Breakenback Films News
4th October 2008
All of the guys at Breakenback Films would just like to wish Igor Breakenback a Happy Birthday!
28th September 2008
A huge thank you to all those who joined us at our Introduction to Stuntwork training seminar. The guys from Clear Vision Films: and the Breakenback Films team were very happy with the turn out, response and feedback to this first course and we are already looking at organising our next one, which at this stage is looking like being highfalls, so keep you eyes on this spot for details. We will also be posting some pictures and videos of the course so those that missed out can see some of what we got up to and be inspired.
27th August 2008
Breakenback Films is running a joint training seminar with Clear Vision Films:
This is an introduction to stuntwork and will mainly be conducted around body control which is essential to being a stuntie. This will be conducted by Igor Breakenback with assistance from the Breakenback Stunt Team. It is a great way to get to know working stunties and develop your industry skills and find out what it take to become a professional stunt person.
This introductory course offered by Breakenback Films and Clear Vision Films is mandatory if you wish to become involved in further courses such as high falls, car knock downs, horse stunt riding, fire burns etc. The skills you will learn are transferable and admittance to these other courses will not be permitted unless this intro course has been attended due to safety reasons.
Positions are limited so get in early to secure your place. Cost is $250 (GST Included), however if you recomend four others who join we will half your cost. Only one recommend per person. Please request a personal info form which will lead to many payment options including periodical payments.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Details:
- Price: AU$250
- Date: 28/9/2008
- Time: 10:00 - 14:00
- Location: Canberra City Gymnastics Club
- Address: Cnr College & Chandler St Belconnen, ACT 2617
- Contact: Warren Coulton, Clear Vision Films
- Event Page: Introduction To Stuntwork
Topics:
- What is classified as a stunt?
- You want to be a Stuntman/woman, how to get started?
- Stuntwork on Set
- Stunt Safety, Safety Supervision
- Jobs in the Stunt Industry: SAP, Stunt Actor, Stunt Coordinator, Safety Supervisor, etc...
- Stunt Grading Requirements
- Stunt Union in AUS, USA, HK, & UK
- Stunt Agents
- Stunt Training
What to Bring:
- Hardshell knee and elbow pads
- Mouthguard
- Groin guard
- A pair of gym shoes
- Towel
- Water
- Spare t-shirt
You may also bring a video or stills camera if you wish to record some of the skills you learn for your show reel.
19th August 2008
Breakenback Films is sponsoring a new show that opens tonight in Sydney! The show is called "The Elixir Carnivale", combining the best early 19th century burlesque with modern circus and carnival sideshow you wouldn't want your mother to see, this show is sexy and sassy, and more than a little bit dangerous and shocking. Keep an eye out for some of the spectacular stunts made possible by Breakenback Films. Bookings can be made here.
15th August 2008
Breakenback Films new hoodies have finally arrived and are now available to purchase online in our shop,we have a "Good Luck With That" hoodie and a "East Coast Muay Thai" hoodie for you to check out.
1st July 2008
Breakenback Films has an extra treat for fans and aspiring indy film makers out there, a podcast from the Brisbane Supanova featuring Igor Breakenback discussing "Good Luck With That" and answering some questions about a whole range of problems indy films face when trying to produce believable action and stunts on a budget is now available online. A big thanks to Joffre Street Productions for recording the podcast.
23rd June 2008
So, the Sydney Supanova is over and we had a fantastic time, a very big thank you to all the fans who stopped by the stall to say hi and pick up a copy of our latest release, the short film "Kicasso". Another big thanks to all the people who attended the first "Kicasso" big screen event and provided the feedback that we always look forward to.
We at Breakenback Films would also like to congratulate Kira Pearson, the winner of our "Good Luck With That" prize draw, but for those of you who missed out and didn't pick up a copy at the Supanova fear not! You can still pick up a copy as well as a variety of our other merchandise online in our shop.
1st June 2008
Well, June is here and we at Breakenback Films have been busy, the Sydney Supanova is fast approaching with only 3 weeks left and we've been busy training up some stuff for you to see. Sydney should be a big event and as it's our hometown we will be putting on a few special demonstrations. Details for Supanova 2008 are available on their website and if you do come on down, drop by our stall to say hi, have a chat with some of our cast and crew, and pick up some signed merchandise including our brand new range of hoodies.
