It's been two years since Maya Newell, Sophie Hyde, Larissa Behrendt, Alex Kelly, Rachel Naŋinaaq Edwardson and Lisa Sherrard came together to form the Unquiet Collective, a group designed to help others bridge the gap between a film’s distribution and its wider social impact.
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- 8/3/2023
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Freedom Finds Favor
ITN Distribution has picked up distribution rights in North and Latin America for the live action fantasy epic, “Fight For Freedom” from Incredible Film.
The completed film, which is also available as a 5×30 mins. mini-series, is a live action fantasy epic about Friesland’s greatest hero known as Grutte Pier. Fabled Frisian freedom fighter, Peer Gerlofs Donia, is a gentle giant who turns into a blood-thirsty, revenge-driven killer when his family is brutally murdered. His quest for revenge forges him into a beacon for his people as he becomes their leader in a fight for independence. The film is directed by Steven de Jong.
The film’s cast is headed by Milan van Weelden alongside songwriter and actress Elske DeWall (“Grutte Pier”) and composer and actor Syb van der Ploeg (“Bak”).
“ ‘Fight for Freedom’ is a fascinating story that needs to be shared […] It will be dubbed into English,...
ITN Distribution has picked up distribution rights in North and Latin America for the live action fantasy epic, “Fight For Freedom” from Incredible Film.
The completed film, which is also available as a 5×30 mins. mini-series, is a live action fantasy epic about Friesland’s greatest hero known as Grutte Pier. Fabled Frisian freedom fighter, Peer Gerlofs Donia, is a gentle giant who turns into a blood-thirsty, revenge-driven killer when his family is brutally murdered. His quest for revenge forges him into a beacon for his people as he becomes their leader in a fight for independence. The film is directed by Steven de Jong.
The film’s cast is headed by Milan van Weelden alongside songwriter and actress Elske DeWall (“Grutte Pier”) and composer and actor Syb van der Ploeg (“Bak”).
“ ‘Fight for Freedom’ is a fascinating story that needs to be shared […] It will be dubbed into English,...
- 7/12/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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All that Breathes topped the 2022 IDA Documentary Awards, winning best feature and two other competitive awards. The film was previously selected as the winner of the Pare Lorentz Award.
In addition to the top prize, the HBO title, which follows two brothers who run a bird hospital dedicated to rescuing injured black kites that are often affected by air pollution in New Delhi, won best director for helmer Shaunak Sen and best editing.
National Geographic and Neon’s Fire of Love documentary about volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, which led the nominations for the 38th annual International Documentary Association honors with five nods, won two awards.
The IDA Documentary Awards were presented in a ceremony at Los Angeles’ Paramount Theater, hosted by actor-comedian Jenny Yang.
Best Feature Documentary
All that Breathes (India, United States, United Kingdom | Sideshow and Submarine Deluxe, HBO Documentary Films...
All that Breathes topped the 2022 IDA Documentary Awards, winning best feature and two other competitive awards. The film was previously selected as the winner of the Pare Lorentz Award.
In addition to the top prize, the HBO title, which follows two brothers who run a bird hospital dedicated to rescuing injured black kites that are often affected by air pollution in New Delhi, won best director for helmer Shaunak Sen and best editing.
National Geographic and Neon’s Fire of Love documentary about volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, which led the nominations for the 38th annual International Documentary Association honors with five nods, won two awards.
The IDA Documentary Awards were presented in a ceremony at Los Angeles’ Paramount Theater, hosted by actor-comedian Jenny Yang.
Best Feature Documentary
All that Breathes (India, United States, United Kingdom | Sideshow and Submarine Deluxe, HBO Documentary Films...
- 12/11/2022
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced their nominations in 18 categories for the 38th IDA Documentary Awards, which will be held on December 10, 2022, at the Paramount Theater in Los Angeles. “Fire of Love” led all feature documentaries with five bids, followed by “All That Breathes” with four. See the full list of nominees below.
See RSVP for Film Documentary panel on November 16: ‘Good Night Oppy,’ ‘Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues,’ ‘Mija,’ ‘Retrograde’
Last year the group previewed three of the five Oscar nominees for Best Documentary Feature, including the winner “Summer of Soul” as well as IDA champ “Flee” and “Writing with Fire.” The year before that they were just as accurate when IDA winner “Crip Camp” was nominated along with “Collective” and “Time,” but Oscar champ “My Octopus Teacher” was snubbed.
Among this year’s IDA nominees for Best Feature, just two were also nominated by the Critics’ Choice...
See RSVP for Film Documentary panel on November 16: ‘Good Night Oppy,’ ‘Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues,’ ‘Mija,’ ‘Retrograde’
Last year the group previewed three of the five Oscar nominees for Best Documentary Feature, including the winner “Summer of Soul” as well as IDA champ “Flee” and “Writing with Fire.” The year before that they were just as accurate when IDA winner “Crip Camp” was nominated along with “Collective” and “Time,” but Oscar champ “My Octopus Teacher” was snubbed.
Among this year’s IDA nominees for Best Feature, just two were also nominated by the Critics’ Choice...
- 11/11/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
“All that Breathes” and “Fire of Love” led all films in nominations for the International Documentary Association’s 38th annual IDA Documentary Awards, which were announced Friday morning.
“All That Breathes,” a lyrical film by Shaunak Sen about two brothers in New Delhi who care for birds that fall from the polluted skies, received four nominations, including Best Feature Documentary, and was also named the winner of the Pare Lorentz Award for a film showing commitment to social justice and the environment. Sara Dosa’s “Fire of Love,” about a married couple that spent their lives studying volcanoes, landed five nominations.
Other films that received multiple IDA nominations included “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” “A House Made of Splinters,” “No Simple Way Home” and “The Pawnshop.”
The Best Feature Documentary category, which included those six films plus “Katrina Babies,” “Mija,” “Navalny” and “Young Plato,” was long on international films,...
“All That Breathes,” a lyrical film by Shaunak Sen about two brothers in New Delhi who care for birds that fall from the polluted skies, received four nominations, including Best Feature Documentary, and was also named the winner of the Pare Lorentz Award for a film showing commitment to social justice and the environment. Sara Dosa’s “Fire of Love,” about a married couple that spent their lives studying volcanoes, landed five nominations.
Other films that received multiple IDA nominations included “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” “A House Made of Splinters,” “No Simple Way Home” and “The Pawnshop.”
The Best Feature Documentary category, which included those six films plus “Katrina Babies,” “Mija,” “Navalny” and “Young Plato,” was long on international films,...
- 11/11/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The International Documentary Association (IDA) has revealed the nominations for the 38th IDA Documentary Awards. Comprising 18 categories ranging from Best Feature Film and Best Short Film to Best Curated Series and Best Episodic Series, the awards ceremony is meant to support the vital work of documentary storytellers and champion a thriving and inclusive documentary culture.
Leading nominations in the film categories are “All That Breathes” and “Fire of Love,” each with five. Meanwhile, films like “The Territory” and “Descendant,” which have been recognized by other awards bodies like the Cinema Eye Honors, are nowhere to be found on this year’s IDA Awards’ nominees list.
It is somewhat expected, as nominees in each of the Best Feature Documentary and Best Short Documentary categories had been selected from the shortlists previously announced. IDA members will now have access to view each of the nominated films and to vote for Best Feature...
Leading nominations in the film categories are “All That Breathes” and “Fire of Love,” each with five. Meanwhile, films like “The Territory” and “Descendant,” which have been recognized by other awards bodies like the Cinema Eye Honors, are nowhere to be found on this year’s IDA Awards’ nominees list.
It is somewhat expected, as nominees in each of the Best Feature Documentary and Best Short Documentary categories had been selected from the shortlists previously announced. IDA members will now have access to view each of the nominated films and to vote for Best Feature...
- 11/11/2022
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Click here to read the full article.
The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the nominations for the 38th annual IDA Documentary Awards, which will be held on Dec. 10, 2022, at the Paramount Theater on the Paramount Studios Lot in Los Angeles.
Among the nominated features is National Geographic/Neon’s Fire of Love, director Sara Dosa’s portrait of vocanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, which led the nominated films with five honors. HBO Documentary Films’ All That Breathes earned four nominations and won the Pare Lorent Award.
Other notable nominees, also strong contenders in the Oscar race for best documentary feature, include Neon’s All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Amazon Studios’ Good Night Oppy and Wildcat, HBO Documentary Films’ Katrina Babies and Navalny, and Showtime’s Nothing Compares.
“We are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of such a stellar group of films and programs from around the world,” said co-presidents...
The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the nominations for the 38th annual IDA Documentary Awards, which will be held on Dec. 10, 2022, at the Paramount Theater on the Paramount Studios Lot in Los Angeles.
Among the nominated features is National Geographic/Neon’s Fire of Love, director Sara Dosa’s portrait of vocanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, which led the nominated films with five honors. HBO Documentary Films’ All That Breathes earned four nominations and won the Pare Lorent Award.
Other notable nominees, also strong contenders in the Oscar race for best documentary feature, include Neon’s All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Amazon Studios’ Good Night Oppy and Wildcat, HBO Documentary Films’ Katrina Babies and Navalny, and Showtime’s Nothing Compares.
“We are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of such a stellar group of films and programs from around the world,” said co-presidents...
- 11/11/2022
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cinema Eye Honors, the organization that recognizes outstanding artistic achievement in nonfiction and documentary films & series, announced the first round of their 2023 awards and nominations at its annual Cinema Eye Fall Lunch held in Los Angeles.
In the five Broadcast categories, HBO film “Four Hours at the Capitol,” an inside look at the January 6th riot, led with three nominations: Broadcast Film, Broadcast Editing and Broadcast Cinematography. Other projects like the Disney+ docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back” and Showtime’s “We Need to Talk About Cosby” also received more than one nomination.
Other announcements at the event include the annual Shorts List, which spotlights 10 of the year’s top documentary short films, and the recipient of the Legacy Award this year, Terry Zwigoff’s 1995 film “Crumb.”
“I’m glad to find out you don’t have to be dead to receive this award,” Zwigoff said in a written statement. “I...
In the five Broadcast categories, HBO film “Four Hours at the Capitol,” an inside look at the January 6th riot, led with three nominations: Broadcast Film, Broadcast Editing and Broadcast Cinematography. Other projects like the Disney+ docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back” and Showtime’s “We Need to Talk About Cosby” also received more than one nomination.
Other announcements at the event include the annual Shorts List, which spotlights 10 of the year’s top documentary short films, and the recipient of the Legacy Award this year, Terry Zwigoff’s 1995 film “Crumb.”
“I’m glad to find out you don’t have to be dead to receive this award,” Zwigoff said in a written statement. “I...
- 10/20/2022
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
"I've always known who I am." Netflix has revealed an official trailer for a documentary short film titled The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone, which initially premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival earlier this summer. Netflix is releasing this 27-minute film to watch worldwide starting in late September for anyone interested. Spanning 19 years, The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone reveals the elliptical memories of Georgie Stone, an Australian transgender teen, as she helps change laws, affirms her gender, finds her voice and emerges into adulthood. And, for the first time, gains control of her own story – the doc credits Georgia as the "Creative Producer", with Maya Newell directing. An important film in the fight for transgender rights and their place in society, this doc emphatically offers "an undeniable case for the agency of transgender children." It looks a beautiful, inspiring, empowering film about fighting for justice and equality. Get a look. ›››
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- 8/25/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Berlin Golden Bear winner ‘Alcarràs’ among titles.
Sydney Film Festival (June 8-19) has revealed the 12 titles that will play in competition at its 69th edition.
The titles include Carla Simon’s Catalan family drama Alcarràs, which won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale in February; Colm Bairéad’s Irish-language drama The Quiet Girl, which took the grand prize in Berlin’s Generation Kplus strand; and Alejandro Loayza Grisi’s Bolivian eco-drama Utama, winner of the grand jury prize at Sundance in January.
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The sole documentary in the line-up is Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love,...
Sydney Film Festival (June 8-19) has revealed the 12 titles that will play in competition at its 69th edition.
The titles include Carla Simon’s Catalan family drama Alcarràs, which won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale in February; Colm Bairéad’s Irish-language drama The Quiet Girl, which took the grand prize in Berlin’s Generation Kplus strand; and Alejandro Loayza Grisi’s Bolivian eco-drama Utama, winner of the grand jury prize at Sundance in January.
Scroll down for full list of titles
The sole documentary in the line-up is Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love,...
- 5/11/2022
- by Sandy George
- ScreenDaily
Doc Society and the Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) have revealed the six projects that will take part in a year-long creative mentorship and impact strategy fellowship starting this month.
The four feature documentaries and two VR concepts selected for the Art & Impact Fellowship consist of Jaydn Ray Gosselin and Elahe Zivardar’s Searching for Aramsayesh Gah; Josie Hess’ Life After Coal; Genevieve Grieves and Ryan Andrew Lee’s Dreaming Country; Taryne Laffar’s Sacred Sites; Maya Newell’s The Quickening; and Matthew Bate’s Untitled Hakeem Project.
The filmmaking teams will benefit from three training labs, attendance at two industry forums – IDFA (the Netherlands) and Aidc – and a day-long pitch summit event.
The fellowship, which is supported through Screen Australia’s Enterprise Funding Program, was announced in August as a way for practitioners to build strategies for using an independent documentary project as a tool for change, focusing on the development of storytelling,...
The four feature documentaries and two VR concepts selected for the Art & Impact Fellowship consist of Jaydn Ray Gosselin and Elahe Zivardar’s Searching for Aramsayesh Gah; Josie Hess’ Life After Coal; Genevieve Grieves and Ryan Andrew Lee’s Dreaming Country; Taryne Laffar’s Sacred Sites; Maya Newell’s The Quickening; and Matthew Bate’s Untitled Hakeem Project.
The filmmaking teams will benefit from three training labs, attendance at two industry forums – IDFA (the Netherlands) and Aidc – and a day-long pitch summit event.
The fellowship, which is supported through Screen Australia’s Enterprise Funding Program, was announced in August as a way for practitioners to build strategies for using an independent documentary project as a tool for change, focusing on the development of storytelling,...
- 10/6/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
More than 50% of the Awards won by female directors
The Australian Directors’ Guild announced the winners of the 2020 Adg Awards last month via a virtual ceremony hosted from Sydney.
The Awards were notable for the number of female directors to win Adg Awards – 10 of the 19 Awards were won by women, a reflection of the industry’s move towards gender parity.
The Adg thanks its sponsors for their support in making the Awards such as great success.
Principal Partner
1. Asdacs
Major Partners
1. Media Super
2. Kaleidoscope
Major Government Partners
1. Screen Australia
2. Create Nsw/City of Sydney
Gold
1. ABC
2. Panavision
3. The Post Lounge
4. Dockland Studios Melbourne
5. Animal Logic
6. Screenrights
7. Aftrs
8. Fremantle
9. Actf
Silver
1. Seven
Bronze
1. Shanahan
2. Photoplay
Supporters
1. Hla
2. Rgm
3. Creative Content Australia
Ben Lawrence has took out the Best Direction of a Feature Film (Budget $1M or over) Award for Hearts & Bones.
Amongst the many female directors to be applauded this year,...
The Australian Directors’ Guild announced the winners of the 2020 Adg Awards last month via a virtual ceremony hosted from Sydney.
The Awards were notable for the number of female directors to win Adg Awards – 10 of the 19 Awards were won by women, a reflection of the industry’s move towards gender parity.
The Adg thanks its sponsors for their support in making the Awards such as great success.
Principal Partner
1. Asdacs
Major Partners
1. Media Super
2. Kaleidoscope
Major Government Partners
1. Screen Australia
2. Create Nsw/City of Sydney
Gold
1. ABC
2. Panavision
3. The Post Lounge
4. Dockland Studios Melbourne
5. Animal Logic
6. Screenrights
7. Aftrs
8. Fremantle
9. Actf
Silver
1. Seven
Bronze
1. Shanahan
2. Photoplay
Supporters
1. Hla
2. Rgm
3. Creative Content Australia
Ben Lawrence has took out the Best Direction of a Feature Film (Budget $1M or over) Award for Hearts & Bones.
Amongst the many female directors to be applauded this year,...
- 11/10/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Entertainment One U.K.’s animated kids title “Two by Two: Overboard!,” released to coincide with the school half-term holidays, debuted at the top of the U.K./Ireland box office with £329,265, according to final numbers from Comscore.
The film is a sequel to 2015 hit “All Creatures Big and Small,” and is also known by the title “Ooops – The Adventure Continues.”
Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” moved down to fourth position with £134,968 in its ninth weekend, after eight consecutive weeks atop the box office. The Warner Bros. release now has a running total of £17,122,299 in the territory.
In a market starved of Hollywood films due to big ticket releases being postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, now in its second wave, action crime drama “Honest Thief,” starring Liam Neeson, bowed in second place. The Signature Entertainment release collected £254,267.
Debuting in third place was another family title, “The Secret Garden,” from Sky Cinema.
The film is a sequel to 2015 hit “All Creatures Big and Small,” and is also known by the title “Ooops – The Adventure Continues.”
Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” moved down to fourth position with £134,968 in its ninth weekend, after eight consecutive weeks atop the box office. The Warner Bros. release now has a running total of £17,122,299 in the territory.
In a market starved of Hollywood films due to big ticket releases being postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, now in its second wave, action crime drama “Honest Thief,” starring Liam Neeson, bowed in second place. The Signature Entertainment release collected £254,267.
Debuting in third place was another family title, “The Secret Garden,” from Sky Cinema.
- 10/27/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Ben Lawrence took home the main prize – Best Direction in a Feature Film (Budget $1M+) – at last night’s Australian Directors’ Guild (Adg) Awards, for his debut narrative feature Hearts and Bones.
Held virtually and hosted by Greta Lee Jackson and Nina Oyama, this year’s Adg Awards also saw female directors take home 10 of the 19 prizes – marking the first time ever that women have made up more than 50 per cent of winners.
Among them were Josephine Mackerras, who took home Best Direction of A Feature Film (Budget under $1M) for the French-language Alice; Maya Newell whose In My Blood It Runs saw her win Best Direction of a Documentary Feature, and Emma Freeman, who won Best Direction of a TV or SVOD Mini-Series for Stateless: Episode 3.
