Made in SA Showcase
The Made in SA Showcase is an informative resource, detailing the variety of SAFC supported feature film, television, multi-media and documentary productions produced in SA since 2010. A selection of recent productions is shown below. Choose a filter to see more.
For a quick look at SAFC productions since 1974, view our 40th anniversary Showreel here.
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BRUMLEY'S SUITCASE
2017
Closer Productions
Producer: Christine Williams
Director: Ben Dowie
One of the world's greatest songwriters. A suitcase filled with never-before-seen songs, half-written. Three musicians from the other side of the world - Adelaide, South Australia - brought together with musicians from Austin, Texas, to bring these forgotten gems of Americana songwriting to life.

WHAT WE KNOW
2014
Corner Table Productions Australia
Producer: Fiona Lanyon, Sue Murray
Director: Marion Pilowsky
INJURY TIME
2013
Triptych Pictures in association with Laneway Pictures
Producer: Julie Byrne, Jennifer Jones
Director: Jack Sheridan

CRITICISM
2012
Projector Films Pty Ltd
Producer: Daniel Joyce
Director: Ryder Grindle
CROPPED
2010
Black Cat White Rabbit Productions
Producer: Bettina Hamilton
Director: Dave Wade
THE PALACE
2010
Anthouse Films
Producer: Andros Achilleas, Kate Croser, Anthony Maras, Julie Ryan (Executive Producer)
Director: Anthony Maras
THE THING ABOUT DOLPHINS
2010
Producer: Megan Huitema, Sarah Alexandra Macdonald
Director: Matthew Vesely
ELEPHANTIASIS
2009
Closer Productions
Producer: Bryan Mason
Director: Sophie Hyde
Meredith has elephantiasis. That is, a burden of elephants. For years her neighbours, friends, family and students have been offering up stuffed, marble, magnetised elephants, even elephant shaped waffle makers, tea cups and pens. But you see, Meredith doesn’t even like elephants. She could have mentioned this, of course, but she knows that this imagined fondness of hers for elephants is proof of her jolliness, a huge joke against herself, and she knows that a jolly fat woman without jolliness is left with only one adjective. When a marriage proposal from the one person she hoped would understand her goes horribly wrong, Meredith is forced to confront her Elephantiasis. Can she break free from her social politeness and let her friends know who she really is?
Official Selection: Melbourne International Film Festival 2010
SAFC Support: Short Film Fund Production Investment

KIND OF MAN
2009
Producer: Sally Clarke
Director: Kelly Schilling
A chance encounter between Dalu, a Nigerian 'illegal' and Chloe, a young Australian woman living in town shakes up their preconceptions.

NECESSARY GAMES
2009
Producer: Bryan Mason & Sophie Hyde with Restless Dance Theatre
Director: Sophie Hyde
A dance film triptych about our human need to connect and the urgent games we play. Created in collaboration with Adelaide’s acclaimed Restless Dance Theatre which works with young dancers with and without a disability:
Moths - Co-directed and choreographed by Paul Zivkovich
Two men collide in a dank night world, drenched with loss and heavy with hope. Who do you see in your dreams?
Sixteen - Co-directed and choreographed by Kat Worth
A coming of age game about the joy, nervousness, desire and intimacy of the different kinds of connections a young woman will, did or might have in her life.
Necessity - Co-directed and choreographed by Tuula Roppola
A game between two girls eternally bound together as they trace their lives onto the walls of their room and try to get below the surface.

THE BULLY
2009
Producer: Kristian Moliere
Director: Shane McNeil
Jonathon is overweight, has no friends and is the victim of a bully. His father's advice makes matters worse, much, much worse.

