Taking a positive look at visual impairment, rather than focusing on it as a disability, “Coyote Ugly” star Adam Garcia joins producer and actor Tsu Shan Chambers in the lead roles of “My Eyes,” a drama film now shooting in Melbourne, Australia.
When optometrist Alana discovers her daughter has a rare inherited eye disease, she must look into her past to realize her vision for the future. She discovers that a judo athlete with a visual impairment halfway across the world may hold the answers she seeks. But old truths make the task of saving her daughter’s sight an uncomfortable and marriage-threatening mission.
Joining Garcia and Chanbers in the cast are gold medal Judo champion Eduardo Ávila Sánchez and young newcomer Nia Rush.
The story was inspired by incidents that emerged during Chambers time as an optometry student and while volunteering at the 2000 Paralympic Games.
“[We are] approaching the story and...
When optometrist Alana discovers her daughter has a rare inherited eye disease, she must look into her past to realize her vision for the future. She discovers that a judo athlete with a visual impairment halfway across the world may hold the answers she seeks. But old truths make the task of saving her daughter’s sight an uncomfortable and marriage-threatening mission.
Joining Garcia and Chanbers in the cast are gold medal Judo champion Eduardo Ávila Sánchez and young newcomer Nia Rush.
The story was inspired by incidents that emerged during Chambers time as an optometry student and while volunteering at the 2000 Paralympic Games.
“[We are] approaching the story and...
- 18/10/2023
- por Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The message of Angela How’s debut feature Rock Sugar will reach North America next month after the film secured a Tvod release via Gravitas Ventures.
It is the first form of distribution for the psychological drama/thriller, which will be known as Bullied in that territory when it becomes available on VOD platforms on June 1.
How wrote, directed, and produced the story about a 12-year-old Asian girl named Charlotte (Jacinta Klassen), who is tormented by Brenda (Lulu Fitz), the school bully.
When she is attacked in a park late one night Charlotte fights back, knocking Brenda to the ground.
The bully falls, hits her head and stops moving, creating a terrible dilemma for Charlotte, who must either hide the body or face the consequences of her action.
The film was shot in Melbourne at the start of 2018, with Dop Ben Milward-Bason, art director/costume designer Yvette Brereton and composer Aiko Fukushima.
It is the first form of distribution for the psychological drama/thriller, which will be known as Bullied in that territory when it becomes available on VOD platforms on June 1.
How wrote, directed, and produced the story about a 12-year-old Asian girl named Charlotte (Jacinta Klassen), who is tormented by Brenda (Lulu Fitz), the school bully.
When she is attacked in a park late one night Charlotte fights back, knocking Brenda to the ground.
The bully falls, hits her head and stops moving, creating a terrible dilemma for Charlotte, who must either hide the body or face the consequences of her action.
The film was shot in Melbourne at the start of 2018, with Dop Ben Milward-Bason, art director/costume designer Yvette Brereton and composer Aiko Fukushima.
- 08/05/2021
- por Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Jessica McNamee stars in Heath Davis’ ‘Locusts’.
Far fewer directors in Australia get the chance to make their second feature, or more, than the global average.
According to a new, ground-breaking study of worldwide trends by UK analyst Stephen Follows, while 63.5 per cent of directors have one feature film credit, 36.5 per cent made a second feature.
Just 8.6 per cent directed more than five and only 0.1 per cent have more than 20 feature credits.
By comparison, Screen Australia’s most recent research found 62 per cent of directors had one credit in the five years to June 2017 and 44 of the 144 surveyed – 19 per cent – had made a second feature.
Broken down by gender, that equated to 42 male directors (22 per cent) and just two women (6 per cent). Some 8 per cent had three credits, 4 per cent had four and 7 per cent had 5-plus.
(Source: stephenfollows.com)
To be fair, Screen Australia’s research is a relatively...
Far fewer directors in Australia get the chance to make their second feature, or more, than the global average.
According to a new, ground-breaking study of worldwide trends by UK analyst Stephen Follows, while 63.5 per cent of directors have one feature film credit, 36.5 per cent made a second feature.
Just 8.6 per cent directed more than five and only 0.1 per cent have more than 20 feature credits.
By comparison, Screen Australia’s most recent research found 62 per cent of directors had one credit in the five years to June 2017 and 44 of the 144 surveyed – 19 per cent – had made a second feature.
Broken down by gender, that equated to 42 male directors (22 per cent) and just two women (6 per cent). Some 8 per cent had three credits, 4 per cent had four and 7 per cent had 5-plus.
(Source: stephenfollows.com)
To be fair, Screen Australia’s research is a relatively...
- 20/02/2019
- por The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Jub Clerc.
All the talk about the need for structural and cultural change in the screen industry must be converted into in widespread action, according to Women in Film & Television (Wift) Australia.
“This year Wift Australia’s focus will be on changing systems,” says board member Megan Riakos on behalf of the board.
“For too long our industry has perpetuated structures that reflect wider gender inequity and disparity. Intersectionality means this hits some harder than others. Although there has been public sentiment that supports change, we believe that talk must be converted into widespread and decisive action.
“We must recognise that we as an Industry have the knowledge, intelligence and creativity to forge transformation. We need to stop asking the most vulnerable to bear the burden of this fight. We must understand that we created this system. It’s not natural. It’s not preordained. It can be changed.
All the talk about the need for structural and cultural change in the screen industry must be converted into in widespread action, according to Women in Film & Television (Wift) Australia.
“This year Wift Australia’s focus will be on changing systems,” says board member Megan Riakos on behalf of the board.
