tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60647306377047193712024-02-22T07:31:58.373-08:00The Festival BlogSt Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-68022605131142935432012-06-11T21:10:00.000-07:002012-06-11T21:12:25.403-07:00Regional Tour<span style="color: blue;">HELLO FRIENDS</span><br />
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It's a fortnight since the finale of the 29th St Kilda Film Festival, and we all know what that means... not really, but that's what this blog is for! It's time for the<b> Regional Tour</b>, where SKFF brings an assortment of Festival goodies to towns around Victoria, for those who were unable to make it to Melbourne in May. Whether you're after a documentary fan, a comedy nut or love a good old fashioned apocalypse, there's something for everyone in this eclectic selection <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Some of the films to feature are -- </span><br />
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<b>Transmission</b><br />
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A thrilling post-apocalyptic tale about a father and daughter and this year's winner of the Best Short Film, Best Actor and Best Editing awards<br />
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<b>The Globe Collector </b><br />
A quirky documentary about light globe collection and winner of this year's Best Documentary award<br />
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<b>After the Credits </b><br />
What happens 'after the credits' of a typical Hollywood romance -- winner of Best Screenplay<br />
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<b>Betty's Tap Catz </b><br />
A heart-warming documentary about an elderly woman who, at 76, still teaches tap dancing<br />
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<b>Bonny Doon </b><br />
Stephen Curry and Dave Lawson in a car, talking about Curry's acting career and techniques = hilarity<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The venues throughout the state to showcase SKFF films include -- </span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="normaltext1" style="font-family: Gudea; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">Nhill Memorial Community Centre Theatre <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Friday 15 June 7.30pm </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span class="subheading1" style="font-family: Dosis; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;">HAMILTON</span> <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span class="normaltext1" style="font-family: Gudea; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">Hamilton Cinema <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Saturday 16 June 1pm </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span class="subheading1" style="font-family: Dosis; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;">MILDURA </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span class="normaltext1" style="font-family: Gudea; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">Wesley Church <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Friday 22 June 7.30pm </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span class="subheading1" style="font-family: Dosis; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;">CHARLTON </span> <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span class="normaltext1" style="font-family: Gudea; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;">The Rex <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Saturday 23 June 7.30pm </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">For further information about the Regional Tour's film selection and more about this year's Festival in general, follow this </span><a href="http://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au/2012-s2/page-141/touring">link</a><span style="color: blue;">. </span><br />
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Hints and tips for short film submissions to next year's St Kilda Film Festival will be coming in the next blog update.<br />
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Chat soon,<br />
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In-the-know InternSt Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-83134273175537187092012-05-27T08:53:00.001-07:002012-05-27T09:02:15.496-07:00Goodbye... until the Regional Tour!<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i>All the good times,</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i>We had together. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Awful song, lovely message. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b>Tonight the 29th St Kilda Film Festival waved goodbye to another year of innovative and inspiring short films from across Australia (and the world -- for the International section). We've loved seeing y'all at The Astor, The Palais, Town Hall and Forum Hall, supporting the industry we all love in such a quintessentially 'Melbourne' setting. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Congratulations to all the winners at tonight's Closing Night Awards -- you all deserve the great prizes on offer (including a whopping $10,000 for Best Short Film). For everyone who was nominated for an award, you should be proud too -- it takes a lot to stand out from such a strong field of entrants. In other Closing Night comments, Bob Franklin was in fine form as MC, delivering a dry-as-gin routine in hilarious fashion, and the venue looked very swish with colourful table displays and watercolour lighting effects a treat for the eyes.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Best Achievement in Production Design: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Cryo – KAREN MURPHY</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Best Achievement in Sound Post Production: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Nullarbor - MATT BAUER</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Best Original Score: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">The Missing Key - MILES NICHOLAS, JONATHAN NIX, KATHRYN BROWNHILL</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">SBS Award Winner: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">THE WILDING, Dir Grant Scicluna / Prod Jannine Barnes</span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">I hope that you're all as excited about the future of Aussie film as we are! </span><br />
