The universal subject matter of Sam Lara and Cathy Henkel’s documentary Laura’s Choice has been recognised by distributor Off The Fence, which has picked up the project for international sales.
The film details the life and death of Laura Henkel, a 90-year-old that has decided she wants to end her life on her own terms, and asks her daughter Cathy and granddaughter Sam, both filmmakers, to document the process.
Developed through Virgo Productions, in collaboration with Factor 30 Films, the documentary was produced by Lara, Cathy Henkel, Ryan Hodgson and Melissa Kelly, with Chris Haws on board as executive producer.
Head of acquisitions Loren Baxter said the company was “thrilled” to be a part of the film’s journey.
“Sam and Cathy have created such a special film that will resonate with so many audiences around the world,” she said.
Henkel said the project was well suited to the distributor.
The film details the life and death of Laura Henkel, a 90-year-old that has decided she wants to end her life on her own terms, and asks her daughter Cathy and granddaughter Sam, both filmmakers, to document the process.
Developed through Virgo Productions, in collaboration with Factor 30 Films, the documentary was produced by Lara, Cathy Henkel, Ryan Hodgson and Melissa Kelly, with Chris Haws on board as executive producer.
Head of acquisitions Loren Baxter said the company was “thrilled” to be a part of the film’s journey.
“Sam and Cathy have created such a special film that will resonate with so many audiences around the world,” she said.
Henkel said the project was well suited to the distributor.
- 4/26/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
The enduring legacy of Laura Henkel will be brought into focus this week via the work of her descendants as Cathy Henkel and Sam Lara’s documentary Laura’s Choice premieres on the ABC.
Told across two nights, the documentary explores the family experience of the three generations of women coming to terms with Laura’s wish to end her life on her own terms.
Developed through Virgo Productions, in collaboration with Factor 30 Films, the documentary was produced by Lara, Cathy Henkel, Ryan Hodgson and Melissa Kelly, with Chris Haws on board as executive producer.
The project has already received acclaim through its development, both locally and nationally, having been awarded the 2019 Brian Beaton Award and last year’s inaugural Hot Docs prize at the Australian International Documentary Conference.
Aidc screened Laura’s Choice this year, prior to which it was shown at the Revelation Perth International Film Festival.
Told across two nights, the documentary explores the family experience of the three generations of women coming to terms with Laura’s wish to end her life on her own terms.
Developed through Virgo Productions, in collaboration with Factor 30 Films, the documentary was produced by Lara, Cathy Henkel, Ryan Hodgson and Melissa Kelly, with Chris Haws on board as executive producer.
The project has already received acclaim through its development, both locally and nationally, having been awarded the 2019 Brian Beaton Award and last year’s inaugural Hot Docs prize at the Australian International Documentary Conference.
Aidc screened Laura’s Choice this year, prior to which it was shown at the Revelation Perth International Film Festival.
- 3/16/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Sam Lara and Cathy Henkel’s assisted dying documentary Laura‘s Choice and Nickolas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe’s sports biopic Phil Liggett: The Voice of Cycling will form part of the Australian International Documentary Conference’s (Aidc) public access program.
The Australian films will be shown alongside international titles such as 76 Days, Kirsten Johnson’s Dick Johnson is Dead, David France’s Welcome to Chechnya, and Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbott’s The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel in this year’s new non-fiction section. Johnson and France, keynote speakers at this year’s conference, will participate in conversation following the screening of their films.
Running from February 28 until March 11 at Melbourne’s Acmi the schedule also includes screenings of Days Of Cannibalism, Collective, The Painter And The Thief, MLK/FBI, Cunningham 3D, The Mystery of D.B. Cooper, Jia Zhangke’s Swimming Out Till The Sea Turns...
The Australian films will be shown alongside international titles such as 76 Days, Kirsten Johnson’s Dick Johnson is Dead, David France’s Welcome to Chechnya, and Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbott’s The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel in this year’s new non-fiction section. Johnson and France, keynote speakers at this year’s conference, will participate in conversation following the screening of their films.
