TEN ALPHAS

14/05/2026

LUDOVIC.

Recently we screened the film to a full house of cast, crew, families and friends, the people who made it possible and watched it together on the big screen for the first time. Walking out of that room, the same thing kept coming back: this only exists because of the people in it.
A film like this gets made on goodwill, craft, and a shared belief that the story is worth the work. Every prop placed. Every frame composed. Every line carried. Every call sheet honoured. The screening was a chance to see what all of it added up to.
To everyone who was in the room, and to everyone who couldn't be, thank you. The film is yours as much as ours.
Now into festivals.
Written by
Directed by
A TEN ALPHAS production in association with Vic Barbeler

Produced by Nick Bolton, and
Executive Producers: and
Executive Producers at TEN ALPHAS: and Nick Bolton

Cast:
Ludo:
Dash:
Nurse: Makayla McDonald
Doctor: Tony Barea
Strange Woman: Juliet Scrine

With Larence Wann, Kari Hill, Ruby Hill, Troy Webster, Cindy Melissa, Jack Jessop and Louis Jessop.
Newsreader: Nick Bolton
Vic Barbeler as herself

Crew:
Cinematographer:
Production Designer: , with Dan Smith
Editor:
Colourist:
Costume:
Composer: Russell Webster
Sound Designer & Mastering: John Hresc at The Sound Brewery
1st AD: Vicki Sugars
3rd AD & Runner: Maika Shiine James
Continuity: Coreen Larocca, Kayla Powell and Christopher Daw

Camera & Light:
Gaffer:
Steadicam & 1st AC: /
2nd AC: .dennis

Sound Recordists: Clifford McBride, Peter Kaloudis and David Do
HMUA:
Locations & Unit: Nick Bolton and
Script Consultant: Nick Bolton
BTS Photography: , , .dennis and Honi Perrin de Graaff
Caterers: Wai Mun Tang, Susan Webster and Troy Webster

Song “Do You Know” written and performed by
Music Recording Engineer: Cody Munro Moore at Stranded Recordings, Bellambi

Shot on Panavision G & T-Series anamorphics, with huge appreciation to and for backing us.

20/04/2026

BTS with some of the TEN ALPHAS crew out and about this week

15/04/2026

Our latest film LudoVic is having its Cast and Crew screening, alongside Sharon Lewis moving film Linda
Thursday 23rd April
Gala Cinema, Warrawong
All welcome and free tickets can be booked here

https://events.humanitix.com/short-film-screening

LudoVic - A story about a boy a hat and the end of the world.

Amid catastrophic loss and a broken world, a young survivor struggles to cope, until a chance encounter with a familiar face reignites her will to go on.

Join us for a special evening celebrating local filmmaking with a cast, crew, family and friends screening of Linda and LudoVic

10/04/2026

For 6 years I throughly enjoyed my part time role as Creative Industries Business Advisor for NSW Government and their Business Connect program. It was a great service where I got paid by the government and my advisory was free to the freelance filmmakers I advised.

Many of you reading this would have benefitted.

Last September the program was pulled but it is being brought back.

The NSW Government has announced that it will provide a new advisory service for small businesses to replace what was Business Connect!

For those of you who used the previous program you'll know just how vital it was for thousands of creatives and creative small businesses, and this next phase of consultation is incredibly important.

To design the new program, Service NSW is conducting a comprehensive review based on the needs and priorities of the people who used it, and will again. The review will be presented to the NSW Government in May 2026.

Here's the really important bit...

You can tell the review what you need in the new service, and it's an opportunity to tell them that the creative industries, and creatives, need specialist support - and more of it.

We recommend letting them know that there should be a dedicated Creative Industries specialist service, one that understands and caters to the unique challenges of being a professional creative or running a creative business.

The survey closes on April 19. You can make a submission or complete the survey via the link below, and we encourage everyone who can to have their say!

SNSW

09/04/2026

NEXT WEEK!

Last year Jess Milne and I celebrated ten years of TEN ALPHAS allowing us to travel all over Australia meeting inspiring and interesting people in weird and wonderful places, and be allowed to tell their story .

How Did We Get Here? is a look behind the scenes of what it truly means to be in creative business for a decade or more, featuring a roundtable conversation with three other orgs and industry leaders that have successfully navigated a decade of operation.

