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ALYSSA DE LEO WOWS MIFF AND SAVES LIVES WITH SHORT FILM CLASSIC
Is the best film at the 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival an ad commissioned by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC)? Screening ahead of every MIFF session, ‘The Afterlife Bar’ imagines a...
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THE NIGHTINGALE SOARS AT AACTA 2019
Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale has dominated the 2019 AACTA Awards in a ceremony held in Sydney’s Star Casino last night. The brutal account of an unlikely friendship stemming from vengeance in...
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AACTA INTERNATIONAL CEREMONY HONOURS AWARD-SEASON FRONT-RUNNERS
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has announced the winners of the 9th AACTA International Awards at a star-studded Ceremony held at Mondrian Los Angeles. Winning the Award...
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FIRST LOOK: PAUL HOGAN AS 'PAUL HOGAN' IN THE VERY EXCELLENT MR DUNDEE
One of Australia's favourite film larrakins is set for a big screen return. Paul Hogan, the Lightning Ridge-born comedian who transformed from Harbour Bridge rivetter to Australian TV legend to global...
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VALE SASKIA POST
Australian actress Saskia Post, whose vivid portrayal of doomed rock-star girlfriend ‘Anna’ in Richard Lowenstein’s Dogs in Space made her an icon to a generation of teenage moviegoers, passed away...
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VALE GEORGE OGILVIE
The Australian arts community is today mourning the passing of George Ogilvie, one of its most beloved elder statesmen. A masterful director and creative collaborator across theatre, film and...
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THE LIST: FIVE OF THE BEST FROM SUSAN PRIOR
Every film industry needs an actress like Australian film needs Susan Prior. In Hollywood, it’s Judy Greer; the U.K. has Janet McTeer and Joely Richardson; the French rely upon Ludivine Sagnier. Prior...
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AUDIO GUIDE FOLLOW-UP SOUNDS GOOD BUT SHORTS NEED CASH
From its World Premiere at the SciFi Film Festival last September, Chris Elena’s award-winning short film Audio Guide was set to take the world by storm. When the young director shipped it around,...
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THE LEGEND OF THE FIVE: THE JOANNE SAMUEL INTERVIEW
Since her television debut in a 1974 episode of The Box, Joanne Samuel has been one of the Australian sector’s most adored actors. Whether as ‘Jessie’, the ill-fated wife whose fate turns Max mad in...
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AUSTRALIAN DIRECTORS' GUILD ANNOUNCE 2020 NOMINATIONS
The Australian Directors’ Guild (ADG) Executive Director Diana Burnett addressed the dire state of the nation’s creative industries in a statement that accompanied the 2020 ADG nominations, which were...
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VALE ROSSLYN ABERNETHY
Industries on both sides of The Tasman are mourning the loss of industry veteran Rosslyn Abernethy, one of the region’s most experienced and respected production managers. Having forged a remarkable...
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BABYTEETH TAKES BITE OUT OF TRANSILVANIA F.F. AWARD ROSTER
Australian director Shannon Murphy’s striking debut feature Babyteeth, featuring a star-solidifying turn by actress Eliza Scanlen (pictured, below), continues its award-winning festival circuit run...
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HANKS RETURNS TO OZ FOR BAZ'S ELVIS EPIC
Cameras are set to roll September 23 on Warner Bros. Pictures’ Elvis, the blockbuster musical drama from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann. The latest production from the director of The Great...
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WARNERMEDIA AND ROADSHOW FILMS SPLIT IN DISTRIB SECTOR SHAKE-UP
Once considered one of the sturdiest partnerships in global film distribution, WarnerMedia and Roadshow Films will cut ties at the end of 2020 after four decades. Australian parent company Village...
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R.I.P. HUGH KEAYS-BYRNE
Actor Hugh Keays-Byrne, a towering presence in Australia’s acting community and iconic genre cinema figure, has passed away in hospital overnight, aged 73. Destined to be forever remembered as ‘The...
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WOMEN DIRECTORS FLY OZ FLAG AT SUNDANCE 2021
The feature documentary Playing with Sharks, virtual reality project Prison X - Chapter 1: The Devil & The Sun and short film GNT will fly the Australian sector flag at the 2021 Sundance Film...
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AUSTRALIAN CYBER-THRILLER LONE WOLF TO BOW AT IFFR
The 2021 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will host the World Premiere of the new Australian film, Lone Wolf, it was announced overnight. Adapted from Joseph Conrad’s classic book The...
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RON HOWARD, BRIAN GRAZER TO MENTOR OZ CREW ON GOLD COAST SHOOT
Screen Queensland has partnered with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s talent development company, Impact Creative Systems, to transform the careers of four Queensland-based screen professionals through a...
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FIVE AUSTRALIAN FILMMAKERS SECURE SXSW SLOTS
The South By Southwest Film Festival, the annual indie sector mecca set deep in the heart of Texas, has picked five Australian works amongst its 2021 line-up. The diverse range of films, including...
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NEXTWAVE HONOUREES ANNOUNCED AT SWIFF GALA CEREMONY
The culmination of a year-long search for Australia’s freshest filmmaking minds unfolded yesterday at the Screenwave International Film Festival (SWIFF), with the award ceremony for the Nextwave Youth...
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