Congratulations to all of the team who participated in the this amazing performance with a difference.

The Colour of Forgetting…it had it all…illusion, movement, circus, animation and puppetry, create a visually intoxicating show that delighted audiences of all ages.

It was amazing to see the depth of talent from the inspiring young crew.

GSFI’s SCOPE team were proud to partner with SEA to create such a wonderfully spectacular performance as part of their 25th Anniversary celebrations.

For those of you who missed out on the opportunity to see this performance, click here to check out the highlights filmed and edited by 14 yo Dempsey Augustson.

Demspsey did a fantastic job in filming the performance for us.

Many thanks to both Dempsey Augustson and Barry Evans for their efforts and support.

Want to see more animations towards the project? Click here.

 

In this exciting and inspiring workshop with Perth photographer Samm Blake learn how to find your own artistic style, how to shoot manually with a camera, how to use different lenses, work with natural light, learn all about displaying and sharing your images and much, much more. Taking part in these workshops will inspire you to find your own voice as a photographer and explore your own creative style.

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GSFI are very excited to announce the return of Over The Fence to Albany for the second year.

Over The Fence is, and always will be, a grassroots festival, dedicated to championing the indie filmmakers who are the starting point of a flourishing film-making industry. Now, thirteen years old, they continue to exhibit new films and the creation of a vibrant, stimulating, inspiring environment for filmmakers and audiences. The are determined to bring laughter and joy to people

Join the GSFI team on  September 11 at the Albany Town Hall for an fantastic night of laughs.

Doors open at 6.30 and screening will commence at 7.30 SHARP.

Come along for a pre-film drink and a chat to the team.

Tickets pre-sale $15 | at the door on the night $18

Need a good laugh?

Then don’t miss this exciting opportunity to see this hilarious line up!

We look forward to seeing you all there to enjoy GSFI‘s final film at the Albany Town Hall until progress is made to make this fantastic venue more affordable to community groups.GSFI look forward to working with the City of Albany and Creative Albany to make this happen.

Where to next? Stay tuned..were planning film for you with a difference!

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All of the hard work by the GSFI team paid off for an enjoyable evening at the Town hall. Albany was the only centre, outside of Perth, to have a showing as part of the International Revelation Film festival. With Perth crowds growing a massive 40% in numbers this year, we could not believe our small crowd of only 120. Where was everyone? Despite this, the evening was a great success.  With the tunes of Minute 36 and a pre film drink, a fabulous atmosphere set for the night. The Family Jams was one of those documentary you either loved or really disliked. We certainly received  some mixed reviews of what people thought and how they enjoyed the film. We have no doubt however,  those Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom fans enjoyed quite a treat. Stingray Sam certainly proved the favourite, and if you missed it…you really missed out on  a great laugh. Another fantastic film from Cory McAbee, taking the viewers on a wild ride of sci-fi dystopia and classic western. I can still here the songs! Want to share your thoughts…drop us a line at admin@gsfi.org.au

NAIDOC Week celebrations from 6th-8th July 2010
These short film workshops were a great opportunity to engage South West Filmmaker, Steve Tribbeck of TribbeckMedia, to teach Noongar young people in the learning process of how to: use film equipment, techniques of good filming, basic editing process of how to make a short film, and the importance of recording Noongar stories through film.

The workshops engaged 9 young people Noongar and Wagjella (non-Aboriginal)
which is a valuable process to fostering reconciliation and sharing of the Noongar culture.

The young people who participated in these workshops conducted interviews with local male and female Elders on Mt Melville hill which provided a magic backdrop of landscape of Albany.

Steve, from Tribbeck Media, will produce a 6 minute short film called: “Moort Boodja Minang (Family Land & Country)  Noongar Minang Country  Keeping it alive through story”

The workshops were funded through the Southern Edge Arts’ Wanginining Koorts Indigenous Performing Arts Project, with in-kind support from GSFI, for the use of film equipment and PCYC for the use of the bus, to get out to significant areas around Albany to shoot and record sound.

GSFI are very proud to present the premier of this amazing short film with our Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival at the Albany Town Hall on September 11

Gillian Woods

Project Manager of the Wanginining Koorts

Indigenous Performing Arts Project.

A celebration of 25 years of Southern Edge Arts.

Created and Performed by Southern Edge Arts – Youth Performance, in collaboration with GSFI’s SCOPE animation team and The Albany Port Authority.

Inspired by local events and stories, and set in and around the Albany Port of yesteryear, this celebration of performance using illusion, movement, circus, animation and puppetry is not to be missed!

Where: at SEA @ 77 on Sanford | Tickets: Adults $15. conc $12, Under 18′s $10 Bookings: 9841 6002 | www.southernedge.org.au Evening Performances: 7pm Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th July Matinee Performances: 2pm Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th July Sometimes life makes us forget who we really are…and the strangest things help us to remember.

Over 3 weekends in June and July, 4 eager film enthusiasts delved into the world of editing. Under the guidance of professional editor and filmmaker Peter Pritchard, the participants took part in a Final Cut Pro workshop that culminated in them creating a 2-3 minute BMX bike video. Final Cut Pro is industry standard editing software that is used for all kinds of production including feature films. All the participants had a rewarding time making use of the vast array of special effects and tools on offer to make their videos “sing”. Please register your interest for future editing workshops with sarah@gsfi.org.au

GSFI  and  The Revelation Perth International Film Festival proudly present:   Rev On The Road Saturday, July 10 Albany Town Hall Screening Starts at 7pm Refreshments and live entertainment from 6.30pm This is a double feature with a short 15 min intermission Tickets presale $15 and $20 at the door. Reserved seating only Continue reading »

Welcome to the new GSFI website! We’re making some changes to make the site easier to read, and to streamline the process of getting information out from the commitee. If you had subscribed to our old website…dont’t worry!  Over the next week we will be transferring all the membership emails to this new site, so you will continue to receive the website updates direct to your email address!

In 2009, GSFI and the SCOPE team  partnered with LANDCORP to develop a documentary on The Waterfront Development. A documentary with a difference, through the eyes of Albany youth. With a number of young crew who have already participated in the process, SCOPE are now looking for some more fresh faces to join the team. SCOPE hope to be doing some filming during the School holidays and have two places each session for your chance to get involved. Dates and time are yet to be confirmed. Want to know more? Sounds fun? Exciting? A whole lot more interesting that what you had planned for the school holidays? Then you had better email admin@gsfi.org.au or call Sarah 0401 911 240.