Anni Browning accepts the 2017 Spa Award to Film Finances for Best Service and Facilities.
In 22 years with Film Finances Australasia, Anni Browning experienced numerous highs and faced a few challenges as the cinema industry ebbed and flowed.
Browning, who has stepped down as MD of the completion bond company but is still a consultant, supported Rachel Perkins’ debut feature Radiance.
She took one of her biggest risks on a Rolf de Heer movie, which she counts as one of her proudest achievements.
The biggest trend during her time has been the proliferation of low budget films, despite the need to pay crews and allocate reasonable money for post- production. Film Finances bonded a lot of films budgeted at $1 million- $1.5 million and one-off feature docs costing as little as $100,000- $200,000.
One thing which has not remained constant is the insurance bond premium. When she started it was as high as 6 per cent of the budget.
In 22 years with Film Finances Australasia, Anni Browning experienced numerous highs and faced a few challenges as the cinema industry ebbed and flowed.
Browning, who has stepped down as MD of the completion bond company but is still a consultant, supported Rachel Perkins’ debut feature Radiance.
She took one of her biggest risks on a Rolf de Heer movie, which she counts as one of her proudest achievements.
The biggest trend during her time has been the proliferation of low budget films, despite the need to pay crews and allocate reasonable money for post- production. Film Finances bonded a lot of films budgeted at $1 million- $1.5 million and one-off feature docs costing as little as $100,000- $200,000.
One thing which has not remained constant is the insurance bond premium. When she started it was as high as 6 per cent of the budget.
- 7/7/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Natalie Miller and Sasha Close. (Photo credit: Peter Jackson)
Applications are open for the annual Natalie Miller Fellowship, a $20,000 grant designed to support female leaders..
Established six years ago, the fellowship is open to all women working in the screen industry, and aims to offer financial assistance to allow the recipient to undertake attachments, mentorships, secondments and the like..
Last year.s recipient was Sasha Close, who is both film programming manager for South Australia.s Wallis Cinemas, and a consultant for 20 regional cinemas across Australia..
As part of her fellowship Close was keen to explore how a cinema chain operates in a different territory, and will be jetting off to the UK in two weeks to undertake a secondment with Picturehouse Cinemas. Once there, she will shadow key personnel in programming and marketing and view operations. Close said Picturehouse seem to be a really .innovative circuit..
.They were one...
Applications are open for the annual Natalie Miller Fellowship, a $20,000 grant designed to support female leaders..
Established six years ago, the fellowship is open to all women working in the screen industry, and aims to offer financial assistance to allow the recipient to undertake attachments, mentorships, secondments and the like..
Last year.s recipient was Sasha Close, who is both film programming manager for South Australia.s Wallis Cinemas, and a consultant for 20 regional cinemas across Australia..
As part of her fellowship Close was keen to explore how a cinema chain operates in a different territory, and will be jetting off to the UK in two weeks to undertake a secondment with Picturehouse Cinemas. Once there, she will shadow key personnel in programming and marketing and view operations. Close said Picturehouse seem to be a really .innovative circuit..
.They were one...
- 6/1/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Sandra Sdraulig..
Critical to the ongoing growth of the screen sector is supporting leadership roles for women, says the Natalie Miller Fellowship.s Sandra Sdraulig.
Chair of the Adelaide Film Festival and former Film Victoria CEO, Sdraulig heads the Nmf's Brilliant Careers Leadership Program, which kicks off today with a conference at Melbourne.s Rmit University. Funded through Screen Australia.s Gender Matters, it aims to arm women with leadership skills.
.If you.re ignoring untapped creative talent, and leadership potential of women, then you.re really underutilising an incredibly skilled workforce,. Sdraulig told If..
.There is no question that there are a lot of very skilled women in a lot of different areas in the industry. Part of the issue is they.re not getting access to either making films or occupying key decision-making positions within their organisations...
The effect goes beyond employment statistics: those who get the chance...
Critical to the ongoing growth of the screen sector is supporting leadership roles for women, says the Natalie Miller Fellowship.s Sandra Sdraulig.
Chair of the Adelaide Film Festival and former Film Victoria CEO, Sdraulig heads the Nmf's Brilliant Careers Leadership Program, which kicks off today with a conference at Melbourne.s Rmit University. Funded through Screen Australia.s Gender Matters, it aims to arm women with leadership skills.
.If you.re ignoring untapped creative talent, and leadership potential of women, then you.re really underutilising an incredibly skilled workforce,. Sdraulig told If..
.There is no question that there are a lot of very skilled women in a lot of different areas in the industry. Part of the issue is they.re not getting access to either making films or occupying key decision-making positions within their organisations...
The effect goes beyond employment statistics: those who get the chance...
- 2/23/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Ensemble romantic thriller Andorra, also featuring Gillian Anderson secures German distribution.
Celluloid Dreams have unveiled a first round of pre-sales on Fred Schepisi’s romantic thriller Andorra which is due to start shooting in April.
