Please register your Of! cial Program attendance for free using SUNDAY FREE www.trybooking.com 23 March 2014 at 5.00pm EVENT a not for profi t community initiative Blue Giant Park, Manion Avenue, Rose Bay at Woollahra Colleagues Rugby Club LIVE ENTERTAINMENT REELise Film Festival REELise Film Festival Festival Director – Karen Hamilton The REELise Film Festival is a youth It is perhaps no surprise that many of our competition entries have empowerment program based chosen, within that theme, to explore aspects of cyberbullying – an issue on mobile phone !lmmaking. We that affects one in !ve Australian teens every year. encourage young people to share The REELise Film Festival is a testament to the strength of community – the their stories, broaden awareness about coming together of people who share a passion to keep our kids safe; a issues affecting them and inspire passion to inspire a new generation to achieve their full potential. From our positive change. To assist aspiring Management Team and Mentors to the many individuals and businesses young !lmmakers improve their craft, we offer a free mentoring program joining with us on festival day to provide services and support, there is for 12-18 year olds with leading Australian !lmmakers. This year’s !lm a singular dedication - to inspire cultural change, one where empathy, festival theme was “Unspoken Feelings”. What motivates a cyberbully? compassion and respect for others is valued and cyberbullying isn’t tolerated. Are there real life consequences? Is it okay to stand back and let it If you would like to lend your support to the REELise initiative whether as happen? These are all issues explored by our young !lmmakers and a mentor, participating school, volunteer or sponsor, please contact me at important for a young audience to consider. [email protected]. Vale Charlotte Dawson Charlotte Dawson was a passionate campaigner against “The REELIse Film Festival provides a solution to the sense cyberbullying and as such, she joined our campaign last year as of isolation and emotion implicit in cyberbullying. The REELise REELise Ambassador. Charlotte made no secret of the fact she program seeks to engage both the !lmmakers and their had been the target of an organised and extremely nasty online audience in a celebration of the Festival’s theme “Unspoken campaign of harassment and that it affected her very deeply. Her Feelings”. The goal is to raise awareness of cyberbullying and courage to speak out and her passion to help others and put an end the shocking impact it can have on otherwise delightful prosperous to cyberbullying won her many hearts, not least among our youth lives.” audience. Charlotte joined with us last year to talk to students about the real life consequences of cyberbullying. She spoke candidly and After the tragic events of 22nd February 2014, we would like passionately and was soon surrounded by an admiring throng of to honor Charlotte, her passion and amazing dedication to this young women who respected her ongoing crusade. important cause, by dedicating part of the evening to her memory. Charlotte had approved the following quote for inclusion in our Always funny, witty, clever, articulate, gregarious and willing to REELIse Film Festival program. We thought long and hard about !ght for the downtrodden and speak up for those without a whether we should proceed to print it. In the end we decided she voice. REELise will endeavour to continue her devoted legacy. would want her campaign to continue. RIP gorgeous Charlotte. REELise Management Team Constable Senior Constable Councillor Holdsworth Community Yasmin London Jonathon Stone Luise Elsing Relations Manager Eric Scott 2 | www.REELise.org.au REELise Film Festival REELise Film Festival Su ppor t MALCOLM TURNBULL MP Member for Wentworth Minister for Communications I am pleased to lend my support to the REELise Film Festival in their efforts to eradicate cyber- bullying and support youth mental health initiatives. REELise gives a genuine voice to teenagers in the Eastern Suburbs and further a!eld. Too often we hear tragic stories about the tragic impact of cyberbullying on younger Australians, they are stories which need not – and should not – be repeated. They are the stories of how young people marginalise other young people and it is up to the government and communities to condemn this activity and to send a clear message that cyberbullying will not be tolerated. The Commonwealth Government is doing its part through the establishment of a Children’s E-Safety Commissioner, developing an effective complaints system by legislation to get harmful material down from the large social media sites and by reviewing whether there is a need for a new, simpli!ed cyberbullying offence. Organisations like REELise are just as vital, providing a