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Ftonews#202 2 24 November 2006 Subject: FTONEWS#202 Date: 24 November 2006 From: ftonews <[email protected]> Conversation: FTONEWS#202 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FTONEWS #202: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FTO ANNUAL REPORT 05/06 AVAILABLE ONLINE The NSW Film and Television Office (FTO) Annual Report 2005/2006 can be downloaded from the FTO website or a hardcopy can be obtained from the office. PH: 9264 6400 http://www.fto.nsw.gov.au/content.asp?content=5&Id=23 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FTO CONGRATULATES NSW INSIDE FILM AWARD WINNERS The FTO congratulates the cast and crew of the feature film SUBURBAN MAYHEM, winner of three Inside Film Awards. SUBURBAN MAYHEM, supported by the FTO with development and production investment and a Regional Filming Fund grant, won major three awards - Best Actress (Emily Barclay), Best Music (Mick Harvey, Norman Parkhill) and Best Editing (Stephen Evans). SUBURBAN MAYHEM was filmed entirely on location in New South Wales, in and around the regional centre of Newcastle. The FTO would also like to congratulate NSW producer and former FTO Board Member Jan Chapman who received the Living Legend IF Award for her contribution to the Australian screen industry. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FTO’s AURORA 2006 FILMS IN FINAL WORKSHOP IN SYDNEY The final phase of Aurora 2006, the FTO’s script development workshop, is underway in Sydney with highly regarded international and Australian advisors and actors working with film teams on script read throughs and marketing and finance strategies. Five scripts and their creative teams were selected for stage one of Aurora, a week-long residential held earlier this year. The workshop provides creative feedback on the new drafts of the five scripts by Australian and international advisors, read-throughs with some of Australia’s top actors, and one-on-one meetings with international acquisition executives and Australian distributors about marketing and financing of the films. The advisors are Christophe Mercier, Vice President for Fox Searchlight Europe; San Fu Maltha, founder of Fu Works, an independent, internationally minded film development, production and distribution company based in Amsterdam; Australian Martha Coleman now based in London as Head of Creative Affairs at Material Entertainment; Andy Spaulding, Executive Vice-President of US company Echo Lake Productions; John Collee, screenwriter whose credits include MASTER AND COMMANDER and HAPPY FEET; Shirley Barrett, director of WALK THE TALK, LOVE SERENADE and LOVE MY WAY; Ken Sallows, editor of many Australian films including CHOPPER, PROOF, GETTIN’ SQUARE, TOM WHITE and IRRESISTIBLE; Sue Murray, Executive Director of Fandango Australia; Alan Finney, Vice President and Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand of Buena Vista International; and Brian Rosen, Chief Executive of the FFC. The advisors will consider the projects in relation to the domestic and international marketplace. Actors who are working with the filmmaking teams on script read throughs include Hugo Weaving, Vince Colosimo, Joel Edgerton, Genevieve Lemon, Bojana Novakovic and Emily Browning. Five scripts and their creative teams were selected for Aurora 2006: BORROWED LIGHT Writer/Director: Karen Borger Producer: Sarah Nichols Page 1 of 6 GIRL Writer/Director: John O’Brien Producers: Rowan Maher & Darryl Robinson. SATELLITE BOY Writer/Director: Catriona McKenzie Producer: David Jowsey THE ROSEVILLE STORY Writer: Alexandra Long Director: Samantha Lang Producers: Jeremy Sims and Greg Duffy BUCKLE UP BABY Writer/Director: Lynn-Maree Danzey Producer: Susan MacKinnon “The success of Aurora is based on a process that moves from the development of the script to creating the finished film with a focus on the other elements such as financing, casting, directing and editing. This gives each project the best possible chance to progress through financing and production and to succeed in the marketplace,” said Jane Smith, CEO of the FTO. For more information about the FTO’s Aurora program: Contact: Harriet McKern, Coordinator, Aurora PH: 02-9264-6400 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.fto.nsw.gov.au/fund.asp?id=219 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PITCH FOR NORTHERN RIVERS DOCUMENTARY MAKERS – AIDC OPPORTUNITY The winner of the SCREENWORKS annual pitching competition – this year for documentaries only – will get