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24.01.2022 Just topping up our award nominations/wins list. David Bridie has been nominated for Best Soundtrack Album at the 2019 Screen Music Awards. The award is announced in Melbourne on November 20th. Congratulations to all the extraordinary musicians who played on the soundtrack, as well our engineer Andy Robinson.
23.01.2022 in 2018 'The Merger' was nominated for the coveted 'Cinefest Oz' Prize, the richest film award in the country & was one of the most talked about films at the WA based fest. Following that success, Cinefest Oz 2020 is featuring Mark Grentell's debut feature 'Backyard Ashes' as part of their commununity screenings. Co written by Grentell & Peter Cox, Backyard Ashes was also shot in Wagga & featured a number of cast from 'The Merger' including Stephen Holt, Zenia Starr, Jamie Wa...y & Damian Callinan. Details below ... To our WA fans, unwind with CinefestOZ by tuning into a Community Screening film from home! CinefestOZ has curated this special set to the theme Grounded. With the turmoil and unknown that 2020 has brought to Australians, we present you with a Community Screenings set which grounds us all. Showing soon online from Tues 25th August 5pm - Sun 30th August midnight: A History of Australian Surfing Backyard Ashes Puberty Blues Zach's Ceremony Desert Races Visible Farmer - Ep 9: Grown with Love Register for FREE here: https://cinefestoz.com/festival-progr/community-screenings/
21.01.2022 Damian Jenkins who worked as an editor on 'The Merger' was also compiling material for, and directed 'The Making of The Merger.' You can check out more of his work at Next In Line Films. You've done a great job Damo. #themergermovie #cityofwagga #nexinlinefilms
21.01.2022 John Howard’s character, Bull, in the film The Merger... is exactly the person Amnesty seek out on a daily basis. Essentially good folk, who have it in them to reimagine their community, including their new neighbours. It’s refugee week and you’re looking for a low bar activity that you can do... How about hosting a screening of #TheMergerFilm? If #MyNewNeighbour was a film, this would be it.... Check out how to screen a film here: https://www.amnesty.org.au/how-to-host-a-local-screening-o/
20.01.2022 We've just been informed by owner/agent Becs, that sadly the superstar dog Tiernan, who played Macdougall in 'Backyard Ashes,' has recently passed away. His fine innings of 16 yrs & 8 months has come to end. His arthritis pain got too much and he was having a lot of trouble getting around to slobber all over retrieved tennis balls. Becs said that 'I still loved seeing people's reactions when I told them he was the dog in 'Backyard Ashes.' Farewell old mate.
20.01.2022 Go check out this documentary in Wagga this Saturday Sept 7th at 4pm! Be sure to stay for a Q&A with the director too!
18.01.2022 A wildfire burning across 195,000 hectares is now less than 20km from our wildlife sanctuary. We need help. Please like and share, and donate if you can. Here is our GoFundMe link. https://www.gofundme.com/f/Save-Walkabout-Sanctuary
16.01.2022 The Merger IN NYC - An Ads-Up Fundraiser for Refugees and Bushfire Relief Thursday 6th February 7pm SVA Theatre 333 West 23rd Street... New York, NY 10011 Please share to anyone in NYC - thank you https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-merger-an-ads-up-fundraise New York - NewYork.co.uk NewYorkFilmFestival at AliceTullyHall NewYorkFilmworks newyorkart.com New York Art Center Newyorkarto cafe NYC-ARTS New York, New York NYC Films NYCastings.com Amnesty International USA INDIEPIX SR.FiLM SociallyRelevant Marketing and Salesforce Administration Australians in NYC The Merger Backyard Ashes The Movie Dream Genie
13.01.2022 Thanks to the Psychosocial Innovation Network, 'The Merger' is currently being played to secondary school students in Serbia. We'd also like to thank the Australian Embassy in Belgrade for making this wonderful connection after Damian Callinan was brought there as guest for a screening back in March.
13.01.2022 The Producer of Backyard Ashes & The Merger, Anne Anne Houston is volunteering and helping Walkabout Wildlife Park just outside of Sydney evacuate over 200 animals this week. The fires are now only km's away and we hope you might share this and support them. They are non for profit and take in many rescue animals.. Please support them. Thanks Anne Walkabout owner Tassin: Many have been asking how they can support us. In between evacuating animals and preparing our park, we've set up this go fund me page, that allows you to donate, if you like. There are so many expenses, and right now we are closed to visitors, which is our only source of income. If you can't donate, that is fine too. It would be amazing if you could please share this post as much as you can. Thank you so much for all the help we've received so far.
13.01.2022 In case you are sitting down to a January 26 session of Backyard Ashes on NETFLIX, we thought we'd remind you of the legends who somehow made a classic film on the smell of an oily rag. Well played Mark Grentell, Peter Cox & Anne Robinson.
12.01.2022 Hey guys, if you're keen to see a great doco from some friends of ours that is doing good things at the moment go check out this one at Forum 6 Wagga on Sept 7th at 4pm and chat to the director afterwards.
12.01.2022 They just cant get the bugger out ... After 7 years at the crease, avoiding the 6 & out boundary, favouring the leg side to avoid being caught in the 'Boony Bush' & dominating the wilting attack of nana & the little kid from next door, 'Backyard Ashes is now up & streaming on NETFLIX Australia/NZ. Just quietly, it's building a handy innings. So if you haven't seen it for awhile or never got around to looking over the back fence last night, get onto it. #netflixmovies #AustralianMovies #backyardashes
12.01.2022 This is such a brilliant initiative. Expat Australians in Canada using that countries brilliant sponsorship policy to home refugees from Manus & Nauru. Ads-Up [Australian Diaspora Steps Up] is one of the organisations doing this great work. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for announcements about fund raising screenings of the Merger organised by Ads-Up in USA, Canada & Australia. These will be happening in cinemas and plans are afoot to share links for home hosted party screenings.
