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Free UNBOXED Film Night: Short Films from Dubbo | June 26 @ 6.30 pm

UNBOXED Film Night: Short Films from Dubbo

Join us for a special evening celebrating homegrown storytelling at UNBOXED Film Night: Short Films from Dubbo. This family-friendly screening features a vibrant mix of short films made in Dubbo from 2017 to today — spanning music videos, drama, comedy, dark fantasy and more. Several of these films have screened internationally, including in New York and Hollywood, and have picked up awards along the way.

The main feature of the evening is Nobody’s Business, a stylish gangster short set in the roaring 1920s during the era of illegal grog. Produced by Studio 138 in 2024, it features three classic jazz numbers and recently earned Best Music at the Top Indie Film Awards.

BYO cinema snacks, meet some of the cast and crew, and enjoy a night of regional film talent.

Free to attend, but registration is essential due to limited seating.

https://events.humanitix.com/unboxed-film-night-short-films-from-dubbo

UNBOXED Creative Sessions are hosted by Studio 138 and made possible through the support of Dubbo Regional Council.

Film Selection

Fell Purpose (2022)
Paranoia (2021)
Together Apart (2020)
Nothing Else Matters (2021)
Space (2017)
Zit (2017)
Connection (2018)
Seeing (2019)
Rising Sun (2020)
Nobody’s Business (2024)

“Nobody’s Business” short film

Set in 1920s Australian underworld of sly grog and illicit narcotics, a woman must choose between love and her reputation.

Shot in Dubbo (Wiradjuri country), regional New South Wales, Australia, Nobody’s Business includes new recordings of three classic jazz tunes.

Watch the trailer:

Find out more on IMDB:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33477749

Watch the music video for the song “Ain’t Nobody’s Business”

The film has been submitted to a number of world wide film festivals and is expected to be available on line late 2025.

Listen to the songs

You’ll find the songs from Nobody’s Business on most music streaming platforms. Just search for Prohibition Players.

Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/4pQadm8RUBTndIImPOPAjr?si=7z-7wJRfQcikdPtFm6HL_g

YouTube Music – https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCjKG48YW9RSOxiNuJLuiaUg?si=52a039l19HVtLeYq

Official selections, nominations and awards


2025 Romance Rules Film Festival winners

Romance Rules Film Festival 2025 – A Fantastic Night of Film

The Romance Rules Film Festival at Studio 138 was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who joined us for a night of short films exploring romance in all its forms. There were plenty of laughs, moments of reflection, and a great sense of community as we enjoyed films from around the world.

The audience favourite ended in a three-way tie:

• Little Issues – Directed by Jerah Milligan (USA)

• The Meaning Of No – Directed by Reid McGowan, Mik Gojic (Australia)

• 26 eXes – Directed by Tess Lafia (USA)

Congratulations to these filmmakers for their outstanding work.

Thank you for being part of this celebration of storytelling. We look forward to welcoming you to our next event.

Thrills and Chills Fest 2024 – winners

We had a terrific night at the screening for the 2024 Thrills and Chills Fantasy, Sci Fi and Horror Fest screening. The audience loved the incredibly diverse genre short films from around the world.

Congratulations to the category winners (see below). As per the rules, we have reserved the right not to award winners in a small number of categories.

A big thank you to filmmakers Kalina Davis (“Hidden Prey”) and Julianna Purnell who attended the screening in person.

We’ll be opening entries soon for the 2025 season.

Official selections screened at the event

‘They’re Coming’
Country of origin: United States
Director(s): Camy “Cameron” Arnett

‘Unit 17: Week 3’
Country of origin: United States
Director(s): David Kaye, Theresa Stefaniak

‘Reboot’
Country of origin: China
Director: CHRIS QI YAO

‘Hidden Prey’
Country of origin: Australia
Director: Kalina Davis

‘Lab Rat’
Country of origin: Australia
Director: Ben Hargreaves

‘La Soglia’
Country of origin: Italy
Director(s): Nicolò Tonani, Sofia Gasparetti, Simone Colombo

‘I Was’
Country of origin: Italy
Director(s): Matteo Capatti, Lorenzo Mazzucchi

‘Demon Dog’
Country of origin: Australia
Director: Juliana Purnell

‘Ruined Date’
Country of origin: Mexico
Director: Antonio Rotunno

‘Doom Scroll’
Country of origin: Australia
Director: Roy Weiland

‘Moonbeans: A Tale of Two Astronauts’
Country of origin: United States
Director: James G. Maynard

‘The Missing’
Country of origin: Australia
Director: Lovejeet Singh

‘The Man in the Red Pants’
Country of origin: Australia Director(s): Liam Govan, Hassibullah Kushkaki

‘Delivery’
Country of origin: United States
Director: Braydon Leadbetter

Category award winners

Poster for “The Missing”

Audience favourite – “The Missing”

Short film – Horror / Thriller – “The Missing”

Short film – Sci Fi – “Lab Rat”

Director – Lovejeet Singh “The Missing”

Actor – Alex Botto – “The Missing”

Song / score – Paul Shrofel (score) “Hinter-Land”

Production design – “The Man in the Red Pants”

Sound design – “I Was”

Mobile phone / tablet film – “Demon Dog” & “Hidden Prey”

Trailer – “I Was”

Poster – “They’re Coming”

Screenplay – horror / thriller – “Chrysalis” by Lachlan Anderson-Schmidt

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

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