A spin-off of High Maintenance, starring Yael Stone, and a comedic crime series from Jungle Entertainment are among the 21 projects that will share in more than $600,000 in story development funding from Screen Australia.
The slate includes 14 feature films, six television dramas and an online project, with 11 titles supported through the Generate Fund and 10 through the Premium Fund.
Screen Australia’s head of development Nerida Moore, who will depart the agency in December after nine years, said she felt privileged to support more many creative projects and people during the time she has left in the role.
“This is an exciting mix of projects and it’s great to support creatives expand on their careers and take on new challenges, including producer Alex White working on her first TV series, and writer Arka Das and writer/director Hannah Hilliard on their debut feature films,” he said.
“The shared vision we are...
The slate includes 14 feature films, six television dramas and an online project, with 11 titles supported through the Generate Fund and 10 through the Premium Fund.
Screen Australia’s head of development Nerida Moore, who will depart the agency in December after nine years, said she felt privileged to support more many creative projects and people during the time she has left in the role.
“This is an exciting mix of projects and it’s great to support creatives expand on their careers and take on new challenges, including producer Alex White working on her first TV series, and writer Arka Das and writer/director Hannah Hilliard on their debut feature films,” he said.
“The shared vision we are...
- 10/18/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Helen Garner.
Aurora Films’ Ákos Armont and Antony Waddington plan to turn Helen Garner’s novel The Spare Room, a drama about a woman who cares for her cancer-stricken friend, into a feature film.
Eamon Flack, the artistic director of Sydney’s Belvoir, will make his screen directing debut on the project.
Published in 2008, the novel follows the relationship between two women, Nicola, who has advanced bowel cancer, and her friend Helen.
When Sydney-based Nicola goes to Melbourne for the treatment she hopes will cure her, Helen becomes her nurse, protector, guardian angel and judge.
Garner’s literary agent sent the tome to Waddington in 2009 when he was raising the finance for Fred Schepisi’s The Eye of the Storm and he has wanted to turn it into a film ever since.
Last year the producers met the author and optioned the screen rights. “We are both enormously encouraged that...
Aurora Films’ Ákos Armont and Antony Waddington plan to turn Helen Garner’s novel The Spare Room, a drama about a woman who cares for her cancer-stricken friend, into a feature film.
Eamon Flack, the artistic director of Sydney’s Belvoir, will make his screen directing debut on the project.
Published in 2008, the novel follows the relationship between two women, Nicola, who has advanced bowel cancer, and her friend Helen.
When Sydney-based Nicola goes to Melbourne for the treatment she hopes will cure her, Helen becomes her nurse, protector, guardian angel and judge.
Garner’s literary agent sent the tome to Waddington in 2009 when he was raising the finance for Fred Schepisi’s The Eye of the Storm and he has wanted to turn it into a film ever since.
Last year the producers met the author and optioned the screen rights. “We are both enormously encouraged that...
- 10/27/2020
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Behrouz Boochani (R) (Photo credit: David Collins).
Director Rodd Rathjen showed his mettle in his debut feature, human trafficking saga Buoyancy, so he is an obvious choice to direct an asylum seeker drama based on the harrowing experiences of Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani.
Rathjen will collaborate with Boochani, who will serve as story consultant and associate producer, on No Friend But The Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison, developed with Screen Australia’s support.
Aurora Films’ Ákos Armont and Antony Waddington, who optioned Boochani’s 2018 novel, are producing with Hoodlum Entertainment and Sweetshop & Green’s Sharlene George and Gal Greenspan.
The project will be pitched at the Toronto International Film Festival’s International Financing Forum (TIFF) this month.
Boochani fled Iran in 2012 after the newspaper he co-founded was raided by the Iranian government. He attempted to travel to Australia by boat from Indonesia but the vessel was intercepted and he ended up on Manus Island,...