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<br />St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-11050405206890444652012-05-26T21:39:00.001-07:002012-05-26T21:50:38.440-07:00The Festival Wraps UpFestival Friends,<br />
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Sadly, the curtain is soon to close on another year of the St Kilda Film Festival -- and what a year it has been! Yesterday the Top 100 sessions had solid attendance, alongside the Industry Open Day and the specialist Forums at the Forum Hall. As has become an annual tradition, Paul Harris hosted Film Buff's Forecast program, opening with, "We are coming live from the foyer of the beautiful, ornate few remaining picture palaces in Melbourne -- The Astor... it might be in a traffic gridlock but it's still looking in all its pristine glory".<br />
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Harris got to chat with Colin Usher, director of Top 100 documentary, the very sweet <i>Betty's Tap Catz</i>. Usher says "I like doing an uplifting documentary - so when the audience walks out of the theatre they feel happy about it". <i>Betty's Tap Catz </i>is the feel-good documentary about Betty Crocker ("not to be confused with the cookery icon" says Harris) a mature-aged dance teacher, motivating other elderly folks to get up and boogie down.<br />
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Another guest featured was the director of <i>Tranmission</i> Zak Hilditch. Harris mentions that it "has already had a pretty run and has played at several festivals including Tribeca" "yeah, it's been pretty exciting to meet other filmmakers and screenwriters". Funded by Screen Australia's 'Springboard' initiative, the film was made as teaser for a feature or at least "the mood and tone of a feature" as Hilditch says.<br />
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To catch the rest of yesterday's 'Film Buff's Forecast' check out <a href="http://ondemand.rrr.org.au/">http://ondemand.rrr.org.au/ </a> for more filmy goodness.<br />
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Remember that tonight is Closing Night, for which there are still tickets available to see the Festival's best and brightest be awarded for their efforts. It will be a great night of celebrating Australia's film industry and perhaps a good chance to network...<br />
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Also, there are the two final Top 100 film sessions (including the moving <i>Adam's Tallit</i>, the mesmerising documentary collaboration <i>We Were Here, </i>and the hilarious <i>Picking Up At Auschwitz</i>) the first session starts at 3.30pm, the second at 6.30pm. Also, we can't forget about the second Irish Shorts session (from 5pm), another fresh look at Irish culture.<br />
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Thanks for reading, and enjoy the last night of St Kilda Film Festival 2012.<br />
This isn't my last post, so don't get all teary... I'll be updating the blog with winners from tonight and information regarding the upcoming TOUR for Rural Victoria.<br />
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Lots of love,<br />
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SoundKilda went off with a bang last night and I hope y'all had as much as the staff (!)... </div>
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Hooray for all the winners from last night, including the DRAW for Best Music Video -- </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px;">“Audiences, starved for a spark of originality, enjoy short movies which are innovative, economic and highly entertaining. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><i>This year’s exciting field of entries ticks all these boxes. Congratulations to the award nominees and all the Top 100 finalists." - </i>Paul Harris, Festival Director</span>
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Congratulations to all the nominees for awards this year! It's been a very strong Top 100 and everyone should be stoked to have their film screened as there were over 500 entries! If you weren't successful in getting a film screened this year, I'll have plenty of tips from Paul Harris to come as the Festival winds down on how to enter and get your submission noticed! </div>
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<b>Here are some of the great films nominated for this year's massive prize pool!</b></div>
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The Palace – Dir. Anthony Maras / Prod. Anthony Maras, Kate Croser, Andros Achilleos</div>
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Transmission – Dir. Zak Hilditch / Prod. Liz Kearney</div>
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Paper Planes – Dir. Storm Ashwood</div>
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Transmission - Dir. Zak Hilditch</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">TONIGHT: </span></div>
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The much-anticipated (and blogged about) <b>'Corman at Ya!'</b> is on <b>tonight at 11pm. </b></div>
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Too late for you? Then <b>Sessions 4 and 5 of the Top 100 </b>from <b>6pm at The Astor. </b></div>
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For Forum fans there's another dose from <b>6pm </b>with <b>Get Animated: Annecy and Beyond </b>(which features Adam Elliot, OMG) then <b>Ten Things To Know Before You Shoot from 8pm </b>for a detailed look into filmmaking in the digital era. </div>
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Check out session times tonight here -- </div>
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<b>Industry Open Day! -- </b>say hi to friendly Industry folk who'll help you out with all your technical and career-advancement needs. Paul Harris will be broadcasting his Film Buff's Forecast for RRR at lunchtime from the foyer too - so that's always exciting. </div>
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<b>Forums galore! </b>-- including Forums on editing, marketing and distribution</div>
