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We’re Off to La La land!

We’re incredibly excited to share that Over the Hill in Clackerville has been officially selected for the 17th Annual LA WEBFEST 2026!

What started as a completely independent passion project — written, voiced, animated, and edited by just two creators between Canada and Australia — continues finding its way onto the international festival stage.

Season 1 was created entirely outside the traditional system as a proof-of-concept series… and seeing it recognized alongside creators from around the world honestly means a lot.

Thank you to everyone who’s watched, shared, and supported Clackerville so far!

Season 1 now streaming free on YouTube

For more info check out:

https://www.lawebfest.net/

“From Tablet to the Big Screen”

Australian/Canadian creative duo, Steven Caldwell and Nathan Baldassero discuss the journey of co-writing, directing, producing, voicing, and animating Smart Fone Flick Fest finalist 'Over The Hill In Clackerville' using only an iPad Pro.

When the iPad Pro was released in 2015, Apple CEO Tim Cook declared in an interview that the device would be a “replacement for a notebook or a desktop for many, many people”.

It’s a group that Australian/Canadian creative duo, Steven Caldwell and Nathan Baldassero, can now count themselves among, having crafted their animated series Over The Hill In Clackerville entirely on the tablet.

Check out the full article:

https://if.com.au/steven-caldwell-and-nathan-baldassero-take-over-the-hill-in-clackerville-from-tablet-to-the-big-screen/?utm_content=366180438&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-126714780683479

“Entire Series Made on iPad”

“Gold Coast local Steven Caldwell and creative partner Nathan Baldassero have achieved an independent filmmaking feat: co-creating the adult animated series Over the Hill in Clackerville entirely on a single iPad Pro.

The 10-episode comedy Caldwell described as the "love child" of South Park and Big Mouth focuses on middle-aged oddities pursuing unlikely dreams - such as the everyman hero Earl, whose IT store teeters on bankruptcy.

"It's a hopeless situation until he meets Mother Goose - a 65-year-old accountant turned adult star - who he instantly falls for," Caldwell said.

"However, forming a love bond with his dream gal will require a big change for this mild-mannered computer technician."

The show's streamlined production method - using only the LumaFusion and ProCreate apps - earned it a finalist spot in the prestigious SF3 Film Festival in Sydney.

Caldwell said Gold Coast scenes had been highly influential, as the creators completed one episode every four weeks around their full-time jobs.

"Eagle-eyed viewers will see a few backgrounds heavily inspired by some iconic Gold Coast locations."

in the "age of the entrepreneur", Caldwell said big studios wanted to see strong evidence of ability before investing in filmmakers.

A second season is already mapped.”

– Dean Kerrison

“Get That Up Yer Clacker!”

We are thrilled to be featured in FilmInk! We chat with Dov Kornits to discuss the wild journey of creating Over the Hill in Clackerville—from our chance meeting in Australia to bringing the show to life.

We also dive into the unique production process that landed us as finalists in the SF3 Smartfone FlickFest: animating the entire series on an iPad Pro!

Check out the full article to read about our "South Park meets Queensland" influences and how we’re getting "that up yer clacker!"


Check out the full article here:
https://www.filmink.com.au/steven-caldwell-and-nathan-baldassero-get-that-up-yer-clacker/

We’re an SF3 Finalist!

We’re thrilled to announce that “Over the Hill in Clackerville” has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 SF3 Film Festival in Sydney, Australia!

SF3 is one of the biggest international film festivals in the world for smartphone and mobile filmmaking and we are proud to be a part of it.

They had over 400 short films entered and have selected only 22 films for their Mini Screening.

The showcase will take place on Sunday 25th January at 1:30pm at the Palace Chauvel Cinema in Paddington, Sydney, Australia.

Tickets are now on sale! Get yours today and check out Over the Hill in Clackerville on the big screen. See you there!

For more info check out:

https://sf3.com.au/drum-roll-for-our-mini-finalists-2/

"ATYL" wins Award of Excellence

The Accolade Global Film Competition has awarded the "Award of Excellence" to our short film "All That You Loved".  The full press release and website link are below.  

A big thanks to all of our amazing cast, crew, and faculty involved with the film!

 

"Hamilton, ON, March 22, 2015 – Nathan Baldassero, has won a prestigious "Award of Excellence" from The Accolade Global Film Competition. The award was given for his suspenseful short, All That you Loved, which deals with a man's struggle to cope with his past. All That You Loved features an excellent cast (Phil Borg, Tate yap), exceptional pacing, and a hauntingly beautiful score by Dillon Baldassero.

The Accolade recognizes film, television, videography and new media professionals who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity, and those who produce standout entertainment or contribute to profound social change. Entries are judged by highly qualified professionals in the film and television industry. Our talented award winners have gone on to win Oscars, Emmys & Tellys.  Information about the Accolade and a list of recent winners can be found at www.accoladecompetition.org

In winning an Accolade, Nathan Baldassero joins the ranks of other high-profile winners of this internationally respected award including Ron Howard / Bryce Howard for When You Find Me and Highwire Films Australia for their popular ABC TV series twentysomething. Rick Prickett, who chairs The Accolade Global Film Competition, had this to say about the latest winners, “The Accolade is not an easy award to win. Entries are received from around the world from powerhouse companies to remarkable new talent. The Accolade helps set the standard for craft and creativity. The judges were pleased with the exceptional high quality of entries. The goal of The Accolade is to help winners achieve the recognition they deserve.”

"ONUS" Accepted into "STARLITE Film Festival 2015"

Our short film "ONUS" has been officially selected to be screened at the Starlite Film Festival in Orlando, Florida!  

The Festival runs from February 26 - March 1, 2015.  Once again, a big thanks to all our great cast & crew on the project!

"The StarLite Film Festival celebrates the imagination and entrepreneurial spirit of microbudget films and their creators."

http://starlitefilmfest.com/starlite-shorts-neighbors/

 

Tickets for 'Hamilton Film Festival" on sale now!

Tickets are now on sale for the 9th Annual Hamilton Film Festival!  Be sure to come check out and support our Short film " ONUS" Saturday November 8th, 3pm at The Staircase Theatre (27 Dundurn St. N).

Tickets for our Short film block are $5.00

SELECT "STUDENT FILMS" under Saturday, Nov 8th (default is set to "film club films").  

Hope to see you there!

http://www.hamiltonfilmfestival.com/

 

 

"All That You Loved" accepted into "Toronto Indie Film Festival"

I'm proud to announce that our short film, "All That You Loved", has been accepted into the Toronto Indie Film Festival! 

The 2014 Toronto Independent Film Festival takes place from September 4 to 13, 2014, at the Carlton Cinema, in downtown Toronto.

(*Note that Toronto Indie, aka the Toronto Independent Film Festival, is a separate festival from the Toronto International Film Festival, which runs at the same time)

September is looking good!