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Border Politics to Premier at HRAF in Melbourne on May 15

The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival will screen the world premiere of Border Politics on 15 May in Melbourne. Border Politics follows human rights barrister Julian Burnside as he crosses the globe to examine the treatment of refugees. The documentary highlights refugee and asylum seeker policies enforced in developed countries. Julian Burnside compares the…

Ready Player One Passes $300 Million Globally

Propelled by extraordinary returns in China, Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures’ “Ready Player One” is crossing the $300 million mark at the global box office. The action adventure, from filmmaker Steven Spielberg, surpassed that number on April 6. A spokesperson for Warner Brothers explained that with nearly $143 million (RMB 897m)…

Lotterywest Grant to Help Develop Community Project In the Shire of Denmark

Western Australian Community Services Minister Simone McGurk today announced the Shire of Denmark has received a $163,400 Lotterywest grant towards the development of The Plane Tree Heritage Precinct. The precinct will provide a cultural and recreational focal point for the local community. Community Services Minister Simone McGurk announced the funding, on behalf of Premier Mark…

GC2018 Puts Original Games Venues Back in the Spotlight

Queensland’s original Commonwealth games venues are once again hosting the world’s greatest athletes, with the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) now underway. Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni said both the purpose-built Sleeman Sports Complex (SSC) and the Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre (QSAC), which hosted events for the 1982 Commonwealth Games are still…

St. Kilda Film Festival Special Screenings Program Announced

An exciting preview of the upcoming 2018 St Kilda Film Festival has been released with the announcement of the special screenings program. St Kilda Film Festival provides opportunities for both emerging and established filmmakers, producers and directors to gain recognition among their peers and the general public. Among the exciting ten-day calendar there will be…

Top End Wedding to Go Into Production In Mid-April

Goalpost Pictures Australia, Screen Australia, the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) and The Northern Territory Government announced today that TOP END WEDDING, a new feature film co-written by and starring Darwin’s own Miranda Tapsell is set to go into production mid-April in Adelaide and then across the Northern Territory. TOP END WEDDING is co-written by…

Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat to Star in Animals

Award-winning director Sophie Hyde (52 Tuesdays, Life in Movement) is helming a feature adaptation of author-turned-screenwriter Emma Jane Unsworth’s best-selling novel Animals, an unconventional female driven comedy starring Holliday Grainger (Tulip Fever, My Cousin Rachel) and Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development, Search Party). The official Irish/Australian co-production from Vico Films and Closer Productions is currently shooting…