We’re pleased to announce that George Jones and the Giant Squid will have its UK premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival which runs from 20 June to 1 July. The festival is renowned around the world for discovering and promoting the very best in international cinema. As Scotland is no stranger to mysterious underwater beasts, we feel it will be a fitting locale for Old Bertie to make his UK debut. Check the website for details: http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/
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Giant Squid hits West Coast
Old Bertie continues his tour of the West as George Jones and the Giant Squid screens during Flickerfest’s WA run. It’s showing along with Best of International 1, hitting Broome on Friday the 9th and Margaret River on Saturday the 10th. Local townsfolk can catch a glimpse of this normally elusive beast by checking details here for Broome or here for Margs.
George Jones in Perth
George Jones and the Giant Squid will screen in Perth when Flickerfest hits WA in March.
The film plays with the ‘Best of Australian (on tour)’ programme, on Thursday, 1st of March, at Camelot Outdoor Cinema, Mosman Park.
The screening starts at 8.15pm, and includes a range of great Australian short films. We’ll be there at the bar, so come on down and buy us a drink!
George Jones Officially Selected for Flickerfest
Our short film George Jones and the Giant Squid has been officially selected for the Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2012 Australian Competition.
Flickerfest is Australia’s leading and only Academy® accredited and BAFTA recognised international short film festival. This year an unprecedented 2200 entries were received. 45 Australian films have been chosen for official competition representing the most innovative, creative and cutting edge short films that Australia has to offer.
The festival runs from 6th to 15th of January at Bondi Pavillion, Sydney, before touring nationally. Come on down and check it out.
Mal.com premieres on ABC3
Mal.com, a new children’s sitcom which we have been writing for, will premiere in Australia on ABC3 on October 28. If you’re between 10 to 14 years old, you’ll probably dig it!
It’s Just Gary in London
It’s Just Gary will screen in competition at the Crystal Palace International Film Festival in London. Films will be judged by comedian Johnny Vegas, as well as industry specialists. The comedy program screens on September 30, so get along to see Gary make his UK debut!
It’s Just Gary screening in Broome
It’s Just Gary will be screening at the Sun Picture Theatre in Broome as part of the Big Screen Australian Film Festival. The session will be introduced by David Wenham whose short film Glenn Owen Dodds will also screen. The festival will be presented over three days and include features such as Oranges and Sunshine, Snowtown and Sleeping Beauty. The evening of shorts takes place on 3 September and starts at 8:30pm.
George Jones Trailer Online
Here’s a little preview of George Jones and the Giant Squid, our new short film.
George Jones at Revelation Perth International Film Festival
George Jones and the Giant Squid will have its Australian premiere on Thursday July 21 at the Revelation Perth International Film Festival. 
The film draws on the legend of Old Bertie, a fearsome gargantuan squid, and tells the tale of a young boy who, after the disappearance of his mother, risks everything to hunt for the beast.
The screenplay was awarded $70 000 in production funding through the ScreenWest/FTI Hyperlink initiative. Shot in and around Fremantle in January, the film was produced by Ella Wright and features a stellar cast of WA’s top actors including Geoff Kelso, Luke Hewitt, Alison Van Reeken and Greg McNeil.
The film will screen along with other Western Australian shorts as part of Revelation Film Festival’s Get Your Shorts On! programme. The screening, usually a sell out event, kicks off at 7pm on Thursday July 21 at the Astor Cinema. Tickets are $17 / $14 Conc and can be purchased through all Bocs outlets (including the Astor) or online at www.bocsticketing.com.au/
Old Bertie Returns…
We’ve been busy in the last few months, completing principal photography and post-production on our new film George Jones and the Giant Squid. The film was funded through the highly competitive ScreenWest/FTI Hyperlink initiative, and will screen later in the year.
Many thanks to our excellent cast and crew for their great work.
Singer-Songwriter at Wild West Comedy Fest Launch
Our short film Singer-Songwriter will screen at the Northbridge Piazza to help launch the 2011 Wild West Comedy Festival. The launch takes place on Friday, April 15, with the festival running from the 18th – 29th of May.
