Since launching in 2020, Breathless Films has helped a bring a steady stream of micro-budget titles to life, including Craig Boreham’s 'Lonesome' and Jack Clark and Jim Weir’s 'Birdeater'. With the company having just begun work on a new slate of projects, If speaks with founders Ben Ferris and Ulysses Oliver about the road so far.
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- 11/14/2023
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
The second film from Teenage Kicks director Craig Boreham is unapologetically erotic, with a lot to admire – if you can look past the rough edges
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When casting for his second feature, Lonesome, the Sydney writer-director Craig Boreham turned to Grindr. He wanted actors who knew the film’s world, not just of gay hookups and casual sex but the desires that can fuel these encounters: boredom, horniness, intense isolation.
Casey (Josh Lavery) is propelled by all of the above: a country boy leaving his small town to get his “big-smoke slut on”, as his first Sydney hookup Tib (Daniel Gabriel) says. With his wide eyes, ripped torso and cowboy hat, Casey resembles a man hoping to be mistaken for a myth – but glance underneath his hat’s rim and you’ll see a hurt soul, having long internalised that his only value is his looks.
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When casting for his second feature, Lonesome, the Sydney writer-director Craig Boreham turned to Grindr. He wanted actors who knew the film’s world, not just of gay hookups and casual sex but the desires that can fuel these encounters: boredom, horniness, intense isolation.
Casey (Josh Lavery) is propelled by all of the above: a country boy leaving his small town to get his “big-smoke slut on”, as his first Sydney hookup Tib (Daniel Gabriel) says. With his wide eyes, ripped torso and cowboy hat, Casey resembles a man hoping to be mistaken for a myth – but glance underneath his hat’s rim and you’ll see a hurt soul, having long internalised that his only value is his looks.
- 2/22/2023
- by Jared Richards
- The Guardian - Film News
The struggle to find oneself — and one’s chosen family — hits hard in the trailer for “Lonesome,” the latest film from Australian writer-director Craig Boreham, which hits theaters in the U.S. Feb. 17 followed by on-demand and digital release on March 7.
Watch the trailer above, exclusively via TheWrap.
Starring Josh Lavery, Daniel Gabriel, Anni Finsterer, and Ian Roberts, “Lonesome” is a LGBTQ drama telling the story of Casey, a kid from a small town who moves to Sydney to escape a personal scandal. There, he meets Tib, another young gay man dealing with his own scars. Together, per the official description, “both men find something they have been missing but neither of them knows quite how to negotiate it.”
You get glimpses of that in the trailer, from tentative first meetings to awkward — but refreshingly nonjudgmental — encounters with modern sexual and romantic conventions, and a variety of people nursing their...
Watch the trailer above, exclusively via TheWrap.
Starring Josh Lavery, Daniel Gabriel, Anni Finsterer, and Ian Roberts, “Lonesome” is a LGBTQ drama telling the story of Casey, a kid from a small town who moves to Sydney to escape a personal scandal. There, he meets Tib, another young gay man dealing with his own scars. Together, per the official description, “both men find something they have been missing but neither of them knows quite how to negotiate it.”
You get glimpses of that in the trailer, from tentative first meetings to awkward — but refreshingly nonjudgmental — encounters with modern sexual and romantic conventions, and a variety of people nursing their...
- 1/17/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
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The vivid contrasts between the parched countryside of inland Australia and the throbbing lights and seductive beaches of Sydney echo the conflict playing out inside the head of the damaged protagonist in Lonesome. Writer-director Craig Boreham’s sexually explicit queer cowboy odyssey refuses to judge its corn-fed principal character, even as he blurs the line between desire and transaction, at his lowest point convincing himself that he deserves degradation, not love. At its most compelling, the film is an intimate study of emotionally scarred strangers who find communion through the flesh that opens a tentative window to their hearts.
If some of the acting is a bit stiff and the plotting becomes wayward — indulging in self-punishment clichés in a jarring late interlude by lurching into Bdsm territory with a disappointingly heavy hand — Lonesome is kept on track by the feeling invested in its troubled central love story.