Running from February 28 until March 11 at Melbourne’s Acmi the schedule also includes screenings of Days Of Cannibalism, Collective, The Painter And The Thief, MLK/FBI, Cunningham 3D, The Mystery of D.B. Cooper, Jia Zhangke’s Swimming Out Till The Sea Turns...
- 2/3/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Short film Judas Collar was among the star performers at the Wa Screen Culture Awards yesterday, taking out five categories at the inaugural event.
Held as a conclusion to the Revelation Perth International Film Festival, the awards recognise new, established, and emerging screen practices across 18 divisions.
Alison James’ story of a tracking device known as a Judas Collar that captures the journey and betrayal of a feral camel in Australia’s Outback added to its inclusion on the long list for the Academy Award for short film last year, winning each of its nominated fields, including Innovation in Short Film or Animation.
James told If innovation was at the heart of her film, which contains no dialogue and involved helicopter stunt work in the remote outback.
“There’s no road map for how to make a film like this,” she said.
“We were filming camels without ropes, so we had...
Held as a conclusion to the Revelation Perth International Film Festival, the awards recognise new, established, and emerging screen practices across 18 divisions.
Alison James’ story of a tracking device known as a Judas Collar that captures the journey and betrayal of a feral camel in Australia’s Outback added to its inclusion on the long list for the Academy Award for short film last year, winning each of its nominated fields, including Innovation in Short Film or Animation.
James told If innovation was at the heart of her film, which contains no dialogue and involved helicopter stunt work in the remote outback.
“There’s no road map for how to make a film like this,” she said.
“We were filming camels without ropes, so we had...
- 12/14/2020
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
The Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) is inviting applications for the 2020 Leading Lights program.
A collaboration between the Australian Film Television and Radio School (Aftrs) and Edith Cowan University (Ecu), the initiative provides early career, Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse (Cald) non-fiction practitioners with complimentary entry to the event, plus professional development and mentoring opportunities.
As part of the program, Aftrs and Ecu will present a private pitching workshop introducing Leading Lights recipients to this essential industry skill.
Five Leading Lights recipients with projects in development will also be selected for the inaugural Leading Lights pitch, conducted in front of a closed room of industry experts including Leading Lights donors.
Additionally, all recipients will gain access to the Leading Lights Meet and Greet, where they’ll have the opportunity to network with fellow Leading Lights recipients and Leading Lights donors.
Donations are made to the Leading Lights fund, a...
A collaboration between the Australian Film Television and Radio School (Aftrs) and Edith Cowan University (Ecu), the initiative provides early career, Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse (Cald) non-fiction practitioners with complimentary entry to the event, plus professional development and mentoring opportunities.
As part of the program, Aftrs and Ecu will present a private pitching workshop introducing Leading Lights recipients to this essential industry skill.
Five Leading Lights recipients with projects in development will also be selected for the inaugural Leading Lights pitch, conducted in front of a closed room of industry experts including Leading Lights donors.
Additionally, all recipients will gain access to the Leading Lights Meet and Greet, where they’ll have the opportunity to network with fellow Leading Lights recipients and Leading Lights donors.
Donations are made to the Leading Lights fund, a...
- 12/9/2020
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Flinders University students are making short films remotely.
Talk about a baptism of fire: on Australian Film Television and Radio School (Aftrs) CEO Nell Greenwood’s second day on the job, the World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 a pandemic.
One of Greenwood’s first tasks was to implement Aftrs’ pandemic plan, with the initial step to close the school to the public, and postpone industry events.
The next was to think about how to run a screen and broadcast school – that by its nature involves high-touch production activities and shared equipment – while enforcing social distancing measures.
Eventually, the school moved to online delivery, though what that looks like depends on the cohort.
For Masters students, theory has taken precedence, with production pushed back until later in the year.
However, for students in the more conceptually-focused BA program, Aftrs is looking to try to keep some production elements in the course.
Talk about a baptism of fire: on Australian Film Television and Radio School (Aftrs) CEO Nell Greenwood’s second day on the job, the World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 a pandemic.
