Shakespeare Republic’s final festival appearance is finally happening – a bit later than anticipated!
Our celebration of the final festival appearance for Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles) has been a while coming, with the final festival screening in the UK unfortunately being delayed a few months, due to the pandemic. We are delighted to share that the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust “Shakespeare Shorts” Award Ceremony finally happens online later today in the UK, where Jodi Haigh’s episode as “Duke Senior” and Sally McLean’s episode as “Macbeth” have also both been shortlisted! We are so very excited to find out who the jury, along with Jury President, Sir Kenneth Branagh, have selected as the winners of each category. Win, lose or draw tonight (which is the early hours of…
Final festival screening for Season Three of Shakespeare Republic – at the home of Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon
So delighted to be finishing out our festival run for Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles) with official selections for the season in two categories at the 2022 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s Shakespeare Shorts Festival in the UK – taking place in April 2023! Jodi Haigh’s “Duke Senior” has been selected for their “Best Film with Theme of Shakespeare & Hope” category and Sally McLean’s “Macbeth” has been selected for their “Best Film Inspired By Shakespeare” category! Huge thanks to the jury and organising team for the festival – we now wait to see who the winners of the festival are, as selected by Jury President, Sir Kenneth Branagh. Congrats to Jodi and Sally…
Sally McLean wins Best Actress Award at Andromeda Film Festival
It was so lovely to be invited to submit the final episode of Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles) to the Andromeda Film Festival in Turkey a while back. That alone was a lovely thing to have happen, but it was even more amazing to then be named a winner in the festival with a Best Actress Award going to Sally McLean in her role as “Macbeth”! Amazing! We are so grateful to the AFF organisers for wanting our work in their festival in the first place and then to the AFF jury for awarding Sally’s work on screen in this role. We thank everyone involved at Andromeda Film Festival for honouring the work in…
Miami WebFest Founder & President Bryan Thompson interview with Best Director nominee, Sally McLean
So excited to have Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles) as an official selection at the upcoming Miami Web Fest in the USA! We LOVE how supportive Miami are of all the creators – even those who can’t be there in person. Case in point – here is a wide-ranging chat filmed a couple of weeks ago between Miami WebFest Founder and President, Bryan Thompson and Republic Creator/Director, Sally McLean about acting, creating content and Shakespeare Republic’s history. Thank you to Bryan for such a fascinating chat and to all the team at Miami for making us all feel so much a part of the festival, no matter where we are based.
Shakespeare Republic nominated for TWO awards at Miami Web Fest in USA including Best Director for Sally McLean
We are SO thrilled to share this #ShakespeareSunday that Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles) has been nominated for Best Director (Int’l) and Best Ensemble Cast at the 2022 Miami Web Fest! Thank you so much to the MWF Jury and organisers – we are all SO EXCITED to be part of the festival this year and so grateful for this lovely acknowledgement of the work! The festival kicks off on September 29 and we wish everyone a FABULOUS time! So wish we could be there with you!
Shakespeare Republic wins Best Ensemble Cast at London WebFest
Amazing news!! We are thrilled to share that Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles) is the winner of the Best Ensemble Cast at London International Web & Short Film Festival! Huge thanks to Guest Judge Chris Tashima & the LWF team & congrats to our wonderful Ensemble! Reposted from @londonwebfest: WINNER – BEST ENSEMBLE CAST ‘Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage’ – Sally McLean Filmed in lockdowns during the global pandemic … Twenty four souls, six cities – one shared experience of being human. Using Shakespeare’s original text and characters, we shine a light on the human experience in a COVID-19 world. Starring: Leo Atkin, Dominic Brewer, Don Bridges, Maya Cohen, Frank Collison,…
Shakespeare Republic wins Best TV & Web Series in Hollywood
We are THRILLED to share that Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles) has won the Best TV & Web Series Award at the 2022 Hollywood Independent Film Festival in the USA! Amazing!Huge thanks to the Hollywood Independent Film Festival Awards Jury from all the team here in Melbourne and congrats to the entire Republic company scattered around the globe!
Sally McLean on London WebFest Industry Panel discussing her work with Oscar winner Chris Tashima, alongside Emmy & Canadian Screen Award nominees
ABOVE: Full panel via London Web Fest YouTube channel So thrilled to be part of this excellent festival with Season Three of Shakespeare Republic and have Shakespeare Republic Creator/Director, Sally McLean, on this excellent panel via Zoom! Reposted from @londonwebfest: Our Industry Q&A Panel was LIVE this SATURDAY 23RD APRIL! We chatted with our ‘Official Selection’ Actor/Directors from this season’s festival. The whole thing was moderated by our guest judge, Academy award-winning director Chris Tashima (who just so happens to be an actor himself) Re-watch on our FACEBOOK and new YOUTUBE channel (londonwebfest)
Shakespeare Republic nominated for THREE awards at London Web Fest including Best Director for Sally McLean
The good news keeps coming! We are absolutely delighted to share that Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles) has been officially selected & nominated in 3 categories at the 2022 London Web Fest in the UK! Best Web SeriesBest Ensemble CastBest Director (Sally McLean)Massive thanks to Guest Judge, Chris Tashima & the LWF team and congrats to all members of the Republic!
Shakespeare Republic receives THREE nominations in Montreal
Absolutely delighted to share that Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles) has received 3 nominations at the 2022 Digital Griffix Film Awards in Montreal, Canada as one of the top scoring projects (as decided by the festival Jury) for this season of the Awards! Best Web SeriesBest Woman Filmmaker (Sally McLean)Best Director (Sally McLean)Massive thanks to the festival Jury for their lovely comments and generous scoring of the series and congrats to all members of the Republic! See their post about our nominations here: https://www.digitalgriffix.com/post/digital-griffix-awards-9
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