The guild suggests this reflects the push for gender parity in the industry. Traditionally, women have been extremely underrepresented in director roles, and last week,...
Held virtually and hosted by Greta Lee Jackson and Nina Oyama, this year’s Adg Awards also saw female directors take home 10 of the 19 prizes – marking the first time ever that women have made up more than 50 per cent of winners.
Among them were Josephine Mackerras, who took home Best Direction of A Feature Film (Budget under $1M) for the French-language Alice; Maya Newell whose In My Blood It Runs saw her win Best Direction of a Documentary Feature, and Emma Freeman, who won Best Direction of a TV or SVOD Mini-Series for Stateless: Episode 3.
The guild suggests this reflects the push for gender parity in the industry. Traditionally, women have been extremely underrepresented in director roles, and last week,...
- 10/19/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Clockwise from top left: Cornel Ozies, Hollie Fifer, Ian Darling and Santilla Chingaipe.
Eight established and emerging filmmakers will each create a 3 to 5-minute documentary with a focus on the performing arts during the challenging time of Covid-19.
Entitled voxdocs, it’s an initiative from the Shark Island Institute headed by filmmaker and philanthropist Ian Darling and Documentary Australia Foundation (Daf), in association with the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
They are Maya Newell; Hollie Fifer (The Opposition); Ian Darling; Santilla Chingaipe (Black as Me); Alex Wu (winner of the Dendy Award for Best Australian Live-Action Short Film at the 2020 Sydney Film Festival for Idol); Tamara Whyte (this year’s recipient of the inaugural Centralised Daf Fellowship); Maria Tran; and Cornel Ozies (Our Law).
Their subjects include a young Tongan-Australian woman whose body still remembers the dance routine of her first big show before it was cancelled due to...
Eight established and emerging filmmakers will each create a 3 to 5-minute documentary with a focus on the performing arts during the challenging time of Covid-19.
Entitled voxdocs, it’s an initiative from the Shark Island Institute headed by filmmaker and philanthropist Ian Darling and Documentary Australia Foundation (Daf), in association with the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
They are Maya Newell; Hollie Fifer (The Opposition); Ian Darling; Santilla Chingaipe (Black as Me); Alex Wu (winner of the Dendy Award for Best Australian Live-Action Short Film at the 2020 Sydney Film Festival for Idol); Tamara Whyte (this year’s recipient of the inaugural Centralised Daf Fellowship); Maria Tran; and Cornel Ozies (Our Law).
Their subjects include a young Tongan-Australian woman whose body still remembers the dance routine of her first big show before it was cancelled due to...
- 9/25/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
By Glenn Dunks
It can be so good to see a filmmaker take a significant leap in their talents. Such a thrilling moment to realize that a director isn’t just capable of making good films, but great ones. I must say, I didn’t expect a film like In My Blood It Runs from Maya Newell. The Japanese-Australian filmmaker had previously made the cutely affecting Gayby Baby about the children of same-sex parents (Newell herself is a ‘gayby baby’), but nothing there would suggest a film of such cultural specificity as this.
It’s the sort of film that makes me so glad I watch Australian cinema more regularly than most (including my fellow nationals). I feel like I can easily say it’s one of the best documentaries this country has produced in recent years. A work of emphatic poignancy that speaks so much to this country’s...
It can be so good to see a filmmaker take a significant leap in their talents. Such a thrilling moment to realize that a director isn’t just capable of making good films, but great ones. I must say, I didn’t expect a film like In My Blood It Runs from Maya Newell. The Japanese-Australian filmmaker had previously made the cutely affecting Gayby Baby about the children of same-sex parents (Newell herself is a ‘gayby baby’), but nothing there would suggest a film of such cultural specificity as this.
It’s the sort of film that makes me so glad I watch Australian cinema more regularly than most (including my fellow nationals). I feel like I can easily say it’s one of the best documentaries this country has produced in recent years. A work of emphatic poignancy that speaks so much to this country’s...
- 9/17/2020
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
Sophie Hyde, pictured here on the set of ‘Animals’, has been nominated for two Adg Awards.
First-time feature directors Thomas Wright (Acute Misfortune), John Sheedy (H is for Happiness), Ben Lawrence (Hearts and Bones) and Natalie Erika James (Relic) will vie for the Australian Directors’ Guild (Adg) Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film ($1 million or over) against Sophie Hyde (Animals) and Wayne Blair (Top End Wedding).
Up in the $1 million or under category are Josephine Mackerras for Alice, Imogen Thomas for Emu Runner, Lucy Colman for Hot Mess, Luke Sullivan for Reflections In The Dust and Samuel Van Grinsven for Sequin In A Blue Room.
The Adg announced nominees for its annual awards today, with winners to be announced in Sydney at a ceremony October 19. A record 202 entries were received this year, up from 117 in 2019.
“At these challenging times, it is more important than ever that we come...
First-time feature directors Thomas Wright (Acute Misfortune), John Sheedy (H is for Happiness), Ben Lawrence (Hearts and Bones) and Natalie Erika James (Relic) will vie for the Australian Directors’ Guild (Adg) Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film ($1 million or over) against Sophie Hyde (Animals) and Wayne Blair (Top End Wedding).
Up in the $1 million or under category are Josephine Mackerras for Alice, Imogen Thomas for Emu Runner, Lucy Colman for Hot Mess, Luke Sullivan for Reflections In The Dust and Samuel Van Grinsven for Sequin In A Blue Room.
The Adg announced nominees for its annual awards today, with winners to be announced in Sydney at a ceremony October 19. A record 202 entries were received this year, up from 117 in 2019.
“At these challenging times, it is more important than ever that we come...
- 7/14/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Brock: Over the Top.’
Kriv Stenders’ feature documentary on motor racing legend Peter Brock, Brock: Over the Top will start to roll out in cinemas on Thursday before its Premium VOD release on July 3.
The movie produced by WildBear Entertainment’s Veronica Fury and other PVOD releases such as Ben Lawrence’s Hearts and Bones and Alexs Stadermann’s animated feature 100% Wolf are benefiting from the willingness of some independent cinemas to screen films just before or while they are available on home entertainment.
This is a boon for the VOD platforms recently launched by Dendy Cinemas, the Ritz Cinema in Sydney and Melbourne’s Classic, Lido and Cameo Cinemas and the Golden Age Cinema.
However the usual 90-day theatrical window is expected to be reinstated when cinemas around the country are back in business, except for alternate content releases such as musical concerts and National Theatre Live.
Bonsai Films’ Jonathan Page,...
Kriv Stenders’ feature documentary on motor racing legend Peter Brock, Brock: Over the Top will start to roll out in cinemas on Thursday before its Premium VOD release on July 3.
The movie produced by WildBear Entertainment’s Veronica Fury and other PVOD releases such as Ben Lawrence’s Hearts and Bones and Alexs Stadermann’s animated feature 100% Wolf are benefiting from the willingness of some independent cinemas to screen films just before or while they are available on home entertainment.
This is a boon for the VOD platforms recently launched by Dendy Cinemas, the Ritz Cinema in Sydney and Melbourne’s Classic, Lido and Cameo Cinemas and the Golden Age Cinema.
However the usual 90-day theatrical window is expected to be reinstated when cinemas around the country are back in business, except for alternate content releases such as musical concerts and National Theatre Live.
Bonsai Films’ Jonathan Page,...
- 6/15/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘The Invisible Man.’
Universal’s The Invisible Man is getting a second lease of theatrical life thanks to drive-ins and newly re-opened cinemas in Western Australia, Adelaide and Alice Springs.
Leigh Whannell’s psychological thriller was the top grosser last weekend as the top 20 titles rang up $456,000, a whopping 148 per cent up on the previous frame, according to Numero.
Including the Queen’s Birthday holiday in most states, nationwide takings totaled $514,000.
Whannell’s film starring Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer and Michael Dorman earned $66,000 on 10 screens over those five days in week 15, lifting the total to $8.06 million.
That means the movie co-produced by Blumhouse Productions’ Jasom Blum and Goalpost Pictures’ Kylie du Fresne has grossed $160,000 since cinemas shuttered in March, although it was released on Premium VOD on April 1.
Seven drive-in cinemas in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Heddon Greta near Newcastle and Yatala in South-East Queensland are generating tidy sums.
Universal’s The Invisible Man is getting a second lease of theatrical life thanks to drive-ins and newly re-opened cinemas in Western Australia, Adelaide and Alice Springs.
Leigh Whannell’s psychological thriller was the top grosser last weekend as the top 20 titles rang up $456,000, a whopping 148 per cent up on the previous frame, according to Numero.
Including the Queen’s Birthday holiday in most states, nationwide takings totaled $514,000.
Whannell’s film starring Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer and Michael Dorman earned $66,000 on 10 screens over those five days in week 15, lifting the total to $8.06 million.
That means the movie co-produced by Blumhouse Productions’ Jasom Blum and Goalpost Pictures’ Kylie du Fresne has grossed $160,000 since cinemas shuttered in March, although it was released on Premium VOD on April 1.
Seven drive-in cinemas in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Heddon Greta near Newcastle and Yatala in South-East Queensland are generating tidy sums.
