Tina^ Spul Films^Experimental Films^Music Videos^'s Film Bio
Website
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Influences
films... filmmaking...music...sounds visual arts...photography ...the world...people...history... exploring spaces & places & depths of feelings... film directors: see below... philosophy...
Directors
Inspired by: Aki Kaurismäki... Ingmar Bergman... Jim Jarmusch... Wim Wenders... Lars von Trier... Takeshi Kitano... Alfred Hitchcock... Akira Kurosawa... Wong Kar-Wei... Ang Lee... Emir Kusturica... Rainer Werner Fassbinder... David Lynch... Krzysztof Kieslowski... Dziga Vertov... Sergei Einsenstein... Maya Deren... Peter Greenaway... Jean Pierre Melville- particularly "Le Samouri"... Jean Renoir... Andrei Tarkovsky... Francois Truffaut... Jean Luc Godard... Shaw Bros kung fu films... All films starring Bruce Lee... Quay Bros... Jan Svankmayer... American film noir classics... Aleksandr Sokurov... Stanley Kubrick... Fredrico Fellini.... Jacques Tati... Hayao Miyazaki... Pedro Almodóvar... Luis Buñuel... Luc Besson... Werner Herzog... Spike Lee... Istvan Svabo... Martin Scorsese... & many other directors...
Awards
1998 Local Eyes Film Festival (Newtown Festival) Enmore Theatre, NSW, Australia AWARDED BEST FILM (OPEN SECTION) for: "Subject to Change" 6 mins; co-directed, edited & sound designed with Janelle Speight 1997 Bathurst Film Festival, NSW, AustraliaAWARDED BEST SOUND for: "Internecine" 4 mins; co-directed, edited & sound designed with Janelle Speight
Festivals
Screenings around Australia since 1992, and the very first international screening in 2006, in New York City, USA. For screening history see: the filmography section at www.spulfilms.co.nr Online Film Community recently joined @ www.filmcommunity.com/profile/TinaUlevikSpulFilms --------------------------------------
New Order...David Bowie...Elvis Presley
Depeche Mode...Soft Cell...Joy Division
The Smiths...Sisters of Mercy...Kraftwerk
Einsturzende Neubauten...Laibach
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds...Grace Jones
Blondie...The Specials...The Jam
The Clash...The Ramones...Pixies
Sex Pistols... Nina Hagen...Bjork
Edith Piaf...Marlene Dietrich
Japan...David Sylvian...Ryuichi Sakamoto
Echo & the Bunnymen...Devo
The Cure...Adam & the Ants
Lounge music...Rockabilly
Since November...Magenta Skycode
Kompleksi...Post5ound...Sophe Lux
Peter Fagerlind...The Apollos
The Tamarillos...Kastor
IAMX...Boys of Scandinavia...
and many others...
Experimental film/music video for 'Sara Pain' 2007 music: Kompleksi (Finland) Directed, produced & edited by Spul Films Australia. 5 mins, 11 secs
Kompleksi 'Sara Pain' (2007)
is an independent production company run by 1 person: Tina Ulevik, a dual Finn/Australian born citizen to a Norwegian father and a Swedish speaking Finnish mother and run on a threadbare shoestring producing experimental films since the 1990's and music videos (with a hopefully experimental edge) since 2007. Have never received film funding or have had paid film work, though hoping things might change at some stage.
June 17th 2008 Update. "China Life", a new short experimental film-accompanied by beautiful melancholic & soul inspiring electronic music composed by Since November-hailing from Finland-is now released, online here & in YouTube: www.youtube.com/spulfilms,
and hopefully soon to film festivals.
In Finland, in October/08, I filmed Kompleksi's debut gig in Helsinki. Follow the links to see the clips. Copy/paste this: www.phinnweb.blogspot.com/2008/10/kompleksis-debut-gig-youtube.html And can click the next: www.youtube.com/phinnweb
'Sara Pain' is a music video (my first) that I made for Kompleksi in 2007. The video can be seen here on this site, also in YouTube & Kompleksi's MySpace site. The song is dark, moody electro. Hopefully in 2009 another music video will be made for this interesting band!
June 2009 Update. Unfortunately no 'China Life' festivals screenings yet. :( But hopefully sometime soon someone out there in festival land will love it. Please, the film needs love!
Mid June 2009 Update. Now based in interesting Finland-a country I have visited 5 times previously, but have never lived in before. Currently feeling a bit like a gypsy without a caravan (& on the move) until I hopefully find a way to earn money & find a place to live. I need to be creative again soon, too! And I really need to learn Finnish!
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"Destiny" 1994 ................................................................................................
A solitary figure wanders around an uninhabited site.
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"Xenophobic Site" (2006) Starring Peter Fagerlind & Kathryn Henry
'Sara Pain' (2007) Copyright Spul Films Australia & Kompleksi Finland 2007
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Visit the official Spul Films Experimental Films website
For more info:
www.spulfilms.co.nr
Also: www.youtube.com/spulfilms
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'Xenophobic Site' (2006) An experimental re-imagining of this dark part of history. [5 mins; 27 secs]
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'Desolate' (1991) Based on Gaston Bachelard's book 'The Poetics of Space (1958)
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'Destiny' (1994) A solitary figure wanders around an uninhabited site
We're glad to inform you that 242movietv.com is organizing the second
edition of PIFF - Piglio Independent Film Festival (best short film prize
2000 euros!).
You'll find the "terms and conditions" and application form this
Link: http://www.242movietv.com/eventi/piff/
Hey! How's it going? It's getting hot outside and it's time for indie films.
This month I'm promoting this Indie Film - "Gentleman's Choice - The Chris Adams Story" - a hard hitting documentary on the tragic death of a sports entertainer.
Watch it online ($5) or buy the DVD at http://gentleman.eyesoda.comGentleman's Choice: The Chris Adams Story Trailer
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Another film in my series that looks at the power of the mind and unpleasant atmospheres. This one looks at paranormal activity set within a huge derelict gothic labrynth. It is very dark and atmospheric, focusing on sound and shadow. I would really appreciate it if you could take some time to watch it!
I reckon it's my best film so far! It's on for 10 minutes. I've had to split it up into three 3-4 minute segments to keep the quality decent.
Early deadline: 24 April 09 Regular deadline: 29 May 09
Inviting all filmmakers near and far to submit their films to the annual Sydney Underground Film Festival. In 2008 we screened over 100 quality films and this year we hope to do the same, so we need your films! We welcome all film submissions with no restrictions on genre, style, length, or year of production. In addition, all film festival rejects receive a $5 discount off their entry fee - just send a rejection letter from a film festival with your entry! Visit the festival website for all details on how to enter.
MOVIE EXTRA ANNOUNCES $500 FOR BEST FILM We would like to inform all of you that Movie Extra has again joined us to be sponsor for this years Angry Film Festival with a cash prize of $500 which will be awarded to Best Australian Film. To download an entry form for the 7th Angry Film Festival go to www. angryproductions. org. As usual the only criteria is that your film must be under fifteen minutes. There is a $15 fee for all Australian entries. Overseas entries must carry English subtitles and will be free until further notice.
"Xenophobic Site" ©Spul Films 2006
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