THE GARDEN
2008
Room One Productions
Producer: Sharyn Pancione, Jennifer Jones
Director: Jennifer Jones
After the death of his mother, the vegetable garden becomes 11 year old Liam's lifeline to the world. For James, surviving the death of his wife has meant a total disconnection from the world, keeping pain at arm's length. It is only when Liam's beloved garden comes under attack by the family goats that James reconnects with his responsibilities as a father and Liam can once again become the child he really is.
Official Selection: St Kilda Film Festival; Salento International Film Festival; Heart of Gold International Film Festival; AFI TV

BAD LANGUAGE
2008
Plexus Films
Producer: Viron Papadopoulos
Director: Viron Papadopoulos
If you don't speak Greek, you're in trouble. A bit of Greece survives in suburban Australia's Kafenios; cafes that are a cross between a men's club, mafia den and a nursing home. When Bill is forced to take over his uncle's Kafenio, Kosta sees an opportunity to make a fast buck off the kid, just so long as he can keep his cool, his wife at bay and the cops on side.
Official Selection: Melbourne International Film Festival
ITALIAN SPIDERMAN
2008
Flinders University and Alrugo Entertainment
Producer: Dario Russo
Director: Dario Russo
Witness the frenzied adventures of a timeless hero.

PAST MIDNIGHT
2008
Producer: Scott McDonald
Director: Vicki Sugars
A woman fleeing a flawed relationship shelters in a quiet fishing village. She finds solace there and learns that as night follows day, Mother Nature has a reason for everything.

THE CAT PIANO
2008
Producer: Eddie White, Ari Gibson
Director: Eddie White, Ari Gibson
In a city of singing cats, a lonely beat poet falls for a beautiful siren. When a mysterious figure kidnaps the town's singers, the poet must save his muse and put an end to a nefarious symphony. Produced by the People’s Republic of Animation. Narrated by Nick Cave.
THE MYSTERY OF FLYING KICKS
2008
Plexus Films
Producer: Viron Papadopoulos
Director: Matthew Bate
Murder, sex, drugs, art, politics... sneakers hanging on telephone lines have become a powerful urban symbol, inspiring genesis theories both hilarious and sinister. In an effort to get to the truth once and for all we asked the people of earth to help us solve this mystery. Using an on-line call out and a phone message bank, this documentary was made entirely from donated photographs, phoned-in theories, video, vlogs, and animation. The Mystery of Flying Kicks is the result of a unique digital collaboration between the filmmakers and the international public.
World Premiere SXSW Film Festival 2010, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Brooklyn International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival
ANGELA'S DECISION
2007
Producer: Kate Croser, Mat King
Director: Mat King
Synopsis
Living in the middle of Australia's desolate landscape, Angela has been
waiting all her life. Waiting for her boyfriend to return from the army and
marry her, waiting for her mother to sober up, waiting for her life to
begin.
On the return of her boyfriend Will, Angela looks around at her bleak
surroundings, her friends with their unplanned pregnancies, desperate
marriages, and dead-end jobs and realises that she cannot spend
the rest of her life in a small town with no future.
As Will prepares to return to the army and her mother prepares to move in
with yet another man, Angela makes a decision that will change her life
forever.
Awards
Winner “Best in Show” - Tupelo Film Festival – (USA) 2007
Winner - 2007 Australian Cinematographer Awards - GOLD AWARD “Best Short Drama ”
Screenings
Official Selection - Phoenix Film Festival – (USA) 2007
Official Selection - Garden State Film Festival – (USA) 2007
Finalist “Best Score” - Garden State Film Festival – (USA) 2007
Official Selection - George Lindsay Film Festival – (USA) 2007
SPIKE UP
2007
Producer: Kent Smith
Director: Anthony Maras
A tale of family, friendship and international drug mules
In the tradition of Serpico and Blue Murder, SPIKE UP offers a sobering meditation on police ethics and responsibility; and examines the power of institutional evil to permeate the individual.
For a copy of the Spike Up Press Kit please Click Here.
Awards/ Nominations
* 2007 AFI Awards: Best Short Fiction Film
* 2007 Australian Cinematographers Society - Gold Award
* 2007 Australian Directors Guild Awards: Best Short Film Nomination
* 2007 ATOM Awards: Best Short Fiction Film Nomination
* 2007 Austin Film Festival - Best Short Film - Finalist
Festivals
* Official Selection 2008 International Film Festival Rotterdam
* Official Selection 2008 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
* Official Selection 2008 Flickerfest International Short Film Festival
* Official Selection 2007 Austin Film Festival
* Official Selection 2007 Bilbao International Short Film Festival
* Official Selection 2007 Adelaide Film Festival

