St Kilda Film Festival, Australia’s longest-standing and publicly owned short film festival, is pleased to announce the 2018 award nominees in the running for more than $50,000 worth of cash and prizes across 17 categories. City of Port Phillip Mayor Bernadene Voss says the Council is excited to announce the high calibre award nominees ahead…
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Obamas Sign Netflix Production Deal
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President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series with Netflix, the world’s leading internet entertainment service. The Obamas will produce a diverse mix of content, including the potential for scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries and features. These projects will be available to the 125 million-member…
Rachel Ward’s Palm Beach to Start Filming
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PALM BEACH, a new feature film written by Joanna Murray-Smith and Rachel Ward, and directed by Rachel Ward, will start filming at Sydney’s iconic Palm Beach and surrounds from next week, until early July. “Palm Beach is filled with colourful characters and a plot that explores the complexities between different generations and life-long friends. I’m…
Free Entry for Children to New Western Australian Museum
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The $396 million new Western Australian Museum, currently under construction and due to open in 2020, will offer free entry to children. “The decision to exempt children from an entry fee was despite significant budgetary pressures and will apply to all children under the age of 15.” Western Australian Minister for Culture and the Arts…
Road Trip #2 Electric Boogaloo: The Road to the Palais
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Those of you who have been following The Movie Boards for awhile maybe aware of a few years ago of my ill-fated road trip with the Old Man to Sydney the highlights of the trip being that due to my beer barrel physique combine with my use of a wheelchair meant that I was unable…
St Kilda Film Festival 2018 Opening Night
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Before I get to far into things, I’d like to take the opportunity to say that this is a professional milestone being the opening night for the 2018 St Kilda Film Festival, is the first ever opening night for a film festival that I have been to and I am not really sure what to…
The Death of Superman to be Released in July/August
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The Man of Steel meets his ultimate match when Doomsday comes to Earth – hell bent on destroying everything and everyone in his path, including the Justice League – in the all-new, action-packed “The Death of Superman,” part of the popular series of DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, the…
NFSA Restores My Brilliant Career
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Margaret Fink and Gillian Armstrong’s empowering feminist classic My Brilliant Career has been digitally restored by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) and is set to premiere at this year’s Sydney Film Festival on Wednesday 13 June. Director Gillian Armstrong will participate in a special Q&A following the screening. My Brilliant Career…
ACCC Wins Appeal Against Yazaki Corporation
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The Full Federal Court has today ordered Japanese company Yazaki Corporation (Yazaki) to pay increased penalties of $46 million for cartel conduct, following an appeal by the ACCC. This is the highest penalty ever handed down under the Competition and Consumer Act (2010). The trial judge had earlier found that Yazaki had engaged in anti-competitive…
AEMC Banning Dodgy Energy Discounts
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The ACT Government today has welcomed news that the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) will make a new rule to prohibit energy retailers from making discounts appear bigger than they actually are. The AEMC is the independent rule maker for Australia’s energy markets. Minister for Justice and Consumer Affairs Shane Rattenbury explained that the rule…