It’s official, Mexico loves cats and Cats of Malta!
The shorter, 21 minute version of Cats of Malta has been rewarded MEJOR CORTOMETRAJE DE GATOS (Best Cat Film) at the 6th annual FAUNA Tepoztlán Animal Festival.
We can't wait to release this film this year. Keep up to date with all the Cats of Malta news by joining the newsletter for exclusives.
We are pleased to announce our 2020 erotic drama In Corpore is now available on yet another streaming platform, this time landing on Vudu, the American digital video store and streaming service owned by Fandango Media.
Dealing with the complexities of sex and relationships and featuring four couples in four different countries, you can check out In Corpore on Vudu here.
We’re thrilled to unveil the official poster for our latest feature film ForeFans, featuring lead actor Anastasia Kor.
"A naive student struggling to make ends meet becomes a camgirl to support herself. But in a lurid world where every body is a commodity, what will the final cost be?"
Thanks to Clifton Lofthouse for the design as ForeFans rolls along in post production. We expect it to be ready by the end of 2023. Can't wait!
The Dance screened at two events last week. The first screening was a Kino Lab Zagreb on Feb 8th. This was the first time we got to see the film in front of a live audience and it was a great experience.
Sarah Jayne presenting the film
The second screening was on Feb 10th at the Audacity Film Festival in Melbourne. Cast and crew for the film were in attendance as well as Nexus team member Ante Malekin. From all reports, it was a fantastic night.
We are grateful to both events for the screenings and proud that The Dance is connecting with audiences from one side of the globe to the other.
Actors John McCullough and Lara Deam with Ante Malekin
The Dance on screen at the Audacity Film Festival
Thanks to independent film news and review site indieactivity for doing a write-up about Ivan Malekin’s book Improv for Indie Filmmakers and sharing a sample chapter.
The book uses multiple real-world case studies, plus our own experiences, to illustrate the many benefits of improv and how putting away the script can lead to new discoveries, making your work fresh and exciting. Improv for Indie Filmmakers will show you how to save time and money by working efficiently at all stages of the production process so you can make more films, faster.
Read the free chapter here. And learn more about the book here.
We are thrilled to announce Cats of Malta Film has been selected as one of the top films of the year at the 2022 Spotlight Documentary Film Awards, taking home a Gold Award — receiving the second highest scores from the panel. We are very much looking forward to finally releasing this documentary later this year so you can fall in love with these adorable cats like we did.
While visiting New York during late October we got together with NPG team member and favourite hard-working collaborator Clara Francesca, as well as our DOP from In Corpore, George M. Ivanoff, to shoot our eleventh Life Improvised short film called Applause.
The story was inspired by a mash up of real encounters and conversations with an "actor" we knew many moons ago.
Applause is an exploration of what it looks like when the line of professionalism and friendship becomes blurred due to one friend using the other selfishly for her own career gain.
The shoot took place in the picturesque Central Park. What was great about shooting Applause (besides the therapy factor!), was that it served as a reunion with Clara and George, plus the chance to work with new talent, Sharni Bekt – an established NY based dancer and actor.
Check out Applause below and be sure to let us know what you think by liking and leaving a comment on the video.
Festival number four for our queer film The Dance comes from India. Big thanks to Color’s of Love Int. Queer Film Festival for the Official Selection of this film with an important message for those coming out later in life. This is the 5th edition of the festival and it will take place in Punjab, India, as well as online. We are thrilled to see The Dance getting out there.
Goose & Gander from our Life Improvised series was the first film we made in Zagreb, so it was a thrill to be selected to screen at the first Kino Lab Zagreb event. It was a fun night, with sixteen films from around the world screened, some even from Melbourne. We look forward to the next event.
Our latest improvised feature film ForeFans is now wrapped! It was an insanely hectic 11 days of filming in Zagreb and Paris across 18 different locations. It felt like a dive into the deep end with a wonderful cast of 6 actors from all over Europe and a 3-person crew, including ourselves. Multi-tasking madness, juggling too many roles on too little sleep.
That’s a wrap in Paris.
But the footage looks fantastic. The performances are terrific. And we are thrilled to wrap on what will become our fifth improvised feature, a dark, bold, contemporary drama about “camgirls” and sex as a commodity. Look out for much more news about ForeFans in 2023 as post-production now begins!
Raw, ungraded shot from ForeFans.
We’re excited to announce Life Improvised: Volume One is now streaming on Tubi.
Sometimes in life we need to improvise.
Filmed in five countries around the world, these improvised stories are about life and love and the complexities of being human. Micro glances into everyday relationships and the small decisions that define us.
