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NITV And Screen Australia Commission The Fight Together

National Indigenous Television (NITV) and Screen Australia have commissioned The Fight Together, which will premiere in 2021. The film will document how a group of NRL greats came together to invent a new pre-game ceremony in response to the Maori Haka, that could celebrate Aboriginal cultures and help to counter racism in rugby league. Their…

Funding for Musicians and Live & Virtual Music Events

The Victorian Government is supporting Victoria’s hard-hit music sector with funding to celebrate and share local music and keep musicians and music businesses working. Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley recently announced $857,000 in grants for Victorian musicians, music businesses and virtual and live events. “Victoria’s $1.7 billion music industry is globally renowned but the…

50% of profits Ruby’s Choice Profits Donated to Dementia Foundation for Spark of Life

Acclaimed Philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn of the Glenn Family Foundation, is funding production of the Australian feature film ‘Ruby’s Choice,’ which is being produced and directed by Michael Budd. Sir Owen Glenn is donating 50% of profits to the Dementia Foundation for Spark of Life, being the official charity associated with the film. The Glenn…

2020 ShireABILITY Film Competition

Entry into the ShireABILITY Film Competition is free and open to all ages, with entrants under 18 years of age required to complete a permission form signed by their parent or guardian. Entries open on Saturday 1 August 2020 and must focus on ability and inclusion. The films must feature locations and/or people of the…

Searchlight Pictures Announces World Premiere for Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland

Searchlight Pictures Chairmen Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula recently announced a series of global screenings to commemorate Chloé Zhao’s upcoming feature film Nomadland’s invitations to Venice, Toronto, Telluride, and New York Film Festivals. Zhao’s third film, an exploration of modern-day van dwelling life on the road, will World Premiere with simultaneous screenings on September 11th…

German Netflix Original series Biohackers Launches August 20

Biohackers, a six-part Netflix Original Series by showrunner and director Christian Ditter (“How to be Single”, “Love Rosie”, “Girlboss”) debuts worldwide on Netflix on August 20th. Joining the cast in addition to Luna Wedler and Jessica Schwarz are Caro Cult, Adrian Julius Tillmann, Thomas Prenn, Sebastian Doppelbauer, Jing Xiang and Benno Fürmann. With its innovative…

New Release Date For Michael Covino’s The Climb

Sony Pictures Classics have recently announced that they will now release Michael Covino’s The Climb in New York and Los Angeles theaters on October 9, 2020, with additional cities to follow. Written by Covino and Kyle Marvin, The Climb stars Covino, Marvin, Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam, George Wendt and Judith Godrèche. The film was original…

Mov’in Car – Review

Rated 3.5/6 (A do again, but in warmer weather) Recently I got the chance to check out the Mov’in Car Drive-In experience (for those of you wondering I went to see Casablanca.) this was my first cinema experience since the pandemic. First-off I would like to make it perfectly clear that I believe that Canberra…

NIDA Invites Audience to Join the Journey of Ghost Lights

The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) invites audiences around the world to join the journey of Ghost Lights, a transmedia production being staged as part of NIDA’s 2020 Digital Theatre Festival. Opening 4 August, the Digital Theatre Festival comprises six world-premiere transmedia works evoking age-old wonder and surprise through farce, horror, sci-fi adventure, love…