‘Strange Colours’
Alena Lodkina’s Strange Colours and Jessica Leski’s documentary I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story opened on limited screens last weekend.
Not much store should be placed on ticket sales because both titles have already had a significant impact at Australian and international festivals and both have the upside of ancillary revenues and and foreign sales.
Indeed both have been very effective launching pads for their directors, fulfilling one of Screen Australia’s remits of funding films as a talent escalator, particularly for first-time filmmakers.
“It’s been a life-changing period for me,” Lodkina tells If. “Strange Colours has given me a lot of hope and energy and enabled me to form a lot of relationships during the production and distribution.
Co-written by Lodkina and producer Isaac Wall, who produced with Kate Laurie, the evocative drama follows Kate Cheel as Milena, who travels to...
Alena Lodkina’s Strange Colours and Jessica Leski’s documentary I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story opened on limited screens last weekend.
Not much store should be placed on ticket sales because both titles have already had a significant impact at Australian and international festivals and both have the upside of ancillary revenues and and foreign sales.
Indeed both have been very effective launching pads for their directors, fulfilling one of Screen Australia’s remits of funding films as a talent escalator, particularly for first-time filmmakers.
“It’s been a life-changing period for me,” Lodkina tells If. “Strange Colours has given me a lot of hope and energy and enabled me to form a lot of relationships during the production and distribution.
Co-written by Lodkina and producer Isaac Wall, who produced with Kate Laurie, the evocative drama follows Kate Cheel as Milena, who travels to...
- 11/26/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
I met Alena Lodkina two years ago, when she bounded up to a stall I was staffing at a book fair in Melbourne. She’d heard the film magazine I publish would be dedicating an issue to Pedro Costa, and so we got to chatting—about Costa, and particularly about Casa de Lava (1995), a film which famously birthed Costa’s Fontainhas trilogy, after he was asked to pass on gifts from people in Cape Verde to their families and friends in Lisbon. She ended up penning an essay for that issue of Fireflies, kicking off a friendship anchored upon a reciprocal love of cinema that comes full circle now with the release of her debut feature, Strange Colours. Developing from her earlier documentary Lightning Ridge: The Land of Black Opals (2016), Strange Colours is, like Casa de Lava, a melancholic fiction rooted firmly in a study of place. Apart from the three leads,...
- 9/2/2018
- MUBI
Youth in Revolt: Betzer’s Inexplicable Road Movie an Assortment of Prominent Instances
Director Andrew T. Betzer manages to concoct an impressively pronounced feature debut with the eerily titled Young Bodies Heal Quickly. Basically a meandering road movie about two brothers on the lam, their journey churns from magnetic portrayal of familial discord into disjointed episodes of increasingly surreal occurrences. Though Betzer’s refusal to adhere to any kind of cohesive narrative for his youthful protagonists eventually dampens the effectiveness of the film as it stumbles into its ambiguous finale, the film manages to be intriguing and unpredictable as a balancing act that is sometimes funny, observational, and even foreboding.
If their bodies heal quickly, we’re never certain of their psychological states, though both Older (Gabriel Croft) and Younger (Hale Lytle) may as well represent developmental, identity-less stages or echoes of inevitability (the figure known as Dad could...
Director Andrew T. Betzer manages to concoct an impressively pronounced feature debut with the eerily titled Young Bodies Heal Quickly. Basically a meandering road movie about two brothers on the lam, their journey churns from magnetic portrayal of familial discord into disjointed episodes of increasingly surreal occurrences. Though Betzer’s refusal to adhere to any kind of cohesive narrative for his youthful protagonists eventually dampens the effectiveness of the film as it stumbles into its ambiguous finale, the film manages to be intriguing and unpredictable as a balancing act that is sometimes funny, observational, and even foreboding.
If their bodies heal quickly, we’re never certain of their psychological states, though both Older (Gabriel Croft) and Younger (Hale Lytle) may as well represent developmental, identity-less stages or echoes of inevitability (the figure known as Dad could...
- 2/27/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Austin, TX-Wednesday, September 12, 2012- Fantastic Fest is thrilled to announce the final installment of programming for Fantastic Fest 2012, including the world premiere screening of The Collection. Fantastic Fest will take place September 20-27 in Austin, Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar.
American Mary (2011)
Us Premiere
Directors – Jen and Sylvia Soska, 95 mins
Disillusioned with her chosen profession and perpetually broke, medical student Mary Mason finds herself drawn into a shady world of underground surgery and body modification.
