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Info@Melodramapictures.Com the GLENMOORE JOB Press Kit P 1 SYNOPSIS Warren steps out of prison and straight into a self-help group whose idea of therapy is to play board games. But if he has to humour these weirdos so the cops will leave him alone while he does a 'job' for a mate on the inside, then 'roll the dice'. SIMON LYNDON as Warren (Chopper, My Brother Jack) SASKIA BURMEISTER as Sally (Hating Alison Ashley) TOM BUDGE as Peter MICHELE FAWDON as Beverley and ROSS THOMPSON as Clem Written and Directed by Greg Williams Produced by Melanie Coombs Production Design by Jo Ford Cinematography by Leilani Hannah Editing by Geoff Hitchins Sound by Soundwaves Original Score by David Bridie A 52 minute telemovie produced by Melodrama Pictures in association with SBS Independent, the Australian Film Commission and Film Victoria. Contact Melodrama Pictures Pty Ltd PO Box 347, 179 Johnston St, Fitzroy VIC 3065 T:+613 9416 3566 F:+613 9417 7336 www.melodramapictures.com [email protected] www.melodramapictures.com/glenmoore THE GLENMOORE JOB press kit p 1 SYNOPSIS It's a dirty job, but Warren's got to do it. After five years inside, Warren would much rather be lying under a palm tree up north, than creeping around alleys in a hole like Glenmoore. But first he has to deliver on a promise he made to his cellmate Sumo. So now he has a photograph of a girl and a house, and a psychopathic guard dog to make friends with. One last job. Should be straightforward. But then he’s forced to join a local support group as part of his parole. Which turns out to mean sitting round playing board games with a bunch of weirdos like Sally, a cat-burglar in training, Tom, a kid with anger problems, and Bev and Clem, a pair of old ducks with a penchant for poker. Well, Warren can deal with that. Trouble is, the group doesn’t know how to deal with Warren. They haven’t had a new member in years, let alone one who is a real criminal, and it turns their cosy world upside down. Allegiances get tested, secrets come out, things go missing. And somebody in the group wants Warren gone. Warren would rather be gone himself, but it’s not easy to get the job done with Sally following him around. She has big career plans, and they involve Warren. He’s not getting away that easily. ONE LINE SYNOPIS Warren steps out of prison and straight into a self-help group whose idea of therapy is to play board games. But if he has to humour these weirdos so the cops will leave him alone while he does a 'job' for a mate on the inside, then 'roll the dice'. TECHNICAL DETAILS TITLE: THE GLENMOORE JOB DURATION: 52’35” SHOOT FORMAT: Super 16mm SCREEN RATIO: 16:9 anamorphic SCREENING FORMAT: Digital Beta PREVIEW COPY 4:3 letterbox SOUND Stereo COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia LANGUAGE: English YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2005 COMPLETION DATE 21st September 2005 FIRST SCREENING: MIFF Travelling Film Festival Geelong Australia Opening Night 22nd September 2005 FIRST BROADCAST: SBS Television Australia February 2006 – tx date to be confirmed PRODUCTION COMPANY: Melodrama Pictures PO Box 347, 179 Johnston St, Fitzroy VIC 3065 T:+613 9416 3566 F:+613 9417 7336 www.melodramapictures.com [email protected] INVESTORS: SBS Independent, Australian Film Commission and Film Victoria DISTRIBUTION: Melodrama Pictures PO Box 347, 179 Johnston St, Fitzroy VIC 3065 T:+613 9416 3566 F:+613 9417 7336 www.melodramapictures.com [email protected] www.melodramapictures.com/glenmoore THE GLENMOORE JOB press kit p 2 THE GLENMOORE JOB GREG WILLIAMS WRITER/DIRECTOR Greg began making short films in 1995. He has written and directed about a dozen since then - on super8, digital tape and film. His first two super8 films won the Metro Super8 Film Festival two years in a row, after which the festival closed down. This had nothing to do with him. His16mm film ‘Rubbernecking’ (3mins, 1999) won the Pegasus Award, a short film competition established by Ansett Airlines, which only ran for a year. That’s the competition, not the airline... His16mm film ‘Vitalogy’ (20mins) travelled overseas a lot, and won third prize somewhere in Switzerland. It also won best short comedy at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2001. His miniDV film ‘The Little Woman’ and ‘In Your Dreams’, won the awards at Tropfest in 2004 and 2005 respectively, and ‘The Little Woman’ won the best short film at the 2004 Melbourne Comedy Festival. All these festivals appear healthy. ‘The Glenmoore Job’ is the latest project and will screen on SBS TV in the New Year. FILMOGRAPHY The Glenmoore Job – writer/director 2005, 52 mins, Super 16mm • 2005 Travelling Film Festival Geelong – Opening Night • 2005 Canberra International Film Festival In Your Dreams – co-writer/director 2005, 7 mins. DV • 2005 Sony Tropfest Winner Best Screenplay (joint); Greg Wiiliams/ Justine Gallacher • 2005 Sony Tropfest Winner Network TEN ‘inTENship’ Award; Bridget Lloyd-Jones • 2005 Sony Tropfest Winner Best Female Actor: Natalie Carr (Bo Peep) • 2005 Aspen Shortfest (US) official selection The Little