Warwick Thornton in 'We Don't Need A Map'..
Director Warwick Thornton decided to make his latest documentary We Don.t Need A Map.following backlash he received when he compared the Southern Cross to a swastika..
Then nominated for Australian of the Year, Thornton said in 2010: "Aboriginal people have used the Southern Cross for the last 40,000 years as a beacon guiding them to travel through country for survival, and I'm starting to see that star system symbol being used as a very racist nationalistic emblem - and that is seriously worrying me.
"We don't want to turn the Southern Cross into a swastika - that's bloody important..
Thornton told If that the reaction to those comments in the media afterwards frightened him.
.I got scared. Then it took a year or two, and then I got angry. I.m not good at turning being afraid into energy,...
Director Warwick Thornton decided to make his latest documentary We Don.t Need A Map.following backlash he received when he compared the Southern Cross to a swastika..
Then nominated for Australian of the Year, Thornton said in 2010: "Aboriginal people have used the Southern Cross for the last 40,000 years as a beacon guiding them to travel through country for survival, and I'm starting to see that star system symbol being used as a very racist nationalistic emblem - and that is seriously worrying me.
"We don't want to turn the Southern Cross into a swastika - that's bloody important..
Thornton told If that the reaction to those comments in the media afterwards frightened him.
.I got scared. Then it took a year or two, and then I got angry. I.m not good at turning being afraid into energy,...
- 6/6/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Courtney Botfield and Tracey Mair.
The Goodship Agency, a new venture by film distribution and marketing specialists Tracey Mair and Courtney Botfield, is one of 13 screen businesses supported by Screen Australia.s Gender Matters: Brilliant Careers fund.
Goodship designs and implements innovative pathways for the financing, distribution and marketing of Australian film, television and on-line productions — both narrative drama and documentary..
According to the founders, the Screen Australia funding will enable the company to employ a brand integration specialist to create funding and marketing partnerships between screen content and corporates and brands.
Goodship focuses on productions with strong social change messaging and those that offer opportunities for brand alignment.
.We.ve identified a gap in the market that weaves traditional film distribution with impact producing and corporate brand partnerships with the ultimate goal of building audiences for Australian screen content,. Botfield says.
Botfield is the former Gm of Transmission Films...
The Goodship Agency, a new venture by film distribution and marketing specialists Tracey Mair and Courtney Botfield, is one of 13 screen businesses supported by Screen Australia.s Gender Matters: Brilliant Careers fund.
Goodship designs and implements innovative pathways for the financing, distribution and marketing of Australian film, television and on-line productions — both narrative drama and documentary..
According to the founders, the Screen Australia funding will enable the company to employ a brand integration specialist to create funding and marketing partnerships between screen content and corporates and brands.
Goodship focuses on productions with strong social change messaging and those that offer opportunities for brand alignment.
.We.ve identified a gap in the market that weaves traditional film distribution with impact producing and corporate brand partnerships with the ultimate goal of building audiences for Australian screen content,. Botfield says.
Botfield is the former Gm of Transmission Films...
- 9/1/2016
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Tanna is based on a true story about a girl who runs away from an arranged marriage.
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Tanna, Sherpa and Peter Allen - Not the Boy Nex Door have taken top honours at the 2016 Australian Director's Guild Awards.
Jennifer Peedom has won Best Direction in a Documentary Feature at the Awards in Melbourne, in the same week as her film Sherpa passed $1 million at the local box office.
Hosted by Nazeem Hussain, the awards honoured the outstanding work over the past year of Australian directors working in film, television, music and advertising..
Other winners included Bentley Dean and Martin Butler, who won Best Direction in a Feature Film for Tanna..
The film was made in collaboration with the Yakel people of Tanna, Vanuatu.
Rachel Perkins won her second Adg Award, this time for Best Direction in a Telemovie for Redfern Now: Promise Me..
Best Direction in a TV Drama Series...
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Tanna, Sherpa and Peter Allen - Not the Boy Nex Door have taken top honours at the 2016 Australian Director's Guild Awards.
Jennifer Peedom has won Best Direction in a Documentary Feature at the Awards in Melbourne, in the same week as her film Sherpa passed $1 million at the local box office.
Hosted by Nazeem Hussain, the awards honoured the outstanding work over the past year of Australian directors working in film, television, music and advertising..
Other winners included Bentley Dean and Martin Butler, who won Best Direction in a Feature Film for Tanna..
The film was made in collaboration with the Yakel people of Tanna, Vanuatu.
Rachel Perkins won her second Adg Award, this time for Best Direction in a Telemovie for Redfern Now: Promise Me..
Best Direction in a TV Drama Series...
- 5/8/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Tanna is based on a true story about a girl who runs away from an arranged marriage.
.
Tanna, Sherpa and Peter Allen - Not the Boy Nex Door have taken top honours at the 2016 Australian Director's Guild Awards.
Jennifer Peedom has won Best Direction in a Documentary Feature at the Awards in Melbourne, in the same week as her film Sherpa passed $1 million at the local box office.
Hosted by Nazeem Hussain, the awards honoured the outstanding work over the past year of Australian directors working in film, television, music and advertising..
Other winners included Bentley Dean and Martin Butler, who won Best Direction in a Feature Film for Tanna..
The film was made in collaboration with the Yakel people of Tanna, Vanuatu.
Rachel Perkins won her second Adg Award, this time for Best Direction in a Telemovie for Redfern Now: Promise Me..
Best Direction in a TV Drama Series...
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Tanna, Sherpa and Peter Allen - Not the Boy Nex Door have taken top honours at the 2016 Australian Director's Guild Awards.
Jennifer Peedom has won Best Direction in a Documentary Feature at the Awards in Melbourne, in the same week as her film Sherpa passed $1 million at the local box office.
Hosted by Nazeem Hussain, the awards honoured the outstanding work over the past year of Australian directors working in film, television, music and advertising..
Other winners included Bentley Dean and Martin Butler, who won Best Direction in a Feature Film for Tanna..
The film was made in collaboration with the Yakel people of Tanna, Vanuatu.
Rachel Perkins won her second Adg Award, this time for Best Direction in a Telemovie for Redfern Now: Promise Me..
Best Direction in a TV Drama Series...
- 5/8/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Media Stockade's 2015 documentary The Surgery Ship.
Screen Australia has allocated more than $1.4 million to four projects under its Documentary Broadcast Program..
.We.re really pleased to support this strong slate of projects from high quality Australian story tellers,. said Screen Australia's Senior Manager for Documentary Liz Stevens.
.Most of these documentaries come with solid international finance attached which gives both Australian and international audiences a chance to broaden their understanding of the world through this diverse group of programs..
Funded projects include Media Stockade.s The Surgery Ship Series, an eight-parter for National Geographic and Sbs, based on Media Stockade founder Madeleine Hetherton's 2015 doc The Surgery Ship.
Also for National Geographic is Jade.s Quest from Jade Productions and executive producer Daryl Talbot, a journey to the top of the world with a 14-year-old who sets out to inspire young girls to chase their dreams.
Northern Pictures. Outback is...
Screen Australia has allocated more than $1.4 million to four projects under its Documentary Broadcast Program..
.We.re really pleased to support this strong slate of projects from high quality Australian story tellers,. said Screen Australia's Senior Manager for Documentary Liz Stevens.
.Most of these documentaries come with solid international finance attached which gives both Australian and international audiences a chance to broaden their understanding of the world through this diverse group of programs..
Funded projects include Media Stockade.s The Surgery Ship Series, an eight-parter for National Geographic and Sbs, based on Media Stockade founder Madeleine Hetherton's 2015 doc The Surgery Ship.
Also for National Geographic is Jade.s Quest from Jade Productions and executive producer Daryl Talbot, a journey to the top of the world with a 14-year-old who sets out to inspire young girls to chase their dreams.
Northern Pictures. Outback is...
- 4/21/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Two music-themed films and a love story from The Rocket director Kim Mordaunt are among the 15 features to secure new development money from Screen Australia.
