Oct
2012 14
2012 14
Spirit Worlds Editorial – Prose
Every now and then, I wonder about the year of my birth, the year that my grandfather died. His A4 framed black and white portrait looked on benignly in our family hallway, and while there was nothing scary about his appearance, as a kid, I’d be scampering from one end of the hallway to another ...
Mar
2012 10
2012 10
Editorial
Recently there has been quite vigorous discussion about the absence of cultural diversity in Australian film and television. While these discussions are not new, its great to see the articles hitting the mainstream press, and bringing to the fore a critical whiteness reading of the film and television industry. Unfortunately, Australia’s...
Mar
2012 9
2012 9
Q&A – Sofie Kim
Added to the long list of career highlights including Music/TV/Documentary producer, Sofie Kim promotes Korea to Australians – with a difference…within the music industry. From the Korean Rock Festivals of Pentaport (introducing artists such as Eskimo Joe, The Grates, End of Fashion) and Busan to Club gigs in Incheon, Sofie’s work of cross...
Mar
2012 9
2012 9
Q&A – Dominic Golding
Dominic completed his Honors in Directing and Politics in 1999 at Flinders University. In November 1999 he was awarded the R.A. Simpson International Traveling Scholarship to Vietnam, and has a MA in Theatre Arts from Monash University, graduating in 2010. Dominic has worked with Huu Tran, Tony Le Nguyen, and Vietnamese Youth Media as an ...
Mar
2012 9
2012 9
Q&A – Chris Pang
Chris Pang, the son of two martial arts instructors, is an Australian actor who played lead character “Lee” in the Australian box office hit “Tomorrow When The War Began” which excelled to be highest grossing Australian film of the 2010 and also went on to break DVD sales records in Australia. Pang’s acting credits also encompass...
Mar
2012 9
2012 9
A car park that became a karaoke stage for Footscray by Night
It’s not long after Footscray By Night that I catch Hoang Tran Nguyen and David Cuong Nguyen at fauxPho artspace, where Hoang rents a studio space in a 1st floor warehouse which he shares with other artists. The warehouse is minimal, grungy, and a little run-down, belying the rich history of the now disbanded fauxPho ...
Mar
2012 9
2012 9
Asian Australian Film Forum and Network (AAFF) co-Chairs Indigo ‘Indi’ Willing and Amadeo Marquez-Perez
Amadeo Marquez-Perez has over 15 years experience as a local and international film festival organizer, including with the Bayside Film Festival and 15/15 Film Festival, as well as a Digital Media Workshop Coordinator. He also has a passion for supporting and promoting the stories of a range of communities that are primarily not reflected within ...
Feb
2012 22
2012 22
Q&A – Somchay Phakonkham
Somchay’s love for filmmaking started in high school. He completed an advanced diploma in Film & TV Screen production at NMIT. Upon completion in 2004 he was picked up by 50 Kaliber Films. A Melbourne based production company that produced TVC for Mercedes, Honda, Ford and Suzuki. He later left the company in 2006, to ...
Feb
2012 18
2012 18
Q&A – Corrie Chen
Born in Taiwan and raised in Melbourne, Corrie is a graduate of the prestigious VCA School of Film and Television. During her time there she wrote and directed Happy Country (2008) and Wonder Boy (2010). Both films have screened at numerous festivals both locally and internationally. Corrie was selected for the Accelerator Talent Camp program...
Feb
2012 18
2012 18
Q&A – Pearl Tan
Pearl Tan is the director of Pearly Productions, a film and video production company that provides services to arts organisations and actors. She graduated from the NIDA Acting course in 2005. Originally from Western Australia, she also holds a Communications degree majoring in Media Studies from Edith Cowan University. Her short films Seeya...