The vivid contrasts between the parched countryside of inland Australia and the throbbing lights and seductive beaches of Sydney echo the conflict playing out inside the head of the damaged protagonist in Lonesome. Writer-director Craig Boreham’s sexually explicit queer cowboy odyssey refuses to judge its corn-fed principal character, even as he blurs the line between desire and transaction, at his lowest point convincing himself that he deserves degradation, not love. At its most compelling, the film is an intimate study of emotionally scarred strangers who find communion through the flesh that opens a tentative window to their hearts.
If some of the acting is a bit stiff and the plotting becomes wayward — indulging in self-punishment clichés in a jarring late interlude by lurching into Bdsm territory with a disappointingly heavy hand — Lonesome is kept on track by the feeling invested in its troubled central love story.
- 6/24/2022
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dark Star Pictures has acquired distribution rights in North America for Australian gay love story “Lonesome,” directed by Craig Boreham. Following its world premiere at the Seattle Intl. Film Festival in April, San Francisco’s Frameline Film Festival will present the film on June 20. The film is also screening at the Guadalajara Intl. Film Festival, which runs June 10-18.
The deal was made with Berlin-based sales outfit M-Appeal, which has already secured distribution for the film in the U.K. and Ireland (Peccadillo Pictures), France (Optimale Distribution), multi-territory Europe (Cinemien/OUTtv Europe), and Poland (Tongariro Releasing).
Sydney-based Boreham was described by The Guardian newspaper as “a strong new voice in Australian Queer cinema” following the premiere of his debut feature film “Teenage Kicks” at the Sydney Film Festival in 2016.
“Lonesome” follows Casey, a country boy, who finds himself down and out in Sydney. When he meets Tib, a street-smart city...
The deal was made with Berlin-based sales outfit M-Appeal, which has already secured distribution for the film in the U.K. and Ireland (Peccadillo Pictures), France (Optimale Distribution), multi-territory Europe (Cinemien/OUTtv Europe), and Poland (Tongariro Releasing).
Sydney-based Boreham was described by The Guardian newspaper as “a strong new voice in Australian Queer cinema” following the premiere of his debut feature film “Teenage Kicks” at the Sydney Film Festival in 2016.
“Lonesome” follows Casey, a country boy, who finds himself down and out in Sydney. When he meets Tib, a street-smart city...
- 6/15/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Craig Boreham’s film premiered in Seattle and will play at the Sydney International Film Festival next month.
The UK’s Peccadillo Pictures and France’s Optimale have acquired distribution rights to Craig Boreham’s Australian drama Lonesome from Berlin-based sales outfit M-Appeal.
Additionally, Cinemien has taken rights for Germany, Benelux and Israel, while Tongariro Releasing has bought Polish rights.
Lonesome sees Josh Lavery stars as a young man running from a small-town scandal to Sydney where he meets a man struggling with his own problems, played by Daniel Gabriel.
The film has just had its world premiere at the...
The UK’s Peccadillo Pictures and France’s Optimale have acquired distribution rights to Craig Boreham’s Australian drama Lonesome from Berlin-based sales outfit M-Appeal.
Additionally, Cinemien has taken rights for Germany, Benelux and Israel, while Tongariro Releasing has bought Polish rights.
Lonesome sees Josh Lavery stars as a young man running from a small-town scandal to Sydney where he meets a man struggling with his own problems, played by Daniel Gabriel.
The film has just had its world premiere at the...
- 5/11/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Berlin-based outfit M-Appeal has acquired world sales rights to “Lonesome,” from Australian director Craig Boreham, who was nominated for the Berlinale Teddy Award for his short film “Transient.” Sales on the film will commence at the upcoming European Film Market, which was moved online due to the ongoing pandemic.
The feature follows Casey, a young man from the countryside running from a small-town scandal, finding himself down and out in Sydney. When he meets Tib, a young city lad, struggling with his own isolation, both men find something they have been missing, but neither of them knows quite how to navigate their feelings.
According to a statement, “‘Lonesome’ explores the adventures and sexuality of young gay men in a world that has never been more connected. It takes audiences on a thrilling, hedonistic, erotic journey, depicting two characters, who not only seek sexual fulfillment but also acceptance and a meaningful bond.
The feature follows Casey, a young man from the countryside running from a small-town scandal, finding himself down and out in Sydney. When he meets Tib, a young city lad, struggling with his own isolation, both men find something they have been missing, but neither of them knows quite how to navigate their feelings.
According to a statement, “‘Lonesome’ explores the adventures and sexuality of young gay men in a world that has never been more connected. It takes audiences on a thrilling, hedonistic, erotic journey, depicting two characters, who not only seek sexual fulfillment but also acceptance and a meaningful bond.
- 1/26/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Queer Screen has put $15,000 towards three projects – feature films Closing Night and Lonesome, and TikTok series Scattered – via its completion fund.
Established in 2016, the fund supports Australian Lgbtiq+ filmmakers and storytellers whose work is consistent with the vision and mission of Queer Screen. Since its inception, it has supported 20 projects with $102,000.
This round of is an additional one due to the impact of Covid-19 on independent filmmaking.
“Being able to support filmmakers complete their projects is a fundamental part of what Queer Screen is about. To be able to offer this extra round of funding after already awarding $5,000 in March to web-series Thirty means we are able to directly assist filmmakers who have had to battle the challenges of a global pandemic alongside the challenges of queer filmmaking in itself,” said Queer Screen festival director Lisa Rose. “I can’t wait to see these films on the big screen.”
The...
Established in 2016, the fund supports Australian Lgbtiq+ filmmakers and storytellers whose work is consistent with the vision and mission of Queer Screen. Since its inception, it has supported 20 projects with $102,000.
This round of is an additional one due to the impact of Covid-19 on independent filmmaking.
“Being able to support filmmakers complete their projects is a fundamental part of what Queer Screen is about. To be able to offer this extra round of funding after already awarding $5,000 in March to web-series Thirty means we are able to directly assist filmmakers who have had to battle the challenges of a global pandemic alongside the challenges of queer filmmaking in itself,” said Queer Screen festival director Lisa Rose. “I can’t wait to see these films on the big screen.”
The...
- 7/30/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Producers Ben Ferris and Ulysses Oliver will explore the capabilities of filming on a micro-budget in the next few months as they aim to finish production on five features before the end of the year.
The pair came together to form Breathless Films last year and have since outlined a purposely prolific schedule for 2021.
They are in the midst of working on Craig Boreham’s Lonesome, a story about closeted country lad Casey, who finds himself down and out in the big smoke when he meets Tib, a young gay man with whom he is able to connect, albeit with some challenges.
The film, which is being shot in Sydney, stars newcomers Josh Lavery in the role of Casey and Daniel Gabriel as Tib with Anni Finsterer (Sweet Country) and Ian Roberts (Superman Returns) in supporting roles.
It is the second feature film for Breathless, following Amin Palangi’s psychological drama Tennessine,...
The pair came together to form Breathless Films last year and have since outlined a purposely prolific schedule for 2021.
They are in the midst of working on Craig Boreham’s Lonesome, a story about closeted country lad Casey, who finds himself down and out in the big smoke when he meets Tib, a young gay man with whom he is able to connect, albeit with some challenges.
The film, which is being shot in Sydney, stars newcomers Josh Lavery in the role of Casey and Daniel Gabriel as Tib with Anni Finsterer (Sweet Country) and Ian Roberts (Superman Returns) in supporting roles.
It is the second feature film for Breathless, following Amin Palangi’s psychological drama Tennessine,...
- 6/11/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Heath Davis.
A newly formed indie filmmakers co-operative will meet monthly in Sydney and plans to expand to a Melbourne chapter.
Around 15 directors attended the inaugural meeting of the group which was convened by Heath Davis and is named Cinegar Bar in Sydney last Thursday.
Among the ideas canvassed were making films as a collective and staging festivals or other screenings of Australian films.
“Our main aim is to create and control our own content and to support each other’s films,” Davis tells If. “We all acknowledge there is a crisis point in Oz cinema and we all have the same war stories.
“We have to find ways to ensure directors are treated better financially. I know some who spent a year on a film and had to reinvest their fees so they were paid zero.”
Among the attendees at the The ArtHouse Hotel in Sydney’s Cbd were Dean Francis,...
A newly formed indie filmmakers co-operative will meet monthly in Sydney and plans to expand to a Melbourne chapter.
Around 15 directors attended the inaugural meeting of the group which was convened by Heath Davis and is named Cinegar Bar in Sydney last Thursday.
Among the ideas canvassed were making films as a collective and staging festivals or other screenings of Australian films.
“Our main aim is to create and control our own content and to support each other’s films,” Davis tells If. “We all acknowledge there is a crisis point in Oz cinema and we all have the same war stories.