8th May 2008
You may have seen the recent run of Visa commercials starring Jackie Chan... what most of you won't know is that for the shot showed below, they opted for Jackie Chans new Australian body double, our very own Igor Breakenback!
If you look carefully you'll also notice that the image is in fact made out of about 20 different shots of Igor doing that flying kick, with different images being composited together to create the exact position they wanted.
21st April 2008
We are proud to announce that we have signed the young Austrian band “Heretic Sounds” to our Breakenback Films music label. The two singles “Sweet Queen of Pain” and “The Lonely Waiting” first heard in "Good Luck With That" are now available through Itunes.
4th April 2008
"Good Luck With That" is now available for purchase at Indieflix, for those in Brisbane though, Breakenback Films is currently preparing to leave for the Brisbane Supanova and by all accounts it will be even bigger than Melbourne.
Also don't forget for those Supa Fan Pass holders, "Good Luck With That" will be up once again on the big screen on Saturday at 6:15pm at the Madman Anime Theatre.
30th March 2008
We have just arrived home from a successful trip to the Melbourne Supanova 2008 and our first Victorian big screen outing for "Good Luck With That" We'd like to put out a very big thanks to all the people who attended the screening and for all the wonderful feedback as well as to the hundreds of people that attended the Q & A session with Igor. If you have any other questions or more feedback for one of our films, come and sign up to the Breakenback Forums.
7th March 2008
As another Supa Fan Pass exclusive we'll be screening the mind-blowing "Good Luck With That" (M) introduced by star, director, producer and writer, Igor Breakenback, each Saturday night of the Expo at 6:15pm in the Madman Anime Theatre.
1st March 2008
Breakenback Films has been invited to Supanova 2008! The first is to be held in Melbourne on the 28th to 30th of March so we'll look forward to seeing all our Melbourne fans there.
23rd Febuary 2008
Breakenback Films has a new short film in production! Check it out here. It's called "Kicasso" and we are very excited about this inovative new project. You can donate now to become an executive producer by clicking this button ->
12th Febuary 2008
There is a new Promotions Reel online for "Good Luck With That", taken from the Premier in Sydney this promo lets you have a look at what some Sydney siders thought of our first feature to hit the big screen! Click here to watch.
5th Febuary 2008
We have new Wallpapers to download, go check them out here.
22nd January 2008
Breakenback Films would like to acknowledge the death of the great Australian actor Heath Ledger, our thoughts go out to his family and many fans.
14th January 2008
"Good Luck With That" is headed to Canada! Keep your eyes and ears open for more information on the Canadian premier coming soon.
1st January 2008
Breakenback Films would like to wish everyone a happy new year! We'd like to thank you all for your amazing support this year and look forward to bringing you new ground breaking Australian action in the new year.
14th December 2007
Breakenback Films would like to announce Kathryn Small as the winner of our forum competition, Kathryn and a friend will recieve free tickets to the Breakenback Action International Film Festival and Australian premier of "Good Luck With That".
13th December 2007
The "Good Luck With That" DVD is now available online in the Breakenback Shop.
You can also help us promote this DVD and make it more available for audiences worldwide, check out our forum to find out how!
12th December 2007
Due to tickets for the Breakenback Action International Film Festival selling out even faster than anticipated, we have upgraded to a bigger cinema so that we have an extra 60 seats available, this means you can invite more of your friends along! It is still recomended that you book tickets as we will not be keeping a reserve for ticket purchases on the day.
30th November 2007
Evel Knievel has Died today in Clearwater, Florida at the age of 69. We at Breakenback Films would like to Acknowledge this great performer and iconic Daredevil for his contribution and promotion of stunts performance the world over.
27th November 2007
TICKET GIVEAWAY!
We are giving away 2x2 FREE Tickets to the Premiere of "Good Luck With That".
To enter join our forum and tell us how you are supporting the Local Independent Action Film Industry in 25 words or more!-)
We will announce the winner in the Breakenback Forum on the 9.12.2007
Good Luck With That
17th November 2007
The "Good Luck With That" teaser and trailer is now online! Click here to watch them.
4th November 2007
The final sound edit of the official "Good Luck With That" Trailer is ready and should be online soon!
13th October 2007
The Australian Premier of "Good Luck With That" has been announced and pre-order tickets are now available online for only AU$20!