Director Rodd Rathjen showed his mettle in his debut feature, human trafficking saga Buoyancy, so he is an obvious choice to direct an asylum seeker drama based on the harrowing experiences of Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani.
Rathjen will collaborate with Boochani, who will serve as story consultant and associate producer, on No Friend But The Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison, developed with Screen Australia’s support.
Aurora Films’ Ákos Armont and Antony Waddington, who optioned Boochani’s 2018 novel, are producing with Hoodlum Entertainment and Sweetshop & Green’s Sharlene George and Gal Greenspan.
The project will be pitched at the Toronto International Film Festival’s International Financing Forum (TIFF) this month.
Boochani fled Iran in 2012 after the newspaper he co-founded was raided by the Iranian government. He attempted to travel to Australia by boat from Indonesia but the vessel was intercepted and he ended up on Manus Island,...
- 9/1/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Story based on experiences of Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani on Australia’s notorious Manus Island asylum seeker camp.
Australian director Rodd Rathjen has signed to direct the upcoming feature adaptation of Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani’s award-winning book No Friend But The Mountains: Writing From Manus Prison.
The production was announced on Tuesday (Sept 1) as one of the projects selected for the virtual 15th Ontario Creates International Financing Forum (iff), which is due to run September 13-14 in association with Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Rathjen garnered critical acclaim for his 2019 debut feature Buoyancy, which explored the topic of human-trafficking...
Australian director Rodd Rathjen has signed to direct the upcoming feature adaptation of Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani’s award-winning book No Friend But The Mountains: Writing From Manus Prison.
The production was announced on Tuesday (Sept 1) as one of the projects selected for the virtual 15th Ontario Creates International Financing Forum (iff), which is due to run September 13-14 in association with Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Rathjen garnered critical acclaim for his 2019 debut feature Buoyancy, which explored the topic of human-trafficking...
- 9/1/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Toni Collette.
Toni Collette’s directorial debut, an animated series based on The Sapphires and a Shakespeare-inspired anthology are among the 42 projects to recently share in $1.4 million of development funding from Screen Australia.
The slate, which includes 14 features, eight online projects and 20 TV dramas, marks the final development funding Screen Australia awarded in the 2019-20 financial year.
These projects come from both the existing Premium and Generate development funds. Generate Fund is for lower budget projects with an emphasis on new and emerging talent, or experienced talent wanting to take creative risks. The Premium Fund is for higher budget projects of ambition and scale from successful screen content makers.
The agency reports receiving over 534 applications across both funds, up 41 per cent on the 378 application received in 2018-19.
Screen Australia’s Head of Development Nerida Moore said, “While this has been a turbulent, challenging time for many in the industry, it hasn’t stopped the drive,...
Toni Collette’s directorial debut, an animated series based on The Sapphires and a Shakespeare-inspired anthology are among the 42 projects to recently share in $1.4 million of development funding from Screen Australia.
The slate, which includes 14 features, eight online projects and 20 TV dramas, marks the final development funding Screen Australia awarded in the 2019-20 financial year.
These projects come from both the existing Premium and Generate development funds. Generate Fund is for lower budget projects with an emphasis on new and emerging talent, or experienced talent wanting to take creative risks. The Premium Fund is for higher budget projects of ambition and scale from successful screen content makers.
The agency reports receiving over 534 applications across both funds, up 41 per cent on the 378 application received in 2018-19.
Screen Australia’s Head of Development Nerida Moore said, “While this has been a turbulent, challenging time for many in the industry, it hasn’t stopped the drive,...
- 8/5/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Hoodlum Entertainment, Aurora Films’ Antony Waddington and Ákos Armont and Sweetshop & Green’s Sharlene George and Gal Greenspan are teaming up to produce an asylum seeker drama adapted from a 2018 book.
Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani chronicled his harrowing experiences in the tome No Friend But The Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison.
Boochani fled Iran in 2012 after the newspaper he co-founded was raided by the Iranian government. He attempted to travel to Australia by boat from Indonesia but the vessel was intercepted and he ended up on Manus Island, where he spent nearly seven years.