The Musician, produced by Brian Rosen and Su Armstrong, is about how Richard Goldner, a violinist who arrived in Australia from Vienna as a refugee, set up Musica Viva, one of the largest presenters of chamber music in the world.
Clara, which is being developed by producer Sue Maslin and writer/director Jocelyn Moorhouse, tells of the deep bonds between Clara Schumann, one of the foremost classical pianists of the Romantic era, her husband, the composer Richard Schumann, and their protégé Johannes Brahams – and that included a love triangle.
“Jocelyn has wanted to tell this story for years,” Maslin told ScreenDaily, adding that the film is set in Austria and Germany.
“It is a very international film, with great music and a story that’s little known.”
Maslin and Moorhouse...
The Musician, produced by Brian Rosen and Su Armstrong, is about how Richard Goldner, a violinist who arrived in Australia from Vienna as a refugee, set up Musica Viva, one of the largest presenters of chamber music in the world.
Clara, which is being developed by producer Sue Maslin and writer/director Jocelyn Moorhouse, tells of the deep bonds between Clara Schumann, one of the foremost classical pianists of the Romantic era, her husband, the composer Richard Schumann, and their protégé Johannes Brahams – and that included a love triangle.
“Jocelyn has wanted to tell this story for years,” Maslin told ScreenDaily, adding that the film is set in Austria and Germany.
“It is a very international film, with great music and a story that’s little known.”
Maslin and Moorhouse...
- 12/12/2013
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
The musician, who died in a swimming accident in 1997, is the subject of three forthcoming movies
Age: Forever 30.
Appearance: Sensitive, handsome doomed musician.
Oh dear. Is this a sad story? I'm afraid it is. Buckley was a singer-songwriter who spent years mustering the courage to record his brilliant first album, Grace, in 1994. It is now almost unbearably poignant because he died in a swimming accident in 1997 before finishing a second one.
How terrible yet glamorous. You might say that his life describes an almost perfect Aristotelian tragic arc. To be honest, I doubt I would. Although that would explain why there are now three Buckley movies on the way.
Three? I'll count again … Yes, three. The first one will be Greetings from Tim Buckley, which juxtaposes Jeff's life with the life of his father Tim, also a famous musician who died young. That was first shown at the Toronto film festival last September,...
Age: Forever 30.
Appearance: Sensitive, handsome doomed musician.
Oh dear. Is this a sad story? I'm afraid it is. Buckley was a singer-songwriter who spent years mustering the courage to record his brilliant first album, Grace, in 1994. It is now almost unbearably poignant because he died in a swimming accident in 1997 before finishing a second one.
How terrible yet glamorous. You might say that his life describes an almost perfect Aristotelian tragic arc. To be honest, I doubt I would. Although that would explain why there are now three Buckley movies on the way.
Three? I'll count again … Yes, three. The first one will be Greetings from Tim Buckley, which juxtaposes Jeff's life with the life of his father Tim, also a famous musician who died young. That was first shown at the Toronto film festival last September,...
- 1/3/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
The Australian Director’s Guild has announced its nominees for the 2012 Adg Awards
Across the various categories, the nominations include Justin Kurzel for Snowtown, Matthew Saville for The Slap, Tony Krawitz for The Tall Man, Paul Scott for documentary series Outback Fight Club and Bruce Hunt for Subaru Xv’s Carwash.
The ceremony will be held as part of the Adg’s 30th anniversary at the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney on May 11.
Kingston Anderson, general manager of the Adg said: “This will be the largest celebration and Awards ceremony the Adg has ever hosted and will be an opportunity to highlight the many achievements of Adg members over the past 30 years and the significant role they have played in the development of the Australian screen industry, as well as to honour the best directors of 2012.”
The nominations are:
Feature film
Brendan Fletcher - Mad Bastards
Justin Kurzel – Snowtown
Julia Leigh...
Across the various categories, the nominations include Justin Kurzel for Snowtown, Matthew Saville for The Slap, Tony Krawitz for The Tall Man, Paul Scott for documentary series Outback Fight Club and Bruce Hunt for Subaru Xv’s Carwash.
The ceremony will be held as part of the Adg’s 30th anniversary at the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney on May 11.
Kingston Anderson, general manager of the Adg said: “This will be the largest celebration and Awards ceremony the Adg has ever hosted and will be an opportunity to highlight the many achievements of Adg members over the past 30 years and the significant role they have played in the development of the Australian screen industry, as well as to honour the best directors of 2012.”
The nominations are:
Feature film
Brendan Fletcher - Mad Bastards
Justin Kurzel – Snowtown
Julia Leigh...
- 4/16/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Hunter has lead the Aacta Awards with 14 nominations including best film.
The film, by Daniel Nettheim, is also up for best direction, adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, production design, costume, original music score, and visual effects. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe, Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill and Morgana Davies are all up for acting awards.
The film has currently made just over $1m at the local box office.
It’s the first year for the re-launched AACTAs, formerly the AFI awards.
The technical awards will be given out at a luncheon on 15 January at the Sydney Opera House, with an evening ceremony for the more ‘public-friendly’ awards held at the Opera House on 31 January.
Running against The Hunter for best film is Red Dog, Mad Bastards, The Eye of the Storm, Snowtown and Oranges and Sunshine.
The Eye of the Storm, was second in the nominations race with 12, of which six are...
The film, by Daniel Nettheim, is also up for best direction, adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, production design, costume, original music score, and visual effects. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe, Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill and Morgana Davies are all up for acting awards.
The film has currently made just over $1m at the local box office.
It’s the first year for the re-launched AACTAs, formerly the AFI awards.
The technical awards will be given out at a luncheon on 15 January at the Sydney Opera House, with an evening ceremony for the more ‘public-friendly’ awards held at the Opera House on 31 January.
Running against The Hunter for best film is Red Dog, Mad Bastards, The Eye of the Storm, Snowtown and Oranges and Sunshine.
The Eye of the Storm, was second in the nominations race with 12, of which six are...
- 11/30/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Best director Stenders
Australian box office hit Red Dog dominated tonight’s If Awards picking up seven trophies, including the major categories of best feature, best director for Kriv Stenders and best actor for Josh Lucas.
The winners:
Best Feature Film
Red Dog
Director: Kriv Stenders
Best Direction
Red Dog
Kriv Stenders
Producer: Nelson Woss & Julie Ryan
Best Actor
Josh Lucas
Red Dog
Best Actress
Emily Watson Oranges and Sunshine
Best Script
Red Dog
Daniel Taplitz
Best Cinematography
Red Dog
Geoff Hall
Best Box Office Achievement
Red Dog
Best Music
Red Dog
Cezary Skubiszewski
Best Music Video
Magic by Olivia Newton-John and Wacci
Director: Dan Murphy
Producer: Wacci
Best Short Documentary
Umoja: No Men Allowed
Director: Elizabeth Tadic
Producer: Elizabeth Tadic & Selene Alcock
Best Sound
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
Wayne Pashley, Polly McKimm, Derryn Pasquill, Fabian Sanjurjo
Best Short Film
Whenthe Wind Changes
Director: Alethea Jones...
Australian box office hit Red Dog dominated tonight’s If Awards picking up seven trophies, including the major categories of best feature, best director for Kriv Stenders and best actor for Josh Lucas.
The winners:
Best Feature Film
Red Dog
Director: Kriv Stenders
Best Direction
Red Dog
Kriv Stenders
Producer: Nelson Woss & Julie Ryan
Best Actor
Josh Lucas
Red Dog
Best Actress
Emily Watson Oranges and Sunshine
Best Script
Red Dog
Daniel Taplitz
Best Cinematography
Red Dog
Geoff Hall
Best Box Office Achievement
Red Dog
Best Music
Red Dog
Cezary Skubiszewski
Best Music Video
Magic by Olivia Newton-John and Wacci
Director: Dan Murphy
Producer: Wacci
Best Short Documentary
Umoja: No Men Allowed
Director: Elizabeth Tadic
Producer: Elizabeth Tadic & Selene Alcock
Best Sound
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
Wayne Pashley, Polly McKimm, Derryn Pasquill, Fabian Sanjurjo
Best Short Film
Whenthe Wind Changes
Director: Alethea Jones...
