Ozu Fan Set For Return Trip To Tokyo
German filmmaker Wim Wenders is to be the president of the jury that decides the main competition prizes later this year at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Wenders has frequent connections with the Japanese capital and last year shot his “Perfect Days” film in the city. The film recently appeared in competition in Cannes and earned Yakusho Koji the best actor prize.
The Tokyo festival confirmed plans to host a celebration of Japanese director Ozu Yasujiro, who was born 120 years ago and died exactly 60 years later. Wenders previously shot 1985 documentary “Tokyo-ga” as a tribute to Ozu.
“For this festival happening 60 years after the death and therefore 120 years after Ozu’s birthday, my declared master, makes the occasion very special to me,” said Wenders.
The festival is set to run Oct. 23 – Nov. 1 (Wed.) in the Hibiya-Yurakucho-Marunouchi-Ginza area. While Ozu celebrations have been announced elsewhere in the world,...
German filmmaker Wim Wenders is to be the president of the jury that decides the main competition prizes later this year at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Wenders has frequent connections with the Japanese capital and last year shot his “Perfect Days” film in the city. The film recently appeared in competition in Cannes and earned Yakusho Koji the best actor prize.
The Tokyo festival confirmed plans to host a celebration of Japanese director Ozu Yasujiro, who was born 120 years ago and died exactly 60 years later. Wenders previously shot 1985 documentary “Tokyo-ga” as a tribute to Ozu.
“For this festival happening 60 years after the death and therefore 120 years after Ozu’s birthday, my declared master, makes the occasion very special to me,” said Wenders.
The festival is set to run Oct. 23 – Nov. 1 (Wed.) in the Hibiya-Yurakucho-Marunouchi-Ginza area. While Ozu celebrations have been announced elsewhere in the world,...
- 6/13/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
New South Wales may house the most production of any state in Australia but the lines of communication are still well and truly open between the industry and the state's screen agency, according to Screen Nsw head Kyas Hepworth.
The post ‘I know that I come with a unique perspective’: Screen Nsw head Kyas Hepworth reflects on six months in the top job appeared first on If Magazine.
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- 11/22/2022
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Aaron Fa’aoso is set to take audiences on yet another culinary journey across the Torres Strait Islands, with Nitv and Sbs Food commissioning a second season of Strait to the Plate.
In addition to hosting, Fa’aoso produces the series via his company Lonestar Productions. He is thrilled to bring another season to life, noting the positive response from the community from season one was “absolutely unprecedented”.
“The inspiration behind the series has always been to educate Australians on the Torres Strait Islander food, culture, language and way of life and after what was a great first season and taster for audiences, I’m excited to be continuing this food journey, shining the spotlight on the beautiful and unique part of the world through the incredible food,” he said.
Season two is currently in production with support from the Queensland Government via Screen Queensland’s Screen Finance Program, with the...
In addition to hosting, Fa’aoso produces the series via his company Lonestar Productions. He is thrilled to bring another season to life, noting the positive response from the community from season one was “absolutely unprecedented”.
“The inspiration behind the series has always been to educate Australians on the Torres Strait Islander food, culture, language and way of life and after what was a great first season and taster for audiences, I’m excited to be continuing this food journey, shining the spotlight on the beautiful and unique part of the world through the incredible food,” he said.
Season two is currently in production with support from the Queensland Government via Screen Queensland’s Screen Finance Program, with the...
- 11/29/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia and Nitv have unveiled the six projects that will share in more than $600,000 of production funding under the No Ordinary Black short film initiative.
Aimed at bringing First Nations stories to the screen, No Ordinary Black is run in partnership Screen Nsw, Screen Territory, Screen Queensland and Screenwest.
The program brought together eight teams for a virtual development workshop in July last year, from which six successful projects were selected to go into production for Nitv.
Screen Australia’s CEO Graeme Mason said the agency was proud to support the creators in taking the next step in their careers.
“Each of the six teams has created the kind of bold and ambitious stories that are exactly what we are looking for, with captivating scripts that explore a range of themes, including family, identity, childhood, belonging, and adventure,” he said.
Nitv head of commissioning and programming Kyas Hepworth said...
Aimed at bringing First Nations stories to the screen, No Ordinary Black is run in partnership Screen Nsw, Screen Territory, Screen Queensland and Screenwest.
