If you are interested in seeing Rhys in the new short film, Clearing The Air, you may do so if you happen to be traveling somewhere whilst flying with Qantas on their in-flight entertainment throughout August 2009. If you manage to catch it, tell us what you thought!

Just uploaded 145 screencaps from the short film Clearing the Air. Sorry for the delay!

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Clearing the Air, a short film where Rhys is the lead actor, will be shown on the big screen at Show Fest in Sydney, August 24th. I don’t know wether or not Rhys will be there personally, but it’s still a great opportunety. I wish I could go, but I sadly live on the other side of the world. If you go, take some pics, and share them with us :)

Show-Fest 2009 will be the best ever!
Drawn from films around the world and selected by a panel of industry professionals, NAFA is proud to present the nine finalist short films of Show-Fest 2009.

Screening at the Ritz Cinema in Randwick, five films from Australia will compete with international entries from Germany, France, the Netherlands, and the US.

Show-Fest is widely recognised for its informative “Show and Tell” where cast and crew are invited on stage to answer questions about their film. This year, for the first time in the festival’s six-year history, we will be hearing from overseas filmmakers.

In attendance will be actors, writers, filmmakers, judges, and VIP guests. The audience will get to vote for the Audience Choice award, and you will also have the chance to win lucky door prizes including theatre tickets, DVDs, movie passes, and magazines. It will be fun and inspiring!

Date: Monday 24 August 2009
Time: 6 pm – 9 pm
Venue: Randwick Ritz Cinema, 39-47 St Pauls St, Randwick, Sydney.
Admission: $10 at the door [NAFA Members free].
All welcome [MA 15+]
http://www.nafa.net.au/festivals/

Contact:
Tony Chu – Festival Director – tony@nafa.net.au

Show your interest in the event on Facebook

I just got a update on Broken Hill from it’s production company, Audience Alliance. Here’s what they’re saying :)

TO THE MEMBERS OF AUDIENCE ALLIANCE

NEWS UPDATE

Thank you for being part of this alliance to change the world of
motion pictures for good.

Two years ago we selected Broken Hill, with your help, as the first
production in our program for developing young filmmakers. This
project ranked well above all the others in online polling. Broken
Hill is now complete and ready for distribution to a worldwide audience.

Being an Australian production, the world premiere of Broken Hill will
be held in Melbourne, Australia, on the 24th of August 2009. It will
then commence its theatrical run in the USA on September 11, 2009 and
will be back in theaters in Australia in early 2010. The opening dates
for other markets are yet to be finalized but it will progressively
roll out during the remainder of 2009 and throughout 2010.

The trailer for the film can be viewed at the new Broken Hill website:
www.brokenhillthemovie.com

We launched Audience Alliance with a commitment to trust the audience
and serve the audience. The release of the feature film Broken Hill is
a kind of a down payment on that promise. It was selected by our
audience; it is consistent with the values and virtues statement on
our website; we believe it is the kind of inspiring film the majority
of moviegoers want to see. Now is the time to help us get the word out
to the widest possible audience. As part of our world promotion for
Broken Hill we will soon be holding a poster competition. The posters
will be available on the website where you can vote for your favorite
and invite others to do the same.

Broken Hill is now on Facebook, so become a fan at
www.facebook.com/brokenhill and also on Twitter. Follow us on
http://twitter.com/brokenhillmovie. Help spread the word! This is the
first in what we expect will be a long line of quality films made with
the audience in mind.

Kind Regards,

The Audience Alliance Team

Aussie star earns Mel Gibson comparisons
12th August 2009, 13:00 WST
Source: The West Australian

With his rugged Aussie good looks and charm, actor Luke Arnold has been compared to Heath Ledger and a young Mel Gibson.

His first feature film, Broken Hill, is a joint Australian/American production about a teenager who dreams of being a classical composer while he’s busy working on his dad’s sheep station in western NSW.

The film was a hit at the recent Giffoni Film Festival in Italy, Europe’s largest youth film festival, where it won three awards including best film in its age category.

The young jury and audiences likened Arnold to the two iconic Australian stars – comparisons the 25-year-old brushes off modestly.

“They’re both two big favourite actors of mine, and legends and people I look up to, so while comparisons are great and flattering really it’s about the work you do,” said Arnold, who trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

After a few guest appearances in TV shows like McLeod’s Daughters and The Strip, Arnold said he was doing the “struggling unpaid actor thing” in Melbourne when he got the Broken Hill audition.

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Hi everyone :) I just found a new still from Broken Hill in pretty good quality!

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