The Asia Pacific Screen Awards today announced the nominees in the youth, animation and documentary feature film categories for the 9th annual awards.
Also announced was the international jury who will determine the winners in these three categories before the November 26 ceremony at Brisbane.s City Hall.
The Australian contenders are Deane Taylor's Blinky Bill: The Movie and Molly Reynold's feature documentary Another Country,. in which David Gulpili. attempts to make sense of the contradictions of the modern Aboriginal experience. The nominees for best youth feature are Mina Walking (Afghanistan, Canada), Set Me Free (Geo-in, Republic of Korea), A Corner of Heaven (Tiantang jiaoluo, People.s Republic of China, France), Mustang (Turkey, Qatar, France, Germany), and River (Gtsngbo, People.s Republic of China), a recipient of the Apsa Academy Children.s Film Fund, written and directed by Apsa Academy member Songtaijia. Vying for best documentary feature are The Look of Silence (Indonesia,...
Also announced was the international jury who will determine the winners in these three categories before the November 26 ceremony at Brisbane.s City Hall.
The Australian contenders are Deane Taylor's Blinky Bill: The Movie and Molly Reynold's feature documentary Another Country,. in which David Gulpili. attempts to make sense of the contradictions of the modern Aboriginal experience. The nominees for best youth feature are Mina Walking (Afghanistan, Canada), Set Me Free (Geo-in, Republic of Korea), A Corner of Heaven (Tiantang jiaoluo, People.s Republic of China, France), Mustang (Turkey, Qatar, France, Germany), and River (Gtsngbo, People.s Republic of China), a recipient of the Apsa Academy Children.s Film Fund, written and directed by Apsa Academy member Songtaijia. Vying for best documentary feature are The Look of Silence (Indonesia,...
- 9/29/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Santa Monica-based Myriad Pictures has added boxing crime thriller Glass Chin to its Afm roster for all worldwide sales outside the U.S. House of Cards‘ Corey Stoll stars in the neo-noir Tribeca Film Festival entry as an ex-pugilist desperate to get back in the game who starts training a young fighter and gets involved in crooked dealings with a local restaurateur (Billy Crudup). Yul Vazquez (Kill the Messenger, Captain Phillips), Marin Ireland (I Am Legend, Hope Springs), and Kelly Lynch (The Jacket, Charlie’s Angels) also star. Noah Buschel (The Missing Person) wrote and directed the film which is produced by Louise Runge and Samantha Housman of Onezero Films, Susan Stover, and Sara Woodhatch. Lois J. Drabkin is exec producer. Myriad’s Audrey Delaney, Svp of Marketing & Acquisition, negotiated the deal with Cinetic on behalf of the filmmakers.
Oscar winner Chris Cooper is set to play J.D. Salinger in Coming Through The Rye,...
Oscar winner Chris Cooper is set to play J.D. Salinger in Coming Through The Rye,...
- 11/6/2014
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline
Maya the Bee Movie, the 3D animated feature adapted from the ABC TV series, will get a wide cinema release in Australia.
Buzz Studios is launching the film on November 1 at Hoyts cinemas and other screens to be confirmed.
The Australian-German co-production comes from Buzz Studios. related company Flying Bark Productions and the latter.s German parent Studio 100 Media. It's Buzz Studios' first theatrical release.
Written by Fin Edquist and directed by Alexs Stadermann, Maya The Bee Movie introduces Coco Jack Gillies as Maya and features the vocal talents of Jacki Weaver, Richard Roxburgh, Noah Taylor, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Justine Clarke, Miriam Margolyes and the Umbilical Brothers Shane Dundas and David Collins.
The plot follows Maya.s desire to escape her heavily regimented existence and experience the freedom to explore outside the rules of her hive. Her attempts to fit in and .be a bee. bring her into conflict with...
Buzz Studios is launching the film on November 1 at Hoyts cinemas and other screens to be confirmed.
The Australian-German co-production comes from Buzz Studios. related company Flying Bark Productions and the latter.s German parent Studio 100 Media. It's Buzz Studios' first theatrical release.
Written by Fin Edquist and directed by Alexs Stadermann, Maya The Bee Movie introduces Coco Jack Gillies as Maya and features the vocal talents of Jacki Weaver, Richard Roxburgh, Noah Taylor, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Justine Clarke, Miriam Margolyes and the Umbilical Brothers Shane Dundas and David Collins.
