AMC Studios has greenlit series Firebite, helmed by Warwick Thornton and Brendan Fletcher and described as a “high-octane” Indigenous spin on the vampire genre.
Firebite follows two Indigenous Australian hunters, Tyson and Shanika, on their quest to battle the last colony of vampires in the middle of the desert – a colony shipped from Britain to Australia in 1788 by the colonial superpower to eradicate the Indigenous population.
Sheltering from the sun in the underground mines and tunnels that surround the town until the present day, the colony’s numbers and hunger is growing. War is coming. Tyson and Shanika stand vanguard to the war.
A co-production with See-Saw Films, the eight-parter is expected to start shooting in South Australia in the coming months and land on AMC+ in the US later this year. There is no word as yet to an Australian broadcaster.
Thornton and Fletcher have co-created and written the series,...
Firebite follows two Indigenous Australian hunters, Tyson and Shanika, on their quest to battle the last colony of vampires in the middle of the desert – a colony shipped from Britain to Australia in 1788 by the colonial superpower to eradicate the Indigenous population.
Sheltering from the sun in the underground mines and tunnels that surround the town until the present day, the colony’s numbers and hunger is growing. War is coming. Tyson and Shanika stand vanguard to the war.
A co-production with See-Saw Films, the eight-parter is expected to start shooting in South Australia in the coming months and land on AMC+ in the US later this year. There is no word as yet to an Australian broadcaster.
Thornton and Fletcher have co-created and written the series,...
- 6/8/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
AMC Studios has greenlit AMC+ original Firebite, an Australian vampire fantasy series from See-Saw Films, the UK and Aussie producer behind AMC’s Top Of The Lake.
Created, written, and directed by Australia’s Indigenous auteur Warwick Thornton (Samson and Delilah) and Brendan Fletcher (Mad Bastards), Firebite is billed as a high-octane series that follows two Indigenous Australian hunters, Tyson and Shanika, on their quest to battle the last colony of vampires in the south Australian desert.
The eight-part drama is set in a remote desert mining town, a hive for the last vampire stronghold shipped from Britain to Australia in 1788 by the colonial superpower to eradicate the Indigenous populations.
Sheltering from the sun in the underground mines and tunnels that surround the town until the present day, the colony’s numbers and hunger is growing. War is coming. Tyson and Shanika stand vanguard to the war.
But what hope...
Created, written, and directed by Australia’s Indigenous auteur Warwick Thornton (Samson and Delilah) and Brendan Fletcher (Mad Bastards), Firebite is billed as a high-octane series that follows two Indigenous Australian hunters, Tyson and Shanika, on their quest to battle the last colony of vampires in the south Australian desert.
The eight-part drama is set in a remote desert mining town, a hive for the last vampire stronghold shipped from Britain to Australia in 1788 by the colonial superpower to eradicate the Indigenous populations.
Sheltering from the sun in the underground mines and tunnels that surround the town until the present day, the colony’s numbers and hunger is growing. War is coming. Tyson and Shanika stand vanguard to the war.
But what hope...
- 6/8/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
While Aacta’s Byron Kennedy Award is typically given to an individual or organisation who demonstrates “outstanding creative enterprise”, this year the award will go to a film.
The nominees for the honour, which celebrates the legacy of Dr George Miller’s original producing partner and Mad Max co-creator Byron Kennedy, are a short-list of the last decade’s best indie genre features.
The films are diverse, spanning comedies, Westerns, thrillers, horrors and sci-fis, but Aacta has determined each are in line with Kennedy’s “ethos of excellence”, resourcefulness and “the can-do spirit of independent, low-budget local filmmaking.”
They include: The Babadook, Beast, Cargo, Girl Asleep, I Am Mother, The Infinite Man, Mad Bastards, Mystery Road, Red Hill, That’s Not Me, These Final Hours and Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead.
‘Girl Asleep’.
Many nominated are debut features, such as Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook and Zak Hilditch’s These Final Hours,...
The nominees for the honour, which celebrates the legacy of Dr George Miller’s original producing partner and Mad Max co-creator Byron Kennedy, are a short-list of the last decade’s best indie genre features.
The films are diverse, spanning comedies, Westerns, thrillers, horrors and sci-fis, but Aacta has determined each are in line with Kennedy’s “ethos of excellence”, resourcefulness and “the can-do spirit of independent, low-budget local filmmaking.”
They include: The Babadook, Beast, Cargo, Girl Asleep, I Am Mother, The Infinite Man, Mad Bastards, Mystery Road, Red Hill, That’s Not Me, These Final Hours and Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead.
‘Girl Asleep’.
Many nominated are debut features, such as Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook and Zak Hilditch’s These Final Hours,...
- 11/24/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Courtney Botfield and Tracey Mair.
The Goodship Agency, a new venture by film distribution and marketing specialists Tracey Mair and Courtney Botfield, is one of 13 screen businesses supported by Screen Australia.s Gender Matters: Brilliant Careers fund.
Goodship designs and implements innovative pathways for the financing, distribution and marketing of Australian film, television and on-line productions — both narrative drama and documentary..
According to the founders, the Screen Australia funding will enable the company to employ a brand integration specialist to create funding and marketing partnerships between screen content and corporates and brands.
Goodship focuses on productions with strong social change messaging and those that offer opportunities for brand alignment.
.We.ve identified a gap in the market that weaves traditional film distribution with impact producing and corporate brand partnerships with the ultimate goal of building audiences for Australian screen content,. Botfield says.
Botfield is the former Gm of Transmission Films...
The Goodship Agency, a new venture by film distribution and marketing specialists Tracey Mair and Courtney Botfield, is one of 13 screen businesses supported by Screen Australia.s Gender Matters: Brilliant Careers fund.
Goodship designs and implements innovative pathways for the financing, distribution and marketing of Australian film, television and on-line productions — both narrative drama and documentary..
According to the founders, the Screen Australia funding will enable the company to employ a brand integration specialist to create funding and marketing partnerships between screen content and corporates and brands.
Goodship focuses on productions with strong social change messaging and those that offer opportunities for brand alignment.
.We.ve identified a gap in the market that weaves traditional film distribution with impact producing and corporate brand partnerships with the ultimate goal of building audiences for Australian screen content,. Botfield says.
Botfield is the former Gm of Transmission Films...
- 9/1/2016
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
L-r: Warwick Thornton, Beck Cole, Thibul Nettle, Natasha Wanganeen, Isaac Lindsey, Tess O'Flaherty, Edoardo Crismani, Kiara Milera, Georgia Humphreys, Dylan Coleman and Garth Agius.
Five aboriginal filmmakers from Sa will receive $20,000 each to make a short, along with mentoring and professional development from industry figures.
Edoardo Crismani, Isaac Lindsay, Kiara Milera, Thibul Nettle and Dylan Coleman will all receive funding and support as part of the new Safc Aboriginal Short Film Initiative.
The five selected filmmakers plus another five are this week participating in an intensive 5-day Production and Development Workshop at Safc.s Adelaide Studios. They are joined by three non-indigenous emerging producers who will be partnering on three of the projects.
The workshop is being led by writer-directors Beck Cole (Here I Am) and Warwick Thornton (Samson and Delilah)..
Other guest lecturers at the workshop include film editor Tania Nehme (Tanna, Charlie.s Country), and cinematographer Allan Collins (Mad Bastards,...
Five aboriginal filmmakers from Sa will receive $20,000 each to make a short, along with mentoring and professional development from industry figures.
Edoardo Crismani, Isaac Lindsay, Kiara Milera, Thibul Nettle and Dylan Coleman will all receive funding and support as part of the new Safc Aboriginal Short Film Initiative.
The five selected filmmakers plus another five are this week participating in an intensive 5-day Production and Development Workshop at Safc.s Adelaide Studios. They are joined by three non-indigenous emerging producers who will be partnering on three of the projects.
The workshop is being led by writer-directors Beck Cole (Here I Am) and Warwick Thornton (Samson and Delilah)..
Other guest lecturers at the workshop include film editor Tania Nehme (Tanna, Charlie.s Country), and cinematographer Allan Collins (Mad Bastards,...
- 8/10/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Media Stockade's 2015 documentary The Surgery Ship.
Screen Australia has allocated more than $1.4 million to four projects under its Documentary Broadcast Program..
.We.re really pleased to support this strong slate of projects from high quality Australian story tellers,. said Screen Australia's Senior Manager for Documentary Liz Stevens.
.Most of these documentaries come with solid international finance attached which gives both Australian and international audiences a chance to broaden their understanding of the world through this diverse group of programs..
Funded projects include Media Stockade.s The Surgery Ship Series, an eight-parter for National Geographic and Sbs, based on Media Stockade founder Madeleine Hetherton's 2015 doc The Surgery Ship.
Also for National Geographic is Jade.s Quest from Jade Productions and executive producer Daryl Talbot, a journey to the top of the world with a 14-year-old who sets out to inspire young girls to chase their dreams.