- 11/16/2011
- by Tim Burrowes
- Encore Magazine
Alex Lloyd and Pigram Brothers, Jed Kurzel, David Hirschfelder, David McCormack and The Chaser’s Andrew Hansen and Chris Taylor are among the nominees for the 2011 Screen Music Awards.
The 2011 Screen Music Awards are jointly presented by Apra (Australiasian Performing Rights Association) and Agsc (Australian Guild of Screen Composers).
In the category of the feature film score of the year, Alex Lloyd and Alan and Stephen Pigram are nominated for Mad Bastards alongside Jed Kurzel of rock band the Mess Hall, and brother of director Justin Kurzel is nominated for Snowtown. Past winner David Hirschfelder (Children of the Silk Road) is nominated for The Legend of the Guardians while Burkhard Dallwitz is nominated for The Way Back.
Dallwitz is also nominated for Underbelly Files: tell them Lucifer was here in the Best music for a mini-series or telemovie alongside Guy Gross for East West 101, Bryony Marks for Cloudstreet and...
The 2011 Screen Music Awards are jointly presented by Apra (Australiasian Performing Rights Association) and Agsc (Australian Guild of Screen Composers).
In the category of the feature film score of the year, Alex Lloyd and Alan and Stephen Pigram are nominated for Mad Bastards alongside Jed Kurzel of rock band the Mess Hall, and brother of director Justin Kurzel is nominated for Snowtown. Past winner David Hirschfelder (Children of the Silk Road) is nominated for The Legend of the Guardians while Burkhard Dallwitz is nominated for The Way Back.
Dallwitz is also nominated for Underbelly Files: tell them Lucifer was here in the Best music for a mini-series or telemovie alongside Guy Gross for East West 101, Bryony Marks for Cloudstreet and...
- 10/18/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Bleak aboriginal drama Mad Bastards, set in the Kimberley, was named film of the year at last night’s Deadly Awards. The Deadlys are an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community.
Mad Bastards was Brendan Fletcher’s debut feature.
Sbs’s Living Black was named best TV show.
Aaron Pedersen of City Homicide was named best male actor. Offspring’s Deborah Mailman was best female actor.
Full winners list (Pdf)...
Mad Bastards was Brendan Fletcher’s debut feature.
Sbs’s Living Black was named best TV show.
Aaron Pedersen of City Homicide was named best male actor. Offspring’s Deborah Mailman was best female actor.
Full winners list (Pdf)...
- 9/28/2011
- by Tim Burrowes
- Encore Magazine
The 5th annual Sydney Underground Film Festival, which was held back on Sept. 8-11, has released their list of award winners.
Rather than the traditional types of awards given out to fests, Suff likes to give out more flamboyant accolades, such as the Unique Aesthetic Award, Most Provocative Film, the Clever Bastard Award, Bloody Good Filmmaking and Most Charming Protagonist. In addition, the fest hands out multiple Audience Choice Awards for films per each short film program.
The big winner this year was Last Days Here, directed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton. This documentary about the return of rock singer Bobby Liebling took home the Best of the Festival Award. Runner up, though, was Peter Sasowsky’s Heaven and Earth and Joe Davis, another documentary, this one profiling the titular scientist.
Some other notable award winners were: Tyler Baptist’s Mantis in Black Lace for Most Provocative Film, George Nagle...
Rather than the traditional types of awards given out to fests, Suff likes to give out more flamboyant accolades, such as the Unique Aesthetic Award, Most Provocative Film, the Clever Bastard Award, Bloody Good Filmmaking and Most Charming Protagonist. In addition, the fest hands out multiple Audience Choice Awards for films per each short film program.
The big winner this year was Last Days Here, directed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton. This documentary about the return of rock singer Bobby Liebling took home the Best of the Festival Award. Runner up, though, was Peter Sasowsky’s Heaven and Earth and Joe Davis, another documentary, this one profiling the titular scientist.
Some other notable award winners were: Tyler Baptist’s Mantis in Black Lace for Most Provocative Film, George Nagle...
- 9/23/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Brendan Fletcher’s debut feature Mad Bastards (Transmission Films) opened with $81,597 on 27 screens (average $3,022).
The film’s release was clouded by “life imitates art” reports about the sentencing of one of the cast members, Roxanne Williams, for manslaughter.
The $3m project, which screened at Sundance earlier in the year, stars non-actors and follows an Indigenous man trying to reconnect with the son he hasn’t seen in years, before he becomes another ‘mad bastard’ caught in a downward spiral of alcohol and crime.
The Australian box office was once again dominated by Universal’s Fast and Furious 5, grossing more than $21m in three weeks.
One of Hopscotch Films’ most commercial releases ever, Source Code, debuted at number three. Other new entries include the romantic comedy Something Borrowed (Hoyts) in the fourth position, and the sequel to Hoodwinked, at number six.
These were the top 10 films in Australia for May 5-...
The film’s release was clouded by “life imitates art” reports about the sentencing of one of the cast members, Roxanne Williams, for manslaughter.
The $3m project, which screened at Sundance earlier in the year, stars non-actors and follows an Indigenous man trying to reconnect with the son he hasn’t seen in years, before he becomes another ‘mad bastard’ caught in a downward spiral of alcohol and crime.
The Australian box office was once again dominated by Universal’s Fast and Furious 5, grossing more than $21m in three weeks.
One of Hopscotch Films’ most commercial releases ever, Source Code, debuted at number three. Other new entries include the romantic comedy Something Borrowed (Hoyts) in the fourth position, and the sequel to Hoodwinked, at number six.
These were the top 10 films in Australia for May 5-...
- 5/9/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Indigenous drama Mad Bastards posted a modest opening at the Australian Box Office over the weekend. The Brendan Fletcher film, distributed by Paramount/Transmission, took in $81,597 nationwide across 27 screens, giving it a screen average of $3022. The film, starring non-actors, follows Tj . a hard-edged aboriginal who travels north from Perth in search of his son. Upon his arrival, Tj is confronted by the equally tough local cop Texas. And so begins a story about hard men battling to do the right thing by their family. It had a.positive response from both critics and theatre-goers at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. In other films, Fast and Furious 5 and Thor continued their dominance Down Under in their third week. Fast and Furious 5, which...
- 5/9/2011
- by Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
Courtesy of Transmission Films, we have 20 double passes to Brendan Fletcher’s Mad Bastards.
Developed with local Aboriginal communities and fuelled by a local cast, Mad Bastards draws from the rich tradition of storytelling inherent in Indigenous life. It follows the story of Tj, a hard-edged Indigenous man who decides to escape the chaos of the city. He travels to the tiny frontier town of Five Rivers in search of his estranged son, Bullet, who is on the fast track to becoming a mad bastard like his father. Upon his arrival, Tj is confronted by the equally tough local cop, known as Grandpa Tex, who wants to change things for the men in his community. And so begins a story about hard men battling to do the right thing by their families.
The film features the music of legendary Broome musicians the Pigram Brothers in collaboration with multi-aria Award winner Alex Lloyd.
Developed with local Aboriginal communities and fuelled by a local cast, Mad Bastards draws from the rich tradition of storytelling inherent in Indigenous life. It follows the story of Tj, a hard-edged Indigenous man who decides to escape the chaos of the city. He travels to the tiny frontier town of Five Rivers in search of his estranged son, Bullet, who is on the fast track to becoming a mad bastard like his father. Upon his arrival, Tj is confronted by the equally tough local cop, known as Grandpa Tex, who wants to change things for the men in his community. And so begins a story about hard men battling to do the right thing by their families.
