BEFORE THERE WAS JACKASS… THERE WAS RALPH ZAVADIL.
Adrenaline Junkies are going to love this crazy documentary.
“Everyone should have a friend like Ralph.”
His cable access television show, The Cap’n Video Show, ran from 1990 to 1995, spawning a small but loyal cult following. Each week Ralph performed a series of idiotic and occasionally dangerous stunts, challenging the sensibilities of his small Southern Ontario audience. With the advent of the internet and reality television still years away, his unique brand of gross-out stunt comedy was truly ahead of its time. All it took was a broken neck for him to get noticed.
BBFF2012 has received over 900 entries and after months of viewing we’re pleased to announce a highlight of the 2012 Festival. Our first Official Selection to be publically announced is Pria Viswalingam’s acclaimed documentary Decadence: The Decline of the Western World.
Decadence: The Decline of the Western World has been receiving rave reviews and is sure to be a winner with the BBFF Audience.
The team behind BBFF2012 is proud to announce that Pig House Flicks, Byron Bay’s funky little Art-House cinema has come on board as a 2012 Byron Bay International Film Festival Venue Partner supplementing the regular festival screenings planned in and around Byron Bay during the festival in March 2012.
BBFF Festival Director J’aimee Skippon-Volke & Screenzone Managing Director Michael Weatherhead. Photo by Jensta
The inaugural Byron International Documentary Prize, a no-strings cash grant of $5000, has been announced by the Byron Bay International Film Festival (BBFF) and ScreenZone, a new venture created locally which brings together documentary makers and online retailing.
ScreenZone will be launched at the 2012 festival and has put up the funds for the prize.
If you’re curious about what happened last March at BBFF2011 take a browse through the full festival programme above. There are photos from the festival too over at our Facebook page – just click through with the link to the right.
A man grows hair and a woman collects it. A short film directed by David Birdsell which took away BBFF2007′s Best Experimental Film award.
Hairlady began as a time-lapse photography experiment. First the subject’s head and face were shaved. As hair growth proceeded, two identical digital photos were shot per day (approximately 12 hours apart) for 4 months, the subject becoming rather hairy. Finally, a video camera was mounted in place of the still camera and the resulting video footage was shot, following the subject as he goes to meet the titular Hairlady (Miriam Escovitz).
BBFF2012 will run from March 2nd to the 11th. Entries are now closed. Check back in April for information about entering your film into BBFF2013.
The range of films we screen is diverse and dynamic – Our team is passionate about supporting independent filmmakers in all stages of their careers and we believe in creating positive opportunities wherever possible – showcasing the amazing works of talented creatives to an open, intelligent audience as well as some well connected, highly respected Judges. The festival features an award for the Best Young Australian Filmmaker which is open to Australian Director’s and Producers under 25 and offers young Australian filmmakers reduced entry fees for their films.