It has been acquired for Austrian and Germany (Weltkino), Switzerland (Praesens-Film), Italy (01 Distribution) and Greece (Seven Films) and ex-Yugoslavia (Discovery) in Europe.
In Asia, Los Angeles-based DDDream has acquired for China and Chennai-based entertainment company Viswas bought rights for Singapore, Malaysia and India.
It has also sold to Australia (Madman Entertainment) the Middle East (Prime), Israel (Shoval Communication), the whole of Latin America (Impacto) and Airlines (CineSky Pictures).
Adapted from a novel by Peter Cameron, Andorra stars Pearce as Alexander Fox, a bookseller who leaves the Us to begin a new life abroad in small, idyllic Andorra.
Alexander’s attempts to reinvent himself take an unexpected turn after a woman’s body is found and he is a prime suspect.
The...
Celluloid Dreams have unveiled a first round of pre-sales on Fred Schepisi’s romantic thriller Andorra which is due to start shooting in April.
It has been acquired for Austrian and Germany (Weltkino), Switzerland (Praesens-Film), Italy (01 Distribution) and Greece (Seven Films) and ex-Yugoslavia (Discovery) in Europe.
In Asia, Los Angeles-based DDDream has acquired for China and Chennai-based entertainment company Viswas bought rights for Singapore, Malaysia and India.
It has also sold to Australia (Madman Entertainment) the Middle East (Prime), Israel (Shoval Communication), the whole of Latin America (Impacto) and Airlines (CineSky Pictures).
Adapted from a novel by Peter Cameron, Andorra stars Pearce as Alexander Fox, a bookseller who leaves the Us to begin a new life abroad in small, idyllic Andorra.
Alexander’s attempts to reinvent himself take an unexpected turn after a woman’s body is found and he is a prime suspect.
The...
- 2/11/2017
- ScreenDaily
Natalie Miller..
This week marks the final opportunity to apply for the Natalie Miller Fellowship.s 12-month Brilliant Careers Leadership Program.
The initiative is designed to encourage women from all sections of the screen industry to develop their leadership skills.
Successful applicants will be provided practical tools and advice to develop their leadership skills, maximise mentoring and networking opportunities, and create a personal brand.
The program will commence on February 24 with a one day conference at Rmit University, Melbourne. This will be followed roundtable networking dinners, each hosted by an industry leader.
There will also be a mentorship program, which will connect each participant with a mentor for a minimum 4 x 1 hour sessions. A wide range of industry leaders such as Deanne Weir, Seph McKenna, Jo Bladen, Posie Graeme-Evans and Stephen Basil-Jones have already agreed to be mentors..
.This program is unparalleled. It will offer access to the most diverse...
This week marks the final opportunity to apply for the Natalie Miller Fellowship.s 12-month Brilliant Careers Leadership Program.
The initiative is designed to encourage women from all sections of the screen industry to develop their leadership skills.
Successful applicants will be provided practical tools and advice to develop their leadership skills, maximise mentoring and networking opportunities, and create a personal brand.
The program will commence on February 24 with a one day conference at Rmit University, Melbourne. This will be followed roundtable networking dinners, each hosted by an industry leader.
There will also be a mentorship program, which will connect each participant with a mentor for a minimum 4 x 1 hour sessions. A wide range of industry leaders such as Deanne Weir, Seph McKenna, Jo Bladen, Posie Graeme-Evans and Stephen Basil-Jones have already agreed to be mentors..
.This program is unparalleled. It will offer access to the most diverse...
- 1/9/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Actors join Fred Schepisi’s previously announced cast including Clive Owen and Toni Collette; Screen Australia to provide production funding.
Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave (Howards End), Guy Pearce (Memento) and Eamon Farren (Twin Peaks) will co-star in Fred Schepisi’s romantic thriller Andorra.
The actors join the previously announced cast including Clive Owen, Toni Collette, Gillian Anderson, Joanna Lumley and Riccardo Scamarcio.
Based on the novel by Peter Cameron, Andorra stars Pearce as Alexander Fox, a bookseller who leaves the Us to begin a new life abroad in small, idyllic Andorra. When a woman’s body is found and Alexander is the suspect, an emissary from his past (Farron) threatens to envelop his newfound paradise.
Adapted by screenwriters Cameron and Jamie Bialkower, who is producing for Jump Street Films alongside Schepisi and Lizzette Atkins, the thriller is executive produced by James Ivory, Natalie Miller and Hengameh Panahi.
The feature will receive production investment from Screen Australia.
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Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave (Howards End), Guy Pearce (Memento) and Eamon Farren (Twin Peaks) will co-star in Fred Schepisi’s romantic thriller Andorra.
The actors join the previously announced cast including Clive Owen, Toni Collette, Gillian Anderson, Joanna Lumley and Riccardo Scamarcio.
