The Coffs Coast’s 16-day 2023 Screenwave International Film Festival (April 20 – May 5) have announced revered Australian auteur Rolf de Heer’s first feature film in nine years, The Survival of Kindness, to launch its eighth festival at the SWIFF’23 Opening Night Gala on April 20. SWIFF Artistic Director, Kate Howat explained that the Survival…
Why not try Quirky Food Pairings this Valentine’s Day?
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What better way to make a lasting impression on your Valentine than by experimenting with foods and flavours for the ultimate romantic feast? Experimental cooking has become increasingly popular, with 249 million views on TikTok, the world is searching for #weirdfoodcombo. Valentine’s Day is the ideal opportunity to try dishes that awaken all of the…
New Hot Cross Buns From Coles This Easter
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Available in stores, limited edition Coles Special Burger Sauce Hot Cross Buns are infused with Coles’ best-selling Special Burger Sauce, filled with diced pickles and finished off with a delectable layer of tasty cheese on top. The perfect base for your burger or savoury snack, simply add toppings for a fuss-free, convenient, and affordable meal…
A Neighbor’s Vendetta Headed to Tubi on February 10th
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A Neighbor’s Vendetta will be released this Friday, February 10th, exclusively on Tubi, FOX’s streaming service.Rainy Kerwin was tapped by MarVista Entertainment to both pen and direct the co-female-lead thriller, as a Tubi Original. The film was shot on location, in the eerie woods, outside of Little Rock, Arkansas. Kerwin was inspired by previous sexy…
Production Commences on Season 2 of Surviving Summer
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Netflix series Surviving Summer has commenced production of its second season on the iconic beaches and stunning surf coast found along the Great Ocean Road on Wadawurrung Country in Victoria. Created by Joanna Werner and Josh Mapleston and produced by Werner Film Productions for ZDF Studios and Netflix, the second season follows Summer Torres, when…
Australia on Track to Pass Milestone of 100,000 Electric Vehicles
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New research by the Electric Vehicle Council has revealed Australia is on track to soon pass the milestone of 100,000 electric vehicles, with more than 83,000 EVs estimated to be on our roads now. Electric Vehicle Council Chief Executive Behyad Jafari said that the new research, contained in the Australian Electric Vehicle Industry Recap 2022,…
In Our Blood Headed to The ABC
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As Australia gets ready to celebrate Sydney WorldPride and Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, the ABC, Screen Australia and Screen Queensland are proud to announce In Our Blood, a four-part musical drama series inspired by Australia’s radical response to AIDS in the early 1980’s, coming soon to ABC TV and ABC iview. Starring an…
Screen Australia Announces $1.5 Million Game Funding
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Screen Australia has announced 11 games that will share in over $1.5 million of funding through the Games: Expansion Pack fund. The games span VR, adventure, puzzle, platformer, horror, rhythm and more. The announcement comes after the Federal Government launched the new National Cultural Policy, Revive, which commits to introducing a Digital Games Tax Offset…
Alliance Française French Film Festival 2023 Reveals Program
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The Alliance Française French Film Festival 2023 revealed its complete crème-de-la-crème programme of contemporary French films. The 34th edition of the largest celebration of French film outside of France, arrives across Australia from 7th March – 23rd April. The culturally curious will once again venture to the cinema and be seduced by a season of…
American Sicario
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Director RJ Collins Starring Philippe A. Haddad, Maurice Compte, Maya Stojan Rated MA Score 1.5/6 American gangster Erik Vasquez is scheming to become the top dog in the Mexican underworld, only to find himself making enemies out of both the powerful cartels and his own allies. I stumbled across American Sicario because I stumbled across…
Sony Pictures Classics Lands North American Rights to The Persian Version
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Sony Pictures Classics has landed North American rights to the Sundance award-winning film The Persian Version. Written, directed, and produced by Maryam Keshavarz, the film received a rousing standing ovation and glowing reviews upon its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award (U.S. Dramatic Competition) and The Waldo Salt…
The Terminal List Season 2 Confirmed and Untitled Prequel Series Announced
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Prime Video has confirmed a second season of the hit conspiracy thriller The Terminal List from MRC Television, with season two based on Jack Carr’s New York Times best-selling novel True Believer. Additionally, Prime Video have announced that it has ordered a new untitled prequel series, to be co-created by Carr and season one creator/showrunner…
Termination Point
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Director Jason Bourque Starring Jason Priestley, Lou Diamond Phillips & Garwin Sanford Rated M Score 0/6 The scientist behind the government’s secret time travel/teleportation project leaves with it on a passenger airplane when the government decides to militarize it. Okay, I have been procrastinating a lot through the month of January so I suppose I…
The Big Issue Designates Australia Post as its briefing base in Melbourne and Perth
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Following a successful trial, long-standing community partner and non-for-profit organisation, The Big Issue has designated Australia Post as its briefing base in Melbourne and Perth to assist disadvantaged Australians selling the magazine. The Big Issue Editor, Amy Hetherington said the second edition for 2023 has been released which means briefings are in full swing with…
CYOA Announces Stranger Things: Heroes and Monsters
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Chooseco, publisher of Choose Your Own Adventure® (CYOA) gamebooks, the fourth bestselling children’s book series of all time, has licensed rights to Penguin Random House for a Stranger Things CYOA. Portland-based poet and CYOA writer, Rana Tahir, authored “Stranger Things: Heroes and Monsters” based on the fourth season of the Netflix series. It will be…
Screenrights’ 2023 Cultural Fund Opens
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Screenrights’ 2023 Cultural Fund opened recently for applications, with up to $250,000 in funding available for projects that respond to the annual focus of New Visions.“New Visions aim to let us see something differently. Perhaps it’s a reimagining of creative processes, an innovative way to connect with audiences, or a project which destroys stereotypes –…
The Children In The Pictures Docu-Series Podcast
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The Children In The Pictures is a LiSTNR and DNX Media new original docu-series podcast that follows the Queensland Police investigation into notorious child exploitation website, ‘The Love Zone’ which hosted thousands of members around the world who created, uploaded, and shared videos and photographic material of unimaginable acts against children. Australian documentary-maker Akhim Dev…
Ray Stevenson Joins 1242: Gateway To The West Cast
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Ray Stevenson, most recently seen by global audiences as the lead antagonist in SS Rajamouli’s epic and celebrated awards season standout “RRR,” and earlier as Volstagg in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films “Thor,” “Thor: The Dark World,” “Thor: Ragnarok,” and in his roles in “Punisher: War Zone,” “Vikings,” has joined the cast of “1242: Gateway…