"Good Luck With That" will be headlining the Breakenback Action International Film Festival (BAIFF) on the 16th of December at Greater Union Cinema's Bondi Junction
Pre-order your tickets now!
4th October 2007
"Good Luck With That" has received an official invitation from the prestigious Sundance Film Festival for 2008! Now lets hope we make the official selection too!
2nd October 2007
While at the AOF Film Festival, Igor gave the first official interview before the world premiere of "Good Luck With That". You can watch the interview here.
24th September 2007
“Good Luck With That” is headed to the Big Bang Film Festival to be held October 17-21, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
28th July 2007
“Good Luck With That” had a successful world premier, and while we didn't come away with the prize in either of the categories we were nominated for we did peak the interest of a lot of international film makers and attract the attention of another international distributor. We will post some pictures from the event soon so check back for updates! We are still preparing for the Breakenback Action International Film Festival (BAIFF) which will also be the “Good Luck With That” Australian premier.
12th July 2007
We have new “Good Luck With That” merchandise available, check it out at our Shop and place your order now as stocks are running out fast!
11th July 2007
The World Premiere Screening of “Good Luck With That” Saturday 28.07. 2007
The Long Beach Entertainment and Convention Center Screening Rooms 300 East Ocean Boulevard Long Beach, California 90802, USA Tel: 562-436-3636 Fax: 562-436-9491
Theater 7, 11:30 am “Good Luck With That” (76 min.)
“Good Luck With That” is nominated for:
Action Film of the Year
- ”Urban Assault”
- “Blood Ties”
- “Good Luck With That”
- “Chasing the Lotus”
- “Faizon Love Tao of the Golden Mask”
Best Title Sequence
- ”The Von”
- “Zombie Western – It Came From The West”
- “Good Luck With That”
- “The Chosen”
- “Two-Eleven”
Come and meet the Director at the screening!
5th July 2007
"Good Luck With That" has been selected for the AOF Film Festival at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center July 27-29, 2007! So it will officially have its world premiere screening there. With the acceptance into the contest we have received 4 entry passes for the event.
We are planning a promotion tour and would like to make the trip to LA and try promote the movie during the event. Since the event goes for 3 days and attracts more then 20.000 people, it would be the perfect networking opportunity to meet possible distributors.
We still need your help, a promotion tour is expensive (flight ticket, posters, promo material), so we are raising funds again! We are thankful for all donations so far and no donation is too small, please click here to donate.
If you know somebody in the Long Beach area that would be happy to provide accommodation for a few days, please get in touch with us. As this would bring some of our costs down. In return we will provide you with one of the passes for the festival!
17th June 2007
"20-20 Hindsight" has been entered into it's first film festival so keep your eye out for it at the 2007 Reel Deal Film Festival. We hope to go really well in this festival and start gaining some recognition for the film, we'll keep you updated on how we do. Don't Forget, it's still not too late to get your Executive Producer credit and help support us finishing the film. Money raised will also help cover film festival entries.
30th May 2007
The Picture cut for "20-20 Hindsight" is now finished! Don't Forget, it's still not too late to get your Executive Producer credit and help support us finishing the film. Money raised will also help cover film festival entries.
4th May 2007
Three new "Good Luck With That" posters have been released. Don't forget, it's not too late to get your Executive Producer credit at our Ebay store.
3rd May 2007
The first offical poster for "20-20 Hindsight" is now online! Don't Forget, it's still not too late to get you Executive Producer credit and help support us finishing the film.
28th April 2007
Filming has finished for "20-20 Hindsight" and we are now in post-production. Don't Forget, it's still not too late to get your Executive Producer credit and help support us finishing the film. The trailer will be up soon so keep an eye out and keep checking back.
Febuary 2007
"Good Luck With That" is now down to 2.30 min on the timeline. It needs some more post production and down cutting to get it to a solid 100min feature. Breakenback Films office had a small set back when the 7 year old office laptop crashed and almost took 7 years worth of work with it. most files got rescued and luckily the GLWT project is on a separate unit. If you are not getting any replies from the office in the moment, that is because we are still in the process of organaising a new office laptop. our tip to everyone with their lifes work on computers, back it up now and then every week from now on! Small price to pay compared to the loss of years of hard work. we are also still looking for support, so do not forget to get your "Good Luck With That" Executive Producer credit on Ebay.
