The producers of Comedy feature film The Heckler have embraced new Australian on-demand cinema platform tugg.com in a bid get their movie on the big screen..
The new distribution model allows filmmakers to book any cinema, any time as long as there are enough people interested in watching that film at that session. .
The Heckler will now be launched in an initial round of on-demand cinema screenings and the team behind the movies are hoping that positive word-of-mouth fuels more screenings.
Writer/Producer Steve Mitchell said a traditional cinema release required a massive amount of advertising to succeed..
"Films like ours can.t afford that and so we rely solely on word-of-mouth," he said..
"And that takes time to build. By staging one-off event screenings at various locations over a longer period, we.re hoping to build momentum without spending a fortune on marketing..
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The new distribution model allows filmmakers to book any cinema, any time as long as there are enough people interested in watching that film at that session. .
The Heckler will now be launched in an initial round of on-demand cinema screenings and the team behind the movies are hoping that positive word-of-mouth fuels more screenings.
Writer/Producer Steve Mitchell said a traditional cinema release required a massive amount of advertising to succeed..
"Films like ours can.t afford that and so we rely solely on word-of-mouth," he said..
"And that takes time to build. By staging one-off event screenings at various locations over a longer period, we.re hoping to build momentum without spending a fortune on marketing..
Anyone can request to .host...
- 8/21/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
The Heckler, an Australian comedy from first-time feature director Ben Plazzer and writer Steve Mitchell, has won the best ensemble award at the La Comedy Festival.
The privately-funded film stars Simon Mallory as Steve, a fame-hungry, self-absorbed stand-up comedian who is on the brink of cracking the big league when he accidentally kills Mike (Cj Fortuna), a heckler and jealous wannabe comic.
Mike.s spirit jumps into Steve.s body and sets out to ruin his reputation by performing disastrous, unfunny stand-up routines. Steve must try to repossess his body before Mike destroys his relationships, his finances and his one shot at fame, the Ultimate Funniest Comedian contest.
Mallory and Fortuna were on hand to accept the award on behalf of the cast, which includes Kate Jenkinson, Emily Taheny, Tony Martin, Jeff Green, Dave Lawson and Scott Harrison.
Hollywood comedy guru Steve Kaplan, author of The Hidden Tools of Comedy,...
The privately-funded film stars Simon Mallory as Steve, a fame-hungry, self-absorbed stand-up comedian who is on the brink of cracking the big league when he accidentally kills Mike (Cj Fortuna), a heckler and jealous wannabe comic.
Mike.s spirit jumps into Steve.s body and sets out to ruin his reputation by performing disastrous, unfunny stand-up routines. Steve must try to repossess his body before Mike destroys his relationships, his finances and his one shot at fame, the Ultimate Funniest Comedian contest.
Mallory and Fortuna were on hand to accept the award on behalf of the cast, which includes Kate Jenkinson, Emily Taheny, Tony Martin, Jeff Green, Dave Lawson and Scott Harrison.
Hollywood comedy guru Steve Kaplan, author of The Hidden Tools of Comedy,...
- 12/15/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
In celebration of country music’s top songwriters, the industry’s biggest stars stepped out for the 2013 Broadcast Music, Inc. Country Awards in Nashville on Tuesday (November 5).
Luke Bryan showed off his dapper smile, while Miranda Lambert showed off her slim figure and struck a pose with the night’s guest of honor Dean Dillon.
Other attendees included newcomer Kacey Musgraves and powerhouse trio The Band Perry. In addition, aspiring country singer/actress Lucy Hale made an appearance and is expected to be at tonight’s (November 6) Cma Awards.
There were quite a few winners last night, including Hunter Hayes taking home Song of the Year for “Wanted.”
Check out the full list of winners below!
Song Of The Year
“Wanted”
Hunter Hayes
Troy Verges
Happy Little Man Publishing
Songs From the Engine Room
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Songwriter Of The Year
Rodney Clawson
“Did It for the Girl”
“Drink...
Luke Bryan showed off his dapper smile, while Miranda Lambert showed off her slim figure and struck a pose with the night’s guest of honor Dean Dillon.
Other attendees included newcomer Kacey Musgraves and powerhouse trio The Band Perry. In addition, aspiring country singer/actress Lucy Hale made an appearance and is expected to be at tonight’s (November 6) Cma Awards.
There were quite a few winners last night, including Hunter Hayes taking home Song of the Year for “Wanted.”
Check out the full list of winners below!
Song Of The Year
“Wanted”
Hunter Hayes
Troy Verges
Happy Little Man Publishing
Songs From the Engine Room
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Songwriter Of The Year
Rodney Clawson
“Did It for the Girl”
“Drink...