The plot follows Maya.s desire to escape her heavily regimented existence and experience the freedom to explore outside the rules of her hive. Her attempts to fit in and .be a bee. bring her into conflict with...
- 8/20/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The ailing screen production sector is set to get a major boost with more than $80 million worth of films, TV dramas and a documentary receiving funding from Screen Australia.
The agency is investing more than $12 million in four features, four adult dramas, two children.s dramas and a theatrical doc. In addition Scroz is providing completion funding to sex comedy The Little Deaths, writer-director Josh Lawson.s feature debut.
The projects include a Blinky Bill animated movie, a comedy set during the Cronulla race riots, the long-mooted Molly Meldrum TV drama and The Principal, the first drama commissioned by Sbs since Better Man.
.We have backed some of our great contemporary writers, directors and producers, alongside some exciting new voices, . said Screen Australia head of production Sally Caplan.
.The projects target audiences as diverse as Australia is today, with projects which are ambitious, risk-taking and culturally important, revealing we have...
The agency is investing more than $12 million in four features, four adult dramas, two children.s dramas and a theatrical doc. In addition Scroz is providing completion funding to sex comedy The Little Deaths, writer-director Josh Lawson.s feature debut.
The projects include a Blinky Bill animated movie, a comedy set during the Cronulla race riots, the long-mooted Molly Meldrum TV drama and The Principal, the first drama commissioned by Sbs since Better Man.
.We have backed some of our great contemporary writers, directors and producers, alongside some exciting new voices, . said Screen Australia head of production Sally Caplan.
.The projects target audiences as diverse as Australia is today, with projects which are ambitious, risk-taking and culturally important, revealing we have...
- 8/6/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Tim Brooke Hunt has been named president of Flying Bark Productions, re-joining the Australian animation studio where he spent nearly 10 years in the 1990s.
Formerly ABC Television.s controller of children.s content, he will work closely with Jim Ballantine, general manager and executive producer of Flying Bark.s TV and feature film projects.
He.s also been appointed as advisor to the board of directors of Flying Bark.s parent, Belgium's Studio 100 Group. Hans Bourlon, CEO of Studio 100 Group, said: .His wealth of experience will help take Studio 100 to new international markets and help us continue to build a sustainable business..
Flying Bark is producing three TV series- Tashi, Heidi and Vic the Viking- and the feature films Blinky Bill and Maya the Bee. In development are two TV series, Skippy and Lulu.
Directed by Alexs Stadermann, Maya the Bee Movie features a voice cast headed by Jacki Weaver,...
Formerly ABC Television.s controller of children.s content, he will work closely with Jim Ballantine, general manager and executive producer of Flying Bark.s TV and feature film projects.
He.s also been appointed as advisor to the board of directors of Flying Bark.s parent, Belgium's Studio 100 Group. Hans Bourlon, CEO of Studio 100 Group, said: .His wealth of experience will help take Studio 100 to new international markets and help us continue to build a sustainable business..
Flying Bark is producing three TV series- Tashi, Heidi and Vic the Viking- and the feature films Blinky Bill and Maya the Bee. In development are two TV series, Skippy and Lulu.
Directed by Alexs Stadermann, Maya the Bee Movie features a voice cast headed by Jacki Weaver,...
- 2/10/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Jacki Weaver, Noah Taylor and Miriam Margolyes will lend their voices to Maya the Bee Movie, the first 3D animated feature from Flying Bark Productions.
Directed by Alexs Stadermann, the German/Australian co-production is based on the animated TV series inspired by the book The Adventures of Maya the Bee by Waldemar Bonsels, first published in 1912.
The screenplay by Fin Edquist follows the adventures of Maya, a little bee with a big personality, and the fellow denizens of her hive amid the long-standing conflict between bees and hornets.
Margolyes (Blackadder, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) voices the Queen. Weaver is voicing Buzzlina Von Beena, the hive's royal advisor, who hatches a plan to overthrow the Queen and drive out an invasion of hornets.
Taylor impersonates Crawley, Buzzlina's bumbling, nervous but loyal assistant who wrestles with his conscience when he learns of the plot. Casting of the roles of...
