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Festival Update for Polo’s Robot

melanie — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:56:28 +0000

Well it’s been a busy few months for Polo’s Robot and director/animator Peter Lowey. In May 2011 Polo’s Robot screened in NSW at the Dungog Film Festival and the Australian International Animation Festival, before going to Scotland in June to screen at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. In June Peter Lowey was in France at the Annecy Animation Festival where his entry Sidewalk Scribble won theAnnecy YouTube Competition. Then it was back to Melbourne to take part in the Melbourne International Animation Festival, where Polo’s Robot won Best Australian Film. In July 2011 Polo’s Robot had it’s WA premiere at the Revelation Perth International Film Festival and it also screened again in Melbourne at Red Hot Shorts.

Polo’s Robot screening in Atlanta and Dungog!

melanie — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:40:10 +0000

The Screen Australia funded short animation Polo’s Robot has two screenings coming up in May – at the Atlanta Film Festival, in the US on Sunday 1st May and Monday 2nd May and at the Dungog Film Festival in NSW, Australia at the end of the month. For details on the Atlanta screening click here or for details on the Dungog screening click here.

Also screening at the Dungog Film Festival is the short film Fatso. Be sure to check out the facebook page for Polo’s Robot and Fatso and also Feather Film’s Vimeo page for the latest updates, clips and trailers from the animation. Polo’s Robot is written, directed and animated by Peter Lowey and produced by Melanie Brunt. Fatso is written and directed by Irina Goundortseva and produced by Melanie Brunt.

Polo’s Robot Screening at the Adelaide Film Festival

melanie — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 02:38:15 +0000

Feather Films is very excited to announce that Polo’s Robot has been invited to screen at the Bigpond Adelaide Film Festival. The short animation, directed and animated by Peter Lowey and produced by Melanie Brunt, will screen on Friday 25th February and Friday 4th March. This is the second festival screening for the Screen Australia financed animation, as it premiered in January at Flickerfest in Sydney, Australia. For the latest screening information check out the Polo’s Robot facebook page by clicking here.

Polo’s Robot to Premiere at Flickerfest

melanie — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:41:33 +0000

Producer Melanie Brunt’s latest animation production Polo’s Robot, which is directed and animated by Peter Lowey will have it’s world premiere screening at Flickerfest International Short Film Festival in January 2011. The 9 minute short animation was funded by Screen Australia. Polo’s Robot is screening in competition in the ‘Best of Australian’ films category (in section 4) on Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th January. Director/animator Peter Lowey will be attending the festival. Flickerfest runs from 7th to 16th January at the Bondi Pavilion in Sydney, Australia. For programme details click here.

Eugene Green Wins at Aguilar de Campoo

melanie — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 10:15:47 +0000

Michael Hill’s animation The Not-So-Great Eugene Green has won the Oceania Section of Aguilar de Campoo Short Film Festival in Spain. Unable to attend the festival, Michael accepted the award via a short clip which screened at the closing ceremony on 7th December. To watch the acceptance speech, visit the Facebook page for The Not-So-Great Eugene Green or click here.

Lessons From The Night included on Deluxe DVD

melanie — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:49:51 +0000

At the AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival in June 2009, Lessons From The Night was paired with the feature length documentary The Philosopher Kings. The two films’ themes related so well that the Transcendental Media invited Lessons From The Night to be included on the Deluxe Edition DVD of The Philosopher Kings. To visit their website or to purchase the DVD click here.

Eugene Green crowned Monkey King

melanie — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:08:15 +0000

The Not-So-Great Eugene Green has won the prestigious Monkey King award for ‘Best Foreign Short Animation‘ at the 2010 China International Cartoon and Animation Festival (CICAF). The animation is written and directed by Michael Hill and produced by Melanie Brunt. CICAF is China’s largest animation festival and attracts approximately 900,000 visitors. To see a list of all the winners click here. For the Feather Films Press Release click here.

To join The Not-So-Great Eugene Green on Facebook and get the latest news – click here.

2 short films at St Kilda Film Festival

melanie — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:47:51 +0000

Producer Melanie Brunt has 2 short films screening at the 2010 St Kilda Film Festival; the documentary Lessons From The Night and animation The Not-So-Great Eugene Green are both in the Top 100 Short Films at the St Kilda Film Festival. The Not-So-Great Eugene Green is screening on Thursday 27th May at 7:30pm for details click here, and Lessons From The Night is screening on Sunday 30th May at 6pm for details click here.

“Eugene Green” in Hong Kong & Stuttgart

melanie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:11:28 +0000

The Screen Australia funded short animation The Not-So-Great Eugene Green (directed by Michael Hill, produced by Melanie Brunt) has been invited to screen at 2 prestigious festivals – the Hong Kong International Film Festival and the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film. Eugene is screening in the World Animation section in March and April at Hong Kong and in the International Competition in May at Stuttgart. Director Michael Hill will be travelling over to Germany for the screenings at Stuttgart. For updates on The Not-So-Great Eugene Green become a fan on Facebook by clicking here.

Adrian Francis at Berlin Talent Campus

melanie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:19:12 +0000

Writer/director Adrian Francis has been invited to participate in the 2010 Berlin Talent Campus. Adrian, the writer/director of the short documentary Lessons From The Night, is currently in development on his next documentary Ten Views of Tokyo. Lessons From The Night is screening at the 3rd San Joaquin International Film Festival in Stockton and Modesto, California.