The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival will screen the world premiere of Border Politics on 15 May in Melbourne. Border Politics follows human rights barrister Julian Burnside as he crosses the globe to examine the treatment of refugees. The documentary highlights refugee and asylum seeker policies enforced in developed countries. Julian Burnside compares the…
Ready Player One Passes $300 Million Globally
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Propelled by extraordinary returns in China, Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures’ “Ready Player One” is crossing the $300 million mark at the global box office. The action adventure, from filmmaker Steven Spielberg, surpassed that number on April 6. A spokesperson for Warner Brothers explained that with nearly $143 million (RMB 897m)…
Nina Rodriguez St Kilda 2018 Film Festival Interview
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A big thank you to Nina Rodríguez, GIFF Director of Programming, who will be attending the 2018 St Kilda Film Festival as this year’s international guest for taking the time to answer some questions. What was the first movie that you fell in love with? I grew up in Germany in the 80s and loads…
Lotterywest Grant to Help Develop Community Project In the Shire of Denmark
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Western Australian Community Services Minister Simone McGurk today announced the Shire of Denmark has received a $163,400 Lotterywest grant towards the development of The Plane Tree Heritage Precinct. The precinct will provide a cultural and recreational focal point for the local community. Community Services Minister Simone McGurk announced the funding, on behalf of Premier Mark…
GC2018 Puts Original Games Venues Back in the Spotlight
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Queensland’s original Commonwealth games venues are once again hosting the world’s greatest athletes, with the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) now underway. Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni said both the purpose-built Sleeman Sports Complex (SSC) and the Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre (QSAC), which hosted events for the 1982 Commonwealth Games are still…
Ready Player One
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Director Steven Spielberg Starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn Rated M Score 2/6 When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune. I was actually kind of looking…
St. Kilda Film Festival Special Screenings Program Announced
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An exciting preview of the upcoming 2018 St Kilda Film Festival has been released with the announcement of the special screenings program. St Kilda Film Festival provides opportunities for both emerging and established filmmakers, producers and directors to gain recognition among their peers and the general public. Among the exciting ten-day calendar there will be…
Storming Juno
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Director Tim Wolochatiuk Starring Benjamin Muir, Kevin Walker, Craig Cyr Rated M Score 3.5/6 Docudrama retelling the Canadian assault of Juno Beach on D-Day, as told via re-enactment and through interviews with those who were there. Okay, for the record I came across Storming Juno while browsing the movies on iTunes, so I was a…
Top End Wedding to Go Into Production In Mid-April
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Goalpost Pictures Australia, Screen Australia, the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) and The Northern Territory Government announced today that TOP END WEDDING, a new feature film co-written by and starring Darwin’s own Miranda Tapsell is set to go into production mid-April in Adelaide and then across the Northern Territory. TOP END WEDDING is co-written by…
Andrew Hansen and Jessica Roberts: Bab Sharkey and the Animal Mummies Interview
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A big thank you to Andrew Hansen and Jessica Roberts for taking the time to answer some questions about their debut Children’s book Bab Sharkey and the Animal Mummies the Weird Beard, which is released on May 1st 2018. What is Bab Sharkey and the Animal Mummies about? This story is about a lonely boy…