The National Film and Sound Archive will host the new look 2015 Canberra International Film Festival.
Act Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, launched the festival today at the National Film and Sound Archive in Acton..
Feature film Neon, by film-maker Lawrence Johnson and local production company, WildBear Entertainment, will open The festival.
It will run from November 5-15.
Now in its 19th year, the Ciff program includes thirty international and Australian films screening exclusively at the National Film and Sound Archive in Arc Cinema..
Special guests include film historian and Movie Show favourite David Stratton and a range of international and Australian film-makers.
Festival manager, Andrew Pike, said he wanted the community to "again" fall in love with the festival.
.The 2015 program is not standard cinema fare. These aren.t the sort of films you could wander into a normal Friday night session and see," he said..
.For the first time, we...
Act Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, launched the festival today at the National Film and Sound Archive in Acton..
Feature film Neon, by film-maker Lawrence Johnson and local production company, WildBear Entertainment, will open The festival.
It will run from November 5-15.
Now in its 19th year, the Ciff program includes thirty international and Australian films screening exclusively at the National Film and Sound Archive in Arc Cinema..
Special guests include film historian and Movie Show favourite David Stratton and a range of international and Australian film-makers.
Festival manager, Andrew Pike, said he wanted the community to "again" fall in love with the festival.
.The 2015 program is not standard cinema fare. These aren.t the sort of films you could wander into a normal Friday night session and see," he said..
.For the first time, we...
- 9/28/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Abduction thriller voted to UK market by Melbourne’s 37º South Market.
Sales agents from across the world yesterday voted David Ngo and Rabbit as the producer and project at the Melbourne International Film Festival’s 37º South Market to attend the UK’s Production Finance Market (Pfm) in October.
Rabbit is a psychological thriller about a girl’s search for her abducted twin sister and it has actors Abbey Lee (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Alex Russell (Chronicle) attached.
It is written by and will be the feature directorial debut of Luke Shanahan, who met Ngo in 2009 when both had films competing at Australian short film festival Tropfest.
“It’s in the style of Let The Right One In and Rosemary’s Baby,” said Ngo, whose first feature was director Nick Matthews’ One Eyed Girl, winner of best feature at last year’s Austin Film Festival.
The popularity of the projects Cargo and Achtung Road, also...
Sales agents from across the world yesterday voted David Ngo and Rabbit as the producer and project at the Melbourne International Film Festival’s 37º South Market to attend the UK’s Production Finance Market (Pfm) in October.
Rabbit is a psychological thriller about a girl’s search for her abducted twin sister and it has actors Abbey Lee (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Alex Russell (Chronicle) attached.
It is written by and will be the feature directorial debut of Luke Shanahan, who met Ngo in 2009 when both had films competing at Australian short film festival Tropfest.
“It’s in the style of Let The Right One In and Rosemary’s Baby,” said Ngo, whose first feature was director Nick Matthews’ One Eyed Girl, winner of best feature at last year’s Austin Film Festival.
The popularity of the projects Cargo and Achtung Road, also...
- 8/3/2015
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
Victoria government pledges $900,000 renewal.
The State Government of Victoria is to renew the Melbourne International Film Festival’s Miff Premiere Fund to the tune of $900,000, to provide strategic minority co-financing to new Australian films that then go on to premiere at Miff.
“The Miff Premiere Fund’s continuation is clear evidence of the Victorian Government’s commitment to supporting Victorian screen culture,” said Miff chair Claire Dobbin.
“The Fund’s continuation is important for Miff, audiences, local filmmakers, and the State’s creative economy.
“It generates a pipeline of world premieres for Miff, and screenings for the Miff Premiere Regional Showcase, and the Premiere Fund helps Miff remain the Southern Hemisphere’s leading film event.”
Miff industry director and premiere fund executive producer Mark Woods added: “Together with Miff 37ºSouth Market & Accelerator, the Miff Premiere Fund reinforces Melbourne’s position as a creative industries capital.
“Securing finance for independent Australian films is always a challenge and the...
