THURSDAY 20 TO SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2014
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THURSDAY 20 TO SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2014
DJ D TWILEXTER IG SETS HT THURSDAY 20TH TO SUNDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 2014 SHORTSFILMFESTIVAL.COM THURSDAY 20TH TO SUNDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 2014 Evening Screening at 9.10pm Doors Open: Thursday/Friday 5.00pm Saturday/Sunday 3.00pm General Admission $20.00 Group Bookings 10+ $15.00 Drinks & Dinner Package $40.00 Prices are per person SCREENINGS Frome Street Surf Life Saving Club Cnr Pirie and Frome Street, Adelaide BOOKINGS ONLINE shortsfilmfestival2014.eventbrite.com Limited tickets available at the door. Concession and Group Tickets are available for weekly screenings. CLASSIFICATION All films screened during the Festival are unclassified and may contain adult themes. Admission only to 18 years and over. FOUR NIGHTS OF AWARD WINNING FILMS UNDER THE STARS WITH THE SAND BETWEEN YOUR TOES PROGRAM THURSDAY Doors open: 5.00pm DJ Paul Gurry and DJ Dexter: 5.00—9.10pm Short Films: 9.10—10.55pm Bar closes at midnight FRIDAY Doors open: 5.00pm DJ Ocky and DJ Dexter: 5.00—9.10pm Short Films: 9.10— 10.55pm Bar closes at midnight SATURDAY Doors open: 3.00pm Eric The Falcon and DJ Dexter: 3.00—9.10pm Short Films: 9.10—10.55pm Bar closes at midnight SUNDAY Doors open: 3.00pm Flamingo DJ’s and DJ Dexter: 3.00—8.40pm Awards Ceremony: 8.40—9.10pm Short Films: 9.10—10.55pm Bar closes at midnight FROM THE CHAIR — THE ART OF STORYTELLING On behalf of the Board of the Shorts Film Festival, it is my pleasure to welcome you to this year’s festival. Shorts came to life in February 2003, screening all entered films in a venue that was once a motor garage. Shorts has since grown, and now features the Top 30 films from entries received Australia-wide and from Asia-Pacific. Marking a new era in the Festival’s 11-year history, Shorts is very excited to bring you this year’s festival outdoors at the Frome Street Surf Life Saving Club. Ross Ganf, the Creative Director behind Adelaide Festival’s Barrio and Lola’s Pergola, has transformed Stratco City Beach into a unique outdoor cinema. Once a biennial event, it is now an annual fixture with a style that is uniquely ‘Shorts’. This is not cinema as you expect it. You are part of the screening, not just a passive viewer. With great wine from Alpha Box & Dice, delicious food from Golden Gullet, music from DJ Dexter and the Adelaide vinyl beach combers, and the highest quality screening and sound systems from Mosaic Audio Visual, you can enjoy true entertainment—an eclectic collection of films to make you think and spark conversation. The Shorts experience is all about sitting down with friends, or strangers who may well become your friends by the end of the night, and discussing what you’ve just experienced. Who knows, the filmmaker may even be right next to you... this is what Shorts is all about. None of this would be possible without the generous and committed support from our sponsors. We are especially grateful to those who began the journey with us and who have remained alongside us for the ride —Kojo Group, sector7g and Best Fx—their incredible passion for film and creative work has helped to nurture Shorts. And of course we are delighted with the continuing support of sponsors such as Flinders University, Beach Energy, Finlaysons and Kennedy & Co, who share our vision for the festival and its future. All of the Directors and many of the staff are volunteers, putting countless hours into an event that we truly love. Our judges—more than fifty every year—watch every entry and provide considered and