It was a drizzly Melbourne afternoon on Saturday but that didn’t stop plenty of people heading down to Kindred studios in Yarraville for the big announcement.
The room was abuzz with uncertainty and excitement from both series creators and fans, and a dedicated communications team were busy live tweeting the event across the globe.
My first time following a festival selection live on Twitter and I’m loving the buzz surrounding @MelbWebFest half way around the world!
— Chris Munns (@cjcmunns) May 17, 2014
Melbourne WebFest’s judges had the demanding task of selecting 30 official selections from a total of 170 entries from 20 countries. Some of the judges had experience from the inaugural festival last year, and were in agreement that in terms of quality, “we’ve come a long way in a short time”.
11 countries are represented in this year’s Official Selection.
A new feature in the 2014 program is the addition of 20 “Second Look” series. While the Second Look series are not nominated for any awards, they will be screened during the festival outside of the Official Selection.
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Melbourne WebFest will take place 18 -20 July. The main public events, including the opening ceremony, Official Selection screenings and awards show will be held at Deakin Edge at Federation Square. The festival also runs a day of professional development at Kindred Studios for all creators whose work is screened at the festival (with a very limited number of tickets available for general public for this particular part of the program).
The awards show will be hosted by Melbourne’s edgiest comedy trio, Aunty Donna. Their web series Aunty Donna’s Rumpus Room was an Official Selection at the inaugural festival last year and is currently available through ABC iview. The group promises “a zany performance” on the night, which will be something of a dress rehearsal before they are off to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Tickets for the festival are available now via EventBrite.
Congratulations, again to all the creators, cast and crews whose work has been selected for Melbourne WebFest 2014!
NON-FICTION
AsapSCIENCE(CAN) Created by Mitchell Moffit & Gregory Brown
Often Awesome the series(USA) Created by Andy Coon & Blake Faucette
Stories of Bike (AUS) Created by Cam Elkins
Talent Freaks(USA) Created by Andy Coon
DRAMA
#SamoKazem (#JustSaying) (SRB) Created by Fond B92
Blood Brothers(USA) Created by Jamie Nieto
LIBRES (SPA) Created by Alex Rodrigo
The Family Closet(FRA) Created by Nicola Centonze
The Horizon Series(AUS) Created by Boaz Stark & Adam Jones
White Lines(AUS) Created by Jesse Richardson
SCI-FI/FANTASY
Aeternus (CAN) Created by Rachel Langer & Derek Langer
Polaris(CAN) Created by Emma Peterson
Project-M(CAN) Created by Mario J Ramos, Julien D. Jolin & Eric Piccoli
Southeast of Reason(CRO) Created by Ratimir Rakuljic
Wastelander Panda(AUS) Created by Victoria Cocks
SUSPENSE/THRILLER
Asset(CAN) Created by Charles Barangan & Matthew Carvery
Manigances(CAN) Created by Ghislain O’Prêtre
Shadow Bound(USA) Created by Nathan Shelton
The Wakefield Variation (ITA) Created by Gianluca Olmastroni & Alessandro De Nicola
COMEDY
BLEAK: The Web Series(AUS) Created by Kate McLennan & Kate McCartney
Caper(USA) Created by Amy Berg & Mike Sizemore
Convos With My 2-Year-Old(CAN) Created by Matthew Clarke
Doobie Nights (AUS) Created by Jim Vlahopoulos & Sam Warren
Laydies and Genitalmen(CZE) Created by Zdenek Holy
Lowlife(AUS/USA) Created by Luke Eve and Adam Grosetti
Noirhouse(AUS) Created by Sky Machine
Sin Vida Propia(SPA) Created by Ana Ramón Rubio
Teatro x WIFI (Drama on WIFI)(ARG) Created by Damian Valgiusti, Alejandro Chaluat, Patricio Costa, Agustin Kazah, Paula Magnani & Lucila Presa
The Justice Lease(AUS) Created by Jeremy Brull & Paul Michael Ayre
Wimpole Street (UK) Created by Caitlin Shannon
Acting Dead(Comedy, USA) Created by Brian Beacock
Bulk Billing(Comedy, AUS) Created by Jonathan Schuster
Chris & Josh Season 2(Comedy, AUD) Created by Matthew Smolen
Destroy the Alpha Gammas(Comedy, USA) Created by Leah McKendrick
El Gran Día de los Feos (The Great Day of the Ugly Ones)(Sci-Fi/Fantasy, SPA) Created by Nabil Chabaan
Esther´s Style(Comedy, ARG) Created by Pedro Levati
Flat3(Comedy, NZL) Created by Ally Xue
FUTURE DUCK! (Comedy, UK) Created by Paul Cope & Henry Dalton
Greenstick(Drama, AUS) Created by Sam Hamilton
Horror Hotel(Sci-Fi/Fantasy, USA) Created by Ricky Hess
Hunter n Hornet(Comedy, AUS) Created by Sonny Vrebac
It’s A Dole Life(Comedy, AUS) Created by Gerard Dewhurst & Sean Flynn
Kid’s Town (Drama, CAN) Created by Tomas Street
Love Bytes(Comedy, AUS) Created by Tonnette Stanford
MALICE: The Web Series(Sci-Fi/Fantasy, USA) Created by Philip Cook
McCracken: Truckstop(Comedy, AUS) Created by Tim Roberts & Wayne Bradley
Meet The LadyBugs(Comedy, USA) Created by Dorothy Wallace
The Adventures of Suzy Boon (Comedy, NZL) Created by Roberto Nascimento
The True Heroines(Drama, CAN) Created by Paula Giroday, Jovanna Huguet, Fiona Vroom, Joel Sturrock & Nicholas Carella
Unsinkable: The Race To Recovery(Non-Fiction, AUS) Created by Lachlan McKinnon & John Linke