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<b style="font-family: Gudea;">Irish Shorts 1 -- </b><span style="font-family: Gudea;">cream of Irish short filmmaking's expansive crop, hand-picked from Cork Film Festival for SKFF audience's viewing pleasure. A great cross-section of Irish film, exploring the country's multi-layered personality. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gudea;"><b>Sessions 6 to 11 (!) of Australia's Top 100 Short Films </b>-- there are too many to name here, so check out your festival guide or the website for program info. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gudea;"><b>Blaze of Glory </b>-- the unofficial FESTIVAL PARTY</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gudea;">What an incredible day full of information and entertainment. So what if it's raining? That's not an excuse to not come, it's all indoors after all. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Palais - Opening Night (photo - Jim Lee)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave Lawson and Stephen Curry (photo - Jim Lee)</td></tr>
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<br />St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-24526046287094934242012-05-23T22:16:00.003-07:002012-05-24T00:49:05.427-07:00Festival Week in Full SwingSt Kilda Film Fest is in full swing and although all the staff are funning flat out, everyone is having a blast. Here's a quick run-down of what's happened and what's happening tonight. Plus a quick preview of Saturday's highlights... <br />
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YESTERDAY:<br />
<b>Under the Radar </b>was well attended by filmmakers, alongside their family, friends and the general festival-going public. The winner of the youth program will be announced on Sunday night.<br />
<b>Annecy: 1997 to 2004 </b>drew in animation buffs with its eclectic showcase of shorts.<br />
<b>Session One of the Top 100 </b>gave everyone another sample of what's to come throughout the week.<br />
<b>Pitch Clinic</b> and <b>From Longs to Shorts! </b>filled up Forum Hall with crowds of intrigued film practitioners, keen to soak up every bit of advice from leading Industry figures.<br />
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TONIGHT:<br />
<b>Sessions Two and Three of the Top 100 </b>will play at The Astor from 6pm, these programs include:<br />
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Opening Night star <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">'The Globe Collector'</span><br />
A revealing documentary about the Bali 9 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">'My Brother Andy'</span><br />
Another intriguing character-documentary with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">'It's Him Terry Lim!' </span><br />
The visually stunning <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">'Ten Quintillion'</span><br />
Magical animation <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">'Polo's Robot' </span><br />
Tragi-comic meditation on being dumped <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">'The Human Fog' </span><br />
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A drama about dealing with tragedy<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> 'Shelling Peas'</span><br />
The good, bad and ugly of Indians living in Melbourne<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> 'In My Skin'</span><br />
Everything can change in a<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> 'Millisecond' </span><br />
Polly wants to map a lost city in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">'The Cartographer' </span><br />
Intense study of PTSD<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> 'Toy Soldier' </span><br />
Inspiring documentary <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">'On Her Shoulders' </span><br />
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<b>Making a Music Video </b></div>
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Before heading over to SoundKilda, you might want to see how<i> </i>the music videos are made. All the elements of effectively merging imagery and melody are pulled-apart and studied. </div>
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<i>From 6.30 to 8pm at Forum Hall </i></div>
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The much anticipated return of this festival favourite starts at 9pm, at The Astor. The fabulous clips featured are from renowned artists such as Gotye, Miami Horror, and Kate Miller-Heidke, and directed by acclaimed auteurs including Darcy Prendergast, Natasha Pincus, and Krozm.<br />
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$3,500 in prizes is given to the most outstanding clips and an audience choice winner.<br />
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Come to soak up the atmosphere and hum along to some great tunes if you've not already bought tickets.<br />
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SOME THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO:<br />
<b>Industry Open Day </b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Are you looking to enroll in a film school? </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Are you searching for the perfect equipment for your next shoot? </span><br />
Then come to the free 'Industry Open Day' to be held from 12pm to 4pm in The Astor's foyer on Saturday afternoon. With a wide range of aspects of the Industry catered for (post-production, camera equipment, film schools and more), exhibitors will have desks set up with experts and educators there to help with queries and/or inspiration!<br />
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<b>Exhibitors include: </b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Lemac</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Music & Effects</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">RMIT University</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Open Channel </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Australian Directors Guild </span><br />
... and many more!<br />
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<b>Blaze of Glory </b><br />
The unofficial festival party is on this Saturday night at The Astor from 10.30pm.<br />
Hosted by the SKFF staff joker Paul Shea, it'll be a night of drinks and nostalgia, set to the music of Duran Duran and Madonna, among others superstars of 'movie music'.<br />
It's ONLY $5 too, so come along and be merry! <br />
