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KIWI COMEDY WINS BEST FILM AT FLAKE FILM FESTIVAL!
It was standing room only last night at the Jindabyne Cinema for the final screening and awards presentation of Australia's Highest short film festival.
This years festival was a huge success, with the final show in Jindabyne screening to "an absolute jam packed Jindy Cinema" says Festival Director, Anthony Trovatello. " There was a special vibe and a party like atmosphere. People were sitting in the aisles, standing along the back and we even had to turn people away at the door!"
Last night's screeening also determined the final winners across all categories and it was a side splitting comedy from over the Tasman called "Half A Horse" by Dean Hewison of Wellington, New Zealand that won the hearts of the crowd and more importantly winning the REBEL SPORT BEST FILM AWARD and a cool $2000 Cash!
"This is an outstanding and quality production which has it all! A great story, brilliant sound, cinematography, high quality production values and is so funny that you cry with laughter. This film has also been very creative in representing the 2008 theme of LIGHT" says Anthony
A total of 16 films were selected as part of the finals, each with a very different and diverse interpretation of LIGHT shown across a variety of styles including deep drama, hillarious comedy, educational mockumentary, animations and snow/ sport films.
At the Flake Film Festival, the audience is given the prestigious job of voting for the winners across 4 of the major categories including BEST FILM OVERALL. The remaining categories are decided by a separate judging panel with members spanning a vareity of industries, experience, age and opinion!
A MASSIVE CASH AND PRIZE POOL WORTH $15,000 was awarded!!!
The 2008 Flake FIlm Festival winners are as follows- CONGRATULATIONS!
"REBEL SPORT BEST FILM OVERALL"
" HALF A HORSE"
Produced/ Directed by Dean Hewison of Wellington New Zealand
A side splitting comedy that had the crowds in fits of laughter! This hillariuos short shows how running a red light can cause you to hit a horse, become the horse, lead you into armed robbery, meet the girl of your dreams, save the that girl and get caught by the cops!- all in one film!
PRIZE: $2000
12 Month Subscription to FilmInk Magazine
"BEST YOUTH FILM" – (21 yrs and Under)
"IN FEW MINDS"
Produced/ Directed by Alastair Wharton of Cooma, NSW
An extremely well scripted, clever & funny film about how a teenage boy deals with his problems and quirky interactions with the world and people in it. He finds that through talking to himself & not boxing away his issues and thoughts he can better express himself and emotions.
PRIZE: $500 Cash
12 Month subcrition to FilmInk Magazine
(Special mention: "Robot Rock" by Guy Verge Wallace of Sydney, NSW)
"NORDICA BEST SNOW/ SPORT FILM"
"NO HAT, NOT PLAY"
Directed/ Produced by Sean Balmer of Sydney/JIndabyne, NSW
This film shows the wolrd of skiing & snowboarding in a whole new light! With outstanding footage from Australia & overseas, featuring creative new cinematography & an perfectly edited- This is a snow story that has yet to be told!
PRIZE: Nordica "Ignition" Twin Tip Skis and performance ski boots
XTM/ RIZEN Gloves, Socks and accessories
PROTEC Helmet
Dragon Optics (Googles)
SHERPA Thermal wear
(Special mention: A day in the light of snowboarding" by Brew Robinson of Sydney/ France)
"BEST LOCAL FILM"- Presented by KOSCIUSZKO NATIONAL PARKS & WILDLIFE SERVICE
(Snowy/ Sth East/ Capital Region)
"EDDIE LIGHT BEERS"
Produced/ Directed by Richard Livingston Jones of Jindabyne, NSW
Poor Eddie was drinking too many beers, as a result suffered severe medical problems which has now forced to only drink light beers- problems occur when somebody spikes Eddie's beer!
PRIZE: $500
(Special metion: "Gary" By Darren Teasdale of Jindabyne, NSW)
"FUNNIEST FILM" - Presented by Sundeck Hotel, Perisher Valley
"HALF A HORSE"
Produced/ Directed by Dean Hewison of Wellington, New zealand
Also winning the major prize of Best Film Overall- Half A Horse not just tickles the funny bone- it rattles n shakes it till you cry with laughter! Who would of thought that running a red light could be so funny!
