'Indigo Lake' is an Aussie neo-noir written and directed by Martin Simpson, produced by Brian Cobb and starring Andrew Cutcliffe, Miranda O.Hare, Marin Mimica and Pamela Shaw. Cutcliffe ('Home and Away', 'Wonderland') plays Jack, a painter who falls in love with his subject (Miranda O.Hare), to the chagrin of her gangster husband (Marin Mimica)..
Simpson wrote the script in 2011 and brought it to Cobb, who put the budget together via private investors and the Offset. Beyond.s Martin Fabinyi, with whom Cobb worked under a Screen Australia Enterprise attachment, is executive producing. The indie feature made its world premiere in Canberra, the producer.s hometown, on April 23, followed by a screening at Sydney.s Dendy Newtown on April 26, where the stars, director and producer participated in a Q&A session..
International rights are being handled by Ksm, and the filmmakers will head...
Simpson wrote the script in 2011 and brought it to Cobb, who put the budget together via private investors and the Offset. Beyond.s Martin Fabinyi, with whom Cobb worked under a Screen Australia Enterprise attachment, is executive producing. The indie feature made its world premiere in Canberra, the producer.s hometown, on April 23, followed by a screening at Sydney.s Dendy Newtown on April 26, where the stars, director and producer participated in a Q&A session..
International rights are being handled by Ksm, and the filmmakers will head...
- 5/10/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
'Indigo Lake' is an Aussie neo-noir written and directed by Martin Simpson, produced by Brian Cobb and starring Andrew Cutcliffe, Miranda O.Hare, Marin Mimica and Pamela Shaw. .
Cutcliffe ('Home and Away', 'Wonderland') plays Jack, a painter who falls in love with his subject (Miranda O.Hare), to the chagrin of her gangster husband (Marin Mimica)..
Simpson wrote the script in 2011 and brought it to Cobb, who put the budget together via private investors and the Offset. Beyond.s Martin Fabinyi, with whom Cobb worked under a Screen Australia Enterprise attachment, is executive producing.
The indie feature made its world premiere in Canberra, the producer.s hometown, on April 23, followed by a screening at Sydney.s Dendy Newtown on Wednesday night, where the stars, director and producer participated in a Q&A session.
International rights are being handled by Ksm, and the filmmakers will...
Cutcliffe ('Home and Away', 'Wonderland') plays Jack, a painter who falls in love with his subject (Miranda O.Hare), to the chagrin of her gangster husband (Marin Mimica)..
Simpson wrote the script in 2011 and brought it to Cobb, who put the budget together via private investors and the Offset. Beyond.s Martin Fabinyi, with whom Cobb worked under a Screen Australia Enterprise attachment, is executive producing.
The indie feature made its world premiere in Canberra, the producer.s hometown, on April 23, followed by a screening at Sydney.s Dendy Newtown on Wednesday night, where the stars, director and producer participated in a Q&A session.
International rights are being handled by Ksm, and the filmmakers will...
- 4/27/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Kimberley Project Teaser.
At last week.s Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc), two docos were .hacked. by a team of national and international experts in the impact field, who suggested strategies to maximise each film's social outreach..
One of those films was.The Kimberley Project,.currently in pre-production. The feature will explore the threats to remote Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley region from industries such as mining, fracking and agriculture..
Director and producer Nicholas Wrathall (Gore Vidal: The United States of Amensia) told If the aim of the film was to give voice to the local communities of the region and explain "how this pressure is affecting them, how they.re feeling destabilised from it, and [explore] what their future is with this new interest and development in the area...
Wrathall first teamed up with producer Stephanie King (Observance), who had been working on other documentary projects in the region, in...
At last week.s Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc), two docos were .hacked. by a team of national and international experts in the impact field, who suggested strategies to maximise each film's social outreach..
One of those films was.The Kimberley Project,.currently in pre-production. The feature will explore the threats to remote Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley region from industries such as mining, fracking and agriculture..
Director and producer Nicholas Wrathall (Gore Vidal: The United States of Amensia) told If the aim of the film was to give voice to the local communities of the region and explain "how this pressure is affecting them, how they.re feeling destabilised from it, and [explore] what their future is with this new interest and development in the area...
