Callan Mulvey, Matt Nable, Maeve Dermody and Susie Porter lead top ensemble cast in
'Brothers in Arms'
Network TEN is pleased to announce the outstanding cast of actors who will star
in the highly anticipated 2012 drama series Brothers in Arms. This gripping six
part drama series, which recently finished filming, tells the true story of two
motorcycle clubs, and two men, on a journey from loyalty to rivalry...with
deadly consequence.
Brothers in Arms boasts some of Australia’s finest actors, including:
Callan Mulvey (Rush, The Hunter, Underbelly) Matthew Nable (Killer Elite,
33Postcards, East West 101), Susie Porter (East West 101, The Jesters, Sisters
of War, My Place), Maeve Dermody (Paper Giants, Griff The Invisible, Beautiful
Kate), Anthony Hayes (The Slap, Burning Man, Animal Kingdom), Todd Lasance (The
Great Mint Swindle, Crownies, Cloudstreet, Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer
Was Here), Luke Ford (Red Dog, Animal Kingdom, The Black Balloon), Jeremy
Lindsay Taylor (Underbelly: Razor, Sea Patrol, Blue Heelers, Something In The
Air), Damian Walshe-Howling (Terra Nova, The Reef, Underbelly), Nathaniel Dean
(Wild Boys, Rush, Satisfaction, Underbelly), and Luke Hemsworth (Tangle,
Neighbours, Satisfaction.)
Milperra is a name that will be remembered in infamy. On September 2nd, Fathers
Day 1984, two motorcycle clubs – the Bandidos and the Comancheros – went to war
at a public swap meet. After a brief but violent battle, seven people had been
shot dead, including a 14 year old innocent bystander, and some forty other club
members needed hospitalisation. Brothers in Arms is the story of how that day
came to pass.
In announcing the cast, TEN Executive Producer Rick Maier says: "There is
obviously a great responsibility to tell a story like this truthfully,
respectfully and with conviction - so we felt very privileged to see this
outstanding ensemble come together. This was a complex shoot and we think that
across the board they have delivered the performance of their careers."
Based on the book by Lindsay Simpson and Sandra Harvey,
Brothers in Arms is
written by Greg Haddrick (Crownies, Underbelly, The Society Murders, My Husband
My Killer, MDA), Roger Simpson (Satisfaction, Stingers, Halifax fp, Good Guys,
Bad Guys) and Jo Martino (Satisfaction, Winners & Losers, Carla Cametti PD,
Stingers). The six-hour miniseries is being directed by Peter Andrikidis (The
Straits, Killing Time, East West 101, Underbelly, Jessica, My Husband My
Killer).
Shot in and around Sydney,
Brothers In Arms is series produced on behalf of SCREENTIME Australia by Roger Simpson, and produced by Louisa Kors (The Slap,
Cloudstreet, Satisfaction) with SCREENTIME’s Des Monaghan and Greg Haddrick and
Network TEN’s Rick Maier as executive producers.
For further information please contact:
Maraya Bell Catherine Lavelle
Network Ten CLPR for Screentime
P. 02 9650 1195 P. 02 9405 2880
M. 0419 163 976 M. 0413 88 55 95
E. mbell@networkten.com.au E. catherine@clpr.com.au
ABOUT SCREENTIME AUSTRALIA
SCREENTIME is a specialist independent television production company with an
outstanding list of award winning and celebrated dramas including three series
of Underbelly, the Underbelly Files, The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant,
Society Murders, Jessica, My Husband My Killer, A Model Daughter: The Killing of
Caroline Byrne, Breakers and MDA, as well as the critically acclaimed Tim
Winton’s Cloudstreet for Showtime Australia, Crownies for ABC TV and Underbelly:
Razor for the Nine Network. The company is currently in production on the drama
series Tricky Business for the Nine Network and has recently completed filming
Brothers In Arms for Network TEN.
MEDIA RELEASES - 2011
WISH YOU WERE HERE SELECTED FOR THE OPENING NIGHT OF SUNDANCE
Thursday 1
December 2011
The feature
film Wish You Were Here,
produced by Angie Fielder, co-written by Kieran
Darcy-Smith and Felicity Price and
directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith, has been selected for the 2012
Sundance Film Festival.
