PENINSULA SHORT FILM FEST – ENTER NOW! Enter your short film in the Peninsula Short Film Fest and you could win a share in up to $30K of cash and prizes. Get filming and enter now! 20 short listed films will be judged live on Saturday February 4, 2017 by top industry professionals with the winner taking out $5K in cash, second place $2.5K cash and third place scoring $1250 cash. There are plenty more cool prizes with awards for Best Animation, Best Documentary, Best International and the Woodleigh School Emerging Filmmaker Award (open to any Australian student under 18 years of age). There are also awards for Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Cinematography. Entries are open until Friday December 9, 2016. Films must be 8 minutes or less in length. Festival Director Steve Bastoni said the
Festival offers an amazing opportunity for filmmakers to have their film seen by the most influential film practitioners in the business. “This is a great chance to rub shoulders and network with industry professionals. Filmmakers receive feedback from the best in the business. Our judging panel has included Screen Australia Board Member and Australian Director Rob Connolly, John Molloy (Mushroom Pictures), Andrew Mason (Hopscotch) and we’re very lucky to have renowned Australian Director Fred Schepisi as PSFF Patron”. Enter via www.filmfreeway.com/festival/ PeninsulaShortFilmFest or head to www. peninsulashortfilmfest.com.au for details. Save the date - Peninsula Short Film Fest: Saturday February 4, 2017, Village Green, Rosebud, NO BYO, FREE ENTRY.
GARY TURNER TURNS UP AT RPPFM Mornington Peninsula radio journalist, Gary Turner has had morning tea with John Travolta and Joan Collins, went on a Sydney cruise with rock demons Kiss, hung out with AC/DC and enjoyed breakfast with Elton John. His career as a radio journalist has taken across various commercial radio stations in Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, Norfolk Island, Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Nauru as Director of Media. Gary has also acted in the role as MC for various rock and country festivals around Australia including Tamworth, Norfolk Island, Melbourne and NSW doing shows with many of entertainment’s big names. This month Gary commences the Wednesday & Saturday morning breakfast program on Radio RPP FM (98.7 FM & 98.3 FM) from 6.00am – 9.00am playing some of the classic songs of the 60s 70s & 80s including many one hit wonders plus news and other community information. “It has been a long time since l did a shift on RPP FM and l am glad to be working under former ABC sports presenter, Brendon Telfer who has taken the station into new ground,” said Gary.
I will be playing some of the songs you don’t hear on other radio stations and keeping people up to date with local weather and community events. I will have special guest interviews with friends like Normie Rowe, Gil Matthews, David Parkin, Ross D Wyllie and more with plenty of prizes and giveaways” Breakfast with Gary Turner, Radio RPP FM, Wednesday & Saturday 6am-9am. Phone 5975-1234 or gary@garyturner.com.au Frankston Times 19 September 2016
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