Wrathall first teamed up with producer Stephanie King (Observance), who had been working on other documentary projects in the region, in...
- 3/16/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Acclaimed psychological horror film Observance gets Blu-ray release. Not since Roman Polanski’s mind-bending 1976 creeper The Tenant has apartment living seemed so psychically unhealthy than in director Joseph Sims-Dennett’s Observance, a dread-choked horror movie about a private detective teetering on the edge of sanity. Here’s the synopsis: Atmospherically creepy and visually unnerving, Joseph…
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- 7/14/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
New Australian film Observance will have its Western Australian premiere at Revelation Perth International Film Festival on Monday 30 May.
Observance is the story of a grieving father returning to work as a private investigator and embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment.
The film was previously selected for screening at the BFI London Film Festival and FanTasia International Film Festivals.
Observance was billed as .one of the most chilling experiences. by The Hollywood Reporter and as .sheer ambient dread. by Indiewire.
The film.s writer-director Joseph Sims-Dennett said he was honoured to have his film screening at Australian Revelations.
.Revelation has been leading Australia in discovering the next wave of international local independent films for almost 20 years now,. Sims-Dennett said.
.Revelation Director Richard Sowada said Observance was a very slick film with great respect for the language and traditions of cinema.
.It walks a very tense line between drama,...
Observance is the story of a grieving father returning to work as a private investigator and embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment.
The film was previously selected for screening at the BFI London Film Festival and FanTasia International Film Festivals.
Observance was billed as .one of the most chilling experiences. by The Hollywood Reporter and as .sheer ambient dread. by Indiewire.
The film.s writer-director Joseph Sims-Dennett said he was honoured to have his film screening at Australian Revelations.
.Revelation has been leading Australia in discovering the next wave of international local independent films for almost 20 years now,. Sims-Dennett said.
.Revelation Director Richard Sowada said Observance was a very slick film with great respect for the language and traditions of cinema.
.It walks a very tense line between drama,...
- 4/29/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Observance is self-described as "a surrealist horror art film." To be distributed by Artsploitation Films, Observance is also an indie horror production; it was shot for approximately 11K. And, this film, from Sydney, Australia, will shock the senses. The film's official trailer focuses on a Parker, a man under the grip of enormous stress, while experiencing grief over the recent death of his son. The film is scheduled to be released this Summer and a preview of the film's launch is available here. The synopsis begins with Parker (Lindsay Farris). He has lost his young son and his marriage is falling apart. With bankruptcy on the horizon, Parker returns to his work as a private investigator. But, his latest contract involves bizarre incidents, in an abandoned apartment. A supernatural presence begins to make itself known to Parker and it promises madness. Reviews for Observance have been mixed. Some have mentioned the convoluted plot,...
- 4/28/2016
- by [email protected] (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Made on a measly $11,000, Joseph Sims-Dennett’s twitchy psychological thriller is poised on a knife edge between excellence and a cabin-fever B movie
For 11 days in January 2013, director Joseph Sims-Dennett holed up in an apartment in Rozelle, Sydney and spent $11,000 making his second feature film – roughly the same cost as the duck canapés and gougères served at a Hollywood premiere. Two years later he emerges with Observance: a twitchy, icky, genuinely unsettling psychological thriller about a private investigator who takes on what appears to be a simple, well-paying job.
From a derelict apartment across the street, all Parker (Lindsay Farris) is employed to do is spy on a woman and report daily updates over the phone to his employer (voiced by Brendan Cowell). Things aren’t as they seem, as these things often go, and Parker – traumatised by the recent death of his young son – spirals into confusion, delusion and possibly madness.
For 11 days in January 2013, director Joseph Sims-Dennett holed up in an apartment in Rozelle, Sydney and spent $11,000 making his second feature film – roughly the same cost as the duck canapés and gougères served at a Hollywood premiere. Two years later he emerges with Observance: a twitchy, icky, genuinely unsettling psychological thriller about a private investigator who takes on what appears to be a simple, well-paying job.