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For all festival, program and ticketing information visit <a href="http://stkildafilmfestival.com.au/">stkildafilmfestival.com.au</a>St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-26769865182144581052012-05-22T18:34:00.003-07:002012-05-23T01:50:12.047-07:00Oh what a night!Opening Night was (as always) a roaring success, with all screened films generating thunderous applause from the massive Palais audience. <i>The Globe Collector </i>had a particularly loud response of laughter and cheers, so too did <i>Transmission </i>(how good was the little girl's performance?!). Glen Robbins was the understated yet warm and funny host, guiding everyone through the speeches -- with Paul Harris' trademark wit and passion for film the highlight.<br />
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<i>So where do we go from here? </i><br />
Well, it's time to get knee-deep in Festival goodness!<br />
<b>Under the Radar </b>-- the youth-oriented video competition -- will exhibit some of the freshest film talent down-under from <b>6pm to 7.30pm at The Astor </b><br />
<b>Australia's Top 100 Films: Session One</b> will be the first taste (other than last night) audiences will get for the finest short films in the country that are in competition for Sunday's awards. From <b>7.30pm to 9pm at The Astor</b><br />
<b>Best of Annecy International Animation Festival: 1997 to 2004 </b>offers half of the delightful animation selection for this year, brought to you straight from the archive of the world's preeminent animation festival, from <b>9pm to 10.30pm at The Astor </b><br />
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<i>Not to mention... </i>FORUMS!<br />
<b>Pitch Clinic </b>-- a chance to get up close and personal with Industry experts and their helpful advice on the art of pitching to film financiers <b>6pm to 7.30pm at Forum Hall </b><br />
<b>From Shorts to Longs! The Leap to Directing Features </b>-- a guide for the transition between short and feature filmmaking, with a panel of directors who've done just that. <b>7.30pm to 9pm at Forum Hall </b><br />
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So come along, grab some popcorn, make yourself comfortable and be swept away by the superb short films of the SKFF! Or go to Forum Hall with several notepads and pens and get ready for some very beneficial advice!<br />
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Hope to see you there!<br />
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<Insert Intern>St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-60658793339987369462012-05-21T22:49:00.000-07:002012-05-21T22:49:51.191-07:00Bonny Doon -- A Bucket of KFC<b>Late last Saturday night, Paul Harris joined Headley Gritter and a panel including Stephen Curry, Matt Saville and Dave Lawson for RRR's The Party Show to talk about their careers, philosophies and SKFF. </b><br />
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Curry (perhaps best known for roles in <i>The Castle </i>and <i>The King)</i>, Lawson (standup comedian) and Saville (director of <i>We Can Be Heroes </i>and <i>The King</i>) collaborated on a short film which features in this year's Top 100, titled <i>Bonny Doon. </i>The film, a car-set impromptu tour-de-force, was allegedly made on the budget of "a bucket of KFC" and is "a wonderful journey from A to A" as Curry describes.<br />
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When asked (by its makers) why the film was chosen to screen at the Festival, Harris answered that as a curator of a film festival, he looks for films that stand out, aren't made to a "house style" meaning it isn't 'the norm' -- and when "something as idiosyncratic as [<i>Bonny Doon</i>]" comes along, it's hard not to pay attention.<br />
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Another guest to feature on the show was Natasha Pincus, director of the music video monolith 'Somebody That I Used to Know' (with over 215 million views... oh my golly!) who describes her success as having a paradoxical effect -- "Life is completely like it was. But nothing like it was." When asked when she was planning next to make a film clip she said "I'm careful when picking projects because they take a long time". Unlike the few hours it took to film <i>Bonny Doon "</i>it took 26 hours" of (mostly) naked Gotye and Kimbra covered in body paint.<br />
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<b>Catch the work of Curry, Saville, Lawson and Pincus during the festival:</b><br />
<b><i>Bonny Doon -- </i>Top 100 Session Five: 9pm Friday, May 25</b><br />
<b><i>Somebody That I Used To Know </i>-- SoundKilda: 9pm Thursday, May 24 </b><br />
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Listen to the hilarious banter of Headley and company online at <a href="http://ondemand.rrr.org.au/">http://ondemand.rrr.org.au/</a><br />
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<br />St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-18052794739102414042012-05-21T22:20:00.000-07:002012-05-22T09:44:27.522-07:00Opening in FOUR HOURS!!!!<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;">It's time to play the music. </span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;">It's time to light the lights. </span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;">It's time to turn on the projector </span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;">-- for Opening Night tonight.</span></i><br />
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That's right, I'm a huge Muppets fan. I'm also a huge <b>St Kilda Film Festival </b>fan (if you've not noticed) -- speaking of which, it's time to officially OPEN THE FESTIVAL! Tonight The Palais plays host to an eclectic range of films -- a taste of the smorgasbord to come.<br />
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In its 29th year, SKFF is a uniquely 'Melbourne' event -- with over 100 films from some of Australia's best filmmakers screening over the week, alongside forums and special screenings, it all culminates in Sunday's Closing Night awards. <br />
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<b>The films to be screened tonight are: </b><br />
<i>Suspended -- </i>A magical spectacle<br />
<i>Burn -- </i>Epic skateboarding short<br />
<i>Am I OK -- </i>A tongue-in-cheek existential crisis<br />
<i>Sidewalk Scribble -- </i>A musical portrait of a city<br />
<i>Transmission -- </i>The apocalypse with a twist<br />