The film features the music of legendary Broome musicians the Pigram Brothers in collaboration with multi-aria Award winner Alex Lloyd.
- 5/3/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
A mad bastard is the person who drags the net in the deep end, where the crocodiles are… brave to the point of being mad. You could say that a mad bastard is also someone who decides to make a film starting with the actors instead of the script. That would be Brendan Fletcher, with his first feature, Mad Bastards.
The seeds of Mad Bastards can be traced back to 1996, when Fletcher first met musicians Alan and Stephen Pigram, as well as the rest of the family music band The Pigram Brothers. In return for a fishing trip in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, he directed a couple of videos for them.
Over the years they developed a strong personal and professional bond, creating documentaries and even a 10-minute drama called Kulli Foot, which aired on the ABC. That project also put them in touch with David Jowsey, an...
The seeds of Mad Bastards can be traced back to 1996, when Fletcher first met musicians Alan and Stephen Pigram, as well as the rest of the family music band The Pigram Brothers. In return for a fishing trip in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, he directed a couple of videos for them.
Over the years they developed a strong personal and professional bond, creating documentaries and even a 10-minute drama called Kulli Foot, which aired on the ABC. That project also put them in touch with David Jowsey, an...
- 5/2/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Every year, fewer and fewer Australian films and television shows are releasing soundtrack albums. Once considered a valuable promotional tool, changes in both the screen and music industries are threatening their existence. Aravind Balasubramaniam reports.
It is a sign of the times when the #1 Australian film of the year, aimed at a young demographic, chooses not to release a soundtrack album. Ten years ago, it would have been seen as an excellent opportunity to promote both the film and a record company’s selection of up and coming bands, but in 2010 Omnilab Media’s Tomorrow, When the War Began was only released a single on iTunes.
“When you walk into a record store that used to have a soundtrack section, it has become highly evident that the section has shrunk remarkably over the last few years” said Underbelly score composer Burkhard Dallwitz.
ABC Music is the label that has published...
It is a sign of the times when the #1 Australian film of the year, aimed at a young demographic, chooses not to release a soundtrack album. Ten years ago, it would have been seen as an excellent opportunity to promote both the film and a record company’s selection of up and coming bands, but in 2010 Omnilab Media’s Tomorrow, When the War Began was only released a single on iTunes.
“When you walk into a record store that used to have a soundtrack section, it has become highly evident that the section has shrunk remarkably over the last few years” said Underbelly score composer Burkhard Dallwitz.
ABC Music is the label that has published...
- 4/28/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Few films are shot by two cinematographers across two separate shoots. But then few things about indigenous film Mad Bastards are orthodox. The film . which is imbued with the music of the Pigram brothers and Alex Lloyd . follows the journey of .mad bastard. Tj, his estranged and volatile 13 year-old son Bullet, and local cop, Grandpa Tex. The filmmakers' journey, led by writer-director Brendan Fletcher, was innovative and exploratory, characterised by improvisation from a cast of largely non-actors who also provided much of the inspiration for the original story. Allan Collins Acs filmed the first six-week shooting phase while Steve Arnold Acs shot the second three-and-a-half week phase. The cinematographers used Kodak Vision 2 5205 250D with an Aaton...
- 4/27/2011
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Check out the links below — and check back often — for all the latest blogs, reviews, video interviews and filmmaker features from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Actors scheduled to appear in the Moving Pictures Media Studio on Park City’s Main Street during the fest include Elizabeth Banks, Kate Bosworth, Steve Buscemi, Patrick Dempsey, Zooey Deschanel, Paul Giamatti, Ed Helms, Rashida Jones, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Emma Roberts, Paul Rudd, Alicia Silverstone, Liv Tyler and Rita Wilson (talent subject to change). Do you have a question for one of our guests? Leave it in the comment box below for the chance to connect with a Sundance star!
Preview
‘Be There’ or Be Square: Festival director John Cooper and programming director Trevor Groth are making Sundance the gem of indie fests. Read our interview with the duo for insider tips on how to Sundance, from in-depth programming notes to what to pack...
Actors scheduled to appear in the Moving Pictures Media Studio on Park City’s Main Street during the fest include Elizabeth Banks, Kate Bosworth, Steve Buscemi, Patrick Dempsey, Zooey Deschanel, Paul Giamatti, Ed Helms, Rashida Jones, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Emma Roberts, Paul Rudd, Alicia Silverstone, Liv Tyler and Rita Wilson (talent subject to change). Do you have a question for one of our guests? Leave it in the comment box below for the chance to connect with a Sundance star!
Preview
‘Be There’ or Be Square: Festival director John Cooper and programming director Trevor Groth are making Sundance the gem of indie fests. Read our interview with the duo for insider tips on how to Sundance, from in-depth programming notes to what to pack...
- 1/28/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Check out the links below — and check back often — for all the latest blogs, reviews, video interviews and filmmaker features from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Actors scheduled to appear in the Moving Pictures Media Studio on Park City’s Main Street during the fest include Elizabeth Banks, Kate Bosworth, Steve Buscemi, Patrick Dempsey, Zooey Deschanel, Paul Giamatti, Ed Helms, Rashida Jones, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Emma Roberts, Paul Rudd, Alicia Silverstone, Liv Tyler and Rita Wilson (talent subject to change). Do you have a question for one of our guests? Leave it in the comment box below for the chance to connect with a Sundance star!
Preview
‘Be There’ or Be Square: Festival director John Cooper and programming director Trevor Groth are making Sundance the gem of indie fests. Read our interview with the duo for insider tips on how to Sundance, from in-depth programming notes to what to pack...
Actors scheduled to appear in the Moving Pictures Media Studio on Park City’s Main Street during the fest include Elizabeth Banks, Kate Bosworth, Steve Buscemi, Patrick Dempsey, Zooey Deschanel, Paul Giamatti, Ed Helms, Rashida Jones, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Emma Roberts, Paul Rudd, Alicia Silverstone, Liv Tyler and Rita Wilson (talent subject to change). Do you have a question for one of our guests? Leave it in the comment box below for the chance to connect with a Sundance star!
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‘Be There’ or Be Square: Festival director John Cooper and programming director Trevor Groth are making Sundance the gem of indie fests. Read our interview with the duo for insider tips on how to Sundance, from in-depth programming notes to what to pack...
- 1/28/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
This year’s BigPond Adelaide Film Festival will present 20 world premieres of new Australian works, and a total of 48 local features and shorts.
The 12 films competing for the International Award for Best Feature Film have also been announced: Four Times (Italy, dir: Michelangelo Frammartino); Here I Am (Australia, dir: Beck Cole); Tuesday After Christmas (Romania, dir: Radu Muntean); Incendies (Canada,dir:: Denis Villeneuve); Meek’s Cutoff (USA, dir: Kelly Reichardt); Mysteries of Lisbon (Portugal, dir: Raoul Ruiz); Nostalgia For the Light (Chile, dir: Patricio Guzman); October (Peru, dir: Daniel Vega Vidal and Diego Vega Vidal); Piano in a Factory (China, dir: Zhang Meng); Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure (Australia, dir: Matt Bate); Whisper with the Wind (Iraq, dir: Shahram Alidi); and Year Without a Summer (Malaysia, dir: Tan Chui Mui).
The films will be judged by Julietta Sichel (jury president/Karlovy Vary Film Festival), Pierre Rissient (Cannes), Hossein...
The 12 films competing for the International Award for Best Feature Film have also been announced: Four Times (Italy, dir: Michelangelo Frammartino); Here I Am (Australia, dir: Beck Cole); Tuesday After Christmas (Romania, dir: Radu Muntean); Incendies (Canada,dir:: Denis Villeneuve); Meek’s Cutoff (USA, dir: Kelly Reichardt); Mysteries of Lisbon (Portugal, dir: Raoul Ruiz); Nostalgia For the Light (Chile, dir: Patricio Guzman); October (Peru, dir: Daniel Vega Vidal and Diego Vega Vidal); Piano in a Factory (China, dir: Zhang Meng); Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure (Australia, dir: Matt Bate); Whisper with the Wind (Iraq, dir: Shahram Alidi); and Year Without a Summer (Malaysia, dir: Tan Chui Mui).