10.01.2022 Backyard Ashes producer Anne Robinson is volunteering at Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary. Anyone needing a break from the fires.. PLEASE SHARE: Bells at Killcare Boutique Hotel, Restaurant & Spa, here on our NSW Central Coast, is donating all profits from all new January bookings to Walkabout Park's "Keep Wildlife Wild" program. When you stay at Bells at Killcare during the month of January, you are helping our wildlife to recover from the fires. For so many rescued animals, o...ur 180 acre natural bush wildlife sanctuary is their last chance to be wild again. Please share this post to everyone you know, in case they want to take a break for wildlife too. https://www.bellsatkillcare.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/bells_at_killcare https://www.facebook.com/bellsatkillcare/ #grateful #bushires #walkaboutwildlifesanctuary #savetheanimals #animalrescue #animalsanctuary or go DIRECT TO THE GO FUND ME PAGE https://www.gofundme.com/f/Save-Walkabout-Sanctuary
10.01.2022 You can catch director Mark Grentell doing a Q&A screening of The Merger at Cinema Rex, Bundanoon (NSW) on Saturday, August 31st. He’s even offered to buy the whole audience a drink afterwards https://www.2st.com.au//ev/cinema-rex-bundanoon-the-merger
09.01.2022 'The Merger' has been selected for the International Migration Film Festival & has been shortlisted for entry into the IMFF feature film competition. IMFF 2020 was to be held in Gazientep, Turkey in April, but has been taken online & will run from June 14-21, hosted by Festival Scope. The festival is to be an annual event hosted in a different Turkish city. Turkey is home to the worlds highest population of refugees. The festival is created by the Turkish General Directorate of Migration Management & is supported by the Ministry of Culture & Tourism & UNICEF. There will be an online instagram Q&A with Mark Grentell after it's screening [Date TBC] if you have friends in Turkey, let them know about this wonderful festival. Tickets are FREE but limited to 1000. We'll let you know the date of our screening soon ... Git Horozlari!!
09.01.2022 One of the artists who composed music for "The Merger' soundtrack is Kurdish refugee, Farhad Bandesh. After 7 years on Manus Island, he was brought to the Mantra Hotel in Melbourne under Medevac 8 months ago. In recent weeks, Farhad has been leading peaceful protests & recently appeared on The Project & Q&A. The day after his Q&A appearance, he was forcibly removed without his phone or possessions & taken to MITA Detention Prison in Broadmeadows. This was an act of retributio...n. Here is a way you can support him. Bandcamp are waiving all fees from sales of 'The Merger' soundtrack & all other music this on Friday May 1st, so all proceeds go the artists. If you like, you can just support Farhad & purchase Track 6 - Sayyid's Lament. #gameover #setthemfree #isolatewithrefugees #themergermovie https://wantokmusik.bandcamp.com//the-merger-original-soun
08.01.2022 Congratulations to David Bridie for winning the Best Music for a Documentary award for 'Australia's Lost Impressionist' at the APRA AMCOS Screen Music Awards last night. DB was also nominated for Best Sountrack album for 'The Merger' & Best TV Score for 'Secret City.' Check out this article where he reveals how he jumps genres and juggles projects. #screenmusicawards #themergermovie https://www.theaustralian.com.au//5f63ea933deb2292af59a2de
08.01.2022 Help raise funds for ‘School For Life’ in Uganda & meet John Howard, Damian Callinan & Producer Anne Robinson at this Q&A Screening of ‘The Merger’ - Friday August 16th @ Bendooley Estate Winery, Berrima NSW https://bendooleyestate.com.au/product/themergermovienight/
07.01.2022 We are bloody delighted to announce that our composer David Bridie has been nominated for Best Soundtrack at the 2019 Screen Music Awards for his work on 'The Merger.' The winner will be announced at The Forum Theatre, Melbourne on November 20. Congratulations to all of the other nominees - Bryony Marks, Caitlin Yeo, Antony Partos & Brett Aplin https://mailchi.mp//2019-screen-music-awards-nominees-anno[UNIQID&fbclid=IwAR2nQyDs2cyeAgK2FiE94_2Sow4z1jUZBGuV2WD4B4vBvzaD9hKhXiaAbRs
02.01.2022 PIN [Psychosocial innovation Network] are a non government funded research and support organisation based in Belgrade, Serbia. They are dedicated to enhancing psychosocial well-being and quality of life of individuals from vulnerable and marginalized groups through evidence-based practices. Much of their work is aimed at easing the psychological burdens of forced migration groups. They have been playing 'The Merger' to school groups in Serbia over the past month. It is so heartening to hear of this kind of work being done by dedicated health professionals throughout the world. Here are some pictures from a recent screening in Boseligrad, Serbia. In the words of Dunja Bozovic, PIN Project Manager, 'They were more than successful!'
01.01.2022 Get behind this Wagga. Deserves support.
01.01.2022 We have been posting lately about screenings of 'The Merger' across Serbia organised by PIN [Pyschsocial Initiative Network.] For those wondering how this seemingly random connection was made, Damian Callinan was a guest of the Australian Embassy in Serbia, North Macedonia & Montenegro in March this year who hosted a screening at Yugoslevenska Kinoteka in Belgrade. Here is a compiled piece on his visit that appeared on SBS Serbia. https://www.sbs.com.au//engli/audio/the-merger-in-belgrade
