Death’s Requiem 30’: Death’s Requiem 30’: Partnering with the Australian Film Commission, Death’s Requiem represents Maddfilms first foray into fully funded film making and the results are outstanding. The imagery created by Director Marc Furmie with DOP Carl Robertson and production design by David Ingram is nothing short of breathtaking. Maddfilms is very proud to announce that the World Premiere screening will happen on March 31 in Calabasas California as part of the Method Fest www.methodfest.com

Subsequent screenings at:
Newport Beach Film Festival, CA April 19 – 29
www.newportbeachfilmfest.com
Big Island Film Festival, Hawaii May 17 – 20
www.bigislandfilmfestival.com
Swansea Bay Film Festival, Wales June 1 – 10
www.swanseafilmfestival.com
Staten Island Film Festival, NY June 20 – 24
www.sifilmfestival.org

Awards: SAG Best Actor at Method Fest
Kodak Best Achievement in Cinematography at St Kilda Film Festival www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au/awards

Offical Selection PiFan Korea
Offical Selection Boston International

Synopsis: Nathan Chapel is a terminally ill comic book artist who possesses a lifelong obsession with death and a voyeuristic preoccupation with his self-destructive neighbour Sarah. When Death himself, comes to life to haunt him, Nathan must confront his greatest fear, leading him to a final act of self-sacrifice that seals his fate.

Cast: Jai Koutrae, Bruce Spence, Alin Sumarwata, Raoul Agapis, Rob Query and Billy Milionis.

Clips can be seen on www.myspace.com/deaths_requiem

The New Life 10’: Partnering with New Dark Ages, The New Life was Written and Directed by Daniel Giambruno as a show piece for The Rite. The World Premiere for The New Life was at the Brno International Short Film Festival, in the Czech Republic in 2006 – the 46th year of the festival. It has since been selected for 7 other festivals. A full account of this film including the festivals is on the New Dark Ages web site at: www.newdarkages.com/newlife/index.html

Awarded Best Film at Cryptshow Festiavl in Spain

Synopsis: A man’s ideal world crumbles as he realizes that his source of inspiration has been instead, a source of delusion, guilt and obsession. Everything around him vanishes into thin air, as he discovers his life is nothing but a fantasy dreamed by the darkest of beings.

Cast: Salvatore Coco, Kaja Trojo

The Grieved 6’30”: Made by the Psyclops team on a miniscule $2,000 The Grieved shows the talents of Writer Steve Willems, Director Matty Limpus, DOP Denson Baker and was produced by Tim Maddocks for Maddfilms.

Synopsis: Surrounded by his dead comrades, the last survivor of his platoon, a battle weary soldier must fight his own internal war before returning home to the woman he loves.
Cast: Matthew Charleston, Olivia Solomons.

Director. The Heist (3 mins) Carl Baron & Patrick Thompson in a crime gone wrong comedy.

Director. Pookie (3 mins)

Director / Producer. What Love Is (10 mins) Short Screened at Sour Grapes, Fox Studios 2003

Writer/ Director/ Producer. What's in a name (6 mins) Short Screened in "Shootout Best of the Rest" - Valhalla Sydney

Writer/ Director. Presque Vu (9 mins) Short Film Screened at Sour Grapes, Fox Studios 2002 Screened at Beatroute 2 Screened on C 31 movie show

Producer / D.O.P. U.H.C.C. (7 mins) Short

Director / Co-Producer. Punishment (4 mins) Short Screened at Stir Fry, August 2002

Director of Photography. Eyes of a Child (4 mins)Short

First Assistant Director. Room 14 (10 mins) Short Film

Writer/ Producer/ 1st A.D. ALL8DAYS (12 mins) Short Screened on C 31 movie show

Producer/ 1st A.D. Traveling Shot (5 mins) Short Screened at Stir Fry, June 2002