CR INTAJ KHAN AND KATE WINSLET THE DRESSMAKER

USPA NEWS - “Filming The Dressmaker is great for Wyndham also our region, The film will highlight the natural wonders of Wyndham´s amazing landscapes, and our history with Werribee Mansion . It continues Wyndham´s long tradition of being on the big screen, dating back to Mad Max in the 1970s,“ said CR Khan.

Based on the best-selling novel by Rosalie Ham , set in a nowhere town of Dungatar ,“˜THE DRESSMAKER´ is a bittersweet, comedy-drama set in early 1950s Australia. Tilly Dunnage , a beautiful and talented misfit armed with her Singer sewing machine and haute couture style is played by Kate Winslet . After many years working as a dressmaker in exclusive Parisian fashion houses she returns to her hometown where she transforms the women of the outback into fashion models and fashionistas, in doing so gets sweet revenge on those who did her wrong. Not only does she reconcile with her ailing, eccentric mother Molly (JUDY DAVIS) and unexpectedly falls in love with the pure-hearted Teddy (LIAM HEMSWORTH). Home-grown and international stars will descend on Wyndham next week when Melbourne author Rosalie Ham and film producer Sue Maslin front a literary dinner to talk about their upcoming film 'The Dressmaker'. Fans of the bestselling Australian gothic novel, a dark satire written by Ham, will also be taken “˜behind the scenes´ of the upcoming screen version at The Park Hotel, Werribee, next Tuesday. The film stars Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth and Hugo Weaving, with a number of scenes to be shot at Little River and Werribee Park. Wyndham Council´s economic development portfolio holder Cr Intaj Khan said it had been a great cultural coup for Wyndham to host both the filming and the literary evening.

The fashion industry all over the world relies on the support and encouragement from local government and investors as well as global exposure through organisations such as World Fashion Week, Fashion TV and print media who connect people on a global platform via the World Wide Web. To experience this amazing film is indeed a work of art by Novelist Rosalie Ham but without the dedication of producer Maslin and the insight of entrepreneur and local government representative Councillor Intaj Khan we would have never experience this “˜Epic´ movie outside the pages of a novel. Australia once again the “˜global focus´ of Hollywood thanks to Local Government dedication to tourism and arts.

Martin Jacques once said, "The fact that television and tourism have made the whole world accessible has created the illusion that we enjoy intimate knowledge of other places, when we barely scratch their surface. For the vast majority, the knowledge of Thailand or Sri Lanka acquired through tourism consists of little more than the whereabouts of the beach." This is where documentaries and Hollywood films bring to life the amazing and breathtaking scenes from countries all over the World and through tourism and film ....we all win..... Namaste.