He wrote the book, which details the riots which erupted in 2014, in Persian on WhatsApp on a contraband phone smuggled onto the island, which was subsequently translated into English by academic Omid Tofighian.
It has been sold to 19 countries and won a slew of awards including the Victorian Prize for Literature, which the author accepted via video link while in detention.
Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani chronicled his harrowing experiences in the tome No Friend But The Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison.
Boochani fled Iran in 2012 after the newspaper he co-founded was raided by the Iranian government. He attempted to travel to Australia by boat from Indonesia but the vessel was intercepted and he ended up on Manus Island, where he spent nearly seven years.
He wrote the book, which details the riots which erupted in 2014, in Persian on WhatsApp on a contraband phone smuggled onto the island, which was subsequently translated into English by academic Omid Tofighian.
It has been sold to 19 countries and won a slew of awards including the Victorian Prize for Literature, which the author accepted via video link while in detention.
- 2/23/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Behrouz Boochani’s asylum seeker drama ‘No Friend But The Mountains’ heads to big screen (exclusive)
Iranian-Kurdish journalist’s book recounts seven-year detention on Australia’s notorious Manus Island.
A trio of Antipodean companies are joining forces on a big-screen adaptation of Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani’s award-winning book No Friend But The Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison.
The autobiographical international bestseller recounts Boochani’s near seven-year detention in Australia’s notorious off-shore asylum seeker processing centre on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island, from 2013 to late 2019. Boochani documented his time there throughout his stay, including riots over the appalling conditions in 2014.
Sweetshop & Green, Aurora Films and Hoodlum Entertainment are partnering to develop and produce the...
A trio of Antipodean companies are joining forces on a big-screen adaptation of Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani’s award-winning book No Friend But The Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison.
The autobiographical international bestseller recounts Boochani’s near seven-year detention in Australia’s notorious off-shore asylum seeker processing centre on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island, from 2013 to late 2019. Boochani documented his time there throughout his stay, including riots over the appalling conditions in 2014.
Sweetshop & Green, Aurora Films and Hoodlum Entertainment are partnering to develop and produce the...
- 2/22/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Annika Glac and Robyn Kershaw.
Marie Curie, the Polish-born physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, is often portrayed on screen and in books as stuffy, cold and asexual.
That characterisation is unfair and inaccurate, according to Polish/Australian filmmaker Annika Glac, who aims to set the record straight in her biopic Radiant.
The drama will focus on the Nobel Prize winner from the time she won the top prize in chemistry and physics at Sorbonne University through her marriage to Pierre Curie, his death and her subsequent affair with married Frenchman Paul Langevin.
“When I read her letters to Pierre, they were so touching, passionate and beautiful,” Glac tells If. “She had a delicate psychology which you never see in the films and documentaries that were made about her.”
Producer Robyn Kershaw, who met the writer-director through a mutual friend, is raising the finance from Polish, French...
Marie Curie, the Polish-born physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, is often portrayed on screen and in books as stuffy, cold and asexual.
That characterisation is unfair and inaccurate, according to Polish/Australian filmmaker Annika Glac, who aims to set the record straight in her biopic Radiant.
The drama will focus on the Nobel Prize winner from the time she won the top prize in chemistry and physics at Sorbonne University through her marriage to Pierre Curie, his death and her subsequent affair with married Frenchman Paul Langevin.
“When I read her letters to Pierre, they were so touching, passionate and beautiful,” Glac tells If. “She had a delicate psychology which you never see in the films and documentaries that were made about her.”
Producer Robyn Kershaw, who met the writer-director through a mutual friend, is raising the finance from Polish, French...
- 10/13/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Hilary Swank in ‘I Am Mother.’
Executives at Studiocanal are so confident that Grant Sputore’s I Am Mother will get a meaningful Us release they plan to launch the sci-fi thriller in Australia after the Us.
