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2008 Long Island Wine Country Film Festival
The screening times are TBC:
July 31st – August 3rd 2008
http://www.lifilmfest.com
Bitter & Twisted had its World Premiere at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
The screening times were:
Thursday, April 24, 6:45pm – AMC 19th St, East
Saturday, April 26, 1:00pm – AMC Village VII
Thursday, May 01, 4:45pm – AMC Village VII
Saturday, May 03, 8:15pm – Village East Cinemas
Sunday, May 04, 5:15pm – Village East Cinemas
Bitter & Twisted had its Australian Premiere as the Closing Night Film of the 2008 Dungog Film Festival
The screening time was:
Sunday, June 01, 7:00pm – James Theatre
9th May 2008 – PRESS RELEASE
BITTER & TWISTED - NEW AUSTRALIAN FILM MAKES IT BIG IN NEW YORK
BITTER & TWISTED, an independently financed film from young writer/director Christopher Weekes premiered last week at the prestigious New York Tribeca Film Festival to rave reviews and accolades.
By the opening night, four of its five screenings had already sold out and Q&A sessions were packed with audiences curious about this surprise hit from the other side of the world.
According to Weekes, "it was nerve-racking seeing it for the first time with an actual audience, before that we'd only ever screened in it in my lounge room … We were literally carrying the film with us on the plane, finishing it a day or so before we were on … but the response since we got in New York has been so amazing and overwhelming that I'm still in a state of shock from it all."
Jane Rosenthal, who co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival with Robert DeNiro, described Weekes as "a unique and distinct voice. Bitter and Twisted is a strong directorial debut and a wonderful film with characters that draw you in."
BITTER & TWISTED was filmed and financed by Weekes when he was just 24 and features some of Australia's finest talents including Noni Hazlehurst (" The Australian Judi Dench" … Indiewire), Steve Rodgers, Gary Sweet, Matthew Newton, Leanna Walsman and Rhys Muldoon. The producer Bridget Callow only adds to the achievements, being merely 24 at the time herself.Sales Agent Michael Favelle of Odin's Eye Entertainment is fielding numerous offers for the film and writer/director Christopher Weekes, who also starred in the film, has stayed on in New York to keep up with the unexpected demand from top US agencies and production companies to direct new projects.
Australian audiences will not have to wait too long before they get their first taste of BITTER & TWISTED. The movie will have its Australian Premiere as the closing night film of the 2nd Annual Dungog Film Festival, with other local and international festivals and distribution soon to be announced.
BITTER & TWISTED is an intimate story of longing, loss and identity. Three years after the death of a young man we flash forward to see the toll it has taken on his parents (Hazlehurst & Rodgers), brother (Weekes), and ex-girlfriend (Walsman).
17th March 2008 – PRESS RELEASE
AUSSIE FILM-MAKERS by no means
"BITTER & TWISTED"
BITTER & TWISTED, an independently produced and financed Australian feature film will have its World Premiere at the prestigious 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, New York. Written and directed by newcomer Christopher Weekes and Produced by Bridget Callow, BITTER & TWISTED will screen in the festival's Discovery Program which is designed to unearth new talent from across the globe.
Self financed by Weekes, this deeply personal multi-narrative drama was shot on Super 16mm in the southern shires of Sydney. On the strength of the screenplay, Weekes and Callow were able to attract the significant Australian talent of: Noni Hazlehurst (Little Fish); Steve Rodgers (The Bank); Leeanna Walsman (One Perfect Day, $9.99); Matthew Newton (My Mother Frank); Gary Sweet (The Tracker), and Rhys Muldoon (Danny Deckchair). Hazlehurst, on hearing the news spoke about her decision to take on a project with an untested team: "I loved the script – and the idea of working with a young director/producer team on something that meant so much to them was exciting". I don't care whether a film has a big budget or a small budget, I just want to work on good films and this was just a fantastic script". Weekes and Callow who were only 24 when the film was shot, are thrilled to be travelling with their key collaborators, Cinematographer Sam Collins and Editor Simon Wright to the Big Apple for the World Premiere, where the film will have several screenings at Tribeca.
The team also worked closely with their International Sales Agent and Executive Producer, Michael Favelle of Odin's Eye Entertainment who first spotted the film's potential in post-production and has been intimately involved in the process ever since. According to Favelle, Weekes is an "extraordinary talent and he is truly a director to watch in the future." The film tells the story of … Bitter & Twisted is a multi-narrative drama of longing and loss, starting with the death of a young man and flashing forward three years to assess the toll it took on all those around him.