New Vlog Series “Hamish’s Kitchen”

I've started a daily vlog "Hamish's Kitchen" which will detail the process of making my first feature-length film: Hamish's Kitchen Playlist I hope that you'll check it out! Hopefully it will provide some insight into what a producer's life is like. Best wishes for the season! xx

LOST HOPE, A CREEPY SHORT FILM FROM JAPAN

"Lost Hope" is a creepy new short horror film from one of the makers of the "Silent Hill: Stolen Heart" fan film and DJ Mistress Macabre a.k.a Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc who is a best selling, award winning author of Horror Sinisteria. The short film was filmed on the Nexus Android Phone using the VHS-Cam...

Reviews of “Mirai” my debut manga

I'm very excited to share that my manga, "Mirai" is getting some press this week. First and foremost from "TG Geeks" both on their podcast, and on their website! Also, on the website World Comic Book Review, there is a great review which I'm so grateful to receive! If you haven't picked it up yet,...

My debut comic is out now on Amazon!!!!!

Mirai, a young Japanese-Australian girl, is about to have the worst birthday ever! But, if she survives the day, she just might make new friends and have a completely new life! Buy it here! Japanese version coming soon!

Backroads (1976) – Cult Classic Review

Backroads (1976) Classic Review by Hamish Downie https://www.ozflix.tv/#!/browse/film/2790/backroads Recently, Ozflix, Australia’s answer to Netflix opened for business. It promised every Australian film ever a kind of commercial library or preservation society. And perhaps someday, if they are successful enough, they may be able to deliver on the promise. But, for now, there is a limited...

The Ever Elusive Feature Film

Short films are fine, but they haven't really made money since the end of the era where audiences would sit in the cinema all day and watch a Newsreel, a Cartoon, a Short Film and then a Double Feature. All for less than a dollar. But that era has long gone. The B-Movie has now...

New interview (TG Geeks)

Hello everyone, sorry I've been missing in action, but I've got this new short film out, and it's premiering at the Shorts Off Film Festival in Wales, and it's called "Silence". To celebrate, I was interviewed by TG Geeks, a great podcast coming out of Arizona in the good ol' US of A. Hope you...

More great advice on screenwriting (reblog)

by Angela Bourassa My Saturday at ScriptFest was a whirlwind experience. I sat on a panel about pitching with John Bucher, Tara Bennett, and Scotty Mullen, then I got to meet one-on-one with writers for the entire afternoon, helping them perfect their pitches before the Pitchfest on Sunday. That meant that I only got to… via...

Great advice for screenwriters (reblog)

by Fin Wheeler Every time an award-winning screenwriter gives an interview, the reporter inevitably asks what they consider the essential elements to success in screenwriting. Just as inevitably, the successful subject responds that talent, determination, hard work, luck, and the right attitude are fundamental ingredients in gaining and maintaining a high profile as a professional… via...