FILM CONSTRUCTION TO OPEN IN MELBOURNE

AustralasianProduction Company, Film Construction officially opens the doors toits Melbourne office on Monday 28th of September.

The locationwill be familiar to many as those of Pod Film. After 15  years at thehelm, founder and EP Catherine Kerr has decided to take a long overdue3-month sabbatical and Film Construction will be taking over theirMelbourne operations.

“We have long admired the great work thatcomes from Melbourne agencies, and are thrilled about having a presenceon the ground”, says Peter Hewitt, Film Construction’s NZ ExecutiveProducer.

Film Construction are excited about taking on two ofPod’s rising stars, Maia Horniak (2007 Kodak New Director of the Yearfinalist, pictured 2nd from top) who will be joining FilmConstruction’s Sydney office, plus visual and fashion oriented directorJasmin Tarasin (‘Closet Tales of Australian Fashion’, pictured topleft).

New director Nick Ball (pictured below left)will also beingjoining the Film Construction Melbourne team in October. Nick hasrecently finished shooting Jeep and Fontera for Clemenger BBDO, and hasjust returned from the Palm Springs Film Festival screening of hisco-directed short film ‘How Much Do You Love Me?’ – described as a veryunromantic comedy.

“We have been working on establishing a teamand office in Melbourne for some time when the opportunity with Podcame up. We look forward to building on the commitment Pod has made inthe Melbourne industry. Catherine has achieved so much with Pod Film. Ihope we can collaborate further with her in 2009”, says Roy De Giorgio,Film Construction’s Australian Executive Producer.

The Melbourne contact details are:  

Film Construction

191A Smith Street

Fitzroy VIC 3065

Phone: +613 9416 0141

Roy De Giorgio: roy@filmconstruction.com,

Phone: +61 403 306 448