<i>The Globe Collector -- </i>Documentary making at its most inventive<br />
<i>Into the Sun -- </i>An angel falls from the sky into deep water<br />
<i>Bonny Doon </i>-- Comedy gold in a car<br />
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I hope that you're as excited as I am about all these fabulous films and catch glimpses of those who made them!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Also, yesterday I blogged a bunch of quotes from all the SKFF staff, minus the wonderful Amber Harris -- Program Development -- who was away from the office. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In answer to my general question, 'What are you most excited about for Opening Night?' </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Finally putting faces to the names of filmmakers and Industry folk I've been talking to over the past few months"</span><br />
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On that note, see you real soon!<br />
I'm off to put my face on...<br />
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<br />St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-89741224403384133662012-05-20T22:56:00.003-07:002012-05-20T22:56:23.429-07:00Interview Corman at Ya!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Jamie Blanks and Mark Hartley Interviewed on RRR's Film Buff's Forecast</span><br />
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St Kilda Film Festival's trailer tribute to the "undisputed King of the Bs", Roger Corman, will be screened this Friday from 11pm at The Astor Theatre. For the late-night session, the superbly talented Mark Hartley and Jamie Blanks have compiled the best "money shots" from Corman's long career in film. Paul Harris interviewed them on his Film Buff's Forecast radio show, to get their perspective on Corman and his film career -- with the privilege of "access to Joe Dante's archive".<br />
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When creating a compilation of Corman's filmography highlights, Blanks and Hartley decided "the best way to do it, is to find the best trailers" -- to gather all the strangest snippets of arresting imagery, and accompanying swellings of music. In other words, creating a showcase of mini-films -- a cinematic licorice all-sorts if you will.<br />
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"The first half [of the program] is films Corman directed himself," says Hartley, "the second half will be those [films] he produced". They agree they're "in love with the trailers from the 70s" -- an era in which Corman was particularly active. Harris concurs that he loves"the old school trailers" because they "are in effect like going down sideshow alley -- going by all these carny spruikers, trying to get people into their tents". According to Blanks, Hartley and Harris, the intriguing, playful and teasing nature of yesteryear's trailers contrasts drastically to today's trailers which Harris says "are something to be endured" rather than enjoyed.<br />
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To expand your opinion of trailers, come along and be swept away in a high tide of DRAMA! INTRIGUE! ROMANCE!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Corman at Ya! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">@ The Astor</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">11pm to 12.30am </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Friday, May 25 </span><br />
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To listen to the interview, check out <a href="http://ondemand.rrr.org.au/">http://ondemand.rrr.org.au/ </a> and click the link to Film Buff's Forecast<br />
For more information about Roger Corman, go to <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000339/">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000339/</a>St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-53092325741017984702012-05-20T21:33:00.002-07:002012-05-20T23:01:21.687-07:00Tomorrow is LIFT-OFF!!<div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">After months of organisation and hard-work, the SKFF team will kick off the Festival with the help of a huge audience of film practitioners and movie buffs, tomorrow night at the wonderful Palais Theatre. It will surely be a magical evening, so I asked team members what they're most excited about regarding Melbourne's most exciting Tuesday night this year... </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>"Anyone who's thinking of going to the iconic Palais tomorrow night, this might be your last ever opportunity to see films there -- because with the quality of the program, we're going to lift the roof off the theatre" - Paul Harris, SKFF Festival Director </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"I can't wait for the filmmakers to <i>finally </i>see their films on the big screen" - Adele Denison, SKFF Festival Producer </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Very excited! There's a lot going on, but Opening Night will no doubt will be a highlight of the festival" - Angus Macpherson, SKFF Production Manager </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Excited as I am every year. I love seeing the Palais full and all the anticipation of the week ahead" - Annie Helps, SKFF Marketing</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"The mixologist, who'll be making daiquiris and the the signature Renault cocktail. Also keen to see the audience reaction to 'Bonnie Doon'." - Paul Shea, Business Development </span></div>
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<b>OPENING NIGHT -- </b><b>7.30pm Tomorrow</b><b> (!), May 22nd</b><br />
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</div>St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-49599168196934983342012-05-17T22:58:00.000-07:002012-05-19T21:06:07.818-07:00Pitch Clinic UpdateAs you (hopefully) know already, there's a great opportunity for filmmakers to learn the art of successfully 'pitching' screen projects to financiers at this year's forum 'Pitch Clinic'. Paul Harris talked to Forum panelist Pamela Wilson-Endrina on his RRR show, a former entertainment lawyer who spent ten years working in the USA, helping to operate a film investment arm of a larger banking company.<br />