Based on the novel by Peter Cameron, Andorra stars Pearce as Alexander Fox, a bookseller who leaves the Us to begin a new life abroad in small, idyllic Andorra. When a woman’s body is found and Alexander is the suspect, an emissary from his past (Farron) threatens to envelop his newfound paradise.
Adapted by screenwriters Cameron and Jamie Bialkower, who is producing for Jump Street Films alongside Schepisi and Lizzette Atkins, the thriller is executive produced by James Ivory, Natalie Miller and Hengameh Panahi.
The feature will receive production investment from Screen Australia.
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- 11/16/2016
- ScreenDaily
Sasha Close.
Film programming manager and independent cinema consultant Sasha Close has been awarded the 2016 Natalie Miller Fellowship Grant.
Established in 2011, the Fellowship awards a woman in the Australian screen industry who has demonstrated initiative, entrepreneurship and excellence, and is designed to nurture the next generation of female leaders in the Australian screen community.
Close has worked on both sides of the industry, having started in distribution before moving into exhibition and programming. She currently works in programming for Wallis Cinemas and is a consultant for 20 independent exhibitors.
Close also sits on the Independent Cinemas Association of Australia board and has been a panellist at Icaa Conferences.
.The Natalie Miller Fellowship is an inspiration for women in all sectors of the screen industry and has encouraged me to dream big,. said Close.
.It is a tremendous honour to be the 2016 recipient; the Fellowship will assist me immensely by providing a...
Film programming manager and independent cinema consultant Sasha Close has been awarded the 2016 Natalie Miller Fellowship Grant.
Established in 2011, the Fellowship awards a woman in the Australian screen industry who has demonstrated initiative, entrepreneurship and excellence, and is designed to nurture the next generation of female leaders in the Australian screen community.
Close has worked on both sides of the industry, having started in distribution before moving into exhibition and programming. She currently works in programming for Wallis Cinemas and is a consultant for 20 independent exhibitors.
Close also sits on the Independent Cinemas Association of Australia board and has been a panellist at Icaa Conferences.
.The Natalie Miller Fellowship is an inspiration for women in all sectors of the screen industry and has encouraged me to dream big,. said Close.
.It is a tremendous honour to be the 2016 recipient; the Fellowship will assist me immensely by providing a...
- 10/10/2016
- by Staff Writer
- 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
Gillian Armstrong's 1971 student film The Roof Needs Mowing.
Secret City director Emma Freeman remembers Vca Film and Television School, where she studied for three years in the early 2000.s, .as a place where .a lot of people were really scraping things together to make their movie..
.That's what I loved about that school., Freeman says..
.It taught me about being a storyteller and it also taught me to be resourceful. Never to be limited by what you have..
Vca Film and TV is celebrating 50 years of scraping things together this year, from its opening at Swinburne in 1966 to the jump to the Vca in 1992 and beyond.
Cinematographer Ian Baker (Japanese Story, Words and Pictures) was one of the first, in 1968..
..I had no idea what I wanted to do when I completed the course,. Baker says.
.I didn't really know that I wanted to be a cinematographer, even though...
Secret City director Emma Freeman remembers Vca Film and Television School, where she studied for three years in the early 2000.s, .as a place where .a lot of people were really scraping things together to make their movie..
.That's what I loved about that school., Freeman says..
.It taught me about being a storyteller and it also taught me to be resourceful. Never to be limited by what you have..
Vca Film and TV is celebrating 50 years of scraping things together this year, from its opening at Swinburne in 1966 to the jump to the Vca in 1992 and beyond.
Cinematographer Ian Baker (Japanese Story, Words and Pictures) was one of the first, in 1968..
..I had no idea what I wanted to do when I completed the course,. Baker says.
.I didn't really know that I wanted to be a cinematographer, even though...
- 8/4/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Jupiters Gold Coast.
If has one pass to give away to the 71st Australian International Movie Convention, taking place at Jupiters on the Gold Coast from October 9-13..
Full registration is worth Aud $1,430 and includes all convention activities: meals, receptions, films, seminars and the trade show as well as the Special Film Event on Sunday October 9.
The convention will feature product presentations and movie previews from major and independent film distributors; speakers and panels covering topical industry issues; an expanded trade show; industry achievement award presentations; and gala dinners and networking functions.
eOne, Icon, WB/Roadshow, Madman, Transmission, StudioCanal, Disney, Fox, Sony, Paramount and Universal will all be presenting their slate to exhibitors over the course of the four days.
The winner of the Natalie Miller Fellowship will be presented on the first full day of the convention, October 10.
Please note that accommodation and flights is not included as part of the giveaway.
If has one pass to give away to the 71st Australian International Movie Convention, taking place at Jupiters on the Gold Coast from October 9-13..
Full registration is worth Aud $1,430 and includes all convention activities: meals, receptions, films, seminars and the trade show as well as the Special Film Event on Sunday October 9.
