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Celebrations for the 40th Anniversary of the Decriminalisation of Homosexuality in Victoria

Melbourne Pride, a Victorian State Government initiative delivered by Australia’s LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural experience Midsumma, will culminate the state-wide celebrations, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Victoria, with a street party in the Gertrude Street Precinct on Sunday 13th February. “We are thrilled to see such creativity already underway across…

Sony Pictures Television Acquires Bad Wolf Productions

Sony Pictures Television (“SPT”) have announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Cardiff-based production company Bad Wolf Ltd, the award-winning production company behind some of the most ambitious and globally-acclaimed dramas in recent years, including His Dark Materials (HBO/BBC), A Discovery Of Witches (Sky), Industry (HBO/BBC), The Night Of (HBO) and I Hate Suzie…

Antoine Fuqua Forms First Look Partnership With Netflix

Director and Producer Antoine Fuqua has entered into a first-look partnership with Netflix, continuing his relationship with the studio after the highly-successful drama The Guilty starring Jake Gyllenhaal. In addition to directing, the deal will focus primarily on films, documentary features. Fuqua has also announced the renaming of his production company to “Hill District Media,”…

Footy Festival for March 2022

Sporting eyes will turn to Victoria next March when the state hosts 12 blockbuster games of AFL and AFLW across 10 days under a new partnership between the Andrews Labor Government and the AFL. Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Martin Pakula today announced details of the new footy festival, which will be a…

Russian Film Industry Success at DICM 2021

Russian companies’ participation in Dubai International Content Market (DICM), which ran on November 24-25, turned out to be a success. Over 150 meetings with professionals from the MENA region translated into several major deals, while negotiations on other possible sales are still in progress. The Russian Content Worldwide booth, organized by ROSKINO with support from…

Russian Presence at the Asia TV Forum

In a bid to step up their presence in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian film companies have prepared an impressive offering for Asia TV Forum & Market Online (ATF), which is running on December 1-3. It should be noted that ATF ONLINE+ goes live from December 2021 to June 2022. At the umbrella booth Russian Content…

J. A. Bayona to Direct Society of the Snow For Netflix

J.A. Bayona (The Impossible, The Orphanage, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) is set to direct La sociedad de la nieve (Society of the Snow) for Netflix. Based on the book La sociedad de la nieveby Pablo Vierci. Filming for Society of the Snow will take place in Sierra Nevada (Andalucía, Spain), in Montevideo (Uruguay) and in various locations in…

Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra wins Rose d’Or Award

Firestarter, which is available to watch on ABC iview, was named best arts program at the Rose d’Or Awards, which honour excellence and achievement in international television and audio programs. “Congratulations to everyone involved in Firestarter at In Films and the ABC, particularly ABC Commissioning Editor Kalita Corrigan, and our funding partners, for such an…