Awkwardness, betrayal, love, forgiveness, despair and more. We filmed these stories over a period of three years, never thinking we would one day have enough to put together an anthology. But here we are. And we just filmed a new episode in New York last week so in another three years, expect Volume Two
Check out the trailer below and check out Life Improvised: Volume One on Tubi here.
We also did an interview about the anthology with Search My Trash which you can read here.
It was a pleasure to attend the New York Cat Festival at the stunning Village East by Angelika Cinema for a screening of the short version of Cats of Malta. Thank you so much to festival director Tracie Hotchner for inviting us and organsing such a fun event. Sarah Jayne took part in a Q&A after the screening and we were thrilled in chat about Cats of Malta and see the film on the big screen. Thank you also to Clara Francesca for the photos.
We also did an insightful podcast interview with Tracie. Listen here.
We just wrapped production on a new episode in our Life Improvised series, filming in gorgeous Central Park in New York. It’s called Applause and deals with an actor pushing a director too far when talking casting opportunities.
It was a reunion with Nexus member Clara Francesca and In Corpore DOP George M. Ivanoff. We also worked with talented actress Shani Bekt for the first time. A lovely way to spend a sunny afternoon. Look out for Life Improvised: Applause on this website and our YouTube channel soon.
The cast and crew of Life Improvised: Applause
We had a truly amazing time at the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival. It was a week of powerful documentaries, insightful filmmaker panels, fun networking drinks, charming hospitality, and of course the US premiere of Cats of Malta.
The screening of the film happened in the park on a Saturday afternoon. It was a special event hosted by the town mayor and featuring local cats as special guests on a Feline Parade … which went about as well as you would imagine, cats being cats …
Cats of Malta screening in the park.
Thank you to everyone at the festival for hosting us, John and Carol for welcoming us in their home, and everyone in the town who attended the screening and made sure we had a fantastic time.
MovieMaker Magazine rates Chagrin Documentary Film Festival as one of the Top 50 Festivals worth the entry fee. After speeding a week in the beautiful town of Chagrin Falls to experience the festival ourselves, it is easy to see why. It was an experience we won’t soon forget and we are super grateful.
Felines on Parade … sort of.
Sarah Jayne takes part in a Filmmaker Q&A.
Casting is now open for our latest improvised feature, Forefans. The film is a dark and bold story set into the world of camgirls, tackling theme of sex as a commodity, authenticity, and the need for connection.
We will be filming Forefans in Zagreb, Croatia and Paris, France over 11 days from November 21st to December 2nd. We are casting for the lead roles across Europe via Encast until the end of October. Check out the casting call and if you fit the criteria, send through an application.
Our psychological horror film Machination has now landed on major streaming platform Amazon Prime Video in the US and UK.
We are excited by this as Amazon has great reach and puts the film in front of millions of potential people. Blu-ray and DVD copies of Machination, featuring behind the scenes interviews and footage, are also available to buy for the collectors out there.
Check our further viewing options on the Machination page here.
Steffi Thake in Machination.
A couple of hours ago the 13th annual Chagrin Documentary Film Festival announced it’s line up. It was so thrilling to see Cats of Malta on the list amongst a selection of global films in the International Documentary section. This will be the films US premiere.
It’s been a while since we celebrated or even participated for that matter in large film festivals, (read about why here), but we are glad that Cats of Malta is the film to bring the love for festivals back for us. The family-friendly cat film is sure to lighten the mood, as documentaries are often discussing topical real life issues and social justice events. All we have to offer is a fun cat movie.
NPG can’t wait to get to Ohio, where we plan to visit or the whole festival and network with the audience and other filmmakers. The filmmakers will also be taking part in a 20 min Q&A after the film screens at 1pm on October 8th.
What we have to look forward to.
The news just keeps on rolling on for our Psychological Horror Feature Machination. Last week the latest platform was Tubi TV and this week the film has landed on AppleTV. You can watch in most English speaking counties, such as Australia, /nZ, Malta the US and Canada.
POSTPONED - New date announced soon
Tune into Joy FM's Sunday Arts Program, presented by David Hunt on Sunday 7th of August at 4pm to hear John McCullough and Lara Deam discuss our short Life Improvised film The Dance. The pair will be will be taking about queer stories in cinema, the film, the improvisation process and what it was like making a film about acceptance and living authentically.
After being released through Vimeo on Demand, followed by Blu-ray and DVD though Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Walmart, MACHINATION is now available to stream free on TUBI.
Currently available in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Australia, Tubi can be accessed on a wide range of devices. Tubi gives fans of films and television programs an easy way to discover new content that is available completely free.
To watch MACHINATION now click here. If you enjoy it, tell your friends and share the link!