Northern Pictures. Outback is...
Screen Australia has allocated more than $1.4 million to four projects under its Documentary Broadcast Program..
.We.re really pleased to support this strong slate of projects from high quality Australian story tellers,. said Screen Australia's Senior Manager for Documentary Liz Stevens.
.Most of these documentaries come with solid international finance attached which gives both Australian and international audiences a chance to broaden their understanding of the world through this diverse group of programs..
Funded projects include Media Stockade.s The Surgery Ship Series, an eight-parter for National Geographic and Sbs, based on Media Stockade founder Madeleine Hetherton's 2015 doc The Surgery Ship.
Also for National Geographic is Jade.s Quest from Jade Productions and executive producer Daryl Talbot, a journey to the top of the world with a 14-year-old who sets out to inspire young girls to chase their dreams.
Northern Pictures. Outback is...
- 4/21/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Toni Collette has joined Levi Miller, Aaron McGrath and Angourie Rice on the cast of Rachel Perkins' Australian feature film Jasper Jones..
Jasper Jones is the film adaptation of the award winning coming of age mystery novel by Craig Silvey.
Collette will play the role of Ruth Bucktin, mother to Charlie Bucktin (Miller)..
The film is set over one eventful summer in 1965 when Charlie, lured by adventure and mystery, experiences the trials of teenage love and discovers what it means to be truly courageous..
Aaaron McGrath has been cast as the titular character Jasper Jones and Rice as the intelligent and mysterious Eliza Wishart, who is also the object of Charlie.s affections.
Producer, Vincent Sheehan said Toni Collette was, quite simply, one of the greatest actors of her generation.
"The depth and insight she will bring to the unique role of Ruth Bucktin and having her work alongside...
Jasper Jones is the film adaptation of the award winning coming of age mystery novel by Craig Silvey.
Collette will play the role of Ruth Bucktin, mother to Charlie Bucktin (Miller)..
The film is set over one eventful summer in 1965 when Charlie, lured by adventure and mystery, experiences the trials of teenage love and discovers what it means to be truly courageous..
Aaaron McGrath has been cast as the titular character Jasper Jones and Rice as the intelligent and mysterious Eliza Wishart, who is also the object of Charlie.s affections.
Producer, Vincent Sheehan said Toni Collette was, quite simply, one of the greatest actors of her generation.
"The depth and insight she will bring to the unique role of Ruth Bucktin and having her work alongside...
- 9/28/2015
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Porchlight Films and Bunya Productions have revealed the cast for feature film Jasper Jones, which is set to start filming in Western Australia on October 26.
The cast will include Levi Miller (Terra Nova, upcoming Pan, Blue Dog), Angourie Rice (These Final Hours, upcoming The Nice Guys) and Aaron McGrath (Glitch)..
The film is an adaption of the award winning coming of age mystery novel by Craig Silvey..
Principal photography is set to commence in October in the south west of Western Australia.
Jasper Jones will be directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae, Radiance, One Night the Moon).
Miller will play bookish 14-year-old, Charlie Bucktin, who over one eventful summer in 1965 navigates small-town racism, hypocrisy and the trials of teenage love.
McGrath has been cast as the titular character, Jasper Jones, while will play the intelligent and mysterious Eliza Wishart, who is also the object of Charlie.s affections.
.Perkins...
The cast will include Levi Miller (Terra Nova, upcoming Pan, Blue Dog), Angourie Rice (These Final Hours, upcoming The Nice Guys) and Aaron McGrath (Glitch)..
The film is an adaption of the award winning coming of age mystery novel by Craig Silvey..
Principal photography is set to commence in October in the south west of Western Australia.
Jasper Jones will be directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae, Radiance, One Night the Moon).
Miller will play bookish 14-year-old, Charlie Bucktin, who over one eventful summer in 1965 navigates small-town racism, hypocrisy and the trials of teenage love.
McGrath has been cast as the titular character, Jasper Jones, while will play the intelligent and mysterious Eliza Wishart, who is also the object of Charlie.s affections.
.Perkins...
- 8/28/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Porchlight Films and Bunya Productions have revealed the cast for feature film Jasper Jones, which is set to start filming in Western Australia on October 26.
The cast will include Levi Miller (Terra Nova, upcoming Pan, Blue Dog), Angourie Rice (These Final Hours, upcoming The Nice Guys) and Aaron McGrath (Glitch)..
The film is an adaption of the award winning coming of age mystery novel by Craig Silvey..
Principal photography is set to commence in October in the south west of Western Australia.
Jasper Jones will be directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae, Radiance, One Night the Moon).
Miller will play bookish 14-year-old, Charlie Bucktin, who over one eventful summer in 1965 navigates small-town racism, hypocrisy and the trials of teenage love.
McGrath has been cast as the titular character, Jasper Jones, while will play the intelligent and mysterious Eliza Wishart, who is also the object of Charlie.s affections.
.Perkins...
The cast will include Levi Miller (Terra Nova, upcoming Pan, Blue Dog), Angourie Rice (These Final Hours, upcoming The Nice Guys) and Aaron McGrath (Glitch)..
The film is an adaption of the award winning coming of age mystery novel by Craig Silvey..
Principal photography is set to commence in October in the south west of Western Australia.
Jasper Jones will be directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae, Radiance, One Night the Moon).
Miller will play bookish 14-year-old, Charlie Bucktin, who over one eventful summer in 1965 navigates small-town racism, hypocrisy and the trials of teenage love.
McGrath has been cast as the titular character, Jasper Jones, while will play the intelligent and mysterious Eliza Wishart, who is also the object of Charlie.s affections.
.Perkins...
- 8/28/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Two music-themed films and a love story from The Rocket director Kim Mordaunt are among the 15 features to secure new development money from Screen Australia.
The Musician, produced by Brian Rosen and Su Armstrong, is about how Richard Goldner, a violinist who arrived in Australia from Vienna as a refugee, set up Musica Viva, one of the largest presenters of chamber music in the world.
Clara, which is being developed by producer Sue Maslin and writer/director Jocelyn Moorhouse, tells of the deep bonds between Clara Schumann, one of the foremost classical pianists of the Romantic era, her husband, the composer Richard Schumann, and their protégé Johannes Brahams – and that included a love triangle.
“Jocelyn has wanted to tell this story for years,” Maslin told ScreenDaily, adding that the film is set in Austria and Germany.
“It is a very international film, with great music and a story that’s little known.”
Maslin and Moorhouse...
The Musician, produced by Brian Rosen and Su Armstrong, is about how Richard Goldner, a violinist who arrived in Australia from Vienna as a refugee, set up Musica Viva, one of the largest presenters of chamber music in the world.
Clara, which is being developed by producer Sue Maslin and writer/director Jocelyn Moorhouse, tells of the deep bonds between Clara Schumann, one of the foremost classical pianists of the Romantic era, her husband, the composer Richard Schumann, and their protégé Johannes Brahams – and that included a love triangle.
“Jocelyn has wanted to tell this story for years,” Maslin told ScreenDaily, adding that the film is set in Austria and Germany.
“It is a very international film, with great music and a story that’s little known.”
Maslin and Moorhouse...
- 12/12/2013
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Arclight Films has licensed Us rights on the Australian thriller starring Aaron Pedersen and Ryan Kwanten to Well Go USA.
Arclight managing director Gary Hamilton served as executive producer and described the recent deal in Cannes as “significant.” Well Go plans an early 2014 release.
Ivan Sen directs Mystery Road, which stars Pedersen and an ensemble that includes Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson, Kwanten, Tony Barry, Tasma Walton, Damian Walshe-Howling, David Field, Robert Mammone and newcomer Trisha Whitton.
Sen wrote the screenplay to the story about a detective who returns to his Australian Outback town to solve the murder of an Aboriginal teenage girl. The project is in post.
Producer David Jowsey, whose credits include Mad Bastards and Toomelah, said: “We are delighted to hear of Mystery Road being picked up for a Us release. Ivan Sen’s murder mystery feature has a great cast and its genre roots should deliver to audiences around the world.”
“We are thrilled...
Arclight managing director Gary Hamilton served as executive producer and described the recent deal in Cannes as “significant.” Well Go plans an early 2014 release.
Ivan Sen directs Mystery Road, which stars Pedersen and an ensemble that includes Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson, Kwanten, Tony Barry, Tasma Walton, Damian Walshe-Howling, David Field, Robert Mammone and newcomer Trisha Whitton.
Sen wrote the screenplay to the story about a detective who returns to his Australian Outback town to solve the murder of an Aboriginal teenage girl. The project is in post.
Producer David Jowsey, whose credits include Mad Bastards and Toomelah, said: “We are delighted to hear of Mystery Road being picked up for a Us release. Ivan Sen’s murder mystery feature has a great cast and its genre roots should deliver to audiences around the world.”
“We are thrilled...
- 6/6/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Arclight Films has licensed Us rights on the Australian thriller starring Aaron Pedersen and Ryan Kwanten to Well Go USA.
