The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) has unveiled the finalists for two of its pitching competitions, one in partnership with Monster Pictures and the other with Sony.
Both events will be held during the upcoming Aacta Screenfest.
Aacta Pitch: Focus
Developed with Sony, Aacta Pitch: Focus is aimed at film students, offering the opportunity to pitch, develop, shoot a proof of concept and produce a short film, with
guidance from an experienced panel of short filmmakers. The grand prize is $15,000 in production funds along with an extensive suite of complimentary film equipment from Sony.
Finalists include:
I Can’t Get Next To You – Mollie McGregor, Jenna Woodhouse, London Hartard, Chloe Bobbin (Aftrs)
Trapped within her father’s grief and desperate to connect with her late mother, Glen
accidentally travels back in time, from 1988 to 1969, where she must contest with her teen father for her young mum’s...
Both events will be held during the upcoming Aacta Screenfest.
Aacta Pitch: Focus
Developed with Sony, Aacta Pitch: Focus is aimed at film students, offering the opportunity to pitch, develop, shoot a proof of concept and produce a short film, with
guidance from an experienced panel of short filmmakers. The grand prize is $15,000 in production funds along with an extensive suite of complimentary film equipment from Sony.
Finalists include:
I Can’t Get Next To You – Mollie McGregor, Jenna Woodhouse, London Hartard, Chloe Bobbin (Aftrs)
Trapped within her father’s grief and desperate to connect with her late mother, Glen
accidentally travels back in time, from 1988 to 1969, where she must contest with her teen father for her young mum’s...
- 11/30/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
After a long road, Australian director Jayden Stevens’ Ukrainian-language film A Family will hit cinemas next week.
The black comedy premiered at the 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival, winning the inaugural Damian Hill Award for Independent Filmmaking.
However, the theatrical release plan was waylaid by Covid-19.
“Just before Covid hit we were about to do what we’re doing now, which is start talking about getting it out into cinemas,” Stevens told If.
“It all stayed quiet until about two months ago [when] I got an email saying, ‘Hey we’re back on’.”
A Family tells the story of a lonely Ukrainian man who hires actors to portray his family, and stars Pavlo Lehenkyi, Liudmyla Zamydra, and Tetiana Kosianchuk.
Stevens co-wrote and produced the film with Thomas Swinburn, who also served as director of photography, with Olga Mykhaklets and Clea Frost producing alongside.
In crafting the script, Stevens wanted to blend the...
The black comedy premiered at the 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival, winning the inaugural Damian Hill Award for Independent Filmmaking.
However, the theatrical release plan was waylaid by Covid-19.
“Just before Covid hit we were about to do what we’re doing now, which is start talking about getting it out into cinemas,” Stevens told If.
“It all stayed quiet until about two months ago [when] I got an email saying, ‘Hey we’re back on’.”
A Family tells the story of a lonely Ukrainian man who hires actors to portray his family, and stars Pavlo Lehenkyi, Liudmyla Zamydra, and Tetiana Kosianchuk.
Stevens co-wrote and produced the film with Thomas Swinburn, who also served as director of photography, with Olga Mykhaklets and Clea Frost producing alongside.
In crafting the script, Stevens wanted to blend the...
- 6/11/2021
- by Matthew Kappos
- IF.com.au
As with most festivals in a pandemic world, Slamdance Film Festival is changing things up with their 2021 edition. Moving a few weeks back to February 12-25, no longer directly competing with Sundance Film Festival, the festival will be taking place primarily virtually. In quite a feat of accessibility, a full festival pass is also now available for free––if you secure yours by December 31st. After that, they are going up to $10, which is still a steal.
The festival has also announced its full lineup, with 25 features along with 107 shorts and episodic. Films, Q&As, and panels will be available on Slamdance.com, AppleTV, Roku, Firestick, and YouTube, while in-person events will take place in Joshua Tree with drive-ins open to the public on February 13th and 14th as well as the closing night screening at a Los Angeles drive-in on February 25.
Check out the lineup below and reserve your festival pass here.
The festival has also announced its full lineup, with 25 features along with 107 shorts and episodic. Films, Q&As, and panels will be available on Slamdance.com, AppleTV, Roku, Firestick, and YouTube, while in-person events will take place in Joshua Tree with drive-ins open to the public on February 13th and 14th as well as the closing night screening at a Los Angeles drive-in on February 25.
Check out the lineup below and reserve your festival pass here.
