Widescreen April 2008
This edition is jammed packed with news and giveaways. Enjoy the read….
Congratulations....
Spider, directed by Accelerator Alumni Nash Edgerton, has won Best Comedy at the Aspen Shortsfest.Another Accelerator Alumni and Director of Corroboree (MIFF 07) Ben Hackworth, has been selected for the 4th Atelier of the Cinefondation at this years Cannes Film Festival. Ben’s script Cure For Serpents is one of fifteen projects selected to participate. L'Atelier seeks to help directors with financing and project completion.
Two Australian films Searching 4 Sandeep and Beyond our Ken have been selected to screen at Hot Docs, Canada’s International Documentary Festival. Both films screened at MIFF in 2007.
Publicist sought for MIFF
Limelight PR is seeking a Publicist for a two month contract position (June-August) to assist the Publicity team with the Melbourne International Film Festival 2008 Publicity campaign.For further information visit the NEWS section of our website.
MIFF Media Internships
Applications for 2008 Media Internships are NOW OPEN. The Melbourne International Film Festival Publicity Department will be recruiting interns for 2008 until the end of May 2008. Internships will run from June to September. A minimum commitment of 2 days per week is required. THIS IS NOT A PAID POSITION.FURTHER INFORMATION
Calling all Volunteers
If you love film, enjoy helping people and like the buzz of being involved in a high profile event, then MIFF would love to hear from you!MIFF is calling for volunteers for the 2008 Festival and we need a dedicated troupe of people to assist us in running Australia's pre-eminent film festival.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Kick Goals @ MIFF
The closing date for entry to the MIFF Footy Shorts Awards has been extended to FRIDAY 30 MAY, 2008.FURTHER INFORMATION
Next Gen is back!
Premiering in 2007, and back by popular demand, the Next Gen program features a selection of recent international films for young audiences, primary school age and over 14's. Next Gen is an opportunity for the younger members of our community, as well as the young at heart, to become part of the MIFF experience.Full program and bookings from early May.
FURTHER INFORMATION NextGen_Postcard08.pdf (pdf file, 318kb)
HKIFF Report
Senior Programmer, Michelle Carey and Program Manager, Juliana Chin, made their way to the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) late last month. Like MIFF, it offers the ravenous festival-goer a broad assortment of films across different styles and genres and of course one of the best selections of Asian cinema in the international festival calendar. Widescreen readers will have to wait until July to know the results of the viewing and selection, but Michelle and Juliana can report that Asian cinema appears to be more diverse than ever. In a bustling, dollar-driven city where the latest film – blockbuster or arthouse – can be purchased for $10 at the local corner store, the HKIFF offers a sensory and cultural refuge in its diverse film program.
MIFF Members Screening Reminder
The Edge of Heaven
Date: Sunday 20 AprilTime: 10.00am
Where: Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon Street, Carlton
Winner of The Ecumenical Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, The Edge of Heaven, is Fatih Akin’s fifth feature. Recently nominated as the German entry for Best Foreign Film Academy Awards 2008, this film is sure to engage and enthral audiences.
A college professor, Nejat, travels from Hamburg to Istanbul to find Ayten, the Turkish daughter of his father’s friend who he wants to help financially. He learns later that she was deported from Germany for her activism and has since become a political prisoner. Ayten’s German friend Lotte and her mother Susanne become entangled in the consequences.
Running time: 122 minutes, Distributor: Sharmill Films, Rating: M
Release Date: 24 April
Widescreen Giveaways
Transylvania – Preview Screening for THURSDAY 17 APRIL @ 6.30pm
70 Double Passes Up for GrabsKino Dendy – LG, 45 Collins Street, Melbourne
Zingarina arrives in Transylvania, in the heart of Romania, looking for the man she loves. She had met him in France, but one day he left without a word of explanation. With her friend, Marie, who jealously watches over her, Zingarina throws her body and soul into a romantic quest and gets caught up in a fascinating land. But when she finds her former lover in the midst of a pagan festival, he brutally rejects her. Mad with anguish, she then flees Marie, who reminds her too much of her past, to fully merge into this new land, Transylvania, where she meets Tchangalo, a loner, a man like her, without borders, without ties.
Running time: 103 minutes, Distributor: Potential Films, Rating: M
Release Date: 24 April
For your chance to win one of 70 double passes to the screening on Thursday 17th April 6.30pm, courtesy of Potential Films and Kino Dendy, email your name to griffen@melbournefilmfestival.com.au . Please include “Transylvania” in the subject line. The first 70 replies will be placed on a door list and only winners will be notified by return email.
Free* Parking in the Collins Place Car Park, Flinders lane. (*free for the first two hours, then $2.00 ph for up to four hours thereafter) Please present your Car Parking ticket at Cinema box office for validation.
Broken Sun – Preview Screening for SUNDAY 20 April @ 11.00am
10 double passes up for grabsCinema Nova, 380 Lygon Street, Carlton
Broken Sun is a very unusual new Australian drama created by young Sydney filmmakers Brad Haynes and Sasha Huckstepp. Possibly the most astonishing unnerving daylight rural photography since Picnic at Hanging Rock or Break of Day in the renaissance years of the 70s with the emotional depth of Gallipoli, this new film Broken Sun is a major achievement in Australian film making.
Set in 1944 on an isolated farm Broken Sun tells the story of Jack, a 39 year old hermit farmer and WWI veteran living in isolation with a haunting feeling too hard to shake. When Jack encounters Masaru, a frightened and lost Japanese POW from the Cowra Breakout, his solitude abruptly ends.
It is not long before Jack finds solace in the fact that he is not alone. They are, after all, just two men in different uniforms talking to each other. Unknowingly they both portray a desire for hope but can not escape the ineffable tragedy that awaits them both.
Running time: 101 minutes, Distributor: Jacka Films, Rating: MA15+
Release Date: 24 April
For your chance to win one of 10 double passes to the screening on Sunday 20th April 11.00am, courtesy of Cinema Nova, email your name to griffen@melbournefilmfestival.com.au by 10.00am Thursday 17th April. Please include “Broken Sun” in the subject line. Winners names will be placed on a door list and only winners will be notified by return email.
MIFF Members Giveaways
Click through the links for further information on the great giveaways we have for MIFF Members this month for the following films:Cactus – Q & A Screening with Bryan Brown & Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
80 Double Passes Up for GrabsCourtesy of Kino Dendy & Hoyts Distribution
Moliere – 50 double passes up for grabs
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