We are so thrilled that a series of Gittoes Films including Snow Monkey will be screened as a week-long event, scheduled across both SBSTV and SBS2 in the week commencing Sunday 6 November. See the schedule below: SBSTV: Sunday 6 November at 10.30pm – Snow Monkey SBS2: Monday 7 November at 10.30pm – Soundtrack to War […]
We are so delighted to announce that Snow Monkey is nominated in the Asia Pacific Screen Awards! Check out the full details of the awards here!
We are thrilled to habe Fionnuala Halligan, Chief Film Critic for Screen Daily review Snow Monkey, check out what she has to say: “George Gittoes’ Jalalabad-set documentary Snow Monkeys is an unusual and fascinating film, although its focus can flap around and flag during an extended 148 minute running time (presented at IDFA in a […]
Article featured in the NL Times by Talia Stone: “With the International Documentary Film festival Amsterdam, (IDFA), in full swing and industry people roaming the Dutch capital’s streets, there is no denying that documentaries are a hot topic. Especially in times like these they help shape our view of this crazy world. A crazy world […]
Snow Monkey is doing so well at IDFA and we could not be more thrilled to be here! Check out some pics from our premiere!
We are so excited to be a part of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam! The full line up has been released, click here to see the list of amazing documentaries screening at the festival.
SNOW MONKEY Directed by George Gittoes Australia + Norway / 2015 / English, Pashtu, Arabic / 148 min. / International premiere Publicity Contact IDFA: Silversalt PR Thessa Mooij thessa@silversaltpr.com US +1.646.637.4700 NL +31.6.4151.5717 LOGLINE Eager to create art with local talent in the path of the war machine, Australian artist GEORGE GITTOES recruits gangs […]
We are proud to announce that Snow Monkey is in competition at the prestigious IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) in November. This is the biggest Documentary Film Festival in the world and we could not be more thrilled! For information on the festival please visit the IDFA website
The Taliban have had a bum rap, says Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes. “Oh, absolutely. We have a fantastic relationship with the Taliban. The whole conflict in Afghanistan has been grossly misreported.” Gittoes ought to know. Since 2011, he and his partner Hellen Rose have been running The Yellow House in Jalalabad, a major […]
