Perth filmmaking duo Rebecca Caldwell and Matt Reynolds are delving into new ground with their latest film, A Girl’s Best Friend. Written by Caldwell, it tells an oft omitted tale of friendship between two women, when the stakes are high in suburbia. The two main characters, Phoebe, played by Chloe Brown (Lurking Woods) and Sam (Caldwell), are quintessential…
Australia’s longest-standing and publicly owned short film festival, the St Kilda Film Festival, has today announced this year’s award nominees who are in the running for more than $50,000 worth of cash and prizes across 18 categories. As an ACADEMY AWARDS® qualifying event, the winners of this year’s Best Short Film and Best Documentary are…
Australia’s Funniest Shorts is calling for comedians, funny people and filmmakers to submit comedy short films and sketches for this year’s festival. The festival showcases short comedy films (between 3 and 8 minutes) and sketches (up to 3 minutes) and offers prize money for the best judged in each category. Australia’s Funniest Shorts is pleased to…
Written by Callan Manners (director) We shot mum in 2013 during my last year at Tafe in Northbridge. The way it used to work there was the students in the selection pool for the final year would write scripts. Then they would be judged by the staff and the best ones would be given to the…
Port Shorts Film Festival have announced its list of finalists. Showcasing an amazing selection of local talent, the film festival will be held over two big nights on October 23 & 24. PORT SHORTS OPEN FILMMAKER FINALISTS – SATURDAY NIGHT ONLY Balloon Ride by Evan Hughes A young boy dreams of escaping with his…
by Joanne Kmaid Once again, we were overwhelmed by the networking love and positive response at West Side Shorts. The sight of new filmmakers, the screening of quality films and a happy crowd inspired the evening! Every film held a special place in its genre, from suspense to comedy to drama. We got more interactive…
Life Written and directed by: Jonathan Adams Produced by: Nick Bolton & Erin Harvey Starring: Nick Bolton Shot, chopped and scored by: Jonathan Adams Production Designer: Andrew Boland Crew: Craig Kahlefeldt & Nicole Volker Executive Producers: Jonathan Adams & Nick Bolton Thanks to Mr and Mrs Adams for letting us trash their kitchen. Jono and…
Cinema Australia – a non-profit website dedicated to the support and promotion of Australian made films through independent news, reviews, features and interviews – is calling for Australian filmmakers to submit their short films for its brand new Sunday Shorts program. Sunday Shorts – screened exclusively at http://www.cinemaaustralia.com.au – aims to showcase a different Australian short…
“As an emerging filmmaker, it is vital to meet people in the industry, develop relationships and to see the standard of work being produced by people os a similar skill set.” Next Gen is a unique monthly event for emerging West Australian filmmakers, providing a platform to screen shorts on the big scree, network and…
The City of Perth are offering emerging filmmakers and film students the opportunity to participate in a series of script development workshops throughout September. Two of the best scripts will be chosen and made into short films, which will then be screened at the City of Perth’s Carnivale Macabre Festival in Northbridge Piazza, on October 29th and 31st. The workshop’s…
