Two films recently featured on The Ponder Room will both be shown at the MyState Breath of Fresh Air (BOFA) Film Festival in Tasmania. This has me pondering … what would young directors like Lincoln Fenner (More 4 Me) and Daniel Nettheim (The Hunter) chat about if they managed to catch up during the festival….let’s hope they do, in the meantime….
More 4 Me director, Lincoln Fenner, is delighted his film will be screened alongside films with high profile international stars such as The Hunter (Willem Dafoe), Whistleblower (Rachel Weisz), 33 Postcards (Guy Pearce) and Eye of the Storm (Geoffrey Rush).
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His film was shot with a two-man crew over a four-week period. This resulted in nearly 200 interviews recorded in 13 locations across seven countries and five continents.
‘This year the festival is featuring films which have recently picked up some major awards in prominent film festivals all around the world, including Sundance, so we’re very honoured to be selected’, said Fenner.
‘What is also exciting for us, is the opportunity to partner with charity Samaritan’s Purse who are featured in the film and will be attending the festival with us,’ said Fenner.
From the outset, Fenner set a mandate to donate 75% of the film’s profits to the aid organisations in the film. As a result Creation Box Films recently donated AUD$11,000 across the five major charities featured in the film, including Samaritan’s Purse.
Tasmanian State Manager for Samaritan’s Purse Renee Garvin will attend the screening.
‘What I love about this film is that it doesn’t just bring to our attention the contrast between how much we have compared to developing nations, but it also shows a few ways that we can do something practical about it,’ said Garvin.
For those of you in Tasmania, More 4 Me will screen at 12.30pm on Saturday 26 November at the Faculty of Performing Arts, Annexe Theatre in Launceston’s Inveresk Precinct. To find out more go to http://bofa.com.au/2011/festival/film-program/features/more-4-me or visit http://www.more4memovie.com/