One of Greenwood’s first tasks was to implement Aftrs’ pandemic plan, with the initial step to close the school to the public, and postpone industry events.
The next was to think about how to run a screen and broadcast school – that by its nature involves high-touch production activities and shared equipment – while enforcing social distancing measures.
Eventually, the school moved to online delivery, though what that looks like depends on the cohort.
For Masters students, theory has taken precedence, with production pushed back until later in the year.
However, for students in the more conceptually-focused BA program, Aftrs is looking to try to keep some production elements in the course.
- 4/30/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Sam Lara and Cathy Henkel.
Sam Lara and Cathy Henkel’s documentary Laura’s Choice won the inaugural Hot Docs Prize from last week’s Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) in Melbourne, as well as a Doc Edge festival and forum pass.
The film explores the family experience of three generations of women coming to terms with a radical approach to dying, and was pitched as part of Aidc’s FACTory Pitch program.
The Hot Docs prize involves travel support to attend Toronto’s Hot Docs International Documentary Conference in May, and the filmmakers will also receive a complimentary festival and forum pass to New Zealand’s Doc Edge.
Laura’s Choice also won Screenwest’s annual Brian Beaton Award in 2019, awarded social impact projects that need further support to reach their full potential, and has received development funding from Screenwest.
Director and producer Lara said: “We are completely blown...
Sam Lara and Cathy Henkel’s documentary Laura’s Choice won the inaugural Hot Docs Prize from last week’s Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) in Melbourne, as well as a Doc Edge festival and forum pass.
The film explores the family experience of three generations of women coming to terms with a radical approach to dying, and was pitched as part of Aidc’s FACTory Pitch program.
The Hot Docs prize involves travel support to attend Toronto’s Hot Docs International Documentary Conference in May, and the filmmakers will also receive a complimentary festival and forum pass to New Zealand’s Doc Edge.
Laura’s Choice also won Screenwest’s annual Brian Beaton Award in 2019, awarded social impact projects that need further support to reach their full potential, and has received development funding from Screenwest.
Director and producer Lara said: “We are completely blown...
- 3/10/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘No Visible Trauma’.
The Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) has announced 18 feature documentary and factual series projects that take part in its revamped FACTory pitching forum in March.
This year the FACTory will feature separate Forum pitches divided by genre categories, alongside a New Talent pitch, and a Rough Cut pitch.
The restructure has resulted in the largest ever number of FACTory projects accepted for pitching, with 18 projects spanning 12 different countries of production, including Canada, China, and India.
Producer and director teams in each Forum category and the New Talent pitch will present their projects in open forum sessions to curated groups of buyers, commissioners and distributors during Aidc 2020. Forum and New Talent pitches will be open to all Aidc pass-holders, while Rough Cut sessions will be accessible by decision makers only.
All projects in FACTory 2020 will also be eligible to win pitch prizes, including:
● A complete opening titles...
The Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) has announced 18 feature documentary and factual series projects that take part in its revamped FACTory pitching forum in March.
This year the FACTory will feature separate Forum pitches divided by genre categories, alongside a New Talent pitch, and a Rough Cut pitch.
The restructure has resulted in the largest ever number of FACTory projects accepted for pitching, with 18 projects spanning 12 different countries of production, including Canada, China, and India.
Producer and director teams in each Forum category and the New Talent pitch will present their projects in open forum sessions to curated groups of buyers, commissioners and distributors during Aidc 2020. Forum and New Talent pitches will be open to all Aidc pass-holders, while Rough Cut sessions will be accessible by decision makers only.
All projects in FACTory 2020 will also be eligible to win pitch prizes, including:
● A complete opening titles...
- 1/22/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
The award recipients.
Screenwest has named Brooke Silcox and Mat de Koning’s 29 Years Eight Days and Sam Lara and Cathy Henkel’s Laura’s Choice the joint recipients of the 2019 Brian Beaton Award.
