Windmill Theatre Company play Beep is being adapted into a mixed-media series for ABC Kids, with production underway in Adelaide.
Produced by Windmill Pictures, Beep and Mort tells the story of two best friends from different worlds, solving their daily dilemmas and unexpected challenges through invention, play and adventure.
The series, aimed at pre-schoolers, is designed by Jonathon Oxlade and directed by Rosemary Myers, both of whom worked on the 2016 film Girl Asleep and several Windmill live shows, including the recent stage adaptation of Bluey.
The writing team consists of Charlotte Rose Hamlyn, Simon Butters, Amy Stewart, Hunter Page-Lochard, Wendy Hanna, and Lorin Clarke.
Myers said the creative development of the series drew on the concept’s theatrical roots while also integrating new technologies.
“The result is a contemporary hybrid form of puppetry that blends hand and rod puppets with post animated object puppets,” she said.
“In a screen landscape dominated by animation,...
Produced by Windmill Pictures, Beep and Mort tells the story of two best friends from different worlds, solving their daily dilemmas and unexpected challenges through invention, play and adventure.
The series, aimed at pre-schoolers, is designed by Jonathon Oxlade and directed by Rosemary Myers, both of whom worked on the 2016 film Girl Asleep and several Windmill live shows, including the recent stage adaptation of Bluey.
The writing team consists of Charlotte Rose Hamlyn, Simon Butters, Amy Stewart, Hunter Page-Lochard, Wendy Hanna, and Lorin Clarke.
Myers said the creative development of the series drew on the concept’s theatrical roots while also integrating new technologies.
“The result is a contemporary hybrid form of puppetry that blends hand and rod puppets with post animated object puppets,” she said.
“In a screen landscape dominated by animation,...
- 9/30/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Dan and Luke Riches of Ardiol Media.
Screen Australia has announced $1 million worth of funding via its Enterprise program, including four Enterprise People talent opportunities and 11 Enterprise Business & Ideas projects.
One of the major recipients of Business & Ideas funding, which allows entities to develop businesses proposals, hire placements or access business-building services, is For Film Sakes’ recently announced initiative Attagirl, a narrative feature film lab.
The incubator program will enable majority women, female identifying and non-binary creative teams to learn from industry experts, with a focus on getting their feature slate market ready.
Information + Cultural Exchange (I.C.E) and Diversity Arts Australia have received support towards developing Diversity on Screen, an expansion of the Screen Cultures Program, to improve access to opportunities for underrepresented filmmakers.
Also to receive funding is the Documentary Australia Foundation (Daf), to enhance its digital platform to better connect filmmakers and supporters online; and Frame,...
Screen Australia has announced $1 million worth of funding via its Enterprise program, including four Enterprise People talent opportunities and 11 Enterprise Business & Ideas projects.
One of the major recipients of Business & Ideas funding, which allows entities to develop businesses proposals, hire placements or access business-building services, is For Film Sakes’ recently announced initiative Attagirl, a narrative feature film lab.
The incubator program will enable majority women, female identifying and non-binary creative teams to learn from industry experts, with a focus on getting their feature slate market ready.
Information + Cultural Exchange (I.C.E) and Diversity Arts Australia have received support towards developing Diversity on Screen, an expansion of the Screen Cultures Program, to improve access to opportunities for underrepresented filmmakers.
Also to receive funding is the Documentary Australia Foundation (Daf), to enhance its digital platform to better connect filmmakers and supporters online; and Frame,...
- 7/27/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Textbook Videos Presents 11th YoungCuts Film Festival
The YoungCuts Film Festival is pleased to announce 2012′s Top 100 short films by the world’s best young filmmakers. Lead sponsor TextbookVideos.com will present the films in Montreal’s De Seve Theatre at Concordia University on Friday October 12th and Saturday, October 13th.
The Beautiful Dead by Spencer Ryerson (Can)
*****
On Friday, October 12th, the day’s first screening is at 1Pm and features the best short films by the Festival’s youngest participating filmmakers who are 19 and under. At 3 Pm, the always popular Animation and Music screening is presented. The 5Pm screening presents a theme of “Growth” and includes films from 6 different countries. The 7Pm screening features 12 films grouped loosely by a theme of “Loneliness”, and includes a bloc of gay-positive films from 4 different countries. The evening concludes with the 9Pm Master Class screening which presents the best films by young filmmakers aged 25 to 29.
On Saturday,...
The YoungCuts Film Festival is pleased to announce 2012′s Top 100 short films by the world’s best young filmmakers. Lead sponsor TextbookVideos.com will present the films in Montreal’s De Seve Theatre at Concordia University on Friday October 12th and Saturday, October 13th.
The Beautiful Dead by Spencer Ryerson (Can)
*****
On Friday, October 12th, the day’s first screening is at 1Pm and features the best short films by the Festival’s youngest participating filmmakers who are 19 and under. At 3 Pm, the always popular Animation and Music screening is presented. The 5Pm screening presents a theme of “Growth” and includes films from 6 different countries. The 7Pm screening features 12 films grouped loosely by a theme of “Loneliness”, and includes a bloc of gay-positive films from 4 different countries. The evening concludes with the 9Pm Master Class screening which presents the best films by young filmmakers aged 25 to 29.
On Saturday,...
- 10/3/2012
- by YoungCuts Film Festival
- SoundOnSight
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