From a derelict apartment across the street, all Parker (Lindsay Farris) is employed to do is spy on a woman and report daily updates over the phone to his employer (voiced by Brendan Cowell). Things aren’t as they seem, as these things often go, and Parker – traumatised by the recent death of his young son – spirals into confusion, delusion and possibly madness.
- 4/5/2016
- by Luke Buckmaster
- The Guardian - Film News
Made on a measly $11,000, Joseph Sims-Dennett’s twitchy psychological thriller is poised on a knife edge between excellence and a cabin-fever B movie
For 11 days in January 2013, director Joseph Sims-Dennett holed up in an apartment in Rozelle, Sydney and spent $11,000 making his second feature film – roughly the same cost as the duck canapés and gougères served at a Hollywood premiere. Two years later he emerges with Observance: a twitchy, icky, genuinely unsettling psychological thriller about a private investigator who takes on what appears to be a simple, well-paying job.
From a derelict apartment across the street, all Parker (Lindsay Farris) is employed to do is spy on a woman and report daily updates over the phone to his employer (voiced by Brendan Cowell). Things aren’t as they seem, as these things often go, and Parker – traumatised by the recent death of his young son – spirals into confusion, delusion and possibly madness.
For 11 days in January 2013, director Joseph Sims-Dennett holed up in an apartment in Rozelle, Sydney and spent $11,000 making his second feature film – roughly the same cost as the duck canapés and gougères served at a Hollywood premiere. Two years later he emerges with Observance: a twitchy, icky, genuinely unsettling psychological thriller about a private investigator who takes on what appears to be a simple, well-paying job.
From a derelict apartment across the street, all Parker (Lindsay Farris) is employed to do is spy on a woman and report daily updates over the phone to his employer (voiced by Brendan Cowell). Things aren’t as they seem, as these things often go, and Parker – traumatised by the recent death of his young son – spirals into confusion, delusion and possibly madness.
- 4/5/2016
- by Luke Buckmaster
- The Guardian - Film News
Director Joseph Sims-Dennett and star Lindsay Farris.
Filmmaker Joseph Sims-Dennett describes his second feature, Observance, as "a surrealist horror art film".
Sims-Dennett and his friend and co-screenwriter Josh Zammit decided to make the film, which stars Lindsay Farris and John Jarratt, after leaving the same commercials agency.
The result is a film that's "a metaphor for the anxiety that Josh and I were feeling back when we lost our jobs".
"It's about about a character who feels as though there's this invisible force that's manipulating him and almost possessing him".
Observance was shot in eleven days, in the middle of a sweltering Sydney summer.
"It was such a mad shoot, and it did translate in the images", Sims-Dennett said..
The director also credits the sound design done by Brisbane company Wild Blue as intrumental in establishing the film's "sense of anxiety and dread".
The filmmaking team knew they wanted to take the film overseas first,...
Filmmaker Joseph Sims-Dennett describes his second feature, Observance, as "a surrealist horror art film".
Sims-Dennett and his friend and co-screenwriter Josh Zammit decided to make the film, which stars Lindsay Farris and John Jarratt, after leaving the same commercials agency.
The result is a film that's "a metaphor for the anxiety that Josh and I were feeling back when we lost our jobs".
"It's about about a character who feels as though there's this invisible force that's manipulating him and almost possessing him".
Observance was shot in eleven days, in the middle of a sweltering Sydney summer.
"It was such a mad shoot, and it did translate in the images", Sims-Dennett said..
The director also credits the sound design done by Brisbane company Wild Blue as intrumental in establishing the film's "sense of anxiety and dread".
The filmmaking team knew they wanted to take the film overseas first,...
- 3/9/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Joseph Sims-Dennett's feature Observance has been steadily building buzz since it premiered at Fantasia Film Festival last year.
The reception has been everything a young director in his 20's would want from a first film - only Observance isn't.
Way back in 2009, when Sims-Dennett was nineteen, he was a film student at Griffith in Queensland, working part time as a bookkeeper for Subway.
After "going and talking to some of our clients", the tyro filmmaker was able to assemble a budget of $100,000 for his first feature, Bad Behaviour.
