Australian actors Deborah Mailman and Rachel Griffiths have begun production on the final six-episode season of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s award-winning female-led political drama series “Total Control.”
With screenplays by Stuart Page, Julia Moriarty, Pip Karmel and Meyne Wyatt, season three picks up almost two years after the explosive events of the second season.
Outsider turned kingmaker, Alex Irving (Mailman), is completely at home in the nation’s capital. While Rachel Anderson (Griffiths), now an occasional ally, is threatening to upend the entire system by establishing her own political party. However, as Alex attempts to carve out a nation changing legacy, a controversy engineered by her enemies threatens to destroy her career and public reputation. In the final season, Alex must make a choice: either she can stay true to her principles and accept defeat, or she can get her hands dirty and fight back.
Directed by Wayne Blair and Jub Clerc,...
With screenplays by Stuart Page, Julia Moriarty, Pip Karmel and Meyne Wyatt, season three picks up almost two years after the explosive events of the second season.
Outsider turned kingmaker, Alex Irving (Mailman), is completely at home in the nation’s capital. While Rachel Anderson (Griffiths), now an occasional ally, is threatening to upend the entire system by establishing her own political party. However, as Alex attempts to carve out a nation changing legacy, a controversy engineered by her enemies threatens to destroy her career and public reputation. In the final season, Alex must make a choice: either she can stay true to her principles and accept defeat, or she can get her hands dirty and fight back.
Directed by Wayne Blair and Jub Clerc,...
- 6/1/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Enzo Tedeschi’s horror anthology Deadhouse Dark features interrelated shorts from Rosie Lourde, Megan Riakos, Denai Gracie, Tedeschi, Rachele Wiggins and Joshua Long.
The story is anchored by a woman who orders a ‘mystery box’ from the dark web, only to discover that each item is linked to a macabre real world headline.
The post ‘Deadhouse Dark’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
The story is anchored by a woman who orders a ‘mystery box’ from the dark web, only to discover that each item is linked to a macabre real world headline.
The post ‘Deadhouse Dark’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
- 3/21/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia, together with its Gender Matters Taskforce, has used International Women’s Day to unveil two initiatives aimed at supporting women and gender-diverse practitioners.
These include a series of webinars presented by women working in key creative roles and a mentoring program.
Hosted by Screenworks, the Gender Matters Webinars will engage with representatives from the Gender Matters Taskforce and the wider industry, leveraging their expertise and connections to advocate for change in each of their individual areas of speciality.
Gender Matters Taskforce chair and producer Joanna Werner, director Corrie Chen, documentary filmmakers Jen Peedom and Yaara Bou Melhem, and screenwriter Sarah Bassiuoni will join moderato, dean of Rmit University’s School of Media and Communication, Lisa French, in speaking at the sessions.
There is also Gender Matters Connect, a mentoring program delivered by Women in Film and Television Australia (Wift Australia) and Screen Australia.
Among those sharing their expertise...
These include a series of webinars presented by women working in key creative roles and a mentoring program.
Hosted by Screenworks, the Gender Matters Webinars will engage with representatives from the Gender Matters Taskforce and the wider industry, leveraging their expertise and connections to advocate for change in each of their individual areas of speciality.
Gender Matters Taskforce chair and producer Joanna Werner, director Corrie Chen, documentary filmmakers Jen Peedom and Yaara Bou Melhem, and screenwriter Sarah Bassiuoni will join moderato, dean of Rmit University’s School of Media and Communication, Lisa French, in speaking at the sessions.
There is also Gender Matters Connect, a mentoring program delivered by Women in Film and Television Australia (Wift Australia) and Screen Australia.
Among those sharing their expertise...
- 3/8/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Rosie Lourde on the set of ‘Romance on the Menu’ (Photo credit: David Fell)
Multi-hyphenate talent Rosie Lourde’s career looks set to accelerate on the back of multiple deals for Romance on the Menu, her feature directing debut produced by the Steve Jaggi Company.
The romantic comedy starring Canadian Cindy Busby (Heartland) and Tim Ross was pre-sold to major European markets, premiered here as a Netflix Original film and has been acquired by an as yet-un-named streamer in the US.
The actor-turned writer, director and producer is currently in talks with production companies about several projects while developing a raft of her own projects, collaborating with the likes of Madeleine Dyer, Daniel Mulvihill, Kodie Bedford, Julie Kalceff, Mithila Gupta, Gretel Vella and the Afro Sistahs Collective.
After making Romance on the Menu on an extremely tight schedule of two weeks of pre-production and a 15-day shoot, followed by four weeks of editing,...
Multi-hyphenate talent Rosie Lourde’s career looks set to accelerate on the back of multiple deals for Romance on the Menu, her feature directing debut produced by the Steve Jaggi Company.
The romantic comedy starring Canadian Cindy Busby (Heartland) and Tim Ross was pre-sold to major European markets, premiered here as a Netflix Original film and has been acquired by an as yet-un-named streamer in the US.
The actor-turned writer, director and producer is currently in talks with production companies about several projects while developing a raft of her own projects, collaborating with the likes of Madeleine Dyer, Daniel Mulvihill, Kodie Bedford, Julie Kalceff, Mithila Gupta, Gretel Vella and the Afro Sistahs Collective.
After making Romance on the Menu on an extremely tight schedule of two weeks of pre-production and a 15-day shoot, followed by four weeks of editing,...
- 10/22/2020
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Ben Allan and Clara Chong.
