Entry into the ShireABILITY Film Competition is free and open to all ages, with entrants under 18 years of age required to complete a permission form signed by their parent or guardian. Entries open on Saturday 1 August 2020 and must focus on ability and inclusion. The films must feature locations and/or people of the…
Searchlight Pictures Announces World Premiere for Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland
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Searchlight Pictures Chairmen Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula recently announced a series of global screenings to commemorate Chloé Zhao’s upcoming feature film Nomadland’s invitations to Venice, Toronto, Telluride, and New York Film Festivals. Zhao’s third film, an exploration of modern-day van dwelling life on the road, will World Premiere with simultaneous screenings on September 11th…
German Netflix Original series Biohackers Launches August 20
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Biohackers, a six-part Netflix Original Series by showrunner and director Christian Ditter (“How to be Single”, “Love Rosie”, “Girlboss”) debuts worldwide on Netflix on August 20th. Joining the cast in addition to Luna Wedler and Jessica Schwarz are Caro Cult, Adrian Julius Tillmann, Thomas Prenn, Sebastian Doppelbauer, Jing Xiang and Benno Fürmann. With its innovative…
New Release Date For Michael Covino’s The Climb
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Sony Pictures Classics have recently announced that they will now release Michael Covino’s The Climb in New York and Los Angeles theaters on October 9, 2020, with additional cities to follow. Written by Covino and Kyle Marvin, The Climb stars Covino, Marvin, Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam, George Wendt and Judith Godrèche. The film was original…
Interview with Michael Budd about his Movie Ruby’s Choice
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A big thank you to Michael Budd for taking the time to talk to me about his movie Ruby’s Choice. I am looking forward to being able to watch this at the cinema. Ruby’s Choice has been financed by Sir Owen Glenn through the Glenn Family Foundation. Glenn has pledged that 50% of the profits…
Mov’in Car – Review
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Rated 3.5/6 (A do again, but in warmer weather) Recently I got the chance to check out the Mov’in Car Drive-In experience (for those of you wondering I went to see Casablanca.) this was my first cinema experience since the pandemic. First-off I would like to make it perfectly clear that I believe that Canberra…
NIDA Invites Audience to Join the Journey of Ghost Lights
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The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) invites audiences around the world to join the journey of Ghost Lights, a transmedia production being staged as part of NIDA’s 2020 Digital Theatre Festival. Opening 4 August, the Digital Theatre Festival comprises six world-premiere transmedia works evoking age-old wonder and surprise through farce, horror, sci-fi adventure, love…
The Swallows of Kabul Coming to Select Australian Cinemas from August 20
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Lauded at film festivals around the world, including the acclaimed 2019 Cannes Film Festival, The Swallows of Kabul will screen in selected cinemas across Australia from 20 August 2020. The Swallows of Kabul is based on Algerian author Yasmina Khadra’s 2002 novel of the same name. The cherished tale is brought to life in an…
Jane Seymour to Star in Ruby’s Choice
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Australian feature Ruby’s Choice, which was to begin production in late March in Brisbane, will recommence shooting in Sydney late July, starring international actress Jane Seymour (Dr Quinn Medicine Woman, Live and Let Die). After shooting closed in March, Sydney-based Director Michael Budd never gave up. During lockdown, and with an industry reeling from shutdowns,…
Bad Boys Podcast Launching a New Digital Media Training Initiative for At-Risk Youth
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In a recent special rare and raw episode this weekend, The Bad Boys, Shayne Brian and Darren J. Carver, shared the hurt and hopelessness that families feel when their loved ones are locked up in prisons. Speaking with Bad Boys Breakfast Show Newsreader Andrew Hackett, Bad Boy Darren said, “The thing that was the most…