thoughtful feedback to ensure that the films presented to you are truly all about the story. We trust that you will have an immensely enjoyable time during the show. Lastly, I would like to thank our festival management team, Anastasia Renfrey, Ross Ganf and Travis Kalendra who have worked tirelessly to make Shorts a success. To all our filmmakers, sponsors, patrons, supporters, judges, volunteers, guests and audience members who make this event possible, we thank you! Paul Jorgensen (Chair) On behalf of the Board of Festival Directors: Teri Whiting (Founding Director), Yuko Nakayama, John MacPhail, Alison Wotherspoon and Kirsty Stark. AWARDS AND PRIZES Shorts Film Festival offers a lucrative prize pool made possible by the generous support of the festival’s sponsors. The festival aims to assist filmmakers to hone their craft and further their careers in filmmaking through the provision of quality industry-based prizes, opportunities and encouragement. The festival thanks its sponsors for the outstanding prizes provided for Shorts Film Festival 2014. GOLD SHORTS SPONSORED BY KENNEDY & CO Trip to an international Film Festival (Cannes/Berlin/ Sundance/Annecy)—including return airfare, festival registration and quality accommodation within close proximity. The Gold Shorts prize provides the recipient with valuable networking opportunities to further their career and offers an insight into the mechanisms of the global market place. SILVER SHORTS SPONSORED BY BEST FX Two days use of a ‘Boom Sound’ Mixing Theatre (Dolby 5.1 approved mixing facility) to the value of $6000. SHORTS BEST YOUNG FILM-MAKER SPONSORED BY KOJO GROUP SHORTS BEST DOCUMENTARY PRIZE SPONSORED BY KINO FILMS Post Production Services— including editing and colour grading—to the value of $7000. Cash prize of $1,000 generously donated by Kerry Heysen of Kino Films. BLACK SHORTS: SHORTS BEST INDIGENOUS FILM SPONSORED BY BEACH ENERGY SHORTS MERIT AWARDS: BEST EMERGING SCREENWRITER SPONSORED BY THE AUSTRALIAN DIRECTORS GUILD AND THE AUSTRALIAN WRITERS’ GUILD Prize to the value of $10 000 and determined in consultation with the winner. This prize may be taken as a trip to an overseas festival, as ongoing education and professional development or as equipment. The intent of the prize is to foster the making of indigenous films. One year full membership with the Australian Writers’ Guild & the Australian Directors Guild. MERIT SPONSORED BY AFTRS $350 credit for an AFTRS course of the winner’s choosing. JOHN CHATAWAY FESTIVAL LEGEND AWARD The inaugural Shorts Film Festival Legend Award was presented in 2009. Following the untimely passing of a dearly loved friend and colleague in the South Australian film industry, John Chataway, the Shorts Board honored him and his unswerving support for the festival by renaming the award in his memory. The John Chataway Festival Legend Award is given at the discretion of the Board to someone who is deemed to have given meritorious service to Shorts Film Festival over a long period of time and made a significant contribution to its ongoing success. 2013 RECIPIENT 2012 RECIPIENT 2011 RECIPIENT 2009 RECIPIENT HELEN LEAKE DAVID LIGHTFOOT LARA HODGE BEN BARNETT PRIZE JUDGES Kerry Heysen Producer Kino Films (Aust) Color and Movement (USA) Kerry has worked predominately in the USA for the last fifteen years, working with Universal Studios and Warner Bros. Currently she is in post production on the American feature film Fallen based on the best selling novel. She is also producing Fiddlesticks, a feature documentary of passion and possession inspired by the four Guadagnini instruments based in South Australia. Her films have had wonderful casts in the legendary John Gielgud, Anthony Hopkins and edgier actors