PRIZE: $500 Cash
12 Month Subscription to FilmInk Magazine
(Special mention: "Genesis.51" By Andrew Dorn of Hoppers Crossing,VIC)
"JUDGES CHOICE" AWARD FOR BEST FILM
"THE WANDERER"
Produced/ Directed by Jeff Didlick of QLD
An intriguing narrative which explores the thoughts, feelings, emotions and state of mind of a young man who is in a coma for 30 years- he is living in a world between the living & the dead.
prize: $500 Cash
12 Month Subscription to FilmInk Magazine
(Special mention: "Subject" By Adam Grant, Ben Wade, Miguel Gallagher of ACT)
"AVID BEST EDITING AWARD"
"SHADOWS OF THE PAST"
Produced/ Directed by Mikaela Shwer/ Raphael Cottier of Byron Bay, NSW
Edited by Mikaela Shwer
A moving story about an adult man (Ben) who wakes up one morning to find he is being haunted by the memory of his childhood friend who sadly died when they were children. Ben however never told anybody the full story & he now must confront his actions of the past before he can move forward.
PRIZE: AVID Media Composer complete editing package
12 Month Subscription to FilmInk Magazine
(Special mention: "The Tourist" By Matthew Jenkin of Sydney, NSW
"No Hat, No Play" By Sean Balmer of Sydney/ Jindabyne, NSW)
"RODE MICROPHONES AWARD FOR BEST SOUND/ MUSIC COMPOSITION"
"PORTRAIT OF A STRANGER
" Produced/ Directed by Matthew Knowles/ Rob Leggo of Sydney NSW
SOUND COMPOSITION: Daniel Placido/ Rob Leggo
A compelling film about a decrepid old man who searches for the truth. Facing many challenges and a moment of despair, it is the innocence of a child that guides him to the light.
PRIZE: RODE MICROPHONE NTG-3 professional Audio kit including;
Professional NTG-3 Shotgun mic, Boompole, Shockmount, grips and windshield & more
(Special mention: "Half a Horse" By Dean Hewison of Wellington , NZ
"Robot Rock" By guy Verge Wallace of Sydney, NSW)
"LET THERE BE LIGHT" AWARD FOR BEST USE OF LIGHT (2008 THEME)
"MY SHORTEST ADVENTURE"
Produced/ Directed by Luke Blair of Dunlop. ACT
A man is woken in the middle of the night by a mysterious light, he decides to follow it in a quest for it's source.
PRIZE:$250 Cash
12 Month Subscription to FilmInk Magazine
"EARTH CARE" AWARD FOR BEST ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE- Presented by Sundeck Hotel, Perisher Valley
"WASTE NOT, WANT NOT"
Produced/ Directed by Damian Kent of Stones Corner, QLD
A comedy about a wasteful man who breaks down on a secluded dirt road & soon regrets his wasteful ways!
PRIZE:$500 Cash
"BLAKE McGRATH TRIBUTE AWARD AND JUNIOR SNOWSPORT SPONSORSHIP"
The Recipient of the 2008 Blake McGrath Tribute Award & Snow-Sports sponsorship was also announced. The main award went to 13 year old Jindabyne skier, Adam Kronet. The award was passed on by last years recipient, Kim Wellings- who made a wonderful and inspirational speech when passing on the award to Adam along with Blake's father Bill McGrath. Adam will recieve a saewson lift pass to Perisher Blue or Thredbo plus riding equipment from KUU, Dragon, Protec, XTM, Rizen, Dakine, Sherpa, Columbia as well as ski/ board tuning from Rebel Sport and a 4 term trampolining pass at the Jindabyne Sport & Recreation Centre.
Though the premiere Snowy Mountains screenings have all but wrapped up, this is not the end of the 2008 Flake FIlm Festival explains Anthony, "This years festival was so good that we can't not show these films to a wider audience- we are currently investigating the opportunites and costs of taking the fest on the road- screening at other towns and cities across this great land".
The Flake Team would like to especially "THANK all the wonderful filmmakers, audience's, volunteers, sponsors and the people of the Snowy Mountains for their tremendous support.
