Four Australian films head to France’s Clemont Ferrand
Four Australian films have been selected for the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France.
Two short films, Tethered, by writer/director Craig Irvin, which won Irvin best director of a short film at Sydney Film Festival and Paris Lakes by writer director/producer Robert Stephenson have been selected for International Competition.
Lab Competition, which highlights experimental films has selected Attach Boat to Motor by writer/director Nathan Lewis and writer/director Andrew Kavanagh’s At the Formal which won the Best Emerging Australian Filmmaker award at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
The festival runs from 27 January to 4 February.
Films
AT THE FORMAL
(8 mins)
Writer/Director: Andrew Kavanagh
Producer: Ramona Telecican
Cast: Anthony Littlechild, David MacRae
Synopsis: Modern and ancient rituals collide in this macabre depiction of a high school prom.
ATTACH BOAT TO MOTOR
(15 mins)
Writer/Director: Nathan Lewis
Producer: Colin Elphick
Cast: Kit Baker, Jedda-Daisy Culley, David Hogan
Synopsis: The events of one day in the country lead a young man to follow his own path.
PARIS LAKES
(5 mins)
Writer/Director/Producer: Robert Stephenson
Voice: David Swann
Synopsis: The new suburb of Paris Lakes satisfies the modern desire for easy living. An animated ‘advertisement’ that outlines the comforts and conveniences for a life where fulfilment is never enough.
TETHERED
(27 mins)
Writer/Director: Craig Irvin
Producer: Ash Harris
Cast: Steven Fleming, Richard Cawthorne, Eryn-Jean Norvil, John Brumpton
Synopsis: A young man takes a job at the slaughterhouse. As the violence of the work dominates his life, he is given the chance at something better. But is it too late?
