Article submissions are due by COB Tuesday, 25 October 2005.

ScreenACT welcomes news stories, upcoming events and other items of interest from subscribers for inclusion in our newsletter.

Please ensure all articles are accurate and have been proofread prior to submission. ScreenACT holds no responsibility for the publication of inaccurate information submitted to it by external parties and reserves the right to edit and/or refuse articles at its discretion.

Articles should be submitted by email to screenact@act.gov.au with “Newsletter Item” in the subject line.

On Screen in Singapore

For the first time, ScreenACT has undertaken export related activity for the film and television sector in the ACT and region. In partnership with Austrade and BusinessACT, ScreenACT invited businesses in the film and television sector in the ACT and region to participate in On Screen in Singapore (OSIS) from 30 November to 2 December 2005.

OSIS includes the Asia Television Forum and the Asia Film Market and Conference. It brings together international content providers and Asian buyers and partners. Last year 164 sellers and close to 500 buyers from 41 countries participated in this event.

Seven local businesses have registered to attend and will participate as an ACT delegation with the support of Austrade and ACT Government.

Tour of the Capital Region

A Capital Region and Snowy Mountains Film and Television Tour will take place in late October 2005 with a group of writers, producers, directors and location managers from Sydney travelling to a number of locations throughout the region. The tour will take in Goulburn, Canberra, Merimbula, Candelo, Nimmitabel and Jindabyne. ScreenACT and the National Capital Authority will host a function for the group while they are in Canberra to promote ACT locations and capabilities of the local film sector.

The Tour is a NSW Government initiative organised and funded by the Department of State & Regional Development and the NSW Film & Television Office and is the fifth of its type in NSW. ScreenACT’s Robert Pickles will accompany the tour in his role as Regional Production Liaison Officer.

Local Announcements

Electric Shadows and Dendy Cinemas Combine

Electric Shadows cinema will be working with independent cinema group, Dendy Cinemas, to establish a new multi-screen cinema complex in the Section 84 Development on Bunda Street, Canberra City. The cinema complex, expected to open late in 2006, will have nine screens and will program a wide selection of ‘alternative’ art-house films as well as the best of mainstream releases. In the meantime, Electric Shadows will continue as usual at its current venue.

Canberra Filmmaker makes finals of Home Brewed

Canberra filmmaker Tim Lear has made the finals of the 0-10 minute category of the Home Brewed International Film Festival. Tim and his film “Date with Death” stand to win $4,000 cash. One of Australia’s major film festivals, Home Brewed will be screening at Canberra Shorts on Thursday, 3 November 2005 from 8pm. So go along and support one of the ACT filmmakers and celebrate his success, while enjoying the best short films served up in Canberra this year. Further details about Home Brewed can be found at www.homebrewed.com.au.

Animation Series to Screen at Canberra Shorts

SNOWYfest Canberra Shorts and the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) have formed an alliance for the screening of a specially commissioned series of student animations. Screening at each Canberra Shorts in 2006, the alliance will provide the students with hands on experience working to a client’s brief, while showcasing the great work being done at AIE.

Canberra Short Film Festival – Shortlists Announced

The Canberra Short Film Festival celebrates its tenth year screening best national and locally produced short films. Congratulations to the Canberrans who made the shortlist for 2005. For a list of those who made the Shortlist, please visit: www.canberra.edu.au/filmfest/shortlists.html.

Canberra Filmmakers Win Science Festival Awards

Scinema Science Film Festival

Congratulations to two Canberra Filmmakers, Matthew Higgins who won Best Film at Scinema 2005 for his nature documentary, “What’s Happening at Number 99?” and James Hunter who won The Secondary Schools Competition for his documentary “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Physics”. For further information about this Festival, visit: www.csiro.au/scinema/.

‘Premiere’ - Film and TV industry drinks

Hippo Bar, Garema Place Civic

Wednesday, 5 October 2005 – 6pm

Canberra's red carpet monthly film and television industry night is on again at the Hippo Bar at 6pm. The event includes a complimentary free drink on arrival, drink offers and various special events. (Please note in your diaries that this is a regular event held on the first Wednesday of every month).

For further information contact the ACT Film & Television Council via email at: info@aftv.com.au.

An Evening of CANBERRA SHORTS

Holy Grail, Bunda St Civic, Canberra City

Thursday, 6 October 2005 – 8pm

CANBERRA SHORTS are held the FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH

Australian filmmaking and cinephile legend and Canberra local Andrew Pike will be doing a short talk on Finding Your Voice as a Filmmaker at the October edition of SNOWYfest Canberra Shorts. The evening will feature a diverse range of great short films, plus the usual movie trivia hosted by Brendan Sloane.

Entry is free with the usual giveaways of beer, movie magazines, and double passes to Electric Shadows. Canberra Shorts welcomes the submission of short films from ACT filmmakers and will screen (almost) anything.

For future updates on CANBERRA SHORTS visit: www.canberrashorts.com.

CANBERRA SHORTS is proudly supported by the HOLY GRAIL Restaurant & Bar Kingston & Canberra City, SNOWYfest International Film Festival Thredbo, ACT Filmmakers Network, National Acting School, INSIDE FILM magazine, FILMINK magazine, and Ronin Films & Electric Shadows.