- 12/1/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Remember film festivals? Especially in person ones? Well, they won’t be returning for a bit, but 2021 will still be filled with festivals, just of the mostly virtual variety. One such fest is the Slamdance Film Festival, which has in the past taken place alongside the Sundance Film Festival. Scheduled for February 12th until the 25th, Slamdance is taking the hybrid route, making their selections available virtually. The lineup was announced today, so the first real movie gathering of next year (from the comfort of our own homes) is now known. Read on to see the lineup, as well as a bit about what will be populating Slamdance… Here now is the 2021 Slamdance Film Festival lineup, via a Deadline press release: Narrative Features A Brixton Tale World Premiere Directors: Darragh Carey & Bertrand Desrochers – Screenwriters: Rupert Baynham, Darragh Carey, Chi Mai – Producers: Rupert Baynham, Dennis Gyamfi, Beau Rambaut A voyeuristic, wealthy...
- 11/30/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Like all festivals, the Slamdance Film Festival is set to shift to a hybrid fest for its 27th edition — but it isn’t holding back on its programming as it will feature 20 feature film premieres while highlighting diverse voices and accessibility. With the theme “Greenlight Yourself,” the indie-driven fest will also launch a new program titled Unstoppable, a showcase for creators with disabilities.
The fest will run February 12-25, 2021 with all films, Q&As and panels available virtually via Slamdance.com, AppleTV, Roku, Firestick, and YouTube. In addition, there will be a two-night drive-in presentation in Joshua Tree, CA open to the public on February 13-14 as well as the closing-night screening at a Los Angeles drive-in on February 25.
“Our theme this year was inspired by the incredible resilience and creativity evidenced by our community and our team over the past few unprecedented months,” said Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter.
The fest will run February 12-25, 2021 with all films, Q&As and panels available virtually via Slamdance.com, AppleTV, Roku, Firestick, and YouTube. In addition, there will be a two-night drive-in presentation in Joshua Tree, CA open to the public on February 13-14 as well as the closing-night screening at a Los Angeles drive-in on February 25.
“Our theme this year was inspired by the incredible resilience and creativity evidenced by our community and our team over the past few unprecedented months,” said Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter.
- 11/30/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Cathy Rodda has relaunched her shingle Cathartic Pictures, with a range of dramas and docs in development.
The move comes after four years a production investment manager at Film Victoria – a role Rodda regards as a “sabbatical”.
“I needed a break from the trenches of feature producing, and now I’m back, with deeper knowledge of industry, business, storytelling and formats other than features,” Rodda tells If of her decision to reboot the company, which previously produced Bullets for the Dead.
“There are opportunities in the chaos of our times, and there are still new stories to tell and underserved audiences to reach.”
Cathartic Pictures will have a focus on female-driven horror and sci-fi, multicultural drama and environmental impact.
On the drama slate is Common Ground (working title), a 8 x 1 hour TV drama that tells the story of African refugees from rural backgrounds who return to the land when they move to regional Victoria.
The move comes after four years a production investment manager at Film Victoria – a role Rodda regards as a “sabbatical”.
“I needed a break from the trenches of feature producing, and now I’m back, with deeper knowledge of industry, business, storytelling and formats other than features,” Rodda tells If of her decision to reboot the company, which previously produced Bullets for the Dead.
“There are opportunities in the chaos of our times, and there are still new stories to tell and underserved audiences to reach.”
Cathartic Pictures will have a focus on female-driven horror and sci-fi, multicultural drama and environmental impact.
On the drama slate is Common Ground (working title), a 8 x 1 hour TV drama that tells the story of African refugees from rural backgrounds who return to the land when they move to regional Victoria.
- 11/18/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Clea Frost, the talented director behind the 2006 short thriller film The Window, has a new sci-fi web series set in Los Angeles that follows two people dealing with apocalyptic events.
The Apocalypse Diaries is a clever new series following the trend of new genre entertainment directed by women that is released in segments online as series, like L.C. Cruell's "31" and Barbara Stepansky's "Assassins".
The Apocalypse Diaries is about Jen and Evan, and their 'found footage' video logs about surviving the first few days after the apocalypse. What happened? Did people die? I can't fucking tell you, lazy! Go watch it. The first episode is online now, and we've embedded it below for your sci-fi enjoyment.
The Apocalypse Diaries is a clever new series following the trend of new genre entertainment directed by women that is released in segments online as series, like L.C. Cruell's "31" and Barbara Stepansky's "Assassins".
The Apocalypse Diaries is about Jen and Evan, and their 'found footage' video logs about surviving the first few days after the apocalypse. What happened? Did people die? I can't fucking tell you, lazy! Go watch it. The first episode is online now, and we've embedded it below for your sci-fi enjoyment.
- 4/30/2011
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
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