Press release from Metro Screen
Metro Screen’s SPAA Fringe pitching competition held Tuesday night saw 10 unique projects pitched in front of seven industry leaders and a capacity audience.
The judges were so overwhelmed by the talent in the room and the ability for the projects to ‘just sell themselves’ one audience members was overheard to say, that they awarded two highly commended on top of the three prize categories.
“Of the 60 applications Metro Screen received for the competition the 10 projects pitched are all winners.” Kate Taylor Metro Screen Network Events coordinator.
The project now representing Metro Screen at the national pitching competition at SPAA Fringe and one step closer to Cannes is:
Roy Weiland with 'Barton the Ghost Catcher' – Children’s transmedia project
When class weirdo Barton is tormented by ghosts he feels that things could not get worse until he finds out he is the only person who can stop them and save the world.
“I’m really excited to pitch in front of the movers and shakers, to be put in front of them is why I do it, it’s a long quest as a filmmaker, this is really amazing”, commented Roy after he was announced the Metro Screen Pitch winner.
2nd place winning a $1,500 in-kind hire and post production Metro Screen subsidy.
Julie Noever with 'The Kingdom' – Feature documentary
3rd place winning $1,000 in-kind hire and post production Metro Screen subsidy.
Maria Tran with 'Quest for Jackie Chan' – Feature documentary
Highly commended.
Rick Viede with 'All the Way with Glace' – Transmedia project
Brianna O’Donohue with 'Godsville' – Animated television sitcom
Details of what is next for Roy Weiland
Roy Weiland and his project ‘Barton The Ghost Catcher’ will now represent Metro Screen and pitch with six fellow finalists at the SPAA Fringe Pitching Comp on Saturday 23rd October and win $1500 cash. The winner of the SPAA Fringe competition will then compete as one of only two finalists at the Holding Redlich Pitching Comp at SPAA Conference in mid November. This winner will receive an airfare to the Cannes Film Festival or a TV market in 2010/11 and a $1,500 cash prize plus free registration to SPAA 2011 Conference.
Judges were:
*Christopher Sharp – Development Manager, Feature and Professional Development
*Trish Lake – Independent Producer
*David Dombrosky – Distribution Executive, Verve Entertainment
*Jennifer Wilson – Director, The Project Factory
*Peter Newman – Executive Producer, Factual, SBS
*Fiona Gilroy – Managing Consultant, Fi’sAbility
*Megan Simpson Huberman – Director of Creative and Enterprise Development, Screen Australia
Roy Weiland won Metro Screen's SPAA pitching competition and is one step closer to Cannes