such as Ethan Hawk. These films have also brought to the screens the amazing talents of younger actors such as Abigail Breslin and Anton Yelchin and Reeve Carney. Kerry’s company developed the Oscar winning Shine, which was the film that launched her in the USA. Kerry is a member of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and the Producers Guild of America. Helen Leake Producer DuoArt Productions Helen is one of Australia’s most experienced producers and her credits include Wolf Creek 2, Number 1 at the Australian box office on its domestic release in 2014, Swerve starring Jason Clarke, Black and White featuring Robert Carlyle and Heaven’s Burning with Russell Crowe. Her films have sold worldwide and also have been chosen for festivals such as Venice, Toronto and London. Helen also headed the South Australian Film Corporation as CEO and served as Commissioner on the Australian Film Corporation, now part of Screen Australia. Viron Papadopoulos Head, Industry Development and Production, South Australian Film Corporation Viron Papadopoulos has a long association with the South Australian film industry beginning with roles as editor and production accountant in TV and film. Viron has produced and directed documentaries for the ABC and SBS and made multi award winning short films as well as volunteering on various industry councils and boards. His years of experience as a bouncer, warfie and manager of a saloon in a mining town directly inform his current role as Head of Industry and Development at the South Australian Film Corporation. PRELIMINARY JUDGES SOUTH AUSTRALIA Troy Bellchambers Creative Director, Monkeystack Marcus Bosisto Bosisto Grips JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick Cinematographer Helen Carter DOP Leona Cichon Producer Matthew Cormack Co-writer/Prodcuer, Closer Productions Dom Cosentino Partner, Kennedy & Co. Anna Davison Art Inq Kathleen Dooley Associate Lecturer, Screen and Media, Flinders Univeristy Verity Edwards The Australian Nic Eldridge Creative Director, sector7g.com.au Cate Elliot Filmmaker Beverley Freeman Costumer, Makeup & Hair Designer Matt Gilbertson Sunday Mail Ross Guerin Merit prize winner 2009 Kelly Haines Script Supervisor Caitlin Hall Script Supervisor/Production Assistant Brad Halstead DOP Bettina Hamilton Production Executive, Southern Light Alliance Fiona Holdsworth Partner, Finlaysons Helen Ivich Producer Daniel Joyce Producer, Projector Films Mark Knight Screen Nerds, Script Consultant 1st AD Mike Lim Filmmaker Kathryn Lincoln Partner, Finlaysons Bryan Mason Director/Editor/ Cinematographer, Closer Productions Nick Matthews Director Kelly Noble CEO, Glam Digital Tim Noonan Reporter, Channel 7 Sharyn Pancione Producer Daniel Principe Producer/Director/Colourist/ Editor, Studio Sunkie Jonathan Rossiter ACS Cinematographer of the Year 2013 Miles Rowland Cinematographer Andrada Tudor SAFC Mike Walsh Associate Professor, Screen and Media, Flinders University Sam Wark Director/Creative Anders Wotzke Editor/Film Journalist, moviedex NEW SOUTH WALES Lucy Gaffy Lulabelle Films Claire Tonkin Drama Executive, Network Ten VICTORIA Dr Craig Batty School of Media and Communication, RMIT University Amiel Courtin-Wilson Director/Producer/Writer Hollie Fifer Documentary Director/Producer Luke Jurevicius Producer, Vishus Productions Peter Krausz Film Critic/Film Journalist/Radio Broadcaster, 3NRG 99.3FM Mark Lipkin LipkinFilms Andy Mullins Director Annabelle Murphy Academic, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne INTERNATIONAL Alethea Jones Director, Winner Tropfest 2012 Louisa Mignone Actor QUENCHING YOUR THIRST CATCH THE SOUND WAVES LOCAL DJ AND DJ DEXTER TWILIGHT SETS THURSDAY 20TH NOVEMBER REVIVE WELCOME TO IRON