ANU Film Group Screenings

Coombs Lecture Theatre (cnr Fellows and Garran Roads, ANU campus)

All movies start at 8:00pm; ONLY Sunday matinees start at 3:00pm.

For a list of film screenings including dates and times, visit: www.anufg.org.au, or or contact the ANU Film Group for further information via email: info@anufg.org.au. Membership is open to anyone.

Semester Tickets cost $30 or $50 for an Annual Ticket.

Reel McCoy Film screenings

Reel McCoy Film Group at the National Film and Sound Archive
Fortnightly screenings at 8.00pm

A tribute to John Mills: Tunes of Glory (1960) screens 12 October 2005; and

An Alfred Hitchcock thriller: Notorius (1946) screens 26 October 2005.

For a full list of film screenings, visit: www.screensound.gov.au. Select ‘What’s On’ to follow the link to Reel McCoy. Enquiries: Brian Dunne, phone: (02) 6207 0133 (BH), email: reelmccoyact@yahoo.com.

Big House Film Society Screening

Big House Film Society, Canberra Museum and Gallery

Sunday, 23 October 2005

Enigmatic dramas in black and white: The Letter (1940) and Persona (1966).

For more information on film screenings, phone: 0422 984 673, email: bighousefilm@yahoo.com or visit: www.bighousefilm.com/.

James Dean Film Screening

National Library of Australia, Canberra

Thursday, 20 October 2005 – 6pm

Entry is free

The National Library is marking James Dean’s anniversary with a special screening of his classic, Rebel Without a Cause.

For more details about this screening, visit www.nla.gov.au or phone: (02) 6262 1111.

The Tenth Canberra Short Film Festival

21-23 October 2005

The Canberra Short Film Festival is celebrating its tenth annual festival in 2005 and is planning to have the biggest festival to date! The festival will screen collections of the best short film work from Canberra and all over Australia. For more information on the program and ticketing, visit: www.canberra.edu.au/filmfest/.

Canberra International Film Festival

27 October – 6 November 2005

The best line-up yet. 11 days of top movies from around the world.

For full programme details and ticketing information, visit: www.canberrafilmfestival.com.au.

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Workshops, Conferences, Seminars & Meetings

Filmmaking Forums and Workshops Series

Canberra Short Film Festival

21-23 October 2005

The Canberra Short Film Festival is offering a large number of filmmaking forums and workshops as part of the festival program this year.

The forums and workshops are aimed at different skill levels and interest. For more information about the program, visit:

www.canberra.edu.au/filmfest/ticketing-program.html.

To book your attendance at any of the forums or workshops please email: canberrashort@iinet.net.au or contact the Festival Office on phone: (02) 6297 0432.

Script Writers Group meetings

Tilley’s Café

Every 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th Thursday of the month: 7.30pm – 10pm

For those wishing to discuss, exchange, workshop and develop opportunities to develop scripts. To find out more about these meetings contact the ACT Filmmakers Network on phone: (02) 6162 5160.

Please note: There will be no meeting on the scheduled days if Tilley’s has a concert scheduled on that day.

Channelvision Looking for Local Content

Channelvision, Canberra’s new local television station in collaboration with TransACT, is looking for short films and long form high quality locally produced productions. They are currently compiling footage for the segments “Cutting Room” and Short Talk”. For further details about what content is required and what formats are acceptable, please contact Stephen Henderson at Channelvision by email at: stephen@channelvision.com.au or phone: 0407 943 132. For further information about Channelvision, visit: www.channelvision.com.au.

Expressions of Interest Sought From Local Filmmakers

Tuggeranong Arts Centre

The Tuggeranong Arts Centre is currently calling for expressions of interest from filmmakers and related artists who are interested in participating in their 2006 film and video art screening programs. For more information, visit: www.tca.asn.au/film or phone: (02) 6293 1443.

Want to be Part of a Film Festival Team?

Canberra Short Film Festival

The Canberra Short Film Festival is looking for volunteers for everything from program distribution to ushering and more. If you are interested in being part of this growing team and event, email your name, contact details and some information about yourself to: canberrashort@iinet.net.au.

My Favourite Film

ABC TV has begun its search or Australia’s favourite film. They want to know what film excites your imagination, indulges your fantasies – the one you could see over and over again? Any feature length cinema release film is eligible, in any language, any genre, whether it is documentary or animation, romantic comedy or Hong Kong action film!

Voting lines are only open until 19 October 2005 – so get voting!

Tropfest Feature Program

Sony Tropfest has announced an exciting new feature film production arm, the Tropfest Feature Program (TFP). The TFP is intended to assist the development of talent already identified by Sony Tropfest by providing an opportunity for directors, and others, to extend their careers and move into the arena of feature films. For further details about the Sony Tropfest Feature Program, visit: www.tropfest.com/tfp.

AFC Calls all Doco Makers: Come Meet your Match in the MeetMarket

The Australian Film Commission (AFC), in conjunction with the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC), will introduce a new initiative designed to match Australian documentary makers’ most innovative ideas with national and international acquisitions executives at the AIDC in Melbourne on 13-16 February 2006.

For further details about the MeetMarket, please visit: www.aidc.com.au/meetmarket/index.html.