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

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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

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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

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Freo Focus

– Fremantle Herald

“Fremantle is back in the international spotlight after WA indie flick Skeleton Girls took out a gong at the Fantasporto”

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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”

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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”

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4 Must-See Local Films at Revelation Perth Film Festival 2025

– Variety Australia

“the underground is alive and well”

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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.”

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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”

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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.”

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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.”

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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

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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.”

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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”

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