Media and Press
Skeleton Girls. A Kidnapped Society lands Special Jury Award at 46th Fantasporto International Film Festival 2026
– Cinema Australia
“the first Australian film to receive the Special Jury Award in the Fantastic Cinema competition“
Indie Feature Skeleton Girls. A Kidnapped Society wins Special Jury Award at 46th Fantasporto International Film Festival
– FilmInk
“To receive this level of recognition from such a pioneering festival as Fantasporto is beyond anything we could have ever expected“
VENCEDORES Fantasporto 2026
– Central Comics
“The decisions of the International Juries highlighted the creative diversity of the world cinematic landscape, awarding productions that stood out for their aesthetic and narrative approach“
Freo Focus
– Fremantle Herald
“Fremantle is back in the international spotlight after WA indie flick Skeleton Girls took out a gong at the Fantasporto”
Film Review: Skeleton Girls. A Kidnapped Society (2025) – Neo Film Shop
– Neo Film Shop
“like a transmission hacked straight from the fractured id of our terminally online, polarized era”
Our pick of the flicks at Revelation Film Festival 2025
– X-Press Magazine
“an assault on the senses, a totally punk movie in its style and story”
4 Must-See Local Films at Revelation Perth Film Festival 2025
– Variety Australia
“the underground is alive and well”
Indie epic
– Fremantle Herald
“A lot of micro-budget Aussie movies tend to be small in scope, like chamber dramas, but Skeleton Girls defies convention.”
Unearthing Skeleton Girls with director Richard Eames
– X-Press Magazine
“Richard talks about the long journey this film has taken, from his inspirations, the casting process”
‘Skeleton Girls’ to feature at Revelation Perth International film festival
– PerthNow
“I’m very much into experimental film, indie movies and cult films, films that just have a strong voice and aesthetic and try to do things differently.”
Director Richard Eames chats Skeleton Girls, his punk-fuelled, Perth-shot debut feature at Revs
– Perth is OK!
“There’s a war being waged in Skeleton Girls: A Kidnapped Society, but not the kind you see on the nightly news.”
An interview with SUFF
– 2025 in Twenty Five
“His work is still bursting with that same anti-establishment, punk-rock energy” – Katherine Berger, SUFF festival director
The Revelation Perth International Film Festival…The Poison and The Cure
– FilmInk
“that’s somebody dreaming big in WA, making a wild cult film, that’s exciting and should be encouraged.”
Every new Australian film and where you can see them
– Cinema Australia
“the films that did most of the heavy lifting this year in terms of quality were those made independently and on micro-budgets”