Call for Entries Opens 19 May
In a couple of weeks we will be back in programming mode- ready to start viewing the hundreds of dvds and tapes we are sent each festival as part of our selection process. Our Call for Entries process will run until 17 October and guidelines will be available on our website soon.
AFF anncounces new board member
welcome Leanne Thomas!
The AFF Board of Directors is delighted to announce the appointment of a new board member, Leanne Thomas, senior manager at Edwards Marshall.
Leanne specialises in management accounting, taxation and ethics and business advisory. In addition to her role at Edwards Marshall, Leanne works with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia as a facilitator and exam marker. This role keeps her firmly grounded in the current and evolving issues of the profession and up to date with the changes in legislation. This will be Leanne’s first board appointment.
The most recent board appointment, in mid 2007, prior to Leanne was Sam White, a producer with the People’s Republic of Animation. For fans of PRA’s outstanding work we heard this week that PRA produced TV shorts are now being aired on Nickelodeon Australia.cheryl's on top of the world!
aff chair climbs everest
Intreprid is the word that most springs to mind when thinking about AFF Chair Cheryl Bart at the moment. She and her daughter Nicki were stuck at Base Camp on Mt Everest, along with many other mountaineers who were unable to proceed to the summit for a number of days, as the Chinese army cleared the mountain because of fears for the progress of the Torch of Harmony. The Chinese army finally gave permission on 6 May although the Nepalese Government have told them that they want to co-operate with the Chinese and will be curtailing communications by mountaineers. This trip is sponsored by BigPond and news can be gathered at Cheryl’s blog www.bigpondeverest.com
SUBSCRIBER OFFERS!
more films than you can poke a stick at - get in quick!
On offer to our lucky subscribers this month are double in-season passes galore to the following films:
To win your tickets, CLICK HERE and fill in ALL of your details, and the name of the film. Tickets are limited, and will fly out the door, so be quick!
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Mongol dir/writer Sergei Bodrov (tbr)
Nominated for an Academy Award, Kazakhstan's entry for Best Foreign Language Film, this dazzling historical epic explores one of the most fascinating leaders in world history – Genghis Khan. Mongol charts his rise to power, from his perilous childhood to the epic battle that sealed his destiny as future conqueror. Masterfully blending action and emotion, Mongol delivers an exciting and awe-inspiring tale of history, loyalty, survival and triumph. In Cinemas June 19, 2008
Leatherheads dir: George Clooney (M)
Oscar winners George Clooney and Renee Zellweger match wits in this rapid-fire romantic comedy about two on-field team mates who become off-field rivals of a young spitfire journalist’s affections.
Un Secret dir: Claude Miller (M)
The exploration of a dark family secret and the story of a passion, through the inner voyage of François, a solitary child who invents for himself a brother and imagines his parents' past. On his fifteenth birthday, a friend of the family reveals to young François an overwhelming truth, but one which enables him at last to start building his life. Winner of Grand Prix des Amériques at Montreal World Film Festival and Best Supporting Actress (Julie Depardieu) and ten other nominations at the Cesar Awards, France in 2008.
Thanks to Dendy Films we have 15 in season passes to give away. To win your tickets, CLICK HERE and fill in ALL of your details, and the name of the film. Tickets are limited, and will fly out the door, so be quick!
Shine A Light (M) dir: Martin Scorcese
Scorsese’s concert documentary Shine A Light shows the world the Rolling Stones as they’ve never been seen before. Filmed at the famed Beacon Theatre in New York City in Fall 2006, Scorsese assembled a legendary team of cinematographers to capture the raw energy of the legendary band.
Joy Division dir: Grant Gee (M) 93 mins 2007 UK/USA
In 1976 four young men from ruined, post-industrial Manchester formed the band Joy Division. Charting the tumultuous and ultimately tragic story of the band, this documentary features extensive archival footage and new interviews with Tony Wilson, Peter Saville, Pete Shelley, Anton Corbijn (director of Control ) and all the surviving members. Presented by the Media Resource Centre and Big Star Records Joy Division screens for one weekend only, Fri 23 + Sat 24 May exclusively at the Mercury Cinema.