After dropping out of film school, which the director found "too theory based", he moved to Sydney and worked for an ad company doing TVCs, shadowing directors on "massive shoots. You learn a lot in terms of how they compress shooting periods and knock things over really quickly".
At the agency, Sims Dennett also met Josh Zammit, the co-screenwriter of Observance.
The reception has been everything a young director in his 20's would want from a first film - only Observance isn't.
Way back in 2009, when Sims-Dennett was nineteen, he was a film student at Griffith in Queensland, working part time as a bookkeeper for Subway.
After "going and talking to some of our clients", the tyro filmmaker was able to assemble a budget of $100,000 for his first feature, Bad Behaviour.
After dropping out of film school, which the director found "too theory based", he moved to Sydney and worked for an ad company doing TVCs, shadowing directors on "massive shoots. You learn a lot in terms of how they compress shooting periods and knock things over really quickly".
At the agency, Sims Dennett also met Josh Zammit, the co-screenwriter of Observance.
- 3/8/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Joseph Sims-Dennett's feature Observance has been steadily building buzz since it premiered at Fantasia Film Festival last year.
The reception has been everything a young director in his 20's would want from a first film - only Observance isn't.
Way back in 2009, when Sims-Dennett was nineteen, he was a film student at Griffith in Queensland, working part time as a bookkeeper for Subway.
After "going and talking to some of our clients", the tyro filmmaker was able to assemble a budget of $100,000 for his first feature, Bad Behaviour.
After dropping out of film school, which the director found "too theory based", he moved to Sydney and worked for an ad company doing TVCs, shadowing directors on "massive shoots. You learn a lot in terms of how they compress shooting periods and knock things over really quickly".
At the agency, Sims Dennett also met Josh Zammit, the co-screenwriter of Observance.
The reception has been everything a young director in his 20's would want from a first film - only Observance isn't.
Way back in 2009, when Sims-Dennett was nineteen, he was a film student at Griffith in Queensland, working part time as a bookkeeper for Subway.
After "going and talking to some of our clients", the tyro filmmaker was able to assemble a budget of $100,000 for his first feature, Bad Behaviour.
After dropping out of film school, which the director found "too theory based", he moved to Sydney and worked for an ad company doing TVCs, shadowing directors on "massive shoots. You learn a lot in terms of how they compress shooting periods and knock things over really quickly".
At the agency, Sims Dennett also met Josh Zammit, the co-screenwriter of Observance.
- 3/8/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Observance is a suspenseful, edge of the seat chiller shot by filmmaker Joseph Sims-Dennett (Bad Behaviour) in 11 days with a very limited budget. It had a successful World Premiere at the Fantasia Festival last July, and will be having its Australian Premiere at the Randwick Ritz in Sydney on April 3. Synopsis: In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker records the strange occurrences surrounding her, unaware that the derelict building that he surveys her from has birthed a dark presence which slowly threatens to consume him. The film stars Lindsay Farris (Primal, Bad Behaviour),...
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- 2/22/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Observance is a suspenseful, edge of the seat chiller shot by filmmaker Joseph Sims-Dennett (Bad Behaviour) in 11 days with a very limited budget. It had a successful World Premiere at the Fantasia Festival last July, and will be having its Australian Premiere at the Randwick Ritz in Sydney on April 3. Synopsis: In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker records the strange occurrences surrounding her, unaware that the derelict building that he surveys her from has birthed a dark presence which slowly threatens to consume him. The film stars Lindsay Farris (Primal, Bad Behaviour),...
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- 2/22/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Observance.
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Australian film Observance.is set for its Australian premiere on April 3 after garnering strong reviews on the global festival circuit.
The film will be released in Australia by Umbrella Entertainment with its Australian premiere set for April 3 at the Randwick Ritz, followed by a limited theatrical across the country.
Observance stars Lindsay Farris, Stephanie King, Benedict Hardie, Tom O.Sullivan, Brendan Cowell and features John Jarratt and Roger Ward.
Sterling Cinema.s Sims-Dennett and Josh Zammit wrote and produced the film with Umbrella Entertainment distributing in Australia, Artsploitation in North America and Shoreline Entertainment managing international sales.
