“Locks of love” can be considered  a world-wide phenomenon, as  lovers from Timbuktu to Thailand and—they’re saying—even Wollongong, etch their names into padlocks and adorned fences, gates and bridges.

Each of the ten shorts is a  love story, but with a twist, and each has  a padlock somewhere in the story. And it’s real. The location for the padlocks is a purpose-built gate in Glebe Park that  has to be moved at the end of each shoot. Each film has a cross over with at least one other film, either a character, a location or even music, something that helps link the films and create one story universe.

It all sounds rather  complicated.

ScreenACT director, Monica Penders, said,  “This is a feature film made by ten teams. Over 150 people will have been involved in the making of the film by the time it is complete. ”

The feature film has attracted theatrical, DVD and video on demand distribution through Sydney based distributor TitanView, and  also top cast members, selected with the help of  Sydney casting agent Anousha Zarkesh.

“We are thrilled at the results,” Penders enthused as she said Lorraine Bayly, famous from “The Sullivans,” “Carson’s Law” and “The Man From Snowy River,” would  be starring in “To My One And Only,” a part of  “Locks of Love.”

Four of the films are already “in the can” and six more are gearing up for production over the next 6 weeks. The ten teams were picked after a 4-day workshop run by Melanie Coombs,   producer of the Oscar-Winning short “Harvey Crumpet.”

Silversun Pictures will be  handling the post-production.