CALL FOR ENTRIES CLOSES MARCH 2007
EARLYBIRD ENTRIES ONLY 1 WEEK TO GO!!

Thanks to all those of you who have been on the ball and getting your earlybird entries in - if you haven't got your act together yet you still have until 17 January 2007 to take advantage of the discounted entry fees. Go to www.homebrewed.com.au to either download an entry form or to click straight through to Withoutabox, our online festival submission partners.

Alternatively, just click on the links at the right!!

For our long time Home Brewers, you will notice that we have pulled the closing date for entries back by a few months. This is to assist with festival planning as the rapid growth of Home Brewed has meant that we have even less time in the lead up to October than ever before, and we want to make sure that your films get due consideration by the shortlisting committee, and our finalist judges have a good couple of months to deliberate!!

This year we are joining forces with our sister festival SNOWYfest (running in Thredbo from 13-17 June 2007) and you have the option of entering both Home Brewed and SNOWYfest for a discounted entry fee - even more chances to be selected for screening and a shot at a total prize pool of almost $15,000 in cash. Or if you like, you can just enter Home Brewed, or even just SNOWyfest - it's up to you and as always, we greatly appreciate your support.

HOME BREWED SCHOOL SHORTS & SEMINARS

After piloting a new project during 2006 with select schools, Home Brewed has started running tailor-made film workshops and screening days for high school students, in and around Sydney. A selection of some of the best G and PG rated films you are likely to see in short film, coupled with speakers from the film and television industry on any topic from careers in film and television, to acting, making your first short film or adapting the written word to the screen.

If you have the students, we can design the course for you! Contact us if you would like further details.

E-MAILING THE HOME BREWED TEAM

As a favour to make sure your e-mail reaches us, please make sure you get our e-mail addresses right when sending us e-mail, and give us an informative subject line that makes it clear what you are asking about. Our SPAM filters cut out around 500-1000 SPAM e-mails every day, and sometimes they are a bit overenthusiastic, so legitimate e-mails from you can sometimes go missing. If we haven't got back to you within 3-5 days of your e-mail (although we will usually be able to reply more promptly), please try again!!

ALUMNI NEWS

OSCAR AWARD WINNING FILMS!
Peter Templemans's "The Saviour", which took the joint runner-up prize in our 10-30 Minute category in 2005, has reached the semi-final stage of Oscar selections in the Live Action Short category. Peter has won the prestigious Slamdance US Film Festival the last 2 years running with "The Saviour" and his other SNOWYfest / Home Brewed prize-winning short "Splintered". The Saviour is in the top 10 short films for the 2007 Oscars, with the final 5 being announced in just under 2 weeks time. Watch this space!!

HOT NEW HIP-HOP FILM CLIP
Previous Home Brewed finalist and hot young Aussie filmmaker Benjamin Broso (on the set of his new film, right), has teamed up with producer Will Alexander to direct the latest film clip for UK hip-hop legend Mystro "Who You Gonna Blame". Check it out on UTube now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtNs9-U2USg

The clip was shot on location in Sydney over the October 2006 long weekend by award winning DOP Hugh Miller. The clip features NZ hip-hop superstar and Scribe's producer PMoney, Triple J and Chanel V hip-hop presenter Maya Jupiter, Aussie hip-hop legend Sereck from DefWish Cast, local graf writers Mr Perso & Detch and the greenest 1978 Valiant Charger on the planet. Congratulations Ben.

WANT TO SEE YOUR FILM ON TELEVISION?

Want your films seen on television, complete and uncut? Anthology of Interest wants your Short Films, Music Clips and Animations for their next series of 'ANTHOLOGY OF INTEREST' on free-to-air TVS (UHF 31), and 'DARK CARNIVAL' on Aurora Community Channel 183. Compiled by Graham Garfield Barnard and Tim Newsom. Contact them here for all the details.

 

THE 2006 HOME BREWED WINNERS

For those who missed the fuss or who haven't had a chance to check our the website yet, here's all the details of our fabulous 2006 prizewinners.

• Winner, Best Short Film <10 minutes (A$5,000), Heads Up (Director: Dean Ganter, Producer: Garrett Russell)
  
  Runner Up, Best Short Film <10 min (A$500), Domestic (Director: Katie Hides, Producer: Brett Snelgrove)
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  Winner, Best Short Film 10-30 minutes (A$5,000), Retruc (Spain) (Director: Francesc Talavera, Producer: Sergi Casamitjana)
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  Runner Up, Best Short Film 10-30 min (A$500), Hombre Kabuki (USA) (Director: Leo Age, Producer: Cary Becker)
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  Home Brewed Feature Film of 2006, Last Stop for Paul (Director & Producer: Neil Mandt)
  
  Winner, Best Illawarra Short Film (A$500), Urban Surfer (Director: Caitlin Stanton, Producer: Alan Mitchell)
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  Runner Up, Best Illawarra Short Film, Just Like Me (Director: Michael Pignataro, Producer: Bruno Politano)
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  Winner, Granny's Choice Award (Hamper of Granny Doilies, Sweets and wine from our Granny judging panel), Alex's Party (Director: Rebel Penfold-Russell, Producer: Adam Bayliss)