While production shutdowns are causing mass unemployment among all sectors of the screen sector, some practitioners see an upside.
Main Course Films’ writer/director Clara Chong and producer/Dop Ben Allan are in post on Wabi-Sabi, a deeply personal feature doc on ageing and death centred on Clara’s mother, who suffered from multiple system atrophy (Msa), a rare neuro-degenerative disorder.
“Because Clara and I do the majority of our projects together, doing post production at home has meant we can do things like put the kids to bed and then go back to colour grading,” Allan tells If.
“Now in the time of the coronavirus, it means we can be social distancing while staying on schedule with post on the film and our other projects.”
Producer Steve Jaggi, who has Rosie Lourde’s debut feature Romance on the Menu in post, sees an upside for Australian content creators,...
While production shutdowns are causing mass unemployment among all sectors of the screen sector, some practitioners see an upside.
Main Course Films’ writer/director Clara Chong and producer/Dop Ben Allan are in post on Wabi-Sabi, a deeply personal feature doc on ageing and death centred on Clara’s mother, who suffered from multiple system atrophy (Msa), a rare neuro-degenerative disorder.
“Because Clara and I do the majority of our projects together, doing post production at home has meant we can do things like put the kids to bed and then go back to colour grading,” Allan tells If.
“Now in the time of the coronavirus, it means we can be social distancing while staying on schedule with post on the film and our other projects.”
Producer Steve Jaggi, who has Rosie Lourde’s debut feature Romance on the Menu in post, sees an upside for Australian content creators,...
- 3/20/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Nicholas Hope in an episode of ‘Deadhouse Dark’ (Photo: Lauren Orrell).
Enzo Tedeschi’s horror anthology Deadhouse Dark will have its world premiere in the short form competition at Canneseries, the only Australian entry in the event which runs alongside the Miptv market in Cannes.
The other nine contenders are Broder (Argentina), Dog Days (Canada), Christmas on Blood Mountain (Norway), Cryptid (Sweden), First Person (Canada), Replay (France), The Writers. A Short Series (Poland), Tony (Argentina) and Zero Day (Us).
Jamie Bamber is the president of the short form competition jury, serving with Erin Moriarty and French actor/filmmaker Timothée Hochet.
The award of Best Short Form Series will be presented during the festival’s closing ceremony on April 1.
Screen Australia and Screen Queensland funded the series of six short horror films for YouTube and Tedeschi’s deadhouse.tv, anchored by a woman who orders a ‘mystery box’ from the dark web,...
Enzo Tedeschi’s horror anthology Deadhouse Dark will have its world premiere in the short form competition at Canneseries, the only Australian entry in the event which runs alongside the Miptv market in Cannes.
The other nine contenders are Broder (Argentina), Dog Days (Canada), Christmas on Blood Mountain (Norway), Cryptid (Sweden), First Person (Canada), Replay (France), The Writers. A Short Series (Poland), Tony (Argentina) and Zero Day (Us).
Jamie Bamber is the president of the short form competition jury, serving with Erin Moriarty and French actor/filmmaker Timothée Hochet.
The award of Best Short Form Series will be presented during the festival’s closing ceremony on April 1.
Screen Australia and Screen Queensland funded the series of six short horror films for YouTube and Tedeschi’s deadhouse.tv, anchored by a woman who orders a ‘mystery box’ from the dark web,...
- 3/1/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Rosie Lourde (l) with Cindy Busby (Photo credit: David Fell).
Rosie Lourde is making her feature film directing debut on Romance on the Menu, a romantic comedy from the Steve Jaggi Company now shooting in Brisbane.
Scripted by Americans Casie Tabanou and Alison Spuck, who wrote Jaggi’s Back of the Net, the film stars Canadian Cindy Busby (Heartland) as New York restaurateur Caroline Wilson, who inherits a café in Lemon Myrtle Cove, Australia.
As she renovates the business to sell, she begins to fall in love with the place, its people and charming local chef Simon Cook (Tim Ross).
While her ex-fiancé Nathaniel (Joey Vieira) begging her to take him back and pressing work commitments back home, she is faced with a big decision: Give up her New York life and stay in Lemon Myrtle Cove or return to the big city.
Naomi Sequeira plays Beth with Marita Wilcox as Marla,...
Rosie Lourde is making her feature film directing debut on Romance on the Menu, a romantic comedy from the Steve Jaggi Company now shooting in Brisbane.
Scripted by Americans Casie Tabanou and Alison Spuck, who wrote Jaggi’s Back of the Net, the film stars Canadian Cindy Busby (Heartland) as New York restaurateur Caroline Wilson, who inherits a café in Lemon Myrtle Cove, Australia.
As she renovates the business to sell, she begins to fall in love with the place, its people and charming local chef Simon Cook (Tim Ross).
While her ex-fiancé Nathaniel (Joey Vieira) begging her to take him back and pressing work commitments back home, she is faced with a big decision: Give up her New York life and stay in Lemon Myrtle Cove or return to the big city.
Naomi Sequeira plays Beth with Marita Wilcox as Marla,...
- 12/4/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Maddie Dyer and Rachel Griffiths.
After bonding on Ride Like a Girl, Rachel Griffiths and emerging writer-director Madeleine Dyer are jointly developing a TV comedy series based on a prominent Australian actor.
Describing Rachel’s concept as a new age, male version of Eliza Dolittle, Dyer says the plot will follow the actor as he learns to be ‘woke’ in how he relates to women and conducts himself in the current social climate.