Planning for the 2009 fest is already underway with some positive changes on the horizon and of course a brand new theme- so keep an eye out for more info in early 09!
Till then, happy filmmaking (Or watching!!!)
** For media correspondance, interviews with organisors/ filmmakers/ audience or for media pics, please email festival director: info@flakefilmfestival.com
Pics will be available on website from Thursday 18th Sept- if you need earlier, please email.
WE WILL UPDATING OUR WEBSITE CONTIUALLY OVE THE NEXT 2- 4 WEEKS WITH MORE INFO FROM FEST, FILMMAKERS, MEDIA ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS AND EVEN WATCH THE WINNING FILMS FOR YOURSELF!
THANKS FOR THE BEST FEST YET!!!
 - Alastair Wharton ("In Few Minds" Producer/ Driector) with Flake Director Anthony Trovatello
 - The audience loved the cosy and couch like atmosphere of the HUB!
The 2008 Flake Film Roadshow has just rolled through the Snowy Mountains townof Cooma.
A fantastic crowd turned up to THE HUB youth Centre for what was an "exceptional and entertaining evening" said one fest goer "I was totally blown away at the outstanding quality of the films, especially the films from the Cooma locals" he goes on to say.
This was a special screening for Flake, as the 2008 festival features a short film from Cooma local Alastair Wharton (19) called "in Few Minds" which is about a young teenage boy, his quirky interactions with people and how he deals with the world and his problems with it! Alastair (And main character , played by Liam) attended the festival and the audience were honoured to have him get up and talk about his film, the thought behind, the production process and his future plans.
The festival also showed a couple of other special films made by Cooma Youth, the first was "Land(e)Scape" by talented filmmaker and Student Alana Greig made as part of her HSC, the other was "Rewind" produced by local Cooma Year 11 Students with the assistance of Nikki Rabbitte, Hayley Redhead and Rewa Nolen- this film was recently awarded fourth place at the prestigious Metro Screen Awards in Sydney.
Festival Director, Anthony Trovatello was so proud to bring this years fest to Cooma and it showed through his enthusiasm and encouragement of the Cooma youth "There are so many creative, talented and artistic youth here in Cooma, we (Flake) are proud to support them and to also provide them with a platform to display their talent- It is so important for the town of Cooma to understand and appreciate how talented their children are and to further nurture and support these great young people."
All of the final 16 films were again well received by the audience, many of whom were attending Flake for the first time and this screening has again uncovered a few early favourites for the Major awards of Best Film, Best Youth Film, Best Snow Film and Funniest Film (But we cant tell you anything yet!)
The flake bandwagon now heads high into the Snowy Mountains for a screening at the Sundeck Hotel at Perisher Valley on Thursday night, The Kosi Room a Thredbo on Saturday night and then sliding back down to Jindabyne for the sell out FINAL SHOW and Awards night on Monday 15th September.
For more information or ticket/ accomodation deals, please go to www.flakefilmfestival.com
see you at the fest!!!
The 2008 Flake Film Festival officially launched last night (Friday 5th)with the premiere screening held at the Jindabyne Cinema in the NSW Snowy Mountains to a more than impressed audience!
Festival Director, Anthony Trovatello said "We were so excited at how the audience responded to the final 16 films,the line up is a real testament to the great filmmaking talent that this great land and our neighbours over the Tasman have to offer".
To encourage new and unique film productions, he Flake Film Festival selects a different theme each year, the 2008 theme is LIGHT and filmmakers had to somehow include LIGHT in their film. "The filmmakers have done an outstanding job in recognising and representing the theme. LIGHT has been very creatively portrayed in all films, with some films being based around the theme and others popping in a cheeky but clever reference" says Anthony.
Another feature of Flake is the voting system- The audience at the 5 premiere screenings actually vote by ballot for their favourite films across a few of the major categories including BEST FILM which winner who receives $2000 cash from Rebel Sport.
