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Shooshfest – silent short film competition

In a bold leap for Australian cinema, Shooshfest stakes its claim as Australia’s first-ever silent short film competition. Far from your run-of-the-mill festival, Shooshfest invites creators from all walks of life – not just filmmakers – to weave cinematic magic without uttering a single word. No verbose monologues, no whispered secrets, no foley – just…

Border Invasion an American Crisis Released on DVD

Stan and Donna Fitzgerald have been in the retail end of the movie industry since 1999 and are now getting involved with documentary film making. The couple are some of Georgia’s most high profile conservative grassroots activists so their first two films are geared for the conservative consumer in line with their personal values. In…

$2.3 Mill In Documentary Funding

Screen Australia has announced nine documentaries that will share in over $2.3 million of production funding.Among the projects is Our Medicine, an NITV series that follows First Nations professionals working on the medical front-line as they try to achieve better health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and communities; The Kimberley explores the…

ACT Government Hiring More qualified Teacher Librarians

The ACT Government is hiring more qualified teacher librarians across the ACT public school system. Qualified teacher librarians support students, classrooms and whole schools by enhancing digital and information literacy and helping students become critical, creative and collaborative thinkers. To date, eight ACT public schools have benefited from this initiative.“We know how important teacher librarians…

Dance For Sick Kids

Dance for Sick Kids, the ultimate feel-good fundraiser, returns this May, as people of all ages and abilities join the 7-day challenge to raise critical funds for families supported by Ronald McDonald Houses in Greater Western Sydney, Victoria and Tasmania. And this Thursday 18 April, Jessica Raffa from Dancing with the Stars is getting into…

The Blood Run – Melbourne Premiere

In June 2022, the remarkable ultra-marathon runner, Callan Gates, arrived at Sydney Harbour after running a massive 250kms from Newcastle along the Great North Walk (GNW), in one single go (without sleep), to raise funds for a charity close to his heart – the Leukaemia Foundation. Despite those around him doubting that he could complete…

Expend4bles

Director Scott Waugh Stars Jason Statham, 50 Cent & Megan Fox Rated MA Score 0/6 The Expendables – original and new – are on a mission, this time to Qadhafi’s old chemical weapons plant in Libya to intercept Suharato Rahmat, on his own solo operation to steal nuclear missile detonators for his wicked client, Ocelot.…

MIFF’s 37°South Market

Australia’s only screen content co-financing market to occur in the context of a major festival, 37°South Market brings the global screen content financing marketplace to Melbourne. The selective four-day event spans individually scheduled meetings, screenings for films seeking marketplace attachment, B2B meetings and panel discussions; presenting a unique opportunity for industry stakeholders to build valuable…

Gettin’ Square Gettin’ a Sequel

Screen Queensland has announced the commencement of filming for SPIT, the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Australian comedy Gettin’ Square. As with the original, the story will mostly centre in and around the Gold Coast, with filming also taking place in Toowoomba and Brisbane through to May 2024. Written by Gold Coast-based writer and…

The Eleventh Hour

Director John Lyde Starring Matthew Reese, Jennifer Klekas, K. Danor Gerald Rated M Score -1/6 A North Korean general’s vendetta against a U.S. team of special ops soldiers who are on a mission to free Japanese political prisoners. Getting a feature length film made certainly is a daunting task, I’d like to congratulate writer/director/editor John…

New Public Housing in West Belconnen

The ACT Government is building and renewing the housing our growing city needs, with construction on nine new public housing units in West Belconnen now complete and ready to welcome its newest tenants. The homes have been developed under the ACT Government’s Growing and Renewing Public Housing Program, which has seen more than 475 homes…

Floriade Out into the Community

Floriade Community will again be spreading colourful blooms across Canberra’s suburbs and town centres when Floriade, Australia’s Biggest Celebration of Spring, returns for 2024.Eligible community groups and organisations are invited to apply now to participate in Floriade Community and bring their corner of the city to life with bursts of colour this spring.The Floriade Community…