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Casting Call for Short Film

Feather Films is now casting writer/director Irina Goundortseva’s new short film Fatso (5 mins). Fatso is a brief, bittersweet tale about belonging.

If you think you would be perfect for any of the roles listed below, please email your headshot and CV to fatsocasting@gmail.com – please type the character name, followed by your name in the subject line of your email. 

LEAD ROLE –
Bobby (20-30yrs) is a big boy – overweight, kind hearted and desperately lonely. He works operating a lift. 

SUPPORT ROLES –
1 x Chubby Young Boy (7-9yrs) – cute and chubby
3 x Goth Guys (17-22yrs) – all skinny and lanky
3 x Goth Girls (17-22yrs) – all skinny and lanky
2 x Corporate Women (20-40yrs)

Visions du Reel

Writer/Director Adrian Francis’ short documentary Lessons From The Night, which premiered at Sundance and Flickerfest in January, has been invited to screen at the documentary film festival Visions du Reel held in Nyon, Switzerland in April. Visit their website www.visionsdureel.ch/en.html.  Lessons From The Night is also screening at the Riverrun International Film Festival in the USA in April – www.riverrunfilm.com

San Joaquin International Film Festival

Erin White’s Film Victoria funded short film Dugong has been invited to screen at the 2nd Annual San Joaquin International Film Festival in California USA. The film festival runs from 14th to 23rd May, 2009. For more information, check out the festival’s website – www.sjiff.org/festivals.html.

Flickerfest

Adrian Francis’ short documentary film Lessons From The Night will have it’s world premiere screening at the 2009 Flickerfest International Film Festival. It is screening in Documentary Program 1 at 4:30pm on Tuesday 13th January 2009 at the Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. Check out www.flickerfest.com.au

Sundance Film Festival

Lessons From The Night has been selected to screen in Official Competition at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. It will screen with the documentary feature film Quest For Honor. The screening sessions are –

• Monday 19 January – 3:15pm – Holiday Village Cinema IV, Park City, Utah, USA
• Tuesday 20 January – 5:30pm – Prospector Square Theatre, Park City, Utah, USA
• Friday 23 January – 10:30pm- Broadway Centre Cinema IV, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
• Saturday 24 January – 12:25pm – Holiday Village Cinema IV, Park City, Utah, USA

Both the Writer/Director Adrian Francis and the Producer Melanie Brunt will be attending the festival. Marketing assistance was provided by Screen Australia. Check out the Sundance website – http://festival.sundance.org/2009/