The Joseph Sims-Dennett film has toured the global festival circuit including the BFI London Film Festival and Montreal.s Fantasia Film Festival where it met with postive reviews..
The Hollywood Reporter described the film as .One of the most chilling experiences".
Australian director Sims-Dennett said the worldwide response to the small, personal,...
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Australian film Observance.is set for its Australian premiere on April 3 after garnering strong reviews on the global festival circuit.
The film will be released in Australia by Umbrella Entertainment with its Australian premiere set for April 3 at the Randwick Ritz, followed by a limited theatrical across the country.
Observance stars Lindsay Farris, Stephanie King, Benedict Hardie, Tom O.Sullivan, Brendan Cowell and features John Jarratt and Roger Ward.
Sterling Cinema.s Sims-Dennett and Josh Zammit wrote and produced the film with Umbrella Entertainment distributing in Australia, Artsploitation in North America and Shoreline Entertainment managing international sales.
The Joseph Sims-Dennett film has toured the global festival circuit including the BFI London Film Festival and Montreal.s Fantasia Film Festival where it met with postive reviews..
The Hollywood Reporter described the film as .One of the most chilling experiences".
Australian director Sims-Dennett said the worldwide response to the small, personal,...
- 2/17/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Sydney filmmaker Joseph Sims-Dennett's first film Observance has been making serious waves since premiering at Fantasia this year. The extremely low-budget film shot in 11 days is already attracting big name distribution opportunities in the Us and its filmmaker drawing the interest of the likes of Brandon Cronenberg.
The first trailer for the film is here and it looks as gorgeously shot as it does spookifying.
Synopsis:
In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker witnesses bizarre happenings surrounding her, unaware that the derelict building that he surv [Continued ...]...
The first trailer for the film is here and it looks as gorgeously shot as it does spookifying.
Synopsis:
In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker witnesses bizarre happenings surrounding her, unaware that the derelict building that he surv [Continued ...]...
- 10/1/2015
- QuietEarth.us
Australian feature film Observance has been selected for the BFI London Film Festival in October as part of the famed .Cult. series.
The Joseph Sims-Dennett directed film, by Sterling Cinema, had its world premiere at Montreal.s 19th Fantasia International Film Festival in July.
Sims-Dennett said he couldn't be happier with the response out of North America..
"Which has subsequently generated enormous international interest in this independent Aussie film with the London Film Festival taking Observance to a whole new level, signifying that this small, personal film is truly connecting with a big audience,. he said.
The next stop for the film in the festival circuit will be Germany.s Oldenburg International Film Festival (September 16-20) followed by the renowned Vancouver International Film Festival (September 24 to October 8), with the film featuring as part of the .Altered States. genre series, which last year screened acclaimed films .It Follows., .A Girl Walks...
The Joseph Sims-Dennett directed film, by Sterling Cinema, had its world premiere at Montreal.s 19th Fantasia International Film Festival in July.
Sims-Dennett said he couldn't be happier with the response out of North America..
"Which has subsequently generated enormous international interest in this independent Aussie film with the London Film Festival taking Observance to a whole new level, signifying that this small, personal film is truly connecting with a big audience,. he said.
The next stop for the film in the festival circuit will be Germany.s Oldenburg International Film Festival (September 16-20) followed by the renowned Vancouver International Film Festival (September 24 to October 8), with the film featuring as part of the .Altered States. genre series, which last year screened acclaimed films .It Follows., .A Girl Walks...
- 9/3/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Germany’s Oldenburg International Film Festival is to play host to the nomination committee for the European Film Awards’ European Discovery - Prix Fipresci for the first time this year.
An international jury will convene in the North German town of Oldenburg on Sept 19 for their deliberations and announce the five nominated films for the award - dedicated to first features by European directors - at the festival’s closing ceremony on Sept 20.