Arclight managing director Gary Hamilton served as executive producer and described the recent deal in Cannes as “significant.” Well Go plans an early 2014 release.
Ivan Sen directs Mystery Road, which stars Pedersen and an ensemble that includes Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson, Kwanten, Tony Barry, Tasma Walton, Damian Walshe-Howling, David Field, Robert Mammone and newcomer Trisha Whitton.
Sen wrote the screenplay to the story about a detective who returns to his Australian Outback town to solve the murder of an Aboriginal teenage girl. The project is in post.
Producer David Jowsey, whose credits include Mad Bastards and Toomelah, said: “We are delighted to hear of Mystery Road being picked up for a Us release. Ivan Sen’s murder mystery feature has a great cast and its genre roots should deliver to audiences around the world.”
“We are thrilled...
Arclight managing director Gary Hamilton served as executive producer and described the recent deal in Cannes as “significant.” Well Go plans an early 2014 release.
Ivan Sen directs Mystery Road, which stars Pedersen and an ensemble that includes Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson, Kwanten, Tony Barry, Tasma Walton, Damian Walshe-Howling, David Field, Robert Mammone and newcomer Trisha Whitton.
Sen wrote the screenplay to the story about a detective who returns to his Australian Outback town to solve the murder of an Aboriginal teenage girl. The project is in post.
Producer David Jowsey, whose credits include Mad Bastards and Toomelah, said: “We are delighted to hear of Mystery Road being picked up for a Us release. Ivan Sen’s murder mystery feature has a great cast and its genre roots should deliver to audiences around the world.”
“We are thrilled...
- 6/6/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Western Australian Liberal government has pledged to commit an extra $2 million over four years to attract more film production to the state.
The extra funding rests on whether the Colin Barnett-led party is re-elected at the upcoming state election on March 9. The premier said the funding would allow ScreenWest to establish a Production Attraction Program.
.Recent national and international successes such as Red Dog, Mad Bastards, Satellite Boy . and the upcoming Drift with Sam Worthington and Son of a Gun starring Ewan McGregor . are illustrations of how the Liberal-led Government.s support has helped the Wa film industry grow and develop.
.This crucial investment has created business growth, helped to develop the skills of Western Australian practitioners, and also supported the tourism industry by bringing Wa.s unique landscapes and locations to new audiences..
ScreenWest approved grants and investment funds totalling over $9.6 million in 2011-12. More than half was allocated to production,...
The extra funding rests on whether the Colin Barnett-led party is re-elected at the upcoming state election on March 9. The premier said the funding would allow ScreenWest to establish a Production Attraction Program.
.Recent national and international successes such as Red Dog, Mad Bastards, Satellite Boy . and the upcoming Drift with Sam Worthington and Son of a Gun starring Ewan McGregor . are illustrations of how the Liberal-led Government.s support has helped the Wa film industry grow and develop.
.This crucial investment has created business growth, helped to develop the skills of Western Australian practitioners, and also supported the tourism industry by bringing Wa.s unique landscapes and locations to new audiences..
ScreenWest approved grants and investment funds totalling over $9.6 million in 2011-12. More than half was allocated to production,...
- 2/21/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Satellite Boy accepted to Berlin film fest
Two Australian films – The Rocket and Satellite Boy – have been selected to the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.
Having its world premiere and nominated for the festival’s Best First Feature Award, The Rocket is written and directed by Kim Mordaunt.
It follows the story of a Lao boy thought to bring bad luck, who must lead his family through his war-torn country to the dangerous Rocket Festival.
The film is produced by Sylvia Wilczynski for Red Lamp Films. It is distributed locally by Curious Film with international sales by LevelK ApS.
Joining it will be Catriona McKenzie’s first feature Satellite Boy, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival.
The film stars indigenous veteran actor David Gulpilil as the grandfather of a young boy trying to save his home.
The film is produced by Red Dog and Ten Canoes’ Julie Ryan and David Jowsey,...
Two Australian films – The Rocket and Satellite Boy – have been selected to the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.
Having its world premiere and nominated for the festival’s Best First Feature Award, The Rocket is written and directed by Kim Mordaunt.
It follows the story of a Lao boy thought to bring bad luck, who must lead his family through his war-torn country to the dangerous Rocket Festival.
The film is produced by Sylvia Wilczynski for Red Lamp Films. It is distributed locally by Curious Film with international sales by LevelK ApS.
Joining it will be Catriona McKenzie’s first feature Satellite Boy, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival.
The film stars indigenous veteran actor David Gulpilil as the grandfather of a young boy trying to save his home.
The film is produced by Red Dog and Ten Canoes’ Julie Ryan and David Jowsey,...
- 12/18/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Sarah Spillane’s low-budget feature, Around the Block, points to inventive business models as it seeks to capitalise on the success of indigenous films says Ed Gibbs.
Although noticeably absent during Encore’s set visit, the shadow of the film’s Hollywood star, Christina Ricci, can be felt in the two-storey house in Sydney’s inner west where production is underway for the micro-budget feature Around the Block.
Ricci, who declined to do any press ahead of the film’s release, agreed to sign on to the project after writer/director Sarah Spillane’s producers, Sue Armstrong and Brian Rosen of Tree Films, inked what’s becoming an increasingly popular deal for features from first time filmmakers.
An undisclosed share of the profits, should they be forthcoming, will make up for the modest remuneration received up front.
Sarah Spillane on set
Ricci’s input – filling the role of the arts...
Although noticeably absent during Encore’s set visit, the shadow of the film’s Hollywood star, Christina Ricci, can be felt in the two-storey house in Sydney’s inner west where production is underway for the micro-budget feature Around the Block.
Ricci, who declined to do any press ahead of the film’s release, agreed to sign on to the project after writer/director Sarah Spillane’s producers, Sue Armstrong and Brian Rosen of Tree Films, inked what’s becoming an increasingly popular deal for features from first time filmmakers.
An undisclosed share of the profits, should they be forthcoming, will make up for the modest remuneration received up front.
Sarah Spillane on set
Ricci’s input – filling the role of the arts...
- 12/12/2012
- by Luke
- Encore Magazine
Peter Rowe is to chair West Australia’s screen agency ScreenWest.
Rowe replaces outgoing chair, Erica Smyth who steps down after six years.
The agency has added an additional ninth member to the board in its new round of appointments.
Also joining the board is Janelle Marr and Dax Calder for three-year appointments.
Meanwhile Alan Lindsay has been re-appointed to the board for a further three years.
Wa’s Culture and the Arts minister John Day said of Smyth’s tenure: “During Ms Smyth’s tenure, ScreenWest has attracted unprecedented national and overseas interest in Western Australia as a location for film and television production while proactively supporting indigenous filmmakers, resulting in a thriving Wa screen industry.
“More than $150m of production has occurred in the State during this time, including Bran Nue Dae, Mad Bastards, Red Dog, Cloudstreet, The Circuit and Lockie Leonard.”
The post Peter Rowe replaces Erica...
Rowe replaces outgoing chair, Erica Smyth who steps down after six years.
The agency has added an additional ninth member to the board in its new round of appointments.
Also joining the board is Janelle Marr and Dax Calder for three-year appointments.
Meanwhile Alan Lindsay has been re-appointed to the board for a further three years.
Wa’s Culture and the Arts minister John Day said of Smyth’s tenure: “During Ms Smyth’s tenure, ScreenWest has attracted unprecedented national and overseas interest in Western Australia as a location for film and television production while proactively supporting indigenous filmmakers, resulting in a thriving Wa screen industry.
“More than $150m of production has occurred in the State during this time, including Bran Nue Dae, Mad Bastards, Red Dog, Cloudstreet, The Circuit and Lockie Leonard.”
The post Peter Rowe replaces Erica...
- 12/3/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
ScreenWest director Peter Rowe is set to replace Erica Smyth as the state agency's chairperson while Janelle Marr and Dax Calder have been appointed to the board.
Western Australia culture and arts minister John Day said Smyth has made a significant impact on the screen industry during her six-year term.
.During Ms Smyth.s tenure, ScreenWest has attracted unprecedented national and overseas interest in Western Australia as a location for film and television production while proactively supporting indigenous filmmakers, resulting in a thriving Wa screen industry," he said in a statement. "More than $150 million of production has occurred in the state during this time, including Bran Nue Dae, Mad Bastards, Red Dog, cloudstreet, The Circuit and Lockie Leonard..
Rowe, a director of corporate communications firm Gryphon Management Australia, joined the ScreenWest board in January 2011 and chairs the finance and audit committee. He is also president of Australian Federation of AIDS...
Western Australia culture and arts minister John Day said Smyth has made a significant impact on the screen industry during her six-year term.
.During Ms Smyth.s tenure, ScreenWest has attracted unprecedented national and overseas interest in Western Australia as a location for film and television production while proactively supporting indigenous filmmakers, resulting in a thriving Wa screen industry," he said in a statement. "More than $150 million of production has occurred in the state during this time, including Bran Nue Dae, Mad Bastards, Red Dog, cloudstreet, The Circuit and Lockie Leonard..
