What a great pre-Christmas present! Bam Bam has received official notification that we have been accepted to screen at the Switzerland International Film Festival in Switzerland this Christmas! The documentary screenings will take place on 20th December 2018. You can find out more information at their website here.
We are pleased to receive a Merit Award from Docs Without Border Film Festival for our documentary Bam Bam. It has been a great honour to receive such recognition for this revealing and inspiring film.
Earlier this month our Director, Jemma van Loenen and Producer, Phill Northwood went to Helsinki, Finland to attend the Scandinavian International Film Festival, where Bam Bam was playing. We were extremely proud to receive an Award for Excellence for the documentary. It was an honour to be a part of this diverse festival which seeks […]
We attended the 10th Lady Filmmakers Film Festival in Los Angeles, USA in late September and were ecstatic to be awarded the Best Feature Documentary Award for Bam Bam. Our team is pictured below at the festival opening night. On the left, Director Jemma van Loenen, our star Bianca Elmir in the middle and Producer […]
‘Boxing brings Bianca Elmir’s family together’ By Caden Helmers, published 19th August 2018 Read Article
“…a determined young boxer from Canberra, who will let nothing get in the way of achieving what her heart is set upon…” A great piece from Lachlan Roberts at RIOT ACT! on the upcoming documentary premiere in Canberra. You can read the full article here. Published 29th July 2018.
“Women/or all humans have to find their own way of coping with the chaos of life. It is a permanent feature of life…I just happened to have found boxing but I may have come to these conclusions in another way…The key is I was on that journey anyway..” Brooke Hunter from online magazine Girl, interviews […]
We had such a great night for our World Premiere of Bam Bam at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on Saturday 14th July. The film was extremely well received, not to mention SOLD OUT! There were a lot of laughs and a few tears as people came along on a journey of smashing stereotypes, pursuing […]
Our director, Jemma van Loenen, spoke with ABC Melbourne Radio Afternoons program, chaired by Masterchef’s Matt Preston. You can listen to the interview online below. The interview starts at 1 hour, 30 minutes. Listen (Aired 10th July 2018)
“van Loenen displays the various aspects of Elmir’s personality to the audience exceptionally, showing her as a confident and cocky boxer, an uncontrollable mischief-maker, and an emotional and lonely individual who loves her family.” For a thoughtful and insightful review of Bam Bam from SYN FM hit the link below. Read