The jury will comprise German producer Dagmar Jacobsen; Transilvania Iff’s artistic director Mihai Chirilov; Polish critic/actor Krzysztof Kwiatkowski; UK producer Lynda Myles; Italian journalist/festival programmer Marco Spagnoli; Rotterdam Iff programmer Gerwin Tamsma; and UK critic/festival programmer Neil Young
Festival director Torsten Neumann told ScreenDaily: “It’s a great sign of recognition for us as it shows that the Efa regards Oldenburg as the right place for its jury, with its reputation as the European festival of discoveries.”
Last year’s...
An international jury will convene in the North German town of Oldenburg on Sept 19 for their deliberations and announce the five nominated films for the award - dedicated to first features by European directors - at the festival’s closing ceremony on Sept 20.
The jury will comprise German producer Dagmar Jacobsen; Transilvania Iff’s artistic director Mihai Chirilov; Polish critic/actor Krzysztof Kwiatkowski; UK producer Lynda Myles; Italian journalist/festival programmer Marco Spagnoli; Rotterdam Iff programmer Gerwin Tamsma; and UK critic/festival programmer Neil Young
Festival director Torsten Neumann told ScreenDaily: “It’s a great sign of recognition for us as it shows that the Efa regards Oldenburg as the right place for its jury, with its reputation as the European festival of discoveries.”
Last year’s...
- 8/11/2015
- by [email protected] (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
It seems that Parker has got himself a pretty good job as a private investigator. All he needs to do is to spy on someone who lives across the road from an abandoned apartment and report what he sees to his employer on a daily basis. It is a well-paid job and the subject happens to be a beautiful woman... But of course it is all too good to be true. Soon the man finds out that the job is not what it was supposed to be and at the same time, he discovers that strange things are happening to him. Observance is writer-director Joseph Sims-Dennett's follow up to his 2010 film Bad Behaviour, which won Best Director, Best Screenplay and Runner-up Best Film at the...
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- 7/20/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Observance, the new thriller by Australian filmmaker Joseph Sims-Dennett (Bad Behaviour), will be having its World Premiere at the Fantasia Festival on July 19. Following that, there will be an encore screening on July 22. If you are a horror fan and have not yet checked out the recently released trailer, which debuted here at TwitchFilm, you should do so because it is pretty chilling and intense. The filmmakers have also just released a video titled "A Preface To Observance", in which the lead actor and actress, Lindsay Farris and Stephanie King, talk about their experience making the film. It sounds pretty grueling but having seen the film, I would say that all the hard work was worthwhile. You can check out the film's official website and Facebook...
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- 7/13/2015
- Screen Anarchy
The 19th Annual Fantasia Film Festival is only a week away, beginning July 14 and running through August 4. And as promised for today, they’ve revealed their full line-up of films screening at 2015’s festival in Montreal.
This year’s line-up boasts 22 World Premieres, 13 International Premieres, and 21 North American Premieres. Both Marvel’s Ant-Man and the animated Miss Hokusai were previously announced, but now they’ve added the much anticipated Attack on Titan movie as their closing night film. Other highlights include the Sundance darlings Cooties, starring Elijah Wood and Rainn Wilson, Cop Car, starring Kevin Bacon and directed by the upcoming Spider-man director Jon Watts, and a trio of films from horror auteur Sion Sono.
See the full line-up announcement of films below via Fantasia’s Facebook page, and be sure to check out their website at fantasiafestival.com for additional information.
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Fantasia 2015:
36 Countries, 135 Features, and Nearly 300 Short Films
- Including 22 World Premieres,...
This year’s line-up boasts 22 World Premieres, 13 International Premieres, and 21 North American Premieres. Both Marvel’s Ant-Man and the animated Miss Hokusai were previously announced, but now they’ve added the much anticipated Attack on Titan movie as their closing night film. Other highlights include the Sundance darlings Cooties, starring Elijah Wood and Rainn Wilson, Cop Car, starring Kevin Bacon and directed by the upcoming Spider-man director Jon Watts, and a trio of films from horror auteur Sion Sono.
See the full line-up announcement of films below via Fantasia’s Facebook page, and be sure to check out their website at fantasiafestival.com for additional information.
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Fantasia 2015:
36 Countries, 135 Features, and Nearly 300 Short Films
- Including 22 World Premieres,...
