Barnard's Star Productions was founded in 2002 by Graham 'Garfield' Barnard after writing, producing and directing his first film (HITCH) with Tim Newsom in charge of music and editing duties. Our second film, a parody of movie-making documentaries, was awarded First Prize at the Leichhardt Royal Short Film Festival in July 2002.
Since then, with the invaluable assistance of director/editor Josh Groom and composer/photographer Chris Newton, the Barnard's Star Production team has been actively involved in dozens of short films and music videos including BROKEN, GIANT MONSTER TRASHES CITY, KARMASTRUCK, RIDE ON! and many more.
In 2006, on the verge of producing a new album of old jazz television themes, Barnard's Star Productions was approached by TVS Television Sydney to create a new short film show featuring much of our own work. ANTHOLOGY OF INTEREST was well-received so another program, similar but different, was devised for Aurora TV. With Aurora's help DARK CARNIVAL reaches those places other community stations don't, getting our film-making friends seen far and wide.
Within a few short years, we are now being screened Australia-wide on TVS Sydney, Melbourne C31, Brisbane QCTV, Aurora Digital 183, and New Zealand Stratos/Triangle TV. Encouragement is our primary goal at Barnard's Star Productions, a strictly not-for-profit organisation. We are well aware there are far better film makers out there that deserve to be screened and seen around Australia and around the world. Our programs now thrive on their many kind submissions and contributions.
THE SCHLOCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW: TVS TELEVISION SYDNEY 10.30pm Friday & 1.30am Sunday (please check local guides for correct titles).
Episode 11 (25/12/09) SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS (1964) Director Nicholas Webster starring John Call & Pia Zadora.
Episode 20 (1/1/10) PREY (2004) Director Trevor McBain starring Christopher Doughty & Lakesh Parag.
Episode 24 (8/1/10) CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA (1961) Director Roger Corman starring Anthony Carbone & Beech Dickerson.
Episode 19 (15/1/10) JUGGERNAUT (1936) Director Henry Edwards starring Boris Karloff & Morton Selten.
Episode 27 (22/1/10) THE EVIL MIND (aka THE CLAIRVOYANT 1934) Director Maurice Elvey starring Claude Rains & Fay Wray.
Episode 31 (29/1/10) THE WEREWOLF VERSUS THE VAMPIRE WOMAN (1970) Director Leon Klimovsky starring Paul Naschy & Gaby Fuchs.
ANTHOLOGY OF INTEREST: TVS TELEVISION SYDNEY 9.30pm Thursday & Midnight Friday (please check local guides for correct screening times).
Episode 2 (encore 24/12/09) EVIL SPIRITS director Josh Groom starring Brennan Coleman & Joanna Harrison (5m 30s) HITCH director Garfield Barnard starring Nathaniel Scott & Ron Lee (9m) THE MAKING OF A FILM director Alan Smithee starring Nathaniel Scott & Barret Skuthorpe (11m 15s)
Episode 3 (encore 31/12/09) THE GETAWAY PLAN director Chris Newton starring Scott Kiely & Stephanie Lennon (4m) GIANT MONSTER TRASHES CITY director Josh Groom starring Bill Young & Alan Cinis (7m) 7.06 director Josh Groom starring Scott Kiely & Dave Romeo (7m) SHAGGY AND CRUSTY GET WASTED director Josh Groom starring Scott Kiely & Nathan Hodges (6m 50s)
Episode 4 (encore 7/1/10) THE HANGING TREE AT LAKE JINDABYNE director Josh Groom starring Dave Romeo & Emmy Walters (10m 30s) SACHA'S SOLUTION director Kevin Klehr (4m) MADI'S STORY director Kevin Klehr starring Madeline Aroney & Valentino Arico (4m) ABSOLUTELY KNOT director Garfield Barnard starring Chris Newton (4m) GENERIC HAMLET (part one) director Alan Smithee starring The International Standardised Theatre Players (2m)
