Three Western Australian Lgbtqia+ web series will begin production next year after each receiving $100,000 funding via Screenwest and Screen Australia’s Out Now initiative.
Out of Here, The Curse of Baba Yaga and Yokai were selected from the six projects shortlisted for development earlier this year.
Produced by Sophia Armstrong, Out of Here will be written by Tina Fielding and directed by Jacqueline Pelczar, the pair behind CinefestOZ-selected short film, Sparkles.
Producer Brooke Batka and writer/director Christopher Colley will produce The Curse of Baba Yaga, which follows a gay high school student from a family with a magical twist.
Ramu Productions producer Jodie Bell, writer/producer Brooke Collard and director Ngaire Pigram will explore the life of a Noongar teen who finds herself through her connection to cosplay in Yokai.
Tina Fielding, Jacqueline Pelczar, and Gary Cooper on the set of ‘Sparkles’. (Image: Liang Xu)
It comes after the...
Out of Here, The Curse of Baba Yaga and Yokai were selected from the six projects shortlisted for development earlier this year.
Produced by Sophia Armstrong, Out of Here will be written by Tina Fielding and directed by Jacqueline Pelczar, the pair behind CinefestOZ-selected short film, Sparkles.
Producer Brooke Batka and writer/director Christopher Colley will produce The Curse of Baba Yaga, which follows a gay high school student from a family with a magical twist.
Ramu Productions producer Jodie Bell, writer/producer Brooke Collard and director Ngaire Pigram will explore the life of a Noongar teen who finds herself through her connection to cosplay in Yokai.
Tina Fielding, Jacqueline Pelczar, and Gary Cooper on the set of ‘Sparkles’. (Image: Liang Xu)
It comes after the...
- 9/9/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Kate Separovich, Cody Greenwood, Kate Neylon, and Hannah Ngo are the successful recipients of Screenwest’s Breaking the Celluloid Ceiling initiative.
They will each be connected with industry mentors as part of the bespoke program, which is designed specifically for emerging producers of female or non-binary orientation.
Separovich is engaging with executive coach Ellenor Cox and media and communication specialist Karen Eck of eckfactor; Greenwood will be mentored by Liz Watts; Ngo has commenced working with Tess Novak of Lingo Pictures (The Secrets She Keeps); and Neylon will work closely with a soon-to-be-announced experienced producer.
Screenwest CEO Rikki Lea Bestall said the program would assist with the development of their respective slates.
“Kate, Cody, Kate and Hannah are four of our brightest producers and I look forward to seeing these professional mentorships equip them with vital industry knowledge and propel them to take on that next big project,” she said.
They will each be connected with industry mentors as part of the bespoke program, which is designed specifically for emerging producers of female or non-binary orientation.
Separovich is engaging with executive coach Ellenor Cox and media and communication specialist Karen Eck of eckfactor; Greenwood will be mentored by Liz Watts; Ngo has commenced working with Tess Novak of Lingo Pictures (The Secrets She Keeps); and Neylon will work closely with a soon-to-be-announced experienced producer.
Screenwest CEO Rikki Lea Bestall said the program would assist with the development of their respective slates.
“Kate, Cody, Kate and Hannah are four of our brightest producers and I look forward to seeing these professional mentorships equip them with vital industry knowledge and propel them to take on that next big project,” she said.
- 8/13/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
US producer Alan Poul will be the industry guest speaker for this month’s CinefestOZ Industry Program.
Poul’s producing and directing credits include Netflix’s The Eddy, and Tales of the City, BBC’s MotherFatherSon, as well as HBO’s Westworld, The Newsroom, and Six Feet Under.
He has also directed episodes of HBO’s Rome, and Big Love, as well as Netflix’s Grace and Frankie, and the pilots for the TNT series Perception.
The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning producer is in the midst of executive producing the upcoming HBO Max series Tokyo Vice at Endeavour Content, where his company Boku Films is based.
Poul, whose appearance will be presented via the American Film Showcase, will be joined by local, national, and international guests in the two-day program, which incorporates 10 sessions across August 26-27.
Available online and in-person, the discussions are set to address the contemporary challenges faced...
Poul’s producing and directing credits include Netflix’s The Eddy, and Tales of the City, BBC’s MotherFatherSon, as well as HBO’s Westworld, The Newsroom, and Six Feet Under.
He has also directed episodes of HBO’s Rome, and Big Love, as well as Netflix’s Grace and Frankie, and the pilots for the TNT series Perception.
The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning producer is in the midst of executive producing the upcoming HBO Max series Tokyo Vice at Endeavour Content, where his company Boku Films is based.
Poul, whose appearance will be presented via the American Film Showcase, will be joined by local, national, and international guests in the two-day program, which incorporates 10 sessions across August 26-27.
Available online and in-person, the discussions are set to address the contemporary challenges faced...
- 8/13/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Four female-driven stories covering a broad range of subject matter make up the contribution of Rush Films to this year’s CinefestOZ program.
Documentary projects Under the Volcano and Girl Like You join will join shorts Sparkles and Tooly at next month’s festival, showcasing a healthy cross-section of the company’s slate.
The selections are an endorsement for founder Cody Greenwood, who started Rush in 2016.
She said told If was “very exciting” to see the projects come together for the event.
“For me, I think it reflects an appetite from Australian audiences to view films that have different subject matter because when you look at them as a whole, they are four very different films made under very different circumstances,” she said.
There has already been a global appetite for Gracie Otto’s Under the Volcano, which premiered at this year’s SXSW in March and was due to...
Documentary projects Under the Volcano and Girl Like You join will join shorts Sparkles and Tooly at next month’s festival, showcasing a healthy cross-section of the company’s slate.
The selections are an endorsement for founder Cody Greenwood, who started Rush in 2016.
She said told If was “very exciting” to see the projects come together for the event.
“For me, I think it reflects an appetite from Australian audiences to view films that have different subject matter because when you look at them as a whole, they are four very different films made under very different circumstances,” she said.
There has already been a global appetite for Gracie Otto’s Under the Volcano, which premiered at this year’s SXSW in March and was due to...
- 7/29/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
On 17 August 2021, Under The Volcano, the untold story about the studio that changed the world from an isolated island paradise, will be on available on digital release in the U.S. Directed by Gracie Otto (The Last Impresario) and produced by Cody Greenwood, Under The Volcano charts the rise and fall of Air Studios Montserrat, the recording studio at the center of the pop universe in the 1980s. Here’s the trailer:
Built by Beatles’ producer Sir George Martin in 1979, Air Studios Montserrat was a custom-built, state-of-the-art recording facility tucked away on a Caribbean paradise. In the shadow of an active volcano, the studio not only attracted the biggest musical talent on the planet but was the birthplace of mega-hits such as Money for Nothing and Every Breath You Take.
Some of the notable albums recorded on Montserrat:
YEARMONTHARTISTALBUM1979MayJimmy BuffettVolcano1979DecRoger DaltreyMcVicar1980 Earth, Wind & FireFaces1981FebruaryPaul McCartneyTug of War...
Built by Beatles’ producer Sir George Martin in 1979, Air Studios Montserrat was a custom-built, state-of-the-art recording facility tucked away on a Caribbean paradise. In the shadow of an active volcano, the studio not only attracted the biggest musical talent on the planet but was the birthplace of mega-hits such as Money for Nothing and Every Breath You Take.
Some of the notable albums recorded on Montserrat:
YEARMONTHARTISTALBUM1979MayJimmy BuffettVolcano1979DecRoger DaltreyMcVicar1980 Earth, Wind & FireFaces1981FebruaryPaul McCartneyTug of War...
- 7/26/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Directed by Gracie Otto (The Last Impresario) and produced by Cody Greenwood, Under the Volcano charts the rise and fall of Air Studios Montserrat, the recording studio at the centre of the pop universe in the 1980s. Built by Beatles’ producer Sir George Martin in 1979, Air Studios Montserrat was a custom-built, state-of-the-art recording facility tucked away on a Caribbean paradise.
In the shadow of an active volcano, the studio not only attracted the biggest musical talent on the planet but was the birthplace of mega-hits such as Money for Nothing and Every Breath You Take.
Universal will release the documentary, which premiered at SXSW, digitally September 1.
The post ‘Under the Volcano’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
In the shadow of an active volcano, the studio not only attracted the biggest musical talent on the planet but was the birthplace of mega-hits such as Money for Nothing and Every Breath You Take.
Universal will release the documentary, which premiered at SXSW, digitally September 1.
The post ‘Under the Volcano’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
- 7/20/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Six Lgbtqia+ web series concepts will each receive $2,000 in development funding after being shortlisted for Screenwest and Screen Australia’s Out Now initiative.
