Media releases - 2012
Australian films selected for Clermont-Ferrand

Wednesday 11 January 2012

Four Australian films have been selected from over 7,100 entries to screen at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France.

Clermont-Ferrand is widely regarded as the world’s leading international short film festival and marketplace. In 2011, the festival recorded 149,000 admissions and the concurrent market was visited by 3,100 filmmakers and executives including buyers, distributors, press, festival selectors and talent scouts.

Two Australian shorts were selected to screen in the International Competition section. Tethered by writer/director Craig Irvin is about a young man who takes a job at a slaughterhouse and Paris Lakes by writer/director/producer Robert Stephenson is an animated ‘advertisement’ that outlines the comforts and conveniences of the new suburb of Paris Lakes.

Selected for the experimental content Lab Competition, which is aimed at visually high-risk films with unique viewpoints, are Attach Boat to Motor and At the Formal. Attach Boat to Motor by writer/director Nathan Lewis is about the events of one day in the country which lead a young man to follow his own path. The film stars Kit Baker, Jedda-Daisy Culley and David Hogan. At the Formal from writer/director Andrew Kavanagh is a macabre depiction of a high school prom where modern and ancient rituals collide starring Anthony Littlechild and David MacRae.

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival runs from 27 January to 4 February 2012. For more information visit: www.clermont-filmfest.com

AT THE FORMAL
(8 mins)
Writer/Director Andrew Kavanagh
Producer Ramona Telecican
Cast Anthony Littlechild, David MacRae
Synopsis Modern and ancient rituals collide in this macabre depiction of a high school prom.

ATTACH BOAT TO MOTOR
(15 mins)
Writer/Director Nathan Lewis
Producer Colin Elphick
Cast Kit Baker, Jedda-Daisy Culley, David Hogan
Synopsis The events of one day in the country lead a young man to follow his own path.

PARIS LAKES
(5 mins)
Writer/Director/Producer Robert Stephenson
Voice David Swann
Synopsis The new suburb of Paris Lakes satisfies the modern desire for easy living. An animated ‘advertisement’ that outlines the comforts and conveniences for a life where fulfilment is never enough.

TETHERED
(27 mins)
Writer/Director Craig Irvin
Producer Ash Harris
Cast Steven Fleming, Richard Cawthorne, Eryn-Jean Norvil, John Brumpton
Synopsis A young man takes a job at the slaughterhouse. As the violence of the work dominates his life, he is given the chance at something better. But is it too late?

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