- 6/8/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Distributor and cinema-on-demand platform FanForce has launched streaming service FanForce TV, with a focus on community-led viewing and online discussion of films.
With cinemas around the world shuttered in response to coronavirus, the aim of the platform is to bring the shared theatrical experience to the living room with a pay-per-view model that includes live-streamed Q&As and live chat.
“Community has always been at the heart of what we do at FanForce with our cinema-on-demand releases, but with the arrival of the coronavirus we were forced to reschedule over 250 cinema screenings with Q&As across 37 countries. So, we moved them online instead and rallied the directors and panelists to livestream their scheduled Q&As and take questions from the audience via live chat,” says founder Danny Lachevre.
“We’re hoping it will bring together audiences in a more intimate way than traditional streaming and video-on-demand platforms, especially those who...
With cinemas around the world shuttered in response to coronavirus, the aim of the platform is to bring the shared theatrical experience to the living room with a pay-per-view model that includes live-streamed Q&As and live chat.
“Community has always been at the heart of what we do at FanForce with our cinema-on-demand releases, but with the arrival of the coronavirus we were forced to reschedule over 250 cinema screenings with Q&As across 37 countries. So, we moved them online instead and rallied the directors and panelists to livestream their scheduled Q&As and take questions from the audience via live chat,” says founder Danny Lachevre.
“We’re hoping it will bring together audiences in a more intimate way than traditional streaming and video-on-demand platforms, especially those who...
- 4/6/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘In My Blood It Runs.’
Maya Newell’s feature documentary In My Blood It Runs has been winning hearts and minds since the world premiere in competition at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival last year.
The biopic of 10-year-old Dujuan Hoosan, a child healer and hunter in the Northern Territory who was struggling at school and facing increasing scrutiny from welfare and the police, is resonating with both festival and commercial audiences.
Developed via GoodPitch Australia, the film grossed an impressive $127,000 from the Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin, Brisbane, CinefestOZ and Screenwave film festivals and, earlier this month, the Perth Festival.
Co-distributed by Jonathan Page’s Bonsai Films and the filmmakers, the doc launched on six screens in the capital cities last Thursday, sold out multiple Q&a sessions and rang up $55,000.
It was among the top titles at Cinema Nova, where CEO Kristian Connelly observes: “In My Blood It Runs surpassed all expectations,...
Maya Newell’s feature documentary In My Blood It Runs has been winning hearts and minds since the world premiere in competition at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival last year.
The biopic of 10-year-old Dujuan Hoosan, a child healer and hunter in the Northern Territory who was struggling at school and facing increasing scrutiny from welfare and the police, is resonating with both festival and commercial audiences.
Developed via GoodPitch Australia, the film grossed an impressive $127,000 from the Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin, Brisbane, CinefestOZ and Screenwave film festivals and, earlier this month, the Perth Festival.
Co-distributed by Jonathan Page’s Bonsai Films and the filmmakers, the doc launched on six screens in the capital cities last Thursday, sold out multiple Q&a sessions and rang up $55,000.
It was among the top titles at Cinema Nova, where CEO Kristian Connelly observes: “In My Blood It Runs surpassed all expectations,...
- 2/24/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone’.
Screen Australia has announced $2 million in production funding for 11 documentary projects, seven through the Documentary Producer Program and four through the Commissioned Program.
They include two projects for Sbs’s documentary strand Untold Australia, a digital series on the recent climate strikes for Junkee Media, a short doco following transgender activist Georgie Stone from director Maya Newell, as well as feature documentary Democracy Project, exploring money in politics, written and directed by Craig Reucassel and presented by Christiaan Van Vuuren.
The funding announcement comes as the agency revises its documentary programs; industry has until this Sunday to provide feedback on proposed changes to guidelines.
Screen Australia head of documentary Bernadine Lim said, “We are thrilled to support such a range of projects from all over Australia that shed light on a number of critical issues including climate change, human rights, inclusion and wildlife protection.”
“It...
Screen Australia has announced $2 million in production funding for 11 documentary projects, seven through the Documentary Producer Program and four through the Commissioned Program.
They include two projects for Sbs’s documentary strand Untold Australia, a digital series on the recent climate strikes for Junkee Media, a short doco following transgender activist Georgie Stone from director Maya Newell, as well as feature documentary Democracy Project, exploring money in politics, written and directed by Craig Reucassel and presented by Christiaan Van Vuuren.
The funding announcement comes as the agency revises its documentary programs; industry has until this Sunday to provide feedback on proposed changes to guidelines.
Screen Australia head of documentary Bernadine Lim said, “We are thrilled to support such a range of projects from all over Australia that shed light on a number of critical issues including climate change, human rights, inclusion and wildlife protection.”
“It...
- 10/23/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Gun Ringer’.
The Northern Territory has ramped up resourcing for local productions, leveraging on the territory government’s plan to invest $9 million into the local film and screen sector over the next four years.
Three new projects are currently in production in the Top End, adding to the recent international recognition of locally filmed drama productions Top End Wedding, Sweet Country and Robbie Hood, in addition to Maya Newell’s documentary, In My Blood It Runs, which screened at the United Nations last month.
Among them is Gun Ringer, a 10 x 30 documentary series commissioned by the ABC and co-produced by Ronde and Ten 4 Media. The series is based on the successful iview series of the same name, and has attracted funding from Screen Territory, Screen Australia, Create Nsw and the ABC.
Brindle Films-produced feature documentary Uluru and the Magician, following struggling Sydney magician Dave Welzman and his top end sea change,...
The Northern Territory has ramped up resourcing for local productions, leveraging on the territory government’s plan to invest $9 million into the local film and screen sector over the next four years.
Three new projects are currently in production in the Top End, adding to the recent international recognition of locally filmed drama productions Top End Wedding, Sweet Country and Robbie Hood, in addition to Maya Newell’s documentary, In My Blood It Runs, which screened at the United Nations last month.
Among them is Gun Ringer, a 10 x 30 documentary series commissioned by the ABC and co-produced by Ronde and Ten 4 Media. The series is based on the successful iview series of the same name, and has attracted funding from Screen Territory, Screen Australia, Create Nsw and the ABC.
Brindle Films-produced feature documentary Uluru and the Magician, following struggling Sydney magician Dave Welzman and his top end sea change,...
- 10/1/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Downton Abbey’ (Photo: Universal Pictures).
It is a rare feat to translate a six season network TV hit into box office bankability but Downton Abbey loyalists have swarmed to the occasion, with the Universal Pictures film adaptation steam-training to the top of the box office, attracting $3.2 million in its opening last weekend across 502 screens.
Sony’s The Angry Birds Movie 2 also bowed over the weekend, clinching third spot and $1.5 million in revenue, with the Andy Muschietti directed It Chapter Two nestled in at number two.
Warner Bros’ It sequel has helped to resuscitate Australian Bo fortunes, having already amassed $11 million in just two weeks. The horror brought in $3.2 million over the weekend, boasting the highest screen average for any film at $8,684.
Overall, the top 20 titles rung up $10.7 million over the weekend, down 2 per cent on last week, according to the Motion Pictures Association of Australia (Mpdaa).
Sophie Hyde’s...
It is a rare feat to translate a six season network TV hit into box office bankability but Downton Abbey loyalists have swarmed to the occasion, with the Universal Pictures film adaptation steam-training to the top of the box office, attracting $3.2 million in its opening last weekend across 502 screens.
Sony’s The Angry Birds Movie 2 also bowed over the weekend, clinching third spot and $1.5 million in revenue, with the Andy Muschietti directed It Chapter Two nestled in at number two.
Warner Bros’ It sequel has helped to resuscitate Australian Bo fortunes, having already amassed $11 million in just two weeks. The horror brought in $3.2 million over the weekend, boasting the highest screen average for any film at $8,684.
Overall, the top 20 titles rung up $10.7 million over the weekend, down 2 per cent on last week, according to the Motion Pictures Association of Australia (Mpdaa).
Sophie Hyde’s...
- 9/16/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘The Australian Dream’.
This year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff) opener – director Daniel Gordon’s The Australian Dream – has proved an audience favourite, winning the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature.
The film, which was also nominated for an Aacta Award earlier this week, explores race, identity and belonging from the perspective of former Sydney Swans captain and Australian of the Year, Adam Goodes. Written by Stan Grant, it opened at Miff to a seven minute standing ovation.
The winner of the Best Narrative Feature went to Celine Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, which depicts a romance between a painter and her subject. It won Best Screenplay and the Queer Palm in Cannes earlier this year.
John Sheedy’s debut feature H is For Happiness, which stars Daisy Axon, Wesley Patten,, Richard Roxburgh, Emma Booth, Miriam Margolyes, Joel Jackson and Deborah Mailman, was the runner up in the narrative awards.
This year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff) opener – director Daniel Gordon’s The Australian Dream – has proved an audience favourite, winning the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature.
The film, which was also nominated for an Aacta Award earlier this week, explores race, identity and belonging from the perspective of former Sydney Swans captain and Australian of the Year, Adam Goodes. Written by Stan Grant, it opened at Miff to a seven minute standing ovation.
The winner of the Best Narrative Feature went to Celine Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, which depicts a romance between a painter and her subject. It won Best Screenplay and the Queer Palm in Cannes earlier this year.
