin International Film Festival.
The feature, directed by Sophie Hyde, centres on 16 year-old Billie’s reluctant path to independence, which is accelerated when her mother reveals plans to gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons.
The film, which debuted at the Adelaide Film Festival last October and played at Sundance last month, was described by the jury as “both suprising and touching”.
A statement from the jury added: “The moving story is presented in a fascinating structure and convinces with strong characters, humour, clever ideas and sensitivity.”
The youth jury comprised Simon Kalmbach, Luca Kokol, Karla Laitko, Leonie Mo Munder, Paula Noack, Nicola Scholz and Florian Stündel.
A special mention was given to Spanish director Gabri Velázquez’s ärtico...
Australian film 52 Tuesdays has picked up the Crystal Bear for Best Film in the Generation 14plus strand of the Berlin International Film Festival.
The feature, directed by Sophie Hyde, centres on 16 year-old Billie’s reluctant path to independence, which is accelerated when her mother reveals plans to gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons.
The film, which debuted at the Adelaide Film Festival last October and played at Sundance last month, was described by the jury as “both suprising and touching”.
A statement from the jury added: “The moving story is presented in a fascinating structure and convinces with strong characters, humour, clever ideas and sensitivity.”
The youth jury comprised Simon Kalmbach, Luca Kokol, Karla Laitko, Leonie Mo Munder, Paula Noack, Nicola Scholz and Florian Stündel.
A special mention was given to Spanish director Gabri Velázquez’s ärtico...
- 2/15/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Crystal Bears awarded in the Generation 14plus and Generation Kplus sections.
Australian film 52 Tuesdays has picked up the Crystal Bear for Best Film in the Generation 14plus strand of the Berlin International Film Festival.
The feature, directed by Sophie Hyde, centres on 16 year-old Billie’s reluctant path to independence, which is accelerated when her mother reveals plans to gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons.
The film, which debuted at the Adelaide Film Festival last October and played at Sundance last month, was described by the jury as “both suprising and touching”.
A statement from the jury added: “The moving story is presented in a fascinating structure and convinces with strong characters, humour, clever ideas and sensitivity.”
The youth jury comprised Simon Kalmbach, Luca Kokol, Karla Laitko, Leonie Mo Munder, Paula Noack, Nicola Scholz and Florian Stündel.
A special mention was given to Spanish director Gabri Velázquez’s ärtico.
The Crystal...
Australian film 52 Tuesdays has picked up the Crystal Bear for Best Film in the Generation 14plus strand of the Berlin International Film Festival.
The feature, directed by Sophie Hyde, centres on 16 year-old Billie’s reluctant path to independence, which is accelerated when her mother reveals plans to gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons.
The film, which debuted at the Adelaide Film Festival last October and played at Sundance last month, was described by the jury as “both suprising and touching”.
A statement from the jury added: “The moving story is presented in a fascinating structure and convinces with strong characters, humour, clever ideas and sensitivity.”
The youth jury comprised Simon Kalmbach, Luca Kokol, Karla Laitko, Leonie Mo Munder, Paula Noack, Nicola Scholz and Florian Stündel.
A special mention was given to Spanish director Gabri Velázquez’s ärtico.
The Crystal...
- 2/14/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Berlinale adds 17 features to the Generation programme, aimed at children and youths, including the European premiere of a feature co-directed by Flight of the Conchords Jemaine Clement.
A total of 60 short and full-length films from 35 countries have been selected for the Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus competitions at the Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 6-16). They include five long and nine short animated films.
Section head Maryanne Redpath said: “This diversity transcends all limits, in content, imagery, narrative structure and rhythm. Each of these animated gems creates its own universe and is a fantastic cinematic adventure, not just for children.”
The selection includes What We Do in the Shadows, a mockumentary that follows the struggles of a group of New Zealand–based vampires to understand modern society and adapt to the ever-changing world around them. The ensemble includes Flights of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement, who co-directs alongside Taika Waititi.
This year, Generation will be...
A total of 60 short and full-length films from 35 countries have been selected for the Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus competitions at the Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 6-16). They include five long and nine short animated films.
Section head Maryanne Redpath said: “This diversity transcends all limits, in content, imagery, narrative structure and rhythm. Each of these animated gems creates its own universe and is a fantastic cinematic adventure, not just for children.”
The selection includes What We Do in the Shadows, a mockumentary that follows the struggles of a group of New Zealand–based vampires to understand modern society and adapt to the ever-changing world around them. The ensemble includes Flights of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement, who co-directs alongside Taika Waititi.
This year, Generation will be...
- 1/14/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Screen Australia has added another funding round for its Short Film Completion Fund.
Film-makers can apply for up to $40,000 in post-production costs in order to complete their short film.
The additional round may cheer the film-making community following December’s news that the national screen agency’s feature fund had dried up for the financial year.
On the importance of short films, Martha Coleman, Screen Australia’s head of development said: “Short films are hugely important in raising filmmakers’ profiles in the industry and provide an essential stepping-stone in a professional career path. Our completion fund recognises the passion, talent and ambition of new Australian talent who are getting out there by whatever means they have to tell their stories.”
Writer-director Neil Triffett with producer Lee Matthews has received $40,000 to complete their short, Emo (The Musical), a musical comedy which tells the story of an unlikely high school romance between...
Film-makers can apply for up to $40,000 in post-production costs in order to complete their short film.
The additional round may cheer the film-making community following December’s news that the national screen agency’s feature fund had dried up for the financial year.
On the importance of short films, Martha Coleman, Screen Australia’s head of development said: “Short films are hugely important in raising filmmakers’ profiles in the industry and provide an essential stepping-stone in a professional career path. Our completion fund recognises the passion, talent and ambition of new Australian talent who are getting out there by whatever means they have to tell their stories.”
Writer-director Neil Triffett with producer Lee Matthews has received $40,000 to complete their short, Emo (The Musical), a musical comedy which tells the story of an unlikely high school romance between...
- 2/6/2013
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Textbook Videos Presents 11th YoungCuts Film Festival
The YoungCuts Film Festival is pleased to announce 2012′s Top 100 short films by the world’s best young filmmakers. Lead sponsor TextbookVideos.com will present the films in Montreal’s De Seve Theatre at Concordia University on Friday October 12th and Saturday, October 13th.
The Beautiful Dead by Spencer Ryerson (Can)
*****
On Friday, October 12th, the day’s first screening is at 1Pm and features the best short films by the Festival’s youngest participating filmmakers who are 19 and under. At 3 Pm, the always popular Animation and Music screening is presented. The 5Pm screening presents a theme of “Growth” and includes films from 6 different countries. The 7Pm screening features 12 films grouped loosely by a theme of “Loneliness”, and includes a bloc of gay-positive films from 4 different countries. The evening concludes with the 9Pm Master Class screening which presents the best films by young filmmakers aged 25 to 29.
On Saturday,...
The YoungCuts Film Festival is pleased to announce 2012′s Top 100 short films by the world’s best young filmmakers. Lead sponsor TextbookVideos.com will present the films in Montreal’s De Seve Theatre at Concordia University on Friday October 12th and Saturday, October 13th.
The Beautiful Dead by Spencer Ryerson (Can)
*****
On Friday, October 12th, the day’s first screening is at 1Pm and features the best short films by the Festival’s youngest participating filmmakers who are 19 and under. At 3 Pm, the always popular Animation and Music screening is presented. The 5Pm screening presents a theme of “Growth” and includes films from 6 different countries. The 7Pm screening features 12 films grouped loosely by a theme of “Loneliness”, and includes a bloc of gay-positive films from 4 different countries. The evening concludes with the 9Pm Master Class screening which presents the best films by young filmmakers aged 25 to 29.
On Saturday,...
- 10/3/2012
- by YoungCuts Film Festival
- SoundOnSight
Destroy All Movies! That’s the cheeky theme to the 12th annual Melbourne Underground Film Festival, which will run on August 19-28.
Festival director Richard Wolstencroft lays out his philosophy for this year’s Muff in an excellent Director’s Statement, which is published in the fest’s program guide. He explains his provocative statement as thus:
“Destroy All Movies” can be taken as a query, a question and even a complaint about cinema itself. Most of us love movies. I still do, of course. I am obsessed by them as ever. Making, watching and showing them. But how often do we question our passion in this kind of ontological sense?
In that regard, Muff is a much more focused and scaled back event this year with less films screening, but with a tighter consideration of local talent, as well as a larger, more provocative stance as ever.
Muff has...
Festival director Richard Wolstencroft lays out his philosophy for this year’s Muff in an excellent Director’s Statement, which is published in the fest’s program guide. He explains his provocative statement as thus:
“Destroy All Movies” can be taken as a query, a question and even a complaint about cinema itself. Most of us love movies. I still do, of course. I am obsessed by them as ever. Making, watching and showing them. But how often do we question our passion in this kind of ontological sense?
In that regard, Muff is a much more focused and scaled back event this year with less films screening, but with a tighter consideration of local talent, as well as a larger, more provocative stance as ever.
Muff has...
- 7/29/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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