The award is awarded annually to a filmmaker or filmmakers with social impact projects that need further support to reach their full potential.
de Koning and Silcox’s 29 Years Eight Days later looks at the rise of a late Western Australian artist and his experience of epilepsy.
Lara and Henkel’s Laura Choice follows three generations of women coming to terms with a radical approach to dying.
Each team will receive $8,000 in production, development and outreach campaign funding for their social impact projects.
The award honours the contribution the late Brian Beaton made to the screen industry in Western Australia as a documentary filmmaker. Beaton was an executive producer at Artemis, and worked on projects such...
Screenwest has named Brooke Silcox and Mat de Koning’s 29 Years Eight Days and Sam Lara and Cathy Henkel’s Laura’s Choice the joint recipients of the 2019 Brian Beaton Award.
The award is awarded annually to a filmmaker or filmmakers with social impact projects that need further support to reach their full potential.
de Koning and Silcox’s 29 Years Eight Days later looks at the rise of a late Western Australian artist and his experience of epilepsy.
Lara and Henkel’s Laura Choice follows three generations of women coming to terms with a radical approach to dying.
Each team will receive $8,000 in production, development and outreach campaign funding for their social impact projects.
The award honours the contribution the late Brian Beaton made to the screen industry in Western Australia as a documentary filmmaker. Beaton was an executive producer at Artemis, and worked on projects such...
- 10/3/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Gillian Armstrong and Sam Neill.
Gillian Armstrong was 29 when she won the AFI award for best director for her debut feature My Brilliant Career, the first local film to be directed by a woman since the McDonagh sisters’ Two Minute Silence in 1933.
It was Sam Neill’s first Australian movie, produced by Margaret Fink and introducing Judy Davis.
Forty years later, how do Armstrong and Neill view the seminal film and how would each describe their journey through the screen industry?
Producer Trish Lake will pose those and other questions at a Q&A on May 18 at the Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival (Bofa) in Launceston following a 40th anniversary screening of the film.
“Apart from what she is doing currently I am interested in knowing how Gillian regards her journey as a female director since then,” says Lake. “I will talk with her about her prolific output over the years,...
Gillian Armstrong was 29 when she won the AFI award for best director for her debut feature My Brilliant Career, the first local film to be directed by a woman since the McDonagh sisters’ Two Minute Silence in 1933.
It was Sam Neill’s first Australian movie, produced by Margaret Fink and introducing Judy Davis.
Forty years later, how do Armstrong and Neill view the seminal film and how would each describe their journey through the screen industry?
Producer Trish Lake will pose those and other questions at a Q&A on May 18 at the Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival (Bofa) in Launceston following a 40th anniversary screening of the film.
“Apart from what she is doing currently I am interested in knowing how Gillian regards her journey as a female director since then,” says Lake. “I will talk with her about her prolific output over the years,...
- 5/13/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Evan Clarry and Pearl Tan.
The Australian Directors Guild has named Evan Clarry as the guild’s new chapter head in Queensland and Pearl Tan as head of the Nsw chapter.
Clarry takes over from Sally McKenzie, who stepped down after many years of service to the Adg, and Tan succeeds Tony Davison.
McKenzie said: “After five years as the chapter head in Queensland, I’m standing down and passing the baton to Evan Clarry. I’m so glad that someone as capable as Evan has stepped up to the pitch. I have been awarded a Churchill Fellowship and am headed towards a big adventure.”
Clarry’s career began with the short film Mate, which won best film at Flickerfest and best screenplay at the 1998 AFI Awards.
His directing credits include the feature films Blurred and Under the Radar and the Emmy-nominated TV series Mortified. He served as a story developer,...
The Australian Directors Guild has named Evan Clarry as the guild’s new chapter head in Queensland and Pearl Tan as head of the Nsw chapter.
Clarry takes over from Sally McKenzie, who stepped down after many years of service to the Adg, and Tan succeeds Tony Davison.