- 7/7/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Observance Trailer and Poster Have Been Released. Joseph Sims-Dennett‘s Observance (2015) movie trailer and poster have been released. Observance‘s movie trailer stars Lindsay Farris, Stephanie King, Brendan Cowell, and John Jarratt. Observance‘s plot synopsis: “In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker witnesses bizarre happenings surrounding her, unaware that the derelict building that he surveys her from has birthed a dark presence which slowly threatens to consume him.”
The Fantasia Film Festival is about to kick off. There are only a few weeks left, and we’re already getting trailers for some of the more anticipated films on the schedule. One of those is Observance, an Australian horror indie that has a very distinct colour palette and tone,...
The Fantasia Film Festival is about to kick off. There are only a few weeks left, and we’re already getting trailers for some of the more anticipated films on the schedule. One of those is Observance, an Australian horror indie that has a very distinct colour palette and tone,...
- 6/23/2015
- by Marco Margaritoff
- Film-Book
World Premiering at next month’s Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal is Australian horror Observance, from director Joseph Sims-Dennett. Find the first trailer for this voyeuristic thriller, below. In Observance, “His job is to observe, observe a beautiful woman. Soon enough, he discovers his gig implies more than he ever asked for.” With a terrific look and some eerie…
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- 6/23/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The new film by filmmaker Joseph Sims-Dennett (Bad Behaviour), Observance was shot in 11 days with a very limited budget in 2013 during the worst heatwave Sydney had ever experienced. The film will be having its World Premiere at the upcoming Fantasia Festival in July, and here is what the Festival says about the film: "(Observance is) a poignant and terrifying thriller in the vein of Polanski's Repulsion. Among the first 2015 Camera Lucida selections to be announced, Observance promises to haunt your nightmares."Official synopsis: In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker records the strange occurrences surrounding...
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- 6/23/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Halloween is coming to Montreal this summer, as the star-studded (both in front of and behind the camera) anthology horror film, Tales of Halloween, is scheduled to make its world premiere at the festival. JeruZalem, Turbo Kid, Deathgasm, and many more movies are also slated to screen:
Press Release -- "Montreal, May 6, 2015 – The 19th annual Fantasia International Film Festival is gearing up to rush Montreal with three weeks of cinematic inspiration and fantastical visions from across the world from July 14 until August 4, 2015.
Our complete lineup of programming and special events will be revealed in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, here’s an early First Wave Announcement of selected highlights and info to whet your appetite for the exciting things to come!
Unveiling Our 2015 Poster Art: Fantasia Continues Its Celebration Of Regional Folklore With The Wendigo
In recent editions, Fantasia has showcased poster art informed by various regional legends and myths,...
Press Release -- "Montreal, May 6, 2015 – The 19th annual Fantasia International Film Festival is gearing up to rush Montreal with three weeks of cinematic inspiration and fantastical visions from across the world from July 14 until August 4, 2015.
Our complete lineup of programming and special events will be revealed in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, here’s an early First Wave Announcement of selected highlights and info to whet your appetite for the exciting things to come!
Unveiling Our 2015 Poster Art: Fantasia Continues Its Celebration Of Regional Folklore With The Wendigo
In recent editions, Fantasia has showcased poster art informed by various regional legends and myths,...
- 5/6/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
First wave of titles unveiled for 19th edition of Montreal’s genre film festival .
Keiichi Hara’s Miss Hokusai will receive its North American premiere as the opening film of this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival (July 14-Aug 4).
Based on Hinako Suguira’s manga Sarusuberi, the film centres on the relationship between ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) artist Katsushika Hokusai and his talented daughter O-Ei.
Fantasia’s opening night will also see the Montreal premiere of Marvel Studios’ latest outing Ant-Man, directed by Peyton Reed.
The first wave of titles also includes the world premieres of horror omnibus Tales of Halloween, featuring segments directed by the likes of Darren Lynn Bousman, Neil Marshall and Lucky McKee, and Israeli duo Yoav & Doron Paz’s Jeruzalem which follows a group of American teenagers who find themselves inside their worst nightmare when they visit Jerusalem on Yom Kippur.
This year’s festival will also host the international premiere of Eiichiro Hasumi...