Episode 5 (encore 14/1/10) A YEAR IN PARADISE director Benon Koebsch starring Benon & Shelby (15m) THE UNEXPLAINED FILES director Rob Queree starring Claire Pickering & Loren Portnow (10m)
Episode 6 (encore 21/1/10) CHASING PAPERS director Wing Poon starring Malcolm Ian Connell & Anna Douglass (9m 40s) THE McGUFFIN OF LOVE director Martin Simpson starring Wayne Bassett & Caitlin Proctor (7m) THE GOOD SAMARITAN director Tom Vogel starring Sherard Parker & Tom Vogel (5m) BODY BAGS director Robert Luxford starring Robert Luxford & John Lodge (1m)
Episode 7 (encore 28/1/10) SO YOUNG director Paul Cavallo starring Stef Dawson & Michelle Raeder (7m) EASTWORLD director Tony Chu starring Peng Wong & Gary Quay (7m 35s) THE LOST ACTION HERO director Robert Luxford starring Robert Luxford & Tony Chu (8m)
Episode 8 (music special encore 4/2/10) CLICKING SONG by THE GUESTS, BETTER LIVING by PAUL WALSH, ANGEL'S PAINT by THE HANGING TREE, INSTANT KARMA by DJ FOOL ON THE HILL, MRS. CREAM by THE RIDE-ONS, IN WHOSE NAME SADDAM HUSSEIN? by THE KLEZMER CONNEXION, FEEL ALRIGHT by THE RIDE-ONS, 9/11 REMAKE by JAMES FLETT (age 10)
Episode 9 (encore 11/2/10) EPITAPH directors Christopher Maher & Daniel Sanguinetti starring Ryan D’Argeavel & Kathryn Hind (7m) THE ANGRY PENGUIN director Tom Vogel starring John King & Sophie Angelle (11m) THE LAST GASP director Rob Queree starring Syann Williams & Tom Lanni (3m 50s)
Episode 10 (encore 18/2/10) THE LITTLE CREEK director Daisy Edwards starring Richard Parkes & Daisy Edwards (3m 20s) THE FAKING GAME director Damon Herriman starring Nash Edgerton & Sam Worthington (18m 40s)
Episode 11 (encore 25/2/10) THE CHESS SET director Alex Murawski starring Stuart Wagstaff & Frank Wilson (17m 40s) THE WORD director Sue Wicks starring Lisa Stone & Tim Ritchie (5m 20s)
Episode 12 (encore 4/3/10) FATHERS DAY director Simon Blyth starring Matt Tramontanna & Peter Fenton (9m 25s) TACKLE director Beth Armstrong starring Marc Piccles & Erik Thomson (8m 15s) ABOUT ADAM directors Natalie Lopes & Leslie Marsh starring Adam Fraser & Janelle Pearce (5m 20s)
Episode 13 (encore 11/3/10) AT THE EDGE OF THE BED director Mark Lee starring Belinda Giblin & Tony Martin (12m 20s) EMBRACE director Kate Gaul starring the Chantery family (5m) EUROPE director Brendan Cowell starring Tim Richards & Gwynneth Price (7m)
Episode 14 (encore 18/3/10) BAD DATE director Wendy Hanna (7m) THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN BEANIE directors Ash Brennan & Al Scott (13m)
Episode 15 (encore 25/3/10) TAXI director Glen Lockitch (16m 20s) BIRTHDAY PRESENT director Or Handelsman starring Alex Brown & Eliana Isis Dona (6m)
Episode 16 (encore 1/4/10) ELEPHANT'S DREAM director Bassam Kurdall starring Cas Jansen & Tygo Gernandt (11m) MARCO SOLO director Adrian Bosich starring Joseph Solllena & Robert Urban (9m 45s) GOT ONE! directors Tom Priestley & Bill Flowers (3m 35s)
Episode 17 (encore 8/4/10) BURY THE DOG director Mike Kang starring Rob Queree & Anne Cossins (5m) BROKEN director Josh Groom starring Ingrid Faucher & Brennan Coleman (7m 20s) UNIFORMS director Kevin Klehr starring 'Paul' (5m) ALBINO SANTA COP directors Tom Priestley & Bill Flowers (4m 25s)
