The Rehearsal Project Short-Film Contest came to a close this week and our judging panel have been hard at work wading through submissions and selecting the winner. In the end it was Jonathan Poritsky‘s short film “Process” (embedded after the jump) that took the prize — selected for astutely and skillfully interpreting the idea of “life as performance” through a simple and beautifully shot monologue from Nazi Karimi. Read More »
Joshua Ferris calls it the “future of the novel” and even lit-world curmudgeons are lining up to heap praise. Eleanor Catton’s debut, The Rehearsal, finds the 23-year-old Kiwi author toying bravely with narrative and form to conjure the hormonal aftermath of a high school sex scandal. Suffused with tense music lessons and drama-club drama, The Rehearsal depicts life as performance with both sadness and wit.
To celebrate the emergence of this provocative young voice, Flavorpill is teaming up with independent publishing house GRANTA and London’s School of Life to launch The Rehearsal Project Short-Film Contest. Click through for complete contest details and an exclusive interview, check out an advance peek at the novel, and don’t forget to sign up for Flavorpill.
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