The successful teams have begun development workshops for their ideas this week, taking guidance from writer, director, and producer Julie Kalceff (Common Language Films), writer, actor and producer Tim Spencer (Wintergarden Pictures), and web series producer Melanie Rowland (Lilydale Films).
The projects range from ancient covens of mystical characters to explorations of disability, diverse and Indigenous queer identities.
Screenwest interim talent and skills development manager Chantal Chateauneuf said the organisers had been “so impressed” with the originality and creativity of the applications they had received.
“I am very excited to see how the selected projects refine their stories and audience engagement strategies through these workshops,” she said.
“We hope that each team will come out of the workshops with an increased knowledge of the online space, a stronger project,...
The successful teams have begun development workshops for their ideas this week, taking guidance from writer, director, and producer Julie Kalceff (Common Language Films), writer, actor and producer Tim Spencer (Wintergarden Pictures), and web series producer Melanie Rowland (Lilydale Films).
The projects range from ancient covens of mystical characters to explorations of disability, diverse and Indigenous queer identities.
Screenwest interim talent and skills development manager Chantal Chateauneuf said the organisers had been “so impressed” with the originality and creativity of the applications they had received.
“I am very excited to see how the selected projects refine their stories and audience engagement strategies through these workshops,” she said.
“We hope that each team will come out of the workshops with an increased knowledge of the online space, a stronger project,...
- 3/24/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Richard Kadrey, author of the fantasy book series “Sandman Slim,” has written an original screenplay called “Dark West” that will be adapted into a movie by “Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead” writer-director Kiah Roache-Turner.
Chris Goldberg’s Winterlight Pictures has optioned “Dark West” and set Roache-Turner to write the next draft of the script. Roache-Turner is eyeing to direct the film in his native Australia. Kadrey is also working on turning “Dark West” into a graphic novel.
“Dark West” is a vampire revenge thriller set on the highways of Texas that follows two car thieves who accidentally T-bone a pair of vampires in the middle of the night. The story is in the vein of the classic ’80s horror films “The Hitcher” and Kathryn Bigelow’s “Near Dark.”
The idea for “Dark West” came about after Kadrey’s “Sandman Slim” book series was optioned by Goldberg in his role as...
Chris Goldberg’s Winterlight Pictures has optioned “Dark West” and set Roache-Turner to write the next draft of the script. Roache-Turner is eyeing to direct the film in his native Australia. Kadrey is also working on turning “Dark West” into a graphic novel.
“Dark West” is a vampire revenge thriller set on the highways of Texas that follows two car thieves who accidentally T-bone a pair of vampires in the middle of the night. The story is in the vein of the classic ’80s horror films “The Hitcher” and Kathryn Bigelow’s “Near Dark.”
The idea for “Dark West” came about after Kadrey’s “Sandman Slim” book series was optioned by Goldberg in his role as...
- 3/5/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Leah Purcell’s The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson and Gracie Otto’s documentary Under the Volcano will lead the Australian contingent at next month’s SXSW Film Festival.
Purcell’s feature adaption of her award-winning stageplay will have its world premiere in the Narrative Spotlight section, while Otto’s story of George Martin’s Air Studios Montserrat will debut as part of the 24 Beats Per Second section.
Based on the Henry Lawson short story, The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson follows a woman and her stubborn determination to protect her family from the harshness of life in 1893, Snowy Mountains.
Purcell directed and stars in the film, having written the screenplay from her play of the same name.
She is joined in the cast by Rob Collins, Sam Reid, Jessica de Gouw, Malachi Dower-Roberts, Tony Cogin, and Harry Greenwood.
The film is produced by Bain Stewart...
Purcell’s feature adaption of her award-winning stageplay will have its world premiere in the Narrative Spotlight section, while Otto’s story of George Martin’s Air Studios Montserrat will debut as part of the 24 Beats Per Second section.
Based on the Henry Lawson short story, The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson follows a woman and her stubborn determination to protect her family from the harshness of life in 1893, Snowy Mountains.
Purcell directed and stars in the film, having written the screenplay from her play of the same name.
She is joined in the cast by Rob Collins, Sam Reid, Jessica de Gouw, Malachi Dower-Roberts, Tony Cogin, and Harry Greenwood.
The film is produced by Bain Stewart...
- 2/11/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Screenwest will help fund the development of six new features from creatives including Alison James, Roderick MacKay, Zak Hilditch, Ben Young, Martin Wilson and Stephen McCallum.
