Exclusive Q&A with director Nadia Tass
From Luna Palace Cinemas | 27 Jul 2010
Exclusive Q&A screening with acclaimed director Nadia Tass
Sunday August 22, 3.00pm @ Windsor Cinema, Nedlands
The screenwriter of a film about love, loss and betrayal, Nadia Tass (Malcolm, The Big Steal, Amy), will be in Perth to discuss her latest film Matching Jack on Sunday 22 August at Windsor Cinema in Nedlands. Following the screening at 3pm, Nadia will take part in a special Q&A forum in the cinema.
Matching Jack stars Australian actors Jacinda Barrett (Ladder 49, The Namesake), Richard Roxburgh (Hawke, Moulin Rouge, Van Helsing, Director of Romulus My Father) and Ireland’s James Nesbit (Five Minutes of Heaven and TV’s Cold Feet). Produced by David Parker (Irresistable, The Gate of Hell). Matching Jack opens in cinemas nationally on August 19.
When Marisa Hagen (Barrett) discovers that her child (Tom Russell) is seriously ill, she also finds out that her husband has been unfaithful for years. Marisa goes on a bizarre search in attempt to turn her husband’s serial affairs into a positive - an illegitimate child could save her son’s life. A chance encounter with another parent, Connor (James Nesbitt) & his son Finn (Kodi Smit-McPhee), leads them on an unpredictable journey of love and hope.
Director Nadia Tass began acting and later directing classical and contemporary theatre in Melbourne after pursuing an academic career in Arts and Education.
Directing her first feature film, Malcolm in 1986, Tass has gone on to be an influential and prominent name in Australian cinema with films including Rikky and Pete (87), The Big Steal (89), Mr Reliable (97) and Amy (98) which received 23 international awards.
As well as working in Australia cinema, Nadia has also directed a wealth of US films including Pure Luck (91) and features for Disney. In between film projects, Tass directs for The Melbourne Theatre Company which saw her win BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL 2003 at the prestigious Sir Robert Helpmann Awards for her work on the musical The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, which toured Australia and New Zealand
Tass is currently in pre-pre-production of a British feature film and has a number of feature films in development with American studios and English production companies, in addition to the slate of projects being developed through her production company Cascade Films. This year, Tass directs Three Women, a new play by Elizabeth Fortherinham, in London. Tass is currently preparing the production for the West End.
Tickets on sale now for this special TALKING PICTURES Q&A screening from www.lunapalace.com.au and from the cinema. Normal ticket prices apply $15.50 full / 11.00 conc.
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