Record numbers flocked to the Woodford Folk Festival over the festival’s 6 days making the 30TH Anniversary the ‘biggest and best ever festival’. Festival Founder and Director, Bill Hauritz explained that the Festival received a record attendance of 126,996 people through the gates, translating to $6.15M in box office sales and a growth of 8%…
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The Abominable Bride Most Watched Festive Season Programme
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Sherlock was the most watched programme between 21 December 2015 and 1 January 2016 across all channels. 11.6 million viewers tuned in to see Sherlock Holmes and John Watson solve the case of The Abominable Bride, according to consolidated viewing data. “After a two year wait, it’s incredible to see the indisputable power of Sherlock…
Sheridan Smith to Star in new BBC One Drama
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Sheridan Smith will star in BBC One drama, with the working title Sheridan Smith which is due to commence filming this spring. The drama will be made by ITV Studios and the same award-winning team behind the acclaimed Appropriate Adult. The two-part drama will reveal how a group of women brought their community together in…
The Good Dog! International Film Festival Seeks Funding
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The Good Dog! International Film Festival is seeking to raise $10,000 via crowd funding platform Pozible to finance event costs for the 2016 Sydney screenings of its finalist films. Festival Director Anny Slater explained that the films are scheduled to screen on 18 & 19 March 2016 at Rozelle and Zetland outdoor venues. Entries to…
The 17th annual Brisbane Queer Film Festival 18th – 28th February
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The 17th annual Brisbane Queer Film Festival will be screened at Brisbane’s historic New Farm Cinemas from Thursday 18th – Sunday 28th February. Producer Adam Gardnir said that he was excited about the choice to hold the festival at New Farm Cinemas commenting “We really like the fact that New Farm Cinemas is locally owned…
Gravesite Vigils to mark the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan
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At 12 noon on 21 February 2016 the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia – Victorian Branch (VVAA Victorian Branch) will coordinate State-wide, simultaneous vigils at the gravesites of Vietnam Veterans buried in Victoria. Acting Minister for Veterans Philip Dalidakis and President of the VVAA Victorian Branch Bob Elworthy said 100 Vietnam veterans will participate directly…
Renewed Confidence in Australian Made Products
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According to recent research released by Roy Morgan in the 12 months to September 2015, 89.2% of Australians aged 14 and over said they’d be more likely to buy products made in Australia — an improvement on 2013, when it was 85.6%. But while Australia remains the population’s hands-down number one preference, several other countries…
The Driver premiering at Flickerfest
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A new short film titled ‘The Driver’, will be premiering this weekend at the Flickerfest International Film Festival, tells the story of a train driver coping with life after encountering a rail fatality. “Most train driver’s will experience a fatality in their careers; it’s not a case of if, it’s a case of when,” says…
Lieven Bertels Dendy Direct’s Guest Curator for January
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Dendy has announced that Lieven Bertels, Festival Director of Sydney Festival, as Dendy Direct’s Guest Curator for January 2016. A spokesperson for Dendy explained that the Dendy Direct guest curator programme is people we love sharing the movies they love with an audience that love movies. Past Guest Curators include Lisa Genova (author of Still…
Autographed Copy of Mein Kampf to be Auctioned
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A 1933 edition of Mein Kampf signed boldly by Hitler will appear at a Yonkers, N.Y. auction on Jan. 5, 2016. “Hitler’s signature was also printed under his portrait. That facsimile is frequently mistaken for an authentic autograph. The book offered here bears a true signature, authenticated by the late H. Keith Thompson, Jr., partner…