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In response to Wilson-Endrina's anxieties about the state of Australian screen pitching, she's established a short course at Victoria University's Sir Zelman Cowen Centre which not only includes information for successful pitching, but everything in screen business -- from international co-producing to understanding the paradigms of marketing and distribution. 'Pitch Clinic' will be a snapshot of the business of filmmaking with Endria-Wilson alongside a panel of Industry experts who will give invaluable advice for emerging to established practitioners, looking to find funding for their screen dreams.<br />
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Also on the panel is John Endrina -- who worked with his wife in the screen investment firm while they were based in the USA -- and Alan Finney, the esteemed chair of the Australian Film Institute (AFI) who formely acted as Vice President and Managing Director of Bueno Vista International (now Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures).<br />
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<b>'Pitch Clinic' is the first Filmmaker Development Forum, and will be held at Forum Hall on Wednesday, May 23rd -- 6pm to 7.30pm </b></div>
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<em>Intern 101</em></div>St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-74796191041980494702012-05-17T22:14:00.004-07:002012-05-17T22:14:42.176-07:00Opening Night Excitement -- a taste of what's to come (from 2011's festival) <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Palais Theatre</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St Kilda Town Hall... after dark</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Festival friend Adam Elliot </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melbourne talk show host (and personal favourite) Yumi Stynes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Film folk excitedly waiting in the foyer of The Palais</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More after party action</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photos courtesy of Jim Lee</span></div>St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-13118210318159920552012-05-17T20:04:00.001-07:002012-05-17T20:04:59.762-07:00Last chance to WIN<div>
<b>Hey there film folk!</b></div>
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If you're not a fan of SKFF on Facebook (perhaps you should be... just sayin'), or you've not checked the Festival's website for a while, then you might not know about the great prizes on offer for next week -- and today is the LAST DAY to enter for your chance to nab many amazing prizes including: </div>
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Seriously, what do you have to lose?! </div>
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Get on it!</div>
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Visit the website for more details -- </div>
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</div>St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-62049057332932157752012-05-16T23:01:00.001-07:002012-05-17T06:21:57.266-07:00FIVE DAYS plus FORUM FEVER (Last one)<h4>
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<b>DISTRIBUTING AND MARKETING SHORT FILMS</b><br />
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So you've spent years developing a film that you're finally happy with: the writing is snappy, the acting is powerful, the shots are spliced expertly, and the score is compelling. All there's left to do is show people your masterpiece. Simple? Only if handled in the right way...<br />
Shaun Miller moderates a panel of marketing and distribution experts who'll guide the forum's audience through the journey to get your film out there. The panel includes <b>Steph McKenna</b> -- Roadshow Films, <b>Simon Britton </b>-- MediaWaveTV, <b>Katherine Thornton </b>-- Sharmill Films, and <b>Jannine Barnes </b>-- Happening Films.<br />
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The standard of its editing can make or break a film, and knowledge of how to master this complex craft truly is powerful for any editor, producer or director. Each panelist will exhibit a piece of their work and deconstruct the elements which make the scene effective, due to its editing. The panel of editors includes <b>Megan Voevedin</b> (<i>Into the Sun </i>from 2012's Top 100, <i>The Accident</i>), <b>Cameron Nugent </b>(<i>Spider Walk </i>from 2012's Top 100, <i>The Honeymoon</i>) and <b>Sasha Dylan Bell </b>(<i>Lemonade Stand </i>from 2012's Top 100, <i>December Boys</i>).<br />
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<b>ACT. WRITE. DIRECT. </b><br />
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Damian Walshe-Howling. Matilda Brown. Damon Gameau. <br />
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They've all made the leap from in front to behind the camera. Learn how they did it in their forum, where the actor-writer-directors talk about the differences and similarities between directing and acting.<br />
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<b>Damian Walshe-Howling</b>'s acting credits include <i>Underbelly </i>and <i>The Secret Life of Us </i>-- he's directed/written 2012 Top 100 film <i>Suspended</i>.<br />
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<b>Matilda Brown'</b>s acting credits include <i>Offspring </i>and <i>The Chaser </i>-- her directing and writing credits include short films <i>How Things Work </i>and (2012 Top 100 film) <i>Am I Okay.</i><br />
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<b>Damon Gameau'</b>s acting credits include <i>Balibo </i>and <i>Love My Way </i>-- he directed TropFest winning short film <i>Animal Beatbox. </i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Damian Walshe-Howling</td></tr>
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Moderated by Festival Director and occasional actor, Paul Harris (<i>Love and Other Catastrophes </i>and <i>Dogs in Space</i>).<br />
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Digital Pictures presents a panel of leading assistant editors, data wranglers, colourists and post gurus who will dispense golden advice for your future projects in the digital era. <br />
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Discover how you can make the most of the 'large sensor' revolution with this enlightening forum presented by Lemac and hosted by award-winning cinematographer John Brawley (TV's <em>Offspring </em>and the upcoming reboot series of <em>Puberty Blues </em>among other productions). <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