KNOB DRAMA / WA / 07:00 COMEDY / SA / 20:53 DIRECTOR: Ruben Pracas DIRECTOR: Dave Wade WRITER: Chae Ryan & Ruben Pracas WRITER: Dave Wade PRODUCER: Chae Ryan, Jess Black & Ruben Pracas A young businessman decides to take it upon himself to be the change he wishes to see in the world. One crazy costume at a time. FUN CITY PRODUCER: Alexandra Blue After a young boy accidentally shoots a stranger with his father’s gun, it is left to the nonchalant townsfolk to cover it up as quickly as possible— so they can get back to doing whatever it was that they were doing before. HORRIE DRAMA / VIC / 12:18 DOCUMENTARY / NSW / 09:30 DIRECTOR: Justin Olstein DIRECTOR: Lucas Li WRITER: WRITER: Lucas Li Andrew Kavanagh PRODUCER: Matt Downey PRODUCER: Ashlea Dicks When a sullen theme park worker is prevented from speaking to his son on his birthday, he takes his frustration out on a young co-worker, and discovers that his bare anger cannot bring about a better parenting scenario but a changed perspective can. From stray pup to war hero to quarantine hazard, Horrie is the amazing true story of Australia’s most beloved war dog and his lifelong companion, Private Jim Moody. DOORS OPEN: 5PM SCREENING: 9.10—10.55PM DJ PAUL GURRY + DJ DEXTER 5.00—9.10PM SAILBOATS EMO (THE MUSICAL) DRAMA / QLD / 14:48 COMEDY / VIC / 15:51 DIRECTOR: Rachel Anderson DIRECTOR: Neil Triffett WRITER: Marlon Shingles WRITER: Neil Triffett PRODUCER: Rachel Anderson PRODUCER: Lee Matthews A family must pull together to help their autistic son find strength & inspiration in a challenging world. When Ethan, an Emo kid who hates almost everything, falls in love with Trinity, a good Christian girl with a passion for life and her Lord Jesus Christ, will they be able to live happily ever after? POCKET MONEY DRAMA / NSW / 10:00 DIRECTOR: Matt Durrant WRITER: Matt Durrant PRODUCER: Matthew Thorne Two schoolboys, Charlie and Izzy, wander home from school when a shooting occurs in the street and they are confronted with the gunman. FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER A SILENT WALTZ I AM EMMANUEL DRAMA / VIC / 11:56 DRAMA / NSW / 19:40 DIRECTOR: Isaac Elliott DIRECTOR: WRITER: Isaac Elliott WRITER: Genevieve Clay-Smith, Noel Franco & Mandela Mathia PRODUCER: Kelsey Lefoe Madeline is excited for the annual regional dance. On the cusp of teenage-hood, she must overcome her deafness to ask Wyatt to the dance. NINE Genevieve Clay-Smith PRODUCER: Eleanor Winkler, Isha Kamara & Genevieve Clay-Smith After fleeing from war-torn Sudan with his family, Emmanuel finds the chance to start a new life in Australia offers many opportunities, and equally, many challenges. OUROBOROS ANIMATION / BANGKOK / 08:33 DRAMA / NSW / 15:42 DIRECTOR: Chawalit Kaewmanee & Wanichaya Phraejunya DIRECTOR: Henry Boffin WRITER: Liam Heyen WRITER: Nitipat Somsaman PRODUCER: Wanichaya Phraejunya A story about a lively little cat who sold his spirit to a demon in exchange for immortality, not knowing that this exchange would change his life...forever. PRODUCER: Henry Boffin A weary yet determined man obtains an illegal time-travel device and travels back into his past, attempting to stop the hit-and-run accident that paralysed his wife 15 years before. DOORS OPEN: 5PM SCREENING: 9.10—10.55PM DJ OCKY + DJ DEXTER 5.00—9.10PM CLAN BRAWL DOCUMENTARY / NSW / 07:04 DRAMA / NSW / 10:36 DIRECTOR: Larissa Behrendt DIRECTOR: Nadia Townsend WRITER: Larissa Behrendt WRITER: Nadia Townsend PRODUCER: Sophie Wiesner James Saunders was rejected by his mother and then his father’s family but rebuilt a life for himself when he joined The Convicts Rugby Club. This short film tells his story in his own words. WHERE DO LILACS COME FROM PRODUCER: Natasha Ferguson & Nadia Townsend Brawl is a story about a young man who is desperately trying to find his place in the world, his misguided attempts to muscle an old friendship over an afternoon of heavy drinking will destroy him. DATE DRAMA / SA / 13:24 COMEDY / WA / 06:09 DIRECTOR: Matthew Thorne DIRECTOR: WRITER: Matthew Thorne WRITER:Katherine Marmion & Chris Veerhuis PRODUCER: Timothy Ward What would you do if you were losing your mind? An Alzheimers sufferer desperately tries to put together the pieces of his past. ‘The past is in us, not behind us.’ Chris Veerhuis PRODUCER: Katherine Marmion & Chris Veerhuis Lovable Liz is bumbling and stumbling her way through the world wide web of love, can she keep quiet long enough to see if true loves what she hooked on the net? SATURDAY 22ND NOVEMBER ALL GOD’S CREATURES THE MARTYR DRAMA / NSW / 18:00 DRAMA / SA / 14:59 DIRECTOR: Brendon McDonall DIRECTOR: WRITER: Taylor Litton-Strain WRITER: Daniel Phillips & Nic English PRODUCER: Brendon McDonall Having just lost their father, brothers Asher and Charlie’s already fragile relationship undergoes a test of almost mythic proportions when one of them commits an act of mindless cruelty. AT A DISTANCE Daniel Phillips PRODUCER: Daniel Vink, Daniel Phillips & Andrew Graue Two soldiers from either side of the conflict in Syria endure the horrors caused by the situation around them. Together they discover the truth of the war and their own role within it. THE GALLANT CAPTAIN DOCUMENTARY / ACT / 07:03 ANIMATION / VIC / 08:08 DIRECTOR: DIRECTOR: Katrina Mathers & Graeme Base Baqir Rezaie WRITER: Baqir Rezaie WRITER: PRODUCER: Baqir Rezaie PRODUCER: Katrina Mathers, Merrin Jensen, Daryl Munton & Patrick Sarell Abiha lives in dangerous Hazara community on the outskirts of Quetta in Pakistan. Graeme Base A boy and his cat journey into unknown waters with a bottle, a boat and a vivid imagination. DOORS OPEN: 3PM SCREENING: 9.10—10.55PM ERIC THE FALCON + DJ DEXTER 3.00—9.10PM CARRY ON THE APPRENTICE DRAMA / ASIA / 16:24 COMEDY / VIC / 06:10 DIRECTOR: Yatao Li DIRECTOR: Damon Escott & Steve Baker WRITER: Yatao Li WRITER:Steve Baker PRODUCER: Yatao Li PRODUCER: Steve Kearney & Leanne Tonkes In Japan-occupied China during World War II a father does what he can to save his daughter. Meet Wayne... Lonely. Awkward. Apprentice mortician. It’s no longer safe to die. THE COLOUR OF KEROSENE DRAMA / SA / 15:00 DIRECTOR: Rory Noke WRITER: Cameron Raynes PRODUCER: Eleanor Jean Perry Out of fuel, out of luck, out-back, a taxi driver must escape his passengers when he realises they plan to kill him. SUNDAY 23RD NOVEMBER AWARDS CEREMONY: 8.40—9.10PM FRONTIER THE FABRIC DRAMA / NSW / 13:19 DRAMA / VIC / 15:00 DIRECTOR: Alexandra Edmondson DIRECTOR: Thomas Baricevic WRITER: WRITER: Thomas Baricevic Alexandra Edmondson PRODUCER: Cassie Kelly Gracie is the eight year-old daughter of a white settler. While exploring she discovers Toora, an Aboriginal woman and her baby hiding in the stables near their house. Gracie believes Toora is playing hide and seek but the sinister truth is that Toora and her baby are the sole survivors of a massacre perpetrated by Gracie’s father, William. UNDER THE VEST PRODUCER: Cameron Moloney & Thomas Baricevic A chance meeting with a local teenage boy shows a young Sudanese teen the town in a new light. COFFEE? DOCUMENTARY / VIC / 06:49 COMEDY / SA / 14:37 DIRECTOR: Natahnee Veitch & Therese Philippa DIRECTOR: WRITER: Therese Philippa PRODUCER: Christopher Kosmer The pain, loneliness and hope of living under the line is explored in this documentary about the lives of Sydney’s Big Issue vendors. Steve Lockley WRITER: Steve Lockley PRODUCER: Pia West A short black film about workplace relationships, mate-ship, how far you would go for a