City Loop (film)

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City Loop
Directed byBelinda Chayko
Written byStephen Davis
Produced byBruce Redman
Starring Jessica Napier
Sullivan Stapleton
Ryan Johnson
Brendan Cowell
Hayley McElhinney
CinematographyJosef Damien
Edited byNick Meyers
Music by B(if)tek
Production
company
Red Movies
Release date
2000
Running time
87 minutes
CountryAustralia
Language English

City Loop is a 2000 Australian film shot in Brisbane. Locations include Southbank, West End, and Boondall.

Contents

It was produced by Bruce Redman for the Queensland-based production company Red Movies

It was originally known as Bored Olives.

Plot

The plot follows the lives of several characters over a few hours on the same night, centering on a pizza delivery place called Speedy's. The stories are:

Cast

Production

The film was one of five movies produced by the AFC in association with SBS Independent as part of its "Million Dollar Movie Accord" initiative. The others were Fresh Air (film) , A Wreck A Tangle , Mallboy and La Spagnola . [1]

The film was shot on super 16mm, and then blown up to 35mm, although it was never theatrically released. [2]

Release

The film premiered at the Asian Film Festival in Tokyo and was selected for screening at the Toronto International Film Festival.

David Stratton in Variety called the film "a visually strong and well-handled pic about a bunch of unattractive and mostly uninteresting young people. Low-budgeter shows strong directorial talent largely wasted on thin material that's unnecessarily full of tricks." [3]

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References

  1. "AFC Annual Report 1999/2000: Development & Production". Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. City Loop (1994). Ozmovies. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  3. David Stratton, "City Loop", Variety, 9 July 2000 accessed 15 November 2012