They envisage an Extras-style series where actors and celebrities will play versions of themselves and are still in discussions with the actor about his participation.
Dyer spent five months with Griffiths on a Screen Australia-funded director’s attachment and director’s assistant on pre-production and principle shoot of the Michelle Payne biopic starring Teresa Palmer and Sam Neill.
That collaboration prompted Griffiths to laud Dyer as a “sister zeitgeist hunter” during her Hector Crawford memorial lecture at Screen Forever.
After bonding on Ride Like a Girl, Rachel Griffiths and emerging writer-director Madeleine Dyer are jointly developing a TV comedy series based on a prominent Australian actor.
Describing Rachel’s concept as a new age, male version of Eliza Dolittle, Dyer says the plot will follow the actor as he learns to be ‘woke’ in how he relates to women and conducts himself in the current social climate.
They envisage an Extras-style series where actors and celebrities will play versions of themselves and are still in discussions with the actor about his participation.
Dyer spent five months with Griffiths on a Screen Australia-funded director’s attachment and director’s assistant on pre-production and principle shoot of the Michelle Payne biopic starring Teresa Palmer and Sam Neill.
That collaboration prompted Griffiths to laud Dyer as a “sister zeitgeist hunter” during her Hector Crawford memorial lecture at Screen Forever.
- 11/25/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia has announced the five finalists who will compete in its pitching competition, Pitcher Perfect, to be held at VidCon in Melbourne this Friday.
Each creative team will send two representatives, who have five minutes to pitch their concept live on stage to a panel of judges. The winning team will receive $30,000 from Screen Australia to develop their concept.
The inaugural Pitcher Perfect judges are:
Sbs production supervisor Nicole Coventry Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason Viacom International Media Network Anz general manager and Svp Ben Richardson Warner Media director of communications Wadooah Wali
The session will be hosted by Susie Youssef and feature a performance by comedy duo Double Denim.
The finalists were selected from 93 applications, and will also receive intensive pitch training from Rosie Lourde and Jason Geary.
“Being able to do a killer ‘elevator pitch’ is an essential skill for any creative, and something we want our...
Each creative team will send two representatives, who have five minutes to pitch their concept live on stage to a panel of judges. The winning team will receive $30,000 from Screen Australia to develop their concept.
The inaugural Pitcher Perfect judges are:
Sbs production supervisor Nicole Coventry Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason Viacom International Media Network Anz general manager and Svp Ben Richardson Warner Media director of communications Wadooah Wali
The session will be hosted by Susie Youssef and feature a performance by comedy duo Double Denim.
The finalists were selected from 93 applications, and will also receive intensive pitch training from Rosie Lourde and Jason Geary.
“Being able to do a killer ‘elevator pitch’ is an essential skill for any creative, and something we want our...
- 9/15/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Phi and Me’.
Screen Australia has provided almost $800,000 in production funding for five online projects, featuring talent such as Mark Grentell, Enzo Tedeschi, Rosie Lourde, Kristy Best, Geraldine Hickey and Diana Nguyen.
Online investment manager Lee Naimo said: “I’m excited to support such a wide range of original ideas in this slate, including Cloudy River presenting a contemporary perspective on relationships and Lgbtqi+ experiences, and Deadhouse Dark breaking the mould with a series of online horror films.”
“We have been impressed by the quality of the applications coming through and have started to see teams coming with fully formed pilots and very clear plans for producing and marketing their work. Creators are becoming very aware of their audience, with some teams leveraging their existing online fanbases or transferring audiences from live acts to screen projects. This innovation is evident in finance plans too, where we are seeing much more...
Screen Australia has provided almost $800,000 in production funding for five online projects, featuring talent such as Mark Grentell, Enzo Tedeschi, Rosie Lourde, Kristy Best, Geraldine Hickey and Diana Nguyen.
Online investment manager Lee Naimo said: “I’m excited to support such a wide range of original ideas in this slate, including Cloudy River presenting a contemporary perspective on relationships and Lgbtqi+ experiences, and Deadhouse Dark breaking the mould with a series of online horror films.”
“We have been impressed by the quality of the applications coming through and have started to see teams coming with fully formed pilots and very clear plans for producing and marketing their work. Creators are becoming very aware of their audience, with some teams leveraging their existing online fanbases or transferring audiences from live acts to screen projects. This innovation is evident in finance plans too, where we are seeing much more...
- 5/9/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Screen Producers Australia has announced the 12 members of the programming advisory committee for the 2018 Screen Forever conference.
The committee reflects the diversity of Australian screen content, ranging from the traditional mediums of film and television to the emerging fields of online, Vr and Ar.
The body plays a critical role in helping Spa to address the challenges, opportunities and trends that are most relevant to the screen industry today.
The members are:
Neil Peplow (Chair), CEO, Aftrs Adrian Swift, Head of Content Production & Development, Nine Network Jo Dillon, Head of Development & Production, Screen Qld Libbie Doherty, Head of Children’s Content, ABC Malinda Wink, Executive Director, Shark Island Marshall Heald, Director TV and Online Content, Sbs Mike Cowap, Senior Producer – Scripted & Unscripted, Princess Pictures Nerida Moore, Head of Development, Screen Australia Rebecca Hardman, Head of Legal and Business Affairs (Australia), See-Saw Films Rosie Lourde, Independent Producer Ross Hutchens, Head of Screen Industry Programs,...
