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ACTT appoints Tsuki to manage PR

January 27th, 2012 by Tsuki.

Tsuki won a competitive pitch to manage a public relations campaign for the inaugural Firass Dirani Scholarship with Actors College of Theatre and Television (ACTT).  The campaign kicked off in December last year and auditions across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have been underway this week to spot Australia’s next top talent.  Tsuki’s campaign comprised of media relations, media promotions, grassroots engagement and social media has been executed in close partnership with ACTT, to attract an incredibly talented line up of applicants.  Next week the winner of the inaugural Scholarship will be announced.

Darkness II Premieres at Oxford Art Factory

January 19th, 2012 by Tsuki.

Tonight Thursday 19th January Tsuki will be holding the premiere for 2K's highly anticipated game, The Darkness II, giving players the opportunity to experience quad-wielding combat and twisted storytelling before the game's release on February 10, 2012. Game players around the world have been looking forward to The Darkness II since the release of its predecessor in 2007, which sold more than a million units worldwide.

Co-hosted by 2K and Insert Coins, the night will feature video games, 80s DJs, custom made milkbar serving alcoholic milkshakes and candy, a New York style hot dog vendor and live video game art. The game's Lead Producer Seth Olshfski is flying in from the US, Queensland artist, Benjamin Reeves will create a customised Darkness mural and street artists Sprinkle and Creon will be spray painting live video game art.

Tsuki wishes you a Happy New Year!

January 17th, 2012 by Tsuki.

What a fabulous start to the new year with new clients, familiar faces and exciting campaigns on the horizon. The Tsuki crew are back, feeling refreshed and revitalised and ready to hit the ground running.

We kick started 2012 with our own Tsuki seminar sharing the love we usually reserve for clients on the Tsuki brand. 

Over intense conversation, debate and laughter the Tsuki team tackled goal setting, both personally and professionally, discovered the unique personal orientation of each individual and the company holistically and shared the vision for Tsuki 2012. After a delicious lunch we continued into the afternoon sharing insights into billing efficiency, time management, resource management and discussing learnings from articles on ‘The Author Mentality', ‘Putting Customers Ahead' and ‘Key Qualities for Sales Success'.

Here's to 2012 and sharing an exciting ride together!

Best wishes,

Edweana Wenkart, Managing Director, Tsuki

Happy Holidays from Tsuki

December 23rd, 2011 by Tsuki.

Wishing you a merry festive season and happy holidays.

Thanks your support and friendship this year.

All the best for 2012.

TSUKI HOLIDAY HOURS

Please note we will be closed from 23 Dec 2011 to 6 Jan 2012 inclusive.

Tsuki supports Children's Charity Network 'Books for Kids'

December 23rd, 2011 by Tsuki.

This Christmas Tsuki will be donating to the Children's Charity Network ‘Books for Kids' program.

We are proud to say our donation of $500 will provide 65 new books to children across Australia, through collaborations with schools, social service agencies, preschools and early childhood centres.

The Children's Charity Network is a not-for-profit community organisation that creates tailored programs that help build confidence and self-esteem in children.

Studies have proven that access to age-appropriate books and reading aloud to children are essential to developing language and reading skills.

At Tsuki, we support the organisations belief that by gaining confidence and self-esteem, children become more resilient and are better equipped to thrive, to achieve their goals in life and fulfil their dreams; whatever these dreams may be.

PR is all about great storytelling and at Tsuki we use this art form to share information about our clients and campaigns. Plus we also LOVE books and believe in the value of reading and sharing great stories.

Wishing you a merry festive season.

Love from the team at Tsuki!

Tsuki celebrates the 15th Sydney Film School Festival

December 20th, 2011 by Tsuki.

On Thursday 15th December Sydney Film School celebrated its 15th Festival (as seen in MX). Held over two days at the Chauvel Cinema in Paddington, the festival features student and international film screenings, panel discussions and events.

Veteran filmmaker Paul Cox was engaged as this year's keynote speaker.

Paul Cox's prolific career has produced 22 feature films and 11 documentaries, with credits as writer, director and producer for films. He is most known for his profound humanism, poignant and realistic focus on relationships, evident in his two stand-out films ‘Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh' (1987) and ‘The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky' (2001). Cox is also the subject of the documentary feature film, On Borrowed Time.

The evening included Paul Cox presenting a $20,000 scholarship to 17 year old Julian Hartley for his short film 'Due Back Saturday', a witty comedy about not judging people.

The Robin Anderson Scholarship, run annually by Sydney Film School asks entrants to submit short films. The national scholarship win means that Julian Hartley will now move to Sydney, study at Sydney Film School and learn to become a filmmaker, a step towards making his dream film career a reality.

The festival also featured the premiere screening of Gary Sofarelli's ‘Lotus Sonny', the inaugural winner of the Industry Advisory Board Pitch Competition. Sofarelli was recently featured in the Courier Mail. 

