Show-Fest International 2013: This year's finalist films

 

The pre-selection judges have chosen the following seven films for screening at our tenth annual festival.

Kitchen Robot: Tomato Soup Recipe

Kitchen Robot

[ Australia | DUR 4:22 | H.264 ]
[ CREATED BY
Santiago Florez | MUSIC Santiago Pineda ]

[ CAST Catalina Bautista ]

A home cook creates a video recipe for her friends with the help of a friendly kitchen assistant.

 

Graham

Graham

[ Australia | DUR 7:00 | H.264 ]
[ WRI
Ben Damon & Ray Badran | PROD, DIR B. Damon | DOP, ED Dean Preston ]

[ CAST Ray Badran, Nikki Britton ]

What’s in a name? Love, betrayal, and a large cappuccino — that’s what!

 

There’s No Place

There's No Place

[ Australia | DUR 7:00 | H.264 ]
[ WRI, COMPOSER
Ross Daniels | PROD Marisa Brown | DIR R. Daniels & Chris Tomkins | DOP, ED C. Tomkins ]

[ CAST Ross Daniels, David Ryan Kinsman ]

Terry, a homeless “Doctor Who” fanatic, spends his days reflecting on his mistakes and dreaming of being reunited with his long-lost son John.

 

Lie To Me

Lie To Me

[ Australia | DUR 5:46 | H.264 ]
[ WRI, PROD, DIR
Kathleen Hrayssi | DOP Earle Dresner | DESIGN Katie Newton | ED Andrew Corsi | COMPOSER Russell Thornton ]

[ CAST Corinne Marie, Simon Christopher Chapman ]

1958. In a police interview room Mrs Hephren gives her version of events leading to her husband’s murder.

 

Maiden

Maiden

[ Australia | DUR 17:24 | RED 5K ]
[ WRI, DIR
Stephen Kanaris | PROD Tahnee McGuire |
DOP
Jason Hargreaves ACS | DESIGN Glenn Turner | ED Christopher Mill | COMPOSER Jonathan Dower ]

[ CAST Russell Dykstra, Anita Hegh, Wesley Ambler, Sophie Moman ]

It’s 1978 in the far outer suburbs of Brisbane and greyhound trainer Mick is struggling to make a living for his family. He finally decides to put all his faith in his young greyhound winning its first race.

 

Cockatoo

Cockatoo

[ Australia | DUR 11:12 | RED 4K ]
[ WRI, DIR
Matthew Jenkin | PROD M. Jenkin & Oliver Leimbach | DOP Chris Bland | ED Brendon Killen | COMPOSER O. Leimbach ]

[ CAST Alan Dukes, Matilda Brown, Kate Worsley ]

A man with a broken heart tries to relive his failed relationship by hiring a young woman to play his ex-girlfriend. If only she could get the accent right…

 

Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After

[ Israel | DUR 6:16 | 3D Animation ]
[ CREATED BY
Yonni Aroussi & Ben Genislaw | COMPOSER Rea Meir & Stefan Maria Schneider ]

A journey into the future of a young couple moving in together for the first time.

 

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