Lee Matthews.
Producer Lee Matthews has launched a short film screenwriting competition, open to emerging or established writers from any racial background or gender identity.
Matthews will turn the winning script into a 5-7 minute film which will screen on the YouTube channel run by his company Different Films (the re-branded Matthewswood Productions) in 2020.
The Emo the Musical producer tells If: “The competition is open to everyone, emerging or not, young or not, straight or not, from any racial background or gender identity.
“The screenwriter just needs to be able to see the benefit in having his or her story made into a finished short film. That can happen if the essence of the story is about difference and/or looks at life through a completely different lens, the concept is a stand-out and the production is feasible.”
He estimates it will cost him up to $5,000 to make the short.
Producer Lee Matthews has launched a short film screenwriting competition, open to emerging or established writers from any racial background or gender identity.
Matthews will turn the winning script into a 5-7 minute film which will screen on the YouTube channel run by his company Different Films (the re-branded Matthewswood Productions) in 2020.
The Emo the Musical producer tells If: “The competition is open to everyone, emerging or not, young or not, straight or not, from any racial background or gender identity.
“The screenwriter just needs to be able to see the benefit in having his or her story made into a finished short film. That can happen if the essence of the story is about difference and/or looks at life through a completely different lens, the concept is a stand-out and the production is feasible.”
He estimates it will cost him up to $5,000 to make the short.
- 7/29/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Author: Steven Neish
Expelled from his previous school following a failed suicide attempt, Ethan (Benson Jack Anthony) enrols at Seymour High, a struggling state school subsidised by a pharmaceutical company shamelessly showering the student body in serotonin boosters. Eager to fit in, he naturally gravitates towards the school’s resident emo contingent, comprising band-mates Bradley (Rahart Adams), Roz (Lucy Barrett) and Jay (Ben Bennett), and soon finds himself joining the ranks of Worst Day Ever. Simultaneously, however, Ethan finds himself drawn to Trinity, (Jordan Hare), the lead singer of rival Christian outfit Hope Group, which promises to spell the end of his newfound anonymity.
A feature-length expansion of his award-winning 2014 short of the same name, Neil Triffett’s high school musical pitches warring clans — or cliques — against each other to timeworn effect. Worst Day Ever and Hope Group are Australia’s answer to Capulet and Montague, Barden Bellas and The Treblemakers,...
Expelled from his previous school following a failed suicide attempt, Ethan (Benson Jack Anthony) enrols at Seymour High, a struggling state school subsidised by a pharmaceutical company shamelessly showering the student body in serotonin boosters. Eager to fit in, he naturally gravitates towards the school’s resident emo contingent, comprising band-mates Bradley (Rahart Adams), Roz (Lucy Barrett) and Jay (Ben Bennett), and soon finds himself joining the ranks of Worst Day Ever. Simultaneously, however, Ethan finds himself drawn to Trinity, (Jordan Hare), the lead singer of rival Christian outfit Hope Group, which promises to spell the end of his newfound anonymity.
A feature-length expansion of his award-winning 2014 short of the same name, Neil Triffett’s high school musical pitches warring clans — or cliques — against each other to timeworn effect. Worst Day Ever and Hope Group are Australia’s answer to Capulet and Montague, Barden Bellas and The Treblemakers,...
- 6/27/2017
- by Steven Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Ethan gets expelled from his private school after attempting suicide in the yard. He ends up in Seymour High, where he immediately makes it his goal to join the Elmo clan and their band, Worst Day Ever. On his very first day at his new school, a group of Christian kids try to preach the word of God to him, but before he can tell them to go away, he notices a cute and innocent girl named Trinity. They immediately fall head over heels with each other and, as odd as they might seem as a couple, they cannot stop kissing in the school’s library.
Written and directed by Neil Triffett, “Emo the Musical” premiered at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival. Watch an exclusive clip below.
Read More: An Emo Kid Falls for A Christian Rocker In ‘Emo the Musical’ — Berlinale 2017 Review
After winning a Special Mention at the...
Written and directed by Neil Triffett, “Emo the Musical” premiered at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival. Watch an exclusive clip below.
Read More: An Emo Kid Falls for A Christian Rocker In ‘Emo the Musical’ — Berlinale 2017 Review
After winning a Special Mention at the...
- 2/15/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
As the success of “La La Land” attests, movie musicals are making a comeback, and not just overstuffed and underacted Broadway hits. This new crop puts catchy original music and genuine love stories front and center, honoring the classic genre’s best qualities while updating them for contemporary audiences. The newest welcome addition is “Emo the Musical,” an adorable teen romance from Australia, which suggests that cynicism hasn’t fully taken over down under.
Director Neil Triffett has adapted his short film of the same name into a fully-fledged tale of teenage angst. It opens, as any good musical should, with a song. Ethan (Benson Jack Anthony, who would have made a fine Neville Longbottom) sings: “I dream of a world/Where everyone I know/Has scars on their wrist/Drawn in eye shadow/I wanted to buy razors/But Mum said ‘no.'” It’s upbeat and melodic, closer...
Director Neil Triffett has adapted his short film of the same name into a fully-fledged tale of teenage angst. It opens, as any good musical should, with a song. Ethan (Benson Jack Anthony, who would have made a fine Neville Longbottom) sings: “I dream of a world/Where everyone I know/Has scars on their wrist/Drawn in eye shadow/I wanted to buy razors/But Mum said ‘no.'” It’s upbeat and melodic, closer...
- 2/11/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
In 2014, writer-director Neil Triffett and producer Lee Matthews won a Special Mention in the Generation 14plus section of the Berlin International Film Festival for their short film, Emo The Musical..
Now three years on, the filmmakers are set to return to the festival with the feature verison,.Emo the Musical. The high school musical satire has been officially selected for its international premiere at Berlinale 2017, again in the Generation 14plus program. Emo the Musical had its world premiere at Miff last August..
Returning to the festival was rewarding for the team, said Triffett.
.It.s wonderful to come full circle. We received such a terrific response to the short from Berlinale and its audiences in 2014, now to be able to return with the feature film is very exciting,. he said..
Producer Lee Matthews said: .The success of the short film in Berlin opened many doors for us throughout the industry.
Now three years on, the filmmakers are set to return to the festival with the feature verison,.Emo the Musical. The high school musical satire has been officially selected for its international premiere at Berlinale 2017, again in the Generation 14plus program. Emo the Musical had its world premiere at Miff last August..
Returning to the festival was rewarding for the team, said Triffett.
.It.s wonderful to come full circle. We received such a terrific response to the short from Berlinale and its audiences in 2014, now to be able to return with the feature film is very exciting,. he said..
Producer Lee Matthews said: .The success of the short film in Berlin opened many doors for us throughout the industry.
- 1/12/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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