automatic entry to the 2007 Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC), in Adelaide, to pitch to national and international commissioners and buyers there. The SCREENWORKS pitch will take place Thursday 7 December at the Bangalow pub. SCREENWORKS is supported by the FTO through the Industry & Audience Development grants program. For more information about the I&AD program: Web: http://www.fto.nsw.gov.au/fund.asp?id=52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FTO FUNDED DOCUMENTARY WINS ATOM AWARD THE MAN WHO SAVED A MILLION BRAINS, won best documentary - Science, Technology and the Environment - at the ATOM Awards in Australia. Congratulations to the team - Karryn de Cinque, Andrew Commis, Adam @ Kingdom of Ludd, Felicity Fox and Andrew Holland - and to Prof. Cres Eastman and Dr Mu Li. For more in information about the FTO’s Production Investment Contact: Angelique Edmonds, Assistant, Development & Investment PH: 02-9264-6400 Email: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCREEN MUSIC AWARDS, FTO SUPPORTED APRA-AGSC 2006 WINNERS The FTO congratulates Paul Grabowsky, composer of UNFOLDING FLORENCE: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst, and the composers of R.A.N, David Bridie, Albert David, Kadu and Key Torres Straight Island Composers for their achievements at the 2006 APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards. Paul Grabowsky won the award for Best Music for a Documentary and the R.A.N. composers won for Best Soundtrack Album. UNFOLDING FLORENCE: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst and R.A.N. were produced with the financial assistance of the FTO. For more in information about the FTO’s Production Investment & Script Development programs Page 2 of 6 Contact: Angelique Edmonds, Assistant, Development & Investment PH: 02-9264-6400 Email: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOUNG FILMMAKERS FUND UPDATE As of 20 November, the following YFF films have recently been accepted into or screened at festivals, have been offered licensing agreements, or have received nominations and awards: ADRIFT – producer David Curzon, writer/director Simon Portus. ABC2 Short & Curly. A NATURAL TALENT – producer Tamara Popper, writer/director Louise Fox. AFI awards, nominated for Best Screenplay in a Short Film and nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft. GABRIEL – producer/writer Janine Burchett Garner, director Cherie Knott. ABC2 Short & Curly. MONSTER – producer Isabel Perez, writer/director Jennifer Kent. Voted one of the ten best films from the Fitzroy Shorts screening calendar for 2006. PAPER AND SAND – producers Daniella Ortega & Sotiris Dounoukos, writers Ian Kennedy Williams & Matt Rubestein, and director Sotiris Dounoukos. AFI Awards, nominated for Best Screenplay in a Short Film. POP’S DREAM – producer Chris Saunders, director Bronwyn Purvis, writer Vanessa Bates. Bondi Short Film Festival. SMALL BOXES – producer Kristina Ceyton, writer/director Rene Hernandez. AFI awards, nominated for Best Short Fiction Film. SMILE FOR ME – producer Karinn Cheung, director Anna Fraser, writer Rachael Turk. Australian Cinematographers Society, Silver Award for Cinematography. THE BEACH – producer Alexandra Eva Hassim, writer/director Ridwan Hassim. ABC2 Short & Curly. THE MOUSE THAT ATE MY BRAIN – producer Nicholas Goldsworthy, writer/director Phillip Middleton - Best Achievement in Sound for a Short Film, Australian Screen Sound Awards; Silver Award for Fictional Short Drama, Australian Cinematography Society Awards; Gold Award, Cliff Ellis Memorial, Australian Cinematography Society Awards. VEND – producer Natasha Gray, writer/director James Findlay – Australian Cinematographers Society, Gold Award for Cinematography; Nominated for Best Achievement in Sounds for a Short Film, Australian Screen Sound Awards; Flickerfest 2007; IF Award nomination, Best Short Film. WOBBEGONG – producer Lucas Jenner, writer/director Owen Trevor. Flickerfest 2007; Show Me Shorts, New Zealand; Badalona Film Festival (Barcelona, Spain); Torrun Film Festival, Poland. For more in information about the FTO’s YFF program: Contact: Valerie Allerton, Coordinator YFF & Digital FX PH: 02-9264-6400 Email: [email protected] Guidelines and application forms are available at Web: http://www.fto.nsw.gov.au/fund.asp?id=54 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIGITAL VISUAL FX SCHEME- ROUND 12 DEADLINE FEBRUARY 2007 The Digital Visual FX Scheme (DFX Scheme) was established
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