AFP will have star billing at this year’s Hong Kong Film Festival, with top journalists from the Agency joining post-screening discussions and a photo exhibition by prize-winning photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba displayed throughout the event. The 49th edition of the festival, organized by the Alliance Française, runs from 25 November to 15 December and features 40…
Iggy & Ace Receives Production Funding
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Screen Australia and SBS have announced production funding for Digital Original series Iggy & Ace, to premiere on SBS On Demand. The Digital Originals initiative was created to develop exciting and innovative scripted short-form projects providing opportunities for writers from backgrounds that are currently underrepresented in the screen industry, and it will return in 2021.…
ABC and Screen Australia Announces the Kaleidoscope Project
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ABC Children’s and Screen Australia have partnered on an exciting new funding program to showcase and amplify the work of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) Australian creatives and content makers. The Kaleidoscope Project will fund up to four individuals or teams to make a standalone film that reflects and captures what it’s like to be…
Interview with David Owen Director of Gruppetto Vino
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A big thank you to David Owen Director of Gruppetto Vino for talking to me over the phone about Gruppeto Vino’s Pink Prosecco Pink Prosecco Comes to Australia via the Hunter Valley For More about Gruppertto Vino
Pink Prosecco Comes to Australia via the Hunter Valley
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A group of Hunter Valley professionals have joined forces to unveil one of the very first drops of Pink Prosecco in Australia, following the green light from the Italian Government. Gruppetto Vino combines the skills of two Hunter Valley winemakers, a Newcastle designer, and an experienced accountant. The vision of Gruppetto Vino is to share…
AACTA Reg Grundy Award Finalists Announced
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AACTA has recently announced the five finalists for the inaugural AACTA Reg Grundy Award, established to support new voices in screen entertainment and fast track new and original productions, with the annual AACTA Reg Grundy Award winner receiving a $50,000 prize – the largest of its kind in the world – for having the best…
Interview with ROSKINO CEO Evgenia Markova – Russian Film Festival
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A big thank you to ROSKINO CEO Evgenia Markova for taking the time to talk to me via Zoom about the Russian Film Festival. For More about the Russian Film Festival
Netflix Announces Arlo the Alligator
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Netflix has announced a new 2D animated movie musical Arlo the Alligator Boy and series I ❤️️ Arlo from creator Ryan Crego (Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh, Puss in Boots, Shrek Forever After). The animated movie musical followed by a 20 x 11 min. episode series will premiere globally in 2021. The movie, Arlo…
Ice – Russian Film Festival
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Director Oleg Trofim Starring Aglaya Tarasova, Alexander Petrov & Miloš Biković Score 6/6 Nadya gives up her dream of becoming a champion figure skater when she is hospitalized with an injury. But then she meets Sasha, a hockey player, who decides to teach her to believe in herself and her dream again. Ice is featured…
A Heartbeat Away – Revisit
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Director Gale Edwards Starring Sebastian Gregory, Isabel Lucas, William Zappa Rated PG Score 5.5/6 A young aspiring rock guitarist is forced to become the musical director of the local marching band when his father is hit by a bus just four weeks before a major competition. For those of you who might be wondering I…