Finalist at Great North Shorts!

The Tourist has been selected as a finalist for the inaugural Great North Shorts Film Festival, which will be held in the Sydney suburb of Hornsby. The film festival is supported by Greater Union cinemas.

Here are the details for the screening:
Greater Union Hornsby, Cinema 1
Friday 22 October, 6pm
Tickets – $15 (includes popcorn and drink)
Tickets are available to purchase from the cinema on the night.

Hope to see you there on the night!

Watch ‘The Tourist’

Watch the short film in HQ. Scroll down for the trailer.

“The Tourist” screening in Sydney!

To coincide with the screening of my new short Letters To Sally, I’ll also be screening The Tourist plus other short films from local filmmakers Danielle Lauren and Oli Leimbach & Max Seager. This is a cast and crew screening but we have space for the public as well, so feel free to come along and bring some mates too.

DATE: Thursday 29 October, 2009
WHERE: Chauvel Cinema (Cnr Oxford St & Oatley Rd, Paddington)
TIME: 6:30pm (finishes 8pm)
COST: $5 a ticket.

I hope to see you there and thanks for supporting local independent cinema.

MJ

Vote for this year’s iF awards!

Since starting in 1999, the iF Awards are regarded as the iconic way for the public to give their voice and ratings on Australian cinema over the past year. As “The Tourist” screened at an iF registered event (the Dungog Film Festival) it is eligible to be voted for Best Short Film!

To vote for “The Tourist” you have to register a username and password which takes no longer than 30 seconds.* You can do that here.

Once registered, head back to the iF Awards page and either search for “The Tourist” under the short film category OR “Matthew Jenkin” under the director category. I would love you dearly if you gave me a whopping 5 stars!**

And while you’re there, vote for the bevvy of other quality Aussie films that have screened over the past 12 months.

You can watch “The Tourist” here.

Cheers,
MJ
 
* Duration may take longer pending on your net connection and your ability to conjure up a username and password.
** Your definition of ‘love’ may differ from that of Matthew Jenkin or any affiliates of “The Tourist.”

‘The Tourist’ screening at Dungog this Sunday

The program for the 2009 Dungog Film Festival has been announced with ‘The Tourist’ being screened as part of the ‘Mini Flicks Part 4′ lineup this Sunday afternoon. The session starts at 12:45pm and will be played at the James Theatre. To purchase tickets click here.

‘The Tourist’ to screen in Newtown

“The Tourist” will be screening as part of the Newtown Flicks Short Film Festival. Finalists are yet to be announced but the sessions for Saturday and Sunday (23 – 24 May) have been finalised. “The Tourist” is the second film scheduled in the ‘Sunday Offerings’ session, starting at 12pm.

Newtown Flicks
New Theatre
542 King St, Newtown
Sunday 24 May, 12pm.
Tickets: $11 each
www.newtownflicks.com.au/

Two more selections for ‘The Tourist’

‘The Tourist’ has been selected into two more film festivals: Dungog Film Festival in NSW, Australia and Washougal International Film Festival in Washington, USA.

Dungog Film Festival celebrates it’s third year of screening Australian films and for the first time will be including films from New Zealand into the program. Features, documentaries and 101 short films will be screening over the four days. For more photos, videos and the full program visit: www.dungogfilmfestival.org/

Washougal International Film Festival is back after it’s inaugural year celebrating the best in independent film. Over five days, the festival will be screening features, documentaries and short films with an awards night to close the event. For more, visit:  www.washougalfilmfest.org/

To watch ‘The Tourist’ go to the Media page.

‘The Tourist’ to screen in Sydney (…finally!)

The Tourist’ has been selected to screen in Heat 2 of the BooHoo Films Short Film Competition. BooHoo Films screens three heats and based upon audience voting, determines the final round of films that will screen in June.

So if you’re in Sydney, head to Newtown on Monday 20th April and see my little short on the big screen! Details below:

When: Monday 20 April 2009
Time: Doors open: 7:00pm
Screenings begin after 7:30pm
Where: Madame Fling Flong’s
Level 1, 169 King Street
Newtown (Above Soni’s Newtown)
Audience Entry: $5

www.boohoofilms.com.au

Hope to see you there!

‘The Tourist’ wins award at Shepparton!

‘The Tourist’ was awarded the New Horizons Festival Theme Award last Friday night at the Shepparton Shorts Film Festival in Victoria.

About 150 people turned out to watch the 14 finalists.

Full details and award winners are now posted at:

http://www.sheppartonshorts.com/previous_winners.html

Two new Film Festival Selections

Thanks for all the support and feedback on the The Tourist’s web premiere. If you were unaware please scroll down to watch The Tourist. We are pleased to announce that The Tourist has been selected into two more film festivals over the past few days.