Lorne Film 2015 Director’s Welcome
Greetings and welcome to Lorne Film 2015 – our 3rd annual festival planned for this coming November. Lorne Film 2015 sees the launch of our theme – ‘Making Waves’ – referencing our growing commitment to screen quality films featuring surf and/or ocean related themes – along with a selection of outstanding films from a variety of genres. Our filmmaker connections have proved an outstanding source of leads – pointing the way to some amazing content from here and abroad. Several exciting projects have landed in our collective lap with new filmmakers finding their way to us as the word spreads regarding Lorne Film.
Our Making Waves theme also highlights Lorne Film’s commitment to agitating for a positive rethink within the Australian film industry – to question the status quo, as we seek to lead reform. We expect this may raise a few eyebrows and create a few waves – but what better place to plant the seeds of change than the fertile ground that is Lorne – with several ground breaking events planned for Lorne Film 2015.
So we invite you to join the growing Lorne Film community – filmmakers, patrons and loyal volunteers – as together we continue to grow what will become an iconic international film event.
Lorne Film 2015: Making Waves. We look forward to seeing you there.
Regards,
Darren Markey – Festival Director
Lorne Film 2015
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Film News
Lorne Film are proud to confirm a very exciting inclusion in this years program. An initiative of Haydn Green – Hear My Eyes is a screening of the film The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga to a live score by Sleep Decade Who are local musicians from Aireys Inlet. DIrected by Jessica Oreck, New York, the film was shot in Eastern Europe – a truly international event.
Making Waves
‘Making Waves’ also refers to Lorne Film 2015 launching the initiative, Lorne Thought – a series of annual seminars/conversations around the state of the Australian film industry. Our first is entitled, Lorne Thought: The Hand that Feeds takes a critical look at the relationship between the Australian film industry and the funding agencies questioning the validity/worth etc of this relationship. The purpose of Lorne Thought – as detailed in the attached – is question the status quo and agitate for positive change – which may create a few waves 🙂 See attached. We’ve had some luck thus far with assembling a panel of industry folk – I’ll keep you posted as this develops.
2015 Call for Entries now Open!
Lorne Film 2015 call for entries are now open in the following categories:
– Feature Films
Lorne Film is calling for feature length filmmakers across Australia and the world to submit a film/s of a minimum 60 minutes length for consideration in the Lorne 2015 Program.
– Short Films
The winning film maker of Lorne Shorts in 2015 receives a full day’s filming with Aerial Vision Services. This allows you a one day shoot fully supported by the Aerial Vision Services experienced staff in drone filming at a location within Victoria, and preferably on the beautiful Great Ocean Road.
This prize is valued at $2,500 and will be a wonderful experience for talented film makers who have a short film and win Lorne Shorts 2015
– Lorne Film 2015 Screenwriter Award
The Screenwriters award is a $10,000 cash prize awarded to a winning screenplay that can demonstrate to the judges that their script is production ready with a serious commitment to ensure the film gets made. The winner of the prize is announced at the launch of the festival on October 10 2015 and the winning script is presented as a reading with full cast at the 2015 festival.
Entries close Friday September 11th, 2015
2015 Program Launch – Save the Date
When: Saturday 10th of October – 5.00pm
Where: Cuda Bar – 82 Mountjoy Parade Lorne VIC
What: Drinks, Program Launch, Preview of highlights and the announcement of the winner of the $10,000 Screenplay prize.
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