Arcayus is the last remaining panda in a post-apocalyptic world, and Wastelander Panda is his story. After the release of the prologue in January and a successful crowd-funding campaign the project was able to spend three weeks in the Flinders Ranges filming three short episodes expected to be released early 2013. And with a spot at next year’s South By South West in Austin, Texas, who knows where Wastelander Panda will be heading next. Fresh back from the shoot writer & director Vic Cocks and cinematographer Viv Madigan joined us in the studio for an indepth chat about the shoot, where the project is heading next, and video game easter eggs.
“Fantastica” by Loon Lake
“Codebreakers” by Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!
“Antibiotics” by Bob Evans
“Speak of the Devil” by Hermitude
“Too Much To Dream (Last Night)” by Velociraptor
“Don’t Deny Your Heart” by Hot Chip
Australian independent filmmaker Rohan Spong has made a name for himself as a documentary maker with his piece T is for Teacher in 2009, is in town for the Australian premiere of his new doco All The Way Through Evening, a musical documentary about how the arts community of 1980s New York City was affected by AIDS and the story of the survivors. Rohan came into the studio to tell us how he came across this story. Download:Rohan Spong
Adelaide Kids Film Festival, in its second year, is being held this weekend at the Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas. Director and founder, Chloe Gardner, ran a successful crowdfunding campaign earlier in the year to make sure the festival can reach its full potential. Jordan caught up with Chloe to ask her about starting your own film festival. Download:Chloe Gardner
Rosie Tucker and Matt Salleh of Urtext Films love what they do. We spoke to them last year about their involvement in the self funded steampunk film Aurora and now they’re back to discuss their current project, Portrait Mode. Listen to Rosie and Matt talk interviewing across the world and find the extraordinary in the ordinary. Download:Rosie Tucker and Matt Salleh
There are so many challenges to being an independent filmmaker that receiving recognition for your work can certainly go a long way. This week the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) announced the DigiSPAA feature film competition winner for 2012, Producer Daniel Okoduwa and Director Michael Kang for their film Kemi. The feature focusses on a community of African Immigrants living in Blacktown, NSW, is told through the eyes of the character Kemi and is based on Daniel’s experiences. He spoke to us abotu what it’s like winning the top honours.
Adelaide is currently playing host to a range of sci-fi and fantasy icons with the Supernova Pop Culture Expo. One of those is the man behind Torchwood‘s Ianto Jones, Welsh actor and musician Gareth David-Lloyd. He joined us in studio to chat about what it’s like being part of a sci-fi production with such a cult following, as I tried my best to hold in my inner fanboy.
You don’t find many silent movies in the cinemas these days, but until November 26th the Mercury Cinema is playing host to Silent Remasters, which involves old silent films being accompanied by original scores composed here in Adelaide. One film on offer is Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, and we spoke to Jesse Schuppan who was responsible for composing the music for this remaster.
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“Trichrome” by Dropframe
“She Makes Her Own Clothes” by Split Seconds
“Frivolous Life” by Yes You
“But It’s You” by How Green
“Lakeside New Apartment Suite” by Mountain Goats
“Hard Time Delight” by Oisima
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