Anya Beyersdorf.
Prolific screenwriter Anya Beyersdorf says her excitement level has gone through the roof as she collaborates with director Rachel Ward on one of the segments of the ABC’s female-driven Shakespeare Now anthology.
Enjoying a career high, Beyersdorf is also working on an Every Cloud Productions’ drama and developing multiple projects with writer-director Miranda Nation, Aquarius Films, Truant Pictures and US director Alexis Ostrander.
“I have had a privileged, lucky lockdown,” she tells If. “I think I would have gone mad if I didn’t have all these scripts and virtual writers’ rooms. It’s kept me connected and doing meaningful things.”
Hoodlum Entertainment and Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment are developing Shakespeare Now, consisting of fresh re-interpretations of Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Macbeth, Love’s Labour’s Lost, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Richard III, The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night.
“Rachel is such a generous, clever, cool woman,...
Prolific screenwriter Anya Beyersdorf says her excitement level has gone through the roof as she collaborates with director Rachel Ward on one of the segments of the ABC’s female-driven Shakespeare Now anthology.
Enjoying a career high, Beyersdorf is also working on an Every Cloud Productions’ drama and developing multiple projects with writer-director Miranda Nation, Aquarius Films, Truant Pictures and US director Alexis Ostrander.
“I have had a privileged, lucky lockdown,” she tells If. “I think I would have gone mad if I didn’t have all these scripts and virtual writers’ rooms. It’s kept me connected and doing meaningful things.”
Hoodlum Entertainment and Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment are developing Shakespeare Now, consisting of fresh re-interpretations of Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Macbeth, Love’s Labour’s Lost, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Richard III, The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night.
“Rachel is such a generous, clever, cool woman,...
- 8/12/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia has announced the five finalists who will compete in its pitching competition, Pitcher Perfect, to be held at VidCon in Melbourne this Friday.
Each creative team will send two representatives, who have five minutes to pitch their concept live on stage to a panel of judges. The winning team will receive $30,000 from Screen Australia to develop their concept.
The inaugural Pitcher Perfect judges are:
Sbs production supervisor Nicole Coventry Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason Viacom International Media Network Anz general manager and Svp Ben Richardson Warner Media director of communications Wadooah Wali
The session will be hosted by Susie Youssef and feature a performance by comedy duo Double Denim.
The finalists were selected from 93 applications, and will also receive intensive pitch training from Rosie Lourde and Jason Geary.
“Being able to do a killer ‘elevator pitch’ is an essential skill for any creative, and something we want our...
Each creative team will send two representatives, who have five minutes to pitch their concept live on stage to a panel of judges. The winning team will receive $30,000 from Screen Australia to develop their concept.
The inaugural Pitcher Perfect judges are:
Sbs production supervisor Nicole Coventry Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason Viacom International Media Network Anz general manager and Svp Ben Richardson Warner Media director of communications Wadooah Wali
The session will be hosted by Susie Youssef and feature a performance by comedy duo Double Denim.
The finalists were selected from 93 applications, and will also receive intensive pitch training from Rosie Lourde and Jason Geary.
“Being able to do a killer ‘elevator pitch’ is an essential skill for any creative, and something we want our...
- 9/15/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) has announced the five finalists for Aacta Pitch: Elevate, a national pitching competition aimed at discovering high-concept scripted series.
The finalists, chosen from almost 100 submissions, are: Endgame, My Mother the Witch, The 8, The Department of Last Requests and The Replicas.
In a statement, Aacta said the five finalists have been selected for their “unique interpretations of an elevated concept; each beginning with a simple premise and an unusual set of circumstances, while holding the potential for mass audience appeal and endless possibilities within the world for their series.”
Each finalist will pitch their concept live at the upcoming Aacta Shorts + Web Fest, in front of a judging panel that includes:
Carly Heaton, executive producer at Foxtel; Stephen Corvini, drama development executive and producer at Matchbox Pictures; Tracey Robertson, CEO Hoodlum Entertainment; Billy Bowring, development manager at FremantleMedia Australia.
The competition will...
The finalists, chosen from almost 100 submissions, are: Endgame, My Mother the Witch, The 8, The Department of Last Requests and The Replicas.
In a statement, Aacta said the five finalists have been selected for their “unique interpretations of an elevated concept; each beginning with a simple premise and an unusual set of circumstances, while holding the potential for mass audience appeal and endless possibilities within the world for their series.”
Each finalist will pitch their concept live at the upcoming Aacta Shorts + Web Fest, in front of a judging panel that includes:
Carly Heaton, executive producer at Foxtel; Stephen Corvini, drama development executive and producer at Matchbox Pictures; Tracey Robertson, CEO Hoodlum Entertainment; Billy Bowring, development manager at FremantleMedia Australia.
The competition will...
- 8/13/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Tickets are now on sale for the world premiere of four short films directed by the recipients of the 2016 Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship.
The filmmakers will screen their shorts at Dendy Opera Quays on June 13 during this year.s Sydney Film Festival..
One of the four, Anya Beyersdorf, teamed up with producer Nicole Coventry for her short How the Light Gets In, the story of a single mother who wakes up in the middle of the night to find that she.s glowing.
Beyersdorf, who worked with Coventry on her previous short, Vampir, starring director Tony Rogers (Wilfred, Bruce), describes the Sydney shoot for her latest as .very difficult..
.I actually almost died,. Beyersdorf says. .On day two I woke up in the morning and I was so sick I couldn.t even stand up. I literally couldn.t even stand up in the shower. [Dp] Warwick Field had to...
The filmmakers will screen their shorts at Dendy Opera Quays on June 13 during this year.s Sydney Film Festival..