The committee reflects the diversity of Australian screen content, ranging from the traditional mediums of film and television to the emerging fields of online, Vr and Ar.
The body plays a critical role in helping Spa to address the challenges, opportunities and trends that are most relevant to the screen industry today.
The members are:
Neil Peplow (Chair), CEO, Aftrs Adrian Swift, Head of Content Production & Development, Nine Network Jo Dillon, Head of Development & Production, Screen Qld Libbie Doherty, Head of Children’s Content, ABC Malinda Wink, Executive Director, Shark Island Marshall Heald, Director TV and Online Content, Sbs Mike Cowap, Senior Producer – Scripted & Unscripted, Princess Pictures Nerida Moore, Head of Development, Screen Australia Rebecca Hardman, Head of Legal and Business Affairs (Australia), See-Saw Films Rosie Lourde, Independent Producer Ross Hutchens, Head of Screen Industry Programs,...
- 9/13/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Luke Eve, creator and director of 'High Life', took home three awards at this year's Melbourne WebFest..
Luke Eve.s High Life took home the most awards at this year.s Melbourne Webfest, earning Best Australian Drama, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor (Benson Jack Anthony).
Melbourne WebFest is Australia.s only international web series festival, now in its fifth year. Over the weekend it screened a selection of 50 web series from around the world, in addition to hosting industry panels, workshops and a live pitching competition conducted in partnership with ABC iview..
The festival.s keynote speaker, La-based filmmaker Christopher Leone (The Lost Room, Parallels) said: .Like the rise of independent film 20 years ago, we're now witnessing the rise of independent television delivered via the web. Melbourne WebFest is a fantastic event to discover the new wave of television creators and a damn good time..
The festival gave out some 24 awards,...
Luke Eve.s High Life took home the most awards at this year.s Melbourne Webfest, earning Best Australian Drama, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor (Benson Jack Anthony).
Melbourne WebFest is Australia.s only international web series festival, now in its fifth year. Over the weekend it screened a selection of 50 web series from around the world, in addition to hosting industry panels, workshops and a live pitching competition conducted in partnership with ABC iview..
The festival.s keynote speaker, La-based filmmaker Christopher Leone (The Lost Room, Parallels) said: .Like the rise of independent film 20 years ago, we're now witnessing the rise of independent television delivered via the web. Melbourne WebFest is a fantastic event to discover the new wave of television creators and a damn good time..
The festival gave out some 24 awards,...
- 7/4/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Stu Willis directed story in multiple formats.
Paris-based Rockzeline will sell Restoration in its original 50-minute single episode broadcast format in addition to two 25-minute and five 10-minute episodes.
The deal covers all territories excluding Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, where the film has already secured distribution.
Willis directed Restoration and Midnight Snack Productions’ Toby Gibson produced. The story takes place in a near-future world where human memories are backed up via a dangerous new technology.
Craig McLachlan, Grant Cartwright, Nadia Townsend, Stephen Carracher, Rosie Lourde, Elizabeth Nabben and Ailís Logan star.
Producers Midnight Snack Productions hatched a production plan to develop the project across multiple formats for different release platforms in order to reach as wide an audience as possible.
“Rockzeline is proud to include Restoration in the top bracket of shows we represent and along with sales in its current format,” Rockzeline co-founder Antoine Disle said.
“We hope to...
Paris-based Rockzeline will sell Restoration in its original 50-minute single episode broadcast format in addition to two 25-minute and five 10-minute episodes.
The deal covers all territories excluding Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, where the film has already secured distribution.
Willis directed Restoration and Midnight Snack Productions’ Toby Gibson produced. The story takes place in a near-future world where human memories are backed up via a dangerous new technology.
Craig McLachlan, Grant Cartwright, Nadia Townsend, Stephen Carracher, Rosie Lourde, Elizabeth Nabben and Ailís Logan star.
Producers Midnight Snack Productions hatched a production plan to develop the project across multiple formats for different release platforms in order to reach as wide an audience as possible.
“Rockzeline is proud to include Restoration in the top bracket of shows we represent and along with sales in its current format,” Rockzeline co-founder Antoine Disle said.
“We hope to...
- 3/2/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Restoration (Photo credit: Jeff Paine).
Sci-fi thriller Restoration recently aired on the Nine Network and is currently streaming on Stan.
Shot at Docklands and on location around Melbourne, the film is set in a near-future world where humans are able to have their memories downloaded and backed up.
Oliver Klein (Grant Cartwright, Barracuda) wakes up.after a routine backup with his memories restored into the body of another man (Steve Carracher, Vanished).
Restoration also stars Craig McLachlan (The Doctor Blake Mysteries), Nadia Townsend (Knowing, City Homicide), Rosie Lourde (Starting From Now, Embedded) and Elizabeth Nabben (Winners & Losers).
The film was directed by Stuart Willis, who co-wrote the screenplay with Matthew Clayfield. Willis told If the idea was inspired by the ubiquity of smartphones and cloud technology, and influenced by the extended periods that both writers often spend away from home for work.
.There.s always that moment when you come...
Sci-fi thriller Restoration recently aired on the Nine Network and is currently streaming on Stan.
Shot at Docklands and on location around Melbourne, the film is set in a near-future world where humans are able to have their memories downloaded and backed up.
Oliver Klein (Grant Cartwright, Barracuda) wakes up.after a routine backup with his memories restored into the body of another man (Steve Carracher, Vanished).