platform and an outlet for young people to express themselves through !lm and giving a mechanism of support and mentoring for those who are effected by cyberbullying to speak up and have their stories heard. I congratulate the entire team who have put together the REELise Film Festival and am glad to associate myself with this worthy cause. Message of support from Hon. Gabrielle Upton MP The REELise Film Festival is a community initiative drawing support from educators, youth workers, mental health professionals, !lmmakers, local businesses and families. The !lms submitted to the competition are exceptional and pro!le not only the talent of aspiring !lmmakers but also their personal insights into cyber-bullying, allowing young people to be heard on their terms. As the Minister of Sport and Recreation I am also keen to help reduce bullying. I support Play By The Rules (PBTR), a national initiative to make sport inclusive, safe and fair. The website, www. playbytherules.net.au, provides speci!c information on bullying, including cyber-bullying, and what steps administrators, coaches, players and parents should take to prevent and address these issues. In addition, Sport and Recreation staff conduct seminars and other activities to promote PBTR, and provide input to the ongoing development of resources and information contained on the site. Whilst the REELise Film Festival is doing serious work on an important issue it also offers a great evening of entertainment and fun for the whole family. I am delighted to support REELise and look forward to the success of its talented !lmmakers. Gabrielle Upton MP Member for Vaucluse Minister for Sport and Recreation www.REELise.org.au | 3 REELise Film Festival REELise Film Festival Directions Driving, cycling or walking Blue Giant Park is located at the end of Manion Avenue, adjacent to the car park and in front of the Woollahra Colleagues Rugby Club (also known as Woollahra Ovals 2 and 3). Manion Avenue is accessed from New South Head Road via Elanora Street, then follow into Iluka Street and turn right into Manion Avenue. Hop on a ferry from Circular Quay Ferry F7 Eastern Suburbs Circular Quay - No. 4 Wharf (Stop 20005) to Rose Bay Ferry Wharf (Stop 20291) ferry route travel time is 11 minutes then walk about 5 minutes to Blue Giant Park Catch a bus from Edgecliff station Bus 324 and 325 City to Watsons Bay Edgecliff Station - Interchange Set Down, (Stop 202716) to New South Head Road near Rose Bay Wharf, Rose Bay (Stop 202946) bus route travel time is 14 minutes then walk about 5 minutes to Blue Giant Park Bus 326 City to Bondi Junction Edgecliff Station - Interchange Stand D, (Stop 202717 ) to Balfour Road near Plumer Road, Bellevue Hill (Stop 202369) bus route travel time is 24 minutes then walk about 20 minutes to Blue Giant Park element hair is one of Sydney’s leading boutique salons, with specialist colourists for great colour and colour correction with cutting edge stylists who can give you the spark you are looking for! All NEW CLIENTS will receive a complimentary blowdry with any colour service and complimentary conditioning treatment with any haircut. 4 | www.REELise.org.au REELise Film Festival REELise Film Festival Program 4.30 PM General Arrivals 5.00 PM 5.00 PM Of!cial Festival Entertainment Red Carpet Arrivals Program Commences 6.30 PM 7.00 PM Tribute to Screening of Charlotte Dawson Entrant Films 8.30 PM Awards Ceremony www.REELise.org.au | 5 REELise FilmREELise Festival Film Festival REELise Film Festival Entertainment Scott Tweedie The REELIse Film Festival entertainment program includes Scott Tweedie, Elen Levon, DJ G-Wizard, the NSW Police Rock Band, roving performers and a screening of !lms including A Cautionary Tail (starring Cate Blanchett, David Wenham and Barry Otto) and last but by no means least the screening of the !lms of the REELise Film Festival competition and the award of prizes. Food and beverages will be available for purchase at the venue. So pack your picnic blanket and get ready for an amazing evening of family entertainment under the stars. Your Master of Ceremonies is multi-network personality and 2013 Bachelor of the Year !nalist, Scott Tweedie. Scott is host on the popular ABC3 shows Prank Patrol and Spatalot and on Australia’s most watched music television program - Channel 11’s, The Loop. A seasoned MC, Scott has hosted the Target Kids Day Out, Trop Junior Short Film Festival and the St Kilda Festival amongst others. G-Wizard Enjoy high energy entertainment as black belt DJ, music maker and sneaker addict, G-Wizard hits the REELIse Film Festival stage. This wax master has warmed the stages of Rihanna, Will.I.Am, Usher, Chris Brown and Redfoo. Now he’s lending his electrifying talents to support the REELise Film Festival. 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