PRE-ORDER YOUR VDL DVD NOW!!!
VAN DIEMEN’S LAND will be available to buy on DVD on January 20th so pre-order your copy today and help support our starving filmmakers fund.
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TASSIE Q&A TOUR
To celebrate the continued success of the film in Hobart (the highest opening in Tasmania to-date for a Madman release), Madman and Wide Angle Tasmania have announced a Tasmanian Q&A tour with director, Jonathan auf der Heide throughout October. Tickets are available for special Q&A screenings in Burnie, Devonport, Launceston, and Hobart. Further information is provided below.
TUESDAY 27th OCTOBER 6.30pm – Burnie (Followed by Q&A)
Venue: Metro Cinema Burnie, (03) 6432 2273
WEDNESDAY 28th OCTOBER 6.30pm – Devonport (Followed by Q&A)
CMAX Devonport, (03) 6420 2111
THURSDAY 29th OCTOBER 6.30pm – Launceston (Followed by Q&A)
Village Cinemas Launceston, Ph 1300 555 400
FRIDAY 20th OCTOBER 8.30pm – Hobart (Followed by Q&A)
The State Cinema, Ph 6234 6318
So I’ll be hitting the road around Tassie to introduce the film. Look forward to meeting you there!
Jonathan, Director of Van Diemen’s Land
WIDER RELEASE DETAILS
In addition to the Tasmanian tour, the film opens at Dendy Canberra, Cinema Paradiso WA and selected regional locations from 29 October. Check your newspaper for session times. Below is a list of where it’s opening. Hopefully it’s finally coming to a cinema near-er you!
Oct 15- Noosa QLD, Sorrento VIC, Burnie TAS (Director Q&A 27th)
Oct 22 – Redcliffe Cultural Centre QLD, Devonport CMAX TAS (Director Q&A 28th)
Oct 29 – Dendy CANBERRA, Cinema Paradiso WA, Devonport CMAX TAS, Launceston Village Cinemas TAS (Director Q&A 29th) & Hobart Q&A – 30th
Nov 5 – Castlemaine VIC (Director Q&A)
Nov 1 & 9 – Darwin, NT (Deckchair Cinema)
Nov 12 – Mansfield, VIC
Nov 26 – Mt Vic Flicks, NSW
All Tasmanian Q&A’s are courtesy of Wide Angle Tasmania & Madman Entertainment.
VDL WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
If you haven’t seen the film yet.. hurry as it will close very soon. Don’t miss it on the big screen!
NEWS:
VAN DIEMEN’S LAND HAS WON SOME AWARDS:
Best International Feature at Lund Film Festival (Sweden) &
A Jury Special Mention Prize at Sitges Film Festival (Spain)
NEWS 2:
VAN DIEMEN’S LAND IS… Joint competition winners are:
Andrew McRae’s entry:
“van diemen’s land is.. AN EPIC TALE OF SURVIVAL” (Complete with an Alexander Pearce T Shirt signed by Mick Thomas & a photo of Pearce’s skull)
AND
Chris Iliopoulos’ entry:
“van diemen’s land is… THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH!”
They have both won a Madman DVD prize pack. I’ll put their photos on the group page. Thank you to everyone who submitted. There were some great entries. Check them out:
http://vandiemenslandis.blogspot.com/
HOBART PREMIERE AT THE STATE CINEMA
Oscar and I met with Greens Senators Bob Brown & Christine Milne. It was even more exciting than meeting Roger Corman. What amazing people.
The feeling in the air for the premiere in Hobart was, without a doubt, the most exciting thus far. To be screening the film in my home town and in the same city where Alexander Pearce met his death 185 years ago… was a very exciting occasion indeed. The event was sold out.
The film was introduced by Greens Senator Christine Milne who gave a beautiful speech and the end credits were met with a huge applause.
It was a memorable night.
WIN A $500 MADMAN GIFT PACK!!
We need to pack the cinemas in our opening weekend. Invite your friends to come see the film and be in the running to win a Madman DVD prize pack for your trouble!
CLICK HERE to see the blog and enter the competition
CLICK HERE to invite all of your Facebook friends to see the film and enter the competition!!
How to enter… VAN DIEMEN’S LAND COULD MEAN $500 TO YOU – First, send the the link to this website to anyone you think would be interested to help spread the word. Blog it. Twitter it etc.. Secondly, we’re asking you to take a photo of yourself holding an A4 response to this question: Van Diemen’s Land is …? Respond however you like. We just want to see what Van Diemen’s Land means to you. Here are a couple of examples:
Van Diemen’s Land is.. not the kind of fine film that forms on top of heated milk – that’s called a “skin”.
Van Diemen’s Land is.. the name for the gap between my belly button and the Northern Peninsula of my Southern pubes.
Van Diemen’s Land is.. in cinemas September 24. Be creative! Email your picture to vandiemensland@gmail.com. All images will be temporarily posted on the blog. There may be a chance that we’ll be putting this on the special features of our DVD so please specify in the email if you don’t want to be on the DVD. It’s no problem if you don’t.
On Oct 5th Van Diemen’s Land director, Jonathan Auf Der Heide, will use his ample directorial skill to pick a winner to receive a $500 DVD gift pack from Madman. Not bad for taking a photo to support a fantastic independent film, huh?
In Cinemas Sept 24th – BUT WHICH CINEMA?
VIC – Nova/Kino/Palace Brighton Bay/Palace George
NSW – Dendy Newtown / Chauvel
QLD – Palace Barracks
SA – Place Nova Eastend
TAS – Hobart State Cinema
PREVIEW Q&A SCREENINGS
NOVA in Melb Sept 22nd 7pm
Tickets are now on sale for our preview screening at the NOVA. There will be a Q&A after the film with the director Jonathan auf der Heide, producer Maggie Miles & lead actor/co-writer Oscar Redding. It will be moderated by Dr Michael Cathcart (ABC Radio National).
TO BUY TICKETS ONLINE CLICK HERE
STATE CINEMA in Hobart Sept 23rd
This is what i’m considering to be the VDL Gala Premiere and probably the screening i’m most excited about. This is the Tasmanian premiere of the film and i’ll be back at my home town to present it. There will be a Q&A with myself, Oscar Redding and Maggie Miles and it will be moderated by Jonathan Dawson (ABC Hobart). But the big coup is that we have CHRISTINE MILNE (Greens Senator) introducing the film.
Don’t miss this screening if you live in Hobart. Keep an eye on the STATE CINEMA website for details.
Hope to see you there!!
FANTASTIC FEST, SITGES & SAINT TROPEZ Film Festivals and more!
I’m happy to announce that VDL has been accepted into the following festivals which have either recently screened or will do so within a month or so.
Montreal Film Festival
Fantasy Film Festival (Berlin)
Espoo Cine (Finland)
Lund Fantastic (Sweden)
Fantastic Film Festival (Austin, Texas)
Hamptons International Film Festival (New York)
Saint Tropez Film Festival (France)
We’re also the closing night film at the Dingle Film Festival (Ireland)
And last.. but certainly not least (As they are flying Herr Direktor over to Spain to attend the festival!).. How awesome is that?!?
Sitges Film Festival