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    • SHE'S SO HEROINE
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News & Grooves

    Jun 5, 2025

    DREDGE has won the 2025 Apple Design Award for Interaction!

    We are unbelievably proud of the Black Salt Games team! DREDGE has won the 2025 Apple Design Award for Interaction! They are humbled and honored by the reception their cosmic horror fishing adventure had received from fans and Apple. Thank… Read more

    Sep 19, 2024

    85th Official Selection at the Budva International FICTS Festival 2024 in Montenegro

    We are incredibly humbled to have been selected and asked to participate in the Budva International FICTS Festival 2024 in Montenegro by the governing FICTS body. This marks our 6th FICTS festival (including the 2023 Finals in Milan, Italy where…

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    Sep 7, 2024

    ‘Mention d’honneur' Best Film Award at FICTS Nagano in Japan

    We are incredibly humbled to have been awarded the 'Mention d'honneur' Award at the FICTS Nagano Film Festival. Many, many thanks to festival director, Tsuchiya Ryuichiro, and his team for the incredible support and belief in our film. We were…

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    May 16, 2024

    Drum Song a Nominee at the Toronto International Women Film Festival in Canada

    Many thanks to Managing Director, Kate Donnelly, and team for honouring Drum Song with Nominees for Best Short Documentary and Best Director at the Toronto International Women Film Festival in Canada.

    May 16, 2024

    "Drum Song: The Rhythm of Life" awarded Outstanding Excellence in SEVEN categories at the WRPN Women’s International Film Festival (WWIFF)

    "Drum Song: The Rhythm of Life" was awarded Outstanding Excellence in SEVEN categories:
    Documentary, Direction, Cinematography, Original Song, Voiceover Talent, Viewer Impact: Inspiration, and SFX: Animation.

    Congrats to the Drum Song Films team and a huge thanks to their co-creative…

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    May 16, 2024

    'Drum Song: The Rhythm of Life' and 'Reclamation' are both Official Selections at the Accolade Global Film Competition in La Jolla, California

    Blue Aeris and the Drum Song Films team is humbled to be an Official Selection for both "Drum Song: The Rhythm of Life" documentary AND their animated companion piece, "Reclamation"  at the Accolade Global Film Competition in La Jolla, California!

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    May 16, 2024

    Drum Song: The Rhythm of Life is a multiple winner at the Ecovision Global Film Festival

    Best Director, Best Cinematography in Nature and Best Woman Filmmaker Awards at the Ecovision Global Film Festival 20204!!!
    Congrats to Kelly, Tom and the entire Drum Song Films team!

    May 16, 2024

    82nd Official Selection for Ink and Gold in the Sydfest Independent Film Festival in Sydney, Australia!

    Our 82nd Official Selection for Ink and Gold!!
    
Many thanks to Executive Director Tony Yang, Program Director Henry Qu and their entire team!

    72 total awards later (including 42 Best Documentary Short Awards) and several distribution offers, the film is…

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    May 16, 2024

    Our 78th Official Selection at the FICMARC - Caribbean Sea International Film Festival, now in it's 9th year.

    'Ink and Gold' has been on a truly unbelievable festival ride. Many thanks to Director, Misael Rodriguez, Sub-Director, Andrés Fermin, and the entire festival committee for selecting our film.

    May 16, 2024

    Best Doco Short at the Arte Non Stop Film Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina!

    We were honoured with two awards at the Arte Non Stop Film Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    We won the Best Documentary Short award as well as a festival 'Golden Special Recognition to the Artist' Award for Zakea. It is…

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    May 16, 2024

    Best Documentary Short award at the NZ Web Fest

    More exciting news from the Ink and Gold world...
    We were honoured with the Best Documentary Short award at the NZ Web Fest. Festival director Keith Barclay and his team have been top notch in terms of communication, candor and…

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    May 16, 2024

    Winner of the FICTS 'Olympic Storytellers' 2023 Best Film Award!

