Revelation Film Festival Blog

final weekend

revelationfilmfestival — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:33:28 +0000

OK: WAKE IN FRIGHT the best Australian film ever made, tonight at the Astor. Plus Australian premieres of ORIGINAL and WELCOME TO NORTH KOREA and screenings of SITA SINGS THE BLUES, WINNEBAGO MAN, FLICKER, and many others. PLUS late night session ALTAMONT NOW.

and while we are at it, 10:30am at ECU Danny Plotnick workshop and at 1:30pm at WAAPA see STEVEN SEVERIN & EVERETT TRUE in conversation.

Watch Revelation On Your Computer!

revelationfilmfestival — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:26:03 +0000

OK, you should all know that tomorrow Revel-8 takes place, screening not once but twice due to the demand for tickets. For those who are unable to attend, Revel-8 will also be streamed on a quicktime server from 9pm WST (GMT +8) on Friday 10 July, 2009. Click on the link to test your connection rtsp://streaming.ea.ecu.edu.au/projects/revel8/finalists.mov

Last year’s finalists can also be seen right now at rtsp://streaming.ea.ecu.edu.au/projects/revel8/winners.mov

heading towards the final weekend

revelationfilmfestival — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:51:04 +0000

over half-way and there’s still more to come. Tonight Dead Girl’s Feast kicks off, Danny Plotnick presents a retrospective of his work (THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED), Winnebago Man screens AND – as if that was not enough – Get Your Shorts on kicks off!

… hotting up this week

revelationfilmfestival — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:08:10 +0000

Wednesday and the good news is the animation session is selling well, but don’t worry, there’s still plenty of tickets available.

Also tonight the first screenings of The Matador and Possibility of an Island, plus Fugue. Also screening is The End for fans of gritty documentaries.

Danny Plotnick is in town tomorrow for his retrospective session, and the WInnebago Man guys are in town for the Australian screening of their movie.

PLUS, don’t forget to buy tickets to Severin’s Music For Silents on Friday.

MUSIC CAMERA + JACK KEROUAC

revelationfilmfestival — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:38:07 +0000

OK, tonight sees the Australian premiere of the Jack Kerouac documentary One Fast Move… about the writing of his novel Big Sur this film features the likes of Tom Waits, Carolyn Cassidy, Sam Shepard and many other luminaries. 7:00pm at the Astor.

Also tonight, Music Camera, curated by Cat Hope & Andrew Ewing this session features music and films by the likes of Snowman, Kill Devil Hills and Mystic Eyes, and directors such as Noah Norton, Steven McCallum.

Also playing tonight the epic The Fall and Faubourg Treme.

Tomorrow sees The Matador, Animation Showcase, Possibility of an Island and The End.

TONIGHT!!!!

revelationfilmfestival — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:03:27 +0000

Come and check out La Santa Muertr, Xaviera Hollander The Happy Hooker, Sita Sings the Blues and Three Hams In A Can.

Tomorrow we have the Music Camera session, Faubourg Treme, One Fast Move Or I’m Gone, and the Fall.

Come check out some movies.

workshop offers!

revelationfilmfestival — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:00:25 +0000

Next weekend sees another round of brilliant workshops and panels and we’ve decided to celebrate with a couple of special offers to help you get more out of Revelation!

Present a ticket stub from any of the following films or sessions: San Francisco’s Doomed (Thursday 9th), Winnebago Man (Thursday 9th), or Cigarette Girl (Friday 10th) to get FREE admission to The Inside Track On Working Outside The System, the Danny Plotnick workshop at 10:30m on Saturday 11th at ECU.

Present a ticket stub from any of the following films or sessions: San Francisco’s Doomed (Thursday 9th), Winnebago Man (Thursday 9th or Saturday 11th), Cigarette Girl (Friday 10th) or Altamont Now (Saturday 11th) to get FREE admission to the Welcome to the No Budget IndieVerse Panel at 3:00pm on Sunday 12th July at TAFE Music Campus.

Present a ticket stub from any of the following films or sessions: Three Hams In A Can (Monday 6th), Music Camera (Tuesday 7th), or Steven Severin’sMusic For Silents (Friday 10th) to get HALF-PRICE admission to In Conversation Steven Severin, Everett True and Cat Hope at 1:30pm Saturday 11th July at WAAPA.

Present a ticket stub from any of the following films or sessions: Three Hams In A Can (Monday 6th), Music Camera (Tuesday 7th), or Steven Severin’sMusic For Silents (Friday 10th) to get FREE admission to the Sonic Film and Music Documentary panel at 10:30am Sunday 12th July at WAAPA

General admission for ALL panels and talks on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th is $10 / $8 concs.

workshops

revelationfilmfestival — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:30:39 +0000

If you’re into music, if you’re into film, if you’re into low budget filmmaking and if you want to explore the world of contemporary independent practice you must, must, must attend the discussion sessions Rev has planned for the 11th and 12th. All tickets are $10/$8 and available at the door of the sessions (at ECU and WAAPA).

First cab off the rank on Saturday 11th at 10:30am is super 8 guru Danny Plotnick. A rare breed, Plotnick’s eye and sensibility is like no other and right from the the heart of the US independent and underground scene of San Francisco.

Follow that at 1:30pm with what will be a fantastic in conversation with Steven Severin – founding member of Siouxsie and the Banshees and composer for the screen. This is a truly rare opportunity.

Sunday 12th kicks off with leganday music journalist Everett True and Cat Hope discussing Sonic Film and Music Documentary at 10:30am followed at 3:00pm with the countercounter hailstorm that will be John Michael McCarthy, Cori Dials and Danny Plotnick – direct from the USA discussing no-to-low budget filmmaking.

If you’re a filmmaker or film fan and want to experience something completely different, here’s your chance to be inspired, shocked and entertained. Bookings can be made on-line and your names will be on the door at the venue.

All systems go…

revelationfilmfestival — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:29:33 +0000

The first weekend of Rev starts today. Come over and check out the talks and seminars at ECU, or come and check out the Astor Cinema, we’re screening movies fro 1:00pm – midnight. Come check out Good Dick, Sita Sings the Blues, Soul Power, Van Diemen’s land, The Fall, Iseta, NYC Foetus, Three Hams In A Can, The Seventh Python, Darklovestory and Lisa Hammer’s wild and wonderful Late Night Wonders & Gothic Shorts.

Last night’s screening of Dod Sno (Dead Snow) was great fun, and everybody seemed happy with the nazi zombie splatter fest. Also screened was the brilliant Anywhere USA, which plays again so come check it out, American Swing, Soul Power and Adventures of Power.

Twitter… programs… website…

revelationfilmfestival — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:28:23 +0000

http://twitter.com/Rev_Film_Fest
OK so you can sign up for twitter with Rev, which means you’ll get instant info about tickets, some exclusives and so on. You can also find the full program on line now and – if you live in WA the printed program should be gracing many of your favorite haunts so pick one up.