The 2004 Home Brewed International Film Festival screened at Greater Union Cinemas in Wollongong from 26 to 30 October, combined with an intensive day of filmmaking seminars at the University of Wollongong.

The winners of the short film categories (stills from the films in order below) were announced at the screening of the Best Short Film Finalists on 30 October 2004, and are detailed below. Our selected Feature Films and Illawarra Finalists took home a percentage of the ticket sales for their individual screening.

  • Best Short Film ($6,000) - "The Tooth", Nathan Stone and 100 Monkeys Film
  • Runner Up Short Film ($1,000) - "Splintered", Peter Templeman & Stuart Parkyn
  • Best Illawarra Short Film ($1,000) - "Tide", Raen Beaux Fraser
  • Granny's Choice Award (Grannies' pension cheques and a hamper of granny goodies) - "The Money", Gary Eck & Phil Wade

Selected photos from the event can, appropriately, be viewed on our Photos page. Check out other details about 2004 by accessing the links below:

  2. Best Illawarra Filmmakers Finalists
  3. Selected Feature Films Program
  4. Best Film Judges
  5. Granny's Choice Judges
  6. Seminar Program

 


  1. A Whole New You
  2. A Wonderful Day
  3. History
  4. In Too Deep
  5. La Guarida del Ermitano ("The Hermits Lair")
  6. Language of Love
  7. Not Just for Christmas
  8. Splintered
  9. The Arsonists Riddle
  10. The Money
  11. The Setting Supermarket Sun
  12. The Tooth
  13. The Watch
  14. Two Hundred Dollars
  15. Usar y Tirar ("Disposable")

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  1. In Too Deep
  2. Lost Reflections
  3. Tide
  4. Wollongong Ark

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Tuesday 26 October from 7pm

  • Special Short Film Screening
    Stranger so Familiar (Australia, 17mins)
    On a visit to his parents' empty house, a man is visited by two women - one flesh & blood and one apparition or memory.
  • Selected Feature Film
    Converging With Angels (United States, 154mins)
    An accredited "Dogme95" film that explores the mysteries of human relationships.

Wednesday 27 October from 7pm

  • Selected Feature Film
    Hostage to Fate (Australia, 88 mins)
    A community TV reporter is hell-bent on uncovering the Mr Big behind a warehouse robbery.
  • Hollywood Classic Screening
    Silence of the Lambs (118mins, Jodie Foster & Anthony Hopkins)
    A young FBI agent uses a killer to help save a missing woman from a pyscopath.

Thursday 28 October from 7pm

  • Special Feature Film Screening
    Watermark (Australia, 75mins, shot in Illawarra)
    A man's memory of his first love haunts his present day life with his wife & daughter.
  • Hollywood Classic Screening
    Annie Hall (89mins, Woody Allen & Diane Keaton)
    Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

Friday 29 October from 7pm

  • Selected Feature Film
    The Garth Method (Australia, 85 mins)
    Comedy about an out-of-work actor, with his own unique and dangerous method to achieve fame.
  • Hollywood Classic Screening
    The Princess Bride (98mins, Robin Wright (-Penn), Cary Elwes)
    A cult classic fairy tale with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess and yes, some kissing.

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Geoffrey Burton
One of the most experienced directors and cinematographers in the business. Head of Cinematography at The Australian Film Television and Radio school from 1981 to 1983, major feature film credits as Director of Photography include Sunday Too Far Away, Storm Boy and The Year My Voice Broke. Geoff's directorial roles include The Sum of Us, The Sri Lanka Series, The Island of Dreams, Lawrence of Arabia (drama/documentary), and Flight Over The Equator (multi-award winning Documentary for the Discovery Channel) among many, many others.

Peter James
Director of Photography for films including Driving Miss Daisy, Meet the Parents and the Man Who Sued God, with experience in this industry dating back to the 1973 Avengers of the Reef. Peter brings a wealth of experience and keen cinematic eye to the prestigious Home Brewed judging panel.

Kerry Rock
Kerry Rock joined with Georgina Willis in 1995 to form Potoroo Films. Their feature film Watermark was selected for Directors' Fortnight in the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, and they have kindly made the film available for screening at Home Brewed in 2004. Kerry has also produced and co-written a number of internationally successful short films.

Andy Anderson
His movie credits include Garage Days, Salem's Lot, Halifax FP (AFI Award for Best Actor in 2000) and Anaconda 2. His TV series list is endless. The Sullivans, Stingers, Xena, Neighbours, Water Rats, Mcleods Daughters, All Saints...no wonder you recognise his face! With a new CD under his belt and projects on the boil, the former Missing Links singer brought a wealth of experience to the Home Brewed panel in 2003 and is welcomed back in 2004..

Erin Free
Editor, FilmInk Magazine. Erin has been with FilmInk since its inception, however he can also be spotted as a contributor to The Hollywood Reporter, SX News, B News, Revolver, Inpress Magazine, Ralph Magazine, Sain Unlimited, 3D World, The Big Issue and Tribe Online.

Geoff Watson
The Home Brewed "Everyman Judge". Geoff has no qualifications in film whatsoever, other than he knows what he likes! This is a position which will be decided by public competition in 2005.

David Campbell MP
Member for Keira, NSW State Minister for the Illawarra, Regional Development and Small Business. The Minister has strong ties to the Illawarra region, including an 8 year term as the Wollongong Lord Mayor. His links with the local community and role as patron to numerous sporting clubs and cultural organisations serving the Illawarra provide the Home Brewed panel with a valuable local voice and viewpoint.

Marianne Saliba (State Member for the Illawarra)
As a long-serving member of the NSW Parliament and the Illawarra region, Marianne Saliba brought another important community perspective to the Home Brewed judging panel.

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From its humble beginnings as a panel of 3 in 2003, the Home Brewed Granny's Choice panel expanded to 5 in 2004 - and they were harder to please than ever. For biographies of Lorna, Marcia and Dot, see our 2003 Judges Page. Ros and Glynis bring the hard bitten critique and tough-as-nails temperament of the next generation Granny to this prestigious Award.

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The Home Brewed International Film Festival presented the inaugural Home Brewed Filmmaking Seminars on 30 October 2004. The 1 day seminar (details below) featured seven speakers who informed and inspired filmmakers and actors alike. T he line up for the Seminars in 2004 was as follows:

  • CAREERS IN TV
    David Mason
    Executive Director The Mole Series 1-3 and Who Dares Wins
  • GETTING INTO FILM SCHOOL
    Peter Templeman
    Directing Student AFTRS
  • AFC FUNDING
    Julia Overton
    Australian Film Commission
  • CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Peter James
    Director of Photography DRIVING MISS DAISY, MEET THE PARENTS
  • SCREENWRITING - Selling Your First Screenplay
    Anthony O'Connor
    Screenwriter ANGST (2000)
  • THE ART OF DOCUMENTARY
    Martin Guinness
    Producer
  • THE CANNES EXPERIENCE
    Kerry Rock & Georgina Willis
    Producer & DIrector WATERMARK (2003)
    Shot in Wollongong, the privately financed WATERMARK screened in Cannes in 2003

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