Two Australian features will screen at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival including Jon Bell’s psychological horror The Moogai, which will have its world premiere and be the first Australian First Nations title in the Midnight section of the festival. Every Little Thing written and directed by Australian Sally Aitken will make its world premiere in…
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30 years since the Endeavour Replica was Launched
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Saturday December 9 2023, marks 30 years since the Endeavour replica was launched in Fremantle, Western Australia. To mark this occasion, the Australian National Maritime Museum has developed a new publication that covers the history of two vessels, one successively known as the Earl of Pembroke, HMB Endeavour and finally Lord Sandwich and then an…
Question to the Table – What Was the First Hollywood Movie to Feature a Toilet?
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Leave your guess in the comments. I’ll post the answer in a week. #movietrivia #filmtrivia
Google names BrainTrack Best App for Good
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BrainTrack, developed by Dementia Australia and Deakin University’s Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A²I²) Institute, was recognised overall as one of the best apps in the Australian market in Google Play’s Best of 2023 Awards. Dementia Australia CEO Maree McCabe AM said it was fantastic to see BrainTrack, which has been downloaded more than 60,000 times…
Melbourne & Sydney to Screen Here Be Dragons
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Here Be Dragons will screen on Monday 11 December 2023 at Dendy Newtown, presented by the Veterans Film Festival [VFF] and the Inner West Film Fest, in support of VFF’s film exhibitions and Screen Warriors training program. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Alastair Newton Brown, Nathan Clark Sapsford and Veterans Film…
La Trobe University Study Australians support restricting alcohol exposure in films for kids
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Most Australian adults support the use of policies to restrict the depiction of alcohol in film aimed at children under the age of 15, a new study by La Trobe University researchers shows.Alcohol exposure is common in popular films and research has demonstrated a link between alcohol exposure and use. Currently, only alcohol marketing in…
Ron Howard’s EDEN Starts Filming in Queensland
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Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard has returned to the Gold Coast with Eden.The Imagine Entertainment and AGC Studios feature has recently commenced filming. Eden will generate an estimated $26.5 million for the Queensland economy and create more than 300 local jobs . Imagine Entertainment’s Eden is the second Ron Howard feature film to be made…
AIDC Announces The Showroom
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The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has today announced its new slate-pitching marketplace, The Showroom, catering to Australian production companies specialising in documentary and factual content. “Taking the AIDC marketplace to the next level, we are thrilled to introduce the inaugural Showroom pitch to give Australian production companies an unmissable opportunity to pitch their slate…
The Movie Marathon
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Okay. In the past I really haven’t really written much about movie marathons or binge watching a recent article I read has kicked me in the pants to sit down and write this. Something that I’m sure more than a few of you know is that the invention of video streaming services like Prime Video…
Traveling to a New State with Fido & Felix
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Packing up and moving to a new state can be an exciting and overwhelming experience. Now, what if you have a furry friend to relocate with? Moving with pets can be surprisingly challenging, but there are plenty of things you can do to make the transition smooth for both you and your pet. We’ll look…