Directed by Alexs Stadermann, the German/Australian co-production is based on the animated TV series inspired by the book The Adventures of Maya the Bee by Waldemar Bonsels, first published in 1912.
The screenplay by Fin Edquist follows the adventures of Maya, a little bee with a big personality, and the fellow denizens of her hive amid the long-standing conflict between bees and hornets.
Margolyes (Blackadder, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) voices the Queen. Weaver is voicing Buzzlina Von Beena, the hive's royal advisor, who hatches a plan to overthrow the Queen and drive out an invasion of hornets.
Taylor impersonates Crawley, Buzzlina's bumbling, nervous but loyal assistant who wrestles with his conscience when he learns of the plot. Casting of the roles of...
- 11/10/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia is investing $5.4 million in six feature films from directors Gillian Armstrong,. Jeremy Sims and Paul Cox and rising filmmakers Kim Farrant, Mark Grentell and Alexs Stadermann.
Nicole Kidman, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving will star in Farrant.s Strangerland, a mystery drama about a couple whose lives unravel after their two teenage children go missing in the harsh Australian desert.
Michael Caton and Jacki Weaver are attached to star in Sims. Last Cab to Darwin, a comedy-drama about a dying man.s final journey based on Reg Cribb's play Last Cab to Darwin.
Caton will play Rex, a terminally ill cab driver who drove 3,000 km from his home in Broken Hill to Darwin in the early 1990s in hopes of taking advantage of the Northern Territory's voluntary euthanasia laws. Ningali Lawford has been cast as Polly, an Aboriginal woman who is Rex.s next door neighbour and occasional lover,...
Nicole Kidman, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving will star in Farrant.s Strangerland, a mystery drama about a couple whose lives unravel after their two teenage children go missing in the harsh Australian desert.
Michael Caton and Jacki Weaver are attached to star in Sims. Last Cab to Darwin, a comedy-drama about a dying man.s final journey based on Reg Cribb's play Last Cab to Darwin.
Caton will play Rex, a terminally ill cab driver who drove 3,000 km from his home in Broken Hill to Darwin in the early 1990s in hopes of taking advantage of the Northern Territory's voluntary euthanasia laws. Ningali Lawford has been cast as Polly, an Aboriginal woman who is Rex.s next door neighbour and occasional lover,...
- 10/20/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Munich-based Studio 100 has licensed its first film project Maya The Bee – Movie to Russia’s Premium Film.
The agreement includes TV, home video and new media rights within the Cis territories. Premium Film has plans for an extensive theatrical release (more than 600 prints) following its German premiere in September 2014.
Studio 100 Film previously sold the rights to Universum Film for German-speaking territories, with Monolith Films and Karantanija Cinemas on board to handle the distribution in Poland and Ex-Yugoslavia respectively.
The 3D animated feature is an Australian-German co-production between Studio 100 Media and Buzz Studios.
It is directed by Alexs Stadermann, who has worked on animated features such as The Lion King for Disney and Aardman Studios.
The character originates in the 1970s and the new 3D film follows curious little bee Maya and her friend Willy as they try to save their hive from the greedy queen’s advisor and end a long feud between bees and hornets.
Executive...
The agreement includes TV, home video and new media rights within the Cis territories. Premium Film has plans for an extensive theatrical release (more than 600 prints) following its German premiere in September 2014.
Studio 100 Film previously sold the rights to Universum Film for German-speaking territories, with Monolith Films and Karantanija Cinemas on board to handle the distribution in Poland and Ex-Yugoslavia respectively.
The 3D animated feature is an Australian-German co-production between Studio 100 Media and Buzz Studios.
It is directed by Alexs Stadermann, who has worked on animated features such as The Lion King for Disney and Aardman Studios.
The character originates in the 1970s and the new 3D film follows curious little bee Maya and her friend Willy as they try to save their hive from the greedy queen’s advisor and end a long feud between bees and hornets.
Executive...