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<strong>'Camera Talk' will be held at Forum Hall from 10am to 11.30am -- Saturday, May 26</strong><br />
<strong>Lemac will also have a desk at SKFF's 'Industry Open Day' at The Astor Theatre -- Saturday, May 26</strong><br />
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<em>For more information about Lemac and Digital Pictures, check out the websites linked below: </em><br />
<a href="http://www.digitalpictures.com.au/">http://www.digitalpictures.com.au/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.lemac.com.au/">http://www.lemac.com.au/</a>St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-77912629507596258452012-05-13T20:22:00.000-07:002012-05-13T20:22:57.814-07:00Exciting Update!<strong>Oh hi, Festival Followers!</strong><br />
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We've recently received more great news for a Top 100 short film. <strong>'The Globe Collector'</strong> (see below) and Amy Gebhardt's summer-themed <strong>'We Were Here'</strong> has been selected to screen at the <strong>Sheffield Doc/Fest</strong> -- an event which showcases some of the best documentary talent from around the world. They're two of only three Australian documentaries to show, so The Globe Collector's director Summer DeRoche and producer Andrea Distefano are heading over to the UK with the support of Screen Australia, to take advantage of this opportunity. Much like SKFF, the Sheffield Doc/Fest not only screens great films, but has opportunities to partake in workshops/forums and networking events. <br />
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Big congratulations to all of them! The trailer for 'We Were Here' is below...<br />
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<strong>In other news... </strong><br />
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We're only ONE WEEK (and a day) from St Kilda Film Festival 2012 and we couldn't be much more excited/anxious. <strong>Corman At Ya!</strong> is looking in fine B-movie form; our doyennes of ticketing are tapping frantically at their keyboards, arranging seats for the fast-filling sessions of <strong>Australia's Top 100 Short Films</strong>; ears are being flushed in preparation for <strong>SoundKILDA</strong> and <strong>Blaze of Glory</strong>; and this little intern should be writing some more <strong>'Forum Fever'</strong> updates...<br />
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Adios for now!<br />
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Summer DeRoche, child of influential screenwriter Everett DeRoche (whose credits include Aussie classics 'Razorback' and 'Long Weekend'), grew up on film sets, harbouring ambitions to make films from an early age. She studied for her Bachelor of Film and TV at Swinburne University, where she met Distefano. 'The Globe Collector' is their most successful collaboration to date -- already lining up international premieres. Although the film was originally made for TropFest (2012's 'signature item' was light globe) it has a found a life of its own.<br />
"I was quite attracted to the imagery of light globe collections," says DeRoche, of her original inspiration. But an image isn't enough to sustain audience interest, there needs to be an engaging subject -- she found that in Andrew Pullen.<br />
With one of the world's largest light globe collections, Pullen has an all consuming passion for electronics, which fill his relatively secluded life in Tasmania. His solitude might stem from his Asperger's syndrome, but he describes it more as a label than anything else -- "They say it’s a disorder, I don’t like the term of ‘disorder’, it’s just another type of person, another type of personality" -- a sentiment that makes this documentary surprisingly moving.<br />
Made on a shoestring budget with a five person crew and tight interstate shooting schedule, 'The Globe Collector' has come together in a neat package with an interesting idea and emotional tug -- no wonder, then, that it's playing Opening Night at The Palais Theatre which Paul Harris reminds DeRoche and Disefano is "full of light globes".<br />
So what's next for the director and producer? Distefano says producing features is what she's "aiming for", she found her time as an assistant on Australian musical 'Bran Nue Dae' inspirational and educational. DeRoche also hopes to jump from directing short films to features. Perhaps they should pop over to the 'From Shorts to Longs' forum (May 23, 8pm -- Forum Hall)...<br />
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<b>'The Globe Collector' screens at SKFF: </b><br />
<b>Opening Night @ The Palais Theatre, TUES May 22nd -- 7.30pm </b><br />
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<b>Session Two of Top 100 @ The Astor Theatre, THURS May 24th -- 6pm </b><br />
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For the film synopsis and trailer visit: <a href="http://theglobecollector.com/">http://theglobecollector.com/</a><br />
For more on the director visit: <a href="http://summerderoche.com/">http://summerderoche.com/</a>St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-52209742461066888722012-05-07T22:22:00.003-07:002012-05-07T22:25:13.896-07:00FORUM FEVER: Update #2<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
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'Thriller', 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and 'Single Ladies'... What do all these songs have in common? They all have very memorable music videos. Not only is it a great marketing tool -- it's another level of artistic expression. Learn tips for effective music video production from industry pros like Natasha Pincus, who directed Australia's most-viewed online video, Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used To Know' (nearly 200 million views). Darren Middleton, from seminal rock band Powderfinger, will also be talking about his experiences with both film and music. <br />
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Join Oscar nominee Anthony Lucas (<em>The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello</em>),Oscar winner Adam Elliot (<em>Harvey Krumpet</em>, <em>Mary and Max</em>) and advertising and stop-motion guru Glen Hunwick in their discussion of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and the ever-expanding world of animated cinema. This forum is moderated by Robert Stephenson, who teaches at the VCA and has a film in this year's Top 100 -- the satirical animation <em>Paris Lakes </em>(which was screened at Annecy last year). <br />
