DigiSPAA finalists announced
Little Sparrows, The Fall Guys, Roadman and I Wish I Were Stephanie V are the finalists for this year’s DigiSPAA digital film competition.
These films will be screened at next week’s SPAA Fringe (October 22-23), where a panel will select two grand finalists. The winner will then be announced at the SPAA Conference on November 17.
The finalists are:
- Little Sparrows, directed, written and produced by Yu-Hsiu Camille Chen, follows three sisters who are forced to make tough decisions when their mother’s breast cancer returns and they must face the reality of their last Christmas together. It has screened at the Sydney Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival and Cinefest OZ, and has been accepted to screen at the International Rome Festival as part of the official selection and in competition.
- The Fall Guys is a gritty, New Zealand-based crime comedy about three mid-twenties college buddies who come into possession of three cases of premium grade heroin. The story is told in flashback as each of the men are interrogated by police, and as the story unfolds, pushes them deeper and deeper into a world they clearly know nothing about. Produced by Rhys Cain.
- Roadman, produced, written and directed by Peter Leovic and co-produced by Stephen Prime, tells the story of a tormented serial killer who falls in love with his neighbour and allows himself to believe she can save him from his demons.
- I Wish I Were Stephanie V, produced by Laura Sivis is a college sports romance that follows Helen, a 21 year old virgin being raised by her matchmaking Greek grandmother. It’s Helen’s dream to play tennis and win Wimbledon, but life has other plans for her as she is confronted with the reality of arranged marriages, young friends living with HIV, and love in many different forms.
The winner will receive including $10,000 in equipment hire, $15,000 in cash and $20,000 worth of post-production courtesy of Movie Network, a guaranteed screening of their film on the Movie Extra channel, plus a return airfare and free registration to the prestigious CineMart International Film Festival Rotterdam.