Woman – co-writer/director, 2004, 7 min. 35mm • 2004 Tropfest (AUS) finalist, winner of Tropicana award • 2004 Palm Springs International Film Festival (US) official selection • 2004 St Louis International Film Festival (US) official selection • 2004 Fike International Short Film Festival (Portugal) official selection • 2004 Realm of the Senses Short Film Festival (AUS), official selection • 2004 Fitzroy Shorts (AUS) Official Selection • 2004 in-flight screenings on Qantas airlines, April-May • 2004 Melbourne Comedy Festival - (AUS), winner Best Film and Audience Award • 2004 St Kilda Short Film Festival (AUS), opening night official selection • 2004 Perth International Film Festival (AUS) official selection • 2004 Anchorage International Film Festival (US) official selection • 2004 Australian Film and Style Week (US) official selection Vitalogy – writer/director 2001, 20 min. 16mm • 2002 Tampere International Short Film Festival (Finland), Official selection • 2002 Locarno International FF (Switzerland), Third Prize, Leopards of Tomorrow • 2002 Fike International Film Festival (Portugal),winner Best Film • 2002 HIMom Film Festival (USA), Audience Award for Best Film • 2002 Singapore International Film Festival, Official Selection • 2002 Flickerfest Short Film Festival (AUS), Official Selection • 2002 New Zealand International Short Film Festival, Official Selection • 2001 Melbourne International Film Festival, (AUS) Best Short Comedy • 2001 Melbourne Fringe Festival (AUS), winner Best Film Rubbernecking – writer/director, 1997, 4 min. 16mm • Winner of Pegasus Award (AUS), screened on Ansett airlines domestic flights • 1999 St Kilda Film Festival (AUS) official selection • 1998 Hamburg Short Film Festival, official selection • 1998 Ankara Short Film Festival, official selection • 1998 Melbourne Film Festival (AUS), official selection www.melodramapictures.com/glenmoore THE GLENMOORE JOB press kit p 3 This Messenger Will Self Destruct In Five Minutes – w/d, 1997, 4 min super8 • 1997 Metro Super 8 Film Festival (AUS), winner best film • 1999 Sydney Fringe Film Festival (AUS), official selection • 2000 St Kilda Film Festival(AUS) official selection Mr Popoff – writer/director, 1998, 3 min. betaSP • 2000 St Kilda Film Festival (AUS) official selection • 1999 Hamburg Short Film Festival Bad Hair Day – writer/director, 1997, 3 min, super8 • White Gloves Film Festival (AUS) official selection • 2000 St Kilda Film Festival (AUS) Imperfect Match – writer/director, 1998, 3.5 min. super8 • 1998 Metro Super8 Film Festival (AUS), winner best film • 2000 St Kilda Film Festival (AUS) official selection • 2001 Cinema Sprints Competition (AUS) MELANIE COOMBS PRODUCER Melanie is the company director of Melodrama Pictures, an independent film and television production company creating distinctive feature films, television drama, documentary and animation. Currently in development are five feature films, and two documentary projects. Melodrama producers Melanie Coombs, Anna Kaplan and Bridget Lloyd-Jones work with writers and directors Adam Elliot, Stella Kinsella, Kim L Wilson, Trudy Hellier, Emma Crimmings, Cris Jones, and Dennis K Smith. Melodrama Pictures has received a general development loan from the Australian Film Commission and a Producer Package from Film Victoria for the development of this slate of projects. Just completed is the short feature THE GLENMOORE JOB (written and directed by Greg Williams, produced by Melanie Coombs for SBS Independent) and upcoming is the documentary THE FABRIC OF A DREAM (written by director Dennis K Smith, produced by Melanie Coombs for Film Australia). Melodrama Pictures principal Melanie Coombs produced the double AFI award winning short BREAK & ENTER (1998, w: Trudy Hellier, d: Amanda Brotchie); and TRAPPED, a 22-minute drama (2000, w/d: Trudy Hellier). She produced two 52-minute documentaries for SBS Television, GROWING OLD DISGRACEFULLY (1999, w/d: Dominic Bourke) and LONG SHADOWS: Stories from a Jewish Home (2002, which Melanie co- wrote with the director Kate Hampel). LONG SHADOWS screened on SBS TV in April 2003 and in the US at SILVERDOCS: American Film Institute/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival 2003. Melanie produced HARVIE KRUMPET, written and animated by acclaimed claymator Adam Elliot, which had its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Festival in June 2003 where it was awarded the Prix FIPRESCI, the Prix du public and the Prix special du jury. HARVIE KRUMPET went on to win the 2003 Academy Award for Short Film - Animation among many other international awards! The DVD has sold more than 35,000 units in Australia/NZ and is now available in the US and UK. Melanie was the Executive Producer of the half-hour documentary GRANDPA’S GAMES, directed by Zane Lovitt and produced by Anna Kaplan, which screened on SBS in November 2003 and was invited to BANFF 2004, and the short comedy IN YOUR DREAMS (written by Justine Gallacher and Greg Williams, directed by Greg William and produced by Bridget Lloyd-Jones) which is screening at festivals.
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