The films will be judged by Julietta Sichel (jury president/Karlovy Vary Film Festival), Pierre Rissient (Cannes), Hossein...
- 1/28/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Filed under: Sundance Film Festival, Cinematical
If you're in Park City enjoying Sundance 2011, use this as your handy guide to notable screenings and events popping up in the snowy mountain town. If you're stuck elsewhere, consider this your roadmap for navigating all the indie buzz.
The forecast for Wednesday, Jan. 26: The snow should ease up, though the chill is here to stay with a high of 31 degrees.
9:00 Am: 'Margin Call' at Eccles Theatre
A late entry into the fest, its first screening just last night, 'Margin Call' sees Zachary Quinto hitting the big leagues alongside heavy hitters like Spacey, Irons and Tucci in the story of an investment firm during a 24-hour period as the 2008 financial crisis hit. It was a Black Listed script, but response is mixed, even with such promise.
11:00 Am: Music and Film, the Creative Process at Sundance House
A...
If you're in Park City enjoying Sundance 2011, use this as your handy guide to notable screenings and events popping up in the snowy mountain town. If you're stuck elsewhere, consider this your roadmap for navigating all the indie buzz.
The forecast for Wednesday, Jan. 26: The snow should ease up, though the chill is here to stay with a high of 31 degrees.
9:00 Am: 'Margin Call' at Eccles Theatre
A late entry into the fest, its first screening just last night, 'Margin Call' sees Zachary Quinto hitting the big leagues alongside heavy hitters like Spacey, Irons and Tucci in the story of an investment firm during a 24-hour period as the 2008 financial crisis hit. It was a Black Listed script, but response is mixed, even with such promise.
11:00 Am: Music and Film, the Creative Process at Sundance House
A...
- 1/26/2011
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Moviefone
Filed under: Sundance Film Festival, Cinematical
If you're in Park City enjoying Sundance 2011, use this as your handy guide to notable screenings and events popping up in the snowy mountain town. If you're stuck elsewhere, consider this your roadmap for navigating all the indie buzz.
The forecast for Wednesday, Jan. 26: The snow should ease up, though the chill is here to stay with a high of 31 degrees.
9:00 Am: 'Margin Call' at Eccles Theatre
A late entry into the fest, its first screening just last night, 'Margin Call' sees Zachary Quinto hitting the big leagues alongside heavy hitters like Spacey, Irons and Tucci in the story of an investment firm during a 24-hour period as the 2008 financial crisis hit. It was a Black Listed script, but response is mixed, even with such promise.
11:00 Am: Music and Film, the Creative Process at Sundance House
A...
If you're in Park City enjoying Sundance 2011, use this as your handy guide to notable screenings and events popping up in the snowy mountain town. If you're stuck elsewhere, consider this your roadmap for navigating all the indie buzz.
The forecast for Wednesday, Jan. 26: The snow should ease up, though the chill is here to stay with a high of 31 degrees.
9:00 Am: 'Margin Call' at Eccles Theatre
A late entry into the fest, its first screening just last night, 'Margin Call' sees Zachary Quinto hitting the big leagues alongside heavy hitters like Spacey, Irons and Tucci in the story of an investment firm during a 24-hour period as the 2008 financial crisis hit. It was a Black Listed script, but response is mixed, even with such promise.
11:00 Am: Music and Film, the Creative Process at Sundance House
A...
- 1/26/2011
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
By Brendan Fletcher (writer-director of “Mad Bastards”)
Brendan Fletcher
I spent a lot of time in the “frontier” region of Australia making documentaries and short films over the last 15 years. The people, the landscape and just the harshness of the place — it is just all so cinematic, and I decided fairly early on that I wanted to bring the amazing experiences I’d had and the feeling I’d felt to the big screen.
The northwest of Australia (called the “Kimberley”) is a wide open land on the edge of the desert, and its main industry is cattle. So just like the Wild West in the U.S., it’s basically cowboy country. But right alongside the cowboy thing, the aboriginal culture of tens of thousands of years ago is thriving too. So what you’ve got is a region that feels like you’re walking around in a Western...
Brendan Fletcher
I spent a lot of time in the “frontier” region of Australia making documentaries and short films over the last 15 years. The people, the landscape and just the harshness of the place — it is just all so cinematic, and I decided fairly early on that I wanted to bring the amazing experiences I’d had and the feeling I’d felt to the big screen.
The northwest of Australia (called the “Kimberley”) is a wide open land on the edge of the desert, and its main industry is cattle. So just like the Wild West in the U.S., it’s basically cowboy country. But right alongside the cowboy thing, the aboriginal culture of tens of thousands of years ago is thriving too. So what you’ve got is a region that feels like you’re walking around in a Western...
- 1/26/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
By Brendan Fletcher (writer-director of “Mad Bastards”)
Brendan Fletcher
I spent a lot of time in the “frontier” region of Australia making documentaries and short films over the last 15 years. The people, the landscape and just the harshness of the place — it is just all so cinematic, and I decided fairly early on that I wanted to bring the amazing experiences I’d had and the feeling I’d felt to the big screen.
The northwest of Australia (called the “Kimberley”) is a wide open land on the edge of the desert, and its main industry is cattle. So just like the Wild West in the U.S., it’s basically cowboy country. But right alongside the cowboy thing, the aboriginal culture of tens of thousands of years ago is thriving too. So what you’ve got is a region that feels like you’re walking around in a Western...
Brendan Fletcher
I spent a lot of time in the “frontier” region of Australia making documentaries and short films over the last 15 years. The people, the landscape and just the harshness of the place — it is just all so cinematic, and I decided fairly early on that I wanted to bring the amazing experiences I’d had and the feeling I’d felt to the big screen.
The northwest of Australia (called the “Kimberley”) is a wide open land on the edge of the desert, and its main industry is cattle. So just like the Wild West in the U.S., it’s basically cowboy country. But right alongside the cowboy thing, the aboriginal culture of tens of thousands of years ago is thriving too. So what you’ve got is a region that feels like you’re walking around in a Western...
- 1/26/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Mad Bastards is one of the most average movies I've seen at this year's festival. It's a family drama wrapped in a road trip disguise, following a drifting father who treks across Australia to meet his 13-year-old son for the first time. I felt like the movie had an opportunity to raise an original voice, but the plot points were so tried-and-true that the film was incredibly predictable and felt more like something that had to be endured rather than enjoyed.
Even though the film is set in Australia - one of the most gorgeous landscapes on Earth - the cinematography was average at best, failing to capture the beauty of the area in an original or impressive way. There are plenty of location montages, but they all feel lifeless and uninteresting. The "sense of place" that Michael Rapaport was so brilliantly able to express in his documentary about A Tribe Called Quest...
- 1/25/2011
- by benp
- GeekTyrant
Mrs. Carey’s Concert, Bob Connolly’s first documentary since 2001′s Facing the Music, will open next month’s BigPond Adelaide Film Festival on February 24.
The biannual event will be closed by Brendan Fletcher’s Mad Bastards.
Mrs. Carey’s Concert (co-directed by Sophie Raymond) is one of the 14 projects supported by the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund. The film chronicles the preparations for a classical music concert at a Sydney’s girl school; both directors will be in attendance, alongside the school’s music director Karen Carey and some of her students.
Other guests in attendance will include:
The International Award jury – Julietta Sichel, Pierre Rissient, Hossein Valamanesh, Trevor Groth, and Robin Gutch; The Hive participants (Richard Tognetti, Meryl Tankard, Garry Stewart, Gideon Obarzanek, Kate Champion, Michael Kantor, Rose Myers, Chris Drummond, Matthew Whittet, Lynette Wallworth, Susan Norrie, Tony Krawitz Glendyn Ivin, Anna Broinowski, Ashlee Page, Amy Gebhardt and...