Restoration also stars Craig McLachlan (The Doctor Blake Mysteries), Nadia Townsend (Knowing, City Homicide), Rosie Lourde (Starting From Now, Embedded) and Elizabeth Nabben (Winners & Losers).
The film was directed by Stuart Willis, who co-wrote the screenplay with Matthew Clayfield. Willis told If the idea was inspired by the ubiquity of smartphones and cloud technology, and influenced by the extended periods that both writers often spend away from home for work.
.There.s always that moment when you come...
- 10/6/2016
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Australian sci-fi thriller Restoration is set in a near-future world where humans have their memories downloaded for backup, and one man awakes after a routine backup with his memories restored into a body that is not his own. It is directed by Stuart Willis and features a stellar cast that includes Australian actor Craig McLachlan (The Doctor Blake Mysteries), Nadia Townsend (Knowing, City Homicide), Stephen Carracher (Vanished), Rosie Lourde (Starting From Now, Embedded), Elizabeth Nabben (Winners & Losers) and Ailís Logan (Alvin's Harmonious World of Opposites). The film had its Australian premiere on the Nine Network’s free-to-air channel 9Go! earlier this month and will be streamed on Australian subscription video-on-demand service Stan from September 8. Sydney-based production company Midnight Snack...
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- 8/26/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Charlie's.
Screen Nsw is calling for applications to Charlie.s, Australians in Film's new hotdesking space for the Aussie screen community in La.
The space was most recently occupied by Nsw writer/producer/director Julie Kalceff and Nsw actor/producer Rosie Lourde, who were in Los Angeles for the red carpet premiere of the new season of their online drama Starting From Now...
.It was brilliant to have such a well designed and well located space to work from, " Julie Kalceff said..
"It made it so much easier to function at a professional level, but also psychologically as it was so invigorating to be surrounded by the creative buzz of the industry...
Screen Nsw funds two hot desks and access to a meeting room at Charlie.s, which was named after Charlie Chaplin and is located at Raleigh Studios.
Rosie Lourde said: .If Charlie.s had been set up during our previous trips,...
Screen Nsw is calling for applications to Charlie.s, Australians in Film's new hotdesking space for the Aussie screen community in La.
The space was most recently occupied by Nsw writer/producer/director Julie Kalceff and Nsw actor/producer Rosie Lourde, who were in Los Angeles for the red carpet premiere of the new season of their online drama Starting From Now...
.It was brilliant to have such a well designed and well located space to work from, " Julie Kalceff said..
"It made it so much easier to function at a professional level, but also psychologically as it was so invigorating to be surrounded by the creative buzz of the industry...
Screen Nsw funds two hot desks and access to a meeting room at Charlie.s, which was named after Charlie Chaplin and is located at Raleigh Studios.
Rosie Lourde said: .If Charlie.s had been set up during our previous trips,...
- 7/20/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Restoration.
Midnight Snack Productions has announced that science fiction thriller Restoration, starring Craig McLachlan, will premiere on the Nine Network and Stan later this year.
Directed by Stuart Willis and independently produced by Midnight Snack.s Toby Gibson, Restoration is a one-hour film set in a near-future world where humans have their memories downloaded for backup.
It follows the story of a man who awakens with his memories restored into a body that is not his own.
.We.re thrilled to have closed a deal with one of Australia.s leading free-to-air commercial television networks and with pioneering Svod service Stan,. said Gibson.
.We.re very pleased Restoration will be seen by a wide Australian audience..
Midnight Snack is also currently exploring international options for the film.
.Having secured an audience in Australia, as well as Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu territories, we.re now looking to expand...
Midnight Snack Productions has announced that science fiction thriller Restoration, starring Craig McLachlan, will premiere on the Nine Network and Stan later this year.
Directed by Stuart Willis and independently produced by Midnight Snack.s Toby Gibson, Restoration is a one-hour film set in a near-future world where humans have their memories downloaded for backup.
It follows the story of a man who awakens with his memories restored into a body that is not his own.
.We.re thrilled to have closed a deal with one of Australia.s leading free-to-air commercial television networks and with pioneering Svod service Stan,. said Gibson.
.We.re very pleased Restoration will be seen by a wide Australian audience..
Midnight Snack is also currently exploring international options for the film.
.Having secured an audience in Australia, as well as Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu territories, we.re now looking to expand...
- 7/4/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Noni Hazlehurst.
Noni Hazlehurst will lead a session on power and influence in the media at the 2016 Screen Futures Summit, presented by The Australian Teachers of Media (Atom) and Acmi.
Taking place in Melbourne from June 30-July 3, the summit will run for three days across Acmi and Rmit with over 100 sessions..
Christos Tsiolkas will be joined by producer Tony Ayres to discuss their upcoming TV adaptation of Tsiolkas' novel Barracuda, and Eva Orner will participate in a Q&A via satellite with human rights advocate Julian Burnside after a screening of her documentary Chasing Asylum.
The team from The Family Law.will participate in a Q&A, as will the makers of Logie-winning teen drama Ready for This.
Industry leaders Sue Maslin, David Vadiveloo, Julie Kalceff, Rosie Lourde and Rebecca Mostyn will discuss diversity on screen, and Warwick Thornton will be joined by Philip Batty, Neil Turner and Curtis Taylor...
Noni Hazlehurst will lead a session on power and influence in the media at the 2016 Screen Futures Summit, presented by The Australian Teachers of Media (Atom) and Acmi.
