Wild Dances

Gemme de la Femme Pictures’ signature film is the narrative short ‘Wild Dances’, about Australia’s peculiar love affair with the Eurovision Song Contest. Set in 2004 when Ruslana wins Eurovision for Ukraine, it follows the life of a shy, closeted, Australian boy and a spirited Ukrainian-Australian girl who cast off the shackles of their conservative rural town and learn that life begins when you dance to your own beat.

'Wild Dances' was made with the full blessing and co-operation of the European Broadcasting Union. It was also made with the participation of Sydney’s Ukrainian community who collaborated on the development, script and production.

The film premiered on the night of the 2017 Eurovision Grand Final and has proven a hit with audiences in Sydney, Melbourne, Boston, Berlin, Manchester (UK), Edmonton (Canada) and San Jose, California. It had its North American Premiere at the 2017 Rainbow Visions Film Festival in Edmonton, Canada, where it screened before the Closing Night film. It also screened at the 9th Annual San Jose International Short Film Festival (SJSFF) in the USA, the 14th Kinofilm: Manchester International Short Film and Animation Festival (Kinofilm) in the UK,  and as part of the GRRL HAUS CINEMA program in Berlin and Boston. 'Wild Dances' won the Audience Choice award and Best Cinematographer at the Made in the West Film Festival in Sydney. It screened as one of 8 finalists for My Queer Career short film competition as part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Film Festival and was the only Australian film screened as part of the Comedy Shorts program at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival. It's most recently screened at the Kyiv International Short Film Festival. 

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