Vulture Culture will be guest programming a free night of stand-up comedy at the Hyde Park Hotel as part of the weekly Raw Hyde on April 19th from 9.00pm – 11.00pm.

The Full line-up includes:

MC: Tomas Ford (will also be performing a set of live disco covers after the stand-up comedy)

And Comedians: Corey White, Manfred Yon, Adam Peter Scott, John Dore, Leigh Chalmers, Peter Flanagan, Colins Ebsworth, Ronan Freeburn, Ben Hunter & Ciaran Lyons.

In addition, if you get down early their will be an hour of live acoustic tunes from 8.00pm.

Rottofest, Western Australia’s only ‘overseas’ festival that you don’t need a passport for, is

accepting comedy short film and sketch entries from across Australia for this year’s Festival to

be held on Rottnest Island from Saturday 8 – Sunday 9 September 2012.

Australian residents can submit a short film up to 15 minutes in length or a filmed sketch up to 3

minutes in length that has been produced on or after 1 January 2011.

Deadline for entries is 20 July 2012. All finalist shorts and sketches will be screened at
Rottofest and will be in the running for the following cash prizes:

FUNNIEST SHORT FILM – $1,500 cash prize

FUNNIEST SKETCH – $1,000 cash prize

PEOPLE’S CHOICE FUNNIEST SKETCH – $250 cash prize

PEOPLE’S CHOICE FUNNIEST SHORT FILM – $250 cash prize

The 2012 Rottofest entry form is now available for download at www.rottofest.com.au

Adshel is upping the ante when it comes to creative excellence in outdoor, teaming up with the PADC and Rottofest, to host the inaugural Perth Creative Challenge event on Wednesday November 16th at The Bakery, Northbridge.

Popular comedian Dave Thornton will host the competition night, where agencies will have one hour to create an Adshel idea.

Promoting creativity in outdoor, the event will bring together the best creative talent in the business. Teams will have one hour to work on a brief from Rottofest – the comedy, film and music festival held on Rottnest Island every year. The team judged to have the best idea will win an outdoor poster and Create campaign of 260 Adshel panels worth over $200,000 for Rottfest PLUS a trip for 2 to the New York Festivals International Advertising Awards.

Vulture Culture will be swinging by Raw Hyde to program an hour of kick-ass stand-up comedy from 9.00pm to 10.00pm Thursday October 27th at Hyde Park Hotel, North Perth.

Featuring comics:

(MC) John Conway- “Funny as fuck”

Corey White – “Brutal subversive satirist”

Tien Tran – “Edgy one liners with hilarious anecdotes”

Leigh Chalmers – “Making up the numbers”

Ronan Freeburn – “When good men, do bad things”

Brett Blake - “One to watch out for”

Plus

Raw Hyde will also be showcasing a range of additional open mics such as Bands, DJ’s and spoken word throughout the night.

Get down from 7.00pm for screenings of the funniest skits and short films from Rottofest 2010 & 2011. Featuring Jules Duncan’s “Cashed up Bogan’s”, “Henry & Aaron’s X-mas special” and Alan Smithee’s “Kings Park Exposed”.

…AND ITS ALL FREE

Rottofest returns in the first weekend of spring (September 3rd to 4th) for its third annual serving of comedy, film and music on Western Australia’s Island playground, Rottnest Island.

Rottofest Weekend passes: from $185 PP inc 1 night accommodation, ferry and all events.

Day Tripper passes: $79 includes ferry and all day events (Saturday 3rd or Sunday 4th)

LAUNCH THE COMEDIAN LINE-UP:

Dave Thornton (MC)

Comedians competing for $3,000:

Matt Okine (NSW)
Damien Power (QLD)
Emma Zammit (WA)
Ronny Chieng (VIC)
Jon Brooks (SA)
Danny McGinlay (VIC).

Plus daily comedy shows to be announced.

MUSIC LINE-UP:

The Brow Horn Orchestra
Sam Perry
Diger Rokwell with Felicity Groom
Ruby Boots
Carl Fox
Kathryn Rollins
The Cut & Paste Sound System
Jump Climb DJ’s
Vishnu
Mathas
Empty Cup
Sibalance
Boost Hero Man
YLEM.

SEARCH FOR AUSTRALIA’S FUNNIEST FILMMAKERS:

Screenings of Australia’s funniest comedy skits and short films.

STREET PERFORMERS:

Ross Vegas,
Jon Madd,
Hardy Ha Ha
Scooby

Tickets available via www.rottofest.com.au

The Search for Australia’s Funniest Filmmakers contains two categories for budding comedy filmmakers to enter:

Funniest Film – Between 3 to 15 minutes in length (Prize $1500).

Funniest Skit – Up to 3 minutes in length. The only dedicated skit competition in Australia (Prize $500).

Download the entry form here.

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Finalists:       Perth Zoo ‘Red Eyed Tree Frog’  -  The Brand Agency
Perth Zoo ‘Slow Loris’  -  The Brand Agency
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Hear the winning spots below:

ROTTOFEST – That’s lovely

ROTTOFEST – 5 day old soup

Ronan is currently assisting Producer David Kartsen on the production of a Perth feature film called “Sororal”. The film is inspired by the Italian “giallo” genre films of the ’60s and ’70s, which became known for their gory horror scenes, psychological twists, racy plotlines and lavish orchestral music.

In a real life twist, Australia’s George Lazenby, recognized for his portrayal as James Bond in the film, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service has agreed to play a priest in “Sororal”. But Nakatomi still need to raise additional funds to complete the film with Mr Lazenby.

For more information about the film visit www.nakatomipictures.com

This evening double bill at Luna Outdoor will commence with a one hour Stand-up Comedy show at 7.00pm featuring Perth’s most dangerous comedians and followed by a screening of American: The Bill Hicks Story.

Monday Feb 21st 2011 line-up: John Robertson (MC), James De Leo (Headline) & Shikhar Thakur (Support).

Tuesday Feb 22nd 2011 line-up: Jeff Hewitt (MC), John Robertson (Headline) & Corey White (Support).

Location: Luna Outdoor (Leederville)

Time: 7.00pm – 10.30pm

Tickets available at www.lunapalace.com.au or on the night.