The 25th Flickerfest International Short Film Festival has announced the full list of 53 films officially selected into our Academy® Accredited Australian Competition for 2016, chosen from over 2300 entries received for Flickerfest 2016. Festival Director Bronwyn Kidd explained that this year’s official Australian Competition features 18 world premieres, 6 Australian premieres and 10 NSW…
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ME Bank and Village Cinemas Announce Partnership
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Industry super fund-owned bank ME has announced a new partnership with Village Cinemas Australia and joint venture partners Amalgamated Holdings Limited. ME Brand and Digital Director, Ingrid Purcell, said the Bank was attracted by the partnership’s unique marketing opportunities together with Australian’s growing love affair with the big screen. The partnership extends across Village, Event,…
Rivoli Hateful Eight Q&A Sold Out
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Village Cinemas Australia has sold the exclusive Melbourne fan event for The Hateful Eight in just over an hour where Village Cinemas Rivoli will play host to legendary film director Quentin Tarantino and Hollywood star Kurt Russell on Sunday 17th January. “The Hateful Eight is no doubt one of our most anticipated films this summer.…
Shopping At Shopping Centres
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With Christmas approaching very quickly here is something to think about as you go out and complete your Christmas shopping. In the financial year to June 2015, 16.5 million Australians 14+ (85%) shopped at one or more shopping centres in an average four week period. Chadstone was the top destination, with 396,000 Australians a month…
Works to Begin at Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory
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Western Australian Premier and Science Minister Colin Barnett and Energy Minister Mike Nahan today announced that the State Government had approved regional energy provider Horizon Power to execute a power supply agreement with the CSIRO for the supply of electricity to the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO). “This agreement helps deliver the Government’s broader commitment for…
BBC Announces two David Attenborough programmes for 2016
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The BBC has recently announced two brand new Natural History programmes for BBC One and BBC Two with Sir David Attenborough for 2016: a special one-off interview with David to mark his 90th birthday next year, presented by Kirsty Young; and a programme looking at the enchanting world of bioluminescence. “2015 has been an outstanding…
Gentleman uses call-in powers to approve Demolition on Northbourne Avenue Housing Precinct
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ACT Minister for Planning, Mick Gentleman, has used his ‘call-in’ powers to approve the demolition of several public housing buildings along the northern parts of Northbourne Avenue. “I have made the decision to call in this development application after being well informed by the heritage council as well as the broader community. This will ensure…
Taboo Eight Episode Series Starts Filming
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Taboo, a major eight-episode drama series created by Steven Knight and directed by Kristoffer Nyholm for BBC One and FX, is to start filming in London this week starring Tom Hardy in the lead role alongside a major international cast. Taboo will star Hardy as James Keziah Delaney who returns to 1814 London after 10…
New Zealand invests in Racecourse Safety
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New Zealand’s Racing Minister Nathan Guy has recently announced that a total of $618,421 will be invested in 26 projects to improve safety and development at racecourses. The funding comes from the Racing Safety Development Fund which provides $1 million annually to racecourse safety and development across two funding rounds. “This year’s first funding round…
WA State Government provides $150,000 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
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Western Australian Sport and Recreation Minister Mia Davies has recently announced that Paralympic athletes are $150,000 closer to getting to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games thanks to funding from the State Government. “The Australian Paralympic Team is an important sporting team on the national landscape and they help shape community attitudes towards disability,” Ms Davies…