- 7/5/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Raphaela Faetkenheuer has joined Flying Bark Productions as Marketing Manager, it was announced today. Coming from Studio 100 Media GmbH in Munich, Germany, Faetkenheuer will be responsible for Flying Bark.s marketing, public relations, brand development and distribution and will report to Managing Director Jim Ballantine. She will work both in Australia and internationally. .I welcome Raphaela Faetkenheuer to our local team in the role of Marketing Manager. Coming from Studio 100 Media in Germany, Raphaela Faetkenheuer brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge on key brands including Maya the Bee and Vic the Viking. Raphaela Faetkenheuer will be an invaluable asset to our team as we move forward in our business with a strong focus on the marketing, licensing and merchandising of our key properties,. Ballantine said..
- 5/13/2013
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Animator and filmmaker Alexs Stadermann will direct 3D Australian-German film Maya the Bee.
He will work with producer Barbara Stephen and line producer Alexia Gates-Foale, reforming the core team which worked on The Woodlies television series and The Woodlies Movie special feature-length episode.
.Alexs Stadermann, Barbara Stephen and Alexia Gates-Foale have an enviable work chemistry and energy," Flying Bark Productions managing director Jim Ballantine said in a statement announcing the appointments. "Their collaboration on The Woodlies is testament to their creativity. In addition to their powerhouse dynamic, they will bring their own individual career experience and passion to Maya the Bee ensuring this movie will be a local and global success..
Stadermann has previously worked as unit director on Disney's Bambi II and Tarzan II and supervising animator on Lion King 1½ (also known as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata). He also directed two seasons of Aardman Animation's Planet Sketch,...
He will work with producer Barbara Stephen and line producer Alexia Gates-Foale, reforming the core team which worked on The Woodlies television series and The Woodlies Movie special feature-length episode.
.Alexs Stadermann, Barbara Stephen and Alexia Gates-Foale have an enviable work chemistry and energy," Flying Bark Productions managing director Jim Ballantine said in a statement announcing the appointments. "Their collaboration on The Woodlies is testament to their creativity. In addition to their powerhouse dynamic, they will bring their own individual career experience and passion to Maya the Bee ensuring this movie will be a local and global success..
Stadermann has previously worked as unit director on Disney's Bambi II and Tarzan II and supervising animator on Lion King 1½ (also known as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata). He also directed two seasons of Aardman Animation's Planet Sketch,...
- 2/19/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia says it has not mismanaged its finances by spending its annual production funding in just six months - a state of affairs which it says reflects the strength of the local film industry.
The government screen agency revealed in mid-December 2012 that it had spent its entire annual $42 million drama production allocation due to the unprecedented number of quality feature film and television projects seeking support. The shock announcement was reminiscent of the agency's abrupt decision to cut its investment cap in 2009 while several films were mid-financed. That decision.threw several major Australian productions into dissaray including The Tree and the biggest box office hit of.2010, Tomorrow When the War Began (Omnilab Media had to increase its investment at the last minute to ensure production).
Overspending on such a scale has never occurred before, even going back to the era of Screen Australia.s predecessor funding arm, the Film Finance Corporation.
The government screen agency revealed in mid-December 2012 that it had spent its entire annual $42 million drama production allocation due to the unprecedented number of quality feature film and television projects seeking support. The shock announcement was reminiscent of the agency's abrupt decision to cut its investment cap in 2009 while several films were mid-financed. That decision.threw several major Australian productions into dissaray including The Tree and the biggest box office hit of.2010, Tomorrow When the War Began (Omnilab Media had to increase its investment at the last minute to ensure production).
Overspending on such a scale has never occurred before, even going back to the era of Screen Australia.s predecessor funding arm, the Film Finance Corporation.
- 2/6/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
The Devil’s Playground
A series which picks up the story of classic feature film The Devil’s Playground 35 years on, is among 11 productions to receive Screen Australia funding.
Return to the Devil’s Playground is a six-part series produced by Matchbox Pictures’ Helen Bowden and Blake Ayshford and directed by The Strait’s Rachel Ward and Dead Europe’s Tony Krawitz.
Writers on the production are Ayshford, Cate Shortland, Alice Addison and Tommy Murphy.
The series picks up the story in 1988, 35 years after Fred Schepisi’s The Devil’s Playground, where main character Tom Allen, a psychiatrist and a secular confessor to the Catholic clergy, becomes entangled in political and theological intrigue.