The projects have been funded via the Brighter Ideas program, which was launched to bolster internationally successful Wa talent who have either returned to, or been confined to the state, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
James said of her new project, A Haven for Strays: “I’m thrilled to be one of the recipients of the Brighter Ideas fund and to now have the opportunity to work with a script editor on this screenplay.
“We’re at a unique point where many mid-level and experienced writer/directors have returned to Perth from overseas due to Covid-19 and for a state that has long suffered from brain drain to the Eastern States and the US, I think it’s a great idea to focus their...
The projects have been funded via the Brighter Ideas program, which was launched to bolster internationally successful Wa talent who have either returned to, or been confined to the state, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
James said of her new project, A Haven for Strays: “I’m thrilled to be one of the recipients of the Brighter Ideas fund and to now have the opportunity to work with a script editor on this screenplay.
“We’re at a unique point where many mid-level and experienced writer/directors have returned to Perth from overseas due to Covid-19 and for a state that has long suffered from brain drain to the Eastern States and the US, I think it’s a great idea to focus their...
- 2/8/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Film lab includes projects from the UK, US, Canada and Australia.
Thirteen international projects have been selected for the inaugural development lab Attagirl, designed to support female and non-binary filmmakers.
It is an initiative of Australia’s For FIlm’s Sake and is supported by Screen Australia’s Enterprise Business and Ideas programme, advocacy organisation For Film’s Sake, and the Toronto and Sydney International Film Festivals.
The first of three workshops in a 10-month programme will take place this week. It will include projects spanning the US, Canada, UK, Australia, Sweden and New Zealand and will include creatives from Mexico and Trinidad.
Thirteen international projects have been selected for the inaugural development lab Attagirl, designed to support female and non-binary filmmakers.
It is an initiative of Australia’s For FIlm’s Sake and is supported by Screen Australia’s Enterprise Business and Ideas programme, advocacy organisation For Film’s Sake, and the Toronto and Sydney International Film Festivals.
The first of three workshops in a 10-month programme will take place this week. It will include projects spanning the US, Canada, UK, Australia, Sweden and New Zealand and will include creatives from Mexico and Trinidad.
- 9/11/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
‘Fads and Miracles’ (Photo credit: Matt Sav.)
Tracey Rigney, Emma Freeman, Tanya Modini, Laura Scrivano, Zoe Pepper, Eve Spence and Amin Palangi are among the directors who will take part in Attagirl, the new lab dedicated to creating production and distribution pathways for feature films by female and non-binary creative teams.
Six Australian projects and one from New Zealand are among 13 from around the world selected for the lab designed and run by For Film’s Sake (Ffs), financially supported by Screen Australia’s Enterprise Business and Ideas funding program and other Australian and international screen agencies.
The first of three workshops consisting of nine days of project development during TIFF’s Industry Conference and digital festival begins tomorrow. The second next January will look at ways to identify and reach the target audience, including digital distribution and the future of exhibition.
The third, affiliated with the Sydney Film Festival in June,...
Tracey Rigney, Emma Freeman, Tanya Modini, Laura Scrivano, Zoe Pepper, Eve Spence and Amin Palangi are among the directors who will take part in Attagirl, the new lab dedicated to creating production and distribution pathways for feature films by female and non-binary creative teams.
Six Australian projects and one from New Zealand are among 13 from around the world selected for the lab designed and run by For Film’s Sake (Ffs), financially supported by Screen Australia’s Enterprise Business and Ideas funding program and other Australian and international screen agencies.
The first of three workshops consisting of nine days of project development during TIFF’s Industry Conference and digital festival begins tomorrow. The second next January will look at ways to identify and reach the target audience, including digital distribution and the future of exhibition.
The third, affiliated with the Sydney Film Festival in June,...
- 9/8/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
The ‘Whale Shark Jack’ team.
Screenwest has selected three projects for development through the first stage of its West Coast Visions initiative: Miranda and Khrob Edmonds’ Whale Shark Jack, Zoe Pepper’s Fads & Miracles and David Vincent Smith’s Burden.
Each project will receive $20,000, supporting a six month development period. One of the projects will then be selected to receive $750,000 in West Coast Visions production funding.
West Coast Visions is a long-running program designed to support first-time feature directors and the production of low budget features in Western Australia.