    More fantastic news to share...
    We won the FICTS 'Olympic Storytellers' 2023 Best Film Award while in Milan! We are extremely humbled as this was the inaugural year for the 'Olympic Storytellers' division of this 40 year festival. Many, many…

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    Sep 27, 2023

    'Special Mention for Excellent Documentary' Award at the Valparaiso Amateur Film Festival in Chile

    Many thanks to festival director Anatoly Cheremukhin, his entire committee and the jury for awarding us the ‘Mención especial al excelente documental’ award in the Short Documentary category at the Valparaiso Amateur Film Festival in Chile!

    This is…

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    Sep 27, 2023

    Award Nominee for SPORT MOVIES & TV - 40th Milano International FICTS Fest

    We are very excited to announce that we are now one of the final nominees for the OLYMPIC STORYTELLERS category for the SPORT MOVIES & TV - 40th Milano International FICTS Fest in Milan and have a chance for one…

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    Sep 25, 2023

    Our 64th Official Selection in yet another country - 'All That Moves International Film Festival' in Brazil

    Many thanks to festival directors Jean Grimard & Marcos Santos along with their committees and jury members for selecting our film. We are delighted to share our story with another country!!

    Here's to #64!!!!

    Sep 20, 2023

    Best Documentary Short award at the Mojo International Film Festival

    Our 57th overall award and 34th Best Documentary Short award at the Mojo International Film Festival based in Los Angeles!

    Many, many thanks to festival president, Mojo Mona, as well as the committee and jury!

    Sep 7, 2023

    Finalist in the Sportfilm Festival Liberec in the Czech Republic

    We are pleased to share that we are an Official Selection and Finalist in the Sportfilm Festival Liberec in the Czech Republic.

    It is very exciting to share our film in yet another new country.

    Many thanks to Renata Balasova…

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    Aug 31, 2023

    Our 60th Official Selection at the Wings1929 International Film Festival in Malaysia

    Many thanks to Samuvel Santhosh and the festival committee for inviting and selecting our film for the Wings1929 International Film Festival in Malaysia.

    This is a very humbling and special occasion for us as it marks our 60th Official Selection…

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    Aug 29, 2023

    More selections and awards at FICLAPAZ - La Paz International Film Festival, SENSEI Film Festival and Serbest International Film Festival

    We are an Official Selection at the FICLAPAZ - La Paz International Film Festival in the Plurinational State of Bolivia.
    We are a Best Documentary Short Nominee at the SENSEI Film Festival in Tokyo, Japan.
    And we are a Best…

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    Aug 16, 2023

    Official Selection in the 15th Annual Louisville’s International Festival of Film

    Another great day for the Ink and Gold team...
    Official Selection in the 15th Annual Louisville’s International Festival of Film. The live festival will be held October 5-7, 2023 in Louisville, KY.


    We are very excited to have the Kentucky…

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    Aug 16, 2023

    Best Documentary Short Award at the KIIFF Kurdistan International Independent Film Festival

    A very good day in the Ink and Gold house...

    Our 32nd Best Documentary Short Award at the KIIFF Kurdistan International Independent Film Festival.

    Many, many thanks to Festival President, Abdolrahman Sarraei, Executive Director, Mojo Mona, and the entire festival…

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    Aug 15, 2023

    Official Selection at the Valparaiso Amateur Film Festival in Chile

    Official Selection at the Valparaiso Amateur Film Festival in Chile!
    Many thanks to festival director, Anatoly Cheremukhin, the committee and jury for their recognition.
    Our little film is making its way around the globe having been Official Selection now at…

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    Aug 10, 2023

    Official Selection of the “SPORT MOVIES & TV 2023 – 40th Milano International FICTS Fest” in Milan (Italy)

    We are beyond excited to announce that we are an Official Selection of the “SPORT MOVIES & TV 2023 – 40th Milano International FICTS Fest” in Milan (Italy).

    It is the Grand Final of 20 Festivals (around the 5 Continents)…

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    Aug 8, 2023

    'Ink and Gold' title song. "Dreams", holding steady at #6 on the Hot 20 NZ Singles of the Official NZ Music Charts!

    We are very excited for music artist, InDuna, who wrote the title track ‘Dreams’ for our short documentary film. The tune is #6 on the Hot 20 NZ Singles of the Official NZ Music Charts!

    Congrats, InDuna!!!

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