We’re excited to announce our February 2024 monthly semi-finalists of our Thrills and Chills Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror Fest. Our semi-finalist films will be in consideration to be selected for our live screening in October 2024, where the annual winners for each category will be announced.
“Nobody’s Business” is a short film written and directed by Erifili Davis.
Set in the 1920s, “Nobody’s Business” is about underworld queen Evelyn who must choose between her love and her reputation. The film It will be shot in Dubbo on May 26, 2024.
Everyone involved will get an IMDB credit and catering will be provided on the set.
We are auditioning for the following characters:
VINCENT (major role) – male, 25 – 55 years old, charming, charismatic, the life of the party. He loves Evelyn but has an underlying resentment about being a ‘kept man’ (small payment to selected actor)
BODYGUARD 1 (small speaking role) – male or male presenting, any age, tough and loyal to Evelyn (small payment to selected actor)
NON-SPEAKING BODYGUARDS (unpaid)
CLUB PATRON EXTRAS (non-speaking) – 18+, all genders, (unpaid) – let us know if you have a special talent!! (unpaid)
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY – come along and have some fun!
We are also looking for musicians who may be interested in playing the jazz songs to be recorded as part of the film.
Auditions will be held this Sunday, March 24, 1 pm to 3 pm. If this time doesn’t suit, let us know and we’ll make other arrangements.
Auditions will be held at Studio 138’s new premises – Unit 1 / 54 Mountbatten Dr.
If you’d like to audition and find out more, click the link to fill out the form:
We have changed the shape of this event in response to the community.
Studio 138 is thrilled to once again partner with Voices of Women to bring story telling workshops and a live event to Dubbo.
The storymaking workshops
Come and have a yarn, share or create a new story.
If you can speak you can write. If you have a story to tell, you are welcome to these storytelling sessions (of course, writers are also welcome!) During the workshops, we will work together to share ideas and stories, with the aim of developing them into monologues that may be performed by actors and musicians at a live reading event on Sunday in Dubbo.
Maybe the stories are inspired by your real-life experiences – with relationships, climate change, drought or other issues that you are facing. Maybe the stories come completely from your imagination! Our workshops bring women together in a safe, friendly space to collaborate and create magic from ideas and words.
You’ll be surprised what happens when we get together and get creative. There’s a lot of laughter, but also stories that inspire us about how we live our lives, about how we navigate the people and the place around us, and how sharing can make all the difference as we face the future.
The workshops are in small groups (maximum of 15). They begin with a focus on the place where we live, collecting sounds and colours, conversations and experiences from our area. Then we turn to storymaking and shaping a short piece. In the middle of it all we share refreshments, jokes, and connections.
We will work together to share ideas and stories, with the aim of developing or recording them into monologues that may be performed by actors and musicians at a live event on Saturday.
The workshops are fun and inclusive, facilitated by Voices of Women Artistic Director Lliane Clarke and Dubbo writer and performer Kalina Davis, supported by Studio 138 Dubbo producer and director Erifili Davis. We walk alongside First Nations women and welcome women from diverse communities, including women from LGBTQI+ communities.
Choose your session or come to both! The most important thing is to register.
There will be 2 workshops to be held:
Fri 15th Mar 2024, 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Sat 16th Mar 2024, 10.00 am to 12.00 pm
The workshops are facilitated but because of their flexible nature, each workshop will be completely different!
Single workshop including refreshments – $15 +bf
Two workshops including refreshments – $25 + bf
Location:
Art Club Dubbo Studio, 13b Bultje Street, Dubbo (next to FastLane drive through coffee)
Hear the stories read live by trained performers, wrapped in live music by award-winning composer in residence Elizabeth Jigalin. Watch short films made by local women, hear from local creative Shannon Barnes, a proud Ngiyampaa Wangaaypuwan woman and Managing Director of Boomalli Consulting, and watch the award-winning Entanglement film, screened around the world including at the United Nations Women’s Conference in Rwanda 2023.
Includes refreshments.
Sat 16th Mar 2024, 1.00 pm to 3.00 pm
Tickets – $25 + bf
Art Club Dubbo Studio, 13b Bultje Street, Dubbo (next to FastLane drive through coffee)
The official selections of the 2024 Romance Rules Film Festival were screened at the Black Box Theatre Theatre at the Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo, on February 16, 2024.
What a fantastic night of diverse films!
Film screeningFilm screeningFilm screeningFilm screening2024 Screening of the Romance Rules Film Festival
Program
Official selections
Slow Dating, dir Adam Szudrich (Australia)
For a Moment, dir Coco Tolentino (United States)
A Rose in the Mud, dir Kailey McComas (United States)
Dear Heartbreak, dir Ffion Pritchard (United Kingdom)
TutuTango, dir Dorothee Elfring, Michael Finbar Sheehan (United States)
Bud, dir Jamie Martinez (United States)
Beta Days, dir Dan Walls (Australia)
The Holidaze of Noelle Snow, dir Courtney Anne McLaren (United States)
Featured film (non-competition)
Greek Philosophia And Chickens, dir Aimiende Negbenebor Sela (United States)
Nominees and award winners
Audience Favourite Award Winner
Winner:
TutuTango, dir Dorothee Elfring, Michael Finbar Sheehan (United States)
Equal second:
The Holidaze of Noelle Snow, dir Courtney Anne McLaren (United States)
We’re excited to announce our January 2024 monthly semi-finalists of our Thrills and Chills Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror Fest. Our semi-finalist films will be in consideration to be selected for our live screening in October 2024, where the annual winners for each category will be announced.
Join us for the 2024 screening of the Romance Rules Film Festival. We have a great line-up of short films from around the world all about romance – the good, the bad and the ugly!
When: February 16, 2024 @ 7.30 pm Venue: Black Box Theatre, Western Plains Cultural Centre, 76 Wingewarra Street, Dubbo, New South Wales, 2830 BYO: Drinks & snacks Some films include adult themes, sexual references and occasional coarse language
Tickets: $12 each (including GST) online and at the door
Featured film (non-competition) “Greek Philosophia And Chickens”
We are so excited to present the award winning short Greek Philosophia And Chickens, written by Despina Moraitu Politzi, directed by Aimiende Negbenebor Sela and starring Germaine Gaudet (How to Successfully Fail in Hollywood, River of Ghosts), Brian D Cohen (Nash Bridges, The Rookie), Lukas Hassel (Blacklist, Slapface, Limitless) and Lainie Kazan (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Gigli, Tango Shalom).
Part drama, part comedy with a hint of romance, Greek Philosophia and Chickens follows a sixty-something best-selling romance author who, feeling invisible as woman, hires an assassin to take her out. An encounter with chef/restaurant owner, Niko, and his vivacious waitress mother, Katina, from whom she learns a Greek philosophy/saying that really gets her thinking maybe…?
Official Selections
Beta Days, dir Dan Walls (Australia)
A Rose in the Mud, dir Kailey McComas (United States)
Bud, dir Jamie Martinez (United States)
For a Moment, dir Coco Tolentino (United States)
Dear Heartbreak, dir Ffion Pritchard (United Kingdom)
The Holidaze of Noelle Snow, dir Courtney Anne McLaren (United States)
Slow Dating, dir Adam Szudrich (Australia)
TutuTango, dir Dorothee Elfring, Michael Finbar Sheehan (United States)
All official selections will be eligible to be voted as “Audience Favourite”.
Finalists
Category winners will be announced at the end of the screening.
We’re excited to be announcing our December 2023 monthly semi-finalists of our Thrills and Chills Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror Fest. Our semi-finalist films will be in consideration to be selected for our live screening in October 2024, where the annual winners for each category will be announced.
Poster for the film They’re ComingPoster for the film HalcyonPoster for the film Hinter-LandPoster for the film DefianceChrysalis writer Lachlan Anderson-SchmidtPoster for the film Oblivious
We’re excited to be announcing our very first monthly semi-finalists of our Thrills and Chills Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror Fest. Our semi-finalist films will be in consideration to be selected for our live screening in October 2024, where the annual winners for each category will be announced.
Fell Purpose is a short film based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth and made in Dubbo with local cast and crew. A dark fantasy, we’ve also added a bit of a twist to the story. The project was led by women, both on-screen and off.
Whilst production has been completed, your support will allow us to enter film festivals around the world. You’ll be kept up to date with screenings and we’ll let you know where it will be screened and how to get tickets, giving you the option of attending in person (if you would like!)
We have several different sponsorship levels. Please note: all are GST inclusive. A Tax Invoice can be provided on request.
Please note: to be listed on the IMDB page, your name will need to comply with IMDB requirements. Usually this means providing a first name and surname with more than one letter in each name. Your sponsorship is appreciated but does not entitle ownership of the project.
Your name on the IMDB listing under “Special Thanks”
You name listed on the one-screen credits of the film under “Special Thanks”
Updates on the film’s film festival run (via email)
Use link below for secure payment via PayPal. Please allow up to 2 business days to confirm the name for your IMDB and on-screen credit and to issue a tax invoice. PayPal account will appear as QuickSmart Publishing & Media.
Your name on the IMDB listing under “Associate Producer”
You name listed on the one-screen credits of the film under “Associate Producer” with a maximum of 2 other names on the screen
Updates on the film’s film festival run (via email)
An exclusive “supporters-only” streamed version of the short film during the film festival run and prior to public release (available from December 2022 for 6 months)
(optional) A shout-out for you or your business on the Studio 138 business page
Use link below for secure payment via PayPal. Please allow up to 2 business days to confirm the name for your IMDB and on-screen credit and to issue a tax invoice. PayPal account will appear as QuickSmart Publishing & Media.
Your name on the IMDB listing under “Executive Producer”
You name listed on the one-screen credits of the film under “Executive Producer” – your name will appear om its on own on the screen
Updates on the film’s film festival run (via email)
An exclusive “supporters-only” streamed version of the short film during the film festival run and prior to public release (available from December 2022 for 6 months)
An A4 poster of the film (including postage if you are not located in Dubbo)
(optional) A shout-out for you or your business on the Studio 138 business page
Use link below for secure payment via PayPal. Please allow up to 2 business days to confirm the name for your IMDB and on-screen credit, confirm delivery arrangements for your poster and to issue a tax invoice. PayPal account will appear as QuickSmart Publishing & Media.