McKenzie said: “After five years as the chapter head in Queensland, I’m standing down and passing the baton to Evan Clarry. I’m so glad that someone as capable as Evan has stepped up to the pitch. I have been awarded a Churchill Fellowship and am headed towards a big adventure.”
Clarry’s career began with the short film Mate, which won best film at Flickerfest and best screenplay at the 1998 AFI Awards.
His directing credits include the feature films Blurred and Under the Radar and the Emmy-nominated TV series Mortified. He served as a story developer,...
- 9/18/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
The story of one talented, visually impaired Waapa student who hasn.t let her disability get in the way of chasing her dreams is among the documentaries created by Wa Screen Academy students this year.
Ritchell Lim is a second year student at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, studying voice and piano. Her story is chronicled in the short documentary Out on a Lim, directed by Academy Masters student Joshua Walker.
"The number of obstacles Ritchell has overcome and the things she has learned to do are really impressive,. Walker said. .She is a beautiful singer, a talented pianist and a composer. We have been fortunate to feature one of Ritchell.s original songs in the documentary..
Six short documentaries made by the Academy's class of 2015 will premiere on November 5 at Luna Cinemas. The themes range from tackling obesity to metadata laws, burlesque dancing, overcoming adversity and a...
Ritchell Lim is a second year student at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, studying voice and piano. Her story is chronicled in the short documentary Out on a Lim, directed by Academy Masters student Joshua Walker.
"The number of obstacles Ritchell has overcome and the things she has learned to do are really impressive,. Walker said. .She is a beautiful singer, a talented pianist and a composer. We have been fortunate to feature one of Ritchell.s original songs in the documentary..
Six short documentaries made by the Academy's class of 2015 will premiere on November 5 at Luna Cinemas. The themes range from tackling obesity to metadata laws, burlesque dancing, overcoming adversity and a...
- 10/29/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Producer Trish Lake is developing White Knuckles, a psychological drama set among middle and lower middle class white Afrikaans who live in fortified residences and gated communities, keeping the outside world at bay and becoming increasingly paranoid and isolated.
The director is Pia Marais, a South African/Swedish woman who grew up in South Africa and now lives in Berlin.
The writer is Roger Monk, who was originally inspired by a true story that happened years ago that was the basis of the Cathy Henkel-directed documentary The Man Who Stole My Mother's Face, which won the Tribeca Film Festival in 2004.
Lake aims to shoot the film in Queensland and South Africa, possibly as a co-production with South Africa. Monk is a co-producer, as is Dan Lake.
.White Knuckles is purely fiction, set in contemporary South Africa, but it does explore the sort of themes that were in the original story,...
The director is Pia Marais, a South African/Swedish woman who grew up in South Africa and now lives in Berlin.
The writer is Roger Monk, who was originally inspired by a true story that happened years ago that was the basis of the Cathy Henkel-directed documentary The Man Who Stole My Mother's Face, which won the Tribeca Film Festival in 2004.
Lake aims to shoot the film in Queensland and South Africa, possibly as a co-production with South Africa. Monk is a co-producer, as is Dan Lake.
.White Knuckles is purely fiction, set in contemporary South Africa, but it does explore the sort of themes that were in the original story,...
- 5/25/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
In the spirit of her If Award winning documentary of 2008, The Burning Season, Cathy Henkel has returned to the jungles of Borneo for her latest venture, Rise of the Eco-Warriors. The Burning Season saw Henkel track the story of one Australian entrepreneur, Dorjee Sun, who fought tirelessly for a carbon trading deal with the aim to protect millions of hectares of rainforest in Borneo from de-forestation. This time, Henkel witnesses the journey of a team of fifteen young ambassadors from around the world who are selected to spend 100 days in Borneo with a shared mission of confronting deforestation and giving hope to endangered orangutans. The call for a group of young Eco-Warriors went out in January 2011 and entries poured in from 26 different countries around the world. Fifteen individuals were selected from the pool of entrants, with three of the group hailing from Australia. The other Eco-Warriors came from the Us,...
