Queer Screen has put $15,000 towards three projects - feature films 'Closing Night' and 'Lonesome', and TikTok series 'Scattered' - via its completion fund.
'Lonesome' collaborators Breathless Films and JJ Splice are teaming up for a queer, neo-noir independent feature film that has commenced principal photography in Sydney.
Since launching in 2020, Breathless Films has helped a bring a steady stream of micro-budget titles to life, including Craig Boreham’s 'Lonesome' and Jack Clark and Jim Weir’s 'Birdeater'. With the company having just begun work on a new slate of projects, IF speaks with founders Ben Ferris and Ulysses Oliver about the road so far.
Producers Ben Ferris and Ulysses Oliver will explore the capabilities of filming on a micro-budget in the next few months as they aim to finish production on five features before the end of the year.
A psychological drama from Iranian filmmaker Amin Palangi is currently shooting in NSW, starring Osamah Sami, Faezeh Alavi, and Robert Rabiah.
International film sales company M-Appeal will launch Craig Boreham's 'Lonesome' at the European Film Market next month after acquiring world sales rights for the micro-budget feature.
Personal reflections of a pivotal moment in modern history, taken from an unwavering Parisian viewpoint, will make their way to this year's Antenna Documentary Film Festival in the form of Ben Ferris' 'In(di)visible'.
Dark Star Pictures has acquired distribution rights in North America for Craig Boreham's queer romantic drama 'Lonesome', planning a theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles.