Mike Retter
| Mike Retter | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏡 Residence | Australia |
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| 📆 Years active | 2013–present |
Mike Retter (born 1984) is an Australian film director, producer and visual artist who works predominantly from Adelaide. His debut feature film Stanley's Mouth premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2015.[1] He is known for his passionate advocacy for independent cinema through his Port Film Co-Op [2] His 2017 Youth on the March was described in the ABC Radio National as “a film that is talking to avante-garde cinema now, digital cinema”, Youth on the March experiments with a vertical aspect ratio and immerses its viewer in contemporary youth culture.[3]
Career[edit]
Mike Retter was raised in Yankalilla, South Australia, before relocating to Port Adelaide in his early adulthood. This reigon has had a profound impact on his on his body of work, and his is passionate advocate for local filmmaking has brought interest into reigonal filmmaking in recent years[4] His feature film Youth on the March used local actors and non-actors and premiered at the 2017 Adelaide Film Festival to positive reviews, in particular praising the unconvential vertical aspect ratio of 9:16 [5]
9:16 Vertical Cinema Movement[edit]
“Cinema has to continually reinvent itself to stay relevant and nothing better captures a person’s portrait than Vertical Cinema. Port Adelaide has such a rich and interesting history of cinema and it’s great that such a leap into the cinematic unknown can be taken here.”[6] Mike Retter not only films in the unconventional 9:16 aspect ratio but also through his Vertical Cinema Film Festival has encouraged other film makers to try different creative approaches. Run with film producer and critic Chris Luscri the program makes a hybrid of the art gallery aesthetic bringing a new distinct view to digital projection. [7] “It’s another way of framing stories,” said Adelaide Film Festival director Amanda Duthie in an article of Adelaide Now[8]
Feature Films[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Stanley's Mouth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Debut Film |
| 2017 | Youth on the March | Yes | Yes | Co-produced with Allison Chhorn |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Stanley's Mouth - A 9:16 Queer Art-house Experiment".
- ↑ http://theclothesline.com.au/stanleys-mouth-mike-retter-interview/
- ↑ https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2017/10/03/new-films-punk-fing-adelaide/
- ↑ Sutton, Malcolm (24 March 2018). "Political correctness 'stifling Australian cinema'". ABC News.
- ↑ "Youth on the March at Adelaide Film Festival". 3 October 2017.
- ↑ https://adelaidefilmfestival.org/2015/05/adelaide-film-festival-announces-presentation-of-916-special-event/
- ↑ https://ourport.com.au/news/916-cinema-earns-its-place-at-the-adelaide-film-festival/
- ↑ https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/arts/full-tilt-a-tall-order-for-vertical-film-movement-at-adelaide-film-festival/news-story/862161322e2221ec8ad2fbe700547e4e
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