Category Archive for 'work'

Happy 2009!

I hope everyone had a wonderful start to 2009!
The Black Balloon won the following Australian Film Institute Awards:

Best Film (Tristam Miall)
Best Direction (Elissa Down)
Best Original Screenplay (Elissa Down & Jimmy the Exploder)
Best Supporting Actor (Luke Ford)
Best Supporting Actress (Toni Collette)

The Black Balloon opened in the US and can be seen in limited release.  Please check [...]

new article, random image

A fellow fan posted the link to this article and I’ve added it to the website.
Read all about it – Erik’s latest gig on the film The Boys are Back in Town, starring Clive Owen.
And I found this image online here.

with Krystal Forscutt on Packed to the Rafters

Erik Thomson on family life

New article is up:
Packed to the Rafters’ Erik Thomson on family life

Packed to the Rafters

Packed to the Rafters has begun its run on Australia’s Seven!  Here are some links to articles regarding the show.  :)

‘Packed to the Rafters’ a warm family drama on Seven
Packed to the Rafters
Packed To The Rafters rates big on Seven
Seven’s Schedule is Packed to the Rafters

The Australian Television Information Archive has a Packed to the Rafters section [...]

The Black Balloon

The Black Balloon premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and received the Crystal Bear award. Congratulations! From the Berlinale website:

Prizes of the Generation 14plus Youth Jury 2008
The members of the Generation 14plus Youth Jury Roman Akbar, Zadora Enste, Hans Hirsch, Nora Kubach, Zo? Martin, Linda Moog, and Lavan Vasuthevan give the following awards:
The [...]

The Black Balloon trailer and photos

New photos from The Black Balloon here.
Trailer for The Black Balloon, upcoming Australian film with Gemma Ward, Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Erik Thomson, and Toni Collette. It will have its World Premier at the Berlin Film Festival in Feb 2008. And it will be in Australian cinemas March 6, 2008.

Packed to the Rafters

Happy New Year!  Welcome to 2008! I found some info online about Packed to the Rafters. This comes from a media release dated December 6, 2007:
Seven’s Director Of Programming and Production Tim Worner said today:
“There is no better time to launch a show on Seven than right now. We’ve generated incredible momentum in [...]

Happy Holidays!

First off, THANK YOU to Erik for the lovely comment in the previous post.  You can all read it here.
Second, a couple of links of interest:

The Black Balloon – The Black Balloon myspace site has the official trailer up.  It looks great!  The movie is slated to open March 6th in Australia.  Not sure about [...]

new link, new photos, new credits

We’re Here to Help

will be released New Zealand wide on November 8, 2007.
For images and more info, as well as the trailer, head out to the movie’s official site – http://www.heretohelp.co.nz/
a couple of images can be seen in the gallery here at Erik Thomson Central

I’ve added a couple of more roles to Erik’s credits.  As [...]

We’re Here to Help

Sorry for not adding this sooner!
Erik’s feature, We’re Here to Help (formerly BVA formerly Be Very Afraid) has a website up at http://spp.co.nz/default,525.spp. I’ve also copied the article to the website and you can find it here.
Thank you for all the comments here at Erik Thomson Central. Although Erik does know about this [...]