AFF Investment Fund News
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL OF ARTS
Forbidden Lie$ has just won the top award at the 4th Aljazeera Documentary Film Festival at Doha (Qatar). Director Anna Broinowski was there to collect cash prize of $15,000 for the Golden Award which was broadcast to millions of Aljazeera viewers throughout the Middle East.
Anna said it was extremely exciting and gratifying to know that the film speaks so strongly to people in the Middle East as audiences there obviously have a strong personal investment in Norma's lies being exposed. And they still laugh at all the same jokes. She and producer Sally Regan are off to the San Francisco Film Festival where the film is screening to secure US distribution.
The short film Swing (dir: Chris Haughton, prod: Louise Pascale) will have its American premiere at a screening of award winning Australian shorts in New York called Short Films Today. It’s been selected into Liberta in Croatia, sold locally to Ronin Films and has been invited to Expression En Corto in Mexico. Louise commented that “just when I thought it was time to put the baby to bed a new lease of life has come along.”The 2008 Triumphant Refugee Film Festival
DON'T MISS THIS!
Following hugely successful screenings of the 2007 Festival in Sydney, Canberra, Cairns and Darwin, Triumphant! International, the Media Resource Centre and the Migrant Resource Centre of South Australia are pleased to bring Australia’s only refugee film festival to Adelaide for the first time in 2008. The 2008 festival will be held across Australia during Refugee Week and will screen the best Australian and international short films made by and about refugees.
Friday June 20th Mercury Cinema Entry is free but seats are limited, so please RSVP to adelaide@triumphant.org.au.
Obituaries
Within weeks Adelaide lost two men who made enormous contributions to the cultural life and growth of South Australia.
Eric Williams 1930-2008
Born in 1930 into a Welsh coal mining family and later a graduate of the Liverpudlian grammar school attended by John Lennon, Eric Williams migrated to Adelaide in 1956. He found work as general secretary of the WEA and went on to become a passionate cinefile and a founding member of the first Adelaide International Film Festival.
He was a director of AIFF for 17 of its 21 years in which time he was a vigorous and unrelenting fighter in the protracted turf wars that raged between the Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide film festivals over exclusivity, audiences, access to films and international accreditation. Eric was also appointed to the inaugural board of the SA Film Corporation. Until a couple of years ago he was Executive Director at WEA Illawarra (Wollongong). He passed away on 3 April.
Tristram Carey 1925-2008
Tristram Carey was born in Oxford, UK the third child of novelist Joyce Carey. During his war service he independently developed the idea of what was to become tape music,and was a pioneer of electronic and electro-acoustic music. Subsequently he became founder Director of EMS (London) Ltd. and co-designer of the VCS3 (Putney) Synthesiser and other EMS products. He became a distinguished composer and teacher and produced a large variety of concert works and scores for theatre, radio, film, TV, public exhibitions. A long time resident of Adelaide, he was the inspiration behind and subject of the AFFIF 2007 documentary What the Future Sounded Like (dir: Mat Bate prod: Claire Harris) www.whatthefuturesoundedlike.com
. Tristram died in hospital on 24 April and will be greatly missed.
CALL FOR JURORS
The AFI is also seeking jurors for the categories of Short Fiction, Short Animation, Documentary, Television, Visual Effects and Young Actor.
Each jury will be comprised of a range of screen professions and will play an integral role in selecting this year’s AFI Award winners. Prospective jurors must have professional film or television credits and should be familiar with the 2008 AFI Awards Rule Book and entry guidelines, available online now at
www.afi.org.au
Expressions of interest and a current CV should be e-mailed to the AFI Awards Coordinator, Zofia Zabielska at awards@afi.org.au by 5pm, Friday 9 May.
Entries are now open for the 2008 AFI Awards in all categories: Documentary, Short Fiction Film, Short Animation, Feature Film and Television. Visit the website for updates and changes to rules for entries.