The festival is now amongst Australia's highest value in cash and prizes, with the 2008 exceeding $18,000 in filmmakers rewards! "The large cash and prize pool has helped the fest develop into the quality and far reaching film festival that it now is, "This can be seen the high number and quality films that are being made for Flake. We are also receiveing films form all over Australia,NewZealand and even a few international entries which is very encouraging"Anthony goes on to say. t
The festival is now in full swing with another 4 screenings of the final films starting in Cooma this Wednesday 10th, Perisher Thursday 11th, Thredbo Saturday 13th and then back to Jindabyne on Monday 15th September for the final screening, announcement of winners and awards presentation.
Tickets to all screenings are $10 and are available from the venues, Rebel Sport Jindabyne or from the Flake website at www.flakefilmfestival.com but you better be quick as Flake is one of the hottest tickets in town right about now!
For more information, info on how to get to the fest or for special accomodation/ ticket packages, please contact us via the website at www.flakefilmfestival.com
see you at the fest!
Anthony Trovatello (Chook)
Festival Director
GENESIS 5.1 (7mins)
Prod/ Dir: Andrew Dorn
Style: Comedy Category: Best Film
God created the universe in 6 days, rested on the 7th...BUT, what did he do on the 8th day? He is hungover, partied out and has a huge electricity bill!
SEEING THE LIGHT (4mins)
Prod/ Dir: David Child
Style: Snow/Sport Category: Best Snow/Sport Film
A young boy flicks through his iPod in search of something to watch. He starts with bodyboarding, but soon, sees the light and watches snowboarding!
SHADOWS OF THE PAST (6mins)
Prod/ Dir: Mikaela Shwer
Style: Drama Category: Best Film
Ben wakes up one morning to find he is haunted by the memory of his childhood friend. He must confront his actions of the past before he can more forward and his friend can see the light.
GARY (3mins)
Prod/ Dir: Darren Teasdale
Style: Comedy/Animation Category: Best Film
Gary's last day on death row before the chair, he is waiting for one last phonecall...will it come before the lights go out on Gary?
IN FEW MINDS (8 mins)
Prod/ Dir: Alastair Wharton
Style: Comedy, Drama Category: Best Youth Film
How a young boy deals with his problems, quirky interactions and the world!
"WASTE NOT, WANT NOT" (3mins)
Prod/ Dir: Damian Kent
Style: Comedy Category: Best Film
A wasteful man breaks down on a secluded dirt road & soon regrets his wasteful ways.
PORTRAIT OF A STRANGER (4mins)
Prod/ Dir: Matthew Knowles
Style: Drama Category: Best Film
In a scarcely populated neighbourhood, a decreped old man searched for the truth. Facing many challenges and a moment of despair,it is the innocence of a child that guides him to the light.
A DAY IN THE LIGHT OF SNOWBOARDING (7mins)
Prod/ Dir: Brew Robinson
Style: Snow Category: Snow /Sport
A whole day in the life of a snowboarder- from sun up to sun down, from heli riding to park n pipe!
EDDIE LIGHT BEERS (8mins)
Prod/ Dir: Richie Livingston Jones
Style: Comedy Category: Best Film
A true life mocumentary on the effects of binge drinking.
MY SHORTEST ADVENTURE (2mins)
Prod/ Dir: Luke Blair
Style: Comedy Category: Best Film
A man woken by a mysterious light decides to follow it in a quest to find the source.
THE WANDERER (8mins)
Prod/ Dir: Jeff Didlick
Style: Drama Category: Best Film
On the night of his 22nd birthday, Ben bumped his head and fell into a coma. Now he walks the world alone, trapped in no mans land, between the living and the dead.
ROBOT ROCK (3mins)
Prod/ Dir: Guy Verge Wallace
Style: Animation Category: Best Youth Film
The story of an 80's robot wants to be a DJ- he gets a job, saves his cash, buys decks, system, falls in love and the rest is history!
SUBJECT (4mins)
Prod/ Dir: Adam Grant/ Ben Wade
Style: Suspense/Thriller Category: Best Film
Something is putting this man on edge?
NO HAT, NO PLAY (5mins)
Prod/ Dir: Sean Balmer
Style: Snow Category: Best Snow/Sport Film
A snowboarding story that has yet to be told...
