Golden Moss Films was established by Jamie Helmer and Michael Leonard as a place to cultivate ideas through a strong vision of image and sound.
C O N T A C T I N F O
goldenmossfilms@gmail.com
Jamie: +61 415 953 160
Michael: +61 402 588 051
Michael Leonard started experimenting with cinema in 2008, creating his own DIY films and screening them throughout Melbourne with other artists and musicians under the banner Beg, Scream and Shout.
Jamie Helmer began his filmmaking at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia. He directed various short and experimental films; the period culminating with a post-graduate featurette, Fugue.
The two met after both beginning work at a local arthouse cinema (Jamie having recently moved to Melbourne). They bonded over their mutual love of film and began discussing ideas of working together. This came to fruition in the formation of their production company, Golden Moss Films.
Their first short film under this banner was the the enigmatic relationship drama, Late October. Shortly after, they pushed forward to their next project, The Knife Salesman, which had its world premiere in competition at the 74th Venice Film Festival and has subsequently gone on to play at numerous film festivals around the world. This film is a proof-of-concept for a feature project which is in the early stages of development.
They have both explored an array of projects in various roles, together and separately since the creation of their partnership. These have included music videos, advertisements, experimental works and feature films. Over this time, they have gathered a solid crew of like-minded collaborators who continue to work with them on each new endeavour.
Their most recent project is another short film (also a proof-of-concept for a feature), an atmospheric drama set in rural Tasmania called The Diver. This film is a co-production with Oscar Nominated French production house, Les Valseurs. The Diver had its world premiere at the 76th Venice Film festival and has also gone on to win the Best Australian Short at Sydney’s long-running short film festival, Flickerfest.
They are currently collaborating with Les Valseurs and Arte to develop their first feature film entitled Calm. There are also a number of other projects in various stages of development.
