A young South American immigrant struggles to build a new life for his wife and children in Australia. But in this foreign land, his education and experience don’t seem to count. Dreams turn to lies. Lies become reality. Does he have the will to see the light of Amanecer?
Amanecer is a short film by writer/director Alvaro D. Ruiz, produced by Luneta Productions in collaboration with Marshmallow*. It is one of four projects competitively selected for the 2008 Multicultural Mentorship Scheme, a MetroScreen and NSWFTO joint initiative.
The team behind Amanecer includes Luci Temple (Don’t Panic) as Producer, Ulysses Oliver (Marshmallow*) as Co-Producer, Ross Giardina as Director Of Photography, Patrick Nellestein as Sound Designer & Composer and Claudia Karvan (Secret Life Of Us, Love My Way) as Project Mentor.
SEMANA INTERNACIONAL DEL CORTO ‘International Short Film Week’ (Official Selection)
10-15 May 2010 – Cochabamba, Bolivia. http://www.sicorto.com/muestra-oficial/
Official Selection – 13th LOS ANGELES LATINO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
(Oscar Accredited competition)
11-16 October 2009. Hollywood, USA. http://www.latinofilm.org/festival/
Official Selection – VILLA DE LEYVA FILM FESTIVAL 2009
9-13 September, Villa de Leyva, Colombia
Official Selection – FESTIVAL de CORTOS de MANIZALES 2009
31 Aug- 4 September. Manizales, Colombia
Official Selection – SYDNEY LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL 2009
Winner – ‘Local Filmmaker Award’ – best short film http://www.sydneylatinofilmfestival.org/2009/
2-13 September, Australia
Official Selection – DUNGOG FILM FESTIVAL 2009.
Dungog (NSW, Australia). 28-31 May. http://www.dungogfilmfestival.org/amanecer/
Dungog FF is a non-competitive festival that showcases exclusively the best of Australian cinema in the last year.
JUNE 2009
Colombian Premier at the Museum of Modern Art of Bogotá’s Cinema.
After a long hard slog in the editing room, Kelly’s Blues is nearly ready. Check out the progress at KellysBluesMovie.com
Feature Films
Marshmallow is very pleased to announce two feature films that they have in development. Last Resort is an action/adventure film set in a post-apocalyptic civil war America. 2012 Main Street is a character-driven thriller exploring what happens when four young adults are trapped in a house and forced to reveal their inner most darkest secrets.
Music Videos
Are you a label or a band looking for a way to propel your music to another level and gain a whole new set of fans? Marshmallow has a team of filmmakers that create striking cinematic visions using playful unique ideas. Collaborating with award winning director Byron Quandary and ground-breaking cinematographer Christopher Lee Miles, we would love to send you a treatment idea for your next single release.
Sandfly Film Festival
Sandfly is now calling for submissions. Please go to SandflyFilmFestival.com for details of how to enter a film. The Festival will be screening at beautiful Jervis Bay NSW on the weekend of November 12th 2011.
Decorated Duck
Marshmallow Productions is currently collaborating on a travelling architecture project as documentors. Keep up to date on the project at www.decoratedduck.com
The Telegram Man
The Telegram Man, a short 35mm film starring Jack Thompson, Gary Sweet and Sigrid Thornton is currently touring the festival circuit. Keep up to date with the progress at TheTelegramMan.com
