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Festival joy for Screen Academy films

Four films produced by 2008 WA Screen Academy graduates have been selected to screen at two of Australia’s most prestigious film festivals.

The People’s Plot is a gentle documentary about a community garden in West Leederville, written by Tina McKimmie and Nadia Meneghello, directed by Mikael bones Olsen and produced by Bec Darling.

The film has been chosen as one of Australia’s Top 100 short films at the St Kilda Film Festival that runs from May 26 to 29. It is also a finalist in the Images of Age category of the competition.

The People’s Plot will also be featured at the Dungog Film Festival, that runs from May 28 to May 31, along with three short dramas produced by the Screen Academy – Project Petey DNA, Background Noise and Commodity Fetish

Director of the WA Screen Academy, John Rapsey, said he is thrilled that four Academy films have been selected.

“St Kilda and Dungog are highly-regarded festivals so it an honour to have our films shown alongside the nation’s best.”

“Even better, some of the filmmakers will be able to attend and experience the buzz firsthand,” he said.