Adelaide Film Festival audiences will see a work-in-progress of Sputore’s debut feature, which stars Hilary Swank, newcomer Clara Rugaard, a former Disney Channel star in Denmark, and Rose Byrne, on October 12.
Rugaard plays a lonely teenager who is raised by ‘Mother,’ a kindly robot designed to repopulate the Earth following the extinction of mankind. That bond is threatened when a blood-drenched woman played by Swank turns up, calling into question everything the girl had been told about the outside world.
Byrne will voice the robot, which was designed by Kiwi special effects house Weta Workshop. Sputore described the collaboration with the Weta team led by founder Richard Taylor as a “dream.”
After...
Executives at Studiocanal are so confident that Grant Sputore’s I Am Mother will get a meaningful Us release they plan to launch the sci-fi thriller in Australia after the Us.
Adelaide Film Festival audiences will see a work-in-progress of Sputore’s debut feature, which stars Hilary Swank, newcomer Clara Rugaard, a former Disney Channel star in Denmark, and Rose Byrne, on October 12.
Rugaard plays a lonely teenager who is raised by ‘Mother,’ a kindly robot designed to repopulate the Earth following the extinction of mankind. That bond is threatened when a blood-drenched woman played by Swank turns up, calling into question everything the girl had been told about the outside world.
Byrne will voice the robot, which was designed by Kiwi special effects house Weta Workshop. Sputore described the collaboration with the Weta team led by founder Richard Taylor as a “dream.”
After...
- 10/2/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Elizabeth Trotman.
Studiocanal Australia and Goalpost Pictures are developing a feature based on the true story of members of the Vienna Mozart Boys’ Choir and their choirmaster who were trapped in Australia during World War II.
Keith Thompson is writing the first draft and Goalpost’s Rosemary Bright will produce.
It’s the second project backed by the Studiocanal Australia Cultivator Fund which launched in March 2017, but has only just been announced following Screen Australia’s decision to provide development funding.
The 20-strong choir, aged 8 to 14, arrived in Australia in 1939. When war broke out they were declared enemy aliens after their final concert in Perth. The choristers were “adopted” by Melbourne’s Archbishop Daniel Mannix, who made them the choir of his cathedral and arranged for their education and board and lodging with local families.
The choirmaster, Dr Georg Gruber, moved into the home of the visit’s sponsor, Henrietta Marsh.
Studiocanal Australia and Goalpost Pictures are developing a feature based on the true story of members of the Vienna Mozart Boys’ Choir and their choirmaster who were trapped in Australia during World War II.
Keith Thompson is writing the first draft and Goalpost’s Rosemary Bright will produce.
It’s the second project backed by the Studiocanal Australia Cultivator Fund which launched in March 2017, but has only just been announced following Screen Australia’s decision to provide development funding.
The 20-strong choir, aged 8 to 14, arrived in Australia in 1939. When war broke out they were declared enemy aliens after their final concert in Perth. The choristers were “adopted” by Melbourne’s Archbishop Daniel Mannix, who made them the choir of his cathedral and arranged for their education and board and lodging with local families.
The choirmaster, Dr Georg Gruber, moved into the home of the visit’s sponsor, Henrietta Marsh.
- 9/25/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Studiocanal Australia is making a movie about seminal cosmetics entrepreneur Helena Rubinstein.
Helena will chart the life of the revered Polish-American businesswoman, art collector and philanthropist who was well known for her rivalry with Elizabeth Arden. In particular the film will focus on the the late 1920s when Rubinstein was at the height of her powers but had to choose between her empire and her family.
Producers are Antony Waddington (The Eye of the Storm) and Marcus Gillezeau (Storm Surfers 3D). It is written by Katherine Thomson (Answered by Fire).
The pic is the first development project to be funded through Studiocanal’s Cultivator Fund dedicated to Oz and Nz stories. Rubinstein began her cosmetics business in Oz and her first Melbourne store was a forerunner to those in Paris, London and New York.