HALF A HORSE (6mins)
Prod/ Dir: Dean Hewison
Style: Comedy Category: Best Film
Caught by police wearing horse legs and electrocuting a panda, our hero explains how simply running a red light hurtled him into the criminal underworld.
THE TOURIST (6mins)
Prod/ Dir: Matthew Jenkin
Style: Drama Category: Best Film
Believing the answer to many of life's questions lay somewhere else in the world- he backpacks across the globe. Encountering friendship, love and a confusing washing machine, he realises the answers may have always been at home.
The 2008 Flake Film Festival will feature the following awards, cash and prizes:
Rebel Sport Best Film Overall
$2000 Cash plus 12 Month FILMINK Magazine subscription
Judges Choice Award
$500 Cash, Plus 12 Month FILMINK Magazine subscription
Best Youth Film (21 Years & under)
$500 Cash, Plus 12 Month FILMINK Magazine subscription (moreTBA soon)
Nordica Best Snow Film
Nordica Freestyle Twin Tip Skis, Bindings and performance ski boots
Set of Quality Sherpa Thermals, much more to be announced soon
Best Local Film (Snowy/ Sth East/ ACT)
$500 Cash, Plus 12 Month FILMINK Magazine subscription
AVID Award for Best Editing
Complete AVID Media Composer professional film editing package
RODE Microphones “Sounds Good” Award for Best Sound/ Music/ Audio composition
RODE NTG-3 shotgun mic, Boompole, Shockmount, grips and windshield
Sundeck Hotel “Funniest Film” Award
$500 Cash
Sundeck Hotel “Earth Care” Award for most environemtnally concious film or message
$500 Cash
“Let there be LIGHT?” award for best interpretion of theme (LIGHT)
$250 Cash
LIGHTS ON IN THE DARK AT FLAKE!
Earlier today Australia's HIGHEST short film festival (Flake Film Festival) announced this year’s event dates and shared some light about the final film list!
Festival Director Anthony Trovatello (Chook) said, “We have selected an outstanding line up of films which show the talent and diversity of Australian (& International) filmmakers"
“Not only have we received a wide variety of films from deep drama, to funny stuff, snow films and a couple of animations, but the majority of films have strong production values and thoughtful storylines."
A special feature of the Flake Film Festival is the 2008 theme of LIGHT which was extremely well interpreted in many different ways. "We are so excited to show this year’s festival to the public!"
The Flake Film Festival will officially announce its film line up on Thursday 4th September, but have told us that this year’s fest will feature 11 premiere screenings and include shorts from amateur and professional filmmakers from all over Australia and New Zealand.
The premiere screening will be held this Friday 5th September at the Jindabyne Cinema (NSW Snowy Mountains) before screening at nearby town Cooma (10th), then up to the world class ski resorts of Perisher (11th) and Thredbo (13th) before returning to the Jindabyne Cinema on Monday 15th September for the final screenings and awards presentation. The festival will then screen at various venues and towns throughout the year.
Festival Director Anthony excitedly explains that "The screening nights are a unique and enjoyable film experience- you will be entertained by a variety of shorts that will take you on a journey where you will experience and explore a wide range of feelings, thoughts & emotions-be prepared (or unprepared!) to laugh, cry, laugh some more, find yourself confused, shocked, fall in love, be amazed and more- all in less than 2 hours!"
Another unique feature of Flake is that the audience actually votes for some the major prize winners through the " You be the judge!" concept, so you actually have a say in who wins- and guess what- you dont even need to send a single SMS text!!!!
2008 Festival dates are:
** FRIDAY 5TH SEPT- OPENING NIGHT- JINDABYNE CINEMA!
** WEDNESDAY 10TH SEPT- COOMA- THE HUB CENTRE
** THURSDAY 11THSEPT- PERISHER- SUNDECK HOTEL
** SATURDAY 13TH SEPT- THREDBO- KOSI ROOM
** MONDAY 15th SEPT- FINAL SHOW- JINDABYNE CINEMA
Tickets to all shows are $10 and are on sale now from the venues, Rebel Sport Jindabyne or from the website www.flakefilmfestival.com. Be quick though as Flake is the hottest ticket in town come this time of year! (Children under 15years must be accompanied by an adult.)