“We have to find ways to ensure directors are treated better financially. I know some who spent a year on a film and had to reinvest their fees so they were paid zero.”
Among the attendees at the The ArtHouse Hotel in Sydney’s Cbd were Dean Francis,...
- 2/4/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
'Lion' director Garth Davis has won the Adg Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film..
Director Garth Davis has taken out the top gong at the Adg Awards for his work helming Lion..
Davis was presented the prize for Best Direction in a Feature Film by Peter Weir at an award ceremony in Melbourne on Friday..
Lion, which received six Oscar nods and has gone on to be the fifth highest-grossing Australian film of all time at the local box office, is Davis. debut feature. .
Davis was up against Simon Stone (The Daughter), Ben Young (Hounds of Love), Craig Boreham (Teenage Kicks) and Jonathan Leahy (Skin Deep) — each of which was also a first feature..
The award for Best Direction in a Documentary Feature Film was presented to Dan Jackson for In The Shadow of the Hill, while Hotel Coolgardie director Pete Gleeson received High Commendation. The...
Director Garth Davis has taken out the top gong at the Adg Awards for his work helming Lion..
Davis was presented the prize for Best Direction in a Feature Film by Peter Weir at an award ceremony in Melbourne on Friday..
Lion, which received six Oscar nods and has gone on to be the fifth highest-grossing Australian film of all time at the local box office, is Davis. debut feature. .
Davis was up against Simon Stone (The Daughter), Ben Young (Hounds of Love), Craig Boreham (Teenage Kicks) and Jonathan Leahy (Skin Deep) — each of which was also a first feature..
The award for Best Direction in a Documentary Feature Film was presented to Dan Jackson for In The Shadow of the Hill, while Hotel Coolgardie director Pete Gleeson received High Commendation. The...
- 5/8/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Peter Weir on the set of his last feature 'The Way Back'.
Adg CEO Kingston Anderson told If earlier this year that he was angling for a high-profile director to present the Feature award at this year's Adg awards.
Now we know who it is: Peter Weir will present the Best Direction in a Feature Film award at the awards in Melbourne.
Weir will bestow the award on one of the five nominees; Garth Davis (Lion), Simon Stone (The Daughter), Ben Young (Hounds of Love), Craig Boreham (Teenage Kicks) and Jonnie Leahy (Skin Deep).
.It is a great privilege to have one of Australia.s pre-eminent directors, Peter Weir, presenting the award for Best Direction in a Feature Film," said Adg CEO Kingston Anderson..
"We have a tradition at the awards to have our best feature directors presenting this award. Directors who have presented the award in the past include Fred Schepisi,...
Adg CEO Kingston Anderson told If earlier this year that he was angling for a high-profile director to present the Feature award at this year's Adg awards.
Now we know who it is: Peter Weir will present the Best Direction in a Feature Film award at the awards in Melbourne.
Weir will bestow the award on one of the five nominees; Garth Davis (Lion), Simon Stone (The Daughter), Ben Young (Hounds of Love), Craig Boreham (Teenage Kicks) and Jonnie Leahy (Skin Deep).
.It is a great privilege to have one of Australia.s pre-eminent directors, Peter Weir, presenting the award for Best Direction in a Feature Film," said Adg CEO Kingston Anderson..
"We have a tradition at the awards to have our best feature directors presenting this award. Directors who have presented the award in the past include Fred Schepisi,...
- 4/20/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
(l-r) Deepti Naval and Garth Davis on set (photo credit: Mark Rogers).
The nominees for best feature direction at this year.s Adg Awards are Garth Davis (Lion), Simon Stone (The Daughter), Ben Young (Hounds of Love), Craig Boreham (Teenage Kicks) and Jonathan Leahy (Skin Deep). All are celebrated for their feature debuts..
Adg CEO Kingston Anderson says the Adg is angling for a high-profile director to present the feature film award. .I can.t say who it is but if we get him it.d be great," he tells If. "It.s a timing issue as usual...
Emma Freeman is nominated in the TV direction category for her work on Secret City alongside Leah Purcell for Cleverman, Rowan Woods for Rake and Tony Krawitz for The Kettering Incident.
.As always TV drama continues to be a strong and important and powerful category, and that reflects what.s going on in our industry,...