Studiocanal is partnering with Oz outfit Scripted Ink on the development. Backers include Create Nsw and...
Helena will chart the life of the revered Polish-American businesswoman, art collector and philanthropist who was well known for her rivalry with Elizabeth Arden. In particular the film will focus on the the late 1920s when Rubinstein was at the height of her powers but had to choose between her empire and her family.
Producers are Antony Waddington (The Eye of the Storm) and Marcus Gillezeau (Storm Surfers 3D). It is written by Katherine Thomson (Answered by Fire).
The pic is the first development project to be funded through Studiocanal’s Cultivator Fund dedicated to Oz and Nz stories. Rubinstein began her cosmetics business in Oz and her first Melbourne store was a forerunner to those in Paris, London and New York.
Studiocanal is partnering with Oz outfit Scripted Ink on the development. Backers include Create Nsw and...
- 8/9/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The Film Critics Circle of Australia has announced its nominees for its Annual Awards for Australian Film for 2011.
Burning Man scored the most nominations, with a spot in 10 of 11 categories.
The film is director Jonathan Teplitzky’s third film and tells the story of an out-of-control chef who is struggling with a life crisis.
With the second most nominations was dark thriller Snowtown in eight categories.
The Hunter starring The Willem Dafoe and directed by Daniel Nettheim and The Eye of the Storm starring Geoffrey Rush and directed by Fred Schepsis both received seven nods.
Red Dog, the year’s highest grossing Australian film for 2011, received only three nominations, including best direction for Kriv Stenders while Oranges and Sunshine, directed by Jim Loach received four.
Ivan Sen’s Toomelah and Julia Leigh’s debut Sleeping Beauty both received one nomination for actors Daniel Connors and Emily Browning respectively.
Animal Kingdom...
Burning Man scored the most nominations, with a spot in 10 of 11 categories.
The film is director Jonathan Teplitzky’s third film and tells the story of an out-of-control chef who is struggling with a life crisis.
With the second most nominations was dark thriller Snowtown in eight categories.
The Hunter starring The Willem Dafoe and directed by Daniel Nettheim and The Eye of the Storm starring Geoffrey Rush and directed by Fred Schepsis both received seven nods.
Red Dog, the year’s highest grossing Australian film for 2011, received only three nominations, including best direction for Kriv Stenders while Oranges and Sunshine, directed by Jim Loach received four.
Ivan Sen’s Toomelah and Julia Leigh’s debut Sleeping Beauty both received one nomination for actors Daniel Connors and Emily Browning respectively.
Animal Kingdom...
- 4/3/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Sycamore Entertainment Group Inc. is pleased to announce it has acquired Us rights to the Fred Schepisi film The Eye Of The Storm, starring Academy Award-winner® Geoffrey Rush (“The Kings’ Speech,” “Pirates of the Caribbean”), Charlotte Rampling (“The Swimming Pool,” “Melancholia”) and Golden Globe® nominee Judy Davis (“Barton Fink” & Woody Allen’s upcoming “Nero Fiddled“). The Eye Of The Storm screened at the 36th Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2011.
The screen play adaptation by Judy Morris is based on the 1973 literary classic by Australia’s only Nobel Prize-winner for Literature, Patrick White. The Eye Of The Storm is a savage exploration of the family relationships . and the sharp undercurrents of love and hate, comedy and tragedy . which define them.
CEO Edward Sylvan with the help of the hard working team at Sycamore, started the company to maximize the potential for hybrid Print & Advertising (P&A) and full service distribution deals,...
The screen play adaptation by Judy Morris is based on the 1973 literary classic by Australia’s only Nobel Prize-winner for Literature, Patrick White. The Eye Of The Storm is a savage exploration of the family relationships . and the sharp undercurrents of love and hate, comedy and tragedy . which define them.
