Frank is a guard in a solitary extraction centre, a kind of Matrix style prison of the future.
Frank's life is pretty good until a nurse from the centre hatches a plan to free her lover, a criminally insane rubber sheep salesman, and Frank ends up being Extracted.
Off Planet Film's trademark animation style and warped sense of humour definitely won't be for everyone, but Solitary Extraction tells a pretty interesting story with the clever animation leaving enough room for some pretty bad jokes.
Now if you've never watched any of the films from Off Planet, you've in for a day-waster. Off Planet Films would have to be one of the most prolific indie studios in Tasmania - their animated films have featured in dozens of festivals bother here and overseas - Solitary Extraction even played at Sundance in 2004!
Check out their website at Off Planet Films, or look them up on youtube.
July 31, 2011
July 27, 2011
The Hunter to screen at Toronto IFF!
Via press release from Madman Entertainment
THE HUNTER, from director Daniel Nettheim, will have its world premiere at the prestigious ‘Special Presentation’ section of the Toronto International Film Festival 2011.
Shot primarily in Tasmania in 2010/2011, THE HUNTER features an all-star cast including Academy Award® nominee Willem Dafoe (Spider-man, The English Patient, Platoon), Frances O’Connor (Blessed, Artificial Intelligence: AI, Mansfield Park) and Sam Neill (The Dish, Jurassic Park, The Piano).
The 36th Toronto International Film Festival will run from the 8 – 18 September and is one of the leading film festivals in the world. Past selectees for Special Presentation include Slumdog Millionaire and The Wrestler.
View the sneak peek teaser trailer of THE HUNTER!
Director Daniel Nettheim expressed his delight at the film screening at Toronto “I am thrilled to be presenting The Hunter to Toronto audiences, a story and landscape that is distinctly Australian and a film that I am very proud of”.
Producer Vincent Sheehan also shared his enthusiasm “It has been a long journey and quite an adventure making The Hunter, and selection for Toronto is certainly very exciting, but I am equally looking forward to our Australian release later this year”.
Paul Wiegard, Managing Director of Madman Entertainment, was also thrilled “Madman is ecstatic the film is being introduced to industry and public audiences attending TIFF. The stunningly beautiful Tasmanian landscape, international cast and exotic nature of the film will have broad appeal. Recent Australian films distributed by Madman such as Animal Kingdom and Snowtown also enjoyed a significant major film festival springboard that has led to remarkable local success and we anticipate the same for The Hunter.”
From the producers of ANIMAL KINGDOM and based on the acclaimed novel by Julia Leigh (Sleeping Beauty, Mona Lisa Smile), The Hunter is a powerful psychological drama that tells the story of Martin (Willem Dafoe), a mercenary sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a dramatic hunt for the last Tasmanian Tiger.
The Hunter will hit Australian cinemas 6 October 2011
THE HUNTER, from director Daniel Nettheim, will have its world premiere at the prestigious ‘Special Presentation’ section of the Toronto International Film Festival 2011.
Shot primarily in Tasmania in 2010/2011, THE HUNTER features an all-star cast including Academy Award® nominee Willem Dafoe (Spider-man, The English Patient, Platoon), Frances O’Connor (Blessed, Artificial Intelligence: AI, Mansfield Park) and Sam Neill (The Dish, Jurassic Park, The Piano).
The 36th Toronto International Film Festival will run from the 8 – 18 September and is one of the leading film festivals in the world. Past selectees for Special Presentation include Slumdog Millionaire and The Wrestler.
View the sneak peek teaser trailer of THE HUNTER!
Director Daniel Nettheim expressed his delight at the film screening at Toronto “I am thrilled to be presenting The Hunter to Toronto audiences, a story and landscape that is distinctly Australian and a film that I am very proud of”.
Producer Vincent Sheehan also shared his enthusiasm “It has been a long journey and quite an adventure making The Hunter, and selection for Toronto is certainly very exciting, but I am equally looking forward to our Australian release later this year”.
Paul Wiegard, Managing Director of Madman Entertainment, was also thrilled “Madman is ecstatic the film is being introduced to industry and public audiences attending TIFF. The stunningly beautiful Tasmanian landscape, international cast and exotic nature of the film will have broad appeal. Recent Australian films distributed by Madman such as Animal Kingdom and Snowtown also enjoyed a significant major film festival springboard that has led to remarkable local success and we anticipate the same for The Hunter.”
From the producers of ANIMAL KINGDOM and based on the acclaimed novel by Julia Leigh (Sleeping Beauty, Mona Lisa Smile), The Hunter is a powerful psychological drama that tells the story of Martin (Willem Dafoe), a mercenary sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a dramatic hunt for the last Tasmanian Tiger.