Rowe, a director of corporate communications firm Gryphon Management Australia, joined the ScreenWest board in January 2011 and chairs the finance and audit committee. He is also president of Australian Federation of AIDS...
- 12/3/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
ABC’s new drama Redfern Now premiered last night on ABC1 as the second most watched show in its timeslot behind Seven’s Beauty and the Geek.
Billed as the first TV series completely written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians, the six-part series follows six different stories of life in Sydney’s inner-city suburb of Redfern.
Last night’s episode, directed by Satellite Boy’s Catriona McKenzie and starring Leah Purcell, debuted with 721,000 total viewers, across the five city metro markets, according to preliminary ratings from OzTAM.
The drama, which was 12th for the night, beat Nine’s Australian Federal Police which rated 702,000 and Ten’s Law and Order: Svu on 681,000.
Cameras began rolling in May on the series which is produced by Darren Dale and Miranda Dear with Cracker’s Jimmy McGovern as story producer. The Sapphires’ Deborah Mailman and Sheri Sebbens as well as director Wayne Blair...
Billed as the first TV series completely written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians, the six-part series follows six different stories of life in Sydney’s inner-city suburb of Redfern.
Last night’s episode, directed by Satellite Boy’s Catriona McKenzie and starring Leah Purcell, debuted with 721,000 total viewers, across the five city metro markets, according to preliminary ratings from OzTAM.
The drama, which was 12th for the night, beat Nine’s Australian Federal Police which rated 702,000 and Ten’s Law and Order: Svu on 681,000.
Cameras began rolling in May on the series which is produced by Darren Dale and Miranda Dear with Cracker’s Jimmy McGovern as story producer. The Sapphires’ Deborah Mailman and Sheri Sebbens as well as director Wayne Blair...
- 11/2/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Mystery Road director Ivan Sen
Hugo Weaving and Ryan Kwanten will appear in a new film by the director of Toomelah which has begun shooting in central Queensland.
Mystery Road, written and directed by Ivan Sen will also star Aaron Pederson in the lead role of a detective who returns to his outback home town to solve the murder of a teenage Indigenous girl.
Sen, known for his low budget films, will be Dop and editor on the film. Produced by David Jowsey, who produced Mad Bastards and Satellite Boy, the film will be released locally through Management of Doubt with international sales handled by Arclight, and Arclight’s Michael Wrenn executive producing.
Sen has assembled an ensemble cast that also includes Jack Thompson, Tony Barry, Tasma Walton, Damian Walshe-Howling, Robert Mammone and newcomers Trisha Whitton and Siobhan Binge.
Jowsey said: “Ivan Sen is one of Australia’s most gifted filmmakers who,...
Hugo Weaving and Ryan Kwanten will appear in a new film by the director of Toomelah which has begun shooting in central Queensland.
Mystery Road, written and directed by Ivan Sen will also star Aaron Pederson in the lead role of a detective who returns to his outback home town to solve the murder of a teenage Indigenous girl.
Sen, known for his low budget films, will be Dop and editor on the film. Produced by David Jowsey, who produced Mad Bastards and Satellite Boy, the film will be released locally through Management of Doubt with international sales handled by Arclight, and Arclight’s Michael Wrenn executive producing.
Sen has assembled an ensemble cast that also includes Jack Thompson, Tony Barry, Tasma Walton, Damian Walshe-Howling, Robert Mammone and newcomers Trisha Whitton and Siobhan Binge.
Jowsey said: “Ivan Sen is one of Australia’s most gifted filmmakers who,...
- 6/26/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The first all-Indigenous created TV drama series has begun shooting in the inner city suburb of Redfern with a strong cast and crew involved.
The six-part one-hour series Redfern Now, is touted as the first TV show produced, directed and written by Indigenous creators.
The series is produced by Blackfella Films, the same team behind the forthcoming ABC tele-movie Mabo, due to have its world premiere first at the Sydney Film Festival before airing on ABC1.
The series will include direction Mabo’s Rachel Perkins, Satellite Boy’s Catriona McKenzie, Leah Purcell as well as Wayne Blair fresh from the Cannes Film Festival where his picture The Sapphires screened in official selection.
Blair brings with him Sapphires’ cast Deborah Mailman, Shari Sebbens and Miranda Tapsell. Also involved is Dean Daley-Jones of Toomelah and Mad Bastards and Jimi Bani who plays the lead role in Mabo.
Under the guidance of British writer Jimmy McGovern,...
The six-part one-hour series Redfern Now, is touted as the first TV show produced, directed and written by Indigenous creators.
The series is produced by Blackfella Films, the same team behind the forthcoming ABC tele-movie Mabo, due to have its world premiere first at the Sydney Film Festival before airing on ABC1.
The series will include direction Mabo’s Rachel Perkins, Satellite Boy’s Catriona McKenzie, Leah Purcell as well as Wayne Blair fresh from the Cannes Film Festival where his picture The Sapphires screened in official selection.
Blair brings with him Sapphires’ cast Deborah Mailman, Shari Sebbens and Miranda Tapsell. Also involved is Dean Daley-Jones of Toomelah and Mad Bastards and Jimi Bani who plays the lead role in Mabo.
Under the guidance of British writer Jimmy McGovern,...
- 5/28/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Shooting has commenced on ABC1 series Redfern Now. The six-part series from Blackfella Films (Mabo, First Australians) will spend the next three months filming in and around Sydney.
The series, which is directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae), Catriona McKenzie (Satellite Boy), Wayne Blair (The Sapphires) and Leah Purcell (Black Chicks Talking). tells the stories of six inner city households whose lives are changed by a seemingly insignificant incident. It is the first drama project from the ABC's Indigenous Department to go into production.
The cast includes Deborah Mailman (Mabo), Dean Daley-Jones (Mad Bastards), Jimi Bani (Mabo) and newcomers Miranda Tapsell and Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires).
UK scriptwriter Jimmy McGovern (Accused, The Streets) collaborated with a group of Indigenous writers to pen the series.
Producer Darren Dale told If that Blackfella has already begun developing the show's second season. "It's such a wonderful project in that Indigenous writers have created this series with Jimmy,...
The series, which is directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae), Catriona McKenzie (Satellite Boy), Wayne Blair (The Sapphires) and Leah Purcell (Black Chicks Talking). tells the stories of six inner city households whose lives are changed by a seemingly insignificant incident. It is the first drama project from the ABC's Indigenous Department to go into production.
The cast includes Deborah Mailman (Mabo), Dean Daley-Jones (Mad Bastards), Jimi Bani (Mabo) and newcomers Miranda Tapsell and Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires).
UK scriptwriter Jimmy McGovern (Accused, The Streets) collaborated with a group of Indigenous writers to pen the series.
Producer Darren Dale told If that Blackfella has already begun developing the show's second season. "It's such a wonderful project in that Indigenous writers have created this series with Jimmy,...
- 5/27/2012
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
Music production house Black Milk Group has signed writer and producer Alex Lloyd.
The announcement:
The Black Milk Group is happy to announce the addition of Alex Lloyd to the company as a writer and producer.
The London-based music production house has created original scores for KFC, Reebok, Telstra, Fiat, Virgin Active and Everlast. Founded by composer/producer Stuart Miller, the award winning company has worked for clients in the UK, Europe, South Africa and Australia.
“We are very happy to have Alex join us at Black Milk”. Says Miller, “His recent score for the feature film Mad Bastards was inspiring and his back catalogue as a singer/songwriter is staggering. His music has always worked fantastically well to picture. We are very excited about having him on board to work with us on new campaigns”.
Source: press release...
The announcement:
The Black Milk Group is happy to announce the addition of Alex Lloyd to the company as a writer and producer.
The London-based music production house has created original scores for KFC, Reebok, Telstra, Fiat, Virgin Active and Everlast. Founded by composer/producer Stuart Miller, the award winning company has worked for clients in the UK, Europe, South Africa and Australia.
“We are very happy to have Alex join us at Black Milk”. Says Miller, “His recent score for the feature film Mad Bastards was inspiring and his back catalogue as a singer/songwriter is staggering. His music has always worked fantastically well to picture. We are very excited about having him on board to work with us on new campaigns”.
Source: press release...
- 4/25/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
The Australian Director’s Guild has announced its nominees for the 2012 Adg Awards
Across the various categories, the nominations include Justin Kurzel for Snowtown, Matthew Saville for The Slap, Tony Krawitz for The Tall Man, Paul Scott for documentary series Outback Fight Club and Bruce Hunt for Subaru Xv’s Carwash.
The ceremony will be held as part of the Adg’s 30th anniversary at the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney on May 11.
