Screening in New York

Letters To Sally will be making it’s New York premiere in March at the Queens World Film Festival. The festival aims to promote independent film from all over the globe.

Sally will be screening at 11:30am on Saturday, 5 March at the Jackson Heights Cinema.

If you’re unable to make the screening, you can watch the film in full HERE.

Screening at Melbourne Fringe Festival

We’re pleased to announce that Letters To Sally has been selected to screen in the Electric Shorts Film Festival, which forms part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

The aim of Electric Shorts is to screen short films that have received no financial assistance from funding bodies and to give truly independent filmmakers the chance to show their work.

You can read more about the festival and the Melbourne Fringe here.

Electric Shorts 2010
Tuesday October 5, 2010, 7.30pm
LOOP
23 Meyers Place Melbourne
Free Entry

Watch ‘Letters To Sally’

Letters To Sally is now available to watch. You can also see the series of making of videos here.

USA Premiere in August

Letters To Sally will be making it’s USA premiere in August as part of the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival. Previously known as the Washougal International Film Festival, the organisers have quickly expanded the event after two successful years.

Last year, my short film The Tourist was selected at this festival and I’m excited to be a part of this great event again.

The full programme of films will be announced shortly and the festival will run over five days, from 18 – 22 August.

Screening in Newtown

Letters To Sally will be screening as part of the Newtown Flicks Short Film Festival in June. Established in 2005, Newtown Flicks aims at promoting and encouraging the underground short film industry in Sydney.

The finalists for the Opening Awards Night on Friday 4th June will be announced soon, but the full program for Saturday and Sunday has been released. Letters To Sally is the first film screened under the ‘Saturday Wake Up’ session, starting at 1pm.

Director Matthew Jenkin and lead actor Luke Arnold in between takes.

The festival is running from Friday 4th – Sunday 6th June at the PACT Theatre in Erskineville and you can purchase tickets here.

Official Selection in Shepparton!

Letters To Sally has been officially selected in the Shepparton Shorts Film Festival. Last year, my short film The Tourist took out the New Horizons Festival Theme Award at this festival and I’m very proud to be among the fourteen finalists vying for this year’s awards, totalling in over $3000 in prizes.

The festival screening begins at 7:30pm on Friday 12th March at The Vault off Maude St. in Shepparton.

To purchase tickets, contact John Head on +61 3 5822 1855.

Official Selection in St. Kilda

Letters To Sally has been officially selected into the SKANC Short Film Festival in St. Kilda. It will be screening this Thursday (11 Feb) with audience voting determining which films will progress to the Grand Final on Thursday 25th February. The films will start screening at approximately 7pm. Details are below:

St. Kilda Army and Navy Club
First Floor
88 Acland St
St. Kilda.

World premiere tomorrow!

‘Letters To Sally’ will make it’s world premiere at the Clare Valley Film Festival tomorrow in South Australia. It will screen last as part of the ‘Three’ program which kicks off at 5pm. Awards will be announced later that night.

Details on times and the full schedule of films are here.

Official Selection in South Australia!

Letters To Sally has been officially selected in the Clare Valley Film Festival.

This is the festival’s inaugural year and will be screening both Australian and international films on Saturday 23 January, 2010.

Here are a few comments from the judges:

“There is an incredible diversity of entries from all over the world – short comedies from Germany, experimental films from the UK, and social justice shorts from the US. It’s been a pleasure to watch these mini masterpieces.”
Fiona Gunn, National Film and Sound Archive, ACT

“The fabulous entries in the Clare Valley Film Festival not only take us from coastal England through urban Turkey to inner city Australia they also present us with a full spectrum of views of human nature: comic, poignant, tragic and absurd using the formats of drama, documentary and mime. The film makers are all talented and committed revealing an extraordinary wealth of ideas.”
Rob George, Prospect Productions, Vic

Letters To Sally “Exclusive Sydney Screening”

Thanks to all who came out for the Letters To Sally screening. The feedback has been fantastic.

Here are some photos from the event. (Photos: Ninja Milk)

Exclusive Sydney Screening!