- 11/6/2013
- GossipCenter
It.s not surprising that comedic actor Ed Kavalee.s debut telemovie Scumbus is about to hit screens. What is surprising is that he used his life savings to self-fund the project, which was strong enough to attract come of the biggest names in Australian comedy including Glenn Robbins, Tony Martin, Peter Helliar and Dave Hughes.
.What do they tell you not to do? Don.t put your own money in,. Kavalee says. .But I didn.t have a choice . what am I going to do? Ring up a funding body and say I have this idea for a comedy telemovie? They would have hung up straight away. You know you get to this point where you say .I.ve got to do something.....
Kavalee has been winning fans over the past six years on radio and as a host and performer on TV shows such Thank God You.re Here; TV Burp; Santo,...
.What do they tell you not to do? Don.t put your own money in,. Kavalee says. .But I didn.t have a choice . what am I going to do? Ring up a funding body and say I have this idea for a comedy telemovie? They would have hung up straight away. You know you get to this point where you say .I.ve got to do something.....
Kavalee has been winning fans over the past six years on radio and as a host and performer on TV shows such Thank God You.re Here; TV Burp; Santo,...
- 11/1/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
It.s not surprising that comedic actor Ed Kavalee.s debut telemovie Scumbus is about to hit screens. What is surprising is that he used his life savings to self-fund the project, which was strong enough to attract come of the biggest names in Australian comedy including Glenn Robbins, Tony Martin, Peter Helliar and Dave Hughes.
.What do they tell you not to do? Don.t put your own money in,. Kavalee says. .But I didn.t have a choice . what am I going to do? Ring up a funding body and say I have this idea for a comedy telemovie? They would have hung up straight away. You know you get to this point where you say .I.ve got to do something.....
Kavalee has been winning fans over the past six years on radio and as a host and performer on TV shows such Thank God You.re Here,...
.What do they tell you not to do? Don.t put your own money in,. Kavalee says. .But I didn.t have a choice . what am I going to do? Ring up a funding body and say I have this idea for a comedy telemovie? They would have hung up straight away. You know you get to this point where you say .I.ve got to do something.....
Kavalee has been winning fans over the past six years on radio and as a host and performer on TV shows such Thank God You.re Here,...
- 11/1/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Comedian and film-maker Ed Kavalee is seeking a theatrical distributor for his second feature film Border Protection Squad, which takes aim at shows like Seven’s Border Security and the characters behind it.
Kavalee wrote and directed Border Protection Squad with producing duties shared between himself and Christian Clarke, who produced Scumbus, Nick Thompson and Rachel Millar.
Kavalee told Mumbrella’s sister title Encore: “The idea is what would happen if the guys who ran Border Security were more interested in the ratings than what actually came in and out of Australia.”
Last week Encore revealed that Kavalee’s first film Scumbus would be broadcast on Network Ten.
Kavalee said he hoped to talk to distributors about the opportunities of using Twitter to promote Border Protection Squad via his cast’s own followers. He said: “My question is going to be, ‘what’s the best way to get the most...
Kavalee wrote and directed Border Protection Squad with producing duties shared between himself and Christian Clarke, who produced Scumbus, Nick Thompson and Rachel Millar.
Kavalee told Mumbrella’s sister title Encore: “The idea is what would happen if the guys who ran Border Security were more interested in the ratings than what actually came in and out of Australia.”
Last week Encore revealed that Kavalee’s first film Scumbus would be broadcast on Network Ten.
Kavalee said he hoped to talk to distributors about the opportunities of using Twitter to promote Border Protection Squad via his cast’s own followers. He said: “My question is going to be, ‘what’s the best way to get the most...
- 10/29/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Ed Kavalee: writer, producer, actor of Scumbus
Network Ten has picked up first rights to a debut comedy feature by Ed Kavalee starring some of Australia’s best known comedians.
Scumbus is Kavalee’s first film, written, produced and funded by the comedian and directed by Luke Tierney.
The film, an idea of Kavalee’s and friend Josh Lawson, will be broadcast on Saturday 10 November at 9.30pm and later on Ten’s catch up service.
Kavalee told Encore: “It was conceived by myself and Josh Lawson before he got taken under the wing of Will Ferrell.”
“It was made for TV. No one is making comedy telemovies. So I thought let’s give this a go. Ten saw it, loved it and said they’d love to play it,” he said.
“It’s basically a little comedy about two life-long best friends who are also cops. One is a...
Network Ten has picked up first rights to a debut comedy feature by Ed Kavalee starring some of Australia’s best known comedians.
Scumbus is Kavalee’s first film, written, produced and funded by the comedian and directed by Luke Tierney.
The film, an idea of Kavalee’s and friend Josh Lawson, will be broadcast on Saturday 10 November at 9.30pm and later on Ten’s catch up service.