Taking place in Melbourne from June 30-July 3, the summit will run for three days across Acmi and Rmit with over 100 sessions..
Christos Tsiolkas will be joined by producer Tony Ayres to discuss their upcoming TV adaptation of Tsiolkas' novel Barracuda, and Eva Orner will participate in a Q&A via satellite with human rights advocate Julian Burnside after a screening of her documentary Chasing Asylum.
The team from The Family Law.will participate in a Q&A, as will the makers of Logie-winning teen drama Ready for This.
Industry leaders Sue Maslin, David Vadiveloo, Julie Kalceff, Rosie Lourde and Rebecca Mostyn will discuss diversity on screen, and Warwick Thornton will be joined by Philip Batty, Neil Turner and Curtis Taylor...
- 6/7/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Starting From . Now!.
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Australian YouTube hit Starting From . Now! has made the jump to TV and will screen on Sbs 2 after its world premiere at the Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival in March.
The announcement of a television screening comes almost two years to the day after writer/director Julie Kalceff published the first seven-minute, self-funded episode of her drama Starting From . Now! on YouTube.
Kalceff said the show was a way to tell stories she felt were missing from Australian screens..
"We certainly never foresaw the series amassing 20 million views online,. she said..
.I was really heartened that both Screen Australia and Screen Nsw wanted to help us take the show to the next level. The production values and the quality of the show overall have dramatically increased as a result..
The creators join a growing group of content creators that Screen Australia has ushered from digital beginnings...
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Australian YouTube hit Starting From . Now! has made the jump to TV and will screen on Sbs 2 after its world premiere at the Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival in March.
The announcement of a television screening comes almost two years to the day after writer/director Julie Kalceff published the first seven-minute, self-funded episode of her drama Starting From . Now! on YouTube.
Kalceff said the show was a way to tell stories she felt were missing from Australian screens..
"We certainly never foresaw the series amassing 20 million views online,. she said..
.I was really heartened that both Screen Australia and Screen Nsw wanted to help us take the show to the next level. The production values and the quality of the show overall have dramatically increased as a result..
The creators join a growing group of content creators that Screen Australia has ushered from digital beginnings...
- 2/19/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Skin Deep.
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Jonnie Leahy's Australian feature Skin Deep is set for theatrical release on January 26 through distributor ScreenLaunch.
Leahy's directorial debut will screen in a selectoin of Australian cinemas with a special event Q and A series in Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane. .
The film, set in Newtown, Sydney, follows troubled gay university student Caitlin Davis (Monica Zanetti) who meets Leah (Zara Zoe), a straight and straight-laced young woman from the other side of town..
Although the unlikely pair are reluctantly thrown together by circumstance they discover a surprising natural bond..
When Leah reveals she's actually dying of cancer, Caitlin sets them out on a bucket list style journey through Newtown, determined to help Leah come to terms with her illness and possibly find some meaning for herself.
Skin Deep was recently recognised as Best Indie Film by After Ellen and was singled out for honorable mention in the Narrative...
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Jonnie Leahy's Australian feature Skin Deep is set for theatrical release on January 26 through distributor ScreenLaunch.
Leahy's directorial debut will screen in a selectoin of Australian cinemas with a special event Q and A series in Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane. .
The film, set in Newtown, Sydney, follows troubled gay university student Caitlin Davis (Monica Zanetti) who meets Leah (Zara Zoe), a straight and straight-laced young woman from the other side of town..
Although the unlikely pair are reluctantly thrown together by circumstance they discover a surprising natural bond..
When Leah reveals she's actually dying of cancer, Caitlin sets them out on a bucket list style journey through Newtown, determined to help Leah come to terms with her illness and possibly find some meaning for herself.
Skin Deep was recently recognised as Best Indie Film by After Ellen and was singled out for honorable mention in the Narrative...
- 1/18/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Craig McLachlan has joined the cast of Australian science-fiction film Restoration..
McLachlan will play the role of Andrew Majury, chief executive of a high profile law firm and charismatic powerbroker.
McLachlan rounds out the cast of Nadia Townsend (Knowing, City Homicide), Grant Cartwright (Mtc.s The Crucible, Death Star PR), Stephen Carracher (Vanished), Rosie Lourde (Felony), Elizabeth Nabben (Childhood.s End) and Ailis Logan.
Producer Toby Gibson said he was absolutely thrilled to attach Craig to the project..
"Not only is Craig outstanding in the role, he.s a perfect fit for the world of Restoration," he said..
"Introducing additional key characters now will be exciting for our audience knowing that we have big plans for the Restoration property..
Director, Stuart Willis, said it was an incredible opportunity to work with a genuine star of the Australian screen and stage..
"Craig brought his magnetic personality to the screen and to the set,...
McLachlan will play the role of Andrew Majury, chief executive of a high profile law firm and charismatic powerbroker.
McLachlan rounds out the cast of Nadia Townsend (Knowing, City Homicide), Grant Cartwright (Mtc.s The Crucible, Death Star PR), Stephen Carracher (Vanished), Rosie Lourde (Felony), Elizabeth Nabben (Childhood.s End) and Ailis Logan.
Producer Toby Gibson said he was absolutely thrilled to attach Craig to the project..
"Not only is Craig outstanding in the role, he.s a perfect fit for the world of Restoration," he said..
"Introducing additional key characters now will be exciting for our audience knowing that we have big plans for the Restoration property..
Director, Stuart Willis, said it was an incredible opportunity to work with a genuine star of the Australian screen and stage..