Now that Letters to Sally is complete, we’ll be holding an exclusive screening for cast, crew and whoever else wants to see it!

Also showing will be The Tourist and other shorts by directors Oli Leimbach and Danielle Lauren, as well as new music videos from Leroy Lee and Paul Winn Band.

Register your attendance on the Facebook Event. Details are below.

Thursday 29 October, 2009
Chauvel Cinema, Paddington Town Hall
6:30pm arrival for a 7:00pm start – sharp!
Tickets $5 each

Hope to see you there!
MJ

Video Memoirs #5: ‘Letters to Sally’ – Luke Arnold on Acting & Broken Hill

A behind-the-scenes interview with Letters to Sally‘s lead actor Luke Arnold who discusses his role in the new feature film, Broken Hill. This interview was shot on location in Sydney on the second day of production with Letters to Sally director Matthew Jenkin. Camera by Bradley J. Conomy

B-roll and Trailer for Broken Hill courtesy of www.brokenhillthemovie.com . Support the film!

Letters to Sally – Film Poster design

Letters to Sally - Film poster - Photograph & Design by Bradley J. Conomy

Video Memoirs #3: The Weather Factor & The Director’s Jacket

With post production coming to a close, here’s the latest of Brad’s behind-the-scenes videos made during the production.

Behind the Scenes Photos

With post-production in full swing we now have some behind-the-scenes photographs from Day Two of the Letters to Sally shoot.

Luke Arnold during a take on location.

Production wraps despite confused Mother Nature

With near torrential rain on Friday night, all we could do was hope. At 7:30am Saturday morning, I was greeted by bright blue skies and drying roads. The texts went out. We’re wrapping production on this short.

Upon arriving at Wynyard station at 9:00am, I had a lead actor still in bed and rain coming down hard with little signs of easing. I met Brad (DOP) and the decision was made at 9:30am. Shoot is cancelled. Perhaps we can do the voice over at Luke’s?

A short drive away proved that might not be possible. The house Luke was staying at had a bigger echo than Jenolan Caves. There was only thing to do. Coffee and omlettes.

Thirty minutes later we had bright sunshine and spotless skies. There was much scratching of heads. We raced into the city and began shooting. Whenever it rained, we hid under bus shelters or palm trees. Whenever passers-by asked why Luke was lying on the street with an envelope in his hand, he merely smiled and pointed at two guys holding a camera and boom mic.

Eventually we wrapped in the Botannical Gardens and ate Maccas to celebrate. Photos from the weekend will be posted shortly and editing will begin this week.

MJ

Video Memoirs: ‘Letters to Sally’ behind-the-scenes

As I mentioned I (Bradley) had a chance to shoot some behind-the-scenes footage while on the set of Letters to Sally over the weekend. The result is the following two videos. I have posted them in HD (which I will explain technically on my page.) Hope you enjoy them and check out more on Letters to Sally right here.

Production begins

 Production is underway on Matthew Jenkin’s new short film titled, Letters to Sally. More about the shoot will be added shortly (including behind-the-scenes interviews) but in the meantime feel free to check out some photographs from set on the photos page. Stay tuned!

Matthew Jenkin (Director) on set - Photo: Bradley J Conomy / Ninja Milk

Female cast announced.

The two lead female roles have been announced.

Louisa Mignone has joined the cast as ‘Girl #1.’ Louisa trained at the Flinders Drama Centre and was recently seen in the SBS TV show “East West 101″ and played the role of ‘Francesca’ in the feature film “Two Fists, One Heart.”

Naomi Young has joined the cast as ‘Girl #2.’ Naomi has an extensive stage and dance background with television credits including “Murder Call” and “All Saints” and more recently starred in the short film “Noir Drive” which screened at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival.

Production date confirmed; lead actor announced

Production on the new short “Letters To Sally” has been confirmed and slated for Saturday 23 May, 2009. The entire film will be shot in one day at two locations around Sydney.

Playing the lead is Luke Arnold fresh from his lead role in the feature film Broken Hill which is due for release later in 2009.

Luke Arnold

Stills from the shoot will be posted in the coming weeks and a trailer is due to be released in July.