Kingston Anderson, general manager of the Adg said: “This will be the largest celebration and Awards ceremony the Adg has ever hosted and will be an opportunity to highlight the many achievements of Adg members over the past 30 years and the significant role they have played in the development of the Australian screen industry, as well as to honour the best directors of 2012.”
The nominations are:
Feature film
Brendan Fletcher - Mad Bastards
Justin Kurzel – Snowtown
Julia Leigh...
Across the various categories, the nominations include Justin Kurzel for Snowtown, Matthew Saville for The Slap, Tony Krawitz for The Tall Man, Paul Scott for documentary series Outback Fight Club and Bruce Hunt for Subaru Xv’s Carwash.
The ceremony will be held as part of the Adg’s 30th anniversary at the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney on May 11.
Kingston Anderson, general manager of the Adg said: “This will be the largest celebration and Awards ceremony the Adg has ever hosted and will be an opportunity to highlight the many achievements of Adg members over the past 30 years and the significant role they have played in the development of the Australian screen industry, as well as to honour the best directors of 2012.”
The nominations are:
Feature film
Brendan Fletcher - Mad Bastards
Justin Kurzel – Snowtown
Julia Leigh...
- 4/16/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
ScreenWest chief executive officer Ian Booth has been reappointed to the position for a further five years.
Culture and Arts Minister John Day said Booth's local and national screen experience had been of great benefit to Western Australia during the past five years.
"I am pleased Ian has agreed to lead the agency for a further five years as he has overseen a period of unprecedented growth in local film and television production," he said in a statement. "This era has included investment by ScreenWest in a number of feature film successes, including Bran Nue Dae, Mad Bastards and most recently, the box office smash Red Dog." He also cited several locally-produced television shows including cloudstreet, Who Do You Think You Are, Lockie Leonard, Jandamarra's War, Sas: Search for Warriors and The Great Mint Swindle.
Booth, a former ABC business affairs manager for drama and comedy, and a lawyer by background,...
Culture and Arts Minister John Day said Booth's local and national screen experience had been of great benefit to Western Australia during the past five years.
"I am pleased Ian has agreed to lead the agency for a further five years as he has overseen a period of unprecedented growth in local film and television production," he said in a statement. "This era has included investment by ScreenWest in a number of feature film successes, including Bran Nue Dae, Mad Bastards and most recently, the box office smash Red Dog." He also cited several locally-produced television shows including cloudstreet, Who Do You Think You Are, Lockie Leonard, Jandamarra's War, Sas: Search for Warriors and The Great Mint Swindle.
Booth, a former ABC business affairs manager for drama and comedy, and a lawyer by background,...
- 4/11/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
The Australian Film Critics Association (Afca) has announced its winners for its 2012 film awards, which are focused primarily on Australian productions.
Thriller Snowtown was the big winner of the event winning best Australian film, best actor, best director and best screenplay.
The winners
Best Australian Film
The Eye Of The Storm
Mrs Carey’s Concert
Oranges And Sunshine
Sleeping Beauty
Snowtown
Best Overseas Film (English Language)
Drive
The Guard
Melancholia
Take Shelter
The Tree Of Life
Best Overseas Film (Foreign Language)
Certified Copy
In A Better World
Incendies
Pina
The Skin I Live In
Best Documentary
Bill Cunningham New York
Mrs Carey’s Concert
Pina
Project Nim
Senna
Best Actor
Daniel Henshall – Snowtown
Willem Dafoe – The Hunter
Matthew Newton – Face To Face
Geoffrey Rush – The Eye Of The Storm
Hugo Weaving – Oranges And Sunshine
David Wenham – Oranges And Sunshine
Best Actress
Emily Browning – Sleeping Beauty
Judy Davis – The Eye Of The Storm...
Thriller Snowtown was the big winner of the event winning best Australian film, best actor, best director and best screenplay.
The winners
Best Australian Film
The Eye Of The Storm
Mrs Carey’s Concert
Oranges And Sunshine
Sleeping Beauty
Snowtown
Best Overseas Film (English Language)
Drive
The Guard
Melancholia
Take Shelter
The Tree Of Life
Best Overseas Film (Foreign Language)
Certified Copy
In A Better World
Incendies
Pina
The Skin I Live In
Best Documentary
Bill Cunningham New York
Mrs Carey’s Concert
Pina
Project Nim
Senna
Best Actor
Daniel Henshall – Snowtown
Willem Dafoe – The Hunter
Matthew Newton – Face To Face
Geoffrey Rush – The Eye Of The Storm
Hugo Weaving – Oranges And Sunshine
David Wenham – Oranges And Sunshine
Best Actress
Emily Browning – Sleeping Beauty
Judy Davis – The Eye Of The Storm...
- 2/28/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Encore managing editor Brooke Hemphill attends the inaugural Aacta awards and comes away cringing.
Last night the inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts awards were held at Sydney’s Opera House as the Australian film and television community gathered to celebrate the achievements of the past 12 months and those who went along for the ride left vaguely amused, with little thanks to the event’s producers.
The show, produced by FremantleMedia, for delayed broadcast on Nine, provided a far different experience for the live audience member than the viewer at home. And Nine would have been grateful for the three-hour buffer from recording to broadcast – they certainly took full advantage of the delay. Entire award announcements were chopped from the show and with them the evening’s most memorable moment, director Stephan Elliott’s speech, delivered prior to his presentation of the best direction in television award, where...
Last night the inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts awards were held at Sydney’s Opera House as the Australian film and television community gathered to celebrate the achievements of the past 12 months and those who went along for the ride left vaguely amused, with little thanks to the event’s producers.
The show, produced by FremantleMedia, for delayed broadcast on Nine, provided a far different experience for the live audience member than the viewer at home. And Nine would have been grateful for the three-hour buffer from recording to broadcast – they certainly took full advantage of the delay. Entire award announcements were chopped from the show and with them the evening’s most memorable moment, director Stephan Elliott’s speech, delivered prior to his presentation of the best direction in television award, where...
- 2/1/2012
- by Brooke Hemphill
- Encore Magazine
Craig Updegrove's designed the poster for the Anchorage International Film Festival, opening today and running through December 11.
"Peter Kosminsky has earned that rare accolade for a director of television drama: a retrospective at the BFI." In the Telegraph, Jasper Rees notes that Kosminsky is "a pretty much unique figure in contemporary television who has devoted his career to giving the powerful sleepless nights. Tony Blair's sofa cabinet all hated The Government Inspector. The NHS was excoriated in Innocents, his drama about Bristol heart surgeons. The MoD weren't big fans of his early documentary about the Falklands. Laws have been rewritten thanks to Kosminsky's zest for asking awkward questions in front of millions of viewers." Peter Kosminsky: Making Mischief opens today and runs through December 22. On a somewhat related note — it's about British television, anyway — for Film Quarterly, Mark Fisher looks back at Andrew Davies's A Very Peculiar Practice,...
"Peter Kosminsky has earned that rare accolade for a director of television drama: a retrospective at the BFI." In the Telegraph, Jasper Rees notes that Kosminsky is "a pretty much unique figure in contemporary television who has devoted his career to giving the powerful sleepless nights. Tony Blair's sofa cabinet all hated The Government Inspector. The NHS was excoriated in Innocents, his drama about Bristol heart surgeons. The MoD weren't big fans of his early documentary about the Falklands. Laws have been rewritten thanks to Kosminsky's zest for asking awkward questions in front of millions of viewers." Peter Kosminsky: Making Mischief opens today and runs through December 22. On a somewhat related note — it's about British television, anyway — for Film Quarterly, Mark Fisher looks back at Andrew Davies's A Very Peculiar Practice,...
- 12/2/2011
- MUBI
The nominations for the first ever Aussie 'Oscars' have been announced. The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) Awards, which are scheduled to take place in February 2012, will honour the best in the country's film and television. Thriller The Hunter received 14 nominations, including 'Best Film', while its stars Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Frances O'Connor and Morgana Davies all received acting nods. Also up for 'Best Film' are Red Dog, Mad Bastards, The Eye of the Storm, Oranges and Sunshine and murder movie Snowtown. Snowtown received ten nominations including 'Best Direction' for Justin Kurzel, 'Best Actor' for Daniel Henshall, 'Best Original Music Score' and 'Best Cinematography'. Red Dog appeared (more)...
- 12/1/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Pip Bulbeck
Sydney -- Daniel Nettheim’s debut feature, The Hunter, leads the nominations for the inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) awards, Australia’s most prestigious film and TV awards, with nods in 14 film categories, awards organizers announced Wednesday, putting it two ahead of Fred Schepisi’s The Eye Of The Storm, which received a total of 12 nominations. The Hunter and Storm were two of six nominees in the best feature film category which also included indigenous road movie, Mad Bastards, See Saw's British Australian co-production Oranges And Sunshine, the $20 million box office hit, Red Dog, and serial
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Sydney -- Daniel Nettheim’s debut feature, The Hunter, leads the nominations for the inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) awards, Australia’s most prestigious film and TV awards, with nods in 14 film categories, awards organizers announced Wednesday, putting it two ahead of Fred Schepisi’s The Eye Of The Storm, which received a total of 12 nominations. The Hunter and Storm were two of six nominees in the best feature film category which also included indigenous road movie, Mad Bastards, See Saw's British Australian co-production Oranges And Sunshine, the $20 million box office hit, Red Dog, and serial
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- 11/30/2011
- by Pip Bulbeck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hunter has lead the Aacta Awards with 14 nominations including best film.