- 2/7/2014
- by Jessica Shields
- IF.com.au
Goalpost Pictures, Matchbox Pictures. Penny Chapman, Jungleboys, Top of the Lake and Lore won key awards at the Screen Producers Australia awards on Wednesday night. Julie Zemiro hosted the free-wheeling ceremony at the Crown Palladium with an appealing mixture of humour, self-deprecating satire and due respect for the recipients. Goalpost was named Production Business of the Year, its principals Ben Grant and Rosemary Blight noting they have been in the industry for 23 years. Chapman received the Maura Fay Award for Services to the Industry in recognition for her work on programs such as The Slap, The Straits, Old School and Devil.s Playground. Jungleboys took the award for Breakthrough Business of the Year, co-founder Jason Burrows paying tribute to his partners Phil Lloyd and Trent O.Donnell. Burrows also expressed gratitude to Screen Australia, the ABC and Centrelink for .financing. the first nine months of Jungleboys. existence. See-Saw Films. Top of the Lake...
- 11/21/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia has announced a second batch of documentary investment within a week.
The national screen agency today announced $2.6m investment in eight documentaries.
The investment is expected to result in over $8m in production.
Of the investment, Liz Stevens, Screen Australia’s documentary manager said: “The stories coming to our screens in this mix of science, history and social contemporary documentaries are incredibly exciting, reflecting the enormous talent and scope of the filmmakers.”
Last week Screen Australia invested in $1m in five documentaries.
Last week also saw Screen Australia invest $500,000 in feature script projects.
The various documentaries are scheduled to air on ABC, Sbs, Stvdio and Foxtel.
National Documentary Program
A History of Mining
3 x 54 mins
Renegade Films
Producer/Writer: Alex West
Series Producer: Jacob Hickey
Directors: Sara Tiefenbrun, Jacob Hickey
Broadcaster Sbs
I Can change your mind… about climate
60 mins
Smith & Nasht
Producer/Writer: Simon Nasht
Writer/Director:...
The national screen agency today announced $2.6m investment in eight documentaries.
The investment is expected to result in over $8m in production.
Of the investment, Liz Stevens, Screen Australia’s documentary manager said: “The stories coming to our screens in this mix of science, history and social contemporary documentaries are incredibly exciting, reflecting the enormous talent and scope of the filmmakers.”
Last week Screen Australia invested in $1m in five documentaries.
Last week also saw Screen Australia invest $500,000 in feature script projects.
The various documentaries are scheduled to air on ABC, Sbs, Stvdio and Foxtel.
National Documentary Program
A History of Mining
3 x 54 mins
Renegade Films
Producer/Writer: Alex West
Series Producer: Jacob Hickey
Directors: Sara Tiefenbrun, Jacob Hickey
Broadcaster Sbs
I Can change your mind… about climate
60 mins
Smith & Nasht
Producer/Writer: Simon Nasht
Writer/Director:...
- 12/20/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia has invested $2.6 million across eight documentaries, in a move that is expected to generate more than $8 million in production. The projects approved have been selected from the National Documentary program, the General Documentary program and the International Documentary program. Feature-length documentary Show Me the Magic, which is directed by Cathy Henkel and produced by Henkel and Trish Lake, focuses on legendary cinematographer, Don McAlpine Acs Asc. The project, which will be broadcast on subscription channel Stvdio, looks back on McAlpine's 40 year career, as well as following his work on his latest film, P.J Hogan's Mental. Also on the funding slate is the hour-long I can change your. mind...about climate. The ABC program follows...
- 12/20/2011
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
Brisbane.s Virgo Productions and Singapore.s Silver Media are teaming up to produce 3D Australian action/adventure documentary, The Rise of the Eco-Warriors, with the possibility of further collaboration. The partnership, devised to secure wide distribution in the Asia-Pacific region, will see Virgo Productions open an office in Singapore to pool resources and provide a base for future endeavours. .There is a strong synergy between the two companies in terms of goals and beliefs, and the collaboration will help us to realise our full ambitions for the film,. Cathy Henkel of Virgo Productions said in a media release. The doco follows 15 young .Eco-Warriors. from around the world as they spend 100 days in the jungle in Borneo in South East Asia...