John Sheedy’s debut feature H is For Happiness, which stars Daisy Axon, Wesley Patten,, Richard Roxburgh, Emma Booth, Miriam Margolyes, Joel Jackson and Deborah Mailman, was the runner up in the narrative awards.
- 8/23/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Mystify: Michael Hutchence.’
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) has unveiled the first set of nominees for this year’s awards, announcing the five films that will compete for Best Documentary.
Two films detailing the racial vilification of former Sydney Swans captain and Australian of the Year Adam Goodes, Daniel Gordon’s The Australian Dream and Ian Darling’s The Final Quarter, will square off against other for the award.
Other nominees include Richard Lowenstein’s portrait of his late friend and Inxs frontman, Mystify: Michael Hutchence, which has made more than $1 million at the box office and screened at Tribeca and Hot Docs. Maya Newell’s In My Blood It Runs, which premiered in competition at Hot Docs, will also compete for the award, as will Janine Hosking’s portrait of concert pianist Geoffrey Tozer, The Eulogy.
‘The Australian Dream’.
A notable omission from the nominees...
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) has unveiled the first set of nominees for this year’s awards, announcing the five films that will compete for Best Documentary.
Two films detailing the racial vilification of former Sydney Swans captain and Australian of the Year Adam Goodes, Daniel Gordon’s The Australian Dream and Ian Darling’s The Final Quarter, will square off against other for the award.
Other nominees include Richard Lowenstein’s portrait of his late friend and Inxs frontman, Mystify: Michael Hutchence, which has made more than $1 million at the box office and screened at Tribeca and Hot Docs. Maya Newell’s In My Blood It Runs, which premiered in competition at Hot Docs, will also compete for the award, as will Janine Hosking’s portrait of concert pianist Geoffrey Tozer, The Eulogy.
‘The Australian Dream’.
A notable omission from the nominees...
- 8/21/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Little Monsters’.
The Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff) has unveiled the first 29 films on its line-up this year, including the world premiere of Good Thing Productions and Passion Pictures’ The Australian Dream which will open the festival August 1.
The documentary, written by Stan Grant and directed by Brit Daniel Gordon, looks at race, identity and belonging from the perspective of former Sydney Swans captain and Indigenous rights activist Adam Goodes, who in 2013 sparked a national conversation about racism after requesting a 13-year-old Collingwood supporter be removed from the ground after calling him an “ape”.
“The Australian Dream is a compelling kickstart both to our festival this year, and to a national conversation,” said Miff artistic director Al Cossar.
‘The Australian Dream’.
“It’s an accomplished piece of documentary filmmaking that tackles broader questions of who we are as a nation, together, in deeply affecting terms. It’s a film for all Australians,...
The Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff) has unveiled the first 29 films on its line-up this year, including the world premiere of Good Thing Productions and Passion Pictures’ The Australian Dream which will open the festival August 1.
The documentary, written by Stan Grant and directed by Brit Daniel Gordon, looks at race, identity and belonging from the perspective of former Sydney Swans captain and Indigenous rights activist Adam Goodes, who in 2013 sparked a national conversation about racism after requesting a 13-year-old Collingwood supporter be removed from the ground after calling him an “ape”.
“The Australian Dream is a compelling kickstart both to our festival this year, and to a national conversation,” said Miff artistic director Al Cossar.
‘The Australian Dream’.
“It’s an accomplished piece of documentary filmmaking that tackles broader questions of who we are as a nation, together, in deeply affecting terms. It’s a film for all Australians,...
- 5/29/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
The AFI Docs Festival has selected the Steven Bognar-Julia Reichert documentary “American Factory” as its centerpiece film, screening on June 21.
The event will take place at the Warner Bros. Theater at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
“American Factory” centers on the aftermath of the 2014 purchase of a General Motors plant in Dayton, Ohio, which had closed in 2008. A Chinese billionaire reopened the facility as Fuyao Glass America, with the promise of giving work to more than 2,000 local residents, along with bringing hundreds of Chinese workers to Ohio. Tensions mount among the Americans due to low wages and concerns about safety.
The festival revealed its full slate of films Wednesday for the 2019 edition, the 17th year, with 72 films representing 17 countries. The festival runs June 19–23 in Washington, DC, and Silver Spring, Md.
As previously announced, the festival will open with the world premiere of...
The event will take place at the Warner Bros. Theater at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
“American Factory” centers on the aftermath of the 2014 purchase of a General Motors plant in Dayton, Ohio, which had closed in 2008. A Chinese billionaire reopened the facility as Fuyao Glass America, with the promise of giving work to more than 2,000 local residents, along with bringing hundreds of Chinese workers to Ohio. Tensions mount among the Americans due to low wages and concerns about safety.
The festival revealed its full slate of films Wednesday for the 2019 edition, the 17th year, with 72 films representing 17 countries. The festival runs June 19–23 in Washington, DC, and Silver Spring, Md.
As previously announced, the festival will open with the world premiere of...
- 5/15/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
‘Judy & Punch’. (Photo: Ben King)
Two Aussie films, Mirrah Foulkes’ Judy & Punch and Ben Lawrence’s Hearts and Bones, will be among the 12 features in official competition at this year’s Sydney Film Festival (Sff).
Also up for the festival’s $60,000 Sydney Film Prize are Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s Never Look Away, which was nominated for two Oscars; recent Cannes selections such as Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory, Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite, and Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles’ Bacurau; Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award winner Monos, from directors Alejandro Landes and Alexis Dos; Joanna Hogg’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner The Souvenir; Nadav Lapid’s Golden Bear winner Synonymes, as well as Sacha Polak’s Dirty God, Teona Strugar Mitevska’s God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya, and Kiwi director Hamish Bennett’s Bellbird.
Sydney Film Festival launched the full program for its 66th...
Two Aussie films, Mirrah Foulkes’ Judy & Punch and Ben Lawrence’s Hearts and Bones, will be among the 12 features in official competition at this year’s Sydney Film Festival (Sff).
Also up for the festival’s $60,000 Sydney Film Prize are Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s Never Look Away, which was nominated for two Oscars; recent Cannes selections such as Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory, Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite, and Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles’ Bacurau; Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award winner Monos, from directors Alejandro Landes and Alexis Dos; Joanna Hogg’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner The Souvenir; Nadav Lapid’s Golden Bear winner Synonymes, as well as Sacha Polak’s Dirty God, Teona Strugar Mitevska’s God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya, and Kiwi director Hamish Bennett’s Bellbird.
Sydney Film Festival launched the full program for its 66th...
- 5/8/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Last year, for the first time in its 25-year history, the Hot Docs film festival achieved gender parity in its slate, at a time when many other large cinema organizations were just signing – or still working towards – their versions of 50/50 by 2020, the influential gender equality model for film funding launched by the Swedish Film Institute in 2012.
This year, a whopping 54% of the 234 Hot Doc titles are female-led, from high-profile films like Rachel Lears’ “Knock Down the House,” Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang’s “One Child Nation,” and Petra Costa’s “The Edge of Democracy,” to provocative buzz docs such as Rama Rau’s “The Daughter Tree,” Maya Newell’s “In My Blood It Runs,” and Barbara Miller’s “#Female Pleasure.”
“Hot Docs’ audience is 67% female—we are representative of our community,” said director of programming Shane Smith. “Getting to gender parity wasn’t that difficult. When you are actually looking...
This year, a whopping 54% of the 234 Hot Doc titles are female-led, from high-profile films like Rachel Lears’ “Knock Down the House,” Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang’s “One Child Nation,” and Petra Costa’s “The Edge of Democracy,” to provocative buzz docs such as Rama Rau’s “The Daughter Tree,” Maya Newell’s “In My Blood It Runs,” and Barbara Miller’s “#Female Pleasure.”
“Hot Docs’ audience is 67% female—we are representative of our community,” said director of programming Shane Smith. “Getting to gender parity wasn’t that difficult. When you are actually looking...
- 4/29/2019
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
Dujuan Hoosan and his mother in ‘In My Blood It Runs’. (Photo: Maya Newell)
Director Maya Newell’s feature documentary In My Blood It Runs will have its world premiere in competition at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
In My Blood It Runs (formerly Kids) is one of 12 films in Hot Doc’s competitive International Spectrum program, the others being: Amussu; Bhudda in Africa; Daymohk; For Sama; The Guardian of Memory; Hope Frozen; Life is a Belief; Marek Edelman… and There Was Love in the Ghetto; On the Inside of a Military Dictatorship and The Valley.
Other Aussie projects in the festival include Richard Lowenstein’s feature doc Mystify: Michael Hutchence, which will screen as part of the special presentation section; shorts Happy Android from Jaina Kalifa, Handout from Vedrana Music, and Dusty Devil from Poppy Walker; and Lynette Wallworth’s Vr project Awavena.
This year’s Hot Docs...
Director Maya Newell’s feature documentary In My Blood It Runs will have its world premiere in competition at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
In My Blood It Runs (formerly Kids) is one of 12 films in Hot Doc’s competitive International Spectrum program, the others being: Amussu; Bhudda in Africa; Daymohk; For Sama; The Guardian of Memory; Hope Frozen; Life is a Belief; Marek Edelman… and There Was Love in the Ghetto; On the Inside of a Military Dictatorship and The Valley.
