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'Emo the Musical' to make international debut at Berlinale
In 2014, writer-director Neil Triffett and producer Lee Matthews won a Special Mention in the Generation 14plus section of the Berlin International Film Festival for their short film, Emo The Musical..

Now three years on, the filmmakers are set to return to the festival with the feature verison,.Emo the Musical. The high school musical satire has been officially selected for its international premiere at Berlinale 2017, again in the Generation 14plus program. Emo the Musical had its world premiere at Miff last August..

Returning to the festival was rewarding for the team, said Triffett.

.It.s wonderful to come full circle. We received such a terrific response to the short from Berlinale and its audiences in 2014, now to be able to return with the feature film is very exciting,. he said..

Producer Lee Matthews said: .The success of the short film in Berlin opened many doors for us throughout the industry.
See full article at IF.com.au
  • 1/12/2017
  • by Staff Writer
  • IF.com.au
Perry, Whoever Was Using This Bed and Young Labor headline St Kilda Film Fest
St Kilda Film Festival.

The St Kilda Film Festival has revealed its 2016 lineup with films including Perry, Whoever was Using This Bed and Young Labor leading the pack.

The Festival will kick off at the Palais Theatre with about 3,000 industry guests and film-lovers on the red carpet to sample a selection of the best shorts from the 2016 program..

For the second year, the St Kilda Town Hall will be transformed into a cinema to host Australia.s top 100 short films, music videos, archival footage, international programs, youth screenings and an extensive filmmaker development program.

Festival Director Paul Harris said he was delighted to announce a world-class line up of short films created by some of Australia.s most talented filmmakers..

Highlights from Australia.s Top 100 short film program include the world premiere of the Matt Day directed, Perry, starring Toby Schmitz, Ryan Johnson, Adrienne Pickering.

Perry tells the story of...
See full article at IF.com.au
  • 4/27/2016
  • by Staff Writer
  • IF.com.au
800 Words actor to make his feature debut
Benson Jack Anthony, who played Erik Thomson.s son Arlo in the Seven Network hit drama 800 Words, has won the lead role in Emo (the musical).

In his feature debut Neil Triffett is writing and directing the irreverent high school musical satire inspired by his 2013 short film. Shooting starts in Melbourne on November 30.

Anthony is Ethan, who is desperate to fit in to his new school and quickly finds a place in the Emo band that aims to win the state school rock competition. When the Christian band enters the competition, the two groups are set to go to war. That.s awkward for Ethan as he falls in love with Trinity (newcomer Jordan Hare), the lead vocalist in the Christian band.

Rahart Adams, who plays the lead in David Caesar's feature Nowhere Boys The Book of Shadows after starring in Nickelodeon.s telemovie Liar Liar, Vampire and series Every Witch Way,...
See full article at IF.com.au
  • 11/12/2015
  • by Don Groves
  • IF.com.au
Screen funding boost for Victoria
The Victorian government.s 2015-2016 budget provides $4.9 million in new funding for the State.s screen sector.

That includes $3.5 million for Film Victoria.s investment, development and skills programs. In addition, $1.4 million goes to the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund, the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne and a new Chinese Film Festival in Melbourne.

The increase in screen funding is part of a creative industries package of $202 million which the Andrews government says is the largest since 2009-2010.

.The injection of $3.5 million into Film Victoria.s investment, development and skills programs will allow this agency to continue its support of Victorian screen businesses and practitioners across all platforms to innovate and excel at home and abroad,. CEO Jenni Tosi tells If.

.The additional $1.4 million for screen culture will enable the Melbourne International Film Festival to continue to secure the worldwide premiere of Victorian projects whilst the ongoing support of...
See full article at IF.com.au
  • 5/5/2015
  • by Don Groves
  • IF.com.au
Nearly $5 million in screen funding for Victoria
The Victorian government.s 2015-2016 budget provides $4.9 million in funding for the State.s screen sector.

That includes $3.5 million for Film Victoria.s investment, development and skills programs. In addition, $1.4 million goes to the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund, the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne and a new Chinese Film Festival in Melbourne.

The funding level is unchanged from the previous year's budget although the government. says it's part of a creative industries package of $202 million, the largest since 2009-2010.

.The injection of $3.5 million into Film Victoria.s investment, development and skills programs will allow this agency to continue its support of Victorian screen businesses and practitioners across all platforms to innovate and excel at home and abroad,. CEO Jenni Tosi tells If.

.The additional $1.4 million for screen culture will enable the Melbourne International Film Festival to continue to secure the worldwide premiere of Victorian projects whilst the ongoing...
See full article at IF.com.au
  • 5/5/2015
  • by Don Groves
  • IF.com.au
Funding boost for Victoria
The Victorian government.s 2015-2016 budget provides $4.9 million in funding for the State.s screen sector.

That includes $3.5 million for Film Victoria.s investment, development and skills programs.

In addition, $1.4 million goes to the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund, the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne and a new Chinese Film Festival in Melbourne.

The government says that.s the largest allocation to the creative industries since 2009-2010, part of a creative industries package of $202 million.

Projects supported by Film Victoria directly spend more than $150 million in the State each year and provide more than 7,000 jobs.

In other Victorian news, Lee Matthews will work at the Cannes Film Festival Market from May 13-22 May in the Arclight Films booth. Matthews produced the short film Emo, (the musical), which screened in competition at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival, and he was an associate producer on first-time feature director Ben Plazzer's comedy The Heckler.
See full article at IF.com.au
  • 5/5/2015
  • by Don Groves
  • IF.com.au
An Aussie musical, with an Emo twist
Could Australian audiences who seem to be tiring of dark, home-grown dramas and thrillers spark to a musical comedy/romance about an Emo teenager who falls in love with a Christian girl?

Writer-director Neil Triffett and producer Lee Matthews reckon so, and are confident they can turn their 15-minute short Emo: The Musical into a full-length feature.

It will be the feature debut for both. Matthews has produced 14 shorts and Triffett has directed numerous shorts and documentaries.

The Emo short has an impressive pedigree, having been nominated for best short at the Generation14 Plus section of this year.s Berlin Film Festival, where it got a special mention, and screened at more than 20 international festivals.

Screen Australia gave the producers a grant to finish the short and is now funding the development of the feature, which Triffett will write and direct as well as composing the songs.

.It.s a...
See full article at IF.com.au
  • 7/23/2014
  • by Don Groves
  • IF.com.au
Shrove Tuesday Movie Trailer
Shrove Tuesday will be at the New York Horror Festival this Sunday November 22nd at 8:00pm. This horor short has influences from the tales of the Brothers Grimm and the first trailer looks like a child's fairytale. Very mysterious and intriguing, those on the eastcoast will get a treat on the big screen this Sunday in Shrove. Read the synopsis and watch the trailer, for the film, below.

"Shrove Tuesday is a dark fairytale, an homage to the Brothers Grimm, and to the slasher films of the 1970s and 1980s. It is the story of strong, bloody medieval vengeance, as woman, murdered for her beliefs, returns from beyond the grave to slay all of those who sent her to hell. No one is spared, as a young girl is stalked in the lonely woods by the vicious, child-eating demon. You will not believe what happens at the end!"

Director: Lee Matthews.
See full article at 28 Days Later Analysis
  • 11/20/2009
  • by Michael Ross Allen
  • 28 Days Later Analysis
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