The nominees for best feature direction at this year.s Adg Awards are Garth Davis (Lion), Simon Stone (The Daughter), Ben Young (Hounds of Love), Craig Boreham (Teenage Kicks) and Jonathan Leahy (Skin Deep). All are celebrated for their feature debuts..
Adg CEO Kingston Anderson says the Adg is angling for a high-profile director to present the feature film award. .I can.t say who it is but if we get him it.d be great," he tells If. "It.s a timing issue as usual...
Emma Freeman is nominated in the TV direction category for her work on Secret City alongside Leah Purcell for Cleverman, Rowan Woods for Rake and Tony Krawitz for The Kettering Incident.
.As always TV drama continues to be a strong and important and powerful category, and that reflects what.s going on in our industry,...
- 4/6/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Australian teenage drama has its European premiere this week in Tallinn.
LevelK has closed a number of deals on Australian drama Teenage Kicks, which will have its European premiere this week at the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, in the Just Film youth programme.
The film has sold to the Us and Canada (Tla Releasing), UK and Ireland (Bounty Films), Germany and Austria (Salzgeber & Co), Hong Kong (Sundream), Australia and New Zealand (Umbrella Entertainment), as well as Belgium, Luxembourg, Andorra and Monaco (Optimale).
The film is about 17-year-old (played by Miles Szanto) who is grappling with his explosive sexuality as well as feeling guilty about his brother’s accidental death.
The cast also features Daniel Webber (11.22.63), Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires), Charlotte Best (Puberty Blues), Anni Finsterer, Lech Mackiewicz and former footballer Ian Roberts.
Craig Boreham writes and directs his debut feature; Annmaree J Bell produces for Sydney-based Azure Productions. John Frank executive...
LevelK has closed a number of deals on Australian drama Teenage Kicks, which will have its European premiere this week at the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, in the Just Film youth programme.
The film has sold to the Us and Canada (Tla Releasing), UK and Ireland (Bounty Films), Germany and Austria (Salzgeber & Co), Hong Kong (Sundream), Australia and New Zealand (Umbrella Entertainment), as well as Belgium, Luxembourg, Andorra and Monaco (Optimale).
The film is about 17-year-old (played by Miles Szanto) who is grappling with his explosive sexuality as well as feeling guilty about his brother’s accidental death.
The cast also features Daniel Webber (11.22.63), Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires), Charlotte Best (Puberty Blues), Anni Finsterer, Lech Mackiewicz and former footballer Ian Roberts.
Craig Boreham writes and directs his debut feature; Annmaree J Bell produces for Sydney-based Azure Productions. John Frank executive...
- 11/11/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
2016 My Queer Career winner The Summer of ABC Burns.
Queer Screen currently has three opportunities up for grabs, including completion funding, the My Queer Career short film competition and the chance to create the trailer for the next Mardi Gras Film Festival.
.In a landscape where funding for on screen content remains a challenge for most filmmakers, we are thrilled to be able to create opportunities for Lgbtiq stories to be produced and be showcased in front of engaged and supportive audiences,. said Queer Screen president Giovanni Campolo-Arcidiaco..
The Queer Screen Completion Fund
Now in its second year, this fund offers grants of up to $10,000 to assist Lgbtiq filmmakers in completing. feature films, documentaries and webseries.
To be eligible, the filmmaker.s work must be consistent with Queer Screen.s mission. The project must have already completed principal photography (at least 80 per cent) and be in the post production phase.
Queer Screen currently has three opportunities up for grabs, including completion funding, the My Queer Career short film competition and the chance to create the trailer for the next Mardi Gras Film Festival.
.In a landscape where funding for on screen content remains a challenge for most filmmakers, we are thrilled to be able to create opportunities for Lgbtiq stories to be produced and be showcased in front of engaged and supportive audiences,. said Queer Screen president Giovanni Campolo-Arcidiaco..
The Queer Screen Completion Fund
Now in its second year, this fund offers grants of up to $10,000 to assist Lgbtiq filmmakers in completing. feature films, documentaries and webseries.
To be eligible, the filmmaker.s work must be consistent with Queer Screen.s mission. The project must have already completed principal photography (at least 80 per cent) and be in the post production phase.
- 10/20/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Steve Le Marquand on the set of Heath Davis' Broke.
