Since September 2012, Village Cinemas has screened over 200 ‘sensory friendly’ movie sessions on the big screen, welcoming over 60,000 autistic people and their families to the cinema. Screening every month, sensory friendly sessions allow families to enjoy their favourite film in a safe and accepting environment, with the cinema lights turned up and the…
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MetFilm School Lecturer’s Youtube Series Sherwood hits over 7M views
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MetFilm School lecturer, Justin Trefgarne has developed and written a brand-new series for the YouTube streaming platform. Sherwood is a 10-episode series aimed at 9-11 year-olds it was launched on March 6.The show draws on the legend of Robin Hood for its inspiration but with the added dimensions that Robin is a girl, and it’s…
MetFilm School Appoints New CEO
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MetFilm School with campuses at Ealing studios in London and BUFA Studios in Berlin, has appointed David Howell as its new CEO. Howell is the former Commercial Director for The Institute of Contemporary Music and has almost 20 years’ experience working in higher education. Prior to his academic career, he was Executive General Manager for…
Netflix Partnerships with Japanese Production Companies to Grow Anime Programming
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Netflix has entered into partnerships with Anima, Sublimation and David Production. On top of Netflix’s earlier deals with Production I.G and bones in 2018. “Netflix aims to be the most compelling and attractive home for anime fans, creators and production studios. We are creating an environment where production houses can do their best work and…
Stop Take A Minute Second Single from Bona Fide
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The Soul Movers had the musical streets buzzing with the release of their first single You Better Believe It!. Now fans have had a taste of the retro-flavoured power and song-writing integrity, Stop, Take A Minute will have them grooving in their tracks. The Soul Movers (featuring Lizzie Mack on lead vocals and ex-Red Wiggle…
Further Casting Announced for BBC One’s The Capture
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BBC One has announced that Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Hand Of God), Famke Janssen (X Men, Taken), Laura Haddock (Transformers: The Last Knight, Guardians Of The Galaxy), Ben Miles (The Crown, Coupling), Lia Williams (The Crown, Kiri), Sophia Brown (Clique, Marcella), Paul Ritter (Friday Night Dinner, Quantum Of Solace), Adelayo Adedayo (Origin, Some Girls) and Ralph…
Post Number 3,000
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Okay for those of you who are wondering The Movie Boards has been around in a couple of different incarnations for 12 years (I could have sworn it was only 10 years) and this is the 3000th post. For this milestone I’ve decided to take a look at Australian Cinema. Specifically, Early Australian Cinema, for…
Blood & Water Coming to Netflix in 2020
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Netflix has announced Blood & Water as its second original series from South Africa with Nosipho Dumisa leading the directing team. The series will feature an up and coming talented South African cast and be filmed later this year. Blood & Water will be a teen-led drama which follows a local teen uncovering her family’s…
Screen Australia Announces $4 Million in Funding
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Screen Australia has announced production funding for one film, two television series and three online projects totaling $4 million. The slate includes a film adaptation of the inspiring true story of Penguin Bloom starring Naomi Watts, a second season of the ABC’s hit drama series Mystery Road, and Roborovski, a virtual reality animated project from…
New Arrangement Helps Secures Stawell Gift’s Future
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The Stawell Gift, one of Australia’s oldest footraces, will again light up Central Park this Easter long weekend, thanks to a new agreement between the Andrews Labor Government, Northern Grampians Shire Council and the Stawell Athletic Club. Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Martin Pakula today announced that the three parties have signed a…