The convention will feature product presentations and movie previews from major and independent film distributors; speakers and panels covering topical industry issues; an expanded trade show; industry achievement award presentations; and gala dinners and networking functions.
eOne, Icon, WB/Roadshow, Madman, Transmission, StudioCanal, Disney, Fox, Sony, Paramount and Universal will all be presenting their slate to exhibitors over the course of the four days.
The winner of the Natalie Miller Fellowship will be presented on the first full day of the convention, October 10.
Please note that accommodation and flights is not included as part of the giveaway.
- 8/4/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Melissa Silverstein
Melissa Silverstein, founder and publisher of Women in Hollywood, a website that advocates for gender equality in the entertainment industry, will visit Melbourne later this month to discuss women in screen.
The free event, Why Gender Equality is Vital for Hollywood, will be presented by the Natalie Miller Fellowship (Nmf) in association with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (Acmi)..
The evening will be moderated by Nmf president and producer Sue Maslin (The Dressmaker).
Silverstein, who is also the co-founder and artistic director of the Athena Film Festival, will provide a comprehensive overview of the Hollywood eco-system including updated statistics on decision makers in Hollywood; the numbers of women behind the scenes and on screen; box office data on successful female films; and the growing difference between TV and film regarding women.
Her presentation will be used as a starting point for discussion about strategies for change...
Melissa Silverstein, founder and publisher of Women in Hollywood, a website that advocates for gender equality in the entertainment industry, will visit Melbourne later this month to discuss women in screen.
The free event, Why Gender Equality is Vital for Hollywood, will be presented by the Natalie Miller Fellowship (Nmf) in association with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (Acmi)..
The evening will be moderated by Nmf president and producer Sue Maslin (The Dressmaker).
Silverstein, who is also the co-founder and artistic director of the Athena Film Festival, will provide a comprehensive overview of the Hollywood eco-system including updated statistics on decision makers in Hollywood; the numbers of women behind the scenes and on screen; box office data on successful female films; and the growing difference between TV and film regarding women.
Her presentation will be used as a starting point for discussion about strategies for change...
- 7/6/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Leanne Tonkes..
The Victorian State Government has unveiled the recipients of two new fellowships designed to pave the way for more women in leadership positions within the screen industry.
Eleven women working across Victoria.s film, television and digital games sectors have been awarded Film Victoria fellowships totalling $186,000.
Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley said the government was taking a proactive approach to developing local talent and bolstering equality in the state.s creative industries.
.These dynamic women each have an impressive track record and strong leadership potential — I look forward to their growing contribution to the industry and to our creative state,. he said..
The Women in Games Fellowship and the Film Victoria-Natalie Miller Fellowship Women in Leadership Development Initiative (phew) aim to provide development opportunities for women to build their leadership skills and professional expertise.
The fellowships and bursaries, fully funded by Film Victoria, are tailored to...
The Victorian State Government has unveiled the recipients of two new fellowships designed to pave the way for more women in leadership positions within the screen industry.
Eleven women working across Victoria.s film, television and digital games sectors have been awarded Film Victoria fellowships totalling $186,000.
Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley said the government was taking a proactive approach to developing local talent and bolstering equality in the state.s creative industries.
.These dynamic women each have an impressive track record and strong leadership potential — I look forward to their growing contribution to the industry and to our creative state,. he said..
The Women in Games Fellowship and the Film Victoria-Natalie Miller Fellowship Women in Leadership Development Initiative (phew) aim to provide development opportunities for women to build their leadership skills and professional expertise.
The fellowships and bursaries, fully funded by Film Victoria, are tailored to...
- 6/30/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Natalie Miller.
Entries for the 2016 Natalie Miller Fellowship open today, July 1.
Now in its fifth year, the grant doubles this year for the first time to $20,000.
Established in 2011, the Fellowship is open to all women working in the Australian screen industry and aims to provide financial assistance to pursue professional development in their fields through attachments, internships, secondments, travel and other means in order to reach their full leadership potential.
The grant is funded from donations made to the Natalie Miller Fellowship Endowment Fund and through the support of sponsors including Film Victoria, the Deluxe Heartbeat Fund, Andyinc, Myer Foundation and Icaa..
Fellowshop ambassador Kerry Gardner said that .Nurturing female leadership skills, from graduate level to Chairman of the Board, is vital for a healthy film and television industry in Australia. Let's lead the world in strong action in promoting men and women working side by side in our sector...
Entries for the 2016 Natalie Miller Fellowship open today, July 1.
Now in its fifth year, the grant doubles this year for the first time to $20,000.
Established in 2011, the Fellowship is open to all women working in the Australian screen industry and aims to provide financial assistance to pursue professional development in their fields through attachments, internships, secondments, travel and other means in order to reach their full leadership potential.
The grant is funded from donations made to the Natalie Miller Fellowship Endowment Fund and through the support of sponsors including Film Victoria, the Deluxe Heartbeat Fund, Andyinc, Myer Foundation and Icaa..
