Screenwriters Justin Olstein and Campbell Banks have been announced as the winners of the Australian Writer Guild’s (Awg) 2020 Monte Miller Awards, which recognise unproduced scripts.
Olstein took home the award in the long-form category with his feature script Shoshanna, which follows a Chassidic Jewish woman grappling with a burgeoning desire.
“I am thrilled and deeply grateful to have won the Monte Miller Long Form award this year,” said Olstein.
“The acknowledgement of a story about a culture scarcely seen on Australian screens is deeply heartening, and I look forward to seeing what further opportunities for the project arise as a result.”
Banks received the short-form award for his comedy pilot Artifice, which examines Afl culture.
“I am stunned and grateful to win this award – the year to forget has been transformed into one to savour. I can’t wait to make the most of this and put the script...
Olstein took home the award in the long-form category with his feature script Shoshanna, which follows a Chassidic Jewish woman grappling with a burgeoning desire.
“I am thrilled and deeply grateful to have won the Monte Miller Long Form award this year,” said Olstein.
“The acknowledgement of a story about a culture scarcely seen on Australian screens is deeply heartening, and I look forward to seeing what further opportunities for the project arise as a result.”
Banks received the short-form award for his comedy pilot Artifice, which examines Afl culture.
“I am stunned and grateful to win this award – the year to forget has been transformed into one to savour. I can’t wait to make the most of this and put the script...
- 4/21/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
As promised, Fantaspoa 2019 has announced the second wave of films, and we are here to share the list of screenings with our readers, along with the exciting news that the legendary Roger Corman will be in attendance as a special guest. Also in today's Horror Highlights: Universal and DeviantArt's "Heroes vs. Villains" Glass contest winners and DeviantArt's interview with M. Night Shyamalan, as well as a trailer for The Young Cannibals.
Fantaspoa 2019 Announces Second Wave of Films, Roger Corman to Attend: "Brazil's Fantaspoa, the largest genre film festival in Latin America, is proud to reveal the second wave of films selected for their upcoming fifteenth edition, running from May 16th through June 2nd. The celebrated genre film fest, which takes place annually in Porto Alegre will announce their full line-up, consisting of more than 100 films, on the first week of May.
The 2019 edition of the festival will pay an homage...
Fantaspoa 2019 Announces Second Wave of Films, Roger Corman to Attend: "Brazil's Fantaspoa, the largest genre film festival in Latin America, is proud to reveal the second wave of films selected for their upcoming fifteenth edition, running from May 16th through June 2nd. The celebrated genre film fest, which takes place annually in Porto Alegre will announce their full line-up, consisting of more than 100 films, on the first week of May.
The 2019 edition of the festival will pay an homage...
- 4/24/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The Melbourne Queer Film Festival has announced its winners, Grant Scicluna, Daniel Monks, Madeleine Olnek, Bobbie Birleffi and Beverly Kopf, Maria Block and Mitsuyo Miyazaki.
The announcement:
The 22nd Melbourne Queer Film Festival (Mqff) came to a close on Sunday with a whole lot of dance in Leave It on the Floor by Sheldon Larry.
A record 161 films from 28 countries filled the 11 day festival along with 4 panel sessions, plus a huge 28 sessions sold out and six back-by-popular demand screenings were programmed after their first sessions sold out.
At the Oz Shorts screenings on Saturday 24 March the City of Melbourne Emerging Filmmaker Award for Best Australian Short Queer Film (which has a prize of $3000) was awarded to Grant Scicluna for The Wilding, which looks at a juvenile inmate who has a choice of freedom or his cell mate lover. A special commendation was given to Adam’s Tallit by Justin Olstein.
The announcement:
The 22nd Melbourne Queer Film Festival (Mqff) came to a close on Sunday with a whole lot of dance in Leave It on the Floor by Sheldon Larry.
A record 161 films from 28 countries filled the 11 day festival along with 4 panel sessions, plus a huge 28 sessions sold out and six back-by-popular demand screenings were programmed after their first sessions sold out.
At the Oz Shorts screenings on Saturday 24 March the City of Melbourne Emerging Filmmaker Award for Best Australian Short Queer Film (which has a prize of $3000) was awarded to Grant Scicluna for The Wilding, which looks at a juvenile inmate who has a choice of freedom or his cell mate lover. A special commendation was given to Adam’s Tallit by Justin Olstein.
- 3/28/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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