I'm joining three other creative industries leaders who have successfully navigated a decade of operation for a webinar next week, where we'll share invaluable insights from our organisations' experiences.

The roundtable also includes Kate Baggerson (Everybody Now), Andy Turner (MTNS Made), and Monica Davidson (Creative Plus Business), for a behind the scenes look at what's worked, what hasn't, and what advice they would give to others.

This isn’t a highlight reel; it’s an honest look at the mechanics of longevity in our chaotic creative industry.

It's happening on Wednesday, 15 April, at 6pm AEST. Register for FREE at www.crowdcast.io/c/adecadeinbusiness or visit www.creativeplusbusiness.com

07/04/2026

Recently Faye screened to an audience of over 1000 with amazing feedback!

Sharing a selection of frames from the film, a project shaped by the South Coast hinterland, where we leaned into softness, texture and natural light to build the world.

It takes a village, and this one was built by an incredibly generous and talented team.

Directed by Rose Newland
Written by Rose Newland, Naomi Bird
Produced by Adriana Mazevski, Rose Newland
Executive Producers Nick Bolton, Jess Milne, Rose Newland

Cast
Faye – Amelia Conway
Fern – Ruth Larner
Flora – Katie Picton
Fey Queen – Milly James
Executive 1 – Tony Barea
Executive 2 – Nick Bolton
Executive 3 – Jennifer Gray
HR Representative / Fey – Adriana Mazevski
Fey – Honi Perrin de Graaf
Fey – Rose Newland

Cinematographer Jess Milne
Production Designer Genevieve Douthwaite
On-Set Production Designer Naomi Bird
Editor Adrian Powers
Costume Designer Polly Crowden
Music Composer Quinn
Sound Designer Lara Cross

1st Assistant Director Daniel Smith
Scheduling & Script Supervisor Therese L. Ellis

Art Department
Standby Props & SFX – Jacob Brookfield
Additional Set Dresser – Chancie Jessop

Camera Department
1st Assistant Camera – Ben Fyfield
Steadicam Operator – Stephanie Furdek
2nd Assistant Camera – Maika Shiine James

Lighting Department
Executive Gaffer – Lucky Chen
Gaffer – Jeffrey Xiong
Gaffer – Emily Williams
Lighting Assistant – Joshua Townsend
Lighting Assistant – Luca Karakousis

Sound Department
Sound Recordist – Dylan Mitchell Frost
Boom Operator – Christopher Konstandaras
Boom Operator – Kyle Shultz
Audio Mix & Mastering – Villain Sound
Additional Music Arrangement – Chris Newland

Hair & Make-Up
Lead Hair & Make-Up Artist – Karyl Lee Durham
Assistant Hair & Make-Up Artist – Lucy Shore

Colourist & DCP Conversion Michael Easter
Post Production Producers Nick Bolton, Jess Milne
Stills Photographer Honi Perrin de Graaff
Behind the Scenes Videography Billie Acosta
Poster Design Rose Newland

Looking forward to seeing where FAYE lands on the festival circuit.

19/03/2026

Last year Jess Milne and Nick Bolton celebrated ten years of TEN ALPHAS allowing us to travel all over Australia meeting inspiring and interesting people in weird and wonderful places, and be allowed to tell their story.

How Did We Get Here? is a look behind the scenes of what it truly means to be in creative business for a decade or more, featuring a roundtable conversation with three other orgs and industry leaders that have successfully navigated a decade of operation.

The tables have turned and its our turn to tell our story.

Brought to you by our good friends Creative Plus Business

Register now for WEBINAR: How Did We Get Here - A Decade in Business on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on April 15, 2026, 06:00 PM GMT+10.

17/03/2026

Ruffy & Harcourt, VIC.
Working with QBE to tell the story of recovery, not just loss, but resilience, community and what comes next.

23/02/2026

We’re incredibly proud of LudoVic.

Today at at Church St Studios we locked ourselves into the final sound mix, shaping the last emotional beats with the brilliant John Hresc. Watching the film come alive through sound has been something special.


More soon.

17/02/2026

Clear communication matters, especially when the subject is complex or sensitive.

We recently partnered with QBE to create a series of explainer videos designed to help customers better understand the complaints process. The goal was simple: make important information accessible, transparent and human, without losing clarity or trust.

Projects like this sit at the intersection of strategy and storytelling, taking detailed business processes and shaping them into something people can genuinely follow and feel supported by.