Favourites is written by Nick Musgrove
Nick Russell’s directorial debut Favourites officially selected for Tribeca Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA (April 26, 2024). Director Nick Russell and Emmy nominee Nick Musgrove’s made FAVOURITES. It tells the tale of two parents who are who face an impossible decision when their family camping trip turns dire. This genre-busting comedic film is in selection from over 8000 entries for the prestigious Tribeca Festival in New York. This is the film’s third OSCAR-qualifying festival selection after Cleveland International Film Festival and Flickerfest in Sydney.
Logline: Two parents face an impossible choice when their family camping trip goes terribly wrong.
Co-writer, director and producer Nick Russell is an award-winning actor who has starred on Australian and international screens for 26 years. Appearing in WENTWORTH, UTOPIA, and WINNERS & LOSERS, he also had the lead role in SIGNS, which won a Gold Lion Cannes award. Nick directed beloved sketch comedy group THE PELETON and their Hollywood television pilot DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY for the Emmy nominated EUE Sokolow. FAVOURITES is his short film directorial debut.
Co-writer Nick Musgrove wrote the International Emmy nominated WRONG KIND OF BLACK (ABC, Netflix) with Boori Monty Pryor. Nick has written for ABC’s SQUINTERS and all three seasons of Network Ten’s sitcom HOW TO STAY MARRIED. Nick is a Screen Australia ‘Enterprise People’ Award winner and dual Australian Writers Guild nominee.
The Official Trailer for Favourites Directed by Nick Russell
Nick Russell and Nick Musgrove are the founders of Tandem Media-an Australian film and television production company, where they continue to write, direct and produce together. FAVOURITES is Tandem Media’s first independent short film, with a feature version of Favourites in development.
Having only been on the festival circuit for a short time FAVOURITES has already been selected for 10 high profile film festivals including San Diego, Calgary, Riverside and Florence where it won ‘Best Comedy’.
FAVOURITES stars several celebrated names of Australian film including Stephen Curry. The stunning cinematography is by Cesar Salmeron-Hoving ACS.
FAVOURITES can be seen at the Tribeca Festival on Sunday 9th June at 3:15 pm at the AMC 19th St. East 6, Monday 10th June at 6:15 pm at the Village East by Angelika and Saturday 15th June at 11:45 am at AMC 19th St. East 6.
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