Wish You
Were Here will
have its world premiere on the opening night of the World Cinema
Dramatic Competition. A showcase of exceptional works from
across the globe, the Dramatic Competition is described by the
festival as ‘a way to honour the independent spirit in
filmmakers’.
The film
tells the story of four friends who travel to South-East Asia on
a holiday, but only three of them return home. The film reveals
what happened on that fateful night when they were dancing under
a full moon in Cambodia.
“Kieran and
I are immensely proud and honoured that Wish You Were Herehas
been selected to have its world premiere at Sundance. It’s
exciting to see our film open the prestigious World Cinema
Dramatic Competition at a festival which celebrates independent
filmmaking,” said producer Angie Fielder.
“Sundance’s
international competition program is one of the most
sought-after premiere slots in the world. Thousands of films are
submitted; only 16 are chosen. Established by Robert Redford in
1984, the festival is a mecca for the independent film community
and, like Animal Kingdom and
others before, it offers Australian cinema an outstanding debut
platform,” said Screen Australia’s Head of Marketing, Kathleen
Drumm.
Wish You
Were Here will
be released nationally in cinemas through Hopscotch Films in
2012.
Wish You
Were Here www.wishyouwereherethefilm.com
www.facebook.com/WishYouWereHereTheFilm twitter.com/Wish_UWereHere Production Companies Aquarius Films (www.aquariusfilms.com.au)
in association with Blue Tongue Films (www.bluetonguefilms.com) Director Kieran Darcy-Smith Writers Kieran Darcy-Smith, Felicity Price Producer Angie Fielder Cast Joel Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, Felicity
Price, Antony Starr Australian Distributor Hopscotch Films International Sales LevelK ApS Synopsis Four friends lose themselves in a
carefree South-East Asian holiday. Only three come back. Dave
and Alice return home desperate for answers about Jeremy’s
mysterious disappearance. When Alice’s sister Steph returns, a
nasty secret is revealed about the night her boyfriend went
missing. Who amongst them knows what happened on that fateful
night when they were dancing under a full moon in Cambodia?
Wish you were Here" Camera Equipment Supplied by VA Hire.
Shot with the amazing Arri Alexa camera system DOP Jules
O'Loughlin ACS
MEDIA RELEASES - 2010
SAY NOTHING
SAY NOTHING TO BE FIRST AUSTRALIAN
FEATURE FILM TO USE
ARRI ALEXA DIGITAL CAMERAS
SAY NOTHING starring Joel Edgerton and Teresa Palmer and directed
by Kieran Darcy-Smith will be the first feature film in Australia
to shoot on ARRI's new high-end digital camera, the ALEXA. The
ALEXA has only been used to film twenty-one feature films around
the world, including Martin Scorcese's Hugo Cabret and Roland
Emmerich's Anonymous.
SAY NOTHING began shooting in Sydney in early December 2010
and Cambodia in January 2011.
ARRI’s ALEXA is a new compact, lightweight, professional digital
camera with a price point that makes it a very viable option
for low budget films. It utilises ultra-fast workflows and gives
an image quality akin to 35mm film. The ALEXA features the ARRI
Alev III CMOS sensor, which is a full-frame 35mm size and it
has a 3.5K pixel count. SAY NOTHING will also use the new ARRI
Alura zoom lenses built by Fujinon.
Cinematographer Jules O'Loughlin (September, Sanctum, Kokoda)
comments: "The ARRI Alexa is without doubt the finest digital
motion picture camera I have used. After comparative tests against
other digital formats the Alexa was the clear winner when it
came to picture quality and functionality. There is no doubt
it's a game changer."
The producer of SAY NOTHING, Angie Fielder comments: 'We are
very excited to be the first feature film in Australia to use
this fantastic ARRI camera. Video Australasia in Sydney is supplying
us with a great camera package and service, and we have been
testing the system comprehensively, with excellent results.
Our post house Cutting Edge has been working very hard to develop
the best and most suitable pipeline from rushes processing through
to 35mm film out.”
Written by Kieran Darcy-Smith and Felicity Price, SAY NOTHING
is an Aquarius Films production, in association with Blue Tongue
Films, and is supported by Screen Australia, Screen New South
Wales and Fulcrum Media Finance. Hopscotch Films will release
the film in Australia and New Zealand and international sales
will be handled by LevelK.
