Fiona Gunn from National Film and Sound Archive joins CVFF

Fiona Gunn from National Film and Sound Archive joins CVFF's Judging Panel.

Fiona has worked for the past four years in the areas of collection access, copyright and cinema programming at the National Film and Sound Archive which collects, preserves and provides access to Australia's historic and contemporary moving image and recorded sound culture.

For the past fifteen years, Fiona has worked in event management, administration and marketing at organisations such as Film Victoria, the Australian Film Institute, John Paxinos and Associates (with clients and organisations such as the National Screenwriters' Conference, the Australian Director's Guild and Screen Hub), the Australian Film Festival in Dublin, Queensland Cinematheque and the Brisbane International Film Festival. Her studies have included filmmaking at Griffith University - Queensland College of Art and law at Macquarie University.

National Film and Sound Archive
www.nfsa.gov.au

New logo for CVFF

Nahum Ziersch has kindly designed a brand new logo for CVFF. Tell us what you think in the comments.

Nahum Ziersch was born in 1977 and grew up in the Clare Valley in South Australia. From a very young age he knew he wanted to draw for a living, surrounded by very artistic parents who encouraged and nurtured his passion and saw a future for him in drawing. As a kid he would watch Astro Boy in his PJ’s, devour comics and create his own imaginative worlds, drawing crazy characters. Nahum graduated from the University of SA in 2000 with honours in Visual Communications and currently works full time as a freelance artist in Adelaide, working with both Australian and overseas clients. While his main areas of work include editorial, advertising and educational illustrations, Nahum still has a mad passion for creating quirky, expressive characters.

Greg Pulford joins CVFF

Greg Pulford of gp architects joins CVFF's Judging Panel.

Greg is an architect with a practice in Clare, and he has lived and worked in the Clare Valley for nearly 30 years. He is also a founding member of the Independent Arts Foundation of South Australia , Clare Valley branch, of which one of the main activities is the Film Club.

The Film Club meets once a month at Blyth Cinema, where we watch the selected film for the month, then adjourn to the Blyth pub, for a meal and lively discussion about the film.

Blyth Cinema to host inaugural Clare Valley Film Festival

NAN BERRETT
29/07/2009

The red carpet will roll out in January when the Blyth Cinema becomes the hub for a biennial film festival aimed at encouraging young moviemakers to hone their skills.

The brainchild of former Clare High School student and filmmaker Chris Bishop, the festival will inspire and educate young people from the State’s regional areas in the art of film-making.

Mr Bishop, who now lives in London, said there were a number of reasons that lead him to initiate the Clare Valley Film Festival.

“I hope the festival will act as a hub for networking and supporting regional film,” he said.

The festival will host a workshop, questions and answers with industry professionals and a competition all aimed at skill development and sharing film industry knowledge.

Read the full editorial at www.northernargus.com.au