<br />St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-49521188526838910462012-05-07T19:44:00.000-07:002012-05-07T20:12:34.645-07:00NEWS 08.05.12<br />
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co-production of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Palace </i>(the film
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Earth </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">At the Formal </i>– the
latter of which will be screening at SKFF. Originally from North Carlton,
Kavanagh will be travelling to Los Angeles and receive mentorship from
Australian-born director Robert Luketic (of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Legally
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thriller, with a darkly humorous twist, screens at SKFF in Session 13 of the
Top 100 program, Sunday May 27<sup>th</sup> 2pm – 3.30pm</span></b></div>
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Australian Film, Television and Radio
School is screening six of the school’s most outstanding short films in the
Aus/NZ focused ‘Cinema des Antipodes’ program at the prestigious Cannes Film
Festival. Two of the exhibited, ‘Emily’ and ‘Moth’ films will be in competition
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Emily</span></i><span lang="EN-US">, a psychological
thriller (which was recently nominated for a Student Academy Award)</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">screens at SKFF in Session 7
of the Top 100 program, Saturday May 26<sup>th</sup> 1.30pm – 3pm</b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Moth</i><span lang="EN-US">, a story of escapism,
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CONGRATULATIONS to the above films. Talent
is emerging from everywhere and we’re thrilled to showcase some of Australia’s
best right here, in St Kilda, in 14 days!</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(Gossip) Intern <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></div>St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0St Kilda VIC 3182, Australia-37.8675123 144.9789807-37.8800473 144.95923969999998 -37.8549773 144.9987217tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-68677224070622836202012-05-03T22:33:00.001-07:002012-05-03T22:33:42.706-07:00FORUM FEVER: Part 1In 2011 SKFF asked filmmaking enthusiasts what they'd like to see more of at the Festival. The overwhelming response to this question was MORE FORUMS! So the wonderful program developers answered with <b>double </b>the forums - which address subjects from music video production to pitching to editing and beyond.<br />
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It's a well-known fact that pitching an idea to funding bodies or production companies can be very intimidating. To guide film practitioners through the process of pitching, from emerging talents to established auteurs, the Pitch Clinic's panel of industry experts will assess five shortlisted pitches and give feedback. </div>
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If you've got an idea for a film project, we encourage you to submit a one page outline to the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre at Victoria University, email: ESP@vu.edu.au</div>
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</div>St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-14938283139810185202012-05-03T20:38:00.004-07:002012-05-03T20:38:59.728-07:00The Wonderful World of AnnecyEclectic. Exciting. Bizarre. Whimsical. These are some of the words you could use to describe the animations to expect at Annecy, the world's premiere animation festival. Since its 1960 inception, the Festival has continually supported the emergence of new creative talent. To celebrate this institution, St Kilda Film Festival is offering its patrons the opportunity to explore the world of Annecy through two sessions, showcasing some of the best of the Festival between 1997 and 2011.<br />
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<b>Best of Annecy: Program One (1997 to 2004) </b><br />
Elderly monks in love, and surreal train stations, revolutions of crustaceans and gender transformation. Sounds like the surreal lyrics of a B-52s song.<br />
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<b>Best of Annecy: Program Two (2004 to 2011) </b><br />
Clever visual trickery, innovative stop-motion techniques and elegantly crafted stories - the love of animation is clearly evident in these films.<br />
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The guys from 'The Bazura Project' movie show (ABC TV) won, in a display of Tarantino-esque cinematic knowledge.St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064730637704719371.post-48243003576789309922012-05-02T22:13:00.000-07:002012-05-03T07:19:51.734-07:00Program is OUT!!!That's right. The program for the St Kilda Film Festival was officially launched at last night's Film Buff's Trivia and is ready for your perusal. Highlights of 2012's stellar line-up include the much-mentioned <b>Australia's Top 100 Short Films</b>, <b>SoundKilda Music Video Competition</b>, <b>Cork Film Festival showcase</b>, <b>Annecy animation showcase</b>, <b>Industry Open Day</b>, and <b>Blaze of Glory</b>. The festival kicks off in 19 days and 6 hours (according to the clever countdown thing on the website) with all the bells and whistles of <b>Opening Night</b> which will give audiences a tantilising teaser of the standard of film fare to come. World premieres for <i>Suspended</i>, <i>Am I Okay</i> and <i>Bonny Doon</i> on the night will surely bring an air of antici...pation and the mysterious compere will shock and delight (maybe not shock) throughout the evening... All for $30!! Definitely one of the best things to do on a Tuesday night!<br />
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Ticketing and program details are available at <a href="http://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au/2012/flipbook.html">http://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au/2012/flipbook.html</a>St Kilda Film Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628747694355335855noreply@blogger.com0