Four features have been added to the Aacta awards longlist: Michael Petroni's Backtrack, Heath Davis' Broke, Grant Scicluna's Downriver and Craig Boreham's Teenage Kicks.
They join previously announced films A Few Less Men, A Month of Sundays, Beast, Boys in the Trees, Down Under, Early Winter, Embedded, Girl Asleep, Gods of Egypt, Goldstone, Hacksaw Ridge, Joe Cinque's Consolation, Looking for Grace, Pawno, Red Billabong, Scare Campaign, Spear, Spin Out, Spirit of the Game, Sucker, Tanna, The Daughter, The Menkoff Method and Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead.
The additions bring the number of features competing for this year.s Aacta Awards to 28: a record.
.It.s wonderful to see such engagement from the Australian screen industry this year,. said AFI-Aacta CEO Damian Trewhella. .We.ve recently broken a number of records, with more films...
Four features have been added to the Aacta awards longlist: Michael Petroni's Backtrack, Heath Davis' Broke, Grant Scicluna's Downriver and Craig Boreham's Teenage Kicks.
They join previously announced films A Few Less Men, A Month of Sundays, Beast, Boys in the Trees, Down Under, Early Winter, Embedded, Girl Asleep, Gods of Egypt, Goldstone, Hacksaw Ridge, Joe Cinque's Consolation, Looking for Grace, Pawno, Red Billabong, Scare Campaign, Spear, Spin Out, Spirit of the Game, Sucker, Tanna, The Daughter, The Menkoff Method and Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead.
The additions bring the number of features competing for this year.s Aacta Awards to 28: a record.
.It.s wonderful to see such engagement from the Australian screen industry this year,. said AFI-Aacta CEO Damian Trewhella. .We.ve recently broken a number of records, with more films...
- 8/21/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Craig Boreham’s feature film debut confronts the topsy-turvy world of adolescence with a deeply compelling style and spirit
In the first two minutes of director Craig Boreham’s feature film debut, we see a homemade bong put to use and two teenage boys in school uniform performing mutual masturbation to lesbian porn while dad cooks dinner in the kitchen.
Yes indeed, teenage kicks, but the film quickly morphs from a haze of cheap teen thrills into much more meaningful drama: a gutsy coming-of-age story that signals the arrival of a compelling new voice in queer Australian cinema.
Continue reading...
In the first two minutes of director Craig Boreham’s feature film debut, we see a homemade bong put to use and two teenage boys in school uniform performing mutual masturbation to lesbian porn while dad cooks dinner in the kitchen.
Yes indeed, teenage kicks, but the film quickly morphs from a haze of cheap teen thrills into much more meaningful drama: a gutsy coming-of-age story that signals the arrival of a compelling new voice in queer Australian cinema.
Continue reading...
- 6/11/2016
- by Luke Buckmaster
- The Guardian - Film News
Alex Russell in Ivan Sen's Goldstone.
The Sydney Film Festival's Travelling Film Fest returns to Newcastle this year, screening at Tower Cinemas from June 24-26.
Sff's roadshow takes films around the country after they've screened at the festival itself, which takes place in Sydney from June 8-19.
Highlights include Sff's opening night film Goldstone, directed by Ivan Sen and starring Aaron Pedersen, Alex Russell, Jacki Weaver, David Wenham and David Gulpilil, and closing night film Love and Friendship, Whit Stillman's adaptation of an early, unheralded Jane Austen short novel.
Stillman's acclaimed comedy of manners stars Australia's own Xavier Samuel as well as Stephen Fry, Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny.
.We are thrilled to be returning to Tower Cinemas with a vibrant program of four short films and nine feature films including one documentary,. Travelling Film Festival Manager Alicia Emery said.
Other films set to go on tour include Lee Tamahori's Mahana,...
The Sydney Film Festival's Travelling Film Fest returns to Newcastle this year, screening at Tower Cinemas from June 24-26.
Sff's roadshow takes films around the country after they've screened at the festival itself, which takes place in Sydney from June 8-19.
Highlights include Sff's opening night film Goldstone, directed by Ivan Sen and starring Aaron Pedersen, Alex Russell, Jacki Weaver, David Wenham and David Gulpilil, and closing night film Love and Friendship, Whit Stillman's adaptation of an early, unheralded Jane Austen short novel.