The film, by Daniel Nettheim, is also up for best direction, adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, production design, costume, original music score, and visual effects. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe, Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill and Morgana Davies are all up for acting awards.
The film has currently made just over $1m at the local box office.
It’s the first year for the re-launched AACTAs, formerly the AFI awards.
The technical awards will be given out at a luncheon on 15 January at the Sydney Opera House, with an evening ceremony for the more ‘public-friendly’ awards held at the Opera House on 31 January.
Running against The Hunter for best film is Red Dog, Mad Bastards, The Eye of the Storm, Snowtown and Oranges and Sunshine.
The Eye of the Storm, was second in the nominations race with 12, of which six are...
The film, by Daniel Nettheim, is also up for best direction, adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, production design, costume, original music score, and visual effects. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe, Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill and Morgana Davies are all up for acting awards.
The film has currently made just over $1m at the local box office.
It’s the first year for the re-launched AACTAs, formerly the AFI awards.
The technical awards will be given out at a luncheon on 15 January at the Sydney Opera House, with an evening ceremony for the more ‘public-friendly’ awards held at the Opera House on 31 January.
Running against The Hunter for best film is Red Dog, Mad Bastards, The Eye of the Storm, Snowtown and Oranges and Sunshine.
The Eye of the Storm, was second in the nominations race with 12, of which six are...
- 11/30/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Kieran Darcy-Smith's first feature, Wish You Were Here, which he co-wrote and directed, is set to open the prestigious World Cinema Dramatic Competition - the same category in which Animal Kingdom and Mad Bastards have screened in previous years. Shot in Sydney and Cambodia, and starring Joel Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, Felicity Price (who also co-wrote the script) and Antony Starr, the film is a psychological drama/mystery about four friends who travel to South-East Asia on a holiday, but only three of them return home.
- 11/30/2011
- FilmInk.com.au
A vulnerable boy is drawn into the crimes of a charismatic serial killer. Based on a true story.
Dodgy dads, worrying father figures and their struggling 'sons' have become a fixture of Antipodean cinema of late. While in films such as Mad Bastards and Boy, fathers were able - however painfully - to find some sort of reconnection with their offspring, darker tales, including Animal Kingdom, see adolescent boys caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, as they are sucked into the corrupt world of their brutal...
Dodgy dads, worrying father figures and their struggling 'sons' have become a fixture of Antipodean cinema of late. While in films such as Mad Bastards and Boy, fathers were able - however painfully - to find some sort of reconnection with their offspring, darker tales, including Animal Kingdom, see adolescent boys caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, as they are sucked into the corrupt world of their brutal...
- 11/22/2011
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Best director Stenders
Australian box office hit Red Dog dominated tonight’s If Awards picking up seven trophies, including the major categories of best feature, best director for Kriv Stenders and best actor for Josh Lucas.
The winners:
Best Feature Film
Red Dog
Director: Kriv Stenders
Best Direction
Red Dog
Kriv Stenders
Producer: Nelson Woss & Julie Ryan
Best Actor
Josh Lucas
Red Dog
Best Actress
Emily Watson Oranges and Sunshine
Best Script
Red Dog
Daniel Taplitz
Best Cinematography
Red Dog
Geoff Hall
Best Box Office Achievement
Red Dog
Best Music
Red Dog
Cezary Skubiszewski
Best Music Video
Magic by Olivia Newton-John and Wacci
Director: Dan Murphy
Producer: Wacci
Best Short Documentary
Umoja: No Men Allowed
Director: Elizabeth Tadic
Producer: Elizabeth Tadic & Selene Alcock
Best Sound
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
Wayne Pashley, Polly McKimm, Derryn Pasquill, Fabian Sanjurjo
Best Short Film
Whenthe Wind Changes
Director: Alethea Jones...
Australian box office hit Red Dog dominated tonight’s If Awards picking up seven trophies, including the major categories of best feature, best director for Kriv Stenders and best actor for Josh Lucas.
The winners:
Best Feature Film
Red Dog
Director: Kriv Stenders
Best Direction
Red Dog
Kriv Stenders
Producer: Nelson Woss & Julie Ryan
Best Actor
Josh Lucas
Red Dog
Best Actress
Emily Watson Oranges and Sunshine
Best Script
Red Dog
Daniel Taplitz
Best Cinematography
Red Dog
Geoff Hall
Best Box Office Achievement
Red Dog
Best Music
Red Dog
Cezary Skubiszewski
Best Music Video
Magic by Olivia Newton-John and Wacci
Director: Dan Murphy
Producer: Wacci
Best Short Documentary
Umoja: No Men Allowed
Director: Elizabeth Tadic
Producer: Elizabeth Tadic & Selene Alcock
Best Sound
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
Wayne Pashley, Polly McKimm, Derryn Pasquill, Fabian Sanjurjo
Best Short Film
Whenthe Wind Changes
Director: Alethea Jones...
- 11/16/2011
- by Tim Burrowes
- Encore Magazine
The Australian Screen Editors’ (Ase) Guild has announced its nominees for the 2011 Ellie Awards.
Across seven categories, the Ase Guild recognises achievements in editing across feature film, television, documentary, music videos, commercials and short films.
Blame, Mad Bastards, Oranges and Sunshine and Tomorrow When the War Began, are all up for an award. So to is East West 101, Jandamarra’s War, Spirited, short film Something Fishy, Carlton Draught’s Slo Mo ad and Tim and Jean’s music video for Don’t Stop.
The awards are nicknamed the Ellies after the bronzed elephant statues.
Actor Rob Carlton (Underbelly, Paper Giants) is to host the night. Carlton said he feels the pressure to nail the night: “If you’re an actor, hosting the Awards night for the Screen Editors is a high-stakes business. Get it right and I’m assured lots of smouldering close-ups. Get it wrong and all you...
Across seven categories, the Ase Guild recognises achievements in editing across feature film, television, documentary, music videos, commercials and short films.
Blame, Mad Bastards, Oranges and Sunshine and Tomorrow When the War Began, are all up for an award. So to is East West 101, Jandamarra’s War, Spirited, short film Something Fishy, Carlton Draught’s Slo Mo ad and Tim and Jean’s music video for Don’t Stop.
The awards are nicknamed the Ellies after the bronzed elephant statues.
Actor Rob Carlton (Underbelly, Paper Giants) is to host the night. Carlton said he feels the pressure to nail the night: “If you’re an actor, hosting the Awards night for the Screen Editors is a high-stakes business. Get it right and I’m assured lots of smouldering close-ups. Get it wrong and all you...
- 11/8/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Australian Screen Editors' (Ase) guild has unveiled the nominees for its sixth annual awards. The awards ..nicknamed .The Ellies. ..recognise outstanding achievements in editing across all visual mediums and will be presented on December 4 at The Vanguard in Newtown, Sydney. Among the feature film nominees are: Meredith Watson Jeffrey (Blame),.Claire Fletcher (Mad Bastards), Dany Cooper Ase (Oranges and Sunshine), and Marcus D.Arcy (Tomorrow When the War Began)..The TV drama nominees are: Nicole La Macchia (East West 101, Series 3, Episode 14), Rodrigo Balart (Hawke),.Stephen Evans (Rush, Episode 308), and Martin Connor (Spirited, Series 1, Episode 2). Actor Rob Carlton (Underbelly, Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo)...
- 11/8/2011
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Alex Lloyd and Pigram Brothers, Jed Kurzel, David Hirschfelder, David McCormack and The Chaser’s Andrew Hansen and Chris Taylor are among the nominees for the 2011 Screen Music Awards.
The 2011 Screen Music Awards are jointly presented by Apra (Australiasian Performing Rights Association) and Agsc (Australian Guild of Screen Composers).
In the category of the feature film score of the year, Alex Lloyd and Alan and Stephen Pigram are nominated for Mad Bastards alongside Jed Kurzel of rock band the Mess Hall, and brother of director Justin Kurzel is nominated for Snowtown. Past winner David Hirschfelder (Children of the Silk Road) is nominated for The Legend of the Guardians while Burkhard Dallwitz is nominated for The Way Back.
Dallwitz is also nominated for Underbelly Files: tell them Lucifer was here in the Best music for a mini-series or telemovie alongside Guy Gross for East West 101, Bryony Marks for Cloudstreet and...
The 2011 Screen Music Awards are jointly presented by Apra (Australiasian Performing Rights Association) and Agsc (Australian Guild of Screen Composers).