This is the first year that it has been broken down into two stages; Screenwest adjusted the program to include a development stage in order to support multiple projects, fast track emerging talent and ensure the final project is production ready.
‘Burden’.
Screenwest CEO Willie Rowe said: “The re-design of the program this year was done in response to industry need...
Screenwest has selected three projects for development through the first stage of its West Coast Visions initiative: Miranda and Khrob Edmonds’ Whale Shark Jack, Zoe Pepper’s Fads & Miracles and David Vincent Smith’s Burden.
Each project will receive $20,000, supporting a six month development period. One of the projects will then be selected to receive $750,000 in West Coast Visions production funding.
West Coast Visions is a long-running program designed to support first-time feature directors and the production of low budget features in Western Australia.
This is the first year that it has been broken down into two stages; Screenwest adjusted the program to include a development stage in order to support multiple projects, fast track emerging talent and ensure the final project is production ready.
‘Burden’.
Screenwest CEO Willie Rowe said: “The re-design of the program this year was done in response to industry need...
- 7/14/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Kate Fox.
After serving as location coordinator on Stan’s The Gloaming and location manager on season 4 of the ABC’s Rosehaven, Kate Fox aims to take her career to the next level with two comedy webseries.
Screen Tasmania is funding the development of Gasp, with Rosehaven’s Shaun Wilson attached to direct, and Papped.
Fox, a former journalist at Pacific Magazines, has written a rough Bible/series outline for Gasp (6 x 8′), which stands for Grammar and Spelling Police.
The plot centres on a a fictional task force within the real police, who enforce the correct use of the English language. Wilson will also be part of the writing team together with Ben Morton, Emesha Rudolf and Pip Kennedy.
Papped (6 x 5′) will star Jane Hamilton-Foster as Jane, a paparazzi photographer in a male-dominated industry. She’s also an actor waiting for her big break.
Post-covid-19, Tasmania becomes a bucket list travel destination,...
After serving as location coordinator on Stan’s The Gloaming and location manager on season 4 of the ABC’s Rosehaven, Kate Fox aims to take her career to the next level with two comedy webseries.
Screen Tasmania is funding the development of Gasp, with Rosehaven’s Shaun Wilson attached to direct, and Papped.
Fox, a former journalist at Pacific Magazines, has written a rough Bible/series outline for Gasp (6 x 8′), which stands for Grammar and Spelling Police.
The plot centres on a a fictional task force within the real police, who enforce the correct use of the English language. Wilson will also be part of the writing team together with Ben Morton, Emesha Rudolf and Pip Kennedy.
Papped (6 x 5′) will star Jane Hamilton-Foster as Jane, a paparazzi photographer in a male-dominated industry. She’s also an actor waiting for her big break.
Post-covid-19, Tasmania becomes a bucket list travel destination,...
- 6/22/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Embankment Films also reveals a raft of upcoming feature documentaries as part of a fresh push into factual.
Embankment Films has revealed the top-line cast of feelgood feature The Miracle Club and a key pre-sale, and boarded a raft of documentaries as part of a major push into factual.
Downton Abbey star Maggie Smith will be joined by fellow Oscar-winner Kathy Bates and Ozark star Laura Linney in the story of working-class women from Dublin who embark on a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
Directed by Thaddeus O’Sullivan (Ordinary Decent Criminal), the film is set to begin shooting in Ireland in April...
Embankment Films has revealed the top-line cast of feelgood feature The Miracle Club and a key pre-sale, and boarded a raft of documentaries as part of a major push into factual.
Downton Abbey star Maggie Smith will be joined by fellow Oscar-winner Kathy Bates and Ozark star Laura Linney in the story of working-class women from Dublin who embark on a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
Directed by Thaddeus O’Sullivan (Ordinary Decent Criminal), the film is set to begin shooting in Ireland in April...
- 6/17/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Rosemary Kariuki of ‘Rosemary’s Way’.
Screen Australia has announced the final round of documentary funding for the 2018-19 financial year, which sees $3.8 million spread across 18 projects – five under the commissioned program and 13 under the producer program.
The announcement comes as Screen Australia prepares to seek industry feedback on proposed updates to its documentary funding programs; the agency will release an issues paper in late September.
“The last time our documentary programs were revised was in 2014-15, and since that time there has been substantial change in screen business models, content creation and audience viewing habits,” said Screen Australia head of documentary Bernadine Lim.
“We will be looking to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the sector, and how Screen Australia can best support quality, culture and innovation in the documentary industry.”
