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Chick Flick
The third film in our series of short animations nominated for an Inside Film award is ‘Chicken of God’, directed and written by the animated Frank Woodley; Aussie comedian extraordinaire. Frank tells us about writing, directing and chickens. How does someone who’s known for their physical comedy go about creating comedy in animation? I’ve always … Read more
OZ Film Vs. OZ Audience
Today some high profile industry people will be debating why Australian films are unpopular with the audience. I have blogged about this before but I believe these are the six key factors that have brought our industry to its knees: Australian films have been financed almost exclusively by government agencies, whose primary concerns have never … Read more
Screenwriting Expo: Day 2 & 3
After an invigorating but relatively exhausting Day 1, the rooms were overflowing as the L.A. locals who couldn’t get a day off on Friday came to pitch/sit in on sessions. I had my day planned out and the first of the mark was Billy Mernit. BILLY MERNIT Billy has been around for a long time … Read more
The Movie Party: Raindance Review
The Raindance Film Festival wrapped a week ago. Writer/Director Scott Murden, whose film The Dinner Party got a full house – and a nom for Best Debut – has recovered and he looks back at a fortnight of films and fun. So I wrote a script. Actually I wrote several. One got optioned. One got … Read more