In this wrap: The late Cris Jones and C.S. McMullen win AWG’s John Hinde Awards; WA writer wins PAGE International Screenwriting Award; Melbourne scribe wins in Austin Film Festival script competition.
Starring Xavier Samuel, Rachel Ward and Matilda Brown, The Death and Life of Otto Bloom will open the 65th Melbourne International Film Festival tomorrow night.
The film was graded on Autodesk’s Lustre in DDP’s premier theatre by colourist Ian Letcher. DI Mastering was completed by DDP’s onliner John Kerron.
Shorts director Cris Jones will make his feature debut on The Death and Life of Otto Bloom.
Xavier Samuel, Miranda Otto and Sam Neill are attached to star in Midnight in Byzantium, a mystery/adventure about a young guy who is trapped in a remote town where nothing - and no one - is as it seems.
The Funk, written and directed by Cris Jones and produced by Melanie Coombs has picked up the International Jury Award at Short Cuts Cologne.
IF Award's Rising Talent Cris Jones' The Funk, Elissa Down's The Black Balloon and Peter Duncan's Unfinished Sky are among nominees at the upcoming Screen Music Awards.