Sydney Underground Film Festival 2007 NEWS

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(12.6.07)
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VIEW	Our first death threat!	(9.7.07)	VIEW	Festival Launch Party	(8.4.07)
VIEW	Festival Launch - Tuesday 31st July	(10.6.07)	VIEW	Keep 'em coming!	(7.4.07)
VIEW	Festival passes now on sale!	(1.6.07)	VIEW	CODA announced as opening act	(4.4.07)
VIEW	Jay Katz & Miss Death to host Mu-Meson/SUFF screening	(25.5.07)	VIEW	The Factory Theatre announced as home of the Sydney Underground	(7.3.07)
VIEW	Sydney film lecturers announced as part of SUFF program	(20.5.07)	VIEW	Now open for entries	(5.2.07)
VIEW	Sneak peek at some non-competitive filmmaker highlights	(27.4.07)	VIEW	Attention Rejects!	(5.2.07)

Our first death threat!
(9.7.07)

This is an actual phone machine message recorded just days ago, left by a man responding to this artwork. He was either an avid john howard supporter or he probably didn't even notice little johnny in the image!

Warning: Contains harsh language.
Quicktime required.

Festival Launch - Tuesday 31st July
(10.6.07)
On Tuesday 31st July @ The Vanguard (King St, Newtown) will be the official launch
of the 2007 Sydney Underground Film Festival. Free entry with invite or festival pass. Support alternative film and join us for some fun, films, free food, drinks, live music
and entertainment. Program highlights will be revealed, you can buy the limited edition t’shirt, buy discounted festival passes, try the festival’s own cocktail ‘S.U.F.F the consequences’, and partake in the underground film community spirit! Thanks to The Vanguard and Brewtopia (our wonderful venue and drinks sponsors!) For more info please email info@suff.com.au

Festival passes now on sale!
(1.6.07)
Festival passes (which entitles the card holder entry to all four nights of the festival) are now on sale! Festival passes are available until June 29th at an earlybird rate of $55 ($50 concession). These have to be one of the best looking festival passes as you get a funky pass, collector dog tag (which will act as your pass for all 4 nights + peripheral events), plus you also get a limited edition collector card pack! Click on the tickets page for how to buy tickets now!

Jay Katz & Miss Death to host Mu-Meson/SUFF screening
(25.5.07)
SUFF are also honoured to announce the involvement of none other than Sydney's voices of underground culture - Jay Katz (Jaimie Leonarder) & Miss Death (Aspasia Leonarder). Mr. Katz and Miss Death are Sydney's most actively dedicated cult/rare film buffs, hosting the weekly FBi 94.5FM radio program 'The Naked City' (Sat. 10am-12pm),
and curating the eclectic weekly program of bizarre, trash, (and/or) classic cinema,
at the Mu-Meson Archives. Mr Katz and Miss Death will program an evening of underground film dedicated to SUFF, one week prior to the Festival.

We'll announce further details on this screening as they come to hand!

Sydney film lecturers announced as part of SUFF program
(20.5.07)
SUFF welcomes video artist and College of Fine Arts (UNSW) lecturer, JOHN GILLIES, into the 2007 program. John is one of Australia's most prolific and important practitioners in this field. Gillies is noted for his explorations with found footage and montage, and his integration of sound and performance practices within the medium of video. SUFF will be premiering one of John’s works at the festival entitled, “Postscript”. John's past works have included Hymn (1983), Techno/Dumb/Show (1991) and My Sister's Room (2000).

SUFF also welcomes filmmaker and Sydney College of the Arts (Sydney Uni) Lecturer, GEOFF WEARY, into the 2007 program. Weary's art practice is based in film, video and photography in the context of digital media production. His exhibitions have often included a mixed media approach with the inclusion of photographs, film and video elements and rediscovered objects. His interest in exploring themes related to the visible and the intangible have led to the production of a series of recent works digital video works that shift in focus between documentary and fictional and biographical elements. SUFF will also be premiering Geoff’s latest work at the 2007 festival.

Sneak peek at some non-competitive filmmaker highlights
(27.4.07)
To date, we have the honour of announcing the involvement of Bill Morrison, Craig Baldwin, Abigail Child and David Lynch as contributors to the Program. We are also delighted to welcome special guests and jury members, Arthur and Corinne Cantrill.
The Cantrills are figureheads of avant-garde cinema in You may have come across their beautiful and acclaimed publication 'Cantrill’s Filmnotes' (1971-2000) or may have had the rare pleasure of viewing one of their films, harking from their fifty year long career. In addition to making films, Arthur and Corinne write, educate and advocate for a more radical cinema.

Additionally, the 2007 Sydney Underground Film Festival will be joined this year
by some of the pioneering UBU Filmmakers including Albie Thoms and Paul Winkler.
If young experimental filmmakers today think they have it tough, try forming the first ever group in dedicated to making, exhibiting and distributing experimental films.
The group operated from 1965-1970, then became the Sydney Filmmaker's
Co-operative, producing some of Australia's most important experimental works and helping forge the careers of filmmakers such as Peter Weir, Phillip Noyce, and Bruce Beresford. The 2007 Sydney Underground Film Festival will also be premiering Paul Winkler's incredible new film, "Pop Kitsh" - and he still only uses in camera affects!

Festival Launch Party
(8.4.07)
Keep your eyes and ears out for the announcement of our Festival Launch Party!
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Keep 'em coming!
(7.4.07)
We have received some amazing entries but we are still searching for more innovative, experimental, subversive, transgressive, creative, distinctive, boundary-breaking films
for our festival in September! And since the earlybird deadline is fast approaching,
save yourself some hard-earned $$ and enter by 4th May 2007.

CODA announced as opening act
(4.4.07)
We are pleased to announce that the opening musical act for the 2007 Sydney Underground Film Festival will be the amazing CODA. “CODA’s performances are always uplifting cinematic musical experiences, often enhanced with theatrics, dance and costumes, making them one of the most innovative and visually spectacular music acts nationally and abroad.”
Click on the events page for more info on the band.

The Factory Theatre announced as home of the Sydney Underground
(7.3.07)
The Factory Theatre has been announced as home of the Sydney Underground Film Festival! This splendid venue is located at 105 Victoria Road, Enmore and since it opened its doors in 2006, has been the talk of the town for its great inner city location, alternative / independent sensibility, spacious upstairs, (soon to be completed) funky ‘Boiler Room’ downstairs, excellent bar and production facilities, and not to mention free on street parking!

Now open for entries
(5.2.07)
We are now open for entries and are looking for the finest films in all genres, styles,
and lengths – whatever the controversial, political or challenging content! And don’t
worry, even if you made your film back in 1970 and have not done anything with it
yet or you have re-edited it and want to enter it into a festival, we have no ‘year of
production’ date restrictions!

Get in early with your submission and take advantage of our earlybird fees!

Go to the SUBMIT FILM page to enter now!

Attention Rejects!
(5.2.07)
The festival is also giving filmmakers, who have been rejected from another film festival, a $5 (AUD) discount! You just have to include a rejection letter that you have received from another film festival with your entry. The festival organisers have also received a few of those in their time and this is a way to put them to good use!