Other Aussie projects in the festival include Richard Lowenstein’s feature doc Mystify: Michael Hutchence, which will screen as part of the special presentation section; shorts Happy Android from Jaina Kalifa, Handout from Vedrana Music, and Dusty Devil from Poppy Walker; and Lynette Wallworth’s Vr project Awavena.
This year’s Hot Docs...
- 3/20/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Not a remake of the seminal Larry Clark film but rather a project about First Nations and the generations of children stuck on the margins of society,Australian docu helmer Maya Newell has work almost a decade alongside those featured in Kids. Receiving some Documentary Fund post-production coin followed by some help via the Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound Composers and Directors for 2018 Film Music and Sound Design Lab this past summer, a 2019 festival premiere appears to be in the works. Her previous feature Gayby Baby was selected for Hot Docs 2016.
Gist: Like many Indigenous kids before him, 10-yr-old Dujuan is fighting an enemy he cannot see, which makes him strike out at everything.…...
Gist: Like many Indigenous kids before him, 10-yr-old Dujuan is fighting an enemy he cannot see, which makes him strike out at everything.…...
- 11/21/2018
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Scheme Birds More than £436,000 of target funding grants has been announced in targeted grants - 57 per cent of which are directed by women, 48 per cent are from outside the Us and 34 per cent are first-time feature filmmakers.
Among the projects receiving funding is Scottish-set documentary Scheme Birds, which follows a teenage trouble-maker on a housing estate - branded 'schemes' in Scotland - who boasts she'll be ”knocked up or locked up” before long. Directed by Ellen Fiske and Ellinor Hallin, it is produced by Ruth Reid.
Established documentarians in the list, include Nuts! director Penny Lane, Robb Moss (Containment) and Gayby Baby helmer Maya Newell.
Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Fund director Hajnal Molnar-Szakacs said: “These artists are hard at work on projects that capture the world as it is, as well as imagining it as it could be.
"The stories here deeply reflect my team's collaborative vision for this.
Among the projects receiving funding is Scottish-set documentary Scheme Birds, which follows a teenage trouble-maker on a housing estate - branded 'schemes' in Scotland - who boasts she'll be ”knocked up or locked up” before long. Directed by Ellen Fiske and Ellinor Hallin, it is produced by Ruth Reid.
Established documentarians in the list, include Nuts! director Penny Lane, Robb Moss (Containment) and Gayby Baby helmer Maya Newell.
Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Fund director Hajnal Molnar-Szakacs said: “These artists are hard at work on projects that capture the world as it is, as well as imagining it as it could be.
"The stories here deeply reflect my team's collaborative vision for this.
- 5/21/2018
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
From war-torn Sudan to Wagga Wagga, a tight bond between director and subject fuels this deeply humane documentary about one woman’s struggle to fit in
Does the strength of every documentary ultimately lie with its subject? A supposed truism says that yes, it does, but for a long time I’ve been in two minds about it. Extraordinary real-life stories can be explored in ordinary films (the recent The Family about Anne Hamilton-Byrne’s notorious LSD and peroxide-enhanced Australian cult comes to mind) just as profound experiences can be shaped from seemingly superficial settings, as in Gayby Baby director Maya Newell’s first doco, Richard – a touching portrait of a Chihuahua-loving toyshop owner.
But still, documentaries like the inspiring and deeply humane Constance on the Edge – about Constance Okot, a lively, compassionate but troubled Sudanese refugee – make me think twice.
Continue reading...
Does the strength of every documentary ultimately lie with its subject? A supposed truism says that yes, it does, but for a long time I’ve been in two minds about it. Extraordinary real-life stories can be explored in ordinary films (the recent The Family about Anne Hamilton-Byrne’s notorious LSD and peroxide-enhanced Australian cult comes to mind) just as profound experiences can be shaped from seemingly superficial settings, as in Gayby Baby director Maya Newell’s first doco, Richard – a touching portrait of a Chihuahua-loving toyshop owner.
But still, documentaries like the inspiring and deeply humane Constance on the Edge – about Constance Okot, a lively, compassionate but troubled Sudanese refugee – make me think twice.
Continue reading...
- 5/3/2017
- by Luke Buckmaster
- The Guardian - Film News
Big Bad Love host Becky Lucas.
Five documentaries from emerging filmmakers will screen on ABC2 and iview over the next two months as part of the ABC and Screen Australia.s Opening Shot initiative.
This is the fourth season of the initiative, which gives five filmmaking teams.—.all with a director under 35 years of age.—.the opportunity to create a prime- time doco with a younger perspective.
ABC TV Head of Factual, Steve Bibb, said this season would bring a diverse range of perspectives to our screens. .It.s never been more important to be making local content told from the perspective of young Australians."
Screen Australia.s senior manager, documentary, Liz Stevens said Opening Shot was a proven launching pad, as demonstrated by the success of past alumni like Maya Newell (Growing Up Gayby) and Madeleine Parry (Meatwork).
.We look forward to seeing how these new stories connect with...
Five documentaries from emerging filmmakers will screen on ABC2 and iview over the next two months as part of the ABC and Screen Australia.s Opening Shot initiative.
This is the fourth season of the initiative, which gives five filmmaking teams.—.all with a director under 35 years of age.—.the opportunity to create a prime- time doco with a younger perspective.
ABC TV Head of Factual, Steve Bibb, said this season would bring a diverse range of perspectives to our screens. .It.s never been more important to be making local content told from the perspective of young Australians."
Screen Australia.s senior manager, documentary, Liz Stevens said Opening Shot was a proven launching pad, as demonstrated by the success of past alumni like Maya Newell (Growing Up Gayby) and Madeleine Parry (Meatwork).
.We look forward to seeing how these new stories connect with...
- 10/25/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Big Bad Love host Becky Lucas.
Five documentaries from emerging filmmakers will screen on ABC2 and iview over the next two months as part of the ABC and Screen Australia.s Opening Shot initiative.
This is the fourth season of the initiative, which gives five filmmaking teams.—.all with a director under 35 years of age.—.the opportunity to create a prime- time doco with a younger perspective.
ABC TV Head of Factual, Steve Bibb, said this season would bring a diverse range of perspectives to our screens. .It.s never been more important to be making local content told from the perspective of young Australians."
Screen Australia.s senior manager, documentary, Liz Stevens said Opening Shot was a proven launching pad, as demonstrated by the success of past alumni like Maya Newell (Growing Up Gayby) and Madeleine Parry (Meatwork).
.We look forward to seeing how these new stories connect with...
Five documentaries from emerging filmmakers will screen on ABC2 and iview over the next two months as part of the ABC and Screen Australia.s Opening Shot initiative.
This is the fourth season of the initiative, which gives five filmmaking teams.—.all with a director under 35 years of age.—.the opportunity to create a prime- time doco with a younger perspective.
ABC TV Head of Factual, Steve Bibb, said this season would bring a diverse range of perspectives to our screens. .It.s never been more important to be making local content told from the perspective of young Australians."
Screen Australia.s senior manager, documentary, Liz Stevens said Opening Shot was a proven launching pad, as demonstrated by the success of past alumni like Maya Newell (Growing Up Gayby) and Madeleine Parry (Meatwork).
.We look forward to seeing how these new stories connect with...
- 10/25/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Maya Newell's Gayby Baby, a Good Pitch Australia alumnus.
Good Pitch Australia has announced the selection of six new feature documentaries for its next event at the Sydney Opera House in November.
Hosted by Ian Darling.s Shark Island Institute in partnership with Documentary Australia Foundation, Good Pitch brings filmmakers together with NGOs, foundations, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, potential corporate and brand partners, broadcasters and media to forge alliances around social impact films.
Darling, who is also chair and moderator, said Good Pitch Australia represented high impact philanthropy at its best, "with all of the key elements of collaboration, scale, partnership, and leverage - using the power of documentary to bring a community together for social change..
Good Pitch was originally devised by Britdoc in partnership with Ford Foundation and the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, and is held in various major cities around the world. Philanthropy Australia and Pro...
Good Pitch Australia has announced the selection of six new feature documentaries for its next event at the Sydney Opera House in November.
Hosted by Ian Darling.s Shark Island Institute in partnership with Documentary Australia Foundation, Good Pitch brings filmmakers together with NGOs, foundations, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, potential corporate and brand partners, broadcasters and media to forge alliances around social impact films.
Darling, who is also chair and moderator, said Good Pitch Australia represented high impact philanthropy at its best, "with all of the key elements of collaboration, scale, partnership, and leverage - using the power of documentary to bring a community together for social change..
Good Pitch was originally devised by Britdoc in partnership with Ford Foundation and the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, and is held in various major cities around the world. Philanthropy Australia and Pro...
- 7/25/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Gayby Baby, a Good Pitch Australia film in 2014.
Good Pitch Australia has announced the selection of six new feature documentaries for its next event at the Sydney Opera House in November.
Hosted by Ian Darling.s Shark Island Institute in partnership with Documentary Australia Foundation, Good Pitch brings filmmakers together with NGOs, foundations, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, potential corporate and brand partners, broadcasters and media to forge alliances around social impact films.
