The winner of the 2018 Best Short Film at the 35th St Kilda Film Festival was announced to crowds at the Festival’s Closing Night on Saturday 26 May. Lost Property Office, directed by Daniel Agdag and produced by Liz Kearney, took home the prestigious award, walking away with a $10,000 cash prize courtesy of the…
Solo: A Star Wars Story
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Director Ron Howard Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke Rated M Score 4/6 During an adventure into a dark criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future copilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebellion. Considering that it seems that LucasArts lost the keys to the money printing press and Marvel found…
2018 SOUNDKILDA Award Winners
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Last night the winners where announced of this years SoundKILDA music festival Best Music Video Winner – Stranded, Flight Facilities feat. Broods, Reggie Watts and Saro Directed by: Tom Noakes Produced by: Freya Mackenzie Craft Award Winner- Your Light, Total Giovanni Directed by: Julian Lucas Produced by: Giordi Caputo Best Cinematography Winner –…
St Kilda Film Festival 2018 Awards Nominations Announced
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St Kilda Film Festival, Australia’s longest-standing and publicly owned short film festival, is pleased to announce the 2018 award nominees in the running for more than $50,000 worth of cash and prizes across 17 categories. City of Port Phillip Mayor Bernadene Voss says the Council is excited to announce the high calibre award nominees ahead…
Steven Tandy Interview – The St Kilda Film Festival 2018
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A big thank you to Steven Tandy director of The Story for taking the time to answer a few questions. Congratulations on the premier of The Story on the opening night of the festival. Is it the first film that you have had at the St Kilda Film Festival? Yes! It is my first year…
Obamas Sign Netflix Production Deal
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President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series with Netflix, the world’s leading internet entertainment service. The Obamas will produce a diverse mix of content, including the potential for scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries and features. These projects will be available to the 125 million-member…
Rachel Ward’s Palm Beach to Start Filming
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PALM BEACH, a new feature film written by Joanna Murray-Smith and Rachel Ward, and directed by Rachel Ward, will start filming at Sydney’s iconic Palm Beach and surrounds from next week, until early July. “Palm Beach is filled with colourful characters and a plot that explores the complexities between different generations and life-long friends. I’m…
Laura Imbruglia – St Kilda Film Festival 2018 Interview
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A big thank you to Laura Imbruglia director of Gender Reversed Guitar Shopping for taking the time to answer some questions. Is Gender Reversed Guitar Shopping the first film that you’ve had at The St Kilda festival? It sure is! Film festivals are a new and exciting world for me. What is the VCE Education…
Free Entry for Children to New Western Australian Museum
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The $396 million new Western Australian Museum, currently under construction and due to open in 2020, will offer free entry to children. “The decision to exempt children from an entry fee was despite significant budgetary pressures and will apply to all children under the age of 15.” Western Australian Minister for Culture and the Arts…
Road Trip #2 Electric Boogaloo: The Road to the Palais
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Those of you who have been following The Movie Boards for awhile maybe aware of a few years ago of my ill-fated road trip with the Old Man to Sydney the highlights of the trip being that due to my beer barrel physique combine with my use of a wheelchair meant that I was unable…