The biannual event will be closed by Brendan Fletcher’s Mad Bastards.
Mrs. Carey’s Concert (co-directed by Sophie Raymond) is one of the 14 projects supported by the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund. The film chronicles the preparations for a classical music concert at a Sydney’s girl school; both directors will be in attendance, alongside the school’s music director Karen Carey and some of her students.
Other guests in attendance will include:
The International Award jury – Julietta Sichel, Pierre Rissient, Hossein Valamanesh, Trevor Groth, and Robin Gutch; The Hive participants (Richard Tognetti, Meryl Tankard, Garry Stewart, Gideon Obarzanek, Kate Champion, Michael Kantor, Rose Myers, Chris Drummond, Matthew Whittet, Lynette Wallworth, Susan Norrie, Tony Krawitz Glendyn Ivin, Anna Broinowski, Ashlee Page, Amy Gebhardt and...
- 1/21/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
If it's too cold to leave the house for your local theater, there's plenty of options if you stay inside online, on demand and on DVD. What follows is your guide to all the new releases coming your way between now and April.
Online and On Demand
My French Film Festival
Thanks to bids for Oscar consideration, the winter is traditionally one of the rare times foreign films get plenty of attention in the States, particularly at West Coast festivals such as Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. However, Francophiles in particular will be excited to know you won't have to go to California or New York -- or even Paris for that matter -- to be able to catch some of the most recent cinema from France since uniFrance is unveiling My French Film Festival, which is being billed as the "first exclusively online film festival celebrating French talent" that...
Online and On Demand
My French Film Festival
Thanks to bids for Oscar consideration, the winter is traditionally one of the rare times foreign films get plenty of attention in the States, particularly at West Coast festivals such as Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. However, Francophiles in particular will be excited to know you won't have to go to California or New York -- or even Paris for that matter -- to be able to catch some of the most recent cinema from France since uniFrance is unveiling My French Film Festival, which is being billed as the "first exclusively online film festival celebrating French talent" that...
- 1/11/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Can’t make it to Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival this month? Have no fear. Sundance is bringing a portion of the festival to us.
Sundance Selects, the theatrical and video-on-demand film label, recently announced a partnership with the Sundance Institute to once again sponsor the “Direct from the Sundance Film Festival.” Running concurrently with the 2011 Sundance Film Festival – scheduled for Jan. 20-30 — the initiative will air five films being screened at the fest through on-demand technology.
From the release:
The films include four world premieres recently acquired by Sundance Selects (Brendan Fletcher’s Mad Bastards, Michael Tully’s Septien, Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton’s These Amazing Shadows, and Joe Swanberg’s Uncle Kent) and one U.S. premiere (Gregg Araki’s Kaboom).
The films featured through the Sundance Institute and Sundance Selects partnership will begin screening on video-on-demand at...
Hollywoodnews.com: Can’t make it to Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival this month? Have no fear. Sundance is bringing a portion of the festival to us.
Sundance Selects, the theatrical and video-on-demand film label, recently announced a partnership with the Sundance Institute to once again sponsor the “Direct from the Sundance Film Festival.” Running concurrently with the 2011 Sundance Film Festival – scheduled for Jan. 20-30 — the initiative will air five films being screened at the fest through on-demand technology.
From the release:
The films include four world premieres recently acquired by Sundance Selects (Brendan Fletcher’s Mad Bastards, Michael Tully’s Septien, Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton’s These Amazing Shadows, and Joe Swanberg’s Uncle Kent) and one U.S. premiere (Gregg Araki’s Kaboom).
The films featured through the Sundance Institute and Sundance Selects partnership will begin screening on video-on-demand at...
- 1/10/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Sundance Selects, the theatrical and streaming media label, today announced the second partnership with the not-for-profit Sundance Institute for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival (January 20th – 30th, Park City, Ut). It presents initiative under which traditional film fests (including TriBeCa, established in 2002, NY) expand their brands by offering a few current selections for a limited time via VOD platforms. The films will be available in approximately 40 million homes on most major cable systems including Bright House, Comcast, Cablevision, Cox, and Time Warner Cable.
Photos, all recently procured by Sundance Selects, are Brendan Fletcher’s “Mad Bastards,” (Drama, 2010) Michael Tully’s “Septien,”(Comedy/Drama, 2010) Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton’s “These Amazing Shadows,” (Documentary, 2011) Joe Swanberg’s “Uncle Kent” (Drama, 2011) and Gregg Araki’s “Kaboom.” (Comedy/Sci-Fi, 2010)
John Cooper, Director, Sundance Film Festival quoted, “As part of the Sundance family, we have always been excited about discovering innovative ways to help our filmmakers find their audience.
Photos, all recently procured by Sundance Selects, are Brendan Fletcher’s “Mad Bastards,” (Drama, 2010) Michael Tully’s “Septien,”(Comedy/Drama, 2010) Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton’s “These Amazing Shadows,” (Documentary, 2011) Joe Swanberg’s “Uncle Kent” (Drama, 2011) and Gregg Araki’s “Kaboom.” (Comedy/Sci-Fi, 2010)
John Cooper, Director, Sundance Film Festival quoted, “As part of the Sundance family, we have always been excited about discovering innovative ways to help our filmmakers find their audience.
- 1/8/2011
- by Nikola Mraovic
- Filmofilia
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? White Irish Drinkers Trailer It’s not often that I get a slam dunk delivered into my inbox but it happens from time to time...
- 1/8/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
Can't make it to Utah this year for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival? Well, thanks to Sundance Selects, the theatrical and video-on-demand film label, five films being screened at the fest will simultaneously be available nationwide, on demand, on most major cable systems. Two seems to qualify as genre films, but the others sound worthy of a bit of attention as well.
From the Press Release:
Sundance Selects has announced its second partnership with the not-for-profit Sundance Institute for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival (January 20th-30th; Park City, Ut). Five films are part of the "Direct from the Sundance Film Festival" initiative, including four world premieres recently acquired by Sundance Selects (Brendan Fletcher's Mad Bastards, Michael Tully's Septien, Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton's These Amazing Shadows, and Joe Swanberg's Uncle Kent) and one U.S. premiere (Gregg Araki's Kaboom). The films featured through the Sundance Institute...
From the Press Release:
Sundance Selects has announced its second partnership with the not-for-profit Sundance Institute for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival (January 20th-30th; Park City, Ut). Five films are part of the "Direct from the Sundance Film Festival" initiative, including four world premieres recently acquired by Sundance Selects (Brendan Fletcher's Mad Bastards, Michael Tully's Septien, Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton's These Amazing Shadows, and Joe Swanberg's Uncle Kent) and one U.S. premiere (Gregg Araki's Kaboom). The films featured through the Sundance Institute...
- 1/8/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Five indie films screening at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, which is set to run Jan. 20-30, will air simultaneously on Video-on-Demand systems all over the country, courtesy of Sundance Selects, the theatrical and VOD distributor.
The films that will be playing on VOD are: Brendan Fletcher’s Mad Bastards, Michael Tully’s Septien, Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton’s These Amazing Shadows, Joe Swanberg’s Uncle Kent and Gregg Araki’s Kaboom. The first four films in that list are World Premieres while Kaboom is the film’s U.S. premiere.
Uncle Kent is Swanberg’s first film in Sundance, although this isn’t his first experience with a film of his playing on a movie screen and on TV simultaneously. Back in 2007, his film Hannah Takes the Stairs had a limited theatrical release while also playing on demand courtesy of IFC. Interestingly, both IFC and Sundance Selects are owned by the same media conglomerate,...
The films that will be playing on VOD are: Brendan Fletcher’s Mad Bastards, Michael Tully’s Septien, Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton’s These Amazing Shadows, Joe Swanberg’s Uncle Kent and Gregg Araki’s Kaboom. The first four films in that list are World Premieres while Kaboom is the film’s U.S. premiere.
