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AND THE WINNER IS:

Asher Treleauen, with his comedy-doco series "On Becoming a Man". Asher, who has a background in standup comedy, had the audience engaged with his funny and clear pitch. In the series, Asher proposes to place himself amongst various sub-cultures of people who see themselves as real men, and in doing so seeks himself to discover what it really means to become a man. Asher has won project development advice from leading feature film and TV production company Ruby Entertainment (Crackerjack, Bad Eggs, The Craic, TV's Bed of Roses, Kath & Kim, Whatever Happened to That Guy). This major prize also includes $3,000 worth of equipment hire from Open Channel.

Congratulations to all the finalists, who were all commended by the panel for their well delivered pitches.

Hosted by Lee Zachariah and judged by a hotbed of industry professionals our 5 finalists competed for our Short & Sharp Pitching Competition Final Presented by Open Channel with the support of Film Victoria, Short & Sharp was aimed at emerging and mid-career filmmakers and invited entrants to submit a short treatment for a screen-based project.

Presented by Open Channel with the support of Film Victoria, Short & Sharp is aimed at emerging and mid-career filmmakers and invited entrants to submit a short treatment for a screen-based project.

Competitiors were able to pitch any genre, form and duration; from TV series and features to shorts, animation and multi-platform content. Entrants were short listed to a field of 12 then interviewed by a selection panel who have now selected our six finalists to present their pitch to a live audience and judging panel of industry heavyweights at the final at Cinema Nova on Wednesday December 14 at 6.15pm .

The 2011 winner will receive project development advice from leading feature film and TV production company Ruby Entertainment (Crackerjack, Bad Eggs, The Craic, TV's Bed of Roses, Kath & Kim, Whatever Happened to That Guy). This major prize also includes $3,000 worth of equipment hire from Open Channel.

Judges
Mike Cowap; Screen Australia.
Seph McKenna; Head of Australian Production Village Roadshow.
Stephen Luby; Producer Ruby Entertainment

The 5 Finalists are:
Robyn Winslow. Project: "Wigtales" TV Comedy Drama
Cassie De Colling and Tamie Wexler. Project: "Beneath The Boarder" Documentary
Asher Treleauen. Project "On Becoming a Man". Comedy documentary series
Marie Maroun. Project: "Catching Sight". Feature – Comedy Drama
Stefan Bugryn. Project: :By Unpopular Demand". TV comedy

The above selected finalists are to present their pitch to a live audience and judging panel of industry heavyweights, including Mike Cowap; Screen Australia. Seph McKenna; Head of Australian Production Village Roadshow, Stephen Luby; Producer Ruby Entertainment and Charlie Carman; Manager Script Development Film Victoria.

The final for Short & Sharp will be held at Cinema Nova on Wednesday, 14th of December at 6:15pm and is hosted by Lee Zachariah.

Tickets will be available for purchase at Cinema Nova's website for $11, or $8 for concession holders and Open Channel members.

For any further information contact Open Channel by telephone on (03) 8610 9300

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