Keiichi Hara’s Miss Hokusai will receive its North American premiere as the opening film of this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival (July 14-Aug 4).
Based on Hinako Suguira’s manga Sarusuberi, the film centres on the relationship between ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) artist Katsushika Hokusai and his talented daughter O-Ei.
Fantasia’s opening night will also see the Montreal premiere of Marvel Studios’ latest outing Ant-Man, directed by Peyton Reed.
The first wave of titles also includes the world premieres of horror omnibus Tales of Halloween, featuring segments directed by the likes of Darren Lynn Bousman, Neil Marshall and Lucky McKee, and Israeli duo Yoav & Doron Paz’s Jeruzalem which follows a group of American teenagers who find themselves inside their worst nightmare when they visit Jerusalem on Yom Kippur.
This year’s festival will also host the international premiere of Eiichiro Hasumi...
- 5/6/2015
- by [email protected] (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
The Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, now in its 19th year, is one of our favorite festivals around and a fan favorite for Sound on Sight readers for several years now. This year’s festival runs July 14 to August 4, and the first wave of films on the lineup has just been revealed.
Marvel’s highly anticipated Ant-Man, with Paul Rudd, will be the opening night film, along with the Japanese animated film Miss Hokusai. Miss Hokusai comes from Production I.G., known for its other classics including A Letter to Momo and Giovanni’s Island.
Fantasia ’15 will also be home to several World Premieres, including Tales of Halloween, a collection of 10 short horror stories, and Jeruzalem, a horror film from Israeli directors and Tiff honorees Yoav and Doron Paz (Phobidilia).
The Canadian indie Turbo Kid, which we first caught up with at Sundance this year, will also be having its...
Marvel’s highly anticipated Ant-Man, with Paul Rudd, will be the opening night film, along with the Japanese animated film Miss Hokusai. Miss Hokusai comes from Production I.G., known for its other classics including A Letter to Momo and Giovanni’s Island.
Fantasia ’15 will also be home to several World Premieres, including Tales of Halloween, a collection of 10 short horror stories, and Jeruzalem, a horror film from Israeli directors and Tiff honorees Yoav and Doron Paz (Phobidilia).
The Canadian indie Turbo Kid, which we first caught up with at Sundance this year, will also be having its...
- 5/6/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
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Australian actor Lindsay Farris has landed a lead role in Alan Ball.s HBO pilot Virtuoso. Set in the 18th century, Virtuoso follows a group of young musical prodigies from all over Europe who are enrolled at the prestigious Academy of Musical Excellence. It is Executive produced by Alan Ball, Elton John, Peter Macdissi, David Furnish, and Steve Hamilton Shaw. Hailing from Sydney, Farris is a classical pianist as well as an actor, and will play Heinrich, an Austrian piano prodigy. His previous credits include The Code and Parer.s War as well as appearing on stage in Noises Off and Mojo, both for the Sydney Theatre Company. He is also set to appear in Joseph Sims. soon-to-be-released feature Observance, which he also co-produced.
Production on the hour-long pilot will take place this spring in Budapest.
Lindsay is represented by Lital Spitzer (3 Arts Entertainment) in La and Nicky Gluyas...
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Australian actor Lindsay Farris has landed a lead role in Alan Ball.s HBO pilot Virtuoso. Set in the 18th century, Virtuoso follows a group of young musical prodigies from all over Europe who are enrolled at the prestigious Academy of Musical Excellence. It is Executive produced by Alan Ball, Elton John, Peter Macdissi, David Furnish, and Steve Hamilton Shaw. Hailing from Sydney, Farris is a classical pianist as well as an actor, and will play Heinrich, an Austrian piano prodigy. His previous credits include The Code and Parer.s War as well as appearing on stage in Noises Off and Mojo, both for the Sydney Theatre Company. He is also set to appear in Joseph Sims. soon-to-be-released feature Observance, which he also co-produced.
Production on the hour-long pilot will take place this spring in Budapest.
Lindsay is represented by Lital Spitzer (3 Arts Entertainment) in La and Nicky Gluyas...
- 2/3/2015
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
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