SWING
2007
Producer: Louise Pascale
Director: Chris Houghton
When Sarah begins cleaning house for a blind Vietnam veteran an unlikely friendship develops as both come to terms with what they have lost.
Festivals
Adelaide Film Festival 2007
Sydney Film Festival 2007
St Kilda Film Festival 2007
Pacific Meridian Film Festival (Vladivostok) 2007
Libertas Film Festival (Dubrovnik, Croatia) 2008
New York showcase of films, "Short Films Today"
Awards
Winner - Best Short Film at St Kilda Sydney Film Festival
Carbon Planet Audience Award for Best Animation at the Adelaide Film Festival
Nominated: Best Short Film - 2007 AFI Awards
YOU BETTER WATCH OUT
2007
You Better Watch Out Films
Producer: Jules Callen
Director: Steve Callen
A wickedly dark comedy about two disgruntled brothers who kidnap a department store Santa.
Festivals
Byron Bay Film Festival 2008 (Nominated for Best Short Film – awards to be held in March)
The Rushes Festival, London 2008
Fantastic Fest 2008
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2008
Beverly Hills Shorts 2008
SA Short Screen Awards
32nd Cleveland International Film Festival 2008
Dungog Film Festival 2008
Boston International Film Festival 2008
Illinois International Film Festival 2008
Rome International Film Festival 2008
Calgary International Film Festival 2008
Revelation Film Festival, Perth 2008
Awards
ACS Bronze for Cinematography (won by Ernie Clark)
EXTREME MAKEOVER
2006
Velvet Pictures
Producer: Vicki Sugars
Director: Jonathan Daw

MY LAST TEN HOURS WITH YOU
2006
Producer: Rebecca Summerton
Director: Sophie Hyde
Festivals
Selected for the Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden
Awards
Won Best Film, Best Director, Best Drama and Emerging Producer at the SA Short Screen Awards
SWEET & SOUR
2006
The People's Republic of Animation, Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Reckless Moments
Producer: Sam White, Hugh Nguyen, Ren Zhong Lun
Director: Eddie White
A bittersweet love affair between a dog and Chinatown
Festivals
Adelaide Film Festival 2007;
Sydney Film Festival 2007;
St Kilda Film Festival 2007;
Edinburgh Film Festival 2007; L.A Shorts Festival (USA);
Sapporo Shorts Festival (Japan).
Awards
Winner- Yoram Gross Animation Award, Sydney Film Festival 2007
Nominated- Best Animation- If Awards

AZADI
2005
Mills Street Production
Producer: Scott McDonald
Director: Anthony Maras
Nominations
* 2005 AFI Awards: Best Short Fiction Film - Nomination
*2005 Hamptons IFF - Films of Conflict & Resolution Award - Nomination
* 2005 Austin Film Festival: Best Short Film Nomination
* 2005 Sydney Film Festival - Best Short Fiction Film Nomination
* 2005 ATOM Awards: Best Short Fiction Film Nomination
Awards
* 2006 Flickerfest International Short Film Festival: SBS Award
* 2006 St Kilda Film Festival: Judges Special Commendation
* 2006 WorldFest-Houston: Jury Prize - Platinum Remi Award
* 2006 South Australian Short Screen Awards: Best Drama
* 2006 South Australian Short Screen Awards: Best Direction
* 2006 South Australian Short Screen Awards: Best Cinematography
* 2006 Australian Cinematographers Society Awards: Golden Tripod
* 2006 Shorts Film Festival: Second Prize
* 2005 Palm Springs IFSF: Critics & Audience Choice commendation
Festivals
* AFI Awards 2005
* Hamptons International Film Festival
* Valladolid International Film Festival 2005
* Sydney Film Festival 2005
*S Paulo International Film Festival 2005
* Los Angeles International Short Film Festival 2005
* Interfilm Berlin Int Short Film Festival 2005
* Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2006
* St Kilda Film Festival 2006
* WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2006
* Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films 2005
* Austin Film Festival 2005
* Florida Film Festival 2006
* Sydney Film Festival 2005
* Rome Independent Film Festival 2006
* Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2005
* Foyle Film Festival 2005
* Athens International Film Festival (Greece) 2005
* Athens Int Film and Video Fest (USA) 2005
* Vermont International Film Festival 2005
* Bermuda International Film Festival 2005
* Drama International Film Festival (Greece) 2005
* Adelaide Film Festival 2005
* Tiburon International Film Festival 2005
* Human Rights Film Festival ? New Zealand 2006
* Berkshire International Film Festival 2005
* Fitzroy Shorts Film Festival 2006
* Roma Cinemafest 2006
* Shorts Film Festival (Australia) 2006
* South Australian Short Screen Awards 2006
* ATOM Awards 2005
* ACS Awards 2005
* Darwin Film Festival 2006

