Screen Australia has provided $170,000 funding for eight filmmakers to work as .attachments. on a range of screen projects..
The investment will help develop the skills, contacts and expertise of some of Australia.s gifted screen practitioners, and connect them into the local and international film industry.
Screen Australia senior development executive, Nerida Moore, said talent development was one of the most important aspects Screen Australia's work.
"It.s wonderful to be able to support it in a tangible and meaningful way," she said..
"This funding is very specific . it will enable particular people to work on projects that suit their unique talents and pathways..
"Film is a global industry and it.s important that we help Australian filmmakers find opportunities here and internationally. We look forward to seeing where these opportunities take them!.
Producer Michael Cody (Ruin, Hail) will work across the development, financing, production and distribution slate of Plan B Entertainment (The Departed,...
The investment will help develop the skills, contacts and expertise of some of Australia.s gifted screen practitioners, and connect them into the local and international film industry.
Screen Australia senior development executive, Nerida Moore, said talent development was one of the most important aspects Screen Australia's work.
"It.s wonderful to be able to support it in a tangible and meaningful way," she said..
"This funding is very specific . it will enable particular people to work on projects that suit their unique talents and pathways..
"Film is a global industry and it.s important that we help Australian filmmakers find opportunities here and internationally. We look forward to seeing where these opportunities take them!.
Producer Michael Cody (Ruin, Hail) will work across the development, financing, production and distribution slate of Plan B Entertainment (The Departed,...
- 7/30/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Not unlike the previous year, a whopping eight thousand plus short films were submitted to Sundance this year. Among some of the filmmaker names that we are already familiar with, we find several feature filmmakers moonlighting back to the short form; basically the short is healthier than ever. Topping the 2015 crop, we have Jake Mahaffy (whose feature, Free in Deed appears to be somewhere in post) who contributes to our understanding of 13th century rule with the year specific, A.D. 1363, The End of Chivalry. We have Cutie and the Boxer helmer working in the fiction form with Hugh the Hunter and form the same vintage 2013 year, fellow feature film helmer Shaka King (director of Newlyweeds) turns in a short in Mulignans (see pic above). Michael Mohan who has been to Sundance with features One Too Many Dates and Save the Date, returns with Pink Grapefruit.
Crossing into the international shorts,...
Crossing into the international shorts,...
- 12/9/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Top brass have announced 60 films culled from 8,061 submissions across four categories – Us and international narrative, documentary and animation.
“This year’s short film-makers have broken through their limited timeframe with a high level of artistry and story that will resonate with audiences long after each film has ended,” said senior programmer Mike Plante.
The Short Film programme is presented by YouTube.
Sundance 2015 is set to run in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah, from January 22 to February 1.
All synopses provided by the festival.
Us Narrative Short Films
Actresses
Jeremy Hersh
The film follows the relationship between a young, aspiring actress and an established off-Broadway star.
A.D. 1363, The End Of Chivalry (USA-New Zealand)
Jake Mahaffy
A little-known historical catastrophe leads to the definitive end of the era of chivalry and questing.
Color Neutral
Jennifer Reeves
A color explosion sparkles, bubbles, and fractures in this handcrafted 16mm film. Jennifer Reeves utilises...
“This year’s short film-makers have broken through their limited timeframe with a high level of artistry and story that will resonate with audiences long after each film has ended,” said senior programmer Mike Plante.
The Short Film programme is presented by YouTube.
Sundance 2015 is set to run in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah, from January 22 to February 1.
All synopses provided by the festival.
Us Narrative Short Films
Actresses
Jeremy Hersh
The film follows the relationship between a young, aspiring actress and an established off-Broadway star.
A.D. 1363, The End Of Chivalry (USA-New Zealand)
Jake Mahaffy
A little-known historical catastrophe leads to the definitive end of the era of chivalry and questing.
Color Neutral
Jennifer Reeves
A color explosion sparkles, bubbles, and fractures in this handcrafted 16mm film. Jennifer Reeves utilises...
- 12/9/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
There will be some Eloise and Lena Dunham, protests from Hong Kong, self-declared pop-ups from Canada, and unbelievable animated images of the final moments of a World War II hero. Those are just a few of the offerings among the 60 short films revealed today by the Sundance Film Festival. In the last of its four official announcements, the 31st annual Park City shindig rolled out an eclectic mix culled from the 8,061 submissions in the category that perhaps shows the true scope of Sundance most acutely.
The fest runs January 22-February 1. (As in past years, Deadline co-Editor-in-Chief, Film Mike Fleming Jr. and myself will be in Park City.)