Antiviral (2012)
Us Premiere
Director – Brandon Cronenberg, 110 mins
Syd March makes people sick, infecting them with viruses harvested to order from celebrities, but gets more than he bargained for when his most famous source dies from a virus Syd has just infected himself with.
Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
Us Premiere
Director – Peter Strickland, 92 mins
Strange things occur after a British audio technician is summoned to Italy to work on a gory giallo film.
Besties (2012)
World Premiere
Director – Rebecca Perry Cutter,...
American Mary (2011)
Us Premiere
Directors – Jen and Sylvia Soska, 95 mins
Disillusioned with her chosen profession and perpetually broke, medical student Mary Mason finds herself drawn into a shady world of underground surgery and body modification.
Antiviral (2012)
Us Premiere
Director – Brandon Cronenberg, 110 mins
Syd March makes people sick, infecting them with viruses harvested to order from celebrities, but gets more than he bargained for when his most famous source dies from a virus Syd has just infected himself with.
Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
Us Premiere
Director – Peter Strickland, 92 mins
Strange things occur after a British audio technician is summoned to Italy to work on a gory giallo film.
Besties (2012)
World Premiere
Director – Rebecca Perry Cutter,...
- 9/14/2012
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Wow! I literally just jumped up for joy hearing this final wave. I think that this might be my favorite selection of films since I have been attending. Films like American Mary, Antiviral, Berberian Sound Studio, the remake of Who Can Kill A Child? – Come Out and Play and the World Premiere of the sequel to The Collector! These films plus a few others just caps off what I’m sure will be my favorite Fantastic Fest yet!
Also, for those keeping score, Michael picked 7 movies that are definitely showing while I picked 6. However, this could change once the secret screenings show. Again, Fantastic Fest starts next Thursday and we plan to have reviews, interviews and possibly video & audio blogs. Anyway, here’s the announcement:
From the Press Release:
Fantastic Fest is thrilled to announce the final installment of programming for Fantastic Fest 2012, including the world premiere screening of The Collection.
Also, for those keeping score, Michael picked 7 movies that are definitely showing while I picked 6. However, this could change once the secret screenings show. Again, Fantastic Fest starts next Thursday and we plan to have reviews, interviews and possibly video & audio blogs. Anyway, here’s the announcement:
From the Press Release:
Fantastic Fest is thrilled to announce the final installment of programming for Fantastic Fest 2012, including the world premiere screening of The Collection.
- 9/12/2012
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
If the films announced so far weren't enough to get you to travel to Austin later this month, this last wave of programming should have you packing your bags immediately! Read on for details.
From the Press Release:
Fantastic Fest is thrilled to announce the final installment of programming for Fantastic Fest 2012, including the world premiere screening of The Collection. Fantastic Fest (official site here) will take place September 20-27 in Austin, Texas, at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar.
Related Story: Fantastic Fest 2012: First Wave of Films Announced
Related Story: Fantastic Fest 2012: Second Wave of Films Announced
Related Story: Fantastic Fest 2012: Short Films Announced
American Mary (2011)
Us Premiere
Directors - Jen and Sylvia Soska, 95 mins
Disillusioned with her chosen profession and perpetually broke, medical student Mary Mason finds herself drawn into a shady world of underground surgery and body modification.
Antiviral (2012)
Us Premiere
Director - Brandon Cronenberg,...
From the Press Release:
Fantastic Fest is thrilled to announce the final installment of programming for Fantastic Fest 2012, including the world premiere screening of The Collection. Fantastic Fest (official site here) will take place September 20-27 in Austin, Texas, at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar.
Related Story: Fantastic Fest 2012: First Wave of Films Announced
Related Story: Fantastic Fest 2012: Second Wave of Films Announced
Related Story: Fantastic Fest 2012: Short Films Announced
American Mary (2011)
Us Premiere
Directors - Jen and Sylvia Soska, 95 mins
Disillusioned with her chosen profession and perpetually broke, medical student Mary Mason finds herself drawn into a shady world of underground surgery and body modification.
Antiviral (2012)
Us Premiere
Director - Brandon Cronenberg,...
