15-574: WOW Film Festival may refer to one of these film festivals: For Film's Sake , formerly World of Women’s Cinema (WOW) Film Festival, in Sydney, Australia Wales One World Film Festival , in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title WOW Film Festival . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
30-839: A masters in Media Arts and Production at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) in 2002, and a masters in Directing Drama at the Australian Film Television and Radio School in 2006. She was on her way to obtaining a Doctorate of Creative Arts at the UTS Rebillet first appeared on screen in the seminal Australian film Newsfront , and in Going Down in 1983. Rebillet went on to gain credits in several other features including Heatwave , Così and I Can't Get Started , and
45-560: Is currently a part-time lecturer and Doctorate candidate at the University of Technology, Sydney . Rebillet is currently developing the Kickstarter -funded feature-length film, The Last Goodbye as a part of her study. She also formed part of the electronic jazz pop outfit The Freaks in Love with her husband Ilan Kidron of the Potbelleez . Rebillets's approach to filmmaking is influenced by
60-672: The Australian Film Television and Radio School in 2006, Rebillet has written and directed prize winning short films and documentaries, alongside TV commercials, corporate videos and music clips. Her documentary 'Butterfly Man' (2004) has picked up major awards both in Australia and abroad, including the Silver Cub Award at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam ( IDFA ), while her short 'All Shook Up'
75-555: The Australian film industry and internationally". In 2013, Tamara Popper was director of the 19th edition of the festival, and it took place to coincide with International Women's Day , in locations including Dendy Cinemas and AFTRS . The festival's patron in 2014 was Rachel Griffiths . In 2016, the 21st edition of the festival was advertised as "screening in Sydney Australia, travelling to national and overseas locations". It
90-703: The WOW Film Festival , is a film festival showcasing films made by women that ran in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. It has been on hiatus since the 23rd edition in 2019. The WOW Film Festival was organised by Women in Film and Television (WIFT) NSW , from around 1996. Georgia Wallace-Crabbe was director of the festival in the 1990s. Initially restricted to short film , the festival's aims were to promote and recognise through awards "the talents of women directors , producers , writers, editors and cinematographers in
105-499: The handheld and improvisational approach preferred by filmmakers such as Darren Aronofsky , Alejandro González Iñárritu and Gus Van Sant . According to an interview with Filmink in February 2014, this is still a 'developing style'. Using this improvisational approach for her film The Last Goodbye , Rebillet wrote the script in 'broad brushstrokes', allowing for the finer details to be further developed during filming itself. Rebillet
120-471: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WOW_Film_Festival&oldid=1088655360 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages For Film%27s Sake For Film's Sake ( FFS ), formerly World of Women’s Cinema (WOW) Film Festival and known as
135-408: Was a French-born Australian film director, actress, screenwriter, producer, singer and songwriter. She had guest roles in various Australian television series and roles in several films. Rebillet wrote, directed and produced several films and documentaries including the 2004 documentary Butterfly Man which won a Silver Cub Award at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam . Rebillet
150-634: Was a finalist in the 2003 Tropfest Short Film Festival. Her drama films have featured some Australian actors such as Mia Wasikowska and Maeve Dermody . Rebillet was chosen as the Australian representative at the Artist Residency 5Sur5 in Belgium, and her work has screened regularly on television in Australia, International Broadcast and Qantas Inflight. Rebillet has taught film studies at Macquarie University , COFA / UNSW , Metro Screen and NIDA and
165-529: Was awarded to Jessica M. Thompson for her debut feature, The Light of the Moon . The festival was paused after the 2019 event after a strategic review, intending to be revived at a future date. WOW Film Festival awards included awards for best film in several categories; best director; best writer; best cinematographer; best editor; and best music composition for eligible films. Samantha Rebillet Samantha Rebillet (8 January 1972 – 27 November 2017 )
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#1732876053904180-582: Was born in Paris, France, but moved to Australia with her family at an early age. She was fluent in French, Spanish and English. Rebillet attended SCEGGS Darlinghurst , an independent high school in Sydney . She grew up in the movie making world, accompanying her father, Chris Maudson and adopted father Richard Brennan around film sets. She completed a Bachelor of Drama at the University of New South Wales in 1998 and did further studies, obtaining two master's degrees -
195-489: Was cast in international commercials with Sega , AT&T and Kraft . Other early guest roles included appearances in several Australian television series Water Rats , Murder Call and All Saints . Despite years as an actor, Rebillet always wanted to be a director and eventually, in her twenties, got behind the camera by working as a director's assistant to Mark Joffe ( The Man Who Sued God ) and Alex Proyas ( Garage Days and iRobot ). Since graduating from
210-545: Was founded by media commentator Sophie Mathisen. In 2017 FFS was accredited by AACTA , and was supported by Screen Australia , Create NSW and the City of Sydney . From 2016 to 2018 FFS was the only AACTA-accredited female film festival in Australia. The 23rd edition, as FFS, was hosted by Event Cinemas and presented in partnership with University of Technology Sydney and Create NSW. Its feature film award and bursary, named in honour of Australian e director Samantha Rebillet ,
225-500: Was scheduled to run in Sydney from 28 April to 1 May 2016, and then tour Australia from May 2016 to May 2017, and included premieres of four international feature films . However the 2016 festival was mounted under its new name For Film's Sake (FFS), with Gillian Armstrong as patron and with a digital remastered version of her acclaimed 1979 film My Brilliant Career screening on the opening night. The entries included both short and feature films. The film charity For Film's Sake
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