The program brought together eight teams for a virtual development workshop in July last year, from which six successful projects were selected to go into production for Nitv.
Screen Australia’s CEO Graeme Mason said the agency was proud to support the creators in taking the next step in their careers.
“Each of the six teams has created the kind of bold and ambitious stories that are exactly what we are looking for, with captivating scripts that explore a range of themes, including family, identity, childhood, belonging, and adventure,” he said.
Nitv head of commissioning and programming Kyas Hepworth said...
- 6/21/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
The Northern Territory is set to welcome another children’s television series, with Nitv commissioning Barrumbi Kids.
Based on books from Territory author Leonie Norrington, the 10 x 30-minute series follows the adventures of Tomias and Dahlia, two best friends that are growing up in a remote Northern Territory community.
Through fishing, hunting, and schooling, the children learn about themselves, each other, and living in both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal cultures.
Barrumbi Kids is being produced by Danielle MacLean (Mystery Road) of Tamarind Tree Pictures and Monica O’Brien (Drop Dead Weird) of Ambience Entertainment, as well as Julia Morris (Finding Maawirrangga).
The series will be filmed in Beswick (Wugularr), with Grant Brown, Deb Brown and Ismail Khan on board as directors.
Major production investment comes from Screen Australia in association with Screen Territory, while the project is being financed with support from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf), which will manage international sales.
Based on books from Territory author Leonie Norrington, the 10 x 30-minute series follows the adventures of Tomias and Dahlia, two best friends that are growing up in a remote Northern Territory community.
Through fishing, hunting, and schooling, the children learn about themselves, each other, and living in both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal cultures.
Barrumbi Kids is being produced by Danielle MacLean (Mystery Road) of Tamarind Tree Pictures and Monica O’Brien (Drop Dead Weird) of Ambience Entertainment, as well as Julia Morris (Finding Maawirrangga).
The series will be filmed in Beswick (Wugularr), with Grant Brown, Deb Brown and Ismail Khan on board as directors.
Major production investment comes from Screen Australia in association with Screen Territory, while the project is being financed with support from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf), which will manage international sales.
- 6/3/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Sbs and Nitv have announced the launch of a new one-off documentary initiative designed to reflect the diversity of people and experiences within Australia.
Created in partnership with Screen Australia, Film Victoria, Screen Nsw, Screen Queensland, Screen Tasmania, Screen Territory, Screenwest and the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc), Curious Australia invites submissions of standalone, half-hour documentaries from people from under-represented backgrounds in the sector.
Successful documentaries will be commissioned for Sbs platforms, including Sbs Viceland, Nitv, and Sbs On Demand.
Criteria for Curious Australia applications include two key creative roles on a project being held by people from an under-represented background, including those identifying as First Nations Australians; women; people of diverse age backgrounds; people from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds; people living with disability; people of diverse sexuality and gender identities including Lgbtqia+; people from under-represented locations (including regional and remote areas); and people from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.
Projects...
Created in partnership with Screen Australia, Film Victoria, Screen Nsw, Screen Queensland, Screen Tasmania, Screen Territory, Screenwest and the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc), Curious Australia invites submissions of standalone, half-hour documentaries from people from under-represented backgrounds in the sector.
Successful documentaries will be commissioned for Sbs platforms, including Sbs Viceland, Nitv, and Sbs On Demand.
Criteria for Curious Australia applications include two key creative roles on a project being held by people from an under-represented background, including those identifying as First Nations Australians; women; people of diverse age backgrounds; people from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds; people living with disability; people of diverse sexuality and gender identities including Lgbtqia+; people from under-represented locations (including regional and remote areas); and people from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.
Projects...
- 6/2/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Five-part ABC iview comedy All My Friends Are Racist, written and created by Enoch Mailangi, has kicked off production in Brisbane, with co-executive producer Leah Purcell to star.
Joining Purcell are Davey Thompson and Tuuli Narkle, who will play the lead characters: two young, affluent Aboriginal flatmates – gay social media influencer Casey and budding lawyer, Belle.
The duo are socially outcast after their online ‘burn book’, listing their racist friends, is discovered, and are then faced with a difficult decision as to who and what they are willing to lose.
Purcell will play high court judge and Casey’s mother, Justine Janelle Ray Ao.
Mailangi’s pitch for the series saw them win 2017’s Raw initiative, a First Nations writers workshop conceived by Artology with the support of Purcell, Wayne Blair and Kyas Hepworth.