"Craig brought his magnetic personality to the screen and to the set,...
- 7/22/2015
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Screen Producers Australia today announced the producers who will to participate in this year.s Ones To Watch mentoring program that aims to guide and nurture the next wave of Australian producers. Now in its third year, Spa's Ones To Watch program focuses on providing expert, one-on-one mentoring and career guidance by a leading, experienced screen industry producer.
This year's participants are: Alex Barnes, Queensland; Lauren Brunswick, Western Australia; Bridget Callow-Wright, Victoria; Dustin Clare, Victoria; Christian Doran, Act; Phyllis Foundis, New South Wales; Jaclyn Hewer, Western Australia; Alex Kelly, Northern Territory; Cindy Li, Act; Rosie Lourde, New South Wales; Ivy Mak, New South Wales; Timothy Parish, Northern Territory; Christina Radburn, Victoria and Ana Tiwary, New South Wales.
They were selected after complying with strict application guidelines, identifying those producers already working within the screen content industry who seeking to further expand their careers and businesses. .Since the program.s...
This year's participants are: Alex Barnes, Queensland; Lauren Brunswick, Western Australia; Bridget Callow-Wright, Victoria; Dustin Clare, Victoria; Christian Doran, Act; Phyllis Foundis, New South Wales; Jaclyn Hewer, Western Australia; Alex Kelly, Northern Territory; Cindy Li, Act; Rosie Lourde, New South Wales; Ivy Mak, New South Wales; Timothy Parish, Northern Territory; Christina Radburn, Victoria and Ana Tiwary, New South Wales.
They were selected after complying with strict application guidelines, identifying those producers already working within the screen content industry who seeking to further expand their careers and businesses. .Since the program.s...
- 6/23/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Stars: Jai Courtney, Joel Edgerton, Tom Wilkinson, Melissa George, Sarah Roberts, Rosie Lourde | Written by Joel Edgerton | Directed by Matthew Saville
Felony follows three male detectives as they become embroiled in a tense struggle after a tragic accident that leaves a child in a coma with brain damage. One is guilty of a crime, one will try to cover it up, and the other attempts to expose it. How far will these men go to both disguise and unravel the truth?
I think what really hooked me into Felony was the fact that there were not really any “good” guys. It is a very morally grey film, each character having their own flaws and questionable qualities and that definitely ramps up the realism. Along with that, this isn’t an action film with shooting ofinfinite bullets, car chases and explosions. No, this film definitely explores the boundaries of right and...
Felony follows three male detectives as they become embroiled in a tense struggle after a tragic accident that leaves a child in a coma with brain damage. One is guilty of a crime, one will try to cover it up, and the other attempts to expose it. How far will these men go to both disguise and unravel the truth?
I think what really hooked me into Felony was the fact that there were not really any “good” guys. It is a very morally grey film, each character having their own flaws and questionable qualities and that definitely ramps up the realism. Along with that, this isn’t an action film with shooting ofinfinite bullets, car chases and explosions. No, this film definitely explores the boundaries of right and...
- 11/13/2014
- by Richard Axtell
- Nerdly
Stars: Jai Courtney, Joel Edgerton, Tom Wilkinson, Melissa George, Sarah Roberts, Rosie Lourde | Written by Joel Edgerton | Directed by Matthew Saville
Felony follows three male detectives as they become embroiled in a tense struggle after a tragic accident that leaves a child in a coma with brain damage. One is guilty of a crime, one will try to cover it up, and the other attempts to expose it. How far will these men go to both disguise and unravel the truth?
I think what really hooked me into Felony was the fact that there were not really any “good” guys. It is a very morally grey film, each character having their own flaws and questionable qualities and that definitely ramps up the realism. Along with that, this isn’t an action film with shooting of infinite bullets, car chases and explosions. No, this film definitely explores the boundaries of right...
Felony follows three male detectives as they become embroiled in a tense struggle after a tragic accident that leaves a child in a coma with brain damage. One is guilty of a crime, one will try to cover it up, and the other attempts to expose it. How far will these men go to both disguise and unravel the truth?
I think what really hooked me into Felony was the fact that there were not really any “good” guys. It is a very morally grey film, each character having their own flaws and questionable qualities and that definitely ramps up the realism. Along with that, this isn’t an action film with shooting of infinite bullets, car chases and explosions. No, this film definitely explores the boundaries of right...
- 11/13/2014
- by Richard Axtell
- Nerdly
Grant Cartwright as Oliver Klein and Nadia Townsend as Emma Laws (Photo by Jeff Paine)
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The producers of Restoration are negotiating Australian and international multi-platform deals for the futuristic sci-fi project which doubles as a one-hour film and a 3-part online series. Set in 2019 when humans have their memories downloaded for backup, Restoration stars Grant Cartwright as Oliver Klein, a committed family man and corporate lawyer who awakes to find his memories restored into a body that is not his own.
Nadia Townsend plays Emma Laws, a technician who works at Restoration Life Services, the facility which enables people to have their memories downloaded for back-up so when death happens, those memories can uploaded into a new body.
Stephen Carracher portrays Gavin Worth, whose body becomes the vessel for Oliver.s restored memories, and Rosie Lourde is Oliver.s wife.
The project is the first collaboration between Toby Gibson.s...