The series is executive produced by Penny Chapman, Simon Burke, who played the original character of Tom Allen and is the current Actor’s Equity president, and Penny Win.
Screen Australia’s overall investment across the 11 productions...
A series which picks up the story of classic feature film The Devil’s Playground 35 years on, is among 11 productions to receive Screen Australia funding.
Return to the Devil’s Playground is a six-part series produced by Matchbox Pictures’ Helen Bowden and Blake Ayshford and directed by The Strait’s Rachel Ward and Dead Europe’s Tony Krawitz.
Writers on the production are Ayshford, Cate Shortland, Alice Addison and Tommy Murphy.
The series picks up the story in 1988, 35 years after Fred Schepisi’s The Devil’s Playground, where main character Tom Allen, a psychiatrist and a secular confessor to the Catholic clergy, becomes entangled in political and theological intrigue.
The series is executive produced by Penny Chapman, Simon Burke, who played the original character of Tom Allen and is the current Actor’s Equity president, and Penny Win.
Screen Australia’s overall investment across the 11 productions...
- 12/17/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia has today announced it will invest over $11.4 million in five feature films and six television series, one of which is for children.
The feature projects include Kill Me Three Times from Red Dog director Kriv Stenders, The Darkside from writer/director Warwick Thornton, debut feature Fell from Kasimir Burgess, crime-thriller Cut Snake from director Tony Ayres (Home Song Stories) and comedy Now Add Honey from successful comedy team Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler (The Librarians).
Screen Australia.s Chief Executive Ruth Harley said, .It.s great to end the year investing in such a dynamic range of feature films from a good mix of experienced practitioners and emerging talent.
.I.m thrilled to announce Warwick Thornton.s highly creative and resonant Indigenous story, The Darkside. The smart and stylish thriller Cut Snake comes from a talented and experienced team and Kill Me Three Times is a well-told tale...
The feature projects include Kill Me Three Times from Red Dog director Kriv Stenders, The Darkside from writer/director Warwick Thornton, debut feature Fell from Kasimir Burgess, crime-thriller Cut Snake from director Tony Ayres (Home Song Stories) and comedy Now Add Honey from successful comedy team Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler (The Librarians).
Screen Australia.s Chief Executive Ruth Harley said, .It.s great to end the year investing in such a dynamic range of feature films from a good mix of experienced practitioners and emerging talent.
.I.m thrilled to announce Warwick Thornton.s highly creative and resonant Indigenous story, The Darkside. The smart and stylish thriller Cut Snake comes from a talented and experienced team and Kill Me Three Times is a well-told tale...
- 12/17/2012
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
International hit property Maya the Bee is coming to Australia in the form of an animated theatrical release. Managing Director of Flying Bark Productions, Jim Ballantine, today made the announcement of the 3D stereoscopic film at a special afternoon reception held for His Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium. . .It is an absolute honour to announce the Maya the Bee movie during the visit of His Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium to our Flying Bark Productions studios. Maya the Bee has become a much-loved and revered character throughout Europe, the Us and Asia, entertaining television audiences with her joyful spirit for over 35 years so we are thrilled to be going into production on Maya.s highly anticipated film debut,. said Ballantine. The program will follow Maya and her wish for adventure and freedom outside the heavily regimented existence of the hive. The original Maya the Bee television series was...
- 11/22/2012
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
Ten Australian children’s animation companies are to attend the Asian Animation Summit in Malaysia in December to help create co-productions and to seek finance. The ten companies, listed below, have received travel assistance from Screen Australia.
The announcement:
Screen Australia, in conjunction with Dfat, has provided travel assistance for 10 Australian children’s animation companies to attend the inaugural Asian Animation Summit (Aas) in order to seek finance and co-production partnerships with the Asian region. Support is also being provided for one-on-one mentoring from international children’s animation presentation expert, Joan Lofts, so that each team may refine their pitch prior to the summit.
Instigated by ABC Television, the Aas will be held 10–11 December 2012 in Malaysia. It is being run by Canadian publishing and event-organising company, Brunico, which manages other international events such as Kidscreen and Realscreen.
Screen Australia’s Chief Executive Ruth Harley said, “We are delighted to assist...
