Hyperlink Funded

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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

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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

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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

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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.

This is Perth wins Best Film at WA Screen Awards

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This is Perth has won Best Film at the WA Screen Awards. Held at the Perth Concert Hall on Saturday, the awards recognise the achievements of the local screen industry.

The film also received the People’s Choice Award, which is decided by popular vote at public screenings held in February.

The awards are judged by industry specialists who selected the film from a record number of entries this year. The two major prizes reflect both the popular and critical acclaim that This is Perth has received since its release online in late August 2009.

Best Film nomination for This is Perth

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We are happy to announce that This is Perth has been nominated for Best Film, Best Direction and Best Editing at the WA Screen Awards. It has been selected from a record number of entries this year. The WA Screen Awards is the state’s premier film and television event, celebrating the innovation and achievements of Western Australian filmmakers.

You can vote for This is Perth for the People’s Choice award by attending a screening this Thursday 18th of Feb at FTI cinema, Fremantle: More details here.