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The producers of Restoration are negotiating Australian and international multi-platform deals for the futuristic sci-fi project which doubles as a one-hour film and a 3-part online series. Set in 2019 when humans have their memories downloaded for backup, Restoration stars Grant Cartwright as Oliver Klein, a committed family man and corporate lawyer who awakes to find his memories restored into a body that is not his own.
Nadia Townsend plays Emma Laws, a technician who works at Restoration Life Services, the facility which enables people to have their memories downloaded for back-up so when death happens, those memories can uploaded into a new body.
Stephen Carracher portrays Gavin Worth, whose body becomes the vessel for Oliver.s restored memories, and Rosie Lourde is Oliver.s wife.
The project is the first collaboration between Toby Gibson.s...
- 11/6/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Nick Matthews. psychological thriller One Eyed Girl has won the jury prize in the .Dark Matters. category at the Austin Film Festival in Texas.
Produce by David Ngo and written by Matthews and Craig Behenna, the South Australian-shot film tells of a psychiatrist, haunted by the death of a former patient, who stumbles upon a Doomsday cult and battles to save a teenage girl from its clutches
Starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey (The Kettering Incident, 52 Tuesdays), Mark Leonard Winter (Healing, Van Diemen.s Land) and Steve Le Marquand (Rake, Vertical Limit), One Eyed Girl will be released in Australian cinemas on April 2, distributed by The Backlot Studios.
The Dark Matters award was introduced last year and was won by Madellaine Paxson.s Blood Punch.
Austin Film Festival screenplay and teleplay competition director, Matt Dy said, "Screenwriters Craig Behenna and Nick Matthews have written a script that, on the page, would very likely...
Produce by David Ngo and written by Matthews and Craig Behenna, the South Australian-shot film tells of a psychiatrist, haunted by the death of a former patient, who stumbles upon a Doomsday cult and battles to save a teenage girl from its clutches
Starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey (The Kettering Incident, 52 Tuesdays), Mark Leonard Winter (Healing, Van Diemen.s Land) and Steve Le Marquand (Rake, Vertical Limit), One Eyed Girl will be released in Australian cinemas on April 2, distributed by The Backlot Studios.
The Dark Matters award was introduced last year and was won by Madellaine Paxson.s Blood Punch.
Austin Film Festival screenplay and teleplay competition director, Matt Dy said, "Screenwriters Craig Behenna and Nick Matthews have written a script that, on the page, would very likely...
- 10/26/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Producer Steve Jaggi is convinced audiences are hankering for films with positive, joyful themes, an antidote to the dark subjects often favoured by filmmakers.
Putting his money where his mouth is, Jaggi launched The Incubator last year through his Indefatigable Pictures banner to develop and produce life-affirming films.
The first three projects to benefit from that initiative are either completed or in post. All are from first-time filmmakers, part of Jaggi.s plan to help foster the international careers of Australian creatives.
Based on a true story, Skin Deep is the saga of a young woman who is diagnosed with terminal melanoma and meets a stranger who gives her the courage to embrace life. The screenplay is by Monica Zanetti, who had melanoma. Rosie Lourde is the producer and the director is Jonnie Leahy. Zara Zoe plays the protagonist and Zanetti portrays the stranger.
Ambrosia is from 24-year-old writer/ director...
Putting his money where his mouth is, Jaggi launched The Incubator last year through his Indefatigable Pictures banner to develop and produce life-affirming films.
The first three projects to benefit from that initiative are either completed or in post. All are from first-time filmmakers, part of Jaggi.s plan to help foster the international careers of Australian creatives.
Based on a true story, Skin Deep is the saga of a young woman who is diagnosed with terminal melanoma and meets a stranger who gives her the courage to embrace life. The screenplay is by Monica Zanetti, who had melanoma. Rosie Lourde is the producer and the director is Jonnie Leahy. Zara Zoe plays the protagonist and Zanetti portrays the stranger.
Ambrosia is from 24-year-old writer/ director...
- 9/23/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Grant Cartwright, Nadia Townsend, Stephen Carracher and Rosie Lourde head the ensemble cast in Restoration, a 3-part,online sci-fi series which is due to start shooting at Docklands Studios on August 4.
Cartwright (whose credits include Mtc.s The Crucible and web series Death Star PR) will play Oliver Klein, who awakes to find his memories restored into a body that is not his own.
Townsend (Old School, City Homicide, Knowing) is cast as Emma Laws, a technician who works at Restoration Life Services, the facility which enables people to have their memories downloaded for back-up so when death happens, those memories can uploaded into a new body.
Carracher (Us thriller Vanished, The Doctor Blake Mysteries) is Gavin Worth, whose body becomes the vessel for Oliver.s restored memories.
Lourde (Felony, Stephen Sewell.s Embedded) portrays Talia Klein, Oliver.s wife. Rounding out the cast is Ailis Logan as Dr Francis Parr.
Cartwright (whose credits include Mtc.s The Crucible and web series Death Star PR) will play Oliver Klein, who awakes to find his memories restored into a body that is not his own.
Townsend (Old School, City Homicide, Knowing) is cast as Emma Laws, a technician who works at Restoration Life Services, the facility which enables people to have their memories downloaded for back-up so when death happens, those memories can uploaded into a new body.
Carracher (Us thriller Vanished, The Doctor Blake Mysteries) is Gavin Worth, whose body becomes the vessel for Oliver.s restored memories.
Lourde (Felony, Stephen Sewell.s Embedded) portrays Talia Klein, Oliver.s wife. Rounding out the cast is Ailis Logan as Dr Francis Parr.
- 7/16/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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