For further information please contact Jillian Heggie at Hopscotch
Films on
02 8303 3800 or at
jillian@hopscotchfilms.com.au
VIDEO AUSTRALASIA
PROVIDES ARRI ALEXA CAMERAS ON FIRST FULL LENGTH AUSTRALIAN
FEATURE AND EXPANDS INTO TVCS
Purchases multiple ARRI ALEXA digital cameras, full set of
Master Prime lenses and new ARRI/FUJINON Alura Zoom lenses
Sydney, 7 December 2010 – Despite challenging market conditions
Broadcast video rental house Video Australasia is expanding at a
rapid rate with major purchases this month alone including
multiple ARRI ALEXA cameras, a full set of Zeiss Master Prime
lenses and two new ARRI/FUJINON Alura Zoom lenses all of which
are being used on Australia’s first full length feature to be
shot with the ALEXA, Say Nothing.
Video Australasia’s MD Warren Day explained, “We have been
dealing with ARRI Australia for around five years and they have
always supplied us with excellent kit for rentals. Recently, as
a result of listening to our clients, we made a decision to
expand particularly in the areas of drama, features and TVCs. At
this point the demand for ARRI kit went through the roof so we
had to make some major purchases.”
Started by Day in 2003 Video Australasia has made a point of
being customer focused whenever possible. Day continued, “We
mainly supply freelancers who are at the cutting edge of the
industry and its requirements. So, if we want to get our value
proposition right, we ask them and more importantly listen to
them and what they require from a rentals house. Our last round
of research was very clear and it was all based around ARRI so
we ordered a full set of Master prime lenses, four ARRI ALEXA
cameras, and two new ARRI/FUJINON Alura Zoom lenses – one of the
biggest single ARRI orders in Australian history.”
Video Australasia is also expanding into mainland Asia. Day
added, “We work on a basic principle of supply and demand. Right
now there is a major demand across Australia for the type of
ARRI kit we have purchased, especially in our growth areas. It
doesn’t stop there though as we are also experiencing growth and
broadening our client base in Asia too. Put simply, the DOPs we
service want ARRI cameras and Master Prime lenses which we think
are the best in the world. We used to supply kit mainly for ENG
which was a quick turnaround with little room for error. Now, as
we grow in drama, features and TVCs there is a lot more testing
and research before a shoot goes into production. This is where
ARRI and the ALEXA really come into their own. The ALEXA is the
best digital camera around today and definitely the most cost
effective with unprecedented demand from DOPs. This coupled with
ARRI’s unrivalled service and support makes the whole
proposition a very attractive one for them to work with.”
In an Australian first for Video Australasia, ARRI and the ALEXA,
Video Australasia have supplied top DOP Jules O’Loughlin ACS
with ALEXA cameras, Master Prime lenses and Alura Zoom lenses
for Say Nothing, the first full length feature shot with
the ALEXA in Australia.
O’Loughlin said, “We did extensive testing with Video
Australasia and ARRI to see just how good the ALEXA is and quite
honestly I was astonished. I’ve always essentially been a film
DOP and always a believer in the longevity of film, the quality
of film and that it is technically superior to HD in dynamic
range. Now, having fully tested the ALEXA I can honestly say the
images it produces are comparable to 35mm – something I never
thought I would ever say. The ALEXA is without doubt the finest
digital camera on the market. ARRI have been successfully making
cameras for over 100 years and with the ALEXA they have
absolutely nailed it from a cinematographer and operator’s point
of view. I must also say that Warren Day is a real champion who
has bent over backwards to help get this film made.”
Warren Day concluded, “We are delighted to be the ARRI equipment
suppliers for Say Nothing. This would not have been
possible without the amazing help from Stefan Sedlmeier, General
Manager of ARRI Australia and the incredible effort he and his
team put in to testing all the kit both internally at ARRI and
on location. Stefan also provided a significant amount of
technical consultancy and advice to both Video Australasia and
Jules O’Loughlin ACS which, again, played a major part in
securing this project for Video Australasia and ARRI. ARRI
really is the best kit for drama, features and TVCs and I
believe all drama will follow this digital workflow in the near
future. ARRI has a great name, reliable kit and bulletproof
German design. At the moment, it’s simply the best around.”
Say Nothing commences shooting mid-December 2011.
For more press information contact Salvatore Di Muccio on +61
412 64 99 64 or at salvatore@wellabove.com
Picture credits:
ARRI ALEXA camera
Video Australasia MD and owner Warren Day
DOP Jules O’loughlin