Darling, who is also chair and moderator, said Good Pitch Australia represented high impact philanthropy at its best, "with all of the key elements of collaboration, scale, partnership, and leverage - using the power of documentary to bring a community together for social change..
Good Pitch was originally devised by Britdoc in partnership with Ford Foundation and the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, and is held in various major cities around the world. Philanthropy Australia and Pro Bono Australia...
Good Pitch Australia has announced the selection of six new feature documentaries for its next event at the Sydney Opera House in November.
Hosted by Ian Darling.s Shark Island Institute in partnership with Documentary Australia Foundation, Good Pitch brings filmmakers together with NGOs, foundations, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, potential corporate and brand partners, broadcasters and media to forge alliances around social impact films.
Darling, who is also chair and moderator, said Good Pitch Australia represented high impact philanthropy at its best, "with all of the key elements of collaboration, scale, partnership, and leverage - using the power of documentary to bring a community together for social change..
Good Pitch was originally devised by Britdoc in partnership with Ford Foundation and the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, and is held in various major cities around the world. Philanthropy Australia and Pro Bono Australia...
- 7/25/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Gayby Baby will have its La premiere on Thursday, April 28 at the Chaplin Theatre at Raleigh Studios.
The Us rollout comes at an interesting time, with the last Us state holding out on allowing adoption by same-sex couples recently passing it, making it legal nationwide.
In addition to Los Angeles, the film's New York City premiere will take place May 1 at The Center, co-Presented by Newfest.
An encore screening will also take May 4th at 7pm at The Lang Center hosted by The New School..
Director Maya Newell and producer Charlotte Mars will be stateside from approximately April 28-May 4, to coincide with the film's roadshow rollout and a VOD/Est release May 1.
The film is being released in the States by Supergravity Pictures.
.We have a truly special film here,. said Supergravity founder Marc Hustvedt..
.Supergravity is honored to bring this groundbreaking documentary to audiences across the globe and help...
The Us rollout comes at an interesting time, with the last Us state holding out on allowing adoption by same-sex couples recently passing it, making it legal nationwide.
In addition to Los Angeles, the film's New York City premiere will take place May 1 at The Center, co-Presented by Newfest.
An encore screening will also take May 4th at 7pm at The Lang Center hosted by The New School..
Director Maya Newell and producer Charlotte Mars will be stateside from approximately April 28-May 4, to coincide with the film's roadshow rollout and a VOD/Est release May 1.
The film is being released in the States by Supergravity Pictures.
.We have a truly special film here,. said Supergravity founder Marc Hustvedt..
.Supergravity is honored to bring this groundbreaking documentary to audiences across the globe and help...
- 4/20/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Gayby Baby.
Us-based Supergravity Pictures have acquired Maya Newell's feature documentary.Gayby Baby and will release the film in the Us, UK and Ireland next month, in partnership with music label and digital media agency Heard Well.
Event-style theatrical screenings of the film will begin in over fifty Us cities from April 1, ahead of a VOD/Est release May 1.
The timing of the May 1 release coincides with International Family Equality Day..
Produced by Charlotte Mars, Gayby Baby screened at the Sydney Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Doc NYC and Hot Docs in Toronto over the past year, picking up the Audience Award for Best Documentary at Sff and a nomination for best documentary at the Aacta awards.
.We have a truly special film here,. said Supergravity founder Marc Hustvedt..
.Supergravity is honored to bring this groundbreaking documentary to audiences across the globe and help amplify the conversation around family equality.
Us-based Supergravity Pictures have acquired Maya Newell's feature documentary.Gayby Baby and will release the film in the Us, UK and Ireland next month, in partnership with music label and digital media agency Heard Well.
Event-style theatrical screenings of the film will begin in over fifty Us cities from April 1, ahead of a VOD/Est release May 1.
The timing of the May 1 release coincides with International Family Equality Day..
Produced by Charlotte Mars, Gayby Baby screened at the Sydney Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Doc NYC and Hot Docs in Toronto over the past year, picking up the Audience Award for Best Documentary at Sff and a nomination for best documentary at the Aacta awards.
.We have a truly special film here,. said Supergravity founder Marc Hustvedt..
.Supergravity is honored to bring this groundbreaking documentary to audiences across the globe and help amplify the conversation around family equality.
- 3/21/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
A company best known for distributing feature films led by digital media stars has acquired the rights to a documentary with a relevant message for the Lgbt community. Supergravity Pictures has picked up Gayby Baby, which follows four children growing up in same-sex households in Australia.
Gayby Baby hails from Australia, where it was first released last year. Its director, Maya Newell, conceived of her film as a way to add a much-needed perspective to the gay marriage debate (which remains a hot-button issue Down Under). Newell chose four kids she profiled from a pool of more than 30 and followed their lives as they grow up with either two mothers or two fathers.
By distributing the film internationally, Supergravity hopes to expose it to a wider audience. Gayby Baby will be screening in theaters in 50 cities beginning on April 1st before it is released via video on-demand platforms on May 1st.
Gayby Baby hails from Australia, where it was first released last year. Its director, Maya Newell, conceived of her film as a way to add a much-needed perspective to the gay marriage debate (which remains a hot-button issue Down Under). Newell chose four kids she profiled from a pool of more than 30 and followed their lives as they grow up with either two mothers or two fathers.
By distributing the film internationally, Supergravity hopes to expose it to a wider audience. Gayby Baby will be screening in theaters in 50 cities beginning on April 1st before it is released via video on-demand platforms on May 1st.
- 3/16/2016
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Plus: Rlj Entertainment picks up Kickboxer: Vengeance; CinemaCon honour for Bryce Dallas Howard; and more…
Focus Features will release Jeff Nichols’ upcoming drama Loving in the Us in an exclusive release on November 4 followed by wide expansion a week later.
Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga star as Richard and Mildred Loving, whose interracial marriage in the 1950s led to banishment, prison, and finally Supreme Court vindication.
Focus paid $9m for Loving for North America and most of the world in Berlin after CAA showed early footage. Nichols’ sci-fi drama Midnight Special starring Michael Shannon, Edgerton, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher, and Kirsten Dunst opens this week in the Us via Warner Bros.
Rlj Entertainment has acquired all Us rights to Kickboxer: Vengeance, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme in a return to the franchise that made him famous. John Stockwell directs from a screenplay by Dimitri Logothetis and Jim McGrath. The cast includes newcomer Alain Moussi, Dave Bautista, [link...
Focus Features will release Jeff Nichols’ upcoming drama Loving in the Us in an exclusive release on November 4 followed by wide expansion a week later.
Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga star as Richard and Mildred Loving, whose interracial marriage in the 1950s led to banishment, prison, and finally Supreme Court vindication.
Focus paid $9m for Loving for North America and most of the world in Berlin after CAA showed early footage. Nichols’ sci-fi drama Midnight Special starring Michael Shannon, Edgerton, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher, and Kirsten Dunst opens this week in the Us via Warner Bros.
Rlj Entertainment has acquired all Us rights to Kickboxer: Vengeance, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme in a return to the franchise that made him famous. John Stockwell directs from a screenplay by Dimitri Logothetis and Jim McGrath. The cast includes newcomer Alain Moussi, Dave Bautista, [link...
- 3/15/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Plus: Rlj Entertainment picks up Kickboxer: Vengeance; CinemaCon honour for Bryce Dallas Howard; and more…
Focus features will release Jeff Nichols’ upcoming race drama Loving in the Us in an exclusiverelease on November 4 followed by wide expansion a week late.
Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga star as Richard and Mildred Loving, whose interracial marriage in the 1950s led to banishment, prison and finally a Supreme Court triumph.
Focus pounced on worldwide rights in a $9m deal in Berlin after CAA showed footage. Nichols’ sci-fi drama Midnight Special starring Michael Shannon, Edgerton, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher, and Kirsten Dunst opens this week in the Us via Warner Bros.
Rlj Entertainment has acquired all Us rights to Kickboxer: Vengeance, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme in a return to the franchise that made him famous. John Stockwell directs from a screenplay by Dimitri Logothetis and Jim McGrath. The cast includes newcomer Alain Moussi, Dave Bautista, Gina Carano, [link...
Focus features will release Jeff Nichols’ upcoming race drama Loving in the Us in an exclusiverelease on November 4 followed by wide expansion a week late.
Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga star as Richard and Mildred Loving, whose interracial marriage in the 1950s led to banishment, prison and finally a Supreme Court triumph.
Focus pounced on worldwide rights in a $9m deal in Berlin after CAA showed footage. Nichols’ sci-fi drama Midnight Special starring Michael Shannon, Edgerton, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher, and Kirsten Dunst opens this week in the Us via Warner Bros.
Rlj Entertainment has acquired all Us rights to Kickboxer: Vengeance, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme in a return to the franchise that made him famous. John Stockwell directs from a screenplay by Dimitri Logothetis and Jim McGrath. The cast includes newcomer Alain Moussi, Dave Bautista, Gina Carano, [link...
- 3/15/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Plus: CinemaCon honour for Bryce Dallas Howard; Brightlight Pictures staffs up; and more…
Rlj Entertainment has acquired all Us rights to Kickboxer: Vengeance, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme in a return to the franchise. John Stockwell directs from a screenplay by Dimitri Logothetis and Jim McGrath.