CEO Edward Sylvan with the help of the hard working team at Sycamore, started the company to maximize the potential for hybrid Print & Advertising (P&A) and full service distribution deals,...
- 1/17/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Hunter has lead the Aacta Awards with 14 nominations including best film.
The film, by Daniel Nettheim, is also up for best direction, adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, production design, costume, original music score, and visual effects. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe, Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill and Morgana Davies are all up for acting awards.
The film has currently made just over $1m at the local box office.
It’s the first year for the re-launched AACTAs, formerly the AFI awards.
The technical awards will be given out at a luncheon on 15 January at the Sydney Opera House, with an evening ceremony for the more ‘public-friendly’ awards held at the Opera House on 31 January.
Running against The Hunter for best film is Red Dog, Mad Bastards, The Eye of the Storm, Snowtown and Oranges and Sunshine.
The Eye of the Storm, was second in the nominations race with 12, of which six are...
The film, by Daniel Nettheim, is also up for best direction, adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, production design, costume, original music score, and visual effects. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe, Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill and Morgana Davies are all up for acting awards.
The film has currently made just over $1m at the local box office.
It’s the first year for the re-launched AACTAs, formerly the AFI awards.
The technical awards will be given out at a luncheon on 15 January at the Sydney Opera House, with an evening ceremony for the more ‘public-friendly’ awards held at the Opera House on 31 January.
Running against The Hunter for best film is Red Dog, Mad Bastards, The Eye of the Storm, Snowtown and Oranges and Sunshine.
The Eye of the Storm, was second in the nominations race with 12, of which six are...
- 11/30/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Fred Schepisi’s The Eye of the Storm won the Rome International Film Festival’s jury prize overnight.
The Australian film tied with French film See How They Dance by Claude Miller in a rare stalemate by the jury.
Producer Antony Waddington said of the win: “We’re so thrilled at this international recognition for the film and in particular for Australia’s master filmmaker, Fred Schepisi.”
Starring Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Charlotte Rampling, The Eye of the Storm won The Age Critics’ Prize for best Australian film at the Melbourne International Film Festival. It has also been nominated for three If Awards (Best film, best actor – Rush, and best actress –Davis). The film is based on a novel by Patrick White, adapted by Judy Morris (Happy Feet).
The Australian film tied with French film See How They Dance by Claude Miller in a rare stalemate by the jury.
Producer Antony Waddington said of the win: “We’re so thrilled at this international recognition for the film and in particular for Australia’s master filmmaker, Fred Schepisi.”
Starring Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Charlotte Rampling, The Eye of the Storm won The Age Critics’ Prize for best Australian film at the Melbourne International Film Festival. It has also been nominated for three If Awards (Best film, best actor – Rush, and best actress –Davis). The film is based on a novel by Patrick White, adapted by Judy Morris (Happy Feet).
- 11/7/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Animal Kingdom creator David Michod has revealed that his directing career is on hold as the film’s huge success has left him with “decision fatigue”.
Michod was speaking at a Screen Australia event in Sydney to celebrate locally made films that have received international acclaim. It won the World Cinema Jury Prize at Sundance.
Michod wrote and directed Animal Kingdom, which was one of the most critically celenrated Australian films in recent years.
Michod was joined on stage by Vincent Sheehan, producer of The Hunter, actress Rachel Blake who starred in Sleeping Beauty and Antony Waddington, executive producer of The Eye of the Storm. While Sheehan, Blake and Waddington championed the effects of international success, Michod told a different story.
He said that when he attended the 2010 Sundance Film Festival with Animal Kingdom, there were two benefits: for the film itself and also for the careers of cast and crew.
Michod was speaking at a Screen Australia event in Sydney to celebrate locally made films that have received international acclaim. It won the World Cinema Jury Prize at Sundance.
Michod wrote and directed Animal Kingdom, which was one of the most critically celenrated Australian films in recent years.
