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Following a roaring debut at Sundance earlier this year, Neon has released the official trailer for Together, revealing a first look at the upcoming body horror film starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie.

While plot details remain scarce, the synopsis reads, "Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh."

Australian filmmaker Michael Shanks (The Wizards of Aus) makes his feature directorial debut with the film, which has received widespread critical acclaim and currently boasts a perfect 100% certification on review aggregator RottenTomatoes.

In a statement, he said, "I’ve been with my partner for over 15 years and, having met at ‘schoolies’ (a tragic Australian equivalent of Spring Break...

Screen Australia has announced the five finalists who will compete in its pitching competition, Pitcher Perfect, to be held at VidCon in Melbourne this Friday.

Each creative team will send two representatives, who have five minutes to pitch their concept live on stage to a panel of judges. The winning team will receive $30,000 from Screen Australia to develop their concept.

The inaugural Pitcher Perfect judges are:

Sbs production supervisor Nicole Coventry Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason Viacom International Media Network Anz general manager and Svp Ben Richardson Warner Media director of communications Wadooah Wali

The session will be hosted by Susie Youssef and feature a performance by comedy duo Double Denim.

The finalists were selected from 93 applications, and will also receive intensive pitch training from Rosie Lourde and Jason Geary.

“Being able to do a killer ‘elevator pitch’ is an essential skill for any creative, and something we want our...

'Restoration' (Photo credit: Jeff Paine)..

Rockzeline, the Paris-based sales agent which reps the likes of The Wizards of Aus, Airlock and Wastelander Panda, has picked up two Aussie titles: multiplatform sci-fi thriller Restoration and web series Jade of Death.

Rockzeline has offices in Paris, Los Angeles, Montreal and Sydney, and specialises in digital short-form projects..

They also produce original content in Australia through their production subsidiary Deadrock, a partnership between Enzo Tedeschi.s Deadhouse Films and Rockzeline.

Directed by Stuart Willis and produced by Midnight Snack Productions, Restoration is set in a near-future world where humans have their memories downloaded for backup via a new and dangerous technology.

The one-hour film, which stars Craig McLachlan, premiered on Nine in August last year, and in New Zealand on Sky TV.s sci-fi channel The Zone in December. It also secured a berth on Stan, where it.s currently available to stream.

Exclusive: Stu Willis directed story in multiple formats.

Paris-based Rockzeline will sell Restoration in its original 50-minute single episode broadcast format in addition to two 25-minute and five 10-minute episodes.

The deal covers all territories excluding Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, where the film has already secured distribution.

Willis directed Restoration and Midnight Snack Productions’ Toby Gibson produced. The story takes place in a near-future world where human memories are backed up via a dangerous new technology.

Craig McLachlan, Grant Cartwright, Nadia Townsend, Stephen Carracher, Rosie Lourde, Elizabeth Nabben and Ailís Logan star.

Producers Midnight Snack Productions hatched a production plan to develop the project across multiple formats for different release platforms in order to reach as wide an audience as possible.

“Rockzeline is proud to include Restoration in the top bracket of shows we represent and along with sales in its current format,” Rockzeline co-founder Antoine Disle said.

“We hope to...

In the burgeoning world of festivals that honor achievements in web series and video, the Vancouver Web Fest has emerged as one of the leading destinations for quality web content. Now in its fourth year, the Vancouver-based festival takes place in a city often hailed as the “Hollywood of Canada,” and a popular production destination for film, television, and now web series. The festival will take place March 17-19, 2017, with public screenings, panels from leading industry professionals, and “speed-dating” pitch sessions between creators and developers.

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“Vancouver Web Fest creates an experience that brings people together to discover extraordinary digital series and web content from around the world,” writes Executive Director and Founder Suzette Laqua. “It fosters a welcoming environment that encourages exploration into new formats of storytelling.”

Previous panelists have included New Form Digital...

Jenny Wynter was the winner of the Pitch Perfect Award for her pitch Viking Mama.

The winners of the fourth annual Melbourne WebFest were announced last night at a gala awards night at Deakin Edge, Federation Square.

In a festival-first, Melbourne WebFest held a live pitching competition, Pitch Perfect @ Mwf with ABC iview,. in which 20 participants had two minutes to pitch an idea for an original web series based on the theme .Anytime, Anywhere..

The debut Pitch Perfect Award was presented to Jenny Wynter for her pitch Viking Mama, by ABC iview Content Manager Kevin Mountain.

Viking Mama, a comedy, follows a woman from a distant time through the fields of present day suburbia. Juggling her 21st century tribe of children, a passive aggressive .perfect. neighbour and the pressures of modern domestic life, she struggles to fight the war of parenting as a competitive artform.

Wynter will receive a cash prize of $5,000 towards professional development,...

Animated sketch comedy web-series Suspect Moustache is having a one-off TV debut on May 30, screening on Sbs 2.

The five-part web series began life as a Victorian finalist in Sbs's Comedy Runway initiative, where it was one of 12 finalists each awarded $20,000 to create a web pilot.

The show combines "social satire, fantasy, and sci-fi with comedy that addresses matters from trivial to the extraordinary", according to a statement. Featured are dinosaurs, bamboo monsters, soap actors, goblins, and "a roving foetus and her proud mother".

"Obviously a cartoon lets us execute some weirder and wilder ideas that are too impractical or expensive to film live action", Lapham said.

The voice cast includes Tamiah Bantum (Please Like Me), Aaron Pedersen (Goldstone, Jack Irish), Mahalia Brown (The Wizards of Aus, Utopia) and Peter Kent (The Straits).

Suspect Moustache.was created by Fabian Lapham and funded by Film Victoria, Screen Australia and Sbs, and will...

Animated sketch comedy web-series Suspect Moustache is having a one-off TV debut on May 30, screening on Sbs 2.

The five-part web series began life as a Victorian finalist in Sbs's Comedy Runway initiative, where it was one of 12 finalists each awarded $20,000 to create a web pilot.

The show combines "social satire, fantasy, and sci-fi with comedy that addresses matters from trivial to the extraordinary", according to a statement. Featured are dinosaurs, bamboo monsters, soap actors, goblins, and "a roving foetus and her proud mother".

"Obviously a cartoon lets us execute some weirder and wilder ideas that are too impractical or expensive to film live action", Lapham said.

The voice cast includes Tamiah Bantum (Please Like Me), Aaron Pedersen (Goldstone, Jack Irish), Mahalia Brown (The Wizards of Aus, Utopia) and Peter Kent (The Straits).

Suspect Moustache.was created by Fabian Lapham and funded by Film Victoria, Screen Australia and Sbs, and will...