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| Expresión en Corto International Film Festival |
| July 2nd 2009 |
| We are thrilled to announce that the next screening of Hugo will be in Mexico as part of the International Showcase of the Expresión en Corto International Film Festival in San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato, México. The festival runs from July 24th to August 2nd, 2009. More information can be found at their website - http://www.expresionencorto.com/eindex.html |
| IF Awards Voting open now! |
| 21st June 2009 |
| Calling all fans of Hugo! We need your vote. Hugo is up for nomination for the 2009 Inside Film Awards. We need your vote, simply go online and register to vote at: http://ifawards.com/Vote/ Maker sure you give Hugo the highest rating you can, and then get your friends to vote too. While you are there, vote for your other favourite Aussie films. Thanks! |
| Amsterdam Screening |
| June 1st 2009 |
| Hugo will be screening along with a Q&A with director, Nicholas Verso, at the Filmtheater Rialto in Amsterdam (Ceintuurbaan 338) on Wednesday June 10th at 7.30pm. The screening is part of the Rialto Inspiration Night programme where short films are screened alongside talks by their creators. This session focuses on filmmakers taking part in the Binger Film Lab. Hugo will screen alongside El Mourabbi (directed by Sacha Polak) and Desde el Fondo (directed by Adriana Montenegro). Tickets available at the door. |
| Little Big Shots Melbourne Screenings |
| May 11th 2009 |
| We're proud to announce Hugo will have 3 more Melbourne screenings as part of the Little Big Shots International Film Festival For Kids. There are two screenings as part of the Schools Program: Thursday June 4, 2009 at 1.25 - 2.25pm Friday June 5, 2009 at 10 - 11am And the final screening takes place as part of the Long Weekend Program: Monday June 8, 2009 at 11.10am - 12.10pm All screenings take place at the Australian Centre For The Moving Image, Federation Square, Melbourne. For more information and bookings - http://www.littlebigshots.com.au/ |
| Download Hugo from iTunes |
| May 6th 2009 |
| People in the USA, UK, Canada and Germany with access to iTunes can now download their very own copy of Hugo. You should find us nestled in Shorts Presents The Sci Fi Collection. |
| St Kilda Film Festival Screening |
| May 6th 2009 |
| Hugo will be making its official Melbourne premiere as part of the St Kilda Film Festival on Sunday May 31st 2009 at 12pm. Hugo is screening as part of Session 13 - http://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au/view_session?sessionid=13 Many St Kilda sessions sell out so it may be worth booking in advance - http://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au/how_to_buy_tickets |
| Facebook Page |
| April 15th 2009 |
| If you want to stay up to date with Hugo screenings and information or simply want to show the love, you can now join our Hugo Facebook page. |
| Newport Beach Film Festival |
| April 15th 2009 |
| We are delighted to announce that Hugo will be screening later this month in the Newport Beach Film Festival in the USA. It will screen on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 2:15pm as part of the Earth Day Shorts 2 programme and again on Monday, April 27, 2009 at 6:15pm as part of the Love Is Strange programme. More information and bookings at http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/ There are also several Australian screenings on the horizon as part of St Kilda Film Festival in May and Little Big Shots International Festival of Childrens Film in June & September. We will provide more detailed information closer to the dates. |
| Congratulations Laszlo - Gold ACS Award |
| November 26th, 2008 |
| A big congratulations to our wonderful Director of Photography Laszlo Baranyai who on Sunday won a Gold Award for his Cinematography from the Australian Cinematographers Society. Obviously congrats goes also to all our camera, lighting and grips guys who helped achieve the beautiful pictures! |
| South Australian Screening |
| 15th November 2008 |
| Hugo is screening at Shorts Film Festival 2008 in Adelaide on Friday 28th November at 130pm. Details at www.shortsfilmfestival.com |
| Hugo screening at Canberra Short Film Festival |
| 9th October 2008 |
| Hugo is screening as part of the National Competition at Canberra Short Film Festival next Friday night the 17th October. Go to www.silversunpictures.com.au/csff/ for further details. |
| Chicago International Children's Film Festival |
| 16th September 2008 |
| We are proud to announce that Hugo's next screening will be as part of the Chicago International Children's Film Festival in October. The Chicago International Children's Film Festival (CICFF) is the largest festival of films for children in North America features over 200 films from 40 countries and screens a wide range of projects from live action and animated features, to shorts, TV series, documentaries, and child-produced works. Hugo will screen at 945am on Friday 31st October at Harold Washington Cultural Centre. Keep an eye on this website or http://cicff2008.org/ for more information on tickets. |
| Hugo success at Palm Springs |
| 16th September 2008 |
| Hugo had a fantastic response at Palm Springs International Short Film Festival in August. Director Nicholas Verso and producer Rita Walsh were both present for the screening. See an excellent review here (http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008808210328) and further press here (http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008808220347). |
| Rachel Bowen wins AWGIE Award for Hugo |
| 16th August 2008 |
| Congratulations to Rachel Bowen who last night won the Australian Writers Guild Award for Best Short Film script for the screenplay of Hugo. The AWGIES were presented at the annual awards night at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne last night. |
| Hugo wins Grand Prize for Fantasy Film at Rhode Island |
| August 11th 2008 |
| Hugo has won the Grand Prize for Fantasy Film at Rhode Island International Film Festival in Providence, USA after a successful world premiere screening. Producer Rita Walsh was present to accept the award on behalf of the team. Next screening will be at Palm Springs Shortfest at 330pm on Friday 22nd August 2008. |
| Hugo receives ATOM nomination |
| August 9th 2008 |
| We are pleased to announce that Hugo has been nominated for Best Short Fiction Film in the 2008 EnhanceTV ATOM Awards. The awards will be held on Friday 24th October at the Plaza Ballroom, Regent Theatre in Melbourne. More information about the awards is available at http://www.atomawards.org |
| Hugo - AWGIE nomination and USA Screenings |
| 19th July 2008 |
| Congratulations to Rachel Bowen, who has been nominated for an Australian Writers Guild Award for the screenplay of Hugo. The AWGIES will be announced in August. www.awg.com.au We are also delighted to announce further details of Hugo's USA premieres in August. It will first be screening as part of Rhode Island International Film Festival, the largest public film festival in New England and an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences qualifying event. The festival will run between August 5 - 10 2008. Hugo is screening on Friday August 8th at 9:30pm. Further details www.film-festival.org This will be closely followed by a screening as part of Palm Springs International ShortFest, the largest short film event in North America. This will run from August 21 - 27 2008. Screening details to follow in next few weeks. Producer of Hugo, Rita Walsh, will be representing the film at both of the USA screenings. Contact us via this website. |
| Hugo at Short Film Corner |
| May 14th 2008 |
| Hugo is participating in the Short Film Corner at Cannes over the next two weeks and Director Nicholas Verso will be in France to help promote the film and other projects he is developing. If you are in Cannes and would like to meet Nicholas simply contact him via this website and we'll be in touch within hours! |
| Preview screening |
| January 2008 |
| Thanks to all the cast, crew, family and friends who attended the preview screening of Hugo at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image on January 9th. The response has been wonderful. We are now starting the merry trek to festivals and will hopefully be able to confirm more screening dates in the future. Stay tuned! |