For more information, media info or help with getting here and accommodation, please slide through www.flakefilmfestival.com
See you at the fest!
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We are very excited to announce that....AVID TECHNOLOGY- A WORLD LEADER IN MEDIA and TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS today confirmed its support of the 2008 Flake Film Festival as a major product sponsor of this award winning event.
"We are very excited to AVID back on board! Avid are a world leader in video editing and to have their support boosts the festival profile and by offering quality AVID products encourages even more filmmakers to enter" says Festival Director Anthony Trovatello (Chook)
As part of the partnership, AVID will be offering a complete AVID MEDIA COMPOSER SOFTWARE PACKAGE (Valued $3000) for the winner of the AVID BEST EDITING AWARD.
The package is a very generous prize and provides any filmmaker with a professional editing package to create films well into the future! The pack includes:
* Avid Media Composer
* Avid MediaLog
* Avid Log Exchange
* Avid FilmScribe
* Avid EDL Manager
* Avid MetaSync Manager
* Avid MetaFuze* (Windows only)
* Avid Interplay Transfer (standalone version)
Third-party bundled software
* Avid DVD by Sonic - Industry-leading DVD and Blu-ray authoring (Windows only)
* Boris Continuum AVX - Comprehensive library of customizable video filters and transitions
* Sorenson Squeeze - Multimedia export with customizable compression templates
* SmartSound SonicFire Pro - Automated music track creation
Hardware
* USB application key (dongle)
* Keycaps labels
Documentation
* Basics Guide
* Advanced Effects Guide
* Avid Resource Guide
Quality sound and microphone manufacturer RODE MICROPHONES have joined the Flake Film Festival as a Major Porduct Sponsor for the 2008 festival.
a"We are proud to welcome RODE MICROPHONES to the Flake family, and to alsonnounce a brand new award category thanks to the new partnership with RODE. The new award will be known as the RODE MICROPHONES "Sounds Good"Award for best music/sound/ audio composition.
The winner of this award will take home a professional sound recording kit valued at $2,500!!
The kit includes:
1x ‘professional recording pack’ including new NTG-3
Professional shotgun mic, boompole, boompole Bag &
And all the bits and pieces like shock mounts, Furry
Windshields plus more
 - Tickets to all screenings for all people aged 5 and up is $10. Tickets will be available from August 25th from Rebel Sport Jindabyne or form right here at www.flakefilmfestival.com For accomodation, ticket and ski packages- please see the screenings page on this website. Great Audience prizes will be given away.
Please find below the screenings dates and venues for the 2008 festival
JINDABYNE- FRIDAY 5th SEPTEMBER
Jindabyne Cinema (Doors Open 7:30)
COOMA- WEDNESDAY 10th SEPTEMBER
The Hub Centre (Doors open 6:30pm)
PERISHER- THURSDAY 11th SEPTEMBER
Sundeck Hotel (Doors Open 8:30pm)
THREDBO-SATURDAY 13th SEPTEMBER
Kosi Room, Thredbo Alpine Hotel (Doors open 8pm)
JINDABYNE- FINAL/AWARDS- MONDAY 15th SEPTEMBER
Jindabyne Cinema (doors open 7:30)
2008 FLAKE FILM FESTIVAL
“Australia’s Highest Short Film Festival”
ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED... AWARD CATEGORIES & PRIZE LIST ANNOUNCED!
Short film entries into the Flake Film Festival have just closed. Due to a late surge in entries and an overwhelming number of filmmakers trying to finish their film at the last minute, the offical closing date had to be extended by a week to August 19th.
This year, Flake have received some fantastic films from near and far, “We are amazed and very impressed at the quality and range of films we have received, we are so proud to bring our audiences an entertaining and thoughtful display of Australian and international filmmaking talent.”