Uncle Kent is Swanberg’s first film in Sundance, although this isn’t his first experience with a film of his playing on a movie screen and on TV simultaneously. Back in 2007, his film Hannah Takes the Stairs had a limited theatrical release while also playing on demand courtesy of IFC. Interestingly, both IFC and Sundance Selects are owned by the same media conglomerate,...
- 1/7/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The 2011 Sundance Film Festival will be expanding beyond the limits of Park City, Utah, and into your living room. This year the heralded festival will be making five films available On Demand for 30 days around their Sundance debut on most major cable systems.
According to /Film, all you need to do to view these five flicks (four of which will be world premieres, one will be a U.S. premiere) is hit your remote’s On Demand button and select the Direct from Sundance Film Festival option.
The featured films and their synopses are as follows:
Uncle Kent ~ Directed by Joe Swanberg
(Premieres at Sundance on Friday, January 21)
Forty-year-old Kent Osborne works out of his sunny Los Angeles home as a cartoonist for a children’s show. During his day, he takes bong hits and hangs out with his fluffy cat. Kent hopes to hook up with Kate, a cute...
According to /Film, all you need to do to view these five flicks (four of which will be world premieres, one will be a U.S. premiere) is hit your remote’s On Demand button and select the Direct from Sundance Film Festival option.
The featured films and their synopses are as follows:
Uncle Kent ~ Directed by Joe Swanberg
(Premieres at Sundance on Friday, January 21)
Forty-year-old Kent Osborne works out of his sunny Los Angeles home as a cartoonist for a children’s show. During his day, he takes bong hits and hangs out with his fluffy cat. Kent hopes to hook up with Kate, a cute...
- 1/7/2011
- by Kristy Puchko
- The Film Stage
As luck would have it, two Sundance bound films have already found homes. When the list of titles were announced for this year's Sundance festivities, those included were a tad underwhelming and we were starting to wonder if it was going to be a lackluster year for the snowy peaks of Park City. Sundance Selects and Roadside Attractions hope that is not the case, as both have acquired films two weeks prior to the kick off of the prestigious film festival. Sundance Selects, a sister division of IFC Films, has picked up Us rights to Brendan Fletcher's “Mad Bastards,” which…...
- 1/7/2011
- The Playlist
Filed under: Movie News, Sundance Film Festival, Cinematical, Festivals
If you've been clenching your fists in frustration because Utah hates you and won't let you attend this year's Sundance Film Festival, the movie gods are throwing you a bone. Sundance Selects, the festival's theatrical and video-on-demand film label, is teaming up with the Sundance Institute for their 2011 celebration. While attendees are cozy in their seats getting ready to watch Gregg Araki's 'Kaboom,' Brendan Fletcher's 'Mad Bastards,' Michael Tully's 'Septien,' Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton's 'These Amazing Shadows,' and Joe Swanberg's 'Uncle Kent,' those same films will be simultaneously available on-demand ... for you.
Your Bright House, Comcast, Cabelvision, Cox and Time Warner overlords are hooking you up with Sundance Selects so you can make like you're rubbing elbows with our own Erik Davis (lucky!). This will...
If you've been clenching your fists in frustration because Utah hates you and won't let you attend this year's Sundance Film Festival, the movie gods are throwing you a bone. Sundance Selects, the festival's theatrical and video-on-demand film label, is teaming up with the Sundance Institute for their 2011 celebration. While attendees are cozy in their seats getting ready to watch Gregg Araki's 'Kaboom,' Brendan Fletcher's 'Mad Bastards,' Michael Tully's 'Septien,' Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton's 'These Amazing Shadows,' and Joe Swanberg's 'Uncle Kent,' those same films will be simultaneously available on-demand ... for you.
Your Bright House, Comcast, Cabelvision, Cox and Time Warner overlords are hooking you up with Sundance Selects so you can make like you're rubbing elbows with our own Erik Davis (lucky!). This will...
- 1/7/2011
- by Alison Nastasi
- Moviefone
Filed under: Movie News, Sundance Film Festival, Cinematical, Festivals
If you've been clenching your fists in frustration because Utah hates you and won't let you attend this year's Sundance Film Festival, the movie gods are throwing you a bone. Sundance Selects, the festival's theatrical and video-on-demand film label, is teaming up with the Sundance Institute for their 2011 celebration. While attendees are cozy in their seats getting ready to watch Gregg Araki's 'Kaboom,' Brendan Fletcher's 'Mad Bastards,' Michael Tully's 'Septien,' Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton's 'These Amazing Shadows,' and Joe Swanberg's 'Uncle Kent,' those same films will be simultaneously available on-demand ... for you.
Your Bright House, Comcast, Cabelvision, Cox and Time Warner overlords are hooking you up with Sundance Selects so you can make like you're rubbing elbows with our own Erik Davis (lucky!). This will...
If you've been clenching your fists in frustration because Utah hates you and won't let you attend this year's Sundance Film Festival, the movie gods are throwing you a bone. Sundance Selects, the festival's theatrical and video-on-demand film label, is teaming up with the Sundance Institute for their 2011 celebration. While attendees are cozy in their seats getting ready to watch Gregg Araki's 'Kaboom,' Brendan Fletcher's 'Mad Bastards,' Michael Tully's 'Septien,' Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton's 'These Amazing Shadows,' and Joe Swanberg's 'Uncle Kent,' those same films will be simultaneously available on-demand ... for you.
Your Bright House, Comcast, Cabelvision, Cox and Time Warner overlords are hooking you up with Sundance Selects so you can make like you're rubbing elbows with our own Erik Davis (lucky!). This will...
- 1/7/2011
- by Alison Nastasi
- Cinematical
The Sundance Institute announced yesterday that 5 feature films from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival will stream worldwide as part of Sundance Selects, the institute’s theatrical and video-on-demand (VOD) film label. The five Sundance Selects titles selected were: Mad Bastards by Brendan Fletcher, Septien from Michael Tully, These Amazing Shadows from Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton, Uncle Kent by Joe Swanberg and Kaboom by Gregg Araki. The films will be available on the VOD channels of major cable providers including Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, Cablevision and Bright House and premiere in-sync with the screening dates at the festival.
- 1/7/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Sundance Institute announced yesterday that 5 feature films from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival will stream worldwide as part of Sundance Selects, the institute’s theatrical and video-on-demand (VOD) film label. The five Sundance Selects titles selected were: Mad Bastards by Brendan Fletcher, Septien from Michael Tully, These Amazing Shadows from Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton, Uncle Kent by Joe Swanberg and Kaboom by Gregg Araki. The films will be available on the VOD channels of major cable providers including Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, Cablevision and Bright House and premiere in-sync with the screening dates at the festival.
- 1/7/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Can't make it to Utah this month for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival? Here are your options. One - keep it locked right here to Slashfilm.com because myself, Peter Sciretta and David Chen will be on the scene reporting daily. Two - head to one of the cities that's hosting a Sundance Film Festival USA [1] screening. Or three - just click the On Demand button on your remote and join in to the Direct from the Sundance Film Festival initiative. Five specially selected films - four world premieres and one U.S. premiere - that will be playing at the festival will be available for a limited time on demand in on most major cable systems. They are Mad Bastards, directed by Brendan Fletcher, Septien, directed by Michael Tully, These Amazing Shadows, directed by Kurt Norton, Uncle Kent, directed by Joe Swanberg and Kaboom, directed by Gregg Araki. Read full...
- 1/7/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Sundance Selects, the theatrical and VOD film label, has partnered up with the Sundance Institute for a second time to bring five films being screened at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival to approximately 40 million homes nationwide via VOD, as part of the 'Direct from the Sundance Film Festival' initiative. The films include four world premieres recently acquired by Sundance Selects: "Brendan Fletcher's "Mad Bastards," Michael Tully's "Septien," Paul Mariano ...
