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WA short films set to shine at Dungog Film Festival
Recognised in the industry as the Australian version of the Sundance Film Festival, Dungog is Australia's most beloved and unique film festival, showcasing the very best of Australian cinema from the past, present and future.
Director of the WA Screen Academy, Mr John Rapsey, is thrilled with the selections.
"It is an honour to have so many films selected for this great film festival, with over 10,000 people expected to attend. Every year the little town of Dungog opens its arms to thousands of people passionate about Australian films. On the streets and in the cafes between screenings, you are likely to rub shoulders with many of the great directors, producers, writers and actors. The buzz is incredible!"
The selected WA Academy films are:
• Casualties (written by Gregg Johnson, directed by Ben Mizzi, produced by Jessica Carlson)
• Painful Bliss (written by Caitlan O'Conner and Emma Morris, directed by Caitlan O'Connor and produced by Jessica Carlson)
• Peachy Keen (written by Suzanne Barton, directed by Kevin Mack, produced by Caitlan O'Connor)
• The Family Tree (written by Freya Brueschke, directed by Geoff Kelso, and produced by Tase Jaycobs Stefkov)
• XO (written by Claudia Rondon and Eva Ramdohr and directed by Eva Ramdohr)
• Mothers' Meeting (written by Andrew Kendall, directed by Kevin Mack, and produced by Ali Roberts).
They will be joining WA feature film Little Sparrows from producer/director Yu-Hsiu Camille Chen and local short film Something Fishy from producer Dan Wood and director Ben Young.
For more information visit the Dungog Film Festival website here.
If your WA film is also screening at Dungog Film Festival please let us know and we will promote it.
