Rachel has just completed composing the music for a documentary titled 'Mimili', about an Aboriginal community in outback Australia. Beautifully shot and directed by Simone Mazengarb with financial support from the South Australian Film Commission, the film was commissioned for the Little Big Shots international film festival for kids and will be used as part of a DVD package for schools.
Rachel is currently being mentored by leading Australian film and tv composer Guy Gross, as part of the Media Mentorship Programme being run by WIFT (Women In Film and Television). The mentorship is a valuable opportunity for Rachel to learn skills from Guy and take advantage of his years of experience in orchestrating and composing for feature films, children's television and documentaries.
In other recent news, Rachel is a finalist in the APRA 2009 Professional Development Awards, in the Film and TV Category. Winners are announced in Sydney in March 2009.
23 October 2008
Rachel has won the University of Canberra National Composition Competition for her composition 'Canberra' at a presentation ceremony held on Tuesday night at the University. The winning composition will be used for years to come at ceremonial and official events in Canberra. In December, the piece will receive its inaugural performance in the Great Hall at Parliament House as the feature theme for the annual three days of graduation ceremonies. At the presentation night, the University Chancellor, Professor Ingrid Moses, noted that the judges were unanimous in their choice of Rachel's composition out of the 33 entries.
An interview with Rachel and performance of the piece on ABC TV's 'Stateline' can be viewed here
Go to the following link to view a front page article published in the Canberra Times on 22 Oct: http://covers.ruralpress.com/frontpages/2/9878.pdf
10 October 2008
Rachel has been nominated for an APRA-AGSC Screen Music Award in the 'Best Music for a Short Film' category with winners to be announced at the Awards night on Monday November 3rd at the City Recital Hall at Angel Place.
16 February 2008
Rachel recently won an MPSE Award for her work as music editor on the short film Shot Open.
