Four-star review for "Communication" on
UK release
24 September 2011
The actors play the
characters with raw honesty, making the
characters believable while playing on
expectations and assumptions. Clearly
Jacob is struggling with Orthodox views
of homosexuality, although filmmaker
Banks never pushes the point: is he
wondering about Andrew or himself? It
doesn't really matter, actually, as the
film has other things to explore.
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"The Colonel's Outing" gets
mention in BBC Arts blog
21 September 2011
The Iris Prize Festival,
the international gay and lesbian short
film festival that has adopted Cardiff
as its home, celebrates its fifth
birthday in 2011. Organisers have
described this year's festival
programme
as the strongest line-up in the
festival's history.
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"The
Colonel's Outing" wins first local award
8 September 2011
"The Colonel's Outing" has won Best Film
at the inaugural Alberton Film Festival
in Auckland.
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Christophe Jannin's Original Digital
29 August 2011
As rugby fans flock to Eden Park for the
first Rugby World Cup game they will be
confronted by a burly, ball carrier,
which is artist Christophe Jannin's take
on the New Zealand rugby player. The
artist is the subject of the first ever
full-length film to be produced by
Auckland gay film-making charity Number
8 Films, which follows him in New
Zealand and across to France.
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What a bear chic!
19 August 2011
Artist Christophe Jannin brought
European elan to Mt Eden - and now he's
been discovered by a local film-maker,
writes Emma Mackie.
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Kiwi gay rest home film competes for
international prize
14 August 2011
"The Colonel's Outing", made by
Christopher Banks and Andy Jalfon of
local film-making charity Number 8
Films, is one of thirty films selected
from among hundreds of international
entries for the Iris Prize - the world's
largest gay short film award, with a
prize package worth just under $50,000.
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French bear artist's life on screen
5 August 2011
The life story of acclaimed French bear
artist Christophe Jannin is to be
tackled in a feature-length documentary
from the award-winning team at Number 8
Films, to be released in 2012 as
Christophe’s Arc.
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Doctor Who meets Gay Berlin
22 July 2011
Local film-making charity Number 8 Films
is proud to present the New Zealand
premiere of "Christopher And His Kind"
as the August film in its monthly gay
film showcases, which are moving across
town to the Rialto Cinemas in Newmarket.
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The Colonel's Outing on Media7
14 July 2011
Russell Brown interviews Christopher
Banks and Andy Jalfon about the
challenges in bringing the latest Number
8 Films production to the screen, with
the assistance of the Mental Health
Foundation.
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The Colonel's Outing on Radio Live
breakfast with Marcus Lush
14 July 2011
Marcus Lush in a short, sharp interview
with director Christopher Banks on the
morning of the New Zealand premiere of
The Colonel's Outing about its
international success and connection to
mental health and wellbeing for older
gay men.
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The murmuring Matron
11 July 2011
As a casting
director, Andrea Kelland knows why
people get booked for acting jobs.
Perhaps that’s why she’s so honest about
how she landed the role in gay short
film The Colonel’s Outing. “I’ve got a
quirky face,” she laughs down the phone
from her day job in casting at Shortland
Street. “I’ve always been a character
actress, even when I was younger.
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Love at last
7 July 2011
An internationally acclaimed short film
struggled for funding until a charitable
foundation chipped in, writes Rowena
Orejana.
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The Colonel's Outing on Vintage Years
radio
6 July 2011
Marie Hull-Brown talks to Christopher
Banks and Andy Jalfon about older
people's mental health and wellbeing and
its relevance to the themes of the
latest Number 8 Films production.
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The Colonel's Outing on TV3's Nightline
6 July 2011
Nightline describes The Colonel's Outing
as a local film that goes where no local
film has gone before.
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Like Minds Wellington short film
competition
6 July 2011
Christopher Banks was invited to be a
judge in this year's Like Minds
Wellington short film competition, with
the theme of "be there and stay
involved" for people experiencing mental
illness. He blogs here about the
winning entry from Karl Madsen.
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The Colonel's Outing on Wild Oates radio
3
July 2011
Steven Oates talks to Christopher Banks
about the journey from script to screen
for the latest Number 8 Films
production.
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Gay rest home film comes home
17 June 2011
The Colonel's Outing NZ
premiere: A local short film
being described internationally as “the
best film about men in love out of New
Zealand since Lord of the Rings” is
having its Kiwi premiere at the Rialto
Cinemas in Newmarket, Auckland next
month on Thursday July 14 as part of its
Film Talk series, supported by the
Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand.
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Do it yourself
30 May 2011
Getting a storyteller to tell their
story is an interesting experience, T
because, like print journalists, stories
are their bread and butter. This was the
experience that I had interviewing Chris
Banks and Andy Jalfon from Number 8
Films, two people with a passion for
storytelling and real gratitude for
being able to tell theirs.