The Hunter will hit Australian cinemas 6 October 2011
July 22, 2011
EXTRAS Required (Hobart) Showing the Ropes
Male Extras (20 +) are required for crowd scenes in "Showing the Ropes" - a short film set in the 19th century, starring John X and Guy Hooper, Directed by David Pye-Finch.
The crowd scenes for the film will be shot on Saturday 6th August in Kelly's Garden, Salamanca Place, Hobart.
Please email rogan.brown(at)gmail.com letting him know your interest and availability.
The crowd scenes for the film will be shot on Saturday 6th August in Kelly's Garden, Salamanca Place, Hobart.
Please email rogan.brown(at)gmail.com letting him know your interest and availability.
July 21, 2011
Audition - Death by Television (Hobart, Theatre)
Death By Television, a new play by Briony Kidd, will premiere in TTC's Festival of New Tasmanian Theatre in October 2011.
After being part of a studio audience Phineas finds that his life is falling apart. A black comedy about pop culture and the individual, Death By Television is a moral fable in the vein of The Twilight Zone, influenced by deadpan style of Joe Orton.
Auditions are being held this Sunday afternoon (19 July) for two roles - one male (30+) and one female (25+). Both are multi-character roles with lots of scope for the right person. Input into the development of characters, and the piece as a whole, will be encouraged. The production is profit share. Production roles are also available.
For further information or to book an audition time, please contact the director on brionykidd(at)gmail.com or 0408376045.
After being part of a studio audience Phineas finds that his life is falling apart. A black comedy about pop culture and the individual, Death By Television is a moral fable in the vein of The Twilight Zone, influenced by deadpan style of Joe Orton.
Auditions are being held this Sunday afternoon (19 July) for two roles - one male (30+) and one female (25+). Both are multi-character roles with lots of scope for the right person. Input into the development of characters, and the piece as a whole, will be encouraged. The production is profit share. Production roles are also available.
For further information or to book an audition time, please contact the director on brionykidd(at)gmail.com or 0408376045.
Fatty and George (TV 1981) - Tasmanian TV series
Written and Directed by Tasmanian writer John Honey, popular children's TV series Fatty and George (TV 1981) - IMDb is fondly remembered as one of the Tasmanian Film Corporation's most successful exports.
Filmed on location in Hobart
Love those opening titles with the shots in Salamanca! And the opening shot of this episode looks like 10 Murray Street - brutal!
All ten episodes were digitally remastered by the Tasmanian Archive & Heritage Office (TAHO) in 2010.
You can buy the DVD of this Tasmanian television series here!
July 12, 2011
Auditions (NORTHERN TAS) - Trail of the Tin Dragon
OPEN CASTING CALL FOR VOLUNTEER ACTORS AND EXTRAS OF CHINESE AND EAST ASIAN APPEARANCE REQUIRED FOR EXCITING ARTS PROJECT TRAIL OF THE TIN DRAGON
Accomplished multi media artist JULIE MARTIN and Casting Agent JANE BINNING are seeking people of Chinese appearance aged between 5 and 60 to be involved in filming a recreation of the Chinese involvement in Launceston and the North East of Tasmania during the period of 1860 and 1935. This film is to be included in a purpose built museum in St. Helens and also support the Chinese Exhibition in the Queen Victoria Museum.
We are holding an open casting call.
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.
WHEN: Saturday July 16th
WHERE: Gateway Baptist Church – 22 Wellington St -LAUNCESTON
TIME: 3 sessions at 11am – 12 noon and 1pm
SHOOT DATES: Between August 1st and August 5th
(1 – 3 days involvement)
SHOOT LOCATION: Weldborough and surrounding area (North East Tassie)
CHARACTERS
Herbalist (Male 40 – 50yrs)
Monk (Male 30 – 60 yrs
Chinese Business Man (Male 40 – 55yrs)
Very old Chinese Man
Spruiker (Male 30 – 55yrs)
Miner 1 ( Male 30 – 55yrs)
Miner 2 (Male 20 – 55yrs)
Mandarins Wife (Female 30 – 40 yrs)
Mandarins child 1 ( Female 8 – 13 yrs)
Mandarins Child 2 (Male 8 – 13)
10 x Male extras (aged 18 – 60)
5 x Female Extras (aged 18 – 60)
5 x Children Extras (aged 5 to 15)
PLEASE NOTE: ALL AGE REQUIREMENT IS APPROXIMATE
If you are interested please email DAVID QUINN at darke2099(at)gmail.com or phone him on 0417502872 and let him know what time on Saturday July 16 you are available (11am – 12 noon or 1pm). If emailing him please include your gender and age. You do not have to prepare anything – or be nervous in any way. The process and the project is all about fun and community involvement.
Please note that the budget on this community project is very tight. Extras and bit part players will not be paid. You will however get your transport, accommodation and food taken care of while the shoot is on. You will get a DVD of the completed film component with your name in the credits! You will have fun and a great opportunity to experience working on a film set!
Thanks so much – we look forward to meeting you on the 16th of July!
Via - David Quinn
Celestial Sojourn: The Chinese on the Tinfields of North East Tasmania
Accomplished multi media artist JULIE MARTIN and Casting Agent JANE BINNING are seeking people of Chinese appearance aged between 5 and 60 to be involved in filming a recreation of the Chinese involvement in Launceston and the North East of Tasmania during the period of 1860 and 1935. This film is to be included in a purpose built museum in St. Helens and also support the Chinese Exhibition in the Queen Victoria Museum.
We are holding an open casting call.
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.
WHEN: Saturday July 16th
WHERE: Gateway Baptist Church – 22 Wellington St -LAUNCESTON
TIME: 3 sessions at 11am – 12 noon and 1pm
SHOOT DATES: Between August 1st and August 5th
(1 – 3 days involvement)
SHOOT LOCATION: Weldborough and surrounding area (North East Tassie)
CHARACTERS
Herbalist (Male 40 – 50yrs)
Monk (Male 30 – 60 yrs
Chinese Business Man (Male 40 – 55yrs)
Very old Chinese Man
Spruiker (Male 30 – 55yrs)
Miner 1 ( Male 30 – 55yrs)
Miner 2 (Male 20 – 55yrs)
Mandarins Wife (Female 30 – 40 yrs)
Mandarins child 1 ( Female 8 – 13 yrs)
Mandarins Child 2 (Male 8 – 13)
10 x Male extras (aged 18 – 60)
5 x Female Extras (aged 18 – 60)
5 x Children Extras (aged 5 to 15)
PLEASE NOTE: ALL AGE REQUIREMENT IS APPROXIMATE
If you are interested please email DAVID QUINN at darke2099(at)gmail.com or phone him on 0417502872 and let him know what time on Saturday July 16 you are available (11am – 12 noon or 1pm). If emailing him please include your gender and age. You do not have to prepare anything – or be nervous in any way. The process and the project is all about fun and community involvement.
Please note that the budget on this community project is very tight. Extras and bit part players will not be paid. You will however get your transport, accommodation and food taken care of while the shoot is on. You will get a DVD of the completed film component with your name in the credits! You will have fun and a great opportunity to experience working on a film set!
Thanks so much – we look forward to meeting you on the 16th of July!
Via - David Quinn
Celestial Sojourn: The Chinese on the Tinfields of North East Tasmania
July 6, 2011
Tasmanian film at Hollyshorts
Briony Kidd's The Room at the Top of the Stairs continues to kick ass on the International Film Festival circuit, with the Tasmanian short film being accepted into the 7th Annual Hollyshorts Festival in Hollywood! The festival runs from the 11th to the 18th of August 2011.
Some more about Hollyshorts from their website:
For the past 7 years, HollyShorts has featured participation from some of the top filmmakers and artists in the world including: James Caan, Paul Haggis, David Lynch, Josh Brolin, Jessica Biel, David Arquette, Eli Roth, Jane Lynch, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Jason Biggs, John Dahl, Darren Lew, Malcolm Barrett, Mark Fergus, Demi Moore, Kirsten Dunst, Jamie Linden, Brian Geraghty, Scott Porter, Joel David Moore, Adrian Grenier, Carter Smith and many more. The tradition continues with this incarnation of the most anticipated short film event of the year. HollyShorts was the first short film festival ever in Hollywood to showcase a 3D short film program."
Some more about Hollyshorts from their website:
For the past 7 years, HollyShorts has featured participation from some of the top filmmakers and artists in the world including: James Caan, Paul Haggis, David Lynch, Josh Brolin, Jessica Biel, David Arquette, Eli Roth, Jane Lynch, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Jason Biggs, John Dahl, Darren Lew, Malcolm Barrett, Mark Fergus, Demi Moore, Kirsten Dunst, Jamie Linden, Brian Geraghty, Scott Porter, Joel David Moore, Adrian Grenier, Carter Smith and many more. The tradition continues with this incarnation of the most anticipated short film event of the year. HollyShorts was the first short film festival ever in Hollywood to showcase a 3D short film program."
The Room at the Top of the Stairs will also screen at the Viscera Film Festival in July. The festival takes place at Theatre7 in Las Vegas over two nights - July 29-30, 2011
Congrats to the cast & crew of this fantastic Tasmanian short film!
A young artist becomes obsessed with a girl she's never met...
Written by Briony Kidd Produced by Adam Walker Film
Congrats to the cast & crew of this fantastic Tasmanian short film!
A young artist becomes obsessed with a girl she's never met...
Written by Briony Kidd Produced by Adam Walker Film
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