Check out the film, along with roving performers and stand-up comedians at this free event, kicking off at 6pm.
International Screenings for It’s Just Gary
It’s Just Gary has been officially selected for three North American film festivals. It will screen at the Newport Beach Film Festival and Edgemar Short Film Festival in the US, and Lakeshorts International Film Festival, Canada, in the months of April and May.
Best Director nomination for It’s Just Gary
Our recent short film It’s Just Gary has been nominated for the ‘Best Director’ award at this year’s WA Screen Awards.
A screening will be held at the FTI Outdoor Cinema on Thursday 10th of February, along with other nominated WA short films. All the details are available here: http://www.fti.asn.au/watch/screening/443
Come on down to check it out along with other WA short films. The audience will also have the chance to vote for the ‘People’s Choice’ award that night.
It would be great to see you there.
Rumblings in the Depths
Greetings citizens.
To those of you who have been wondering where we have been for the last few months, we wish to thank you for your many letters of enquiry and support, and also for the countless parcels of rations and dry biscuits that you have sent. Your generosity has sustained us during our often fraught attempts to repair our badly damaged steamboat. We are happy to announce that we have made good progress, and that the vessel is almost sea-worthy.
However, our records indicate that some citizens have been inconsistent with their offerings to Old Bertie. While sightings of the squid have been few in the past year, we remind each of you that complacency will lead only to ruin. Bertie may yet again reveal himself, and so we leave you with this one vitally important question:
Have you made your offering to Old Bertie today?
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Photograph by Miles Noel ©2010
Hyperlink Funded
We are pleased to announce that our screenplay for George Jones and the Giant Squid has been awarded the annual HyperLink grant from ScreenWest and FTI.
The highly competitive fund is offered to one project each year, and aims to assist a Western Australian creative team to develop their skills to professional industry standards.
George Jones and the Giant Squid will be produced by Ella Wright, with principal photography scheduled for January 2011. The team are looking forward to getting nautical.
ABC News Interview
We’ll be interviewed on ABC news tonight, talking about the premiere of our new short film It’s Just Gary, and the Australian launch of global film fest Future Shorts.
It’s Just Gary premieres at Future Shorts
Our new comedy It’s Just Gary will premiere in Perth at the Australian launch of global film festival Future Shorts on Saturday June 19.
The film was funded through the FTI and ScreenWest LINK initiative and tells the story of a nobody who comes face to face with the absurd nature of the cult of celebrity.
It’s Just Gary features WA’s finest comic talent, including Damon Lockwood, national improv comedy champions Glenn Hall and Jimmy James Eaton, the incomparable Andrea Gibbs and Sam Longley, and the most venerable Peter Holland, Maurie Ogden and Bill McCluskey.
The short will screen with Colours, a program direct from London that will take viewers on a tour around the globe, from China to South Africa and beyond. The expanded cinema extravaganza will also include the electronic pop revelry of local act Brash and Sassy as well as roaming interactive performance artists.
For more information visit the Facebook event page or purchase tickets online through Fly By Night – Tickets Presale: $29 + BF.
Singer-Songwriter at Over the Fence
Our short film Singer-Songwriter has been officially selected for the 2010 Over the Fence Comedy Film Festival.
Starring Mark Storen and Damon Lockwood, the film tells the story of Jason Bray, an ocean-loving fixture of the Perth music scene who ‘writes from the heart’. Usually the songs come easily for Jason, but the arrival of a travelling songstress threatens to change everything.
Singer-Songwriter is the only Western Australian short to be included in the program, which features an international line up of short and feature length films. The Perth premiere will be followed by a national tour that will see the film screened Australia wide until mid 2011.
The short film program will premiere in Perth at Cinema Paradiso on Friday May 21 at 8:30pm, with a second screening on Sunday May 23 st 6:00pm. For your chance to enjoy another satire from the team that brought you This is Perth, make sure you head down.
ABC Stateline Interview
We appeared on the ABC’s Stateline program recently, discussing This is Perth, our working relationship, and the upcoming release of our comedy It’s Just Gary.
