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MIFF Program Announced
The Melbourne International Film Festival has announced its 2017 season. Featuring 357 films over 18 days this year’s festival brings over the hottest releases from Cannes, Sundance and Berlin as well as all the local big names. Take a look at the full guide here which features many of HLA’s own.
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Australia Day Review – Ambitious and Powerful
Kriv Stender’s “unflaggingly propulsive” Australia Day creates an “ambitious and powerful […] meditation on cultural diversity”. Read more here.
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Jed Kurzel: World Soundtrack Award Nominee
Jed Kurzel’s score for Alien: Covenant has been nominated for Best Score in the World Soundtrack Awards. This award is in the public choice section – you can vote for Jed here.
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The Go Betweens: Right Here SFF Premier
The documentary film following cult band The Go Betweens premiered last night at the Sydney Film Festival. The Guardian gave director Kriv Stenders a rave review stating “Stenders has made an emotional, rolling thunder of a film, one this extraordinary band deserves”. Read the full review here.
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Just released: Jungle trailer
Gearing up for its world premier at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August, JUNGLE has had its trailer released today. Cinematographer Stefan Duscio joins WOLF CREEK director Greg McLean in this stunningly shot, edge-of-your seat story of survival. Check it out:
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New trailer for How the Light Gets In
Check out the new trailer for HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN, written and directed by Anya Beyersdorf, this short film had it’s world premier at the Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship Gala Screening on Tuesday night as part of the Sydney Film Festival.
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HLA clients in this year’s Sydney Film Festival program!
Look out for all of the talented HLA clients in this year’s Sydney Film Festival program! AUSTRALIA DAY Directed by Kriv Stenders THE GO BETWEENS – RIGHT HERE Directed by Kriv Stenders THE DOPPEL CHAIN Written & Directed by Scott Pickett FAMILY HAPPINESS Written & Directed by Alice Englert ALI’S WEDDING Production Design by Paul Heath CLEVERMAN SEASON 2: Episodes 1 & 2 Directed by Wayne Blair Written by Jada Alberts Production Design by Jake Nash HOW THE LIGHT GETS ...
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Luci Schroder wins Best Direction in a Short Film at ADG Awards
Congratulations to Luci Schroder who won Best Direction in a Short Film for SLAPPER at this year’s Australian Directors’ Guild Awards! See the full list of winners here
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Director Jocelyn Moorhouse is teaming up with Andrew Knight for WWII film THE WEDDING OFFICER
IF.COM.AU Andrew Knight, Jocelyn Moorhouse team for WWII film ‘The Wedding Officer’ [Thu 13/04/2017 9:04 AM] By Harry Windsor Screen Australia has announced development funding for seven feature films and one high-end television project, plus production funding for three digital series and one VR project. Among the slate of features is The Wedding Officer, a WWII drama adapted by Andrew Knight (Hacksaw Ridge, Jack Irish) from a novel by Anthony Capella. Jocelyn Moorhouse (The Dressmaker) is attached to direct ...
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LEUNIG: A TALE IN 16 PARTS, receives Screen Australia investment
LEUNIG: A TALE IN 16 PARTS is one of seven documentaries announced as recipients of Screen Australia’s $1 million in production investment funding through the Documentary Producer and Commissioned programs. LEUNIG: A TALE IN 16 PARTS, is a portrait of one of Australia’s most celebrated and iconic cartoonists – Michael Leunig. Written and directed by Kasimir Burgess, Leunig will be distributed by Madman Entertainment and has also received Film Victoria support.
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ADG 2017 Award Nominess
Congratulations to Tony Krawitz & Luci Schroder who have been nominated in this year’s ADG Awards! BEST DIRECTION IN A SHORT FILM Luci Schroder for Slapper BEST DIRECTION IN A TV OR SVOD DRAMA SERIES Tony Krawitz for The Kettering Incident – The Search (Series 1, Episode 3) See the full list of nominees here
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MRS MCCUTCHEON is heading to International Short Film Festival Oberhausen!
MRS MCCUTCHEON is heading to International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, for it’s world premier! Directed and conceived by John Sheedy, the film is the theatre veteran’s first foray into filmmaking, featuring production design by Marg Horwell. Read more here
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Miranda Nation’s UNDERTOW to begins shooting in Geelong next month
if.com.au Shooting to begin next month on Geelong-set psychological thriller ‘Undertow’ [Wed 15/03/2017 2:34 PM] By Harry Windsor Aussie feature Undertow has begun pre-production, with shooting to begin in the middle of next month in Geelong and along the Surf Coast. The thriller will see writer-director Miranda Nation reunite with producer Lyn Norfor, of Emerald Productions, and DP Bonnie Elliott (Spear). The trio previously worked together on Springboard short Perception, which won the Sydney Film Festival’s Dendy Award in 2013. ...