- 1/6/2011
- Indiewire
Brendan Fletcher’s Mad Bastards will be distributed in the Us through Sundance Selects, a sister company to IFC Films.
The deal , negotiated by sales agent Entertainment One, takes place weeks before Mad Bastards makes it international debut at the Sundance Film Festival.
Mad Bastards will also be part of the “Direct from the Sundance Film Festival” initiative in which five films from the festival will simultaneously begin screening on video-on-demand after their premieres.
The film, shot and set in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, tells the story of Tj, the urban street warrior who meets his match in Texas, a former Mad Bastard turned local cop. He also finds Bullet, his estranged son, and his personal transformation begins. The film features Broome musicians The Pigram Brothers, and Aria winner Alex Lloyd.
Mad Bastards will premiere at the Sydney Festival on January 18, with a live performance by The Pigram Brothers and Alex Lloyd.
The deal , negotiated by sales agent Entertainment One, takes place weeks before Mad Bastards makes it international debut at the Sundance Film Festival.
Mad Bastards will also be part of the “Direct from the Sundance Film Festival” initiative in which five films from the festival will simultaneously begin screening on video-on-demand after their premieres.
The film, shot and set in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, tells the story of Tj, the urban street warrior who meets his match in Texas, a former Mad Bastard turned local cop. He also finds Bullet, his estranged son, and his personal transformation begins. The film features Broome musicians The Pigram Brothers, and Aria winner Alex Lloyd.
Mad Bastards will premiere at the Sydney Festival on January 18, with a live performance by The Pigram Brothers and Alex Lloyd.
- 1/5/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Update: I'm told the distribution deal for Mad Bastards will actually get made through Sundance Selects, a sister company to IFC Films, both owned by Rainbow Media Holdings. Earlier: Why wait until Sundance begins to start buying films, when you can make deals and not have to battle the snow? After breaking the story of Roadside's acquisition of The Music Never Stopped, I'm told that IFC Films is in talks to acquire domestic on the Sundance-bound Mad Bastards, a hardscrabble road trip drama directed by Brendan Fletcher, about three generations of men in a rough and tumble family in Australia. Awaiting official confirmation of the deal, but below is a trailer from when the picture played at the Australian Film Festival:...
- 1/5/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Here is the trailer for writer/director Brendan Fletcher's debut film Mad Bastards which will premiere at this years Sundance Film Festival.
Check out the trailer and pictures below and let us know what you think!
Mad Bastards Trailer for Sydney Festival from Pollen Digital on Vimeo.
Official Synopsis:
Tj is a mad bastard, and his estranged 13-year-old son Bullet is on the fast track to becoming one, too. After being turned away from his mother’s house, Tj sets off across the country to the Kimberly region of northwestern Australia to make things right with his son. Grandpa Tex has lived a tough life, and now, as a local cop, he wants to change things for the men in his community. Crosscutting between three generations, Mad Bastards is a raw look at the journey to becoming a man and the personal transformation one must make. Developed with local...
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Mad Bastards Trailer for Sydney Festival from Pollen Digital on Vimeo.
Official Synopsis:
Tj is a mad bastard, and his estranged 13-year-old son Bullet is on the fast track to becoming one, too. After being turned away from his mother’s house, Tj sets off across the country to the Kimberly region of northwestern Australia to make things right with his son. Grandpa Tex has lived a tough life, and now, as a local cop, he wants to change things for the men in his community. Crosscutting between three generations, Mad Bastards is a raw look at the journey to becoming a man and the personal transformation one must make. Developed with local...
- 12/28/2010
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
[1] Writer/director Brendan Fletcher debut feature film Mad Bastards is set to premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The Australian film follows the story of "Tj's quest to find the son he's never known." The journey takes him "across the remote and stunning Kimberley landscape." Here is the official plot synopsis: Tj is a mad bastard, and his estranged 13-year-old son Bullet is on the fast track to becoming one, too. After being turned away from his mother's house, Tj sets off across the country to the Kimberly region of northwestern Australia to make things right with his son. Grandpa Tex has lived a tough life, and now, as a local cop, he wants to change things for the men in his community. Crosscutting between three generations, Mad Bastards is a raw look at the journey to becoming a man and the personal transformation one must make. Developed with local...
- 12/28/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Here's the thing about titles: You've got to live up to them. And writer / director Brendan Fletcher has set the bar high in that regard with his debut feature, Mad Bastards, soon to premiere at Sundance.
Tj is a mad bastard, and his estranged 13-year-old son Bullet is on the fast track to becoming one, too. After being turned away from his mother's house, Tj sets off across the country to the Kimberly region of northwestern Australia to make things right with his son. Grandpa Tex has lived a tough life, and now, as a local cop, he wants to change things for the men in his community.
Crosscutting between three generations, Mad Bastards is a raw look at the journey to becoming a man and the personal transformation one must make. Developed with local Aboriginal communities and fueled by a local cast, Mad Bastards draws from the rich tradition...
Tj is a mad bastard, and his estranged 13-year-old son Bullet is on the fast track to becoming one, too. After being turned away from his mother's house, Tj sets off across the country to the Kimberly region of northwestern Australia to make things right with his son. Grandpa Tex has lived a tough life, and now, as a local cop, he wants to change things for the men in his community.
Crosscutting between three generations, Mad Bastards is a raw look at the journey to becoming a man and the personal transformation one must make. Developed with local Aboriginal communities and fueled by a local cast, Mad Bastards draws from the rich tradition...
- 12/28/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Months after sending in his entry to Sundance and not hearing a whisper about it, Brendan Fletcher was working hard away in an edit suite for his new ABC mini-series Judith Lucy's Spiritual Journey when he got the phone call to say his debut feature Mad Bastards was going to be competing at the prestigious festival. "I almost fell on the floor," he laughs. "My knees were fully shaking, I just could not believe it. It was such a fantastic surprise. I'm really happy." Premiering internationally at the festival, the film is one of the thirteen that were selected to compete in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition, the very same category that Animal Kingdom took out the Grand Jury Prize for last year.
- 12/17/2010
- FilmInk.com.au
I love stories of redemption and self discovery and out of Australia comes Mad Bastards, a film that incorporates both of those angles into a story of a man in search of a son he’s never met.
Developed by first time writer/director Brendan Fletcher with the help of local Aboriginal communities in Kimberly Australia, it’s the story of Tj, “a hard-edged Aboriginal man who’s sick of scraping out an existence in the city.”
Here’s the rest of the synopsis:
He travels to the tiny frontier town of Five Rivers in search of his son. Upon his arrival, Tj is confronted by the equally tough local cop Texas … and so begins a story about hard men battling to do the right thing by their family.
The film first caught my attention with its bold title but I really like this trailer which is beautifully shot, features...
Developed by first time writer/director Brendan Fletcher with the help of local Aboriginal communities in Kimberly Australia, it’s the story of Tj, “a hard-edged Aboriginal man who’s sick of scraping out an existence in the city.”
Here’s the rest of the synopsis:
He travels to the tiny frontier town of Five Rivers in search of his son. Upon his arrival, Tj is confronted by the equally tough local cop Texas … and so begins a story about hard men battling to do the right thing by their family.
The film first caught my attention with its bold title but I really like this trailer which is beautifully shot, features...
- 12/10/2010
- QuietEarth.us
The Sundance Film Festival has just announced the Us Dramatic, Us Documentary, World Cinema and World Cinema Documentary slate for the upcoming 2011 Sundance Film Festival which will take place next year, January 20 to 30. In exciting news, the program is set to feature two Australian films in the world categories. The first of the two Aussie films is Brendan Fletcher's Mad Bastards which is set to screen in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition, which is where Animal Kingdom premiered earlier this year. Set in the rural Kimberly region of Western Australia, the film endeavours to tell the story of a fight between a cop and an urban street warrior, featuring performances from real locals and music by legendary Broome musicians.
- 12/2/2010
- FilmInk.com.au
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