Stillman's acclaimed comedy of manners stars Australia's own Xavier Samuel as well as Stephen Fry, Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny.
.We are thrilled to be returning to Tower Cinemas with a vibrant program of four short films and nine feature films including one documentary,. Travelling Film Festival Manager Alicia Emery said.
Other films set to go on tour include Lee Tamahori's Mahana,...
- 5/17/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Whilst the world's cinephiles eyes are all turned to the mother of all film festivals, Cannes, down under the Sydney Film Festival have just announced their cracking line up. While it's not one of the most prestigious festivals, it's carved a perfect spot for itself on the cinematic calendar in June each year. It's one of the first festivals to be able to screen films only previously shown at Sundance and Berlinale in the first half of the year, and the then just concluded Cannes film festival. Sydney Film Festival of course has its own world premieres of Australian films, and while this year doesn’t have as many as previous years, there’s some exciting works all the same. Here is just a sample of what’s in store for Sydney siders.
Australian World Premieres
Opening the Festival and also running in competition will be Ivan Sen’s Goldstone,...
Australian World Premieres
Opening the Festival and also running in competition will be Ivan Sen’s Goldstone,...
- 5/12/2016
- by Josh Forward
- FilmExperience
Alex Russell in Ivan Sen's Goldstone.
The full Sydney Film Festival line-up was unveiled this morning by Sff director Nashen Moodley, with five Australian feature premieres and eight Aussie documentary premieres.
In a coup for the festival, this year's Talks program at Sydney Town Hall's Hub will include a free talk with Mel Gibson, whose Blood Father is playing at the fest, as well as in-conversation events with Australian filmmakers such as Ivan Sen.
Sen's Goldstone, the festival's opening night film, will also feature in the official competition..
Other Aussie premieres include Abe Forsythe's Cronulla black comedy Down Under, Craig Boreham's queer drama Teenage Kicks, playwright Stephen Sewell's directorial debut Embedded, and Craig Anderson's thriller Red Christmas, starring E.T.'s Dee Wallace.
Also in the line-up are Aussie titles that premiered overseas last year, such as Beast, the McKeith brothers' Manila-set boxing drama that comes...
The full Sydney Film Festival line-up was unveiled this morning by Sff director Nashen Moodley, with five Australian feature premieres and eight Aussie documentary premieres.
In a coup for the festival, this year's Talks program at Sydney Town Hall's Hub will include a free talk with Mel Gibson, whose Blood Father is playing at the fest, as well as in-conversation events with Australian filmmakers such as Ivan Sen.
Sen's Goldstone, the festival's opening night film, will also feature in the official competition..
Other Aussie premieres include Abe Forsythe's Cronulla black comedy Down Under, Craig Boreham's queer drama Teenage Kicks, playwright Stephen Sewell's directorial debut Embedded, and Craig Anderson's thriller Red Christmas, starring E.T.'s Dee Wallace.
Also in the line-up are Aussie titles that premiered overseas last year, such as Beast, the McKeith brothers' Manila-set boxing drama that comes...
- 5/11/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Queer Screen's Mardi Gras Film Festival at the Blue Mountains' Carrington Hotel.
Queer Screen.s 23rd Mardi Gras Film Festival is now on tour, showcasing the best of the fest in the Blue Mountains and Parramatta.
In Sydney, the festival saw 16,500 attendees through the doors of its eight venues.
.We really stretched ourselves this year to present 75 screenings, create a large number of community and industry events, host 10 international guests and showcase a lot more lesbian and transgender films,. said Queer Screen.s Mardi Gras Film Festival Director Paul Struthers.
.This would not have been possible without the incredible hard work and passion of our volunteers, Board, partners and sponsors and my Festival Manager James Woolley and I cannot thank everyone enough for all of their time and commitment..
Queer Screen President Giovanni Campolo-Arcidiaco said that .Queer Screen is dedicated to engaging individuals and communities through queer storytelling through film.
Queer Screen.s 23rd Mardi Gras Film Festival is now on tour, showcasing the best of the fest in the Blue Mountains and Parramatta.
In Sydney, the festival saw 16,500 attendees through the doors of its eight venues.
.We really stretched ourselves this year to present 75 screenings, create a large number of community and industry events, host 10 international guests and showcase a lot more lesbian and transgender films,. said Queer Screen.s Mardi Gras Film Festival Director Paul Struthers.
