Melbourne Film Festival | Made In Melbourne

Program

The finalists from the 2009 Made In Melbourne Film Festival are below. Click on the thumbnails for bigger pictures.

Your Turn Dir. Sarah Grimmer - Musical/Comedy Starring Amanda Muggleton & Joan Sydney Esther and Joan have been playing checkers over the Internet for hours - or has it been years? Bored with waiting for Joan to make her move, Esther decides to spice things up.	Two of a Kind Dir. Jaime Wilson - Thriller Starring Jaime Wilson, Kelly Ann Doll Two strangers with secret agendas meet on a deserted road. Little do they know they are two of a kind ...
Bouncer Dir. Tom Vogel - Documentary A bouncer is an informal term for security guards employed at venues such as nightclubs, bars, etc. This mini-documentary portrays the profession in a new light.	The Laundromat Dir. Timothy Melville - Comedy Starring Tim Ross & Eliza Taylor-Cotter Could such a chance encounter lead to romance?

Pension Day Dir. Gordon Napier - Mystery Starring John McTernan An old man lies dead on the floor and slowly the mystery of his death is revealed before our eyes.	1, 2, 3 Dir. Siobhan Jackson - Drama/Silent Starring Clara Paradine & Dai Paterson In a vast and lonely landscape two newly weds sleep peacefully in their car. They have no petrol left in their tank and are weary from celebration. What will the dawn bring?
Faces of Death Dir. Chris Busuttil - Action/Drama Starring Damian Harrison, Matt Rolston Soldiers in Iraq fight a never ending battle whilst warring with their own inner demon.	Jam for Brains Dir. Konrad McCarthy - Comedy Starring Cameron Zayec &Genevieve Callaghan A short and sharp celebration of an unusual mind.

Notes from a Scaresmith Dir. Scot Edwards - Drama/Comedy Starring Rob Alec, Nicola Wright Walter has never met a person he couldn't scare. This changes when his new housemate Stacy moves in. Can Walter rise to the challenge?	News! Dir. Darcy Prendergast - Animation/Comedy Starring Marc Gallagher, Laura Biggs Burning cars, pet worms, and cowbells ... What's not to like?
Fastlane Dir. Grant Scicluna - Drama Starring Catherine McClements, Ben Schumann 14-year-old Ash returns home late. His mum knows something has happened, but Ash can't tell her that he thinks he may have just killed someone. Inspired by a real case that devastated Melbourne.