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A new Australian short film, Love Untitled, produced by The Sapphires associate producer Lauren Edwards, and written and directed by Maia Horniak is set to have its international premiere on Portable.tv.

Horniack won the MTV One80 Project in 2010 with The Sellers. Edwards produced Nash Edgerton’s Bear. The pair are working towards their first feature project Mixtape, with The Sapphire’s producer Rosemary Blight for Goalpost Pictures.

The film had its world premiere at St Kilda Film Festival.

The announcement:

The short film Love Untitled, by Australian director Maia Horniak, will premiere internationally tomorrow on Portable.tv, the New York-based on-line culture platform.

Portable curates beautiful and ground breaking video across fashion, film, music, art and culture. The platform also acts as an expansive archive of video from some of the world’s most influential directors, producers, photographers and designers.

Love Untitled, written, directed and edited by Maia Horniak...

A trailer for a one-hour drama has won the One80 Project for 2012.

Deadbeat Dads, directed by Ben Mathews, co-written and co-produced by Kent Pearson and Shelley McLaren, swept the competition, winning all three major awards; Judges’ Choice, the Public Vote and Best Student Entry last night at Moonlight Cinema.

The competition, sponsored by Optus and MTV, now in its sixth year, invites entrants to submit a three-minute trailer with the winning film receiving $180,000 worth of production budget to produce a one-hour version of the story.

The festival also held the world premiere of the extended version of last year’s winner Sick, written and directed by brothers Connor and Christiaan Van Vuuren. Christiaan is also the Fully Sick Rapper and one half of The Bondi Hipsters.

Sick will premiere on MTV on Sunday 15 April at 9.30pm.

Sick! – Official Trailer (2012) – Coming Soon to MTV from Van Vuuren Bros on Vimeo.

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.You can have the most whizz-bang camera moves and special effects but unless you have a great idea it.s absolutely meaningless..

So says veteran actor David Wenham, best known for such projects as 300 and Lord of the Rings, and more recently Killing Time.

.I think the most important element in any film or television piece is the idea itself. And it has to be a really unique, original idea..

Content creators need to keep this in mind . particularly those competing for the Optus One80Project crown as Wenham is one of the three main judges. Joining Wenham in his second year as judge is Tomorrow, When The War Began actor Lincoln Lewis and 2010 One80 winner Maia Horniak.

The Optus/MTV competition, now in its sixth year, is an opportunity for aspiring TV makers to jumpstart their career with the opportunity to see their big idea brought to life. Entrants...

.You can have the most whizz-bang camera moves and special effects but unless you have a great idea it.s absolutely meaningless.. So says veteran actor David Wenham, best known for such projects as 300 and Lord of the Rings, and more recently Killing Time. .I think the most important element in any film or television piece is the idea itself. And it has to be a really unique, original idea.. Content creators need to keep this in mind . particularly those competing for the Optus One80Project crown as Wenham is one of the three main judges. Joining Wenham in his second year as judge is Tomorrow, When The War Began actor Lincoln Lewis and 2010 One80 winner Maia Horniak. The Optus/MTV competition, now in its sixth year, is an opportunity for...

.You can have the most whizz-bang camera moves and special effects but unless you have a great idea it.s absolutely meaningless.. So says veteran actor David Wenham, best known for such projects as 300 and Lord of the Rings, and more recently Killing Time. .I think the most important element in any film or television piece is the idea itself. And it has to be a really unique, original idea.. Content creators need to keep this in mind . particularly those competing for the Optus One80Project crown as Wenham is one of the three main judges. Joining Wenham in his second year as judge is Tomorrow, When The War Began actor Lincoln Lewis and 2010 One80 winner Maia Horniak. The Optus/MTV competition, now in its sixth year, is an opportunity for...

The top 10 finalists for the short film competition, the Optus One80 Project, run in association with by Optus and MTV, were announced last night.

Entrants were asked to submit a 180 second pilot and a treatment. The winner will receive $180,000 to turn the pilot into a one hour drama.

The hundreds of entries were whittled down to the ten finalists by MTV and Optus representatives.

Starfish from ONE80PROJECT on Vimeo.

The ten finalists included dramas Deadbeat Dads and Starfish, comedies King, Trainerz and thrillers Seed and The School.

Actors Lincoln Lewis and David Wenham alongside 2010 winner, director Maia Horniak, will select the final winner which will be announced at a festival to be held in Sydney on March 18. Creators of the winning entry will go on to produce a one hour special for MTV.

Last year’s winner Christian Van Vuuren, otherwise known as the Fully Sick Rapper, will premiere Sick,...

Lauren Edwards has joined the team at Goalpost Pictures, the production company currently filming The Sapphires, directed by Wayne Blair in Sydney, which Edwards is Associate Producer on.

Edwards was producer on the Nash Edgerton directed, Edgerton/David Michod written short film, Bear which screened in competition at the 2011 Cannes International Film Festival.

Goalpost’s Rosemary Blight said in a statement, “Goalpost is very committed to identifying, mentoring and working with the most dynamic and creative talent in the country – whether writers, directors, producers, actors or technicians. In Lauren we see an exceptional talent and we believe she will have a stellar career as a producer. We are delighted that she has joined the Goalpost team and very much look forward to working alongside her as her first feature film as Producer, Mixtape, becomes a reality.”

Mixtape, which will be Maia Horniak’s feature film debut, is a rom-com that connects music and love.

Lauren Edwards has joined Goalpost Pictures Australia's.team of producers. The producer joins Rosemary Blight, Ben Grant, Kylie du Fresne and Cass O'Connor at the company, which is currently producing musical feature The Sapphires. Edwards, who is also an associate producer on The Sapphires, has previously produced Nash Edgerton and David Michód's short film Bear, which was selected in competition at the 2011 Cannes International Film Festival. She is currently developing romantic-comedy feature Mixtape, written by Josh Wakely and to be directed by Maia Horniak. Goalpost Pictures'.Rosemary Blight said the company is committed to identifying, mentoring and working with the most dynamic and creative talent in the country. "In Lauren...

The winner of last year.s OptusONE80Project, The Sellers, will have its premiere on the MTV Channel next week. The hour-long drama is based on a 180-second pilot made for the competition, which follows two brothers who offer a unique service . they can restart your life by terminating your job, disposing of all your personal possessions, and removing you from the people that you know. The show was written by Andrew Ryan and Will Howarth, who also play the lead roles. Goalpost Pictures Australia.s Belinda Mravivic produced the show, which was directed by Maia Horniak. .We set out to create a show with high production values despite a limited budget and, fortunately, our very gifted young director Maia Horniak was able to bring with her a dedicated and talented...