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We are now into the final week of the festival and moving up to Hoyts EQ (adjacent to Fox Studios at Moore Park) with only 4 Sydney screenings, our out-of-competition Sydney screening next Monday, and one night in Nowra this Thursday 19 October left to go. Full details of the short films are on the Audience and Program pages of www.homebrewed.com.au You will be able to buy tickets from the Hoyts website for our Sydney screenings from tomorrow (Tuesday) night - just visit hoyts.ninemsn.com.au and go to online ticketing. In brief, this week's program is as follows, with full details of the feature films set out further down in this email. We look forward to seeing you there!!
At the Bondi-Junction Waverley RSL, these seminars presented by industry experts and high profile participants such as successful comedian Gary Eck (from the much-anticipated feature film Boytown), are fantastic value at $50 for the day or $15 per session. Tickets at the door, maps and further details on our Seminars page. 11:00am A successful independent producer and now working for the Film Finance Corporation, Julia Overton will review the key ways to get your feature film funded through the FFC and other sources. Highlighting the sorts of things that funding bodies look for, the session will also briefly address ways to achieve your low budget feature dream without significant funding. 12:00
midday Director of the AC-DC inspired feature THUNDERSTRUCK, Darren Ashton talks about the feature film directing experience from Thunderstruck and his new film Razzle Dazzle (due out in 2007), becoming a director, tips for first time directors, working with actors and much more. 1pm LUNCH BREAK 2pm Filmmaking is the ultimate collaborative medium - from actors and scriptwriters through to Directors and Cinematographers, all are crucial to the final masterpiece. The importance of Sound and Sound Design, however, is often underestimated amongst short filmmakers. Professional sound designer Andrew Plain from Huzzah Sound, will introduce you to the world of sound design, and cover basic tips for ensuring good sound in your next film. 3pm One of Australia's favourite comedians, winner of Tropfest 2004 with "The Money" and star of Mick Molloy's new film Boytown, Gary Eck talks about the road to producing that old festival favourite, the comedy short film. 4pm Film and TVC director/producer with a feature film currently in development, Peter Slee, long-time consultant to the Home Brewed International Film Festival talks about the basics of good short filmmaking, shares tips on connecting with your audience, short cuts on a budget, the importance of good actors, and things to do to maximise the chances of having your film short listed at festivals.
In the middle of the Mojave desert rests an abandoned phone booth, riddled with bullet holes, graffiti, its windows broken, but otherwise functioning. Its identity was born on the internet and for years, travellers would make the trek down a lonely dirt road and camp next to the booth, in the hopes that it might suddenly ring, and they could connect with a stranger (often from another country) on the other end of the line. This is the story of four disparate people whose lives intersect with this mystical outpost, and the comfort they seek from a stranger’s voice: There is Beth, a troubled woman facing dillemmas with her love-life and a recurring, baffling crime; Mary, a young South African, who is contemplating selling her body for the funds to escape her dreadful existence; Alex, a woman who is losing her lover, Glory, to the belief she is plagued by aliens, and Richard, driven into desperation by a separation from his wife, who happens upon the booth after his suicide attempt. Exploring themes of love, death, the mystery of the universe, and the phenomenon of inter-connectivity, Mojave Phone Booth pitches us deep into the lives and psyches of these working class characters in Las Vegas. |
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BACHELORMAN
(90 min) BachelorMan has everything a moviegoer is looking for: Big laughs, social commentary, a sweet story and tons of surprises. In these times of enlightened sexual politics, Ted Davis is a scoring machine. But when the woman of his dreams, “Heather” moves in next door, Ted’s ordeal begins. She’s beautiful, long-legged and LOUD. Ted must have her…But when he realizes he’s been tricked into turning his life upside-down, Ted breaks it off with Heather to again pursue his destiny as “BachelorMan” and to win back the respect of his ardent male fans. He’s lost his bachelor super-powers, because - gasp - he’s STILL IN LOVE. He must get her back - but how? It will take all of BachelorMan’s skill and cunning to get his Lois Lane back…And Ted Davis knows the perfect scam. |
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GAMERS
(86 min) For the last 23 years, a group of friends have lived life to the fullest...in the fantasy world. Obsessed with a role-playing game called Demons Nymphs and Dragons, these gamers are the subject of this hilarious comedy, which chronicles their journey to make it through their horrendous lives while attempting to break the world record for role playing over 74,568 hours. They must face a gauntlet of tribulations including Gordon's porn-watching parents (John Heard, Home Alone and Beverly D'Angelo, The National Lampoon Vacation Movies), Reese's Video Game Football-Loving Boss (William Katt, The Greatest American Hero), Angela, the girl who broke Gordon's heart (Meredith Zealy, The Notebook), Angela's hot mum (Kelly Lebrock, Weird Science and Woman in Red), clowns, swingers, an angry midget, and their own naivety. You may know them, you may even be them, but one thing is certain...you're going to love them! |
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