friend, and a deep love of coffee. DOORS OPEN: 3PM SCREENING: 9.10—10:55PM FLAMINGO DJ’S + DJ DEXTER 3.00—8.40PM RAVI & JANE DEATH OF A LEGEND (RAI SIN SOOD) DRAMA / NSW / 13:35 DRAMA / BANGKOK / 09:50 DIRECTOR: Stuart O’Rourke DIRECTOR: Poj Pitakjamnong WRITER: Stuart O’Rourke WRITER: Poj Pitakjamnong PRODUCER: Leah James A heart warming short film which tells the story of two class mates who strike up a budding friendship. ONE FINE DAY PRODUCER: Jompak Anfone & Poj Pitakjamnong With dissent against the social system, a young contract killer takes his first job on a hit to take down a legendary hitman. MANNY GETS CENSORED DRAMA / WA / 10:03 COMEDY / NSW / 08:00 DIRECTOR: Kelli Cross DIRECTOR: Graeme Robertson WRITER: Kelli Cross WRITER: Graeme Robertson PRODUCER: Kelrick Martin PRODUCER: Graeme Robertson Trying to stay strong for her family on what proves to be a distressing and difficult day, a young woman comes to realize that some things in life are beyond her control. All that is left is love and hope. A heartbroken young man discovers his life has literally been censored. FROM LITTLE THINGS BIG THINGS GROW Many short films are labours of love, made on microscopic budgets within limited resources by enthusiastic emerging filmmakers. Often these creative teams meet up while studying and go on to forge successful careers. After directing award winning short films, which include My Last Ten Hours with You, Elephantiasis and Necessary Games, former Flinders University student, Sophie Hyde, has gone onto international acclaim as the director of the feature film 52 Tuesdays. Sophie, in collaboration with former Flinders University students Rebecca Summerton, Matt Bate and Bryan Mason are Closer Productions, an Adelaide based collective of filmmakers that is having some remarkable success nationally and internationally. That 52 Tuesdays won awards at the Sundance Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival – while working from Adelaide, makes it even more remarkable. Sophie believes part of the reason for Closer’s success is the support they are able to offer each other because of the relationships they have developed since meeting as first year Screen and Media students at Flinders. “When I finished school I was going to take a year off but then I came to Flinders and saw a film lecture. I was so excited by it that I decided to enrol. “It was during our first year that we all met – although we only came together at Closer Productions later. We’re all really close friends now and because of that we’re able to be fairly brutal with each other about how things are going. “That’s absolutely a product of knowing each other for such a long time, but it’s also just part of who we are as people, because we’re all very driven by our work. “I thought when you grew up you met and got along with lots of people but as I got older I realised that it’s actually quite rare and you should hold onto those people. Asked whether she has advice for young Australian film makers, Ms Hyde says they should be clear about what they want, and not assume they have to do it the conventional way. “When we were going through Flinders I didn’t feel like you could make films and stay in Adelaide,” she said. “There were some exceptions, like Scott Hicks, but generally I felt like it was all happening somewhere else. “I hope that young film makers will look at the success of 52 Tuesdays and how we work at Closer, which has been set up so that we can make films in South Australia, and see they can create the things they want and that not everyone has to do the same thing. “I’d advise them to be very clear about they want to do and try their best to get it. 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