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| MEN'S GROUP Meet The Filmmaker event |
Thursday November 6, 2008 |
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Writer/Producer of MEN'S GROUP
John L Simpson (left) & star Grant Dodwell
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John L Simpson explains the film’s
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Host Paul Verhoeven (left)and guests of
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John L Simpson and Grant Dodwell |
| Writer/Producer John L. Simpson and star Grant Dodwell joined host Paul Verhoeven, regular on Triple J's Breakfast program, for the opening night screening of MEN'S GROUP. The story of six men who engage in the 'secret men’s business' of being in a MEN’S GROUP, this independently-produced Australian feature has been nominated for the IF Award for Best Film. Following a screening of MEN'S GROUP, Simpson and Dodwell took questions about the largely improvised film and its unique production. |
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| CINEMA NOVA SUPPORTS THE CANCER COUNCIL'S "GIRL'S NIGHT IN" |
October, 2008 |
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200 of the Cancer Council’s A-list fundraisers headed to Cinema Nova in October for a special thank-you sneak peak of THE DUCHESS starring Keira Knightly.
The function was held to say a big thank-you to the hard working Melbournians who went out into their community to raise well needed funds to defeat women's cancer. To learn more or to join in the effort please visit www.girlsnightin.com.au |
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| THE VIEW FROM GREENHAVEN Melbourne Premiere at Cinema Nova |
Wednesday October 22, 2008 |
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Wendy Hughes introduces the film
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Directors Simon (Left) and Kenn MacRae
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Directors Simon & Kenn MacRae
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| The winner of Project Greenlight Australia debuted to a full house at the Melbourne Premiere of THE VIEW FROM GREENHAVEN. Introduced by the award-winning directors Kenn and Simon MacRae as well as the film’s star Wendy Hughes, the audience also enjoyed a post-screening Q&A with the MacRae Brothers and Ms Hughes where the story behind the Reality TV competition and eventual feature production was revealed. |
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| MAN ON WIRE Meet The Artisan event |
Wednesday October 15, 2008 |
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A sell-out house sat riveted as they watched
the film and the fascinating Q&A.. |
Philippe Petit and Q&A moderator Paul Verhoeven (Right).. |
Artiste Philippe Petit (Left) discusses MAN ON WIRE. |
| The subject and star of the riveting documentary MAN ON WIRE, Philippe Petit, arrived in style at Cinema Nova to participate in a post-screening Q&A. Hosted by radio’s Paul Verhoeven, who also declared a childhood aspiration to wire-walk, performance artiste Petit talked about his experiences walking between the Twin Towers in 1974 as well as his life leading up to that incredible moment. The audience, keen to know about Petit’s motivations and the production of the documentary, also enjoyed the opportunity to ask him questions directly. |
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| CELEBRITY: DOMINICK DUNNE Meet The Filmmaker event |
Tuesday October 7, 2008 |
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| Host Peter Krause, Exec Producer Daryl Dellora, De Garis and Jolley take a question from the audience. |
Executive Producer Sue Maslin (left)
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Directors of CELEBRITY: DOMINICK DUNNE
Kirsty De Garis and Timothy Jolley. |
| Australian directors Kirsty De Garis and Timothy Jolley were joined by Executive Producers Sue Maslin and Daryl Dellora for the Meet The Filmmaker event for their film CELEBRITY: DOMINICK DUNNE. In a post-screening Q&A hosted by radio’s Peter Krause, De Garis and Jolley discussed the production of their documentary and how they managed to get subject Dominick Dunne to open-up about being Vanity Fair Magazine’s most celebrated writer & journalist as well as his career a failed film producer. |
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| WHALEDREAMERS Melbourne premiere at Cinema Nova |
Wednesday September 24,2008 |
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| WHALEDREAMERS Narrator Jack Thompson and Cinema Nova’s Natalie Miller (L) & Kristian Connelly |
Director Kim Kindersley (L) and Indigenous Performers |
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| Accompanied by aboriginal musicians who performed a Welcome To Country ceremony, WHALEDREAMERS director Kim Kindersley and narrator Jack Thompson introduced the Melbourne Premiere screening of this new documentary, screening exclusively at Cinema Nova. An ecological film intoning a plea for greater preservation of the planet’s wildlife and indigenous peoples, WHALEDREAMERS follows the return of an ancient Aboriginal ‘Whaledreaming’ Tribe from the brink of extinction. Called “transcendental” by Margaret Pomeranz from ABC’s At The Movies, Kindersley’s picture is a film for our hurried, modern times. |
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| Lygon Court Fashion and Film at Cinema Nova |
Wednesday September 3, 2008 |
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The who’s-who of Melbourne’s fashion scene gathered at Lygon Court’s Cinema Nova for a parade of next season’s looks, as hosted by MC Livinia Nixon, followed by a special advance screening of the sumptuous costume drama BRIDESHEAD REVISITED.
