Fox Entertainment’s MarVista Entertainment is entering into a development and production deal with TelevisaUnivision to produce 10 original Spanish-language films for ViX Plus, both sides announced Monday. ViX Plus is TelevisaUnivision’s Spanish-language subscription-based video on-demand offering; MarVista will produce 10 films across the genres of family, comedy, romance and holiday that will be available to stream exclusively on the service. TelevisaUnivision will hold the worldwide streaming distribution rights for all ten films, while MarVista is set to oversee the global distribution outside of streaming.
“It is an incredible honor to be a founding creative production partner of TelevisaUnivision on the launch of ViX Plus,” said Fernando Szew, CEO of MarVista Entertainment. “MarVista and Fox Entertainment take great pride in being leaders in delivering diverse stories and premium content across multiple genres for all viewers. We’re looking forward to introducing these initial ten films to what undoubtedly will be a...
“It is an incredible honor to be a founding creative production partner of TelevisaUnivision on the launch of ViX Plus,” said Fernando Szew, CEO of MarVista Entertainment. “MarVista and Fox Entertainment take great pride in being leaders in delivering diverse stories and premium content across multiple genres for all viewers. We’re looking forward to introducing these initial ten films to what undoubtedly will be a...
- 2/28/2022
- by Sasha Urban and Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Josiah Allen and Indianna Bell’s thriller short The Recordist leads the nominations for the 23rd South Australian Screen Awards, featuring in seven categories.
Alies Sluiter ’s Myth – The Go-Between and Kiara Milera and Charlotte Rose’s Waiyirri were also well represented in the field of 82 nominees announced yesterday, each securing five nods.
To be held in-person at Mercury Cx next month, the awards celebrate South Australian key creatives and crews across short films, music videos, web series, and games with total prizes valued at more than $30,000.
Winners will be presented across 24 categories, including drama, comedy, documentary, animation, web series, games, music video, acting, hair and makeup, design, sound, music, editing, cinematography, writing, directing, and producing.
Mercury Cx CEO Karena Slaninka said that for the nominees and winners, the recognition provided a stepping stone for which to build their careers.
“Getting a Sasa means something,” she said.
“In each case,...
Alies Sluiter ’s Myth – The Go-Between and Kiara Milera and Charlotte Rose’s Waiyirri were also well represented in the field of 82 nominees announced yesterday, each securing five nods.
To be held in-person at Mercury Cx next month, the awards celebrate South Australian key creatives and crews across short films, music videos, web series, and games with total prizes valued at more than $30,000.
Winners will be presented across 24 categories, including drama, comedy, documentary, animation, web series, games, music video, acting, hair and makeup, design, sound, music, editing, cinematography, writing, directing, and producing.
Mercury Cx CEO Karena Slaninka said that for the nominees and winners, the recognition provided a stepping stone for which to build their careers.
“Getting a Sasa means something,” she said.
“In each case,...
- 11/5/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Aussie documentary short Last Meal, directed by Marcus McKenzie and Daniel Principe, has been selected for Tribeca at Home, the online component of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
From Adelaide production company Cinemache, the film investigates the morality of capital punishment through the final feasts of death row prisoners.
Narrated by Hugh Ross (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), the hybird blends stylised “food porn” with carefully curated archival footage of serial killers, terrorists and the wrongly accused, shining a light on the individuals and institutions meting out capital punishment.
“Daniel and I wanted to make a film which could speak to a broad festival audience on ideas of capital punishment and social justice, and Tribeca has offered us an incredible platform to share our message,” McKenzie tells If.
“It is tempting to release a film online to viewers that are already aligned with your beliefs,...
From Adelaide production company Cinemache, the film investigates the morality of capital punishment through the final feasts of death row prisoners.
Narrated by Hugh Ross (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), the hybird blends stylised “food porn” with carefully curated archival footage of serial killers, terrorists and the wrongly accused, shining a light on the individuals and institutions meting out capital punishment.
“Daniel and I wanted to make a film which could speak to a broad festival audience on ideas of capital punishment and social justice, and Tribeca has offered us an incredible platform to share our message,” McKenzie tells If.
“It is tempting to release a film online to viewers that are already aligned with your beliefs,...
- 5/4/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
‘Dipped in Black’. (Photo: Other Pictures)
Three short films from emerging filmmakers – Last Meal, Dipped in Black and The Last Elephant on Earth – have been backed by a joint initiative between the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc), Adelaide Film Festival and Panavision.
The Short Film Production Initiative was created to drive the growth of Sa screen industry and support filmmakers to find their authorial voice and develop their craft. Each film is due to premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival in October.
