Video Podcast #037 - Charlie Hill-Smith (Director) of Strange Birds in Paradise

Interview with Charlie Hill-Smith (Writer/Director) of Strange Birds in Paradise: A West Papuan Story (AUS) feature documentary about the people of West Papuan as they daily to struggle being under Indonesia rule, but Hill-Smith underpins this documentary with their West Papuan music that gives them hope.

Strange Birds in Paradise is playing festival around the world and will be available for sale off  their website.

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Video Podcast #034 - Daniel Roberts (actor) Dreamland

Interview with Daniel Roberts (actor) in Ivan Sen's Dreamland (2010), Australian dramatic feature film which is a mystical and incredible cinematic journey through the Nevada desert on man's quest for answers.  


Daniel Roberts delivers a truly remarkable performance without uttering a line of dialogue.  The journey behind the making this film is worth the view.


Dreamland will be have it's final screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival on Wednesday the 28th July at 4.45 p.m.


This episode of Indie Film Nation was shot on a Canon 5D and 7D by Peter Miranda who also edited this episode.

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The Horseman (2008) gets theatrical release down under

The Horseman (2008) has finally secured a theatrical run in Australia after successfully playing the international film circuit during 2009.  Steven Kastrissios (writer/director/co-producer/editor) collected a swag of awards and the film was picked up DVD/Blu-ray release in the USA, UK and a number major international markets.

Jon Lucas caught up with Steven Kastrissios during the Melbourne International Film Festival.

 
The Horseman will be on limited theatrical release from the 8th July at the Chauvel Cinema (Sydney), Tribal Theatre (Brisbane) and Cinema Nova (Melbourne).

If you can not get to one of those screening the film is available on The Horseman[Blu-ray Edition] and The Horseman [DVD] from Amazon.

Finally, Steven Kastrissios recently knocked out a short film, 428 (via Newtown), for a film competition in Sydney which he has released on the internet for all of us to enjoy.

428 was shot on a DSLR Canon 500D with non professional actors in a few hours.

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The Un-Australian makes it into MIFF

The Un-Australian (short film by Jon Lucas) has been invited into the Melbourne International Film Festival for a screening before a new Australian film, The Horseman @ 9.15 p.m. on 3rd August 2008.

Check out Jon's blog to hear about his experiences at Melbourne International Film Festival

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IFN Podcast #078

Interviews with Anna Biller (Writer/Director/Producer) and Jared Sanford (Co-Producer/Cast) of Viva (USA) feature length film appearing in the Forbidden Pleasure program of the Melbourne International Film Festival plus we interview with Alex Ferrari (Writer/Director) of Broken and Cyn (USA) two successful short films produced by Numb Robot and The Enigma Factory

Music
Sin City by Uncle Scratchs Gospel Revival


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IFN Podcast #76

Interview with Richard Moore (Executive Director) of the Melbourne International Film Festival which commences on the 25th July to the 12th August 2007 plus we catch up with Barry Mandingo (screenwriter and previous co-host of the Indie Film Nation Podcast) who turns up in England (of all places) and joins me in a discussion on all things cinema!

Music
How Is It Gonna End by Tom Waits

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