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1st December 2011: Just Announced! Wish You Were Here will have its world premiere screening on opening night at the Sundance Film Festival in the prestigious 'World Cinema Dramatic Competition' category. For more information about the film go to the Wish You Were Here Website and the Facebook and Twitter pages.
November 2011: November has been a busy and exciting month for AQF. We're excited to announce that we have optioned the film rights for 'Berlin Syndrome' a novel by Melanie Joosten. Stay tuned for more information about the project as it develops.
Feature film project Yester Damon also received Treatment to Draft funding from Film Victoria.
November 2011: AFI Blog - Wish You Were Here director Kieran Darcy-Smith talks about Wish You Were Here - click here
July 2011: Wish You Were Here, starring Joel Edgerton and Teresa Palmer, is complete! Stay tuned for updates on festivals and release dates via Facebook or Twitter
June 2011: Angie Fielder selected for 37 Degrees South Film Market in Melbourne.
March 2011: Post-production on Wish You Were Here going well. We lock off the edit in a couple of weeks, exciting! Trailer for Find the Wind shot and edited (thanks to Screen NSW for development funds). Follow Josh as he takes off on various location reccies for the series via his Blog or on Twitter
January 2011: Wish You Were Here wraps after a great shoot in Sydney and Cambodia. Thanks to all the wonderful cast and crew. Now to the edit...
December 2010: Wish You Were Here, a pyschological starring Joel Edgerton and Teresa Palmer, commences shooting in Sydney and Cambodia on 6th December 2010. Directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith of Blue-Tongue Films, Wish You Were Here is set for release in early 2012. Stay tuned!
March 2010: Hot off the heels from our recent business trip to Europe, we’re excited to announce we’ve just acquired some new projects including a romantic comedy, The Post Office and a factual TV series, Find The Wind. More information can be found on our Projects page.
January 2010: Polly Staniford selected for Berlinale Talent Campus. Angie Fielder selected for Rotterdam Producer's Lab.
August 2009: CALLING ALL ROM-COM’S
Aquarius Films is currently seeking to add a romantic comedy feature film to our slate. Please send a buy-line, a one-page synopsis, a one-page creative vision, CVs of writer and director (if attached) and a covering letter explaining the status of the project to the address below by 30th November 2009.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND SCRIPTS. If we are interested in your idea we will contact you to arrange a meeting and to obtain a copy of the script (if applicable). Proposals that do not fit the rom-com genre will not be considered.
Send proposals to:
PO Box 172 Balaclava VIC 3183
(Please click here for disclaimer about sending unsolicited materials)
June 2009: Little Wings wins Best Short Film at Little Big Shots International Children’s Film Festival.
May 2009: Little Wings and Netherland Dwarf screen at St Kilda Film Festival.
April 2009: Netherland Dwarf wins Best Drama at Aspen Shortsfest
March 2009: Say Nothing, written by Kieran Darcy-Smith and Felicity Price and produced by Angie Fielder, is selected for the NSW FTO Aurora Script Development Program
February 2009: Netherland Dwarf screens in the Generation K-Plus section of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival
January 2009: Netherland Dwarf wins Best Australian Short Film at Flickerfest
January 2009: Netherland Dwarf screens at Sundance Film Festival
December 2008: Netherland Dwarf selected In Competition, Generation K-Plus at the Berlin International Film Festival
November 2008: Netherland Dwarf selected for Sundance Film Festival
October 2008: Little Wings wins Best Short Film at Canberra Short Film Festival
July 2008: Little Wings premieres at Revelation Perth International Film Festival
June 2008: World premieres at Sydney Film Festival: Netherland Dwarf and I Love Sarah Jane
May 2008: Crossbow wins Best Cinematography at St Kilda Film Festival
February 2008: I Love Sarah Jane wins the Prix Canal at Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival
January 2008: Crossbow wins Best Director and Best Sound Design at Flickerfest
January 2008: Crossbow and I Love Sarah Jane screen at Sundance Film Festival in Utah
December 2007: Filming commences on short film, Netherland Dwarf, in Sydney
November 2007: Crossbow wins the 2007 AFI Award for Best Short Screenplay
September 2007: Crossbow screens at Venice International Film Festival, Italy
August 2007: Crossbow wins the Film Victoria Erwin Rado Award for Best Australian Short Film at Melbourne International Film Festival
July 2007: Crossbow nominated for AFI Award for Best Screenplay, short film
June 2007: Crossbow has its world premiere at Sydney Film Festival