Fellowshop ambassador Kerry Gardner said that .Nurturing female leadership skills, from graduate level to Chairman of the Board, is vital for a healthy film and television industry in Australia. Let's lead the world in strong action in promoting men and women working side by side in our sector...
- 6/28/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Natalie Miller.
Entries for the 2016 Natalie Miller Fellowship open this Friday, July 1.
Now in its fifth year, the grant doubles this year for the first time to $20,000.
Established in 2011, the Fellowship is open to all women working in the Australian screen industry and aims to provide financial assistance to pursue professional development in their fields through attachments, internships, secondments, travel and other means in order to reach their full leadership potential.
The grant is funded from donations made to the Natalie Miller Fellowship Endowment Fund and through the support of sponsors including Film Victoria, the Deluxe Heartbeat Fund, Andyinc, Myer Foundation and Icaa..
Fellowshop ambassador Kerry Gardner said that .Nurturing female leadership skills, from graduate level to Chairman of the Board, is vital for a healthy film and television industry in Australia. Let's lead the world in strong action in promoting men and women working side by side in our...
Entries for the 2016 Natalie Miller Fellowship open this Friday, July 1.
Now in its fifth year, the grant doubles this year for the first time to $20,000.
Established in 2011, the Fellowship is open to all women working in the Australian screen industry and aims to provide financial assistance to pursue professional development in their fields through attachments, internships, secondments, travel and other means in order to reach their full leadership potential.
The grant is funded from donations made to the Natalie Miller Fellowship Endowment Fund and through the support of sponsors including Film Victoria, the Deluxe Heartbeat Fund, Andyinc, Myer Foundation and Icaa..
Fellowshop ambassador Kerry Gardner said that .Nurturing female leadership skills, from graduate level to Chairman of the Board, is vital for a healthy film and television industry in Australia. Let's lead the world in strong action in promoting men and women working side by side in our...
- 6/28/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Matchbox Pictures has won the Production Business of the Year award at the 15th annual Screen Producers Australia Awards.
The awards, were hosted by television and radio presenter James Mathison at Melbourne.s Palladium at Crown during the 30th Screen Forever Conference.
For a full list of awards, see below.
Matchbox Pictures was founded by Australian producers Tony Ayres, Penny Chapman, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon and Helen Panckhurst in 2008.
It was acquired by NBC Universal in 2014..
Matchbox specialises in television drama, children.s programming, factual and entertainment content, animation and feature films for the domestic and international marketplace..
Most recently, Matchbox has produced the popular reality television series Real Housewives of Melbourne, feature film Ali.s Wedding, Lally Katz.s comedy mini-series Stories I Want To Tell You In Person for the ABC, and the youth television drama series Nowhere Boys for ABC Television, which was honoured with the Screen...
The awards, were hosted by television and radio presenter James Mathison at Melbourne.s Palladium at Crown during the 30th Screen Forever Conference.
For a full list of awards, see below.
Matchbox Pictures was founded by Australian producers Tony Ayres, Penny Chapman, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon and Helen Panckhurst in 2008.
It was acquired by NBC Universal in 2014..
Matchbox specialises in television drama, children.s programming, factual and entertainment content, animation and feature films for the domestic and international marketplace..
Most recently, Matchbox has produced the popular reality television series Real Housewives of Melbourne, feature film Ali.s Wedding, Lally Katz.s comedy mini-series Stories I Want To Tell You In Person for the ABC, and the youth television drama series Nowhere Boys for ABC Television, which was honoured with the Screen...
- 11/24/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Australian art-house cinema pioneer Natalie Miller will receive the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from Screen Producers Australia.
The executive director of Sharmill Films, which she established in 1967, and co-founder and co-managing partner of Cinema Nova will receive the award at next week's Screen Forever conference.
"We.re thrilled that Natalie has agreed to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award that recognises her outstanding contribution to the Australian film industry,. said Spa CEO Matt Deaner.
Natalie is a member of the boards of Naco and the Vca School of Film and TV. The Natalie Miller Fellowship was established in 2011 by a Melbourne committee of women to provide an annual grant to potential talent, to encourage leadership and to help profile women in the corporate film industry.
In 2013 she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day honours list for services to the film industry. Film Victoria. CEO Jenni Tosi will present the award.
The executive director of Sharmill Films, which she established in 1967, and co-founder and co-managing partner of Cinema Nova will receive the award at next week's Screen Forever conference.
"We.re thrilled that Natalie has agreed to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award that recognises her outstanding contribution to the Australian film industry,. said Spa CEO Matt Deaner.
Natalie is a member of the boards of Naco and the Vca School of Film and TV. The Natalie Miller Fellowship was established in 2011 by a Melbourne committee of women to provide an annual grant to potential talent, to encourage leadership and to help profile women in the corporate film industry.
In 2013 she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day honours list for services to the film industry. Film Victoria. CEO Jenni Tosi will present the award.
