HI YA FREAKERS, firstly we'd like to thank all you sick individuals who have submitted your glorious works of cinematic art so far. It's looking like being a truly nasty and hilarious year. Warms the heart of my cockles. BUT WAIT!!! For those who aint finished their movies (and we hear there's a few) the FINAL DEADLINE is Sept. 9th. And for handing your homework in late the entry fee is $15. Still cheap! But so are we. After that date film entries go into next years comp/Festerval. So bring em on there's always room for more!

WHICH FILMS ARE BEING SCREENED? We will be announcing the finalist films in the mid September Spam newsletter. So don't get your knickers in a knot, just hang loose, we'll have it sorted when the final batch of fillums comes in. Bribes will be accepted, but they better be good. I said WE'RE CHEAP, but our tastes aren't.

THE FREAKIN' TRASHARAMA TV SHOW is in its final stages of post production and we'll be sending that off to Aurora on Digital Foxtel very soon. We're pretty happy with how its coming together and our mates interstate have excelled themselves in everyway. Our TV show has been shot in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide and we've even got one episode currently being filmed in the states. Maybe even the same state we were in while we've been editing!

In case you don't know what the hell we are on about, (it's possible) we are making a five part television show featuring short films, skits, rock n roll, dumb ass stunts and other stuff ... hosted by a different lunatic each episode. Stay tuned!... or just smash your tv now.

We'd like to thank Frucor Beverages, Fasta Pasta, Nippy's Juices and Pizza Haven for their generous support with the series. Cheers!

VENUES We have had to make a few changes to our touring destinations due to bomb threats, arson, white ants etc etc. The Wollongong show will still be at the Youth Centre but has been re-scheduled to Saturday 14th October and the Caloundra show will now be at the Caloundra Cultural Centre. For the latest update on venues click here

TRASH ROCK!! For your sordid entertainment we've added a link with the gory pictures and review of Dick's band 'KAMIKAZE', with all the mayhem and destruction of that fateful gig on Friday night. Check it out at Spoz's Rant. Spoz is a character who travels around Adelaide on weekends in search of drunkeness and debauchery. He takes photos and does reviews of these occasions. He's our kind of guy. It's always a good laugh. This week he stumbled on KAMIKAZE. It's pretty funny and... er scary. You will find out why KAMIKAZE really is KAMIKAZE and why Trash IS Dick Dale's life. For more info on where to catch KAMIKAZE, (Adelaide and Melbourne dates coming up) and to hear tunes of madness and terror, Click on www.myspace.com/kamikazehate

South Oz FREAKERS!!!! If any local SA filmmakers want to make a bit of beer money or expose their films to a wider audience, go down and see Tod at Artsendup Market Bazaar, 17 Synagogue Place, Adelaide (off Rundle St ) She promotes SA artists/filmmakers and is eager to help out by giving you an outlet to flog your works!!!

LASTLY We'd like to welcome our newest sponsor, Siberian Productions. They will be supplying a bunch of comics to go towards the winners prize pool, as well as giveaways at the Trasharama shows. Click here to check them out.

And so ends another newsletter.... But don't cry. It's really the beginning... the beginning of the Film Festival itself! Well it's sort of the twilight period of the pre beginning actually. So for you late entrants get em in... you early birds good on ya!! Hope you got your worms!! Soon we can wrap this up and hit the road towards a city near you. Get your pitch forks and torches ready... for THE NASTIEST FILM FEST IN OZ!!!!!!!!!!!

(yeah, we know, we gotta slow down on the coffee)

Stay Sick Freakers!!

Dick n' Jero

www.trasharama.com.au

Trasharama acknowledges the financial assistance of The Australian Film Commission