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Sydney Film Festival & Dendy Awards

Michael Hill’s Screen Australia funded animation The Not-So-Great Eugene Green will have it’s world premiere screening at the Sydney Film Festival. It has also been nominated for the Yoram Gross Animation Award at the Dendy Awards. The Not-So-Great Eugene Green is screening on Saturday 13 June at 2pm and Sunday 13 June at 4:10pm at the Greater Union George Street Cinemas in Sydney. Visit the Sydney Film Festival website for tickets – www.sydneyfilmfestival.org

St Kilda Film Festival

Melanie Brunt has 2 short films she directed screening at the 2009 St Kilda Film Festival – the 5 minute film Bird which stars Sarah Mortimer and was shot by Simon Ozolins, and Roadside which is part of the Little Deaths omnibus of short films written by Giula Sandler. Little Deaths won the Spaartan Award at the 2008 Digi SPAA and has been picked up by Odin’s Eye Entertainment. Bird screens in Session 1 on 27th May at 9pm and Little Deaths is screening on 28th May at 7:30pm at the Palace George Cinemas in St Kilda. Check out www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au for tickets and more information.

Casting Call for Short Film

Feather Films is now casting writer/director Irina Goundortseva’s new short film Fatso (5 mins). Fatso is a brief, bittersweet tale about belonging.

If you think you would be perfect for any of the roles listed below, please email your headshot and CV to fatsocasting@gmail.com – please type the character name, followed by your name in the subject line of your email. 

LEAD ROLE –
Bobby (20-30yrs) is a big boy – overweight, kind hearted and desperately lonely. He works operating a lift. 

SUPPORT ROLES –
1 x Chubby Young Boy (7-9yrs) – cute and chubby
3 x Goth Guys (17-22yrs) – all skinny and lanky
3 x Goth Girls (17-22yrs) – all skinny and lanky
2 x Corporate Women (20-40yrs)

Visions du Reel

Writer/Director Adrian Francis’ short documentary Lessons From The Night, which premiered at Sundance and Flickerfest in January, has been invited to screen at the documentary film festival Visions du Reel held in Nyon, Switzerland in April. Visit their website www.visionsdureel.ch/en.html.  Lessons From The Night is also screening at the Riverrun International Film Festival in the USA in April – www.riverrunfilm.com

San Joaquin International Film Festival

Erin White’s Film Victoria funded short film Dugong has been invited to screen at the 2nd Annual San Joaquin International Film Festival in California USA. The film festival runs from 14th to 23rd May, 2009. For more information, check out the festival’s website – www.sjiff.org/festivals.html.