- 12/16/2011
- by Andre Fenby
- IF.com.au
The call for action on climate change has been answered . in 3D. Documentary director Cathy Henkel describes her latest project, Project Borneo 3D: An Action Movie, as .Big Brother meets Survivor meets I.m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here meets Rainforest Makeover.. Cinematographer Don McAlpine will collaborate on the project, and it will mark both artists. first entry into 3D. For five months, Borneo will play home to ten young people from across the globe as they cohabitate, rehabilitate rainforest and construct the largest orang-utan sanctuary in the world . all while starring as action heroes in Henkel.s 3D film. Momentum is a word that is often repeated in conversation with the director. With current talks of an additional...
- 3/3/2011
- by Ruby Lennon
- IF.com.au
"I don't like to use the word casting, I prefer recruitment." Director Cathy Henkel is discussing how the "ten amazing young leaders" will be chosen for her upcoming 3D action documentary, Project Borneo 3D. The film's subtitle - ‘An Action Movie' - gives audiences a broad hint as to what this pioneering interactive movie is trying to do. Instead of lecturing on the evils of climate change and deforestation, Henkel is making a film about the experiences of ten volunteers, between the ages of 18 and 35, who will travel to Borneo and document what they see.
- 3/1/2011
- FilmInk.com.au
The Australian Directors Guild has published its list of nominees for this year’s awards, with Jeremy Sims, Rachel Perkins, David Michod, Claire McCarthy and Robert Connolly competing in the feature film category.
Television nominees include Tony Tilse for Underbelly: The Golden Mile, Peter Andrikidis for East West 101 and Amanda Brotchie for Lowdown; there are also nominations for environmental efforts and online projects.The wiinners will be announced on September 23 at Star City, Sydney.
This is the full list of nominees:
Feature Film
Beneath Hill 60 Jeremy Sims Bran Nue Dae Rachel Perkins Animal Kingdom David Michôd The Waiting City Claire McCarthy Balibo Robert Connolly
Television Mini series
East West 101: Atonement Peter Andrikidis The Circuit II: Sorry Business Steve Jodrell The Circuit II: Of Mice and Men James Bogle
Documentary Feature
Indonesia Calling: Joris Ivens in Australia John Hughes Three Boys Dreaming Michael Cordell The Burning Season...
Television nominees include Tony Tilse for Underbelly: The Golden Mile, Peter Andrikidis for East West 101 and Amanda Brotchie for Lowdown; there are also nominations for environmental efforts and online projects.The wiinners will be announced on September 23 at Star City, Sydney.
This is the full list of nominees:
Feature Film
Beneath Hill 60 Jeremy Sims Bran Nue Dae Rachel Perkins Animal Kingdom David Michôd The Waiting City Claire McCarthy Balibo Robert Connolly
Television Mini series
East West 101: Atonement Peter Andrikidis The Circuit II: Sorry Business Steve Jodrell The Circuit II: Of Mice and Men James Bogle
Documentary Feature
Indonesia Calling: Joris Ivens in Australia John Hughes Three Boys Dreaming Michael Cordell The Burning Season...
- 8/30/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Out of 88 directors, this year's Tribeca Film Festival was able to count over 20 filmmakers as repeat attendees. Tribeca Director of Programming David Kwok talked to five returning documentary filmmakers (Liz Mermin, The Beauty Academy of Kabul, Tff '04; Cathy Henkel, The Man Who Stole My Mother's Face, Best Documentary Tff '04; Marshall Curry, Street Fight, Audience Award Winner Tff '05; and Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman, Nanking, Tff '07 [Guttentag also directed the feature Live!, Tff '07]) about their previous Festival experiences, Tff '09 projects, and the future of documentary filmmaking. The Burning Season David Kwok: How was your first experience at Tribeca and what have you been working on since then? Cathy Henkel (The Burning Season): Coming to Tribeca in 2004 was one of the highlights of my life. The Festival treated me so well, I loved New York, I got to meet and have dinner with Glenn ...
