INDUSTRY BRIEFINGS
SONY SELECTS CATCHLIGHT FILM FESTIVAL FINALISTS P resented by Sony Australia, the fourth annual Catchlight Film Festival recognised the best Australian and New Zealand short films shot on Sony cameras. Accepting submissions from filmmakers at all levels, it highlights the cinematic range of Sony’s system, as well as its role in capturing exceptional stories. Categories included fiction, non-fiction, student fiction, music video and cinematic social – a new addition looking specifically at short-form content. The winners were Die Bully Die and For Joan (fiction), Dad and Making Revisions (non- fiction), The Great South (student fiction), Bindi in the Dirt and Queen of Sin (music video), and Ground and Lost (cinematic social).
UK’S LARGEST FILM FEST RETURNS TO LONDON
T he 68th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) will take place from 9 to 20 October, showcasing the best of both British and international filmmaking. The world premiere of Steve McQueen’s Blitz will open the festival, while Elton John: Never Too Late , Joy , We Live in Time and Piece by Piece will also occupy Gala slots. There are 11 films in the Official Competition – including Memoir of a Snail (Australia), Four Mothers (Ireland and UK), Under the Volcano (Poland) and Thank You for Banking with Us (Palestine and Germany)
– plus other screenings across special presentations and thematic strands. Elsewhere, LFF’s Screen Talks programme invites Andrea Arnold, Sean Baker, Denis Villeneuve and Daniel Kaluuya, plus Lupita Nyong’o and Zoe Saldaña, to discuss their careers. LFF Expanded – a recent festival addition – explores immersive art and XR, with video games being included for the first time. With venues across London and around the UK, LFF 2024 promises an exciting line-up for all attendees.
View all 25 films at filmfestival.sony.com.au
T he TV Foundation – part of the Edinburgh TV Festival – has launched its Impact Unit, an industry initiative that targets class and social mobility within the TV industry. Inspired by this year’s MacTaggart Lecture, the Impact Unit aims to open TV FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES IMPACT UNIT the TV industry to all via career development programmes, a working group, a list of ‘class- confident’ organisations and a Social Mobility Bursary, launching in 2025. After a development period spanning months, the Impact
Unit is ready to tackle the most pressing issues. Gemma Bradshaw – former director at One World Media – will lead the charge, working with talent, reviewing applications and keeping tabs on the sector’s diversity efforts more generally.
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