Films
A timid young boy must unleash his inner Titan to stand up to his teenage arch nemesis.
TITAN
Writer/Director: Carmen Falk
Producers: Nick Falk and Carmen Falk
Genre: Children's Live Action/Animation
Key Cast: Curtis Cordwell, Emily Machin, Lachlin Hatfield, Bryony
Geeves, Georgia Kokkoris, Jack Barwick.
Directors of Photography: David Burr, Michael Sampey
Executive Producer: Abi Binning
Executive Producer: Dick Marks
Assistant Editor: Sam Bell
CGI: Adam Walker Films
Innocent day-dreamer, Jack, hates himself for handing over his prize Fighting Fantasy Titan card to Isaac, the reigning Tasmanian BeastClash Champion. But when Jack struggles to find the courage to get it back, he turns to his hero for inspiration. If he could just be the Titan for one day, Isaac would be mincemeat. So he makes a wish to become the Titan. But when his wish unexpectedly comes true, Jack gets cold feet and is convinced he has become even more of a freak. When Isaac confronts him again and this time rips up Jack's Titan card, Jack snaps and finds his inner-strength. He becomes the Titan.
TITAN was made as part of the RAW NERV INITIATIVE, a national production initiative of Screen Australia and Screen Network in conjunction with Wide Angle Tasmania. I was lucky enought to have Dick Marks AOS as my Mentor, whose 30yrs experience in the Industry was a gold mine for me to tap into. As well as Mentor/DOP David Burr, who'd just come off the bat from shooting 2nd Unit on Mad Max Fury Road, who was amazing in giving up his time to shoot and Mentor me!
SCREENINGS:
FLICKERFEST 2015 (Flickerkids programme) SEE HOME PAGE FOR FLICKERFEST TOUR DATES AND VENUES
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
RAVENOUS
Left alone with her psychotic grandmother, a young girl steps into a nightmarish world of fear, loneliness and hunger. She is faced with a choice- stay safe or find food.
Writer/Director/Producer: Carmen Falk
Director of Photography: Leonard Low
Editor: Jemma Rea
Music: Heath Brown
Ravenous Main Theme: Carmen Falk
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Cast: Maya Jean
Noreen Le Mottee
RAVENOUS was originally made for the Stranger With My Face 48hr Horror Film Festival of which one of the guest judges was the talented Jennifer Lynch. It won 'Best Film' at SWMF Fim Festival and went on to screen at the MONA Cinema.
AWARDS: 'Best Film' - Stranger With My Face 48hr
Horror Film Festival.
Honorary mention- Maya Jean
'Best Actress'- Maya Jean, Melbourne
Underground Film Festival
SCREENINGS:
HollyShorts Film Festival
Melbourne Underground Festival
San Francisco Black Film Festival
New Mexico Fright Night
Atlanta Film Festival
Arizona Underground Film Festival
Eerie Horror Film Festival
Blue Stocking Film Series
New Orleans Film Festival
Stranger With my Face Horror Film Festival
THE SAURUS STREET TRAILER
Director: Carmen Falk
Screenwriters: Nick and Carmen Falk
Director of Photography: Richard Williams
Genre: Book Trailer/TV Pitch
CGI: Adam Walker Films
Editor: Michael Sampey
Key Cast: Sara Cooper, Peter Gee, Sara Phillips, Ailbe Bourke,
Jack Falk with students from Cooper Screen Academy.
"Saurus Street" is a successful series of children's books published by Random House Australia. Random House asked me to make a short promotional film to assist in the marketing of books 5 and 6 in the Saurus Street series (published in 2012). Armed with a budget of only AUD 2000, we hit the streets of Tarrona with a whole bunch of screeaming children! The animation was eventually used as the basis for an iOS/Android 'Dinosaur Pet' Saurus Street App.
I also presented the TV pitch and won The Holden Redlich Prize at 2012 Screen Producers' Association conference.
Nick Falk Children's Author Page
OUR MAN IN TASMANIA
"It only takes one idiot to get lost in the woods..."
Writer/Director/Producer: Carmen Falk
Director of Photography: Leonard Low
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Nick Falk, Melissa King, Eli Halliwell, Trent Waller.
OUR MAN IN TASMANIA is about comedy set in the Tasmanian Bush. Nigel-Cole Smith, a pompous British Wildlife Television Presenter has come to Tasmania to film the ferocious beast called the Tasmanian Devil. Nigel's long-suffereing Australian film crew soon discover why he has been sent to the furthest corner of the world. Because nobody wants him around.