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Watch “Fell Purpose”

Fell Purpose is an award winning 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 and has screened at festivals around the world.

After emerging victorious from a battle for King Duncan, Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, believes his fate is assured, but is he merely destiny’s play thing? A short film adapted from Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”. For cast and crew see: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22458712

Director Statement

Fell Purpose is a re-imagining of “Macbeth”, with women at the centre and in control, both on screen and off, made possible through the support of Orana Arts. In order to be agile on the shoot, we made the decision to shoot on smartphones (specifically iPhone 11 Pro Max and 13 Pro Max).

Watch it now on YouTube.

Fell Purpose was shot in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia on Wiradjuri country.

Awards, nominations and selections:

  • Jul-23 Luleå International Film Festival Winner Best women Filmmaker (Erifili Davis)
  • Feb-23 Mobile MovieeFans Festival Nominee
  • May-23 Nassau Film Festival Honorable Mention
  • Mar-23 International Online Web Fest Nominee Best Music (Wez Thompson)
  • Jul-23 Dreamachine International Film Festival Winner Best Adapted Short
  • May-23 Sofia Art Film Awards Winner Best Sound Design (Michael Davis)
  • May-23 Sofia Art Film Awards Nominee Best Mobile Film Jun-23 Berlin Kiez Film Festival Winner Best Mobile Short Film
  • Jan-23 Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival Winner Best Production Design
  • Nov-22 One Eye Film Festival Official Selection
  • Oct-23 Ojo Móvil Fest 2023 Official Selection
  • Oct-23 Diabolical Horror Film Festival Official Selection
  • Apr-23 Transparent Film Festival Nominee Best Actress (Georgie Saunders)
  • Jul-23 ConGregate Film Festival Official Selection
  • Jan-23 Independent Horror Movie Awards Nominee Best Production Design
  • Jan-23 Independent Horror Movie Awards Nominee Best Music (Wez Thompson)
  • Jan-23 Independent Horror Movie Awards Winner Best Sound Design (Michael Davis)
  • Dec-22 Shockfest Film Festival Official Selection
  • Jan-23 Top Indie Film Awards Nominee Best Sound (Michael Davis)
  • Jan-23 Top Indie Film Awards Nominee Best Music (Wez Thompson)
  • Jan-23 Top Indie Film Awards Nominee Best Writing (Erifili Davis)
  • Apr-23 International Mobile Film Festival Official Selection

Thrills and Chills Fest – Semi-finalists November 2023

Poster for the film They're Coming with a man screaming against a black background.
Poster for the film They’re Coming
Poster for the film Halcyon
Poster for the film Hinter-Land
Poster for the film Defiance
Chrysalis writer Lachlan Anderson-Schmidt
Poster 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.

Find our more about the film festival here:

studio138.com.au/thrills-and-chills

Enter your short film or screenplay on FilmFreeway

Best short film: Horror / Thriller semi-finalists

“Defiance” – dir Kalli Reid 

“They’re Coming” – Camy “Cameron” Arnett

“Halcyon” – dir Brenton McNally

Best short film: Fantasy semi-finalists

“Hinter-Land” – dir Christopher Angus

Best short film: Sci Fi semi-finalists

“Oblivious” – dir Rafael Star

Best director semi-finalists

Camy “Cameron” Arnett – “They’re Coming”

Christopher Angus – “Hinter-Land”

Best actor semi-finalists

Cameron Arnett as Mr Arnett – “They’re Coming”

Best poster semi-finalists

“They’re Coming”

Best song / score semi-finalists

Paul Shrofel (score) – “Hinter-Land”

Caj Christie (score) – “Halcyon”

Best visual effects semi-finalists

“They’re Coming”

Best sound design semi-finalists

“They’re Coming”

Best screenplay: Horror / Thriller semi-finalists

“Chrysalis” by Lachlan Anderson-Schmidt

Romance Rules Film Festival is back for 2024

We’ve had a break but Romance Rules Film Festival is back and open for entries!

All genre’s are welcome, as are non-English films (as long as there are English subtitles). Films should be 10 minutes and under.

A number of selected films will be part of our live screening in February, 2024. Early deadline ends November 2023.

Enter on FilmFreeway.

Support “Fell Purpose” and receive an on-screen and IMDB credit

Three women in hoods against a background of tree silhouettes with the words "Fell Purpose"

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.

Click here to see Fell Purpose listed on IMDB

Anny issues or questions? Click here to send us an email.

“Special thanks” credit – $66

You’ll get:

  • 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.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=R5CJEMX2MD2PN

“Associate producer” credit – $330

You’ll get:

  • 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.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=P794BE9S8WULE

“Executive producer” credit – $550

You’ll get:

  • 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.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5UJNGHVMAF638

Voices of Women AMPLIFY, Mar 4, live & live streamed

After their hit show Entanglement during the inaugural Dubbo Fringe Festival in 2021, Voices of Women returns with Amplify, a wild hour of stories and music that reveal our true selves and what we can become, of beauty, incisive reality, hilarity and inspiration.

Amplify is written and performed by Australian women, including diverse and First Nations women from Dubbo.

  • Voices of Women “Entanglement”, May 2021
  • Voices of Women “Entanglement”, May 2021
  • Voices of Women “Entanglement”, May 2021
  • Voices of Women “Entanglement”, May 2021
Images from Voices of Women “Entanglement”

When: Fri 4th Mar 2022, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm AEDT

Where: Studio 138, Dubbo (access via Myer car Park, Brisbane Street)

Tickets: $20 (+ booking fee) from
https://events.humanitix.com/voices-of-women-presents-amplify-dubbo-what-s-your-story

You may choose either live or live stream ticket options. Please note: all live ticket holders will receive live stream links in case their circumstances change and they are unable to attend on the night. Live seating is strictly limited.

6.30 Short film ENTANGLEMENT and artists talk

7 – 8pm Live performance

In collaboration with Outback Writers Centre, Studio 138 Dubbo and supported by Dubbo Council as part of International Women’s Day 2022.

Find out about Voices of Women and the writers and performers involved: https://voiceswomen.com

Find out about Outback Writers Centre:

https://outbackwriters.weebly.com

Questions? Contact create@studio138.com.au

Supported by Dubbo Regional Council through the Shaping Plans to Advance Regional Culture Plan

2022 Kids Rule Film Festival Official Selections

Congratulations to all the official selections for the 2022 Kids Rule Film Festival.

Films for children, worldwide

Roman Pilgrim – The Tale of Wishful Creek, dir Anny Slater

Films by children (under 18) for children

Disorienteering – dir William Poole

Strings – dir Markello Souvlis

Connect 4, dir Adithya Buddhavarapu

The Missing Piece, dir Veronica Crown

Family Till Forever, dir Crisa Bonifacio

Connection Secured!, dir Baran Akhavan

New Home, dir Aiko Siedlecki

Melting Hearts, dir Chloe Flintoff

A New Friendship, dir Nea Rivamonte

Connection, dir Annabelle Hall

Fish Friend, dir Alaura Mesina

Behind the Window, dir Nick de Visser

The Revolution, dir Camille De Guzman

Downtiming, dir William Poole

The Odd Mush Out, dir Suraj Eswaran

Bacon, dir Elizabeth Hogan

LOOK, dir Hanyu Yang

‘Student Rite-of-Passage N°5; Through the Night’, dir Ching Chi Chan

Project Connection, dir Melissa Cuartas

MASTERS OF PERSUASION, dir Mila and Lula Kazantzidis

The jungle, dir Children of the Nordmarkt primary school

Invader, dir Sui San Lo, Chun Wai Liu, Ka Kei Chen

Find a Unicorn, dir Nitza Mina Young

Dec 16 2021: Premiere Screening of “5 Days” short film

Studio 138 will be hosting a screening of the short film, 5 Days, along with the music video for Whisperhead’s Paranoia.

When: Thursday, December 16, 2021

Where: Black Box Theatre, upstairs Western Plains Cultural Centre Community Arts Rooms (block of old classrooms backing on the Gipps Street)

Tickets: $5 (see link below)

What: Film screening (approx 12 mins), music video screening, Q&A with the crew and performers. The whole event will go for approximately 45-60 minutes. Light refreshments will be available.

Please note: the film features occasional coarse language, horror themes and mild violence – viewer discretion is advised.

About 5 Days: in a world overrun by monsters, four young women must put aside their differences and work together to have any hope of survival.

5 Days was written as a lock down project in 2021. Rehearsed via Google Meet, the short film was shot in Dubbo in October 2021. We look forward to seeing you at the screening.

Pay for your tickets securely online ($5 each) using PayPal.

Ausmusic Month | Dubbo edit

Picture of intersection of Church and Macquarie Streets, Dubbo

November is Ausmusic Month. Ausmusic Month is all about celebrating Australian music, and supporting the local music industry. Studio 138 thought it would be a great idea to curate a collection of Dubbo music and musicians. Below you’ll find videos and Spotify playlists performed by local musicians.

Click here to send an email if you think there’s something or someone we should add to the list.

It’s no news that musicians have done it tough over the last 2 years. Supporting local musicians isn’t hard – this list is a good place to start. How else can you support local musicians?

  • Play their music on Spotify (this is one of the easiest)
  • Go watch them live
  • Watch their streamed performances
  • Watch their videos and react and comment (if you have something nice to say)
  • Follow their social media accounts
  • Buy their merchandise (not always possible, but nice if you can)
  • Love it? Share it! Spread the word to the people you know
Table of Contents

Watch it

Music videos by Dubbo musicians

https://www.onjam.tv/wesley-house-players/rehearsed-staged-readings-of-local-writers-wesley-house-players-dubbo

Studio 138 presents Small Space Gigs featuring The Mudflappers

Live @ 5: Small town singer in her slippers

Through lockdown and beyond, we’ve loved The Creative Voice Studio’s Camilla Ward’s short, fun and sometimes moving Sunday sessions. Each week, Camilla invites her audience to suggest songs which usually results in a unique and quirky mashup performed by the multi-talented Camilla. Themes covered so far include the 80s and TV themes. Things don’t always go to plan (it is live, after all), but the Sunday sessions with Camilla, ably assisted by husband David and the family pooch, are always a joy to watch. Catch the sessions live on The Creative Voice Studio page on Facebook. Watch the replays via the YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxYbowjSt8hBhM761O9L6dg/featured

Listen

Under Western Skies 2020

Civil Hands

Eraser

Turn on the Lights

One Proud Monkey

Clinton Hoy

New original music: “Settle the Score”

Dubbo band, Indistinct Chatter, have released their latest song, Settle the Score, featuring singer Andrea Ayling.

Listen to Settle the Score on streaming services:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3RbxJ1hx0Xk2ADfU46NLmW

iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/settle-the-score-feat-andrea-ayling-single/1577670181

YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=0YOyKMaHNrc&feature=share

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/settle-the-score-feat-andrea-ayling-single/1577670181?uo=4

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com.au/albums/B09B1NBP1T?trackAsin=B09B1PWBHZ

Settle the Score was written by Indistinct Chatter member, Michael Davis, who wanted to write a powerful ballad that resonated with women.

“I wasn’t really sure where the song was going or how good it could be until the first time I heard Andrea sing it. I knew I wanted her to be the one to record it. In my view she transforms the song into a potent message that’s difficult to ignore. Is it a happy ending or is it a tragedy? I’ll leave that for the listener to decide.”