- 9/12/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Amiel Courtin-Wilson's latest journey with Daniel P. Jones - the autobiographical docu-drama Hail - has reached a significant milestone, with the movie taking out the top critics prize for best Australian feature in their hometown, at the Melbourne International Film Festival. The pair have been working together since they met the day after Daniel was released from prison, with their first on-screen collaboration - the incredible short film Cicada - screening in competition at Cannes in 2009. Hail is their first feature together, and Amiel's first foray into drama after making several critically-acclaimed documentaries. Michael Cody produced. To quote from the Miff programme: Both epic love story and autobiography, the audacious Hail is the culmination of six years of collaboration between director Amiel Courtin-Wilson (Bastardy, Miff 2008; Ben Lee: Catch...
- 8/18/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Until last week, the closest thing to Hollywood I'd seen in the ramshackle working class suburb of Preston in Melbourne's north was Hail lead actor (and ex-con) Daniel P. Jones driving around Preston Market carpark. Now that's gonna change with news that Mr 3D himself, James Cameron, has opened the first international office of his 3D production business in Preston (of all places) with cinematographer Vince Pace. To crib from the press release: Cameron said he hoped the company, Cameron Pace Group, would make it easier for television and filmmakers to adopt 3D technology. Andrew Wight, producer of 3D feature Sanctum, was appointed managing director of Cpg's Australian office. He said the company would allow filmmakers in Australia to use the same technology Cameron used in Avatar. He...
- 1/20/2012
- Screen Anarchy
We posted the cut-from-real-life short drama Cicada a fortnight ago, and now we have the teaser trailer for Amiel Courtin-Wilson's feature follow up, simply titled Hail. Hail is the evolved beast-cousin of Cicada, and is another docu-drama based on the real life stories of actor and ex-con Daniel P. Jones. The Hollywood Reporter describes it much better than I could: Daniel P. Jones is an artistically inclined ex-convict playing a lightly fictionalized version of himself in Aussie auteur Amiel Courtin-Wilson's out-there docu-drama. Dissonant and brutal, but also unexpectedly tender, Hail melds coarse reality, extreme close-ups, nightmarish montages - including one featuring a dead horse falling from the sky - and a soundtrack that's alternately jarring and lovely. Hail was the first Australian dramatic feature in nearly a decade to...
- 1/17/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Two Australian features have been chosen to screen at the prestigious Rotterdam International Film Festival. Hail, by Melbourne director Amiel Courtin-Wilson, will screen as part of the Spectrums selection (which celebrates powerful, innovative forms of cinema), while John Winter.s Black & White & Sex will be shown as part of the Bright Future program (which celebrates the stand out work of debut directors). The culmination of Courtin-Wilson.s six-year collaboration with ex-prison inmate turned actor, Daniel P. Jones, Hail is a semi-fictional narrative about Jones. attempts to return to society and his girlfriend (played by real-life partner, Leanne Letch) after his most recent stint in jail. .I was honoured when I heard the news as Rotterdam is...
- 1/17/2012
- by Danii Logue
- IF.com.au
Two Australian features have been chosen to screen at the prestigious Rotterdam International Film Festival. Hail, by Melbourne director Amiel Courtin-Wilson, will screen as part of the Spectrums selection (which celebrates powerful, innovative forms of cinema), while John Winter.s Black & White & Sex will be shown as part of the Bright Future program (which celebrates the stand out work of debut directors). The culmination of Courtin-Wilson.s six-year collaboration with ex-prison inmate turned actor, Daniel P. Jones, Hail is a semi-fictional narrative about Jones. attempts to return to society and his girlfriend (played by real-life partner, Leanne Letch) after his most recent stint in jail. .I was honoured when I heard the news as Rotterdam is...
- 1/17/2012
- by Danii Logue
- IF.com.au
Two Australian features have been chosen to screen at the prestigious Rotterdam International Film Festival. Hail, by Melbourne director Amiel Courtin-Wilson, will screen as part of the Spectrums selection (which celebrates powerful, innovative forms of cinema), while John Winter.s Black & White & Sex will be shown as part of the Bright Future program (which celebrates the stand out work of debut directors). The culmination of Courtin-Wilson.s six-year collaboration with ex-prison inmate turned actor, Daniel P. Jones, Hail is a semi-fictional narrative about Jones. attempts to return to society and his girlfriend (played by real-life partner, Leanne Letch) after his most recent stint in jail. .I was honoured when I heard the news as Rotterdam is...
- 1/17/2012
- by Danii Logue
- IF.com.au
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