“We are also extremely excited to announce this years award categories which total over $15,000 in cash and prizes and with special thanks to our tremendous sponsors, we are featuring a few new awards for 2008!” says festival director Anthony Trovatello (Chook)
The 2008 Flake Film Festival will feature the following awards, cash and prizes:
Rebel Sport Best Film Overall
$2000 Cash plus 12 Month FILMINK Magazine subscription
Judges Choice Award
$500 Cash, Plus 12 Month FILMINK Magazine subscription
Best Youth Film (21 Years & under)
$500 Cash, Plus 12 Month FILMINK Magazine subscription (moreTBA soon)
Nordica Best Snow Film
Nordica Freestyle Twin Tip Skis, Bindings and performance ski boots
Set of Quality Sherpa Thermals, much more to be announced soon
Best Local Film (Snowy/ Sth East/ ACT)
$500 Cash, Plus 12 Month FILMINK Magazine subscription
AVID Award for Best Editing
Complete AVID Media Composer professional film editing package
RODE Microphones “Sounds Good” Award for Best Sound/ Music/ Audio composition
RODE NTG-3 shotgun mic, Boompole, Shockmount, grips and windshield
Sundeck Hotel “Funniest Film” Award
$500 Cash
Sundeck Hotel “Earth Care” Award for most environemtnally concious film or message
$500 Cash
“Let there be LIGHT?” award for best interpretion of theme (LIGHT)
$250 Cash
In the final lead up to the festival we will be announcing even more great prizes to compliment the above packages!
We are currently re-scheduling and finalising our screening dates and venues for 2008, however we can tell you that the final films will screen between Sept 5th and 15th in Jindabyne, Thredbo, Prisher and Cooma in the NSW Snowy Mountains.
flakefilmfestival.com Australia's highest short film festival
Flake Film Festival- Australia's HIGHEST Short Film Festival
is now “Calling For Entries....LESS THAN 4 WEEKS TILL ENTRIES CLOSE!"
Filmmakers only have untill Tuesday August 12th to enter their short film into "Australia's HIGHEST Short Film Festival".
The Flake Film Festival is now calling for short film entries, the 2008 theme is "LIGHT". Flake is searching high and low, near and far for the freshest filmaking talent this weird, wacky and wonderful world has to offer- and they're putting up $15,000 in cash n prizes as a reward!
Your film must be less than 8 mins, can be any genre or style & of course include the 2008 theme of LIGHT- You can incorporate “LIGHT” as the main theme or central storyline, an object in the film, it may be symbolic or even in the dialogue. You can be cheeky or sneaky, but just make sure we can see the LIGHT!
Entries close Tuesday August 12th, 2008.Over $15,000 cash and prizes will be awarded across several categories. Screenings will premiere around the NSW Snowy Mountains, including the world class ski resorts of Thredbo and Perisher Blue between the 5th -13th September 08.
Now in it's 6th year, the award winning Flake Film Festival has developed into a unique grass roots film festival which showcases a diverse range of Australian and International films from first time, hobby,student and professional filmmakers.
“We have already received a great variety of quality films from Australia and overseas, produced by amateur and pro filmakers- we look forward to seeing what else we receive in the last few weeks. We encourage anybody to enter no matter what film experience they have- we also urge all those people who think of great ideas and talk about making a film, to get a move on and have a go" says Festival Director Anthony Trovatello (Chook).
You don't need an excuse to enter Australia's highest short film festival, just a clever idea, camera, PC and a few friends (Or at least some people who will pretend for a day!).
So you'd better get rolling if you wanna see your film in the spotlight!
For entry forms and info, slide through www.flakefilmfestival.com
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WEDNESDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER, 2008
BEAUTIFUL SUN SHINEY SPRING LIKE DAY ON THE HILL! CRISP EARLY UP WITH SOME NICE GROOMED RUNS, HOWEVER GETTING SLUSHY BY LUNCHTIME AND INTO THE AFTERNOON- THE RIDING IS STILL SUPER FUN - GET OUT THERE AN CARVE UP THE SPRING SNOW- SHOULD START TO SEE SOME MORE LIFTS CLOSING BY WEEKS END, SO MAKE THE MOST OF IT WHILST YOU CAN. CURRENTLY WE ARE EXPECTING THE SEASO9N TO CLOSE ON OCTOBER LONG WEEKEND, HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME RUMOURS THAT PERISHER MAY STAY OPEN TILL 12TH OCTOBER- FINGERS CROSSED!!!!!
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