A review of the documentary programs was first announced in January, when the agency flagged that the base...
Screen Australia has announced the final round of documentary funding for the 2018-19 financial year, which sees $3.8 million spread across 18 projects – five under the commissioned program and 13 under the producer program.
The announcement comes as Screen Australia prepares to seek industry feedback on proposed updates to its documentary funding programs; the agency will release an issues paper in late September.
“The last time our documentary programs were revised was in 2014-15, and since that time there has been substantial change in screen business models, content creation and audience viewing habits,” said Screen Australia head of documentary Bernadine Lim.
“We will be looking to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the sector, and how Screen Australia can best support quality, culture and innovation in the documentary industry.”
A review of the documentary programs was first announced in January, when the agency flagged that the base...
- 8/2/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘From Prison to Prime Minister’.
The Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) has unveiled the 10 feature documentary and factual series finalists that will present at its FACTory International Pitching Forum.
Producer and director teams will pitch each project to an assembled group of top-level buyers, commissioners, and distributors at Federation Square’s Deakin Edge Auditorium, receiving expert industry feedback and potentially sealing financing deals on the spot. The live forum, to be held March 5, is open to all Aidc delegates and the public.
The full list of finalists:
29 Years Eight Days
An intimate portrait of internationally renowned Australian artist Matt Doust, who died suddenly from an epileptic fit in 2013.
Director: Matt de Koning
Producer, Co-Director: Brooke Silcox
Executive Producer: Ian Hale
(Australia)
A Place To Stand
A deeply personal journey investigating how violence manifests in relationships, families, and communities, by seeking to uncover the secrets surrounding a horrific tragedy.
Director: Tess Hutson...
The Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) has unveiled the 10 feature documentary and factual series finalists that will present at its FACTory International Pitching Forum.
Producer and director teams will pitch each project to an assembled group of top-level buyers, commissioners, and distributors at Federation Square’s Deakin Edge Auditorium, receiving expert industry feedback and potentially sealing financing deals on the spot. The live forum, to be held March 5, is open to all Aidc delegates and the public.
The full list of finalists:
29 Years Eight Days
An intimate portrait of internationally renowned Australian artist Matt Doust, who died suddenly from an epileptic fit in 2013.
Director: Matt de Koning
Producer, Co-Director: Brooke Silcox
Executive Producer: Ian Hale
(Australia)
A Place To Stand
A deeply personal journey investigating how violence manifests in relationships, families, and communities, by seeking to uncover the secrets surrounding a horrific tragedy.
Director: Tess Hutson...
- 1/29/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Barry Otto (Photo credit: Jake Terrey).
When Gracie Otto told her friend Nick Broomfield that Hong Kong businessman, philanthropist and socialite David Tang had rejected her proposal to be profiled in a feature documentary, the filmmaker gave her some sage advice.
Instead of trying to make a film about Tang, who founded the Shanghai Tang fashion chain, Bloomfield suggested she look at a subject much closer to home: her father Barry Otto.
The venerable stage, film and TV actor agreed, so his daughter and producer Nicole O’Donohue, her collaborator on The Last Impresario, embarked on the doc entitled Otto on Otto.
“It’s a very personal film and a hard film to make,” says Gracie, who lived with her parents until she was 26 and later moved to the Us.
“He is so engaged in his career, he is the essence of an actor, but when he is not in...
When Gracie Otto told her friend Nick Broomfield that Hong Kong businessman, philanthropist and socialite David Tang had rejected her proposal to be profiled in a feature documentary, the filmmaker gave her some sage advice.
Instead of trying to make a film about Tang, who founded the Shanghai Tang fashion chain, Bloomfield suggested she look at a subject much closer to home: her father Barry Otto.
The venerable stage, film and TV actor agreed, so his daughter and producer Nicole O’Donohue, her collaborator on The Last Impresario, embarked on the doc entitled Otto on Otto.
“It’s a very personal film and a hard film to make,” says Gracie, who lived with her parents until she was 26 and later moved to the Us.
“He is so engaged in his career, he is the essence of an actor, but when he is not in...
- 1/23/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Dire Straits in Montserrat (Photo credit: Frank Oglethorpe)
Producer Cody Greenwood is drawing on strong family connections as she and director Gracie Otto prepare to shoot a feature documentary centred on a recording studio founded by The Beatles producer Sir George Martin.