Here is the full short films list:
U.S. Narrative Short Films
Actresses / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Jeremy Hersh) — The film follows the relationship between a young, aspiring actress and an established off-Broadway star.
A.D. 1363, The End of Chivalry / U.
The fest runs January 22-February 1. (As in past years, Deadline co-Editor-in-Chief, Film Mike Fleming Jr. and myself will be in Park City.)
Here is the full short films list:
U.S. Narrative Short Films
Actresses / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Jeremy Hersh) — The film follows the relationship between a young, aspiring actress and an established off-Broadway star.
A.D. 1363, The End of Chivalry / U.
- 12/9/2014
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline
The Hamptons International Film Festival also unveils its annual Golden Starfish competition titles.
The Hamptons International Film Festival (Hiff) is to honour filmmaker Joel Schumacher with the Golden Starfish Lifetime Achievement in Directing Award at its 22nd edition (Oct 9-13).
The director of The Lost Boys, Batman Forever and more recently two episodes of House of Cards, will also take part in a “conversation with” session on Oct 11, where he will be also be presented with the award.
Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank will also be in conversation at the festival on Oct 12, where she will receive the Creative Impact in Acting Award.
Swank won Best Actress Academy Award’s in 2000 and 2005 for Boys Don’t Cry and Million Dollar Baby, and her latest performance in The Homesman will be seen when the film is screened at Hiff.
In addition, Hiff has revealed the 20 films from 15 countries selected for this year’s Golden Starfish competition, including the Us...
The Hamptons International Film Festival (Hiff) is to honour filmmaker Joel Schumacher with the Golden Starfish Lifetime Achievement in Directing Award at its 22nd edition (Oct 9-13).
The director of The Lost Boys, Batman Forever and more recently two episodes of House of Cards, will also take part in a “conversation with” session on Oct 11, where he will be also be presented with the award.
Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank will also be in conversation at the festival on Oct 12, where she will receive the Creative Impact in Acting Award.
Swank won Best Actress Academy Award’s in 2000 and 2005 for Boys Don’t Cry and Million Dollar Baby, and her latest performance in The Homesman will be seen when the film is screened at Hiff.
In addition, Hiff has revealed the 20 films from 15 countries selected for this year’s Golden Starfish competition, including the Us...
- 9/10/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The results are in and the two heavy favorites, Lav Diaz and Pedro Costa, have both received major awards.
Concorso internazionale
Golden Leopard
From What is Before (Lav Diaz, Philippines)
Special Jury Prize
Listen Up Philip (Alex Ross Perry, USA)
Best Director
Pedro Costa for Horse Money (Portugal)
Best Actor
Artem Bystrov for The Fool (Yury Bykov, Russia)
Special Mention
Ventos de Agosto (Gabriel Mascaro, Brazil)
Concorso Cineasti del presente
Pardo d’oro Cineasti del presente – Premio Nescens
Navajazo (Ricardo Silva, Mexico)
Premio speciale della giuria Ciné+ Cineasti del presente
Los Hongos (Oscar Ruiz Navia, Colombia/France/Argentina/Germany)
Premio per il miglior regista emergente
The Creation of Meaning (Simone Rapisarda Casanova, Canada/Italy)
Special Mention
Un jeune poete (Damien Manivel, France)
Opera Prima
Pardo per la migliore opera prima
Songs From the North (Soon-mi Yoo, USA/South Korea/Portugal)
Special Mention
Parole De Kamizake (Sawada Masa, France)
Pardi di...
Concorso internazionale
Golden Leopard
From What is Before (Lav Diaz, Philippines)
Special Jury Prize
Listen Up Philip (Alex Ross Perry, USA)
Best Director
Pedro Costa for Horse Money (Portugal)
Best Actor
Artem Bystrov for The Fool (Yury Bykov, Russia)
Special Mention
Ventos de Agosto (Gabriel Mascaro, Brazil)
Concorso Cineasti del presente
Pardo d’oro Cineasti del presente – Premio Nescens
Navajazo (Ricardo Silva, Mexico)
Premio speciale della giuria Ciné+ Cineasti del presente
Los Hongos (Oscar Ruiz Navia, Colombia/France/Argentina/Germany)
Premio per il miglior regista emergente
The Creation of Meaning (Simone Rapisarda Casanova, Canada/Italy)
Special Mention
Un jeune poete (Damien Manivel, France)
Opera Prima
Pardo per la migliore opera prima
Songs From the North (Soon-mi Yoo, USA/South Korea/Portugal)
Special Mention
Parole De Kamizake (Sawada Masa, France)
Pardi di...
