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The Movie Marathon

Okay. In the past I really haven’t really written much about movie marathons or binge watching a recent article I read has kicked me in the pants to sit down and write this. Something that I’m sure more than a few of you know is that the invention of video streaming services like Prime Video…

Traveling to a New State with Fido & Felix

Packing up and moving to a new state can be an exciting and overwhelming experience. Now, what if you have a furry friend to relocate with? Moving with pets can be surprisingly challenging, but there are plenty of things you can do to make the transition smooth for both you and your pet. We’ll look…

SheDoc 2024 Applications

Documentary Australia in partnership with Screen Queensland have announced applications are now open for SheDoc, a grants program aimed at giving women and girls a stronger and more equal voice in documentary storytelling. “We want to hear more stories to be told by women about women, while at the same time strengthening and elevating the…

Wrexham FC ‘Merch Merch’ range with VistaPrint

Australian fans of British football club Wrexham FC, famously immortalised in Disney Plus’s recent Welcome to Wrexham FC documentary, have an exciting opportunity to get their hands on some brand new ‘merch merch’ – a tongue-in-cheek merchandise range launched today by the club’s owners, Hollywood’s Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney. The story goes, due to…

Aussie Shoppers & Christmas gifts

Consumer retail trends for this holiday season show some interesting changes according to the annual survey by Monash Business School’s Australian Consumer and Retail Studies (ACRS). The Christmas Retail Trends Report, now in its fourth year, confirmed that like previous years the majority of Australian shoppers intend to purchase Christmas gifts this year. Leading this…

AIDC 2024: FRONTLINES

The Southern Hemisphere’s premier gathering and marketplace for documentary and factual content – the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) – have announced the first confirmed guests and theme for the 2024 conference. Thanks to the support of Principal Partner VicScreen, Presenting Partners ACMI and Screen Australia, and Major Partners ABC and SBS, AIDC 2024 will take place…

2023 Letters to Santa

There’s only 49 days to Christmas, which means one very important thing at Australia Post: Santa Mail is back! It’s time to pick up those pens and sharpen those pencils, with sacks of letters already arriving at the North Pole from excited kids. To help ensure everyone gets the present they want under the Christmas…

Breaking Bounds

Director Mark Harris Starring Kenneth Okolie, Dawn Halfkenny & Corey Hendrix Score 3.5/6 A young gay man from an affluent Ugandan family faces deportation after a brush with the law. If returned to his homeland, he’ll face the consequences of strict anti-homosexual persecution. As the case is taken to the courts, his Nigerian attorney also…

Daisy Ridley to Star in We Bury the Dead

Screen Australia and Screenwest have announced Daisy Ridley (Star Wars sequel trilogy) is set to star in Zak Hilditch’s new horror film, We Bury the Dead, to be filmed in Western Australia. We Bury the Dead is a terrifying yet moving story about grief, loss and the undead, written and to be directed by Hilditch…