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LOVE AT FIFTH SITE heads to Adelaide Fringe
Written by Tristram Baumber, LOVE AT FIFTH SITE is heading to Adelaide Fringe, have a sneak peak at this set of interactive films presented by Google’s Creative Lab and Grumpy Sailor
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Jed Kurzel wins Best Score at the NZ Film Awards
Congratulations to composer Jed Kurzel who has won the Bigpop Studios Best Score Award for SLOW WEST at the NZ Film Awards! See the full list of recipients here
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Greig Fraser nominated for an Oscar
Congratulations to cinematographer Greig Fraser who has received an Oscar nomination for his beautiful work on LION! “I’m extremely proud to be part of the team who made LION and I’m humbled the Academy has nominated me. My crew, both Indian, and Australian, deserve a massive shout out. Their skill and support meant everything to this film. “It’s an incredible privilege to be acknowledged among the diverse and talented DPs of the cinematography world, so many of whom are doing ...
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Variety reviews Cate Shortland’s BERLIN SYNDROME
Variety gives a rave review of director Cate Shortland’s new film BERLIN SYNDROME, shot by HLA’s Germain McMicking and edited by Jack Hutchings. “Between more trickily opaque stretches of character development, Shortland nails a handful of straight-up, nerve-shredding tension sequences, teasing a version of the film that might have tilted into full-bore horror” “Editor Jack Hutchings can take a bow for the film’s slinky, insidious rhythm” “McMicking’s camerawork, finally, is dazzling throughout, manipulating framing and focus to portray Clare’s boxy ...
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SUNDANCE 2017
Congratulations to all of our clients who have films headed to Sundance Film Festival next year! BERLIN SYNDROME – directed by Cate Shortland RED DOG: True Blue – directed by Kriv Stenders SLAPPER – written/directed/produced by Luci Schroder See the full list of Australian films going to Sundance in 2017 here
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HOLDING THE MAN wins Best Feature Film at the Image+nation – Montreal International LGBT Film Festival.
Congratulations to director Neil Armfield, whose film HOLDING THE MAN has won the jury award for Best Feature Film at the Image+nation – Montreal International LGBT Film Festival. Of the film the jury said: “The winner of this category is a masterful melodrama and time capsule of a devastating time in the LGBT history, that touches on a familiar theme with a lot of humour and honesty, and a frank courage rarely achieved in narrative film. The performances by the ...
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RED DOG: TRUE BLUE going to Sundance
Just announced for Sundance, and premiering in Sydney tonight, RED DOG: TRUE BLUE directed by Kriv Stenders, is a classic boy-and-his-dog tale, with “…a big heart and bundles of charm…just like its eponymous canine” Read the full review on Film Ink
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BERLIN SYNDROME & YELLOW BIRDS headed to Sundance
Directed by Cate Shortland and shot by Germain McMicking BERLIN SYNDROME will have its world premier at Sundance! Joining it at the festival will be YELLOW BIRDS, designed by Annie Beauchamp. Read more about BERLIN SYNDROME here
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DARLENE JOHNSON JOINS HLA
HLA Management is thrilled to announce we now represent writer/director Darlene Johnson, an Australian Aborigine of the east-coast Dunghutti people of NSW. Darlene’s work explores themes of race, identity and perception in both documentary and fiction in STOLEN GENERATIONS (2001, nominated for an international Emmy Award), STRANGER IN MY SKIN (2002), FOLLOWING THE RABBIT-PROOF FENCE (2002), GULPILIL-ONE RED BLOOD (2002), CROCODILE DREAMING (2007), RIVER OF NO RETURN (2008), THE REDFERN STORY (2014, winner of Best Social Political documentary at the ...
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Stefan Duscio takes home Gold at the Victoria Tasmania ACS Awards
Congratulations to Stefan Duscio who took home Gold for both BARRACUDA (TV) and BACKTRACK (Feature) at the Victoria Tasmania ACS Awards on Saturday night!
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Greig Fraser wins the Golden Frog
Congratulations to LION cinematographer Greig Fraser, who has won the Golden Frog for lensing at the 24th edition of Poland’s Camerimage cinematography festival. See the full list of winners here
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