‘H is for Happiness’
Richard Roxburgh, Emma Booth, Miriam Margolyes, Joel Jackson, Deborah Mailman and newcomers Daisy Axon and Wesley Patten are starring in H is for Happiness, a family drama/comedy which marks the feature debut of theatre director John Sheedy.
Adapted from Barry Jonsberg’s children’s book ‘My Life As An Alphabet’ by writer/producer Lisa Hoppe, the film is now shooting in the Wa coastal town of Albany, produced by Julie Ryan, Tenille Kennedy and Hoppe.
Perth-based Axon, who made her debut in Mirrah Foulkes’ Judy and Punch, plays Candice Phee, a 12-year-old with boundless optimism and a unique view of the world, who is determined to bring her dysfunctional family back from the brink.
Patten, who won the best young actor award at this year’s St Kilda Film Festival for his performance in Sheedy’s short film Mrs McCutcheon, plays Douglas Benson, a character from another dimension.
Richard Roxburgh, Emma Booth, Miriam Margolyes, Joel Jackson, Deborah Mailman and newcomers Daisy Axon and Wesley Patten are starring in H is for Happiness, a family drama/comedy which marks the feature debut of theatre director John Sheedy.
Adapted from Barry Jonsberg’s children’s book ‘My Life As An Alphabet’ by writer/producer Lisa Hoppe, the film is now shooting in the Wa coastal town of Albany, produced by Julie Ryan, Tenille Kennedy and Hoppe.
Perth-based Axon, who made her debut in Mirrah Foulkes’ Judy and Punch, plays Candice Phee, a 12-year-old with boundless optimism and a unique view of the world, who is determined to bring her dysfunctional family back from the brink.
Patten, who won the best young actor award at this year’s St Kilda Film Festival for his performance in Sheedy’s short film Mrs McCutcheon, plays Douglas Benson, a character from another dimension.
- 11/18/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Strange Colours’.
Festival For Film’s Sake (Ffs) has expanded its focus to include the theatrical distribution of films from female filmmakers.
In partnership with Bonsai Films, Ffs will release Alena Lodkina’s Strange Colours in cinemas next week and Gabrielle Brady’s doco Island of the Hungry Ghosts in the first quarter of next year.
Of the decision to move into distribution, Ffs director Sophie Mathisen tells If that many of the films she had worked with through the female-focused festival were made independently and were yet to find a distributor. Often the filmmakers were unsure what to do with their films after their festival run was over. She believed with strategic investment, these films could find broader audiences.
“When you can see that most of the films that are in cinemas are directed and written by men, it creates this cultural vacuum where it makes female filmmakers feel more risky,...
Festival For Film’s Sake (Ffs) has expanded its focus to include the theatrical distribution of films from female filmmakers.
In partnership with Bonsai Films, Ffs will release Alena Lodkina’s Strange Colours in cinemas next week and Gabrielle Brady’s doco Island of the Hungry Ghosts in the first quarter of next year.
Of the decision to move into distribution, Ffs director Sophie Mathisen tells If that many of the films she had worked with through the female-focused festival were made independently and were yet to find a distributor. Often the filmmakers were unsure what to do with their films after their festival run was over. She believed with strategic investment, these films could find broader audiences.
“When you can see that most of the films that are in cinemas are directed and written by men, it creates this cultural vacuum where it makes female filmmakers feel more risky,...
- 11/14/2018
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
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