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Revelation Perth International Film Festival began in 1997. Founded to showcase a large range of independent feature films, documentaries, short films, and experimental works, it runs every July in Perth, Western Australia and is regarded as one of the best independent film festivals in Australia.〔(Richard Sowada: ), Australian Broadcasting Co.〕 == History == Revelation's roots are as an underground film festival started in the basement of the Greenwich Club in Perth, Western Australia. The 1997 Festival ran September 24-October 4. In addition to the Greenwich Club, events and screenings were held at the Luna, Picabar, and Kulcha theaters. Opening night at the Greenwich featured Beat movies, live jazz, and DJ Joe 19. Screenings included "Timothy Leary's Dead": (Paul Davids), "Bad Bugs Bunny" (Dennis Nyback),and "Beat America" (Bruce Connor, Kenneth Anger, etc.).〔''x-press Magazine,'' Perth, Australia, 9/18/97〕 The festival has developed into a large cultural event, screening films at cinemas and nightclubs across the city. Revelation specialises in independent and documentary films. Since its inception the festival has grown in size and scope. Alongside film screenings, the festival also features special events, including collaborations with musicians providing live soundtrack scores, academic conferences on cinema and culture, and associated visual art exhibitions. It is a tightly curated event that also includes international animations, short films, experimental works and hybrid styles. It annually receives around 400 entries from the international community and is programmed from a mix of these submitted and invited works. From 2001 - 2008 the festival collaborated with SPLIF - Screening Perth's Local Independent Films - showcasing local independent films and short films as part of the festival. In 2006 founder and festival director Richard Sowada began working at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Filmmaker, broadcaster and journalist Megan Spencer became program director for the 2007 festival. Since 2008 Jack Sargeant, film theorist, author and curator, has programmed the event, maintaining its unique status amongst Australian film festivals. The festival has expanded each year, attracting wider acclaim and an increased international profile. Since its inception Revelation has featured Australian premieres and films such as ''Sonic Outlaws'' directed by Craig Baldwin, ''Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan'', ''Heavy Metal Parking Lot'' by Jeff Krulik, ''WADD: The Life & Times of John C Holms'', ''Divine Trash'', ''Spellbound'', ''One Hundred Mornings'', ''Wheedle's Groove'', ''Nude Study'', ''Pictures of Superheroes'' and cult movies such as ''Beat Girl'', ''Pull My Daisy'', ''Gimme Shelter'', and ''Cigarette Girl.'' The event has participated as a platform for a range of feature and documentary works that have gone on to attain theatrical, DVD or other on-going release and sales in Australia. It also works actively with a range of major Australian screen culture events, organisations and festivals with guests, curated programs and individual titles. Guests have included: *Mitchell Block (Producer, USA) *Tait Brady (Feature Film Evaluation Manager, Film Finance Corporation) *Ashley Luke (Fortissimo Films) *Sandy Don (Hopscotch Films) *Paul Wiegard (Madman Entertainment) *John Hughes (Producer) *David Elfick (Producer) *David Stratton (Film Critic) *Serge Bozon (Filmmaker, France) *Avi Lewis (Filmmaker, Canada) *Lech Kowalski (Filmmaker, France) *Amy Hobby (Producer, USA) *Danny Plotnick (Filmmaker, USA) *Mike McCarthy (Filmmaker, USA) *Steven Severin (Composer, UK) *Coner Horgan (Director, Eire) *Jon Reiss (Director, USA) *Jennifer Maas (Director, Producer, USA) *Megan Simpson-Huberman (Director, Australia) *Katherine Berger (Producer, Australia) *Mark Lazarus (Producer, Australia) *Jeff Stilson (Director, writer, USA) *Cory McAbee (Director, writer, USA) *Jim Morton (Author, USA) *Stefan Popescu (Director, Australia) *Everett True (Journalist, UK / Australia) *Crispin Glover (Actor, Director; USA) *Goblin (Composers; Italy) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Revelation Perth International Film Festival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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