Directing the project is Bjorn Stewart, with Kodie Bedford having penned the scripts with Mailangi and co-producing.
Joining Purcell are Davey Thompson and Tuuli Narkle, who will play the lead characters: two young, affluent Aboriginal flatmates – gay social media influencer Casey and budding lawyer, Belle.
The duo are socially outcast after their online ‘burn book’, listing their racist friends, is discovered, and are then faced with a difficult decision as to who and what they are willing to lose.
Purcell will play high court judge and Casey’s mother, Justine Janelle Ray Ao.
Mailangi’s pitch for the series saw them win 2017’s Raw initiative, a First Nations writers workshop conceived by Artology with the support of Purcell, Wayne Blair and Kyas Hepworth.
Directing the project is Bjorn Stewart, with Kodie Bedford having penned the scripts with Mailangi and co-producing.
- 3/30/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia’s head of documentary Bernadine Lim will join Sbs as commissioning editor, while Marissa McDowell has also been hired as a commissioning editor for Nitv.
As a member of Sbs’s unscripted team, Lim will work across the broadcaster’s slate of commissioned documentaries.
Lim has been with Screen Australia since 2018, prior to which she was the executive producer of Sbs’s long-running international current affairs program Dateline.
“It’s been an amazing time at Screen Australia with a talented team of dedicated people,” she said.
“I’m very excited to make my next move into the creative heart of Sbs’s strong factual content team.
“As a passionate storyteller, it’s a privilege to have this type of role across such compelling content and help celebrate multicultural Australia.”
Lim is the second senior departure from Screen Australia in a number of weeks, with head of Indigenous Penny Smallacombe...
As a member of Sbs’s unscripted team, Lim will work across the broadcaster’s slate of commissioned documentaries.
Lim has been with Screen Australia since 2018, prior to which she was the executive producer of Sbs’s long-running international current affairs program Dateline.
“It’s been an amazing time at Screen Australia with a talented team of dedicated people,” she said.
“I’m very excited to make my next move into the creative heart of Sbs’s strong factual content team.
“As a passionate storyteller, it’s a privilege to have this type of role across such compelling content and help celebrate multicultural Australia.”
Lim is the second senior departure from Screen Australia in a number of weeks, with head of Indigenous Penny Smallacombe...
- 3/11/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Aspiring drama practitioners with stories that reflect and explore the diversity of Australia in “innovative, entertaining and compelling ways” are invited to apply for this year’s Digital Originals initiative.
Delivered by Screen Australia and Sbs, the program is designed to develop projects from screen creatives who have been traditionally under-represented for Sbs On Demand and Nitv.
Up to 10 teams (which must include at least one writer) will be invited to attend an exclusive workshop in Sydney scheduled for May 4-6, featuring a range of industry guest presenters.
The workshop will focus on short-form narrative writing skills, as well as developing the projects to align with the Sbs Charter and Sbs platforms, culminating in a pitch to Screen Australia and Sbs.
Of these 10 teams, up to four will be chosen to take their projects into further development, from which three will be chosen for production funding and commissioning with Screen Australia and Sbs.
Delivered by Screen Australia and Sbs, the program is designed to develop projects from screen creatives who have been traditionally under-represented for Sbs On Demand and Nitv.
Up to 10 teams (which must include at least one writer) will be invited to attend an exclusive workshop in Sydney scheduled for May 4-6, featuring a range of industry guest presenters.
The workshop will focus on short-form narrative writing skills, as well as developing the projects to align with the Sbs Charter and Sbs platforms, culminating in a pitch to Screen Australia and Sbs.
Of these 10 teams, up to four will be chosen to take their projects into further development, from which three will be chosen for production funding and commissioning with Screen Australia and Sbs.
- 2/1/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Roadshow’s The Dry has enjoyed a stellar run since its release on New Year’s Day, taking in nearly $7 million to date.
Robert Connolly’s adaption of Jane Harper’s best-selling novel returned to the top of the box office last weekend with takings of more than $2 million, bringing its overall total to $6.9 million.
It comes after the film grossed $3.5 million on its opening weekend, joining Happy Feet and Mad Max as one of the biggest box office debuts for an Australian film.
Roadshow Films CEO Joel Pearlman said the results “absolutely confirm” Australian films can deliver blockbuster results alongside their Hollywood counterparts.
