Little Diva Rising (2019)
Ellie Angelos is a talented nine-year-old actress who initially plays a supporting role on the adult hit drama Keeping it Together.
Inexplicably, Ellie’s character becomes the most popular character on the show, and the scripts are rewritten to exploit her popularity. The newfound success begins to go to Ellie’s head.
Her forty-something mother, Maria, recognises the dangers early, and battles to keep Ellie grounded, and their small family together.
This is when a documentary team decide to make a documentary series about Ellie, charting the trappings of child stardom.
Alternating between straight narrative and documentary-like interviews, Little Diva Rising is a mockumentary satire about success, family, and the darker desires in life.
Little Diva Rising is intended to be a six-part limited series, each episode approximately half-an-hour long.
We’ve shot the pilot, and are now pursuing avenues for funding to eventually film the rest.
Little Diva Rising features a collection of Australia’s best talent on and off the screen, a group of talented individuals who have banded together to create something new and exciting that hasn’t been seen on Australian television before.
The Festival Circuit
Accolade Competition 2020
Winner Award of Excellence |
Television – Pilot Program Les Zig, Maria Tevelis, Vicky Wanless, and Tony Nicholas. |
Mockumentary Les Zig, Maria Tevelis, Vicky Wanless, and Tony Nicholas. |
Best Shorts Competition 2020
Winner Award of Excellence |
Television – Pilot Program Les Zig (director) Maria Tevelis (producer) Vicky Wanless (producer) Tony Nicholas (producer) Lemato Films |
Couch Film Festival 2020
Winner Best Writer |
20:01 to 30 Minutes Les Zig. |
Nominee Best Cast |
Maria Tevelis, Ellie Tevelis, Charlie Tevelis, Vicky Wanless, Cam Faull, Joel Angus King, Ben-Thomas Murphy, Andrea Solonge, Candice Leask, Steve Sammut, Seth Kannof, Ana Isabel, and Maryanne Niceforo. |
Nominee Best Director |
Short Film-20:01-30 minutes Les Zig. |
Nominee Best Long Short Film |
30:01 to 60:00 Minutes Les Zig, Maria Tevelis, Vicky Wanless, and Tony Nicholas. |
Independent Shorts Awards International Film Festival 2020
Winner Gold Award |
Best Parody Short Les Zig, Maria Tevelis, Vicky Wanless, and Tony Nicholas. |
Best Child/Young Actress Ellie Tevelis. |
IndieX Film Festival 2020
Winner Actor Award |
Best Child/Young Actress Ellie Tevelis. |
Winner May/June Award |
Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short Les Zig, Maria Tevelis, Vicky Wanless, and Tony Nicholas. |
Oniros Film Awards 2020
Winner April Monthly Edition |
Best Series Pilot Les Zig, Maria Tevelis, Vicky Wanless, and Tony Nicholas. |
Best Indie Short Les Zig, Maria Tevelis, Vicky Wanless, and Tony Nicholas. |
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Best Mockumentary Les Zig, Maria Tevelis, Vicky Wanless, and Tony Nicholas. |
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Best Child Actor Ellie Tevelis. |
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Best 1st Time Director Les Zig. |
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Best Ensemble Ellie Tevelis, Maria Tevelis, Cam Faull, Steve Sammut, Vicky Wanless, Ben-Thomas Murphy, Joel Angus King, Seth Kannof, Ana Isabel, Candice Leask, Andrea Solonge, Charlie Tevelis, and Maryanne Niceforo. |
Rome International Movie Awards 2020
Winner July Award |
Best Parody Les Zig, Maria Tevelis, Vicky Wanless, and Tony Nicholas. |
Best TV/Web Series Les Zig, Maria Tevelis, Vicky Wanless, and Tony Nicholas. |
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Best Young Actress Ellie Tevelis |
Web Series Festival Global 2020
Nominee Web Series Festival Global |
Festival Award |