“For too long our industry has perpetuated structures that reflect wider gender inequity and disparity. Intersectionality means this hits some harder than others. Although there has been public sentiment that supports change, we believe that talk must be converted into widespread and decisive action.
“We must recognise that we as an Industry have the knowledge, intelligence and creativity to forge transformation. We need to stop asking the most vulnerable to bear the burden of this fight. We must understand that we created this system. It’s not natural. It’s not preordained. It can be changed.
- 09/01/2019
- por The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Rock Sugar.’
As a child at school producer-writer-director Angela How was bullied – an experience which partly inspired her debut feature Rock Sugar.
The psychological thriller follows Charlotte, a 12-year-old Asian girl who is tormented by Brenda, the school bully. When she is attacked in a park late one night Charlotte fights back, knocking Brenda to the ground.
The bully falls, hits her head and stops moving, creating a terrible dilemma for Charlotte, who must either hide the body or face the consequences of her action.
“I was thinking about a major issue that affects children and identified bullying as a topic very quickly,” the Singapore-born, Australian-raised filmmaker, a graduate of the Mfa Directing program at the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television, tells If.
“I was bullied as a child in Australia and know first hand what that means. The stats of childhood bullying in Australia and worldwide disturb me.
As a child at school producer-writer-director Angela How was bullied – an experience which partly inspired her debut feature Rock Sugar.
The psychological thriller follows Charlotte, a 12-year-old Asian girl who is tormented by Brenda, the school bully. When she is attacked in a park late one night Charlotte fights back, knocking Brenda to the ground.
The bully falls, hits her head and stops moving, creating a terrible dilemma for Charlotte, who must either hide the body or face the consequences of her action.
“I was thinking about a major issue that affects children and identified bullying as a topic very quickly,” the Singapore-born, Australian-raised filmmaker, a graduate of the Mfa Directing program at the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television, tells If.
“I was bullied as a child in Australia and know first hand what that means. The stats of childhood bullying in Australia and worldwide disturb me.
- 09/09/2018
- por The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia has committed almost $360,000 in funding to assist 15 filmmaking teams and three new internships.
The announcement, made earlier today, confirmed eight new projects will receive Screen Australia support while another seven teams will benefit from continued funding..
The new projects to receive support include I Am Jack, Confessions of a Super Man, Long Tan, Mulan, Common Foe, and Soundtrack..
Three internships, developed through Screen Australia.s Talent Escalator Project, will send Australian filmmakers overseas to further develop their chosen crafts..
Writer/director Alex Murawski will work alongside Bruce Beresford in Los Angeles for three months on Beresford.s latest production Bonnie and Clyde.
Natalie Lindwall will gain six months experience in the UK working with Ecosse Flims as a development producer, and producer Raquelle David will spend six months in Toronto working with Niv Fichman at Rhombus Media..
Also through the Talent Escalator Program, Screen Australia will assist directors Cris Jones,...
The announcement, made earlier today, confirmed eight new projects will receive Screen Australia support while another seven teams will benefit from continued funding..
The new projects to receive support include I Am Jack, Confessions of a Super Man, Long Tan, Mulan, Common Foe, and Soundtrack..
Three internships, developed through Screen Australia.s Talent Escalator Project, will send Australian filmmakers overseas to further develop their chosen crafts..
Writer/director Alex Murawski will work alongside Bruce Beresford in Los Angeles for three months on Beresford.s latest production Bonnie and Clyde.
Natalie Lindwall will gain six months experience in the UK working with Ecosse Flims as a development producer, and producer Raquelle David will spend six months in Toronto working with Niv Fichman at Rhombus Media..
Also through the Talent Escalator Program, Screen Australia will assist directors Cris Jones,...
- 20/05/2013
- por Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Berlinale Co-Production Market
Thirty-eight film projects from twenty-five countries have been selected for the eighth Berlinale Co-Production Market which will run from February 13 to 15, 2011. The producers and directors of these projects will meet with 450 potential co-production and financing partners during the event. No Indian project has found a place in the 38 projects that have been chosen out of 352 entries.
Three projects have also been chosen for the “Rotterdam-Berlinale Express”, in collaboration with CineMart Rotterdam. These projects will participate in both the CineMart and the Berlinale Co-Production Market.
In cooperation with the Berlinale Talent Campus, eleven projects by newcomers have been selected from 270 additional entries for the “Talent Project Market”.
The official selection of projects for the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2011:
Love Isreal (dir: Julia von Heinz), 2Pilots Filmproduction, Germany
They Are All Dead (dir: Beatriz Sanchis), Avalon P.C., Spain
Saints (dir: Seyfi Teoman), Bulut Film, Turkey
Darkness by Day (dir: Martin Desalvo), Doménica Films,...
Thirty-eight film projects from twenty-five countries have been selected for the eighth Berlinale Co-Production Market which will run from February 13 to 15, 2011. The producers and directors of these projects will meet with 450 potential co-production and financing partners during the event. No Indian project has found a place in the 38 projects that have been chosen out of 352 entries.
Three projects have also been chosen for the “Rotterdam-Berlinale Express”, in collaboration with CineMart Rotterdam. These projects will participate in both the CineMart and the Berlinale Co-Production Market.
In cooperation with the Berlinale Talent Campus, eleven projects by newcomers have been selected from 270 additional entries for the “Talent Project Market”.
The official selection of projects for the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2011:
Love Isreal (dir: Julia von Heinz), 2Pilots Filmproduction, Germany
They Are All Dead (dir: Beatriz Sanchis), Avalon P.C., Spain
Saints (dir: Seyfi Teoman), Bulut Film, Turkey
Darkness by Day (dir: Martin Desalvo), Doménica Films,...
- 14/01/2011
- por NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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