- 5/4/2009
- TribecaFilm.com
Editor’S Note: This is one of several interviews, conducted via email, with directors whose films are screening at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. “The Burning Season” (World Documentary Feature Competition) Director: Cathy Henkel Synopsis: Every year, poor farmers on the Indonesian islands set fire to areas of pristine rainforest to set up palm oil plantations. The smoke chokes up the air of neighboring countries, endangers forest wildlife, and emits vast tons …...
- 4/13/2009
- indieWIRE - People
The 2009 Tribeca Film Festival's panel series and special events will include conversations with directors Spike Lee, Barry Levinson, Steven Soderbergh, Kirby Dick and Alex Gibney.
The fest, which runs April 22-May 3 in New York, will showcase "Tribeca Talks Special Events" around the films "Poliwood" and "Passing Strange."
Levinson will be on hand to discuss his new film "Poliwood" following its premiere. Joining him to discuss the movie about politics and Hollywood will be the film's actors Josh Lucas, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tim Daly, Lynn Whitfield, Tony Goldwyn, Robert Davi and Matthew Modine. NBC News political analyst and writer Lawrence O'Donnell will moderate.
Lee will present "Passing Strange," his filmed version of the 2008 Tony-winning Broadway musical. Joining him for a panel discussion will be the show's creator, Stew, and its co-composer, Heidi Rodewald.
The "Behind the Screens" series will examine serveral films: Cathy Henkel's documentary "The Burning Season"; Barry Ptolmy's...
The fest, which runs April 22-May 3 in New York, will showcase "Tribeca Talks Special Events" around the films "Poliwood" and "Passing Strange."
Levinson will be on hand to discuss his new film "Poliwood" following its premiere. Joining him to discuss the movie about politics and Hollywood will be the film's actors Josh Lucas, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tim Daly, Lynn Whitfield, Tony Goldwyn, Robert Davi and Matthew Modine. NBC News political analyst and writer Lawrence O'Donnell will moderate.
Lee will present "Passing Strange," his filmed version of the 2008 Tony-winning Broadway musical. Joining him for a panel discussion will be the show's creator, Stew, and its co-composer, Heidi Rodewald.
The "Behind the Screens" series will examine serveral films: Cathy Henkel's documentary "The Burning Season"; Barry Ptolmy's...
- 3/30/2009
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Australian filmmakers will be featuring en masse at the Tribeca Film Festival this April. Both documentary and feature filmmakers have been invited to screen their films as part of the illustrious festival, founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2003. Cathy Henkel's documentary The Burning Season is one of the films selected and will be part of the competitive aspect of the festival.
- 3/16/2009
- FilmInk.com.au
I know it looks dire as it's 28% lighter (at least so far) and minus an artistic director, but no fear, there's still more to come, and with what's been announced theirs some interesting sounding stuff, especially a film we wrote about briefly called Accidents Happen. Also premiering is the comedy Stay Cool and the Danish film Original, along with the North American premier of The Exploding Girl which we also wrote about.
Check the narrative features, world documentary, and discovery lineups after the break!
World Narrative Feature Competition
A compelling cross-section of bold creative visions from every corner of the globe come together in this year’s World Narrative Feature Competition. Presenting a diverse array of unique voices, this international film collection includes premieres from a wide range of directors, such as U.S. indie veterans the Polish brothers and Tony-nominated Conor McPherson, as well as exciting newcomers. Together, these...
Check the narrative features, world documentary, and discovery lineups after the break!
World Narrative Feature Competition
A compelling cross-section of bold creative visions from every corner of the globe come together in this year’s World Narrative Feature Competition. Presenting a diverse array of unique voices, this international film collection includes premieres from a wide range of directors, such as U.S. indie veterans the Polish brothers and Tony-nominated Conor McPherson, as well as exciting newcomers. Together, these...
- 3/10/2009
- QuietEarth.us
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