04/12/12 – BIKPELA BAGARAP BROADCAST ON PNG TELEVISION – EMTV
Very happy to share the news that after almost two years of hard work and unreturned emails (!), Bikpela Bagarap will be broadcast on EMTV in Papua New Guinea on Sunday 16th December at 7.30pm.
16/11/12 – FICAMS Environmental Film Festival
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the FICAMS Environmental Film Festival in Punta Arenas, Chile – November 20th-24th, 2012
30/10/12 – TUTTI NELLO STESSO PIATTO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the Tutti Nello Stesso Piatto International Festival in Trento, Italy – November 2012
20/10/12 – WILDLIFE VAASA INTERNATIONAL NATURE FILM FESTIVAL
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the Wildlife Vaasa International Nature Film Festival in Vaasa, Finland – November 2012
19/10/12 – WINNER OF “AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD” AT KLEFF
Very excited and proud to announce that Bikpela Bagarap has been awarded the “AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD” at the Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival in Malaysia.
19/09/12 – TERRA DI TUTTI FILM FESTIVAL
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the Terra Di Tutti Film Festival in Bologna, Italy – October 2012
01/09/12 – CINEMA POLITICA
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen as as part of Cinema Politica (Montreal, Canada) in various locations around the world. Actual locations and dates T.B.C.
12/08/12 – MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the Montreal International Black Film Festival in Montreal, Canada – September 2012
02/08/12 – FREEDOM ARTS FESTIVAL
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the Freedom Arts Festival in Sarawak, Malaysia – October 2012
26/06/12 – SCINEMA FESTIVAL OF SCIENCE FILM
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at it’s first Australian film festival, the Scinema Festival of Science Film, which is a travelling film festival around Australia.
06/06/12 – BIKPELA BAGARAP WINS FIRST AWARD
Very happy to announce that Bikpela Bagarap was awarded “Special Mention” at The Village Doc Festival in Milan, Italy.
19/05/12 – BIKPELA BAGARAP BROADCAST ON PNG TELEVISION
Bikpela Bagarap is going to be broadcast on Papua New Guinea Television – Kundu 2 on Tuesday 22nd May 2012 at 9.00pm, and subsequent broadcasts in the following weeks.
01/05/12 – THE VILLAGE DOC FESTIVAL
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at The Village Doc Festival in Milan, Italy – June 2012.
20/04/12 – CINEMAMBIENTE ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the Cinemambiente Environmental Film Festival in Torino, Italy – June 2012.
05/04/12 – BIKPELA BAGARAP (BIG DAMAGE) NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD
Very happy to announce that Bikpela Bagarap (Big Damage) is now available to purchase on DVD via our distributor Ronin Films. You can purchase your copy HERE.
01/03/12 – REEL EARTH ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival in Palmerston North, New Zealand – May 2012.
28/02/12 – CINEMA PLANETA FILM FESTIVAL
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the Cinema Planeta Film Festival in Cuernavaca, Mexico – April 2012.
23/02/12 – KUALA LUMPUR ECO FILM FESTIVAL
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – October 2012.
14/02/12 – STEPS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the Steps International Film Festival in Kharkov, Ukraine – 8th-12th March 2012.
29/01/12 – BIKPELA BAGARAP BROADCAST ON AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION
Bikpela Bagarap is going to be broadcast on Australian Television – Channel 31 (Melbourne) on Monday 27th February 2012 at 7.30pm.
29/01/12 – BARENTS ECOLOGY FILM FESTIVAL
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the Barents Ecology Film Festival in Petrozavodsk, Russia – 18th-22nd April 2012.
24/11/11 – PAPUA NEW GUINEA HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the Papua New Guinea Human Rights Film Festival in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on 10th December 2011.
22/11/11 – SCREENING OF “P.N.G. STYLE” ON AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION
My first film “P.N.G. Style” (Winner “Best Documentary” at Portobello Film Festival 2010) will be screened on Melbourne community television Channel 31, on 5TH DECEMBER at 7.30PM. They will also be screening “Bikpela Bagarap” some time in February 2011 …
09/11/11 – ONLINE INTERVIEW
I was interviewed by Gorilla Film Magazine, an online independent film magazine in the UK, about Bikpela Bagarap, and my earlier “film by accident” P.N.G. Style, also filmed in Papua New Guinea. You can read the interview HERE.
05/09/11 – INTERVIEW ON ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA
I was interviewed by Miyuki Jokiranta on ABC Radio Australia about the making of Bikpela Bagarap / Big Damage. You can listen to the interview HERE. (Note – the first 4.40mins of the interview repeats itself for some reason)
01/09/11 – ONLINE ARTICLE
Environment website redd-monitor.org wrote an article about Bikpela Bagarap and the issues that it raises. You can read this article HERE.
29/08/11 – ONLINE INTERVIEW
I was interviewed by Mongabay.com, an online environmental science and conservation news site about the making of Bikpela Bagarap / Big Damage and some of the wider issues that are raised. You can listen to the interview HERE.
24/08/11 – DOKUBAZAAR FILM FESTIVAL, Slovenia
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the Dokubazaar Film Festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 20th September 2011.
22/08/11 – PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL, London
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the Portobello Film Festival in London, on 8th September, 2011. This is a great independent film festival, and is very supportive of my work – my film “PNG Style” was awarded Best Documentary at this festival in 2010.
18/08/11 – Anuu-ru Aboro FILM FESTIVAL, New Caledonia
Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at the anuu-ru aboro Film Festival in New Caledonia, in October 2011. They have very kindly invited me to attend this festival to screen my film in many remote villages in New Caledonia and surrounding islands – an incredible opportunity.
24/07/11 – ONLINE INTERVIEW
Another interview with Gorilla Film magazine about the making of Bikpela Bagarap / Big Damage. You can read the interview HERE
15/07/11 – INTERVIEW ON ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA
I was interviewed by Clement ABC Radio Australia about the making of Bikpela Bagarap / Big Damage. You can listen to the interview HERE.
12/07/11 – ONLINE INTERVIEW
I was interviewed by an independent online filmmaking magazine about the making of the film. You can read the interview with Gorilla Film Magazine HERE.
07/06/11 – FIRST FILM FESTIVAL
I am very pleased to announce that Bikpela Bagarap has been selected to screen at Agitprop International Film Festival on Peoples’ Struggles in Manila, Philippines in July 2011.
01/05/11 – PUBLIC SCREENING
The first public screening will be on Wednesday 11th May, at 7.30pm. Loop Bar – 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne.