In the category of the feature film score of the year, Alex Lloyd and Alan and Stephen Pigram are nominated for Mad Bastards alongside Jed Kurzel of rock band the Mess Hall, and brother of director Justin Kurzel is nominated for Snowtown. Past winner David Hirschfelder (Children of the Silk Road) is nominated for The Legend of the Guardians while Burkhard Dallwitz is nominated for The Way Back.
Dallwitz is also nominated for Underbelly Files: tell them Lucifer was here in the Best music for a mini-series or telemovie alongside Guy Gross for East West 101, Bryony Marks for Cloudstreet and...
- 10/18/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Red Dog, Oranges and Sunshine, Face to Face and The Eye of the Storm have received nominations for Best Feature Film at this year’s If Awards.
Red Dog won the most nominations, appearing in nine categories, with Oranges and Sunshine nominated in eight and Face to Face in six categories.
Nominated in the Best Direction category is Michael Rymer for Face to Face, Kriv Stenders for Red Dog and Justin Kurzel for Snowtown while Best Script nominees are Michael Rymer for Face to Face, Rona Munro for Oranges and Sunshine and Daniel Taplitz for Red Dog.
Best Documentary nominees are Mrs Carey’s Concert directed by Bob Connolly, I Am Eleven directed by Genevieve Bailey and Orchids: My Intersex Adventure directed by Phoebe Hart.
With its strong ensemble cast the Face to Face actors are up against David Wenham for Oranges and Sunshine, Josh Lucas for Red Dog and...
Red Dog won the most nominations, appearing in nine categories, with Oranges and Sunshine nominated in eight and Face to Face in six categories.
Nominated in the Best Direction category is Michael Rymer for Face to Face, Kriv Stenders for Red Dog and Justin Kurzel for Snowtown while Best Script nominees are Michael Rymer for Face to Face, Rona Munro for Oranges and Sunshine and Daniel Taplitz for Red Dog.
Best Documentary nominees are Mrs Carey’s Concert directed by Bob Connolly, I Am Eleven directed by Genevieve Bailey and Orchids: My Intersex Adventure directed by Phoebe Hart.
With its strong ensemble cast the Face to Face actors are up against David Wenham for Oranges and Sunshine, Josh Lucas for Red Dog and...
- 10/11/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Federal Arts Minister Simon Crean joined Australian filmmakers, actors and other prominent industry figures in Sydney on October 6 to celebrate the outstanding international acclaim Australian films have received this year. It has been a big year for Australian filmmakers, with local films making an appearance in six prominent film festivals around the world. This year Australian films have had strong representation at Toronto, Cannes, Sundance, Berlin, Venice and the Busan International Film Festivals, with films including Snowtown, Sleeping Beauty, Mad Bastards and Red Dog. "2011 has been extraordinary for Australian films. Australia has received four Oscars from nine Academy Award nominations," says Crean.
- 10/10/2011
- FilmInk.com.au
Bleak aboriginal drama Mad Bastards, set in the Kimberley, was named film of the year at last night’s Deadly Awards. The Deadlys are an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community.
Mad Bastards was Brendan Fletcher’s debut feature.
Sbs’s Living Black was named best TV show.
Aaron Pedersen of City Homicide was named best male actor. Offspring’s Deborah Mailman was best female actor.
Full winners list (Pdf)...
Mad Bastards was Brendan Fletcher’s debut feature.
Sbs’s Living Black was named best TV show.
Aaron Pedersen of City Homicide was named best male actor. Offspring’s Deborah Mailman was best female actor.
Full winners list (Pdf)...
- 9/28/2011
- by Tim Burrowes
- Encore Magazine
Announced at last night’s Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) launch, the inaugural Samsung Aacta Awards will be held in Sydney in January 2012.
The move to January is an effort by the AFI to be more in line with the international awards season.
The ceremony has moved to Sydney as part of a three-year commitment, after being in Melbourne for the past ten years.
Tania Chambers, CEO of Screen Nsw said, “It’s my pleasure to welcome the AFI back to Sydney. We’re very proud to have the awards back for the next three years.”
With the ceremony held at the Sydney Opera House, the move is hoped to position the awards as a global event. The Nine Network will, for the seventh consecutive year, broadcast the ceremony.
A shortlist of feature film awards, based upon a two step voting model, has revealed The 23 films in...
The move to January is an effort by the AFI to be more in line with the international awards season.
The ceremony has moved to Sydney as part of a three-year commitment, after being in Melbourne for the past ten years.
Tania Chambers, CEO of Screen Nsw said, “It’s my pleasure to welcome the AFI back to Sydney. We’re very proud to have the awards back for the next three years.”
With the ceremony held at the Sydney Opera House, the move is hoped to position the awards as a global event. The Nine Network will, for the seventh consecutive year, broadcast the ceremony.
A shortlist of feature film awards, based upon a two step voting model, has revealed The 23 films in...
- 8/18/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Harry Bardwell, former director of production and development at ScreenWest has been appointed to the board of directors of Starglow Corporation Pty Ltd.
Bardwell had a long career working at the ABC from 1983-2001 before leaving to establish Bardwell Media. He joined ScreenWest in early 2006 as Director of production and development.
“Harry has a wealth of experience and contacts, having been involved with over 400 Australian productions, said Deirdre Kitcher 0f Starglow. “As former Director of Production and Development at ScreenWest Harry has also assisted with the production of a number of quality Wa films including the funding of Red Dog, Wasted on the Young, Blame, Mad Bastards and most recently, Drift. Harry is a valuable addition to our team and his experience will help guide our company’s future expansion plans” says Deidre Kitcher.
“I am delighted to be able to work with Filmscope and Starglow on their exciting plans...
Bardwell had a long career working at the ABC from 1983-2001 before leaving to establish Bardwell Media. He joined ScreenWest in early 2006 as Director of production and development.
“Harry has a wealth of experience and contacts, having been involved with over 400 Australian productions, said Deirdre Kitcher 0f Starglow. “As former Director of Production and Development at ScreenWest Harry has also assisted with the production of a number of quality Wa films including the funding of Red Dog, Wasted on the Young, Blame, Mad Bastards and most recently, Drift. Harry is a valuable addition to our team and his experience will help guide our company’s future expansion plans” says Deidre Kitcher.
“I am delighted to be able to work with Filmscope and Starglow on their exciting plans...
- 8/10/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Nominations for the 2011 Deadly Awards have been announced, including nominations for best film, TV show, and best male and female actors.
The Deadly’s, now in their 17th year, are Australia’s leading Indigenous awards for achievements in the performance arts, sport and community.
In the Film category; Mad Bastards, Toomelah, Here I Am, Shifting Shelter 4 and Jandamarra’s War are nominated, while in the TV category; On the Edge (Nitv), Living Black (Sbs), Marngrook Footy Show (Nitv & ABC), The Barefoot Rugby League Show (Nitv) and Yamba’s Playtime (Imparja Television) are nominated.
In the female actor of the year category, the nominees are: Rarriwuy Hick for Wrong Skin (play), Deborah Mailman for Offspring, and three entries from Here I Am; Marcia Langton, Pauline Whyman and Shai Pittman.
In the male actor of the year category, the nominees are: Aaron Fa’Aoso for East West 101, Jack Charles for Jack Charles v The Crown,...
The Deadly’s, now in their 17th year, are Australia’s leading Indigenous awards for achievements in the performance arts, sport and community.
In the Film category; Mad Bastards, Toomelah, Here I Am, Shifting Shelter 4 and Jandamarra’s War are nominated, while in the TV category; On the Edge (Nitv), Living Black (Sbs), Marngrook Footy Show (Nitv & ABC), The Barefoot Rugby League Show (Nitv) and Yamba’s Playtime (Imparja Television) are nominated.
In the female actor of the year category, the nominees are: Rarriwuy Hick for Wrong Skin (play), Deborah Mailman for Offspring, and three entries from Here I Am; Marcia Langton, Pauline Whyman and Shai Pittman.
In the male actor of the year category, the nominees are: Aaron Fa’Aoso for East West 101, Jack Charles for Jack Charles v The Crown,...
- 7/19/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Brendan Fletcher’s debut feature Mad Bastards (Transmission Films) opened with $81,597 on 27 screens (average $3,022).
The film’s release was clouded by “life imitates art” reports about the sentencing of one of the cast members, Roxanne Williams, for manslaughter.
The $3m project, which screened at Sundance earlier in the year, stars non-actors and follows an Indigenous man trying to reconnect with the son he hasn’t seen in years, before he becomes another ‘mad bastard’ caught in a downward spiral of alcohol and crime.
The Australian box office was once again dominated by Universal’s Fast and Furious 5, grossing more than $21m in three weeks.
One of Hopscotch Films’ most commercial releases ever, Source Code, debuted at number three. Other new entries include the romantic comedy Something Borrowed (Hoyts) in the fourth position, and the sequel to Hoodwinked, at number six.
These were the top 10 films in Australia for May 5-...
