Melbourne writer-director Matthew Holmes has launched an ambitious crowd-funding campaign to finance his half-hour biopic 'The Legend of Ben Hall', an authentic retelling of the NSW bushranger who was killed by police in a controversial shooting.
Matthew Homes’ fundraising efforts for The Legend of Ben Hall were so successful the writer-producer-director is preparing a 50-minute version of the bushranger tale, expanded from the originally intended 40 minutes.
Odin’s Eye Entertainment (OEE), today announced its collaboration on the bushranger Western The Legend of Ben Hall following a very successful 25-minute Kickstarter short campaign for Matthew Holmes which exceeded its subscriber target by over 50%.
When writer-director Matthew Holmes raised $78,000 on Kickstarter last year to fund a short film on Ben Hall, his ultimate aim was to use the short as a stepping stone to a feature about the notorious bushranger and his gang.
Callan McAuliffe, Andy McPhee, Arthur Angel and John Orcsik have joined the cast of writer-director Matthew Holmes' The Legend of Ben Hall, which started shooting on Sunday in regional Victoria.
When actor Brenton Foale told friends he wanted to try his hand at writing and directing they suggested he start with a short film.
Melbourne-based filmmaker Matthew Holmes is in the throes of post-production on his latest film, the handsomely mounted bushranger tale The Legend of Ben Hall.
Screen Australia’s revelation that it can no longer afford to support entry-level feature filmmakers has been criticised by the Australian Directors Guild and some producers, writers and directors.