Michod was joined on stage by Vincent Sheehan, producer of The Hunter, actress Rachel Blake who starred in Sleeping Beauty and Antony Waddington, executive producer of The Eye of the Storm. While Sheehan, Blake and Waddington championed the effects of international success, Michod told a different story.
He said that when he attended the 2010 Sundance Film Festival with Animal Kingdom, there were two benefits: for the film itself and also for the careers of cast and crew.
- 10/7/2011
- by Tim Burrowes
- Encore Magazine
The Eye Of The Storm recently won The Age Critics Award at Miff. Director Fred Schepisi spoke with Alice Terlikowski about his return to Australian storytelling, upcoming projects and the industry at large.
Roxanne, The Russia House and Six Degrees Of Separation, to name a few, are all under the belt of Australian director Fred Schepisi but it’s his latest work starring Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis that holds a particular significance to the Australian industry.
The 71-year-old director told Encore he’s been working on Australian stories for “quite a long time” but has always aimed to strike a balance between work in Hollywood and at home. The Eye Of The Storm is his first Australian film in 22 years, since Evil Angels – based on the story of Lindy Chamberlain.
“My generation grew up on very few Australian films. In most of the cinemas were American films but if...
Roxanne, The Russia House and Six Degrees Of Separation, to name a few, are all under the belt of Australian director Fred Schepisi but it’s his latest work starring Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis that holds a particular significance to the Australian industry.
The 71-year-old director told Encore he’s been working on Australian stories for “quite a long time” but has always aimed to strike a balance between work in Hollywood and at home. The Eye Of The Storm is his first Australian film in 22 years, since Evil Angels – based on the story of Lindy Chamberlain.
“My generation grew up on very few Australian films. In most of the cinemas were American films but if...
- 9/15/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Fred Schepisi’s Eye of the Storm, starring Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Charlotte Rampling has won The Age‘s Critic’s award at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
The film is an adaptation of a novel by Patrick White and Schepisi’s first Australian film since Evil Angels in 1988.
The award is new this year, sponsored by The Age and judged by the newspaper’s film critics: Philippa Hawker, Jim Schembri, Jake Wilson and Tom Ryan.
Gina McColl, Arts Editor of The Age said The Eye Of The Storm was selected for “Schepisi’s artful direction, the rich performances in major and minor roles, the thoughtful engagement with an Australian literary classic, and the vivid, witty depiction of the bonds of family and of the life of a culture in the process of transformation.”
In the running for the award was eight Australian films from the features program; The Eye of the Storm,...
The film is an adaptation of a novel by Patrick White and Schepisi’s first Australian film since Evil Angels in 1988.
The award is new this year, sponsored by The Age and judged by the newspaper’s film critics: Philippa Hawker, Jim Schembri, Jake Wilson and Tom Ryan.
Gina McColl, Arts Editor of The Age said The Eye Of The Storm was selected for “Schepisi’s artful direction, the rich performances in major and minor roles, the thoughtful engagement with an Australian literary classic, and the vivid, witty depiction of the bonds of family and of the life of a culture in the process of transformation.”
In the running for the award was eight Australian films from the features program; The Eye of the Storm,...
- 8/7/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia have announced three Australian films have been selected for the 36th Toronto International Film Festival. The festival takes place from 8 to 18 September.
Fred Schepisi’s The Eye of the Storm, Jonathan Teplitzky’s Burning Man and Daniel Nettheim’s The Hunter have all been selected into the Special Presentations program, designed to showcase world-class films by established talent.
Toronto will be Burning Man and The Hunter‘s world premieres while The Eye of the Storm will have its international debut.
Screen Australia’s Head of Marketing, Kathleen Drumm said “We’re thrilled that original and vibrant stories from talented Australian filmmakers continue to gain recognition on the international stage. 2011 has been a stellar year for Australia at international A-list festivals. Toronto provides a high-profile opportunity to launch these films in the North American market.”
Footage of Burning Man was first screened at last year’s Tiff while still in post.
Fred Schepisi’s The Eye of the Storm, Jonathan Teplitzky’s Burning Man and Daniel Nettheim’s The Hunter have all been selected into the Special Presentations program, designed to showcase world-class films by established talent.
Toronto will be Burning Man and The Hunter‘s world premieres while The Eye of the Storm will have its international debut.
Screen Australia’s Head of Marketing, Kathleen Drumm said “We’re thrilled that original and vibrant stories from talented Australian filmmakers continue to gain recognition on the international stage. 2011 has been a stellar year for Australia at international A-list festivals. Toronto provides a high-profile opportunity to launch these films in the North American market.”
Footage of Burning Man was first screened at last year’s Tiff while still in post.
- 7/27/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia has announced an investment of $15m on 13 productions, including a German/Australian co-production directed by Cate Shortland and development for Bruce Beresford, Sarah Watt and Phillip Noyce projects.
In terms of films, Fred Schepisi’s The Eye of the Storm - which began production without financial support from Screen Australia – is one of the beneficiaries.
Shortland’s co-production Lore will be produced by Liz Watts, Karsten Stöter, Benny Drechsel, Paul Welsh and Gabriele Kranzelbinder and set in 1945 Germany.
The third feature to receive support is Kieran Darcy-Smith’s debut Say Nothing, written in conjuction with Felicity Price and produced by Angie Felder.
TV series The Slap, Cleo and Blood Brother, as well as series two of Spirited. also received financial support.
The agency estimates that these projects will generate production worth $72m.
The projects are:
The Eye Of The Storm
Paper Bark Films Eos Pty Ltd
Executive Producers Jonathan Shteinman,...
In terms of films, Fred Schepisi’s The Eye of the Storm - which began production without financial support from Screen Australia – is one of the beneficiaries.
Shortland’s co-production Lore will be produced by Liz Watts, Karsten Stöter, Benny Drechsel, Paul Welsh and Gabriele Kranzelbinder and set in 1945 Germany.
The third feature to receive support is Kieran Darcy-Smith’s debut Say Nothing, written in conjuction with Felicity Price and produced by Angie Felder.
TV series The Slap, Cleo and Blood Brother, as well as series two of Spirited. also received financial support.
The agency estimates that these projects will generate production worth $72m.
The projects are:
The Eye Of The Storm
Paper Bark Films Eos Pty Ltd
Executive Producers Jonathan Shteinman,...
- 7/9/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Production kicked off today in Melbourne, Australia on acclaimed filmmaker Fred Schepsi's "The Eye of the Storm" according to an official press release.
Based on the classic novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Patrick White, the story is set in Sydney's Centennial Park where two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter (Charlotte Rampling) as her expatriate son (Geoffrey Rush) and daughter (Judy Davis) convene at her deathbed.
But, in dying, as in living, Mrs. Hunter remains a powerful force on those who surround her. The film is described as "a savage exploration of family relationships — and the sharp undercurrents of love and hate, comedy and tragedy, which define them."
Alexandra Schepisi, Robyn Nevin, Colin Friels, John Gaden, and Helen Morse also star in the project which marks the first film Australian director Schepsi has shot in his homeland since 1988's "A Cry in the Dark" (aka. "Evil Angels...
Based on the classic novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Patrick White, the story is set in Sydney's Centennial Park where two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter (Charlotte Rampling) as her expatriate son (Geoffrey Rush) and daughter (Judy Davis) convene at her deathbed.
But, in dying, as in living, Mrs. Hunter remains a powerful force on those who surround her. The film is described as "a savage exploration of family relationships — and the sharp undercurrents of love and hate, comedy and tragedy, which define them."
Alexandra Schepisi, Robyn Nevin, Colin Friels, John Gaden, and Helen Morse also star in the project which marks the first film Australian director Schepsi has shot in his homeland since 1988's "A Cry in the Dark" (aka. "Evil Angels...
- 4/19/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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