Thrills and Chills Fest – Semi-finalists June 2024

We’re excited to announce our June 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

“Lost & Found” – dir Will Scott

“Delivery” – dir Braydon Leadbetter

“The Lost Boys” – dir Bryan Young

“The Man in the Red Pants” – dirs. Liam Govan and Hassibullah Kushkaki

“The Missing” – dir Lovejeet Singh

Best director semi-finalists

“The Lost Boys” – Bryan Young

“The Missing” – Lovejeet Singh

Best actor semi-finalists

“The Lost Boys” – Vahl Pate

“The Missing” – Alex Botto

Best production design semi-finalists

“The Lost Boys”

“The Man in the Red Pants”

“The Missing”

Best sound design semi-finalists

“The Missing” – Clay Antonio and David Pizarcoff

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

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.

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

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

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.”

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

Romance Rules Film Festival: Monthly results, April 2021/22

Romance Rules Film Festival celebrates all things romance – the good, the bad and the ugly! To find out more or to enter your film, see:

Romance Rules Film Festival

April results – official selections & finalists

“Entanglement”, May 7+8 @ studio 138

Studio 138 is pleased to be hosting Entanglement as part of the Dubbo Fringe on May 7 and 8, 2021. Entanglement is a collaboration between Voices of Women, Dubbo’s Outback Writers and Australian women writers. Among the incredible female performers who will be presenting these diverse works is Studio 138’s very own Georgie Saunders.

During Entanglement, you will immerse yourself in laughter, surprise and wonder and change the way you think about Australian storytelling.

A dress handed down over generations, a woman who takes her phone on a date, an eerie airport experience in COVID, finding a connection to the earth on country, locked down in a cupboard with only a mop to talk to, and notes to your younger self.

Tickets:

Friday, May 7, 2021 @ 7.30 pm: https://www.123tix.com.au/events/16159/entanglement-a-multi-arts-experience

Saturday, May 8, 2021 @ 7.30 pm:
https://www.123tix.com.au/events/16160/entanglement-a-multi-arts-experience

Entanglement is supported by Orana Arts.

New music: “Rising Sun” performed by Indistinct Chatter

Rising Sun is Dubbo band, Indistinct Chatter’s, take on the old folk song House of the Rising Sun. Rising Sun is in a soft rock ballad with orchestral elements, and a scorching guitar solo performed by Wez Thompson on a Gibson 1960 reissue Les Paul with Humbucker pickups. The amp was an ML Sound Lab Amp SIM of a Van Halen 5150 Mark 3 Head.

The music video has a stylised 1950s retro-Noir film and tells the story of a young couple whose life falls apart thanks to drinking, gambling and gangsters.

Director’s statement (Daniel Rutter)

“The Rising Sun video came about after I was approached by Mick, lead singer of Indistinct Chatter to direct the script for a music video written by Erifili Davis. The song was Rising Sun, a version of the old folk song, House of the Rising Sun.

“The concept of the video was rather interesting as Erifili had centered it around a 50s gangster feel, and I saw the opportunity to try a Noir style of filming. I’ve always wanted to do a noir film so this was my chance. While I strayed a little from the noir look, I felt it to be pretty close to my original vision.”

Indistinct Chatter

Vocals + Guitar – Mick Davis

Guitar – Jackson Peackock

Bass – Daniel Rutter

Drums – Kirk Watts

with Guitar (solo) – Wez Thompson

Post audio production

Wez Thompson, Hot Trax Recording

Music video

Director / Cinematographer – Daniel Rutter, Daniel Rutter Films

Writer / Art director – Erifili Davis, Studio 138

Editor / Colorist – Daniel Rutter

‘B’ camera operators – Jackson Peacock / Marcello Davis

Producer – Erifili Davis

Actors

Boy – Jordan Davis

Girl – Milla Ross

Gambler – Thomas Roberts

Gambler – Beau Carter

Gambler – Oliver Burn

Body guard – Daryl Rodda

Man in park- Archie Creenaune

With thanks

The Establishment Dubbo

The Milestone Hotel

About Studio 138

Studio 138 is located in Dubbo’s CBD and is a multi-purpose creative studio. As well as hosting our own live and online events and performances, we welcome other creatives looking to collaborate.

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