One of the four, Anya Beyersdorf, teamed up with producer Nicole Coventry for her short How the Light Gets In, the story of a single mother who wakes up in the middle of the night to find that she.s glowing.
Beyersdorf, who worked with Coventry on her previous short, Vampir, starring director Tony Rogers (Wilfred, Bruce), describes the Sydney shoot for her latest as .very difficult..
.I actually almost died,. Beyersdorf says. .On day two I woke up in the morning and I was so sick I couldn.t even stand up. I literally couldn.t even stand up in the shower. [Dp] Warwick Field had to...
- 4/26/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
(L-r): Yingna Lu, Hyun Lee, Natalie van den Dungen and Nicole Coventry..
Screen Nsw has announced grant funding for three new short films as part of its Generator: Emerging Filmmakers Fund. .
This year.s applications required the inclusion of a female director and priority was given to teams including people from under-represented groups. Each funding grant of $30,000 covers the shoot and/or post-production.
Aquarius Films. Cecilia Ritchie and Polly Staniford will executive produce all three titles. Aquarius' slate includes the upcoming Lion, directed by Garth Davis, and Berlin Syndrome, directed by Cate Shortland — recently selected for the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.
The filmmaking teams will also be supported by Screen Nsw development and production exec Andrea Ulbrick.
Screen Nsw CEO Courtney Gibson said the three projects were "bursting with fresh ideas and creativity". .
.It.s particularly exciting that the films will be directed by women and that the key creative...
Screen Nsw has announced grant funding for three new short films as part of its Generator: Emerging Filmmakers Fund. .
This year.s applications required the inclusion of a female director and priority was given to teams including people from under-represented groups. Each funding grant of $30,000 covers the shoot and/or post-production.
Aquarius Films. Cecilia Ritchie and Polly Staniford will executive produce all three titles. Aquarius' slate includes the upcoming Lion, directed by Garth Davis, and Berlin Syndrome, directed by Cate Shortland — recently selected for the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.
The filmmaking teams will also be supported by Screen Nsw development and production exec Andrea Ulbrick.
Screen Nsw CEO Courtney Gibson said the three projects were "bursting with fresh ideas and creativity". .
.It.s particularly exciting that the films will be directed by women and that the key creative...
- 12/16/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Eaglehawk director, Shannon Murphy.
Dollhouse Pictures will screen Eaglehawk with Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Ryan Corr and Wayne Blair and Sydney Film Festival on June 18-19.
It will screen in competition at Sydney Film Festival in the 2016 Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films..
Helmed by Shannon Murphy, the debut featurette stars Tilda Cobham-Hervey, (52 Tuesday.s , The Kettering Incident) , Ryan Corr (Holding The Man, Wanted) , .and Wayne Blair (The Sapphires, Cleverman) ..
Rounding out the female lead creative team are Marisa Nather (screenwriter), Jessica Carrera (producer), Nicole Coventry (co-producer), Alice Babidge (production and set design) and Megan Washington (composer)..
Eaglehawk is set in a remote forest, where aspiring actress, Eve (Cobham-Hervey) impersonates Australia.s own Bigfoot — the Yowie..
Employed by Yowie expert Frank (Wayne Blair), Eve spends her days ambushing thrill seekers and giving hope to the believers..
She immerses herself in the world of her character, determined to pursue her craft..
As her obsession with her disguise deepens,...
Dollhouse Pictures will screen Eaglehawk with Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Ryan Corr and Wayne Blair and Sydney Film Festival on June 18-19.
It will screen in competition at Sydney Film Festival in the 2016 Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films..
Helmed by Shannon Murphy, the debut featurette stars Tilda Cobham-Hervey, (52 Tuesday.s , The Kettering Incident) , Ryan Corr (Holding The Man, Wanted) , .and Wayne Blair (The Sapphires, Cleverman) ..
Rounding out the female lead creative team are Marisa Nather (screenwriter), Jessica Carrera (producer), Nicole Coventry (co-producer), Alice Babidge (production and set design) and Megan Washington (composer)..
Eaglehawk is set in a remote forest, where aspiring actress, Eve (Cobham-Hervey) impersonates Australia.s own Bigfoot — the Yowie..
Employed by Yowie expert Frank (Wayne Blair), Eve spends her days ambushing thrill seekers and giving hope to the believers..
She immerses herself in the world of her character, determined to pursue her craft..
As her obsession with her disguise deepens,...
- 5/11/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Anya Beyersdorf is an actress (Blue Heelers, Crownies) turned director, whose 2014 short Gayby.was made as a Masters project at the Sydney College of the Arts before touring to festivals at home and abroad.
While studying she was taught screenwriting by Blue Murder's Ian David, and "fell hard" for it.
Her new film, Vampir, was produced by Nicole Coventry and will premiere at next month's St Kilda Film Festival..
Off the back of it, Beyersdorf was also shortlisted for Sydney Film Festival's Lexus Short Film Fellowship, presided over by Judy Davis.
Vampir came out of a single image, of "a guy walking across a field", said Beyersdorf.
"I started to think how easy it is to misunderstand people, and to judge people by the way that they look, and for the consequences to be quite full on."
To play the lead role, she enlisted Tony Rogers, a director best...
While studying she was taught screenwriting by Blue Murder's Ian David, and "fell hard" for it.
Her new film, Vampir, was produced by Nicole Coventry and will premiere at next month's St Kilda Film Festival..
Off the back of it, Beyersdorf was also shortlisted for Sydney Film Festival's Lexus Short Film Fellowship, presided over by Judy Davis.
Vampir came out of a single image, of "a guy walking across a field", said Beyersdorf.
"I started to think how easy it is to misunderstand people, and to judge people by the way that they look, and for the consequences to be quite full on."
To play the lead role, she enlisted Tony Rogers, a director best...
- 4/27/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
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