Sydney Film School graduate Gary Sofarelli's film, ‘Lotus Sonny' is a sexual awakening drama about the psychological preparation one teenager goes through in order to be able to take the sexual plunge with his girlfriend.

Tsuki manages public relations for Sydney Film School.

SFS Director Ben Ferris, Chairman of SBS Mr Jo Skrzynski and SFS Student Manuel R.Mota

ASTRA 2012 Conference appoints Tsuki to manage public relations

December 20th, 2011 by Tsuki.

Tsuki is proud to be working with The Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) on their annual conference once again. The ASTRA 2012 Conference, themed ‘Driving Change', will cover a range of topics focussing on the rapidly evolving and competitive media environment. Notable keynote speaker will be Jeff Shell, President of NBCUniversal International who will share his vision for subscription services from the perspective of one of the world's largest media and distribution companies.

Shell is responsible for overseeing the operations of all NBCUniversal International businesses and identifying and executing international growth opportunities for both NBCUniversal and Comcast Corporation outside the USA. Comcast is one of the world's leading media, entertainment and communications companies and one of the largest video, high-speed internet and phone providers in the USA.

Taking place on the 22nd of March 2012 at the Sydney Convention Centre, the day-long Conference program will highlight opinions from leaders across the industry, allow for discussion and debate through a combination of panel discussions and break-out sessions, and provide networking opportunities at the Women in Television breakfast, lunch and cocktail functions.

ASTRA 2012 Conference keynote speaker, Jeff Shell, President of NBCUniversal International

MyState BOFA Film Festival rolls out the red carpet

November 22nd, 2011 by Tsuki.

The MyState BOFA Film Festival opens tomorrow in Launceston, Tasmania, with some of Australia's most respected and well known filmmakers and actors to appear at the gala opening night. Festival guests include Gregor Jordan (Ned Kelly; Two Hands), Producer Vincent Sheehan (The Hunter; Animal Kingdom; Little Fish), Director Michael Rymer (Angel Baby; Face to Face; Battlestar Galactica) and Director Rowan Woods (Little Fish; The Boys; Farscape). Industry guests will be chauffeured in vintage motor cars to the glamorous black tie event and will be welcomed by a string quartet and Taiko drums as they walk the red carpet. Festival attendees will have the opportunity to mingle with the film industry crowd as they enjoy cocktails, entertainment and fine Tasmanian food and wines.

For full details go to www.bofa.com.au

Lucy Barker’s 'Lifestyles of the Neither Rich Nor Famous'

November 8th, 2011 by Tsuki.

Revel in the nostalgia and optimism of summers passed with a new body of work by Sydney artist Lucy Barker. Barker's latest solo exhibition, entitled Lifestyles of the Neither Rich Nor Famous opens at Maitland Regional Gallery, 11 November 2011, and runs until 19 February 2012. The exhibition takes the iconic outdoor folding chair from 1950s Australia and uses the vintage chair webbing and colourful cross hatching to bring landscapes to life, including a 2m high by 6m wide sunrise.

The exhibition coincides with Barker's third consecutive representation in Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi, running until 20 November 2011. Her artwork ‘Sea Change' uses the same colourful, vintage fabric to adorn existing aluminium benches placed around the stunning coastal walk.

Sydney Film School with ABC Big Ideas present ‘Visual Literacy: the value of teaching film in high schools’

October 26th, 2011 by Tsuki.

On November 1st, Sydney Film School will explore the topic: ‘Visual Literacy: the value of teaching film in high schools’.

The influence film and video have on today’s youth has raised concerns about the kind of attitudes this can instil. Challenging these concerns, Sydney Film School have invited an experienced education and creative arts panel who will argue that the problem is not so much with the quantity of films and videos that young people watch but with the passive, indiscriminating nature of so much of their viewing and with the quality of the films they choose to watch.

Presented with ABC Big Ideas the panel discussion will be pre-recorded and broadcast on ABC Radio National through the Big Ideas program.

Moderated by Lynden Barber, panellists include: Tanya Schneider, Head of Visual Arts at Waverley College Sydney, Dr Marianne Hulsbosch, senior lecturer Visual Art & Design Education at the University of Sydney, Ben Ferris, Sydney Film School Director and a film writer / director / producer with Australian production company Artemis Projects, Epiphany Morgan, Sydney Film School Graduate and young filmmaker and Benjamin Gilmour, writer and filmmaker, director of the film ‘Son of a Lion’ (2008) and author of the book ‘Warrior Poets’ (Pier 9), published in the same year.

Sydney Film School Director Ben Ferris says this discussion aims to demonstrate the important impact teaching film can have on teenagers.

“Film is a universal language, a popular method of entertainment and a powerful method of communicating. By changing the way we teach students now we can create a positive influence on the films they make in the future,” said Mr Ferris.

RSVP to attend the event by 28 October.