Tony Krawitz’s THE TALL MAN on SBS this Sunday

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Tony Krawitz’s  feature documentary The Tall Man based on the bestseller by Chloe Hooper and produced by Darren Dale from Blackfella Films about the death in custody of Cameron Doomadgee on Palm Island will be televised on SBS Australia this Sunday at 8.30pm.

Read more 3rd February, 2012



Tim Ferguson to perform his stand up show ‘CARRY A BIG STICK’ at Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2012

Published by hlaadmin on Comedian, Festival

One of Australia’s best-loved international comedians hits the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2012 to deliver an evening of stories from his life on the comedy warpath.

From touring the world as a Doug Anthony Allstar to his life as a Nine Network celebrity and TV producer, Tim speaks (and sings) about his adventures with wicked wit and fearless honesty.

Speaking from Los Angeles, Tim said, “I’m looking forward to returning to the Melbourne Comedy Festival doing standup comedy. In my case it’s standup then sitdown comedy. Yes, it’s that edgy.” Tim warns audiences to “Be mildly nervous. Be very mildly nervous.”

Hear dark tales from Logies After-Parties!
Gasp at the behind-the-scenes tales of life as a TV network star!
See a real naked woman for the first time!

New York, Montreal, Paris, Berlin, Townsville… Tim has appeared at (and been thrown out of) the finest venues in the world.

Half-gigolo, half-pimp, half-mathematician, Tim Ferguson is comedy machine.

Armed with a big stick, this master comedian is fierce, fearless and funny.
Prepare for the truth, the whole truth and nothing but what Tim reckons is the truth.

DATES:
10th April – 22nd April 2012
Melbourne Town Hall

BOOKINGS:

Carry A Big Stick

Read more 3rd February, 2012



Alice Addison’s THE HUNTER heading to SXSW

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SXSW 2012 has announced its feature film lineup and amongst the films is The Hunter.  The Hunter was written by Alice Addison and directed by Daniel Nettheim.  The film is based on the novel by author/filmmaker Julia Leigh and also stars Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill and Frances O’Connor.

SXSW 2012 film conference which is held in Austin, Texas in the United States will run from March 9 – 17 with screening dates and times to be announced soon.

 

To see a list of films go to the SXSW website - www.sxsw.com

Read more 2nd February, 2012



AACTA award winners announced

Published by hlaadmin on Award, Directors, Film

Congratulations to Justin Kurzel and Kriv Stenders for their wins at the Samsung AACTA awards last night.

Justin took home the AACTA award for Best Direction of Snowtown.  Snowtown also picked up awards last night for Best Adapted Screenplay (Shaun Grant), Best Actor (Daniel Henshall) and Best Supporting Actress (Louise Harris).  The film was produced by Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw from Warp Films Australia.

Kriv’s film Red Dog picked up awards for Best Film and the AFI’s Members Choice Award.  The film was produced by Julie Ryan and Nelson Woss.

HLA would like to congratulate Justin, Kriv and all those involved in the making of Snowtown and Red Dog.

 

To see a full list of winners you can go to the AACTA Awards website: http://aacta.org/winners-nominees/2011.aspx

Read more 1st February, 2012



Natasha Pincus directed SOMEBODY THAT I USE TO KNOW music video hits 50million views

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Natasha’s music video for Gotye’s song “Somebody That I Used To Know” has hit over 50 million views on Youtube.

Earlier this month Huffington Post included Natasha’s music video in their ‘10 Music Videos We Can’t Stop Watching‘ list.  The song was also announced as Triple J’s number one song in their Hottest 100 of 2011 today.

