After a record-equalling day winning three Olympic gold medal events, nine more Australian gold medallists are set to feature on the latest Australia Post Australian Gold Medallist Stamps for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Australia Post Executive General Manager Community & Consumer Nicole Sheffield said the gold medallist stamp program recognises the hard work and…
WA Raises $2 Mill for Charity from Drink Containers
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Western Australians have raised more than $2 million for thousands of local community groups by donating refunds from drink containers through the State’s Containers for Change initiative, with more than 627 million containers returned State-wide since the launch. Environment Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson made the announcement while visiting Return-It in Geraldton, which has received the most…
Australia Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Team Honoured with Tokyo 2020 Gold Medallist stamp
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After their gold medal-winning performance in the pool, Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell will be the first Australian athletes to feature on Australia Post’s Australian Gold Medallist Stamps for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In a stunning performance, Australia’s 4 x 100 metre Freestyle Relay team set a World Record time…
AIS applauds Women’s Olympic Relay Gold in the Pool
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The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has congratulated the Australian women’s 4×100 freestyle relay for its continued domination of the event following their world record breaking swim at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The victory, in a time of 3:29:78, beats the previous record set at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. “Winning a…
Brisbane 2032 A Chance to Unite the Nation through