The cast includes newcomer Alain Moussi, Dave Bautista, Gina Carano, Georges St-Pierre, and Cain Velasquez. Logothetis produced with Nicholas Celozzi, Ted Field, Allen Knudson, Samuel Cory Timpson and Rob Hickman, who arranged the majority of the financing.
Rlj brokered the deal with Logothetis, Field, Brian O-Shea, and Mike Weber on behalf of the film. Kickboxer: Vengeance will open in theatres and on VOD later this year.
Bryce Dallas Howard will receive the CinemaCon Award For Excellence In Acting in Las Vegas on April 14. The official convention of The National Association Of Theatre Owners takes place from April 11-14 at Caesars Palace. Howard’s next film is the August 12 release of Peter’s Dragon...
Rlj Entertainment has acquired all Us rights to Kickboxer: Vengeance, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme in a return to the franchise. John Stockwell directs from a screenplay by Dimitri Logothetis and Jim McGrath.
The cast includes newcomer Alain Moussi, Dave Bautista, Gina Carano, Georges St-Pierre, and Cain Velasquez. Logothetis produced with Nicholas Celozzi, Ted Field, Allen Knudson, Samuel Cory Timpson and Rob Hickman, who arranged the majority of the financing.
Rlj brokered the deal with Logothetis, Field, Brian O-Shea, and Mike Weber on behalf of the film. Kickboxer: Vengeance will open in theatres and on VOD later this year.
Bryce Dallas Howard will receive the CinemaCon Award For Excellence In Acting in Las Vegas on April 14. The official convention of The National Association Of Theatre Owners takes place from April 11-14 at Caesars Palace. Howard’s next film is the August 12 release of Peter’s Dragon...
- 3/15/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Australian International Documentary Conference wrapped up last night, with delegates gathering for closing drinks at Acmi, where Roy Ackerman announced the winner of Aidc's Access internship.
The paid placement was awarded to Nicole Miller, who will spend a month in the London office of Ackerman's Pulse Films, working across all their strands (series, film, branded content)..
Miller, from Sa, was one of five participants in the Access program at this year's conference.
The others were Ben Croker (Wa), Andrea Distefano (Vic), Mark Harris (Vic) and Joao Dujon Pereira (Vic)..
The group attended mentorship sessions with the likes of Ackerman, The Jinx's Marc Smerling, Gayby Baby's Maya Newell and the UK's Magnus Temple (24 Hours in A&E).
Miller is a producer at Adelaide's 57 Films.
The paid placement was awarded to Nicole Miller, who will spend a month in the London office of Ackerman's Pulse Films, working across all their strands (series, film, branded content)..
Miller, from Sa, was one of five participants in the Access program at this year's conference.
The others were Ben Croker (Wa), Andrea Distefano (Vic), Mark Harris (Vic) and Joao Dujon Pereira (Vic)..
The group attended mentorship sessions with the likes of Ackerman, The Jinx's Marc Smerling, Gayby Baby's Maya Newell and the UK's Magnus Temple (24 Hours in A&E).
Miller is a producer at Adelaide's 57 Films.
- 3/2/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Shiny.
Daniel Campos and Spencer Susser (Hesher) were the winners at Tropfest last night with stop-motion animation Shiny.
Judges Mel Gibson, Simon Baker, Rebecca Gibney, Don McAlpine, Jocelyn Moorhouse and Maya Newell awarded first prize to Shiny despite it running for less than four minutes (Tropfest allows seven). It also won two Tropfest Craft Awards for Sound Design and VFX.
Nick Baker and Tristan Klein won second prize for the animated Postcards to Ulay, while third prize went to Rick Donald for The Atm.
A $3,000 prize donated by Nicole Kidman for best male actor went to Rick Donald for his role as Frankie in The Atm, and to Natalie Bassingthwaighte as best actress for her performance as Sarah in Why Would I Lie?
Andrew Kennedy and Tim Chatfield's.Jeff Harding,.a documentary about Australia.s first World Light Heavyweight Champion, won the Nikon Dslr Film category..
John Polson said: ..I...
Daniel Campos and Spencer Susser (Hesher) were the winners at Tropfest last night with stop-motion animation Shiny.
Judges Mel Gibson, Simon Baker, Rebecca Gibney, Don McAlpine, Jocelyn Moorhouse and Maya Newell awarded first prize to Shiny despite it running for less than four minutes (Tropfest allows seven). It also won two Tropfest Craft Awards for Sound Design and VFX.
Nick Baker and Tristan Klein won second prize for the animated Postcards to Ulay, while third prize went to Rick Donald for The Atm.
A $3,000 prize donated by Nicole Kidman for best male actor went to Rick Donald for his role as Frankie in The Atm, and to Natalie Bassingthwaighte as best actress for her performance as Sarah in Why Would I Lie?
Andrew Kennedy and Tim Chatfield's.Jeff Harding,.a documentary about Australia.s first World Light Heavyweight Champion, won the Nikon Dslr Film category..
John Polson said: ..I...
- 2/14/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Director whose debut feature film on children of gay parents became the subject of frenzied media debate says the episode was bruising, but ultimately valuable
It has been a big year for Australian film director Maya Newell. Her doco Gayby Baby examined the lives of four children aged 11 or 12 raised by gay parents, premiering at the Hot Docs festival in Canada before pinballing its way around the world’s film festivals. In August it landed on the cover of the Daily Telegraph in a sensational news splash and a spell of mostly manufactured outrage.
We had messages from parents with kids who'd never been bullied before and were being treated really terribly at school
Continue reading...
It has been a big year for Australian film director Maya Newell. Her doco Gayby Baby examined the lives of four children aged 11 or 12 raised by gay parents, premiering at the Hot Docs festival in Canada before pinballing its way around the world’s film festivals. In August it landed on the cover of the Daily Telegraph in a sensational news splash and a spell of mostly manufactured outrage.
We had messages from parents with kids who'd never been bullied before and were being treated really terribly at school
Continue reading...
- 12/29/2015
- by Monica Tan
- The Guardian - Film News
Sonya Pemberton.s Uranium — Twisting the Dragon.s Tail won three prizes at the 2015 Atom Awards presented in Melbourne on Thursday night.
The Genepool Productions documentary, which chronicles the cultural, scientific and natural history of uranium, was lauded as best documentary- history, TV factual series and best documentary — science, technology and the environment.
Director Maya Newell and producer Charlotte Mars. Gayby Baby was named best documentary-general at the awards for tertiary and general/open categories held at Lux Melbourne on Chapel Street, hosted by Brian Nankervis from RocKwiz.
Best documentary- biography went to Remembering the Man, Nickolas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe.s. film on Tim Conigrave and John Caleo, whose story was told in Neil Armfield.s Holding the Man.
Gillian Armstrong.s Women He.s Undressed, produced by Damien Parer, was best documentary - arts.
Best docudrama was The War That Changed Us, which chronicled how WW1 impacted the soldiers and their families,...
The Genepool Productions documentary, which chronicles the cultural, scientific and natural history of uranium, was lauded as best documentary- history, TV factual series and best documentary — science, technology and the environment.
Director Maya Newell and producer Charlotte Mars. Gayby Baby was named best documentary-general at the awards for tertiary and general/open categories held at Lux Melbourne on Chapel Street, hosted by Brian Nankervis from RocKwiz.
Best documentary- biography went to Remembering the Man, Nickolas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe.s. film on Tim Conigrave and John Caleo, whose story was told in Neil Armfield.s Holding the Man.
Gillian Armstrong.s Women He.s Undressed, produced by Damien Parer, was best documentary - arts.
Best docudrama was The War That Changed Us, which chronicled how WW1 impacted the soldiers and their families,...
- 11/26/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Of course, the best filmmaking advice is the advice that works best for you, so take from this guide what works for you and disregard the rest. It's not meant to answer all of your questions, but rather, to provide you with access to meaningful advice and tips from experts in the field. Every article below was published in 2015. We will continue to update this guide throughout the year. Before You Get Started 25 Documentary Filmmakers to Follow on Twitter: Before you get started you should connect with your peers on social media and join the conversation about documentary techniques and ethics. Find your documentary support network. Attention, Filmmakers: 6 Tips on Making Your First Documentary Feature: Advice from the pros is often what gets you through in the long run. But when you're just starting out, it can sometimes be more helpful to get tips from people who aren't that far...
- 11/2/2015
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Cinema on-demand platform Tugg Australia is growing month-by-month, delivering tidy sums to the producers of hot-button documentaries and incremental revenues for narrative features. The top-grossing title so far is Frackman, Richard Todd.s profile of environmental activist Dayne Pratzky, which has generated $160,000 from 90 screenings. Among other films in demand are Maya Newell.s Gayby Baby; Joao Dujon Pereira.s Black Hole, which chronicles the battle against Whitehaven Coal to save a woodland forest from being cleared to make way for an open cut coal mine; and Avi Lewis. This Changes Everything, an attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change filmed in nine countries and five continents over four years. Last week was a milestone as the platform had its biggest week ever since its soft launch in 2013, with 26 screenings and 3,000 ticket sales. .With 27 confirmed screenings through the end of the month, October will deliver more than 80 screenings and...
- 10/27/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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