Episode 18 (encore 15/4/10) APOCALYPSE MEOW director Chris Newton starring Cramer Cain & Teresa Kiss-Follington (7m) SHADOW IN THE WOOD director Luhsun Tan starring Peat Moss & David Branson (6m) SOLITARY EXTRACTION directors Tom Priestley & Bill Flowers (6m 45s) BANANA HOLD-UP director Burleigh Smith starring Brett Glover & Brian Larwood (3m)
Episode 19 (encore 22/4/10) BIG TOE directors Christopher Maher & Daniel Sanguinetti starring Sandra D’Argeavel & Richard Wigley (11m 30s) HOLY WARNING director Josh Groom starring Scott Kiely & Josh Groom (4m) WE ALMOST GOT SHOT directors Tom Priestley & Bill Flowers (7m) 30 SECONDS OF ENTERTAINMENT director Luhsun Tan (35s)
Episode 20 (encore 29/4/10) COFFEE director Mike Kang starring Anna Douglass & Rob Queree (8m) DEAD SHIFT director Ana Djordjevic starring Daniel Green & Kyle Baxter (7m) DRACENSTEIN directors Tom Priestley & Bill Flowers “A mad scientist's life turns pear-shaped after accidentally installing a vampire brain in his monster creation.” (6m 25s)
Episode 21 (encore 6/5/10) BREATHLESS director James Nugroho starring Abigail Bianca & Daniel Scott (9m 15s) BALACLAVA director Mike Kang starring Leo Domigan & Ursula Skye (4m 10s) REVERIE SANS FRONTIERS director Luhsun Tan starring Peat Moss & Dario VaCirca (7m) DETOUR ON THE WHEELIE OF LIFE directors Tom Priestley & Bill Flowers (4m 45s)
Episode 22 (encore 13/5/10) TIMES VARIABLE director Robert Luxford starring Katrina Vassilakis & Colin Adams (10m) THE STAR director Jxe Gan starring Carolina Mendizabal & Sarma James Gesmundo (7m) THE KIDDERS directors Malcolm Ian Connell & Tony Chu starring Anna Douglass & Caitlin Proctor (6m)
Episode 23 (encore 20/5/10) SHADES OF BLUE director Roger Kuo starring Patrick Van Oort Pieck & Millca Barac (7m) IN THE EYELINE director Sean Murphy starring Tom Zimmer & Mel Bunning (9m 40s) SWITCHED ON director Kenton Baines (4m)
Episode 24 (encore 27/5/10) BLUE director Gabrielle Rogers starring Rebecca McKeogh & Adam Grosetti (7m 50s) TEA FOR TERROR director Tony Chu starring Jaclyn Cunningham & Helen Scaysbrook (6m) THE T-SHIRT director Tony Chu starring John-Paul Pace & Robert Luxford (6m) LAY DOWN YOUR GUARD director Jxe Gan starring Maree Lau & Derek Tong (4m)
Episode 25 (encore 3/6/10) GYNAEMECHANICS director Tony Chu starring Mark Kay & Erin McMullen (6m) EQUAL OPPORTUNITY director Paul Cavallo starring Robert Luxford & David McElroy (6m 55s) LIFE'S LESSONS director Tony Chu starring Aaron Scully & Jennifer Hacker (5m 30s) ROCK'N'WRONG director Brad Templeton starring Matt Swan & Joe Mammone (5m 35s)
Episode 26 (encore 10/6/10) MANGO JUICE director Jeff Herbert starring Natalie Vella & Mary Steuton (29m) EVE director Paul Leeming starring Tara Clark & Adam J. Yeend (15m) GIANT MONSTER TRASHES CITY director Josh Groom starring Bill Young & Alan Cinis (7m) WATCHING A GIANT MONSTER TRASH A CITY director Alan Smithee starring the cast & crew of Giant Monster (21m)
ANTHOLOGY OF INTEREST: MELBOURNE C31 (please check local guides for correct screening times).
ANTHOLOGY OF INTEREST: NEW ZEALAND STRATOS/TRIANGLE TV (please check local guides for correct screening times).
ANTHOLOGY OF INTEREST: QCTV BRISBANE (please check local guides for correct screening times).
DARK CARNIVAL: AURORA COMMUNITY TV DIGITAL 183 (please check local guides for correct screening times).
THE SCHLOCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW: NEW ZEALAND STRATOS/TRIANGLE TV (please check local guides for correct screening times).
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