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QPIX STUDENTS ARE TROPFEST FINALISTS
Graduates of QPIX’s 2011 Diploma of Production course have won their way into the finals of TROPFEST, the world’s largest short film festival, with their student production PHOTOBOOTH. Set in the Afghanistan conflict, PHOTOBOOTH is one of a sequence of...
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Geoffrey Rush Joins Tropfest
The acclaimed actor and newly-crowned Australian of the Year, Geoffrey Rush, will be a key player in 2012’s Tropfest activities.
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The Aussie actress is set to play the people’s princess in an upcoming film that chronicles the final two years of Diana’s life.
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The Aussie actor has beat out the competition to land a role in the upcoming blockbuster.
James Cameron Loses Long Time Australian Collaborators
Producer Andrew Wight and cinematographer Mike deGruy lose their lives in a helicopter crash.
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Aussie Revenge Thriller
Filmink intern Josh Forward recently went along to a screening of a locally made revenge flick and had these words to say...
With the recent boom in quantity and quality of Australian film, it's no surprise up and coming filmmakers are trying their hand at success. The Devils 6 Commandments is the debut film from director Dicky Tanuwidjaya, a twisted revenge tragedy centered around the character Nina who, with her cruel brother, takes a hell bent path of vengeance after she is brutally raped. Receiving unexpected help from a crooked cop, the plot thickens and the killings don't stop at revenge.
Following another recent Aussie trend in a post-Underbelly craze of underground crime flicks, the film adds a martial arts spin on familiar territory. The film is filled with action sequences, with actress Gianna Pattison in the role of Nina channeling the likes of Buffy and Lara Croft to kick some ass. Every weapon possible gets the chance to spill some blood in the hands of Nina, from kitanas, shotguns, pistols, elaborate knives and even her own bare hands. The non-stop hectic nature of the film is mirrored with rapid editing and dizzingly shaky camera.
The film is clearly an Australian production and film locations will be familiar for any Sydney sider. Structured in six chapters and set all over the city, the film escalates to a bloody and twisted climax as the characters face the darkest areas of their past, and themselves. It's clear director Dicky Tanuwidjaya has a strong passion for films of this genre and martial arts as a craft.
Despite the films heavy, and somewhat sadistic themes, there are elements of comedy spliced in, introducing characters with a cut away to a mock introduction of the character on a magazine cover with appropriate, and comical headlines. The film doesn't dwell on any genre, or anything for too long before jumping onto the next twist.
The film, made for only $55, 000, mostly from the directors own pocket, is highly ambitious in its scope and attempts to cover a lot of ground with so little money behind it, but everyone on board attempts to make up for this with ample enthusiasm. Regardless of the films success or failure, one thing is certain, that Dicky will continue to make films because of his clear passion for the genre and the craft.