“This result is an incredible example of just how willing Australian audiences are to support their own cinema and stories and how important it is for the local filmmaking community to continue to be provided with opportunities to create great works of cinema for Australians to delight in,...
Robert Connolly’s adaption of Jane Harper’s best-selling novel returned to the top of the box office last weekend with takings of more than $2 million, bringing its overall total to $6.9 million.
It comes after the film grossed $3.5 million on its opening weekend, joining Happy Feet and Mad Max as one of the biggest box office debuts for an Australian film.
Roadshow Films CEO Joel Pearlman said the results “absolutely confirm” Australian films can deliver blockbuster results alongside their Hollywood counterparts.
“This result is an incredible example of just how willing Australian audiences are to support their own cinema and stories and how important it is for the local filmmaking community to continue to be provided with opportunities to create great works of cinema for Australians to delight in,...
- 1/13/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Rob Collins.
Rob Collins will host The First Inventors, a first-hand account of the ancient discoveries made by Indigenous Australians – one of three factual shows that will premiere on Network 10 next year.
The others are Making It Australia, based on the NBCUniversal competition format which enables people to demonstrate their crafting skills, and The Dog House Australia, a local version of the popular UK show.
Co-commissioned with Nitv, The First Inventors will see Collins talk to Indigenous Australian experts to shine a new light on ancient Indigenous innovations and discoveries including sophisticated stone tools, art, agriculture and irrigation.
Moogie Down Productions and Butter Media will co-produce the 4-part documentary, which will illustrate how the longest enduring civilisation on earth has lasted because of its extraordinary adaptability, technical innovation and ingenuity.
Acting head of Nitv Kyas Hepworth, said: “Nitv is excited to join forces with Network 10 on this project and...
Rob Collins will host The First Inventors, a first-hand account of the ancient discoveries made by Indigenous Australians – one of three factual shows that will premiere on Network 10 next year.
The others are Making It Australia, based on the NBCUniversal competition format which enables people to demonstrate their crafting skills, and The Dog House Australia, a local version of the popular UK show.
Co-commissioned with Nitv, The First Inventors will see Collins talk to Indigenous Australian experts to shine a new light on ancient Indigenous innovations and discoveries including sophisticated stone tools, art, agriculture and irrigation.
Moogie Down Productions and Butter Media will co-produce the 4-part documentary, which will illustrate how the longest enduring civilisation on earth has lasted because of its extraordinary adaptability, technical innovation and ingenuity.
Acting head of Nitv Kyas Hepworth, said: “Nitv is excited to join forces with Network 10 on this project and...
- 10/14/2020
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Rob Collins.
Rob Collins will host The First Inventors, a first-hand account of the ancient discoveries made by Indigenous Australians – one of three factual shows that will premiere on Network 10 next year.
The others are Making It Australia, based on the NBCUniversal competition format which enables people to demonstrate their crafting skills, and The Dog House Australia, a local version of the popular UK show.
Co-commissioned with Nitv, The First Inventors will see Collins talk to Indigenous Australian experts to shine a new light on ancient Indigenous innovations and discoveries including sophisticated stone tools, art, agriculture and irrigation.
Moogie Down Productions and Butter Media will co-produce the 4-part documentary, which will illustrate how the longest enduring civilisation on earth has lasted because of its extraordinary adaptability, technical innovation and ingenuity.
Acting head of Nitv Kyas Hepworth, said: “Nitv is excited to join forces with Network 10 on this project and...
Rob Collins will host The First Inventors, a first-hand account of the ancient discoveries made by Indigenous Australians – one of three factual shows that will premiere on Network 10 next year.
The others are Making It Australia, based on the NBCUniversal competition format which enables people to demonstrate their crafting skills, and The Dog House Australia, a local version of the popular UK show.
Co-commissioned with Nitv, The First Inventors will see Collins talk to Indigenous Australian experts to shine a new light on ancient Indigenous innovations and discoveries including sophisticated stone tools, art, agriculture and irrigation.
Moogie Down Productions and Butter Media will co-produce the 4-part documentary, which will illustrate how the longest enduring civilisation on earth has lasted because of its extraordinary adaptability, technical innovation and ingenuity.
Acting head of Nitv Kyas Hepworth, said: “Nitv is excited to join forces with Network 10 on this project and...
- 10/14/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
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