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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

For more photos and info check out the Facebook page here

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

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

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

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

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.

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.