The State Government of Victoria is to renew the Melbourne International Film Festival’s Miff Premiere Fund to the tune of $900,000, to provide strategic minority co-financing to new Australian films that then go on to premiere at Miff.
“The Miff Premiere Fund’s continuation is clear evidence of the Victorian Government’s commitment to supporting Victorian screen culture,” said Miff chair Claire Dobbin.
“The Fund’s continuation is important for Miff, audiences, local filmmakers, and the State’s creative economy.
“It generates a pipeline of world premieres for Miff, and screenings for the Miff Premiere Regional Showcase, and the Premiere Fund helps Miff remain the Southern Hemisphere’s leading film event.”
Miff industry director and premiere fund executive producer Mark Woods added: “Together with Miff 37ºSouth Market & Accelerator, the Miff Premiere Fund reinforces Melbourne’s position as a creative industries capital.
“Securing finance for independent Australian films is always a challenge and the...
- 5/22/2015
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Victoria's Napthine Coalition Government has agreed to invest $3.8 million in the Melbourne International Film Festival.s (Miff) Premiere Fund over the next four years.
The announcement in the lead-up to the state election this Saturday has been widely welcomed by filmmakers and distributors.
.I strongly believe our industry in Victoria and Miff is elevated by the significant opportunities the Miff Premiere Fund provides," said Seph McKenna, head of Australian Production at Roadshow Films, which released the fund-supported Bran Nue Dae, These Final Hours and the upcoming Paper Planes.
Lizzette Atkins, who produced Sue Brooks. Looking for Grace starring Richard Roxburgh and Radha Mitchell with the fund.s assistance, said, .It is imperative for the state of filmmaking in Victoria that both the Miff Premiere Fund and Miff 37ºSouth Market continue to thrive..
Since taking office in December 2010, the Coalition Government has committed more than $9.5 million to Miff for the festival,...
The announcement in the lead-up to the state election this Saturday has been widely welcomed by filmmakers and distributors.
.I strongly believe our industry in Victoria and Miff is elevated by the significant opportunities the Miff Premiere Fund provides," said Seph McKenna, head of Australian Production at Roadshow Films, which released the fund-supported Bran Nue Dae, These Final Hours and the upcoming Paper Planes.
Lizzette Atkins, who produced Sue Brooks. Looking for Grace starring Richard Roxburgh and Radha Mitchell with the fund.s assistance, said, .It is imperative for the state of filmmaking in Victoria that both the Miff Premiere Fund and Miff 37ºSouth Market continue to thrive..
Since taking office in December 2010, the Coalition Government has committed more than $9.5 million to Miff for the festival,...
- 11/25/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
“Ghost Money,” an animated feature-length film is seeking talent for several roles. All roles are paid, and auditions, rehearsals, and the shoot itself will be held in Portland, Ore. Written and directed by Lawrence Johnson, the movie tells the story of the Vietnam war and its legacy through the experience of a young Vietnam woman. Auditions will be held tomorrow, Feb. 8 in Portland, Ore. For more details, check out the casting notice for “Ghost Money” here, and be sure to check out the rest of our audition listings!
- 2/7/2014
- backstage.com
A gospel brunch on the 28th floor of the Millbank Tower on London’s South Bank was something I approached with equal parts trepidation, cynicism and anxious excitement. Most thrilling to me was the opportunity to see London from a great height whilst enjoying some good food and drink, but, to be honest, I wasn’t sure how I’d fare with the gospel music. I guess, to be honest, it’s because this was a Sunday and I was having flashbacks to my childhood and my Church of England schooling. In contrast to that, however, I have always enjoyed the sound and soul of gospel music and it is a world removed from the drab hymns of my youth, so I don’t know why I was a tad tentative going into this.
As we approached the Altitude bar we could hear the London Community Gospel Choir warming up...
As we approached the Altitude bar we could hear the London Community Gospel Choir warming up...
- 2/14/2012
- by Owain Paciuszko
- Obsessed with Film
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