The premier event for nonfiction screen content in the Southern Hemisphere – the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) – has announced the first suite of in-person and online programming for its 2022 conference, including guest speakers Ted Hope, former Co-Head of Movies at Amazon Studios and trailblazing independent film producer of over 70 films including…
Head On
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Director Ana Kokkinos Starring Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Elena Mandalis & Julian Garner Rated R Score 6/6 Released on Blu-Ray on November 3 A 19-year-old Greek Australian youth struggles with his sexual identity and has one clumsy heterosexual and several homosexual encounters. I was not aware of the existence of this movie until recently, though…
Robotic Technology to Assist Surgeons at Fremantle Hospital
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Patients at Fremantle Hospital will now benefit from the latest in robotic technology which assists surgeons to plan and more accurately perform bone cuts and optimise functional outcomes in joint replacement surgeries. “Fremantle Hospital is the first public hospital to provide this outstanding technology, offering robotic assisted joint replacement to public patients.” Western Australian Health…
Prisoners of the Ghostland
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Director Sion Sono Starring Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Nick Cassavetes & Bill Moseley Rated MA Score 6/6 Streaming on major platforms from November 3 DVD and Blu-Ray available from November 17 A notorious criminal must break an evil curse in order to rescue an abducted girl who has mysteriously disappeared. It has been a while…
Halloween Kills
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Director David Gordon Green Starring Judy Greer, Nick Castle, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kyle Richards, Anthony Michael Hall, Andi Matichak Rated MA Score 3/6 (A forgettable entry into the Halloween Franchise) Minutes after Laurie Strode, her daughter Karen and granddaughter Allyson left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s basement, Laurie is rushed to…
2022 Product Of The Year Winners Revealed
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For a list of Product of the Year Winners Over 5,000 Australian shoppers have had their say and cast votes for their favourite supermarket and everyday products, in the annual Product of the Year Awards (POY) for 2022. The world’s largest consumer-based awards program is now in its 13th year in Australia, recognising product innovation,…
Documentary Ablaze wins Victorian Premier’s History Award
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A documentary shining a light on the first Aboriginal filmmaker has won the top prize at the Victorian Community History Awards this week. Tiriki Onus, Alec Morgan and Tom Zubrycki received the prestigious Victorian Premier’s History Award for their documentary Ablaze, which tells the story of Indigenous cultural leader and Aboriginal filmmaker William Bill Onus. “Congratulations…
Bay of Fires Greenlit for ABC
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ABC and Screen Australia, along with investment partners Screen Tasmania, Film Victoria and Fremantle, are thrilled to announce the eight-part crime/thriller drama series Bay of Fires has been commissioned to be filmed in Tasmania in 2022. Created by Andrew Knight (Seachange, Jack Irish, Rake, Hacksaw Ridge), Marta Dusseldorp (Janet King, Jack Irish, A Place to…
Head on Headed to Blu-Ray on November 3
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Umbrella Entertainment is proud to announce the Blu-Ray release of the seminal Australian classic, Head On, featuring new audio commentary by director Ana Kokkinos , available on November 3, 2021 through the distribution company’s Sunburnt Cinema Collection. Starring Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Julian Garner and Elena Mandalis, Head On was the groundbreaking debut feature film…
Phone Interview with Ling Ang about the MIFF XR Commission
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A big thank you to Ling Ang for taking the time for a phone interview about the $80,000 MIFF XR Commission. Luke Farrell · Interview with Ling Ang about the MIFF XR Commission $80,000 MIFF Extended Reality Commission For More Information