- 8/17/2014
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Locarno’s Golden Leopard has been awarded to Filipino director Lav Diaz’s five-and-a-half-hour epic From What Is Before.Scroll down for full list of winners
The film, which has the Filipino title Mula sa kung ano ang noon, also picked up the Fipresci International Critics Prize, the Environment is Quality of Life Prize, and the International Federation of Film Societies’ (Iffs) Don Quixote Prize.
On learning that he had won Locarno’s top honour, Diaz said that he wanted to dedicate the award to his father.
“He brought me cinema, he’s a cinema addict, and he started this passion in me,” said Diaz.
“For the Filipino people, it’s for them, for their struggle, and then I would like to dedicate it to all serious filmmakers in the world, to Pedro Costa, he’s my brother and I love his work, to Matias Pineiro, and to the makers of all the other films in the...
The film, which has the Filipino title Mula sa kung ano ang noon, also picked up the Fipresci International Critics Prize, the Environment is Quality of Life Prize, and the International Federation of Film Societies’ (Iffs) Don Quixote Prize.
On learning that he had won Locarno’s top honour, Diaz said that he wanted to dedicate the award to his father.
“He brought me cinema, he’s a cinema addict, and he started this passion in me,” said Diaz.
“For the Filipino people, it’s for them, for their struggle, and then I would like to dedicate it to all serious filmmakers in the world, to Pedro Costa, he’s my brother and I love his work, to Matias Pineiro, and to the makers of all the other films in the...
- 8/16/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Locarno director talks highlights and UK presence at the festival and looks to 2015.
Locarno festival director Carlo Chatrian has outlined some of his highlights and regrets from this year’s festival, and ambitions for next year, in an exclusive interview with ScreenDaily ahead of the event’s closing weekend.
“Experiencing cinema as a community”, is high up on the list of this year’s treats, he said.
The world premiere of Swiss film-maker Peter Luisi’s Unlikely Heroes on Wednesday (Aug 13) was “one of those nights on the Piazza where you really felt that the audience is with the film.
“There was a lot of applause and people came up to me afterwards with great enthusiasm. I think Unlikely Heroes is the kind of film which works very well because it’s strongly experiencing cinema as a community,” he continued.
He added that he had also been “very happy“ with the night on the Piazza Grande when Agnes Varda...
Locarno festival director Carlo Chatrian has outlined some of his highlights and regrets from this year’s festival, and ambitions for next year, in an exclusive interview with ScreenDaily ahead of the event’s closing weekend.
“Experiencing cinema as a community”, is high up on the list of this year’s treats, he said.
The world premiere of Swiss film-maker Peter Luisi’s Unlikely Heroes on Wednesday (Aug 13) was “one of those nights on the Piazza where you really felt that the audience is with the film.
“There was a lot of applause and people came up to me afterwards with great enthusiasm. I think Unlikely Heroes is the kind of film which works very well because it’s strongly experiencing cinema as a community,” he continued.
He added that he had also been “very happy“ with the night on the Piazza Grande when Agnes Varda...
- 8/15/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Locarno director talks highlights and UK presence at the festival and looks to 2016.
Locarno festival director Carlo Chatrian has outlined some of his highlights and regrets from this year’s festival, and ambitions for next year, in an exclusive interview with Screen Daily ahead of the event’s closing weekend.
“Experiencing cinema as a community”, is high up on the list of this year’s treats, he said.
The world premiere of Swiss film-maker Peter Luisi’s Unlikely Heroes on Wednesday (Aug 13) was “one of those nights on the Piazza where you really felt that the audience is with the film.
“There was a lot of applause and people came up to me afterwards with great enthusiasm. I think Unlikely Heroes is the kind of film which works very well because it’s strongly experiencing cinema as a community,” he continued.
He added that he had also been “very happy“ with the night on the Piazza Grande...
Locarno festival director Carlo Chatrian has outlined some of his highlights and regrets from this year’s festival, and ambitions for next year, in an exclusive interview with Screen Daily ahead of the event’s closing weekend.
“Experiencing cinema as a community”, is high up on the list of this year’s treats, he said.
The world premiere of Swiss film-maker Peter Luisi’s Unlikely Heroes on Wednesday (Aug 13) was “one of those nights on the Piazza where you really felt that the audience is with the film.
“There was a lot of applause and people came up to me afterwards with great enthusiasm. I think Unlikely Heroes is the kind of film which works very well because it’s strongly experiencing cinema as a community,” he continued.
He added that he had also been “very happy“ with the night on the Piazza Grande...
- 8/15/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
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