Safc acting head of production and development Beth Neate congratulated the three successful teams.
“We were delighted with the response to the Safc/Aff/Panavision short film initiative and were blown away by the emerging talent in South Australia. Many of South Australia’s leading writers, directors and producers have been recipients of the Safc’s short film funding over the years and we are excited to support...
Three short films from emerging filmmakers – Last Meal, Dipped in Black and The Last Elephant on Earth – have been backed by a joint initiative between the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc), Adelaide Film Festival and Panavision.
The Short Film Production Initiative was created to drive the growth of Sa screen industry and support filmmakers to find their authorial voice and develop their craft. Each film is due to premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival in October.
Safc acting head of production and development Beth Neate congratulated the three successful teams.
“We were delighted with the response to the Safc/Aff/Panavision short film initiative and were blown away by the emerging talent in South Australia. Many of South Australia’s leading writers, directors and producers have been recipients of the Safc’s short film funding over the years and we are excited to support...
- 3/29/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Sarah’s Channel’ is among the projects shortlisted for the Aacta Award for Best Online Series.
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) will screen a selection of the projects shortlisted for the Aacta Awards for best short film, best short animation, best short documentary and best online series as part of Shorts+Web Fest, a free event to be held in Sydney late August.
The two-day festival, to be hosted by Jan Fran (The Feed), will feature screenings, masterclasses, Q&a interviews, stand-up comedy, as well as food trucks, pop-up bars and a live DJ. The event will culminate in special guests Danielle Cormack and Jake Ryan announcing the nominees for each category.
Among the projects shortlisted for best short film are Gracie Otto’s Desert Dash; Jane Cho’s The Egg; Marcus McKenzie’s The Projectionist, which won five prizes at the South Australian Screen Awards; Madeleine Gottlieb’s Snare,...
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) will screen a selection of the projects shortlisted for the Aacta Awards for best short film, best short animation, best short documentary and best online series as part of Shorts+Web Fest, a free event to be held in Sydney late August.
The two-day festival, to be hosted by Jan Fran (The Feed), will feature screenings, masterclasses, Q&a interviews, stand-up comedy, as well as food trucks, pop-up bars and a live DJ. The event will culminate in special guests Danielle Cormack and Jake Ryan announcing the nominees for each category.
Among the projects shortlisted for best short film are Gracie Otto’s Desert Dash; Jane Cho’s The Egg; Marcus McKenzie’s The Projectionist, which won five prizes at the South Australian Screen Awards; Madeleine Gottlieb’s Snare,...
- 7/29/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Kaarin Fairfax and Chris Haywood in ‘Skewwhiff.’
Chris Haywood is so committed to making a thriller based on the Australian novel The Crossing he has agreed to produce as well as star in the feature film.
First-time feature director James Khehtie sent the novel by B. Michael Radburn to the actor, who loved the premise: Taylor Bridges flees from Victoria to an isolated Tasmanian town to work as a park ranger after his daughter disappeared, triggering the breakdown of his marriage.
When a young girl who was the same age as his daughter vanishes, Bridges, a chronic sleepwalker, begins to wonder what happens when he sleepwalks.
“I did not want to produce but James insisted,” Haywood tells If, recalling that he has served as a producer only once before, on writer-director Peter Watkins’ 1991 feature doc The Media Project, which critiqued Australian media coverage of the first Gulf war.
Radburn has...
Chris Haywood is so committed to making a thriller based on the Australian novel The Crossing he has agreed to produce as well as star in the feature film.
First-time feature director James Khehtie sent the novel by B. Michael Radburn to the actor, who loved the premise: Taylor Bridges flees from Victoria to an isolated Tasmanian town to work as a park ranger after his daughter disappeared, triggering the breakdown of his marriage.
When a young girl who was the same age as his daughter vanishes, Bridges, a chronic sleepwalker, begins to wonder what happens when he sleepwalks.
“I did not want to produce but James insisted,” Haywood tells If, recalling that he has served as a producer only once before, on writer-director Peter Watkins’ 1991 feature doc The Media Project, which critiqued Australian media coverage of the first Gulf war.
Radburn has...
- 5/1/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘The Projectionist’
Marcus McKenzie’s The Projectionist won five prizes at the 21st annual South Australian Screen Awards, which celebrate the best short works made by the state’s up-and-coming filmmakers.
Starring Chris Haywood as a recently widowed pensioner who discovers he can travel into the world of his old Super 8mm home movies, McKenzie’s film collected the awards for best male performance, editing (Daniel Principe), production design (Annalisa Francesca), hair and make-up (Bec Buratto) and music composition (Chris Larkin).
Sam Matthews’ Unboxed, where six gender diverse artists share their experiences while creating an artwork based on the theme “unboxed” won the Grand Jury Prize and best documentary. Rebecca Elliott, who produced the doco with Kirsty Stark, took home the emerging producer award.
The second annual presentation of the Mercury Award, a $3,000 cash prize, which celebrates an individual’s outstanding achievement and contribution to the Sa film industry, went...
Marcus McKenzie’s The Projectionist won five prizes at the 21st annual South Australian Screen Awards, which celebrate the best short works made by the state’s up-and-coming filmmakers.
Starring Chris Haywood as a recently widowed pensioner who discovers he can travel into the world of his old Super 8mm home movies, McKenzie’s film collected the awards for best male performance, editing (Daniel Principe), production design (Annalisa Francesca), hair and make-up (Bec Buratto) and music composition (Chris Larkin).
Sam Matthews’ Unboxed, where six gender diverse artists share their experiences while creating an artwork based on the theme “unboxed” won the Grand Jury Prize and best documentary. Rebecca Elliott, who produced the doco with Kirsty Stark, took home the emerging producer award.
The second annual presentation of the Mercury Award, a $3,000 cash prize, which celebrates an individual’s outstanding achievement and contribution to the Sa film industry, went...
- 4/22/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Epic Films and Madman Production Company have selected Marcus McKenzie.s The Projectionist for development as part of their Million Dollar Babies low budget feature film initiative, launched last year for South Australian writers and directors.
The decision follows on from a three-day development workshop in which six participants developed their feature film concepts and discussed the practical and commercial realities of production and distribution.
Each writer then expanded their initial concept into a feature film treatment, from which The Projectionist was selected.
McKenzie has recently completed post-production on a self-funded feature film, Crew Cut, a crime drama set in the heart of outback Australia. Previously he has written and directed several short films and music videos, and co-created the ABC iview series Wastelander Panda.
The Projectionist is an original time travel drama in which a recent widower, longing for the past, is transported into the home movies he shot 40 years ago.
The decision follows on from a three-day development workshop in which six participants developed their feature film concepts and discussed the practical and commercial realities of production and distribution.
Each writer then expanded their initial concept into a feature film treatment, from which The Projectionist was selected.
McKenzie has recently completed post-production on a self-funded feature film, Crew Cut, a crime drama set in the heart of outback Australia. Previously he has written and directed several short films and music videos, and co-created the ABC iview series Wastelander Panda.
The Projectionist is an original time travel drama in which a recent widower, longing for the past, is transported into the home movies he shot 40 years ago.
- 8/3/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Though you may not recognize Marcus McKenzie's name you almost certainly are familiar with his work if you're a regular reader of Twitch. McKenzie, you see, is the co-creator of Wastelander Panda - the Australian post-apocalyptic web series that became a true online phenomenon thanks to its gorgeous - and remarkably straight faced - execution of it's very odd premise. Yes, they made a Zatoichi and Lone Wolf And Cub inspired tale of a anthropomorphic, highly intelligent panda roaming a blasted post-apocalyptic landscape. And, yes, they took it seriously. How do you follow that up? Well, if you're McKenzie you don't wait for anybody else to give you permission or funding. You just dig deep into your own pockets, recruit a talented group of friends...
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- 6/10/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Wastelander Panda Prologue. Victoria Cocks‘ Wastelander Panda TV show prologue video stars Marcus McKenzie and Roger Newcombe. Wastelander Panda‘s plot synopsis: This prologue is based on a TV series being developed: its the “tale of the last remaining panda [named Arcayus] in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.”
What a zany idea and guess what, Epic Films might even pull it off. You take one story leap of faith, that Arcayus is the result of mutation (think Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and you are there. I would not hurt if you have seen The Book of Eli and The Road either, as Wastelander Panda seems to be influenced by both.
Watch Wastelander Panda TV show prologue video and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. For more Wastelander Panda photos, videos, and information, visit our Wastelander Panda Page. Wastelander Panda is currently in the development phase.
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What a zany idea and guess what, Epic Films might even pull it off. You take one story leap of faith, that Arcayus is the result of mutation (think Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and you are there. I would not hurt if you have seen The Book of Eli and The Road either, as Wastelander Panda seems to be influenced by both.
Watch Wastelander Panda TV show prologue video and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. For more Wastelander Panda photos, videos, and information, visit our Wastelander Panda Page. Wastelander Panda is currently in the development phase.
Source: Quietearth...
- 2/12/2012
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
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