#screen nsw

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The Royal Hotel (2023)

Directed by Kitty Green

Cinematography by Michael Latham

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Screen NSW recently interviewed Rosie Lourde about her path to becoming a producer and how she became involved in acting and producing 'Starting From... Now'. Check it out http://www.screen.nsw.gov.au/news/new-news-article-61

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Mental *no spoilers*

Going into watching Mental I was slightly dubious (although fun fact: I auditioned for it when it was being cast) because Australian films are generally not that great, but Mental was actually pretty damn good. After I watched it, I was a tad confused and had to Google the ending, but it was a really good movie. 

Hollywood Heavyweights Toni Collette and Liev Schrieber star in this, as well as Aussie faves Deborah Mailman and Anthony LaPaglia and a host of newcomers who all do really well considering that for many of them this was their first role. Collette's onscreen relationship with every individual actor she shares a scene with is remarkable. 

Though the stand out actor for me in this film was Rebecca Gibney. Gibney is an outstanding performer, anyone who's ever watched her in Packed to the Rafters knows this, and her performance in Mental was no exception. 

I personally found all of the characters in Mental to be really relatable, the dialogue was well written and it captured my attention for the whole film. My only complaint would be that it got to a point where after nearly two hours I didn't really know what else they could do, but they surprised me by packing more in. 

The difference between this film and the other two that I've watched in the last week is that I waited for this to be on TV to watch it, and honestly, though I enjoyed the film I wouldn't have paid to go and see it. 

6/10 Good film, watch it (on DVD)

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Quick update....

I received a beautiful email from Berlin Film Festival yesterday morning.

Berlin is the first festival we entered and my immediate thought was, 'here we go our first rejection' and I was right. It was a rejection but one with a bit of an upside.

The organizer of the festival informed me that 'Something Fishy' was 'a contender right up until the last minute'. They basically had trouble working out where to place it in the program.....She eloquently continued to explain what had happened and how they felt about the film and our future with the festival.

I didn't feel disappointed or discouraged.  More than anything, I was bowled over that we were a contender! I mean, IT'S BERLIN! One of the most prestigious in the world!And to have your first film get into Berlin as its first festival would have been so mind blowing, I possibly could have suffered a minor heart attack.

When I entered 'Something Fishy' into Berlin I knew it was for the sake of entering and that was all. I figured, it's a comedy, not an arthouse film, so there's no chance!  So, such a lovely response, is as good as winning.

Again, if I didn't have such a great team, there would have been no chance of even grabbing the attention of the board at Berlin. Hopefully, next year will be our year :)

So friends, this is our first bit of news. We should hear about other festivals come February and I promise to keep you in the loop!

Fingers Crossed!

Kristy