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Sapphire Pictures A film & television production company based in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia, headed by w

Sapphire Pictures was founded in Brisbane in 1998 by filmmaker Travis Bain. A cost-effective production company specializing in commercial film & television projects, Sapphire Pictures has produced award-winning short films, TV commercials, corporate videos and feature films such as "Scratched" (digiSPAA 2005 finalist), "Throwback" (now available on DVD in Australia and the UK) and the forthcoming

feature films "Landfall" and "Starspawn." Sapphire Pictures is now based in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia.

Fresh from its successful film festival run, the latest Sapphire Pictures short film Zombies V the Men's Shed is here fo...
03/03/2025

Fresh from its successful film festival run, the latest Sapphire Pictures short film Zombies V the Men's Shed is here for your viewing enjoyment! Our sequel to 2019's Zombies V the C.W.A., this film gives the fellas a chance to fight the undead!

A quiet morning at the Cairns Men's Shed is rudely interrupted by a horde of zombies, spawned by a chemical factory accident, and this prompts the members of...

Two more film festival screenings coming up for our latest short Zombies V the Men's Shed! Check each festival's Faceboo...
10/08/2024

Two more film festival screenings coming up for our latest short Zombies V the Men's Shed! Check each festival's page for event details.

Another big film festival selection for Zombies V the Men’s Shed! Gold Coast here we come. 🤩🎬
17/03/2024

Another big film festival selection for Zombies V the Men’s Shed! Gold Coast here we come. 🤩🎬

People of Melbourne, you’re gonna get to see my brand new short horrror-comedy Zombies V the Men’s Shed next month, beca...
11/11/2023

People of Melbourne, you’re gonna get to see my brand new short horrror-comedy Zombies V the Men’s Shed next month, because it’s just been selected for the Melbourne Underground Film Festival! Starring the Aussie power trio of Vernon George Wells, Roger Ward and Tony Bonner, this film is guaranteed to put a smile on your dial for just over 9 minutes. 😁 Watch this space for deets about where and when it’s screening.

Sapphire Pictures’ acclaimed 2020 short film Starspawn: Overture is now available to watch for free on Stash TV’s YouTub...
07/06/2023

Sapphire Pictures’ acclaimed 2020 short film Starspawn: Overture is now available to watch for free on Stash TV’s YouTube channel. Every view generates advertising revenue for this proudly Australia independent film producer, so please watch, like and share!

A rural night-time drive becomes a frightening close encounter when farmer Randolph Sutton (Vernon Wells) and daughter Amy (Meganne West) are stalked by an o...

The new Sapphire Pictures short film is now crowdfunding, a sequel to our popular 2019 short Zombies V the C.W.A.! We ha...
15/05/2023

The new Sapphire Pictures short film is now crowdfunding, a sequel to our popular 2019 short Zombies V the C.W.A.! We have 28 days to hit our $5,000 target. Please help us achieve our goal and make this film. 🎥🍿🧟‍♀️🧟🧟‍♂️

Aussie filmmaker Travis Bain's sequel to his acclaimed 2019 short Zombies V the C.W.A.! | Check out 'Zombies V the Men's Shed - a film by Travis Bain' on Indiegogo.

Sapphire Pictures' short film Starspawn: Overture has just won the Best Director award for Travis Bain at the Australian...
05/06/2022

Sapphire Pictures' short film Starspawn: Overture has just won the Best Director award for Travis Bain at the Australian Screen Industry Network Awards in Brisbane, plus the Certificate of Highest Distinction award in the Best Actress category for the film's lead actress Meganne West! Starspawn: Overture is available to stream in the US and UK on Amazon Prime and will be available around the rest of the world later this year.

Stay tuned for the long-awaited feature film version of Starspawn, as we're looking at hopefully making it our major production for 2023.

The Sapphire Pictures team is crowdfunding our new feature film, the action thriller No Quarter. We hope to raise $13,00...
13/04/2022

The Sapphire Pictures team is crowdfunding our new feature film, the action thriller No Quarter. We hope to raise $13,000 by May 11, shoot the movie later in the year and release it in 2023. Help us make it happen by contributing now!

www.igg.me/at/nq

Travis Bain (Throwback, Landfall) is making his fourth feature film, the action thriller No Quarter. | Check out 'No Quarter - an Aussie action movie by Travis Bain' on Indiegogo.

Sapphire Pictures' latest short film Starspawn: Overture gets some recognition in The Cairns Post!
17/02/2022

Sapphire Pictures' latest short film Starspawn: Overture gets some recognition in The Cairns Post!

Our most recent film Starspawn: Overture has been nominated in eight categories at this year's Australian Screen Industr...
24/01/2022

Our most recent film Starspawn: Overture has been nominated in eight categories at this year's Australian Screen Industry Network Awards! Please visit the awards website and vote in all eight categories for Starspawn: Overture to win - Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Producer, Best Composer/Musical Score, Best Cinematographer, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Editor.

Link: http://www.australianscreenindustrynetwork.com/asin-awards-vote.html

The new Sapphire Pictures short film Starspawn: Overture will screen in Cairns on Saturday 27th February. End Credits Fi...
07/02/2021

The new Sapphire Pictures short film Starspawn: Overture will screen in Cairns on Saturday 27th February. End Credits Film Club will present this special event in conjunction with Screen Culture Club.

To pre-order tickets to Starspawn: Overture, click this link. There will be three separate sessions on the night, and writer/director Travis Bain will do an audience Q&A after the first one.

https://www.trybooking.com/BOPJL

A 17 min introduction to forthcoming feature STARSPAWN Recently widowed farmer Randolph Sutton (Vernon Wells) sees strange moving lights on his remote outback property. One night Randolph goes to collect his 17-year-old daughter Amy (Meganne West) from a friend's birthday party, but the routine driv...

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Sapphire Pictures was founded in Brisbane in 1998 by filmmaker Travis Bain. A cost-effective production company specializing in commercial film & television projects, Sapphire Pictures has produced award-winning short films, TV commercials, corporate videos and feature films such as "Scratched", "Throwback" (now available on DVD and Blu-ray worldwide) and the new feature film "Landfall." Sapphire Pictures is now based in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia.