The Survival of Kindness to Open SWIFF’23

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?

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

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

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

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…

In Our Blood Headed to The ABC

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

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…

American Sicario

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…

Termination Point

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

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

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

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

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

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…