Tag Archive for Sophie Mathisen

Sophie Mathisen – Strange Colours Interview

A big thank you to Sophie Mathisen For Film Sake Director for taking time to answer some questions about the recent release of Strange Colours and Film Distribution Strange Colours Review

Strange Colours Hits Cinemas November 22

For Film’s Sake (FFS & formerly WOW Film Festival) provides opportunity and advocacy for female filmmakers. Moving from exhibition to direct film distribution, FFS kicks off with festival favourite, Strange Colours. Directed by Russian born Australian, Alena Lodkina, Strange Colours tells the story of Milena (Kate Cheel) who travels to remote opal mining town, Lightning…

2017 Big Pineapple Winner Announced

Jan Cattoni has won the 2017 Big Pineapple film funding award. Jan’s concept, titled Yuki, was chosen from a pool of 305 script entries to the inaugural competition. Sophie Mathisen, President of WIFT (Women in Film & Television) and Director of FFS (For Film’s Sake) explained that Jan wins a $50,000 cash prize which will…

For Film’s Sake Festival Program Announced

April is shaping up to be an absolute cracker for Sydney peeps. The For Film’s Sake Festival (formerly WOW) runs from April 26 – 30 and the program has just been announced. “This is a Festival unlike any other. Through partnerships with community organisations and corporate partners, FFS is shifting the film experience from beyond…

The Big Pineapple Film Competition Launched

According to Screen Australia about Australian filmmakers there are just 16% female directors, 23% female screenwriters, 34% female producers and shockingly 7% female cinematographers*. The inaugural Big Pineapple film competition will be an active step in changing statistics through the act of content creation. WIFT (Women in Film & Television) and FFS (For Film’s Sake)…

Drama

Director Sophie Mathisen Staring Sophie Mathisen, Jonathan Burteaux and Francois Villevielle Available on November 17th Score 5/6 Anna travels to Paris following John, unintentionally causing tension between her best friend Jean and his partner Philippe. Even though I do have a bit of a soft spot for Australian movies Drama is probably something that I…