The announcement:
Screen Australia, in conjunction with Dfat, has provided travel assistance for 10 Australian children’s animation companies to attend the inaugural Asian Animation Summit (Aas) in order to seek finance and co-production partnerships with the Asian region. Support is also being provided for one-on-one mentoring from international children’s animation presentation expert, Joan Lofts, so that each team may refine their pitch prior to the summit.
Instigated by ABC Television, the Aas will be held 10–11 December 2012 in Malaysia. It is being run by Canadian publishing and event-organising company, Brunico, which manages other international events such as Kidscreen and Realscreen.
Screen Australia’s Chief Executive Ruth Harley said, “We are delighted to assist...
- 11/9/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Production company Flying Bark Productions has appointed former Screen Australia senior lawyer Rebecca Hardman as head of legal and business affairs.
The announcement:
Flying Bark Productions today announced the appointment of Rebecca Hardman as Head of Legal and Business Affairs.
Rebecca Hardman joins the company from Screen Australia where she was employed as Senior Lawyer, Legal and Business Affairs. She will report into Flying Bark Productions’ Managing Director, Jim Ballantine.
In her new role, Rebecca Hardman will be responsible for legal and business affairs, planning and strategy, strategic relationships, building brand management, new digital platforms as well as licensing and merchandising.
Flying Bark Productions’ Managing Director, Jim Ballantine said “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Rebecca Hardman as Head of Legal and Business Affairs as it is an important step in the ongoing growth of Flying Bark Productions in the industry. Together with her vast knowledge and experience...
The announcement:
Flying Bark Productions today announced the appointment of Rebecca Hardman as Head of Legal and Business Affairs.
Rebecca Hardman joins the company from Screen Australia where she was employed as Senior Lawyer, Legal and Business Affairs. She will report into Flying Bark Productions’ Managing Director, Jim Ballantine.
In her new role, Rebecca Hardman will be responsible for legal and business affairs, planning and strategy, strategic relationships, building brand management, new digital platforms as well as licensing and merchandising.
Flying Bark Productions’ Managing Director, Jim Ballantine said “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Rebecca Hardman as Head of Legal and Business Affairs as it is an important step in the ongoing growth of Flying Bark Productions in the industry. Together with her vast knowledge and experience...
- 8/7/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Alex Weight, lead animator of Happy Feet and animation supervisor of Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, will direct a Blinky Bill 3D animated feature film.
Weight has 13 years experience working for companies such as Disney, Rising Sun Pictures and Animal Logic.
Signing on as line producer is Marie-Cecile Dahan, who has worked as Department Manager on Avatar, Series line producer on Animalia and VFX production Manager on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows and District 9.
The film produced by Flying Bark Productions formerly Yoram Gross Film Studios will begin production this year. Flying Bark Productions’ Managing Director, Jim Ballantine said, “Blinky Bill is a timeless Australian classic character so it is an absolute honour for our team at Flying Bark Productions to be bringing the stories of Blinky Bill and his Australian bush friends to life in 3D for a new generation of children – and...
Weight has 13 years experience working for companies such as Disney, Rising Sun Pictures and Animal Logic.
Signing on as line producer is Marie-Cecile Dahan, who has worked as Department Manager on Avatar, Series line producer on Animalia and VFX production Manager on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows and District 9.
The film produced by Flying Bark Productions formerly Yoram Gross Film Studios will begin production this year. Flying Bark Productions’ Managing Director, Jim Ballantine said, “Blinky Bill is a timeless Australian classic character so it is an absolute honour for our team at Flying Bark Productions to be bringing the stories of Blinky Bill and his Australian bush friends to life in 3D for a new generation of children – and...
- 9/20/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Animation house Flying Bark Productions plans to produce a 3D feature film of its iconic Blinky Bill series. The company, which was founded by Yoram and Sandra Gross in 1968, is adding to its staff of about 40 people in preparation for the film, with animation due to start in early-2012. It will mark a return to the big screen for the animated koala, who last graced cinemas in Blinky Bill: The Movie in the early-90s. .It took a while to get the financing together for Blinky but I.m really excited about it,. Flying Bark chief executive Jim Ballantine said. The company is also considering a big screen version of Maya the Bee . a book and animated series popular in Europe . and is in talks with potential co-production partners. In recent years,...
- 4/29/2011
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
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