{"id":17199,"date":"2009-06-07T20:50:08","date_gmt":"2009-06-07T12:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/media-release\/curtin-graduates-films-shine-at-sydney-film-festival\/"},"modified":"2009-06-07T20:50:08","modified_gmt":"2009-06-07T12:50:08","slug":"curtin-graduates-films-shine-at-sydney-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"media-release","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/media-release\/curtin-graduates-films-shine-at-sydney-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtin graduates’ films shine at Sydney Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friendships formed at Â鶹ֱ²¥ of Technology have resulted in two WA films Water<\/em> and My Uncle Bluey<\/em> being screened at the 56th Sydney Film Festival.<\/p>\n

The creative Curtin graduates \u2500 Corrie Jones, Sarah Shaw, Andrew McLeod, Britt Arthur, and James Grandison \u2014 all met while studying film and TV at Curtin in the late 1990s.<\/p>\n

Water was directed and co-written by Mr Jones, 32, of Inglewood and produced by Ms Shaw, 26, of Ardross while Mr McLeod, 32, of Applecross was the cinematographer.<\/p>\n

Filmed on location in Gracetown, Water <\/em>follows eight-year-old Toby (Adam Lowrie) as he grapples with the responsibility of caring for his mentally disabled father (Adam Booth).<\/p>\n

Mr Jones said they were excited about screening their films at the awards.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great break for all of us,\u201d Mr Jones said.<\/p>\n

My Uncle Bluey<\/em> was directed by Ms Arthur, 32, of Perth and produced by Mr Grandison, 28, formerly of West Leederville.<\/p>\n

Described as a short documentary, My Uncle Bluey<\/em>, tells the story of award winning Ms Arthur\u2019s journey to discover the story of her estranged Uncle Robert.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a personal story about the things that tear families apart, what brings them back together, and how your family is always your family,\u201d Ms Arthur said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe shot the film in various locations around WA, including Onslow, Baandee, Merredin, Rockingham and Perth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms Arthur is currently tutoring in documentary production at Curtin.<\/p>\n

Mr Grandison reminisced about studying at Curtin and said the main thing was meeting his colleagues.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe created a strong, supportive network of talented people,\u201d Mr Grandison said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBetween the five of us, we have skills in writing, directing, producing and cinematography. For example, I was also first assistant director on Corrie\u2019s film Water<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember we were all in the same class under film and TV lecturer Ken Miller whose methods of teaching and motivation fuelled our ambitious streaks. Mr Miller made us believe in ourselves and pushed us to become quality filmmakers and we thank him sincerely as he helped us to get where we are today.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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