- 11/11/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
An Australian feature-length documentary which turns a light on the dark side of human behaviour and challenges audiences on what they would do if ordered to inflict pain on another person will get a national release. Writer-director Kathryn Millard.s Shock Room combines dramatisations, animation, archival film and interviews with psychologists to debunk Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram.s infamous 1960s .Obedience to Authority. experiment. Believing they were participating in a study on memory and learning, participants were asked to inflict apparently lethal shocks on a fellow human. Milgram later famously claimed that 65 per cent of us will blindly follow orders. Extensive research from Millard, who is Professor of Screen and Creative Arts at Macquarie University, reveals that Milgram ran more than 25 versions of his experiment but filmed only one. And that, overall, the majority of people actually resisted. Shock Room will screen at the Antenna Documentary Film Festival in...
- 10/13/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Distribution specialist Courtney Botfield, who helps independent filmmakers find alternate and innovative pathways in financing and distribution, has won the 2015 Natalie Miller Fellowship.
A former Gm of Transmission Films, she plans to use the $10,000 grant to attend the 2016 Media That Matters Conference in Washington DC, meet social impact and analysis practitioners in New York and engage a business mentor in the philanthropic and social enterprise sectors.
She will continue to focus on the growing field of impact producing, targeting films with strong social messaging and the potential for creating real change.
Accepting the grant at the Australian International Movie Convention, Botfield said, "Natalie Miller has long been an inspiration for me in my years working in distribution and exhibition. To receive this fellowship in her name that vigorously promotes the role of women as leaders and encourages gender equality across all facets of the industry is an absolute privilege and honour.
A former Gm of Transmission Films, she plans to use the $10,000 grant to attend the 2016 Media That Matters Conference in Washington DC, meet social impact and analysis practitioners in New York and engage a business mentor in the philanthropic and social enterprise sectors.
She will continue to focus on the growing field of impact producing, targeting films with strong social messaging and the potential for creating real change.
Accepting the grant at the Australian International Movie Convention, Botfield said, "Natalie Miller has long been an inspiration for me in my years working in distribution and exhibition. To receive this fellowship in her name that vigorously promotes the role of women as leaders and encourages gender equality across all facets of the industry is an absolute privilege and honour.
- 10/12/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Fred Schepisi is attached to direct Andorra, an adaptation of American author Peter Cameron.s thriller/dark comic novel.
The protagonist is Alexander Fox, a 40-year-old Yank who ends up in the tiny nation of Andorra where he befriends an Australian couple who had moved there. Complications arise when Fox falls in love with the wife and a dead body is found floating in the harbour.
Jamie Bialkower.s Melbourne-based Jump Street Films optioned the novel in 2013 and he subsequently teamed up with Lizzette Atkins. Unicorn Films, who produced Sue Brooks. Looking for Grace. He wrote the screenplay with Cameron.
James Ivory and Natalie Miller are the executive producers. Miller.s Sharmill Films and Jump Street Films will distribute in Australia.
Bialkower tells If that filming is due to start in Europe in the first half of next year, probably in either Italy or the Czech Republic. He plans to partner with a European producer,...
The protagonist is Alexander Fox, a 40-year-old Yank who ends up in the tiny nation of Andorra where he befriends an Australian couple who had moved there. Complications arise when Fox falls in love with the wife and a dead body is found floating in the harbour.
Jamie Bialkower.s Melbourne-based Jump Street Films optioned the novel in 2013 and he subsequently teamed up with Lizzette Atkins. Unicorn Films, who produced Sue Brooks. Looking for Grace. He wrote the screenplay with Cameron.
James Ivory and Natalie Miller are the executive producers. Miller.s Sharmill Films and Jump Street Films will distribute in Australia.
Bialkower tells If that filming is due to start in Europe in the first half of next year, probably in either Italy or the Czech Republic. He plans to partner with a European producer,...
- 8/13/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
After premiering at the Sydney Film Festival, garnering copious publicity and generally positive reviews, Ruben Guthrie and Women He.s Undressed launched in a limited number of. cinemas last weekend .
Both performed well in some locations although, overall, the per screen averages were fairly modest.
Ruben Guthrie, the directorial debut of Brendan Cowell adapted from his critically acclaimed Belvoir St play starring Patrick Brammall, Alex Dimitriades, Abbey Lee, Harriet Dyer, Jeremy Sims, Brenton Thwaites, Aaron Bertram, Robyn Nevin and Jack Thompson, fetched an estimated $120,000 on 33 screens. That brings the total including previews and the Sff premiere to $215,000.
Gilliam Armstrong.s Women He.s Undressed, a bio of Australian costume designer Orry-Kelly, who won three Oscars, collected $56,000 on 20 screens and $67,000 with previews including the re-opening of Melbourne.s Astor Theatre. With earlier sneaks the total is $108,000.
Madman Entertainment is distributing Ruben Guthrie, the tale of party-boy ad man who has a near death experience,...
Both performed well in some locations although, overall, the per screen averages were fairly modest.