The film’s release was clouded by “life imitates art” reports about the sentencing of one of the cast members, Roxanne Williams, for manslaughter.
The $3m project, which screened at Sundance earlier in the year, stars non-actors and follows an Indigenous man trying to reconnect with the son he hasn’t seen in years, before he becomes another ‘mad bastard’ caught in a downward spiral of alcohol and crime.
The Australian box office was once again dominated by Universal’s Fast and Furious 5, grossing more than $21m in three weeks.
One of Hopscotch Films’ most commercial releases ever, Source Code, debuted at number three. Other new entries include the romantic comedy Something Borrowed (Hoyts) in the fourth position, and the sequel to Hoodwinked, at number six.
These were the top 10 films in Australia for May 5-...
- 5/9/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Indigenous drama Mad Bastards posted a modest opening at the Australian Box Office over the weekend. The Brendan Fletcher film, distributed by Paramount/Transmission, took in $81,597 nationwide across 27 screens, giving it a screen average of $3022. The film, starring non-actors, follows Tj . a hard-edged aboriginal who travels north from Perth in search of his son. Upon his arrival, Tj is confronted by the equally tough local cop Texas. And so begins a story about hard men battling to do the right thing by their family. It had a.positive response from both critics and theatre-goers at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. In other films, Fast and Furious 5 and Thor continued their dominance Down Under in their third week. Fast and Furious 5, which...
- 5/9/2011
- by Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
Courtesy of Transmission Films, we have 20 double passes to Brendan Fletcher’s Mad Bastards.
Developed with local Aboriginal communities and fuelled by a local cast, Mad Bastards draws from the rich tradition of storytelling inherent in Indigenous life. It follows the story of Tj, a hard-edged Indigenous man who decides to escape the chaos of the city. He travels to the tiny frontier town of Five Rivers in search of his estranged son, Bullet, who is on the fast track to becoming a mad bastard like his father. Upon his arrival, Tj is confronted by the equally tough local cop, known as Grandpa Tex, who wants to change things for the men in his community. And so begins a story about hard men battling to do the right thing by their families.
The film features the music of legendary Broome musicians the Pigram Brothers in collaboration with multi-aria Award winner Alex Lloyd.
Developed with local Aboriginal communities and fuelled by a local cast, Mad Bastards draws from the rich tradition of storytelling inherent in Indigenous life. It follows the story of Tj, a hard-edged Indigenous man who decides to escape the chaos of the city. He travels to the tiny frontier town of Five Rivers in search of his estranged son, Bullet, who is on the fast track to becoming a mad bastard like his father. Upon his arrival, Tj is confronted by the equally tough local cop, known as Grandpa Tex, who wants to change things for the men in his community. And so begins a story about hard men battling to do the right thing by their families.
The film features the music of legendary Broome musicians the Pigram Brothers in collaboration with multi-aria Award winner Alex Lloyd.
- 5/3/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
A mad bastard is the person who drags the net in the deep end, where the crocodiles are… brave to the point of being mad. You could say that a mad bastard is also someone who decides to make a film starting with the actors instead of the script. That would be Brendan Fletcher, with his first feature, Mad Bastards.
The seeds of Mad Bastards can be traced back to 1996, when Fletcher first met musicians Alan and Stephen Pigram, as well as the rest of the family music band The Pigram Brothers. In return for a fishing trip in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, he directed a couple of videos for them.
Over the years they developed a strong personal and professional bond, creating documentaries and even a 10-minute drama called Kulli Foot, which aired on the ABC. That project also put them in touch with David Jowsey, an...
The seeds of Mad Bastards can be traced back to 1996, when Fletcher first met musicians Alan and Stephen Pigram, as well as the rest of the family music band The Pigram Brothers. In return for a fishing trip in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, he directed a couple of videos for them.
Over the years they developed a strong personal and professional bond, creating documentaries and even a 10-minute drama called Kulli Foot, which aired on the ABC. That project also put them in touch with David Jowsey, an...
- 5/2/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Every year, fewer and fewer Australian films and television shows are releasing soundtrack albums. Once considered a valuable promotional tool, changes in both the screen and music industries are threatening their existence. Aravind Balasubramaniam reports.
It is a sign of the times when the #1 Australian film of the year, aimed at a young demographic, chooses not to release a soundtrack album. Ten years ago, it would have been seen as an excellent opportunity to promote both the film and a record company’s selection of up and coming bands, but in 2010 Omnilab Media’s Tomorrow, When the War Began was only released a single on iTunes.
“When you walk into a record store that used to have a soundtrack section, it has become highly evident that the section has shrunk remarkably over the last few years” said Underbelly score composer Burkhard Dallwitz.
ABC Music is the label that has published...
It is a sign of the times when the #1 Australian film of the year, aimed at a young demographic, chooses not to release a soundtrack album. Ten years ago, it would have been seen as an excellent opportunity to promote both the film and a record company’s selection of up and coming bands, but in 2010 Omnilab Media’s Tomorrow, When the War Began was only released a single on iTunes.
“When you walk into a record store that used to have a soundtrack section, it has become highly evident that the section has shrunk remarkably over the last few years” said Underbelly score composer Burkhard Dallwitz.
ABC Music is the label that has published...
- 4/28/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Few films are shot by two cinematographers across two separate shoots. But then few things about indigenous film Mad Bastards are orthodox. The film . which is imbued with the music of the Pigram brothers and Alex Lloyd . follows the journey of .mad bastard. Tj, his estranged and volatile 13 year-old son Bullet, and local cop, Grandpa Tex. The filmmakers' journey, led by writer-director Brendan Fletcher, was innovative and exploratory, characterised by improvisation from a cast of largely non-actors who also provided much of the inspiration for the original story. Allan Collins Acs filmed the first six-week shooting phase while Steve Arnold Acs shot the second three-and-a-half week phase. The cinematographers used Kodak Vision 2 5205 250D with an Aaton...
- 4/27/2011
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Check out the links below — and check back often — for all the latest blogs, reviews, video interviews and filmmaker features from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Actors scheduled to appear in the Moving Pictures Media Studio on Park City’s Main Street during the fest include Elizabeth Banks, Kate Bosworth, Steve Buscemi, Patrick Dempsey, Zooey Deschanel, Paul Giamatti, Ed Helms, Rashida Jones, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Emma Roberts, Paul Rudd, Alicia Silverstone, Liv Tyler and Rita Wilson (talent subject to change). Do you have a question for one of our guests? Leave it in the comment box below for the chance to connect with a Sundance star!
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‘Be There’ or Be Square: Festival director John Cooper and programming director Trevor Groth are making Sundance the gem of indie fests. Read our interview with the duo for insider tips on how to Sundance, from in-depth programming notes to what to pack...
Actors scheduled to appear in the Moving Pictures Media Studio on Park City’s Main Street during the fest include Elizabeth Banks, Kate Bosworth, Steve Buscemi, Patrick Dempsey, Zooey Deschanel, Paul Giamatti, Ed Helms, Rashida Jones, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Emma Roberts, Paul Rudd, Alicia Silverstone, Liv Tyler and Rita Wilson (talent subject to change). Do you have a question for one of our guests? Leave it in the comment box below for the chance to connect with a Sundance star!
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‘Be There’ or Be Square: Festival director John Cooper and programming director Trevor Groth are making Sundance the gem of indie fests. Read our interview with the duo for insider tips on how to Sundance, from in-depth programming notes to what to pack...
- 1/28/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Check out the links below — and check back often — for all the latest blogs, reviews, video interviews and filmmaker features from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Actors scheduled to appear in the Moving Pictures Media Studio on Park City’s Main Street during the fest include Elizabeth Banks, Kate Bosworth, Steve Buscemi, Patrick Dempsey, Zooey Deschanel, Paul Giamatti, Ed Helms, Rashida Jones, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Emma Roberts, Paul Rudd, Alicia Silverstone, Liv Tyler and Rita Wilson (talent subject to change). Do you have a question for one of our guests? Leave it in the comment box below for the chance to connect with a Sundance star!
Preview
‘Be There’ or Be Square: Festival director John Cooper and programming director Trevor Groth are making Sundance the gem of indie fests. Read our interview with the duo for insider tips on how to Sundance, from in-depth programming notes to what to pack...
Actors scheduled to appear in the Moving Pictures Media Studio on Park City’s Main Street during the fest include Elizabeth Banks, Kate Bosworth, Steve Buscemi, Patrick Dempsey, Zooey Deschanel, Paul Giamatti, Ed Helms, Rashida Jones, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Emma Roberts, Paul Rudd, Alicia Silverstone, Liv Tyler and Rita Wilson (talent subject to change). Do you have a question for one of our guests? Leave it in the comment box below for the chance to connect with a Sundance star!
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‘Be There’ or Be Square: Festival director John Cooper and programming director Trevor Groth are making Sundance the gem of indie fests. Read our interview with the duo for insider tips on how to Sundance, from in-depth programming notes to what to pack...
- 1/28/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
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