DUST STORM
2005
Producer: Kieran Weir
Director: Georgie Basey

MAN JANSON
2005
Letter3 Films
Producer: Cam Rogers
Director: Hugh Sullivan
Winner of the Best Film Award at the 2005 Zoom Awards.
Man Janson is a perfectionist whose life is anything but perfect.

PLAINS EMPTY
2005
Producer: Kath Shelper
Director: Beck Cole
Sam has recently moved to an isolated mining camp with her man. While he is at work on the minefields Sam realises she is not alone.

THE 9:13
2005
Sacred Cow Films
Producer: Sonya Humphrey
Director: Matthew Phipps
Joe waits quietly for the nine o'clock train when he is approached by Thunder. What begins as a harmless conversation between the two men unravels into unexpected violence and tragedy.

YURI SHIMA
2005
Producer: Jack Sheridan
Director:

FRAMES
2004
Producer: Leona Cichon
Director: Mat King
A love lost in memories.
Synopsis
An elderly man, Frank, spends his days making picture frames. Every day, Eva comes to search for Frank and although day after day she always finds him, she can never seem to recognise him.
Awards
Winner 2004 Australian Cinematographer Society Awards SA/WA “The Judges Award” for Best Overall Entry “Best Short Film ”
Screenings
Edinburgh International Film Festival – (UK) 2004
Valladolid International Film Festival – (Spain) 2004
Los Angeles International Film Festival – (USA) 2004
Palm Springs International Film Festival – (USA) 2004
Brisbane International Film Festival – (Aust) 2004
Rhode Island International Film Festival – (USA) 2004
Foyle Film Festival – 2005 – (Nth Irleland) 2004
Pyongyang International Film Festival – (Nth Korea - DPRK) 2004
Nashville International Film Festival – (USA) 2005
Adelaide Film Festival – (Aust) 2005

FRITZ GETS RICH
2004
The People's Republic of Animation
Producer: Sam White
Director: Eddie White, James Calvert
GET IN THE CAR
2003
Panic Productions
Producer: Judi Oehme
Director: Greg Holfeld
Saskatchewan, 1974. A family car trip: 1200 kilometres, 4 kids, one station wagon. An Auto-biographical Car-toon.
Written, Animated and Directed by Greg Holfeld
Produced by Judi Oehme
Digital Ink and Paint, Editing - Igal Dayan
Animation Assistant – Rina Dayan
Sound Design – Martyn Zub and Pete Best at Best FX
Music by Chris Finnen

MOUSTACHE
2003
Velvet Pictures
Producer: Vicki Sugars
Director: Vicki Sugars
A married couple discovers what tickles their fancy.
2004 Official Selection Venice Film Festival, Italy
2005 Best Foreign Film, Créteil International Film Festival, France
2005 Best Film Audience Award, Sao Paulo Short Film Festival, Brazil
2005 Best Short Film, Cinekink Film Festival, New York, USA
2005 Festival Diploma Molodist International Film Festival, Ukraine
2005 Audience Award Winner, Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA
2005 Best Transgender Short, Hamburg Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Germany
2005 Best First Film, Montecatini Film & Video Awards, Italy
2005 Best Screenplay Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival
2005 Best Female Short, Lavender Pikes Film Festival, Colorado, USA