Ruben Guthrie, the directorial debut of Brendan Cowell adapted from his critically acclaimed Belvoir St play starring Patrick Brammall, Alex Dimitriades, Abbey Lee, Harriet Dyer, Jeremy Sims, Brenton Thwaites, Aaron Bertram, Robyn Nevin and Jack Thompson, fetched an estimated $120,000 on 33 screens. That brings the total including previews and the Sff premiere to $215,000.
Gilliam Armstrong.s Women He.s Undressed, a bio of Australian costume designer Orry-Kelly, who won three Oscars, collected $56,000 on 20 screens and $67,000 with previews including the re-opening of Melbourne.s Astor Theatre. With earlier sneaks the total is $108,000.
Madman Entertainment is distributing Ruben Guthrie, the tale of party-boy ad man who has a near death experience,...
- 7/20/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Film Victoria executive Jacinta Palmer has joined Sharmill Films as marketing manager, effective July 1.
Palmer succeeds Kate McCurdy, who has held the post for five years and is departing on June 30 to pursue new endeavours in the UK.
For the past year Palmer served as locations and production services officer at Film Victoria. The state agency is advertising to fill that position, with applications closing on July 7.
Before that she was commissioned content coordinator at ABC TV and programs administration and support officer at Film Vic. Earlier in her career she was festival coordinator at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival.
.Kate has been with Sharmill Films for five years and will be sadly missed,. said Sharmill Films founder Natalie Miller.. .She has been involved in all aspects of Sharmill activities including feature films and our extensive alternate content programs.
.Jacinta has strong skills in social media, copy writing and marketing.
Palmer succeeds Kate McCurdy, who has held the post for five years and is departing on June 30 to pursue new endeavours in the UK.
For the past year Palmer served as locations and production services officer at Film Victoria. The state agency is advertising to fill that position, with applications closing on July 7.
Before that she was commissioned content coordinator at ABC TV and programs administration and support officer at Film Vic. Earlier in her career she was festival coordinator at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival.
.Kate has been with Sharmill Films for five years and will be sadly missed,. said Sharmill Films founder Natalie Miller.. .She has been involved in all aspects of Sharmill activities including feature films and our extensive alternate content programs.
.Jacinta has strong skills in social media, copy writing and marketing.
- 6/23/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Railway Man and Rake took the top film and TV drama awards while Playmaker Media was named media super production business of the year at the 14th annual Screen Producers Australia Awards on Tuesday night. Jungleboys. The Moodys was feted as best comedy, Matchbox Pictures. Nowhere Boys took the children.s production gong and Artemis Productions. Who Do You Think You Are?. was best TV documentary. Carbon Media, which produced the first Australian indigenous segment ever aired on Sesame Street and is now co-producing Camp Crazy, a childrens. series with Essential Media & Entertainment, was named breakthrough business of the year. The Natalie Miller Fellowship was awarded to Deluxe Australia.s Rebecca Hammond, who will undertake a women in leadership program at the University of Nsw. . The $300,000 Kickstart prize went to Jessica Leslie from the Northern Territory, who will make a TV series for Foxtel.s Studio channel entitled Renassiance Man,...
- 11/18/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Rachel Okine flies to Los Angeles today to plot the next chapter of her career after amicably departing Hopscotch Features/Entertainment One last Friday.
After spending 12 years with the Hopscotch group since its inception, Okine told If this morning, .It.s time to move on. I am incredibly fortunate to have been a part of the company. I learned so much and made so many good friends. I am sad and I am going to miss it but I am excited about what.s next."
She had the dual roles of head of development for Hopscotch Features, the Jv between eOne MD Troy Lum, producer Andrew Mason and writer John Collee, and production and acquisitions executive at eOne.
Lucy Hill continues as eOne acquisitions manager and a new head of development for Hopscotch Features will be hired.
.Rachel was the first person we ever employed at Hopscotch, so over the...
After spending 12 years with the Hopscotch group since its inception, Okine told If this morning, .It.s time to move on. I am incredibly fortunate to have been a part of the company. I learned so much and made so many good friends. I am sad and I am going to miss it but I am excited about what.s next."
She had the dual roles of head of development for Hopscotch Features, the Jv between eOne MD Troy Lum, producer Andrew Mason and writer John Collee, and production and acquisitions executive at eOne.
Lucy Hill continues as eOne acquisitions manager and a new head of development for Hopscotch Features will be hired.
.Rachel was the first person we ever employed at Hopscotch, so over the...
- 10/26/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Natalie Miller Fellowship is about to receive a new boost of support with the announcement Deluxe Australia.s Heartbeat Fund will make a $20,000 donation over a three year period.
The announcement will be made today by Deluxe Australia.s Managing Director, Alaric McAusland, at the Australian International Movie Convention (Aimc) on the Gold Coast.