.This would not have been possible without the incredible hard work and passion of our volunteers, Board, partners and sponsors and my Festival Manager James Woolley and I cannot thank everyone enough for all of their time and commitment..
Queer Screen President Giovanni Campolo-Arcidiaco said that .Queer Screen is dedicated to engaging individuals and communities through queer storytelling through film.
- 3/14/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Craig Boreham.s short film Drowning is making waves more than three years after it was completed.
Having screened at numerous festivals around the world, including as part of the Cinema des Antipodes program at Cannes last year, Boreham has won the Nfsa Orlando Award for the short.
Presented at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, the Nfsa Orlando Award is presented to the best lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex short Australian film. It's a medium in which Boreham. . an If Award Rising Talent nominee in 2010 . has made a name for himself, with shorts such as Violet screening at international film festivals.
.The really beautiful thing about a short film generally is that it can often just be the exploration of a small idea... it.s freer in a way,. the writer/director said.
However, Drowning, which tells the story of the changing relationship between two teenagers (Miles Szanto and...
Having screened at numerous festivals around the world, including as part of the Cinema des Antipodes program at Cannes last year, Boreham has won the Nfsa Orlando Award for the short.
Presented at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, the Nfsa Orlando Award is presented to the best lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex short Australian film. It's a medium in which Boreham. . an If Award Rising Talent nominee in 2010 . has made a name for himself, with shorts such as Violet screening at international film festivals.
.The really beautiful thing about a short film generally is that it can often just be the exploration of a small idea... it.s freer in a way,. the writer/director said.
However, Drowning, which tells the story of the changing relationship between two teenagers (Miles Szanto and...
- 4/3/2012
- by Danii Logue
- IF.com.au
Craig Boreham, writer/director of short film The Drowning, starring Xavier Samuel, who starred in A Few Best Men and the Twilight films, has won the Nfsa Orlando Short Film Award. Presented by the National Film and Sound Archive, the award is presented to the best Australian, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex short film with a cash prize of $5000.
The announcement:
The 2012 Nfsa Orlando Short Film Award has been awarded to Craig Boreham, writer and director of Drowning (2009). The Nfsa Orlando award is presented to the winner of the best Australian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex short film, receiving a cash prize of $5,000 and a place in the National Audiovisual Collection.
The Award was presented by Nfsa Chair Chris Puplick Am on Sunday 25th of March at the closing night of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival at the Australian Centre for Moving Image, as part of the Nfsa...
The announcement:
The 2012 Nfsa Orlando Short Film Award has been awarded to Craig Boreham, writer and director of Drowning (2009). The Nfsa Orlando award is presented to the winner of the best Australian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex short film, receiving a cash prize of $5,000 and a place in the National Audiovisual Collection.
The Award was presented by Nfsa Chair Chris Puplick Am on Sunday 25th of March at the closing night of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival at the Australian Centre for Moving Image, as part of the Nfsa...
- 3/25/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Development Australia in association with its state-based organisations is calling for entries for competition, The National Pitch 2011.
The winner of the competition will represent Australia at the Motion Picture Association (Mpa) Asia Pacific partners with the China International Copyright Expo (Cice) Film Workshop in Beijing to compete at an international level against 13 representatives from other territories in the Asia Pacific region.
However, entrants must first win their state rounds.
Metro Screen’s Network Coordinator Craig Boreham told Encore, “It’s not about pitching a production so much – it might be: a producer pitching themselves or their slate; they might be looking to move into the long form because they’re experience in shorts has led to success at various film festivals; It might be a director who has the project they want to make; a scriptwriter to discuss their various ideas. It’s for someone ready to sell themselves...
The winner of the competition will represent Australia at the Motion Picture Association (Mpa) Asia Pacific partners with the China International Copyright Expo (Cice) Film Workshop in Beijing to compete at an international level against 13 representatives from other territories in the Asia Pacific region.
However, entrants must first win their state rounds.
Metro Screen’s Network Coordinator Craig Boreham told Encore, “It’s not about pitching a production so much – it might be: a producer pitching themselves or their slate; they might be looking to move into the long form because they’re experience in shorts has led to success at various film festivals; It might be a director who has the project they want to make; a scriptwriter to discuss their various ideas. It’s for someone ready to sell themselves...
- 8/10/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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