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Giovanna Mercuri

Bonnie Ferguson to star in Alex Proyas’ short film as his studio opens
Bonnie Ferguson (Photo credit: Alex Proyas).

Bonnie Ferguson will play the lead in a short film from Alex Proyas, the first to shoot in his new self-contained studio in Sydney.

The working title is Mask of the Evil Apparition, it will shoot for three or four days late this month and premiere on the filmmaker’s YouTube channel Mystery Clock Cinema.

“It has all the attributes you’d expect from one of my madcap adventures,” Proyas said on his Facebook page.

“We shall be exploring virtual environments to create a dreamlike reality; a completely independent production, which points to the future of independent filmmaking. The techniques we discover with this short shall be used for full theatrical feature film production in due course.”

Bonnie plays the dual role of a character named Olivia who, she says, “is not as she seems.”

Proyas is seeking crew including production manager, runner, sound recordist,...
See full article at IF.com.au
  • 2/2/2020
  • by The IF Team
  • IF.com.au
Giovanna Mercuri combines her passions for films and improving mental health
Giovanna Mercuri.

In Giovanna Mercuri’s day job is an accredited mental health social worker, she visits clients in their homes. In her other role, she makes feature films and TV shows which she sees as an extension of her mission.

The singer, dancer, actor and former schoolteacher has produced, written, directed and acted in two features, Locked In and The Target, and is preparing to shoot her third, Fine Line, next year.

In between her own projects she directed Just Ruby, a feature scripted by Damien Leith and Eileen Stapleton.

The drama stars Leith as Irish singer Danny, who meets sisters Betty and Ruby Stone (Bonnie Ferguson and Danielle Rodney) while performing at a local pub in outback Nsw. Romance and drama ensue amid a crippling drought and the resurfacing of an earlier tragedy. Mercuri’s Locked In Productions produced with Leith and Stapleton.

“The story is an uplifting one,...
See full article at IF.com.au
  • 11/12/2019
  • by The IF Team
  • IF.com.au
Bonnie Ferguson takes centre stage in ‘Just Ruby’
Bonnie Ferguson in ‘Just Ruby.’

Bonnie Ferguson has wrapped filming her first feature lead role in Giovanna Mercuri’s dramedy Just Ruby and will follow that by starring in Violet Daze, a proof-of-concept for a horror movie.

Earlier this year she had a supporting role in Moon Rock for Monday, a coming-of-age road movie from first-time writer-director Kurt Martin, and she collaborated with filmmaker Alex Proyas on two projects: short film Phobos and a photographic exhibition.

Last year she appeared in the five-part TV series Made for This, which the creators Steven Carnuccio, Domenic Di Mento and Daniel Pike are shopping to broadcasters and streaming services

“It’s been a busy couple of years,” says the 22-year-old, who plans to have a crack at the Us in the middle of next year after signing with Shelter Entertainment’s Andrew Howard.

Scripted by Damien Leith and Eileen Stapleton, Just Ruby stars Leith as Irish singer Danny,...
See full article at IF.com.au
  • 11/6/2019
  • by The IF Team
  • IF.com.au
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