.Deluxe are both pleased and excited to support the Natalie Miller Fellowship with a significant financial donation,. said McAusland in a statement issued to the media. .Importantly, we recognise it is only through these contributions that Natalie Miller Fellowship can continue to inspire women in our business and in the broader screen industry to develop professionally and right gender imbalances that currently exist, particularly in decision making roles. We encourage other members of our great community to get behind the Natalie Miller Fellowship to ensure their work continues. In doing so we ensure a richer,...
The announcement will be made today by Deluxe Australia.s Managing Director, Alaric McAusland, at the Australian International Movie Convention (Aimc) on the Gold Coast.
.Deluxe are both pleased and excited to support the Natalie Miller Fellowship with a significant financial donation,. said McAusland in a statement issued to the media. .Importantly, we recognise it is only through these contributions that Natalie Miller Fellowship can continue to inspire women in our business and in the broader screen industry to develop professionally and right gender imbalances that currently exist, particularly in decision making roles. We encourage other members of our great community to get behind the Natalie Miller Fellowship to ensure their work continues. In doing so we ensure a richer,...
- 10/14/2014
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
Just announced today is the official acquisition of Cannes prestigious Palme d'Or winner Winter Sleep (check Ben Croll's excellent review here) in the Australian territory. This is an excellent, exciting and timely purchase for distributor Sharmill Films, fingers crossed it premieres theatrically here soon or is part of the Melbourne International Film Festival lineup....also acquired for Australian distribution is Swedish film Force Majeure (Turist), winner of the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard category.Winter Sleep, directed by the masterful Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia), also won the Fipresci prize awarded by the international critics. The film is a Chekhovian meditation on marriage starring Haluk Bilginer and Melisa Sözen.Executive Director of Sharmill Films, Natalie Miller Ao, said she was...
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- 5/27/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Sharmill Films is delighted to announce its acquisition of Winter Sleep, the winner of the Palme d.Or at this year.s Cannes Film Festival. Also acquired for Australian distribution is Swedish film Force Majeure (Turist), winner of the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard category in Cannes. Winter Sleep, directed by the masterful Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia), also won the Fipresci prize awarded by the international critics. A .richly engrossing, ravishingly beautiful. and epic film, Winter Sleep is a Chekhovian meditation on marriage starring Haluk Bilginer and Melisa Sözen. Executive Director of Sharmill Films, Natalie Miller Ao, said she was thrilled that Winter Sleep was awarded the top prize in Cannes. .The film is a masterpiece,. she said. .Winter Sleep was one of our two new acquisitions,. commented Miller. .We are thrilled to have the Scandinavian film Force Majeure, a disaster...
- 5/27/2014
- by Press release
- IF.com.au
Goalpost Pictures, Matchbox Pictures. Penny Chapman, Jungleboys, Top of the Lake and Lore won key awards at the Screen Producers Australia awards on Wednesday night. Julie Zemiro hosted the free-wheeling ceremony at the Crown Palladium with an appealing mixture of humour, self-deprecating satire and due respect for the recipients. Goalpost was named Production Business of the Year, its principals Ben Grant and Rosemary Blight noting they have been in the industry for 23 years. Chapman received the Maura Fay Award for Services to the Industry in recognition for her work on programs such as The Slap, The Straits, Old School and Devil.s Playground. Jungleboys took the award for Breakthrough Business of the Year, co-founder Jason Burrows paying tribute to his partners Phil Lloyd and Trent O.Donnell. Burrows also expressed gratitude to Screen Australia, the ABC and Centrelink for .financing. the first nine months of Jungleboys. existence. See-Saw Films. Top of the Lake...
- 11/21/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Mia Wasikowska was named star of the year and Jack Thompson received the lifetime achievement award at the Australian International Movie Convention on the Gold Coast on Thursday night.
The Murray Forrest Award for Film Craft was bestowed on Oscar-winning cinematographer Andrew Lesnie.
In a ceremony at the Pavilion Ballroom at Jupiters Hotel and Casino, Natalie Miller introduced the Star of the Year Award, informing the audience of more than 800 that Wasikowska is in France filming Madame Bovary.
Wasikowska stars in John Curran.s Tracks, the adventure based on Robyn Davidson.s book telling of her 2,700km trek across the outback with her dog and four camels in 1977.
A clip was shown of Davidson presenting the award to the 24-year old actress at the Toronto International Film Festival. .The film was very special for me . it gave me the chance to be able to work in Australia again for the...
The Murray Forrest Award for Film Craft was bestowed on Oscar-winning cinematographer Andrew Lesnie.
In a ceremony at the Pavilion Ballroom at Jupiters Hotel and Casino, Natalie Miller introduced the Star of the Year Award, informing the audience of more than 800 that Wasikowska is in France filming Madame Bovary.
Wasikowska stars in John Curran.s Tracks, the adventure based on Robyn Davidson.s book telling of her 2,700km trek across the outback with her dog and four camels in 1977.
A clip was shown of Davidson presenting the award to the 24-year old actress at the Toronto International Film Festival. .The film was very special for me . it gave me the chance to be able to work in Australia again for the...
- 10/18/2013
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
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