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Winners in Torino
15 May 2011
Our
new short film The Colonel's Outing has
received a Jury Award special mention at
its European premiere at the Torino LGBT
Film Festival. "The film is funny and
touching at the same time. Worth a
special mention because it reminds us
that it is never too late to come out."
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No walk in the park
23
April 2011
"Far
from the usual groups of frivolous and
fabulous gay 20-somethings we generally
see on screen, Auckland's Number 8 Films
have told a story from what could be
classified as our silent generations in
their latest work The Colonel's Outing.
The short film from the award-winning
makers of Teddy and Communication looks
at love and new hope between two men who
are in their twilight years."
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The Colonel's Outing: Review (Express)
18 April 2011
"Number
8 Films’ Christopher Banks and Andy
Jalfon have really found their feet with
this film...Rich in colour and
stunningly shot, The Colonel’s Outing is
an absolute treat to watch and is highly
recommended."
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The Colonel's Outing: Review (GayNZ.com)
15 April 2011
"It
is a gentle and tender tale which
includes complexities which make its
length of just less than 17 minutes seem
almost inconceivable. The filmmakers
have an art of fitting just the right
amount of depth into their stories,
through subtleties and cleverly-timed
dialogue, allowing surprises to
gracefully wade in."
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Film tackles the issues
5 April 2011
The
subjects of mental health and
homosexuality are tackled head-on in a
new short film. The Colonel's Outing
follows the story of an elderly man
living in a resthome who is unhappy with
his life until a fellow war veteran
arrives. The pair find happiness
together. The film's world premiere is
in Miami this month.
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Kiwi Olympian's video message to bullied
teens
5 April 2011
Local film-making
charity Number 8 Films is proud to be
lending a lens to a new anti-bullying
campaign for Pink Shirt Day led by gay
New Zealand Olympic speed skater Blake
Skjellerup. In a video released online
today and produced by the Number 8 Films
team of Christopher Banks and Andy
Jalfon, Skjellerup talks of his own
experiences of being bullied at high
school because of his sexuality.
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Gay film night a first for Nelson
27
March 2011
Local
film-making charity Number 8 Films is to
host its first gay film night in Nelson
next month, in association with GLBT
advocacy group Q-Youth, who are raising
funds for their drop-in centre.
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Gay film night auction raises
money for Christchurch
12 March 2011
A pair of
independent Auckland film-makers are
auctioning off a season ticket to their
monthly gay film screenings on Trade Me
to raise money for Christchurch
earthquake relief.
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The Colonel to have US and
European outing
11
February 2011
A New Zealand
tale of two elderly gay war veterans who
find love in a rest home is to have its
world premiere in April at festivals in
Europe and the United States.
'The Colonel's Outing' is the
latest short film from the award-winning
team at Number 8 Films, director
Christopher Banks and producer Andy
Jalfon.
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Communication: DVD review
1 December 2010
The plight of the intergenerational
relationship is explored wonderfully in
Communication – Chris and the crew
depict the story with a respectful
tenderness; these are the stories that
are not often told, and Communication
does a great job of showing the bond of
two people who have lived through
different times.
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Quick-shooting filmmaker wins high
praise
23 November 2010
Filmmaker Christopher
Banks has learned that good things don't
always take time. He shot his latest
short film, Communication, in just three
days. This is even more impressive
considering Mr Banks only saw the play
he adapted it from around three months
before shooting began.
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Gay Russell Crowe drama revived in
Auckland
11 November 2010
Oscar-nominated writer
David Stevens will be in attendance for
a Q&A following the screening of his
classic gay Australian drama THE SUM OF
US, starring Russell Crowe and Jack
Thompson, which plays at Galatos next
Thursday as part of the Number 8 Films
Auckland Gay Film Showcase.
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Call's out for
film buffs
1
October 2010
Andy Jalfon joins film
reviewer Kate Rodger from TV3 as a judge
at the Made In Manukau Short Film
Competition later this month.
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Monthly gay
film showcase for Auckland
30 August 2010
Gay film fans in Auckland will be able
to enjoy the latest cinema from around
the world with Number 8's launch this
month of a new gay cinema showcase at
Galatos.
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Christopher Banks
and Andy Jalfon on Wero
8 August 2010
The work of the Number 8 Films team was
profiled in an 8-minute item on Maori
Television's Wero programme - watch the
programme online.
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Unveiling the
magic of movies
12 July 2010
Andy Jalfon and Christopher Banks of
Number 8 Films are hosting a 12-week
series of workshops on film-making at
Uxbridge creative centre in Howick.
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Six weeks and
three days to 'Communication'
22 June 2010
Feature article on the making of
'Communication' from Queers On The
Verge, including Christopher Banks and
Andy Jalfon's tips for new directors and
producers.
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