In the 1980s Greenwood’s mother Frané Lessac, an author, illustrator and painter, lived on the Caribbean island of Montserrat where Martin built the studio which played host to countless pop and rock icons including The Police, The Rolling Stones, Dire Straits, Elton John, Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney.
Frané befriended Martin and many of the visiting musicians, Cody visited the island six or seven times and got to know Martin’s wife Judy and The Police’s Andy Summers.
Those connections paid off when Greenwood met with Judy and reps of Martin’s estate in London (he died in 2016) and got their permission to make the doc,...
Producer Cody Greenwood is drawing on strong family connections as she and director Gracie Otto prepare to shoot a feature documentary centred on a recording studio founded by The Beatles producer Sir George Martin.
In the 1980s Greenwood’s mother Frané Lessac, an author, illustrator and painter, lived on the Caribbean island of Montserrat where Martin built the studio which played host to countless pop and rock icons including The Police, The Rolling Stones, Dire Straits, Elton John, Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney.
Frané befriended Martin and many of the visiting musicians, Cody visited the island six or seven times and got to know Martin’s wife Judy and The Police’s Andy Summers.
Those connections paid off when Greenwood met with Judy and reps of Martin’s estate in London (he died in 2016) and got their permission to make the doc,...
- 1/22/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
A feature doc about Lion and Beautiful Boy writer Luke Davies, a film about a recording studio on a remote island in the Caribbean built by Sir George Martin and a tale about underground horror filmmaker Dick Dale are some of the docs to have received funding from Screen Australia.
The Australian government-backed body has awarded A$3.5M (Us$2.5M) for 18 docs as part of its latest funding giveaway.
Milkman: The Story of Luke Davies tells the story of the author, who wrote the Australian feature Lion, which starred Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman, and Steve Carrell and Timothee Chalamet-fronted Beautiful Boy. Davies is currently working on George Clooney’s Hulu drama Catch 22. The project is directed by Davies and Eddie Martin.
Under the Volcano explores Air studios Montserrat, a state-of-the-art recording facility tucked away on a remote island in the Caribbean. Built by Beatles producer Sir George Martin, the...
The Australian government-backed body has awarded A$3.5M (Us$2.5M) for 18 docs as part of its latest funding giveaway.
Milkman: The Story of Luke Davies tells the story of the author, who wrote the Australian feature Lion, which starred Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman, and Steve Carrell and Timothee Chalamet-fronted Beautiful Boy. Davies is currently working on George Clooney’s Hulu drama Catch 22. The project is directed by Davies and Eddie Martin.
Under the Volcano explores Air studios Montserrat, a state-of-the-art recording facility tucked away on a remote island in the Caribbean. Built by Beatles producer Sir George Martin, the...
- 12/17/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
A scene from The Fan..
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Tim Winton.s The Turning was named best feature at the 26th annual Wa Screen Awards presented in Perth on Monday night.
Drift was recognised for best actor Myles Pollard, Tim Duffy.s screenplay and for Glenn Dillon.s sound.
Emily Rose Brennan.s performance in the online series The Legend of Gavin Tanner: Episode 5 - The Big Fight, earned her the best actress award. The comedy also took the People.s Choice Award for the Mad Kids team of writer/star Matt Lovkis, director Henry Inglis and producer Lauren Elliott.
Nicholas Dunlop was honoured as best director for Comic Book Heroes, the ABC documentary about the quest by Australian comic book creators Wolfgang Byslma and Skye Walker Ogden to penetrate the Us market by travelling to Comic-Con International in San Diego; it also won best factual TV production.
Antony Webb's The Fan...
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Tim Winton.s The Turning was named best feature at the 26th annual Wa Screen Awards presented in Perth on Monday night.
Drift was recognised for best actor Myles Pollard, Tim Duffy.s screenplay and for Glenn Dillon.s sound.
Emily Rose Brennan.s performance in the online series The Legend of Gavin Tanner: Episode 5 - The Big Fight, earned her the best actress award. The comedy also took the People.s Choice Award for the Mad Kids team of writer/star Matt Lovkis, director Henry Inglis and producer Lauren Elliott.
Nicholas Dunlop was honoured as best director for Comic Book Heroes, the ABC documentary about the quest by Australian comic book creators Wolfgang Byslma and Skye Walker Ogden to penetrate the Us market by travelling to Comic-Con International in San Diego; it also won best factual TV production.
Antony Webb's The Fan...
- 7/14/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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