To catch a killer, four everyday people go beyond the call of jury duty in the 9Network’s gripping new drama series After The Verdict, with major production investment from Screen Australia. The series stars Sullivan Stapleton (Animal Kingdom, Strike Back, Blindspot), Magda Szubanski (Kath & Kim, Babe, Happy Feet) and Lincoln Younes (Doctor Doctor, Grand…
Calls for Pet Food Safety Standards Increase
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Today Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has received an open letter signed by 22,338 Australians calling for safer pet food. The letter follows calls from the pet food industry and animal welfare groups for the introduction of mandatory standards after reports of a recent spate of animal deaths and illnesses due to toxic pet food.…
Russian Film Selection to Screen During Beijing International Film Festival
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Due to the efforts of the Russian Film Festival project, five Russian films will be shown offline at the festival in Beijing (17 – 30 September). For the first time, the Russian Film Festival will be integrated into a major international film festival and will be held under the BJIFF: Focus on Russia title. An…
WA Government Announces Screen Production Attraction Fund
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Western Australia’s growing film industry will benefit from the new $20 million Screen Production Attraction Fund – which will help to draw new job-creating film and television projects to the State. Western Australian Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman explained that the fund will be delivered as part of the McGowan Labor Government’s 2021-22…
Cynthia Erivo And Andy Serkis to Star in Luther Movie for Netflix
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Multi-award-winning international hit crime series Luther created by Neil Cross for the BBC will continue in a feature film at Netflix under its pact with Chernin Entertainment. Grammy, Tony, Emmy Winner and Two-time Academy Award Nominee Cynthia Erivo (Harriet) and Emmy Award Nominee Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, War for the Planet…
Netflix and Addison Rae Announce Partnership
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Netflix and Addison Rae will continue to work together through a new partnership where the studio will develop new films for Rae to star in. Rae will also executive produce projects which she brings to the company. The news comes off the heels of Rae’s acting debut in rom-com remake He’s All That which was…
Sydney Underground Film Festival – Origins of the Species
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Director Abigail Child Rated MA Score 5/6 Origin of the Species explores the contemporary world of android development with a focus on human/machine relations, gender and the ethical implications of this research. The film provides an insider look into cutting-edge laboratories in Japan and the USA where scientists attempt to make robots move, speak and…
Playing With Sharks Archival Footage Digitised with Cintel Scanner
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Blackmagic Design today announced the global hit documentary “Playing With Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story” used Cintel Scanner C-Drive HDR to digitise hundreds of hours of archival footage shot of and by the famous underwater naturalist and filmmaker Valerie Taylor. Grant Petty, Blackmagic Design chief executive officer said that The Cintel Scanner is a 4K…
Investing in Victoria’s Soccer Future
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The Victorian Government is backing even more budding Matildas and Socceroos, investing in community football infrastructure across the state. Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence has opened the 2021-22 World Game Facilities Fund, kicking in $20 million for community football infrastructure. “Football is more than a game and we’re making sure men and women and…
An increase in the Number of Australians Drinking Alcohol
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New data from Roy Morgan’s Alcohol Consumption Report shows the proportion of Australians who drink alcohol increased by 4% points to 69.7% in the 12 months to June 2021 driven by increases in the number of Australians drinking wine, spirits and RTDs. The data showed in the year to June 2021 a total of 13,908,000…