Kavalee told Encore: “It was conceived by myself and Josh Lawson before he got taken under the wing of Will Ferrell.”
“It was made for TV. No one is making comedy telemovies. So I thought let’s give this a go. Ten saw it, loved it and said they’d love to play it,” he said.
“It’s basically a little comedy about two life-long best friends who are also cops. One is a...
- 10/23/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Filming has begun on new comedy series Upper Middle Bogan for the ABC in Melbourne.
Created by Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler, creators of The Librarians and Very Small Business, it’s an eight part comedy series set for ABC1.
The production received funding from Film Victoria in May.
Shot on location in Melbourne’s Brighton and Calder Raceway, the series is directed by Hope and Tony Martin.
Upper Middle Bogan is the story of Bess Denyar, a doctor with an architect husband and twin 13 year-olds in private school, who discovers she was adopted and her birth parents head up a drag racing team in the outer suburbs.
The cast includes Glenn Robbins of Kath & Kim, Robyn Nevin of The Castle, Annie Maynard of Paper Giants, Patrick Brammall of the forthcoming series This Christmas and Lara Robinson of Cloudstreet.
ABC TV executive producer Debbie Lee said: “Robyn and Wayne have once again created original,...
Created by Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler, creators of The Librarians and Very Small Business, it’s an eight part comedy series set for ABC1.
The production received funding from Film Victoria in May.
Shot on location in Melbourne’s Brighton and Calder Raceway, the series is directed by Hope and Tony Martin.
Upper Middle Bogan is the story of Bess Denyar, a doctor with an architect husband and twin 13 year-olds in private school, who discovers she was adopted and her birth parents head up a drag racing team in the outer suburbs.
The cast includes Glenn Robbins of Kath & Kim, Robyn Nevin of The Castle, Annie Maynard of Paper Giants, Patrick Brammall of the forthcoming series This Christmas and Lara Robinson of Cloudstreet.
ABC TV executive producer Debbie Lee said: “Robyn and Wayne have once again created original,...
- 9/3/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
In 1993, in Sydney.s affluent Shire district, Stephen and Helen Gilham and their son Christopher were brutally stabbed to death. Their other son, Jeffrey, is the clear suspect but there are no witnesses. He killed them all. Channel Nine.s latest telemovie, Blood Brothers, retells the story leading up to the conviction of Jeffrey Gilham (Michael Dorman), the man at the centre of one of Australia.s most sensational triple murders, from the point of view of the victim.s brother Tony Gilham (Tony Martin) and Crown Prosecutor Margaret Kennedy (Lisa McCune). Producer David Taylor says he had to be careful presenting the controversial content of a real murder case. Other recent programs such as Channel Nine.s Underbelly have previously been barred from screening...
- 5/5/2011
- by Milana Vulovic
- IF.com.au
Actor, novelist and screenwriter Carrie Fisher will speak candidly about her on-screen career, her award-winning novel and her one-woman show on Tony Martin's A Quiet Word with...
Best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy, Fisher is sure to provide some revelations about her turbulent early days in Hollywood.
Recent Australian interviews have revealed details of Fisher's cocaine use during the filming of More >>...
Best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy, Fisher is sure to provide some revelations about her turbulent early days in Hollywood.
Recent Australian interviews have revealed details of Fisher's cocaine use during the filming of More >>...
- 10/28/2010
- by Peter Allott
- TV.com
The third series of The Librarians is bigger than its predecessors. Miguel Gonzalez visited the Melbourne set of the cult ABC comedy.
Most of the time, the Melbourne Showgrounds are an exhibition and functions venue, but occasionally, they are also the home of the Middleton Interactive Learning Centre and her manager, head librarian Frances O’Brien. ABC TV’s comedy The Librarians – launched in 2007 – was originally shot at an old car dealership in Melbourne, but people kept trying to come in thinking it was a real library. Taking advantage of the fire that destroyed the original library in the first series, the show moved during its second season to building 13 at the Showgrounds, a much more private and spacious location.
Gristmill’s Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope – wearing their writing, producing and acting hats as Frances and her husband Terry – pitched the ABC their idea for a third series just...
Most of the time, the Melbourne Showgrounds are an exhibition and functions venue, but occasionally, they are also the home of the Middleton Interactive Learning Centre and her manager, head librarian Frances O’Brien. ABC TV’s comedy The Librarians – launched in 2007 – was originally shot at an old car dealership in Melbourne, but people kept trying to come in thinking it was a real library. Taking advantage of the fire that destroyed the original library in the first series, the show moved during its second season to building 13 at the Showgrounds, a much more private and spacious location.
Gristmill’s Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope – wearing their writing, producing and acting hats as Frances and her husband Terry – pitched the ABC their idea for a third series just...
- 10/12/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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