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Pre-Vis projects announced
From 20 Western Australian submissions, six teams have been selected to develop their feature film projects during Pre-Vis - a five day consultation program with industry advisors Victoria Treole, Sue Murray, Vincent Sheehan and Duncan Thompson. Pre-Vis will be held at the Australian Writers' Guild (AWG) in Leederville from July 6-10, 2009.
Pre-Vis is a screenplay development and marketing program aimed at assisting drama projects move from story development through to financing. The program also aims to enhance producer skills in the presentation of projects and help build bridges with domestic and international marketplaces for finance, distribution and sales representation.
The six projects selected to participate in Pre-Vis are:
Virgin Ground - Renee Webster (w/d) and Robyn Kershaw (p)
The Swashbucklers - Adam Isitt (w), Dixie Betts (p) and Chris Richards-Scully (d)
The Luger Story Confession - Maziar Lahooti (w) and Dan Parry (p)
The Infidels - Adam Isitt & David Moore (w), Angie Smith (p) and Martin Wilson (d)
The Game - Claire Marshall (w/d) and Dan Wood (p)
These Final Hours - Zak Hilditch (w/d) and Liz Kearney (p)
The consultants...
Formerly a Project Manager at the Australian Film Commission, Duncan Thompson has worked with industry greats such as Jane Campion, John Sayles and Gus van Sant. He has guided projects such as Rowan Wood's Little Fish and Cate Shortland's Cannes hit Somersault, through the New South Wales Film and Television Office's Aurora intensive screenplay workshop. Duncan has taught screenwriting in Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, London and Melbourne.
Victoria Treole established the film consultancy company Blue Cat Pictures in 2005 to provide services to film companies, agencies and filmmakers on development, packaging, financing strategies and marketing. In 1994 she established Miramax Films' Australasian office and directed Miramax's film development, production and acquisitions activities in the region alongside the TV and publishing arms of the company for over a decade.
Sue Murray is Executive Director of Fandango Australia, a production company established in February 2002 with Rolf de Heer, Richard Lowenstein, Domenico Procacci and Bryce Menzies. At Fandango Sue was Executive Producer on Ten Canoes, Tom White and Rolf de Heer's Dr Plonk, and co-producer on Alexandra's Project.
Vincent Sheehan is a founding partner of Porchlight Films, a Sydney-based independent production company established in 1996 by Vincent Sheehan, Liz Watts and Anita Sheehan. Porchlight Films has produced award winning short films, documentaries, television programs and feature films including the independent box office hit Mullet and Walking on Water which won five Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards. His most recent production, to be released soon, is Prime Mover with Writer/Director David Caesar.
Pre-Vis is presented by ScreenWest, Lotterywest and the AWG.
