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Chainsaw

Year of completion
2007
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
Fantasy
Duration
25 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Frank and Ava Gardner 'star' in a chainsaw safety film and love the rodeo. Ten years later they discover that romance is like a chainsaw: a very dangerous beast instead.
Completion Year
2007
Genres
Fantasy
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Fiona Cochrane, Dennis Tupicoff

Director

Dennis Tupicoff

Writer

Dennis Tupicoff

Cast

Adam Dierzschalski, Anne Davey, Luke Elliot

Awards

2008 — Austin Film Festival

2008 — Chicago International Film Festival

2008 — Columbus International Film & Video Festival

2008 — Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films

2008 — Huesca Short Film Festival

2008 — Huesca Short Film Festival

2008 — New Orleans Film & Video Festival

2008 — Vila do Conde - International Short Film Festival Portugal

2008 — Animadrid International Animation Festival

2008 — Australian Film Institute

2008 — Australian Teachers Of Media Inc

2008 — Australian Directors Guild Ltd

2008 — Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen

2008 — Ottawa International Animation Festival

2008 — Ottawa International Animation Festival

Screenings

2008 — Athens International Film & Video Festival

2008 — Atlantic Film Festival

2008 — Austin Film Festival

2008 — Holland Animation Film Festival

2008 — Huesca Short Film Festival

2008 — Istanbul International Film Festival

2008 — Mill Valley Film Festival

2008 — Nashville Independent Film Festival

2008 — New Orleans Film & Video Festival

2008 — Sarajevo Film Festival

2008 — Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival

2008 — Animadrid International Animation Festival

2008 — AICE Australian Film Festival in Israel

2008 — OzFlix - Australian Film Weekend

2008 — Kerry Film Festival

2008 — Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival

2008 — Singapore Film Society

2008 — Freunde der Filme im Schloss

2008 — Best of Short Films Festival

2009 — Flickerfest

2008 — Brisbane International Film Festival

2009 — St Kilda Film Festival

2008 — Annecy International Animation Film Festival

2009 — Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

2008 — Cork International Film Festival

2008 — DOK Leipzig

2008 — Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen

2008 — Stuttgart International Animation Festival

2008 — Torino (Turin) Film Festival

2008 — Uppsala International Short Film Festival

2008 — Melbourne International Film Festival

2008 — BFI London Film Festival

2008 — The Sydney Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

Jungle Pictures Pty Ltd

International Sales

Jungle Pictures Pty Ltd

Production Company

Jungle Pictures Pty Ltd

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