Short film auditions – “Nobody’s Business”

“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:

https://forms.gle/kgDZ5hQwThhnJWR29

If you’d like more information, email create@studio138.com.au

Thrills and Chills Fest – Semi-finalists January 2024

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.

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

“Ruined Date” – dir Antonio Rotunno

“Demon Dog” – dir Juliana Purnell

“I Was” – dir Matteo Capatti, Lorenzo Mazzucchi

“La Soglia” – dir Nicolò Tonani, Sofia Gasparetti, Simone Colombo

Best short film: Fantasy semi-finalists

“Tales of the Hunted” – dir Téa Mancini

Best short film: Sci Fi semi-finalists

“Lab Rat” – dir Ben Hargreaves

Best cinematography semi-finalists

“I Was” – Matteo Capatti and Lorenzo Mazzucchi

Best actor semi-finalists

Juliana Purnell (Laura Duncan) – “Demon Dog”

Best sound design semi-finalists

“Tales of the Hunted” – James Thomson, Ned O’Leary

Best visual effects semi-finalists

“Tales of the Hunted” – Karl Johann Te, Thomas Wensor, Amanda Molinari Ortiz

Best mobile phone or tablet film semi-finalists

“Demon Dog”

Screenplay – Horror / Thriller semi-finalists

“Drip, Drop-” by Irlanda Martinez

“In-Between” by Glenn Lissner

Honourable Mention

“Head-Jobs” (Trailer) – dir Clinton John Connelly

2024 Romance Rules Film Festival – Official Selections & Tickets

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.

Best Cinematography

  • Brendan Williams – Slow Dating
  • Ryan Chernin – Bud
  • Mariam Salahvarzi – For a Moment

Best Actress

  • Julie Collis – Slow Dating
  • Janina Picard – Bud

Finalists best song/music/soundtrack/score

  • Noah Berry – The Holidaze of Noelle Snow
  • Michael Lira – Slow Dating

Thrills and Chills Fest – Semi-finalists December 2023

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.

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

“Chrissy” – dir Larry Collicott

“Play Deaf” – dir Yorgos Keramydas

“Hidden Prey” – dir Kalina Davis

Best short film: Sci Fi semi-finalists

“Reboot” – dir Chris Qi Yao

“Unit 17: Week 3” – dir David Kaye & Theresa Stefaniak

Best director semi-finalists

Kalina Davis – “Hidden Prey ”

Best actor semi-finalists

Milla Ross (Caitlin) – “Hidden Prey

Georgie Saunders (Amber) – “Hidden Prey”

Best poster semi-finalists

“Chrissy”

“Hidden Prey”

Best trailer semi-finalists

“Chrissy”

“Hidden Prey”

Best sound design semi-finalists

David Kaye – “Unit 17:Week 3”

Best visual effects semi-finalists

Kalina Davis & Daniel Rutter- “Hidden Prey ”

Best mobile phone or tablet film semi-finalists

“Hidden Prey”

Thrills and Chills Fest – Semi-finalists November 2023

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

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

Dubbo talent, online with love

So a lot of shows and music events have been cancelled over the next couple of weeks but that doesn’t mean that you need to miss out on being entertained by some of Dubbo’s most talented. Here is a collection of some of our favourites we’ve put together for your enjoyment – click here to send an email if you think there’s something or someone we should add to the list.

Watch it

Music videos by Dubbo musicians (free)

Recorded live theatre – Rehearsed: Staged readings of local writers ($5-$10)

A recording of a unique evening of local actors presenting rehearsed readings of the work of Dubbo writers by Wesley House Players. Plays, poems, short stories, monologues – exploring life’s big – and little – questions. Ticket = 1 years access.

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

Dubbo short films (free)

A selection of short films made in Dubbo or by filmmakers from Dubbo.

“A Woman’s Touch” short film ($5.50, 365 days access)

Watch “A Woman’s Touch” on demand: click picture to find out more

When an aspiring, small town actress, lands the audition of a lifetime, she must choose between giving the director what he wants, and what he needs.

A comedy/drama shot in Dubbo, NSW as part of the Script to Screen Workshops in 2018/19 made possible through the support of Create NSW and Dubbo Regional Council. Dubbo Filmmakers is a not-for-profit established to promotes screen creation in Dubbo and surrounding areas. Revenue raised from the film will be put towards our programs and projects to develop local skills and talent and encourage community participation.

A Woman’s Touch was screened as part of the 2021 Artemis Women in Action Film Festival. Watch it here:

https://www.onjam.tv/dubbo-filmmakers-inc/a-woman-s-touch

“Seeing” short film (free, contributions optional)

Watch the award winning Dubbo made short film online – click the picture for link.

Seeing is a supernatural suspense drama about a young woman forced to choose between saving the lives of innocent children and saving her own life.

Izzi, 26, has become a recluse as her ‘gift’ meant she started losing herself to darkness. A former colleague begs her to help the police find who has responsible for a spate of missing children. Will Izzi agree and risk herself? Or will she walk away with children still disappearing?

Seeing was entirely shot in Dubbo with local cast and crew. Watch it online:

Studio 138 presents Small Space Gigs featuring The Mudflappers (free)

Author live reading: Val Clark reads her novel “Lost: A N’arth Chronicle” (free)

Fifteen year old Shannon Mackay, kidnapped and transported from Earth to the dying world of N’arth, has only one way back-save N’arth. Will she survive assassination attempts, betrayals and slavery and fulfil her quest? Armed with her wits, determination, courage, a sword, and eventually a few friends, she embarks on a perilous journey.

Award winning Dubbo author, Val Clark, reads her young adult novel Lost: A N’arth Chronicle in a series of Facebook Live videos. (Tip: go to the last video to get to the first chapter).

https://www.facebook.com/narthishere/videos

Live @ 5: Small town singer in her slippers

Through lockdown and beyond, we’ve loved The Creative Voice Studio’s Camilla Wards 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