To see more of Natasha’s videos and short films head over to the Starkraving Productions website - www.starkravingproductions.com.au

Read more 26th January, 2012



Kieran Darcy-Smith’s WISH YOU WERE HERE reviews from Sundance Film Festival

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Kieran Darcy-Smith’s film Wish You Were Here had its World premiere at Sundance Film Festival in the prestigious ‘World Cinema Dramatic Competition’ category over the weekend.  Here is what some critics have had to say about the film so far:

 

John Anderson from Variety –

“With a storyline that coils around and around itself until viewers may have trouble breathing, “Wish You Were Here” is the incandescent feature debut of helmer Kieran Darcy-Smith, and a rare kind of showcase for leads Joel Edgerton (“Warrior”) and co-writer Felicity Price as a couple whose South Asian vacation comes back to haunt them. Taut construction, deft acting and a gift for keeping auds off balance will make this Aussie drama a winner in offshore release and a springboard for its veteran screenwriter-cum-director.”

David Rooney from The Hollywood Reporter –

“Joel Edgerton stars in Kieran Darcy-Smith’s suspenseful first feature about the aftermath of a Southeast Asian vacation turned ugly, which kicks off the World Cinema Dramatic Competition on a high note… A taut, emotionally charged drama with a first-rate cast led by Joel Edgerton.”

 

To find out more about the film and watch the trailer head over to the Wish You Were Here website.

For information on Sundance  screenings head to the Sundance Film Festival website.

 

Read more 23rd January, 2012



Kieran Darcy-Smith joins Tropfest Roughcut

Published by hlaadmin on Directors, Festival, Film

Tropfest has announced that Kieran Darcy-Smith will be joining Charles Randolph and Jason Ballantine, Lisa Gerrard and John Polson for this year’s filmaker symposium Tropfest Roughcut.

Tropfest Roughcut will be an opportunity for budding and experienced filmmakers to hear from industry heavyweights firsthand. Tickets are limited and are available to anyone with at least one film or television credit.

Kieran is currently in Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival where his film Wish You Were Here will have its world premiere.

For more on Tropfest and Roughcut head over to their website – www.tropfest.com

Read more 17th January, 2012



Sydney Theatre Award winners announced

Published by hlaadmin on Award, Composer, Designers, Festival, Theatre

HLA would like to congratulate the following clients for their win at the annual Sydney Theatre Awards, which were presented last night:

Alan John for Best Score or Sound Design on The White Guard with Steve Francis.

Alice Babidge was awarded Best Costume Design for her work on Gross und Klein.

Snow on Mars directed by Gale Edwards took out the Best Production for Children award.

 

To see the full list of winners head over to the Sydney Theatre Award website – www.sydneytheatreawards.com

Read more 17th January, 2012



First half of Inaugural Samsung AACTA Awards presented

Published by hlaadmin on Award, Designers, Directors, Film

On Sunday the first half of the Inaugural Samsung AACTA Awards were presented.  HLA would like to congratulate all those who took home awards especially those projects with HLA clients attached.

The Hunter won awards for Best Cinematography (Robert Humphreys ACS) and Best Original Music Score (Matteo Zingales, Michael Lira, Andrew Lancaster).

The screenplay was written by Alice Addison, directed by Daniel Nettheim and produced by Vincent Sheehan of Porchlight Films.

Snowtown won awards for Best Editing (Veronika Jenet ASE) and Best Sound (Frank Lipson MPSE, Andrew McGrath, Des Kenneally, Michael Carden, John Simpson,

Erin McKimm).

Snowtown was directed by Justin Kurzel, written by Shaun Grant and produced by Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw of Warp Films Australia.

Red Dog was awarded the AFI Members’ Choice Award.  The film was directed by Kriv Stenders, screenplay written by Daniel Taplitz and produced by Julie Ryan and Nelson Woss.

 

To see the full list of winners go to the AACTA awards website – www.aacta.org/winners-nominees.aspx

Read more 16th January, 2012



Tom Holloway’s FACES LOOK UGLY in 2012 National Play Festival

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Tom Holloway’s play Faces Look Ugly has been accepted as part of Playwriting Australia’s National Play Festival.  Five plays have been selected for the programme. 

It takes place at Malthouse Theatre 22 – 25 February 2012. Read more about Tom’s play here.

Read more 20th December, 2011



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