BRIDESHEAD REVSITED (PG)
Based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh, Julian Jarrold’s new film features an all-star cast including Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Greta Scacchi Match Point’s Matthew Goode and Ben Whishaw (Perfume, I’m Not There) as Sebastian Flyte.
Screening at Cinema Nova in October 2008.
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| Cinema Nova presents award for Creative Excellence at MIFF 2008 |
Cinema Nova was proud to present two Australian short films with the Award For Creative Excellence at the 2008 Melbourne International Film Festival.
Claymation short MUTT, produced by Beth Frey and directed by Glen Hunwick, and I LOVE SARAH JANE, produced by Angie Fielder and directed by Spencer Susser, shared a $3,000 prize awarded by Cinema Nova after the two films tied in a MIFF Jury vote.
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Cinema Nova’s General Manager/Marketing, Kristian Connelly, was on-hand to make the announcement and present the trophy at the MIFF shorts screening held at the Capitol Theatre on Friday August 8, 2008.
Photographer: Tim Burgess |
MUTT |
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| The Square - Melbourne premiere screening at Cinema Nova |
Cinema Nova was proud to present the Melbourne Premiere of the new Australian thriller THE SQUARE in association with Roadshow Films and Popcorn Taxi on Tuesday 22 July. The film’s writer & star Joel Edgerton and director Nash Edgerton walked the red carpet with the who’s-who of the Melbourne filmmaking community including THE SQUARE Producer Louise Smith and co-star Claire Van Der Boom, director Fred Schepsi, actor Shane Jacobson, producer Jason Byrne, performer Andrew Hansen and actor Glenn Robbins, among others.
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Claire Van Der Boom, Joel Edgerton,
Nash Edgerton, Louise Smith |
Fred Schepsi, Mary Schepsi |
THE SQUARE
opens at Cinema Nova July 31, 2008
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Jeole Edgerton, Fred Schepsi, Mary Schepsi,
Fred Schepsi |
Joel Edgerton, Claire Van Der Boom, Nash Edgerton |
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| Script Alive! - a regular co-presentation of Cinema Nova and Film Victoria |
Thanks to all who participated in the reading of 'Binawee'
at Cinema Nova on Tuesday August 17.
The story opens at an Aboriginal mission in Queensland, 1945, a kind of reformatory where the crime is being black. It’s the only home Binawee, a 15 year old Aboriginal girl, has ever known.
Her life changes abruptly when she is sent to work as a domestic servant in a white household and finds an unusual connection with lonely 10 year old grandson, Benjamin.
BINAWEE tells a story of the delicate balance one life can exert upon another. |
Script Alive! in action |
From left, Alan Hopgood, Debra Lawrance, Sam Saunders (writer/director), Julia Blake, Joshua Jay, Ian Bliss and Kylie Belling. |
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| Cinema Nova was one of the sites around the globe presenting Pangea Day |
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This free global broadcast was held at 4am AEST May 11 2008
when people all over the world came together to share a common experience:
watching films made by the world for the world.
Watch Global Storytellers for Pangea Day
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About Pangea Day
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim created Pangea Day after winning the prestigious TED Prize, which grants winners “one wish to change the world.” Jehane’s wish: “To bring the world together through the power of film”
Pangea is the name of the landmass that existed 250 million years ago before it split into separate continents. It’s a reminder that what now appears divided was once whole.
The 24 short films to be featured have been selected from an international competition that generated more than 2,500 submissions from over one hundred countries. The films were chosen based on their ability to inspire, transform, and allow us see the world through another person's eyes.
The program will also include a number of exceptional speakers and musical performers. Queen Noor of Jordan, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, musician and activist Bob Geldof, and Iranian rock phenom Hypernova are among those taking part.
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| Script Alive! - 100 Bloody Acres |
Tuesday April 22 welcomed the return of Cinema Nova & Film Victoria’s ‘Script Alive!’ for 2008. Six talented actors lent their voices to a reading of the screenplay ‘100 BLOODY ACRES’ by Colin & Cameron Cairnes, a humorously blood-soaked thriller set in Australia’s rural heartland. The Script Alive! series has a long and successful history at Cinema Nova, with many performers involved going on to greater local and international success.
One past Script Alive! reading was for the dark comedy RATS & CATS, written by and starring the team behind the acclaimed TV series Wilfred; Jason Gann & Adam Zwar. The story of a writer who goes in search of his hero, a former star-on-the-rise who disappeared following a cloud of controversy. RATS & CATS screened Cinema Nova in May- June, 2008. |
Script Alive! in action |
From left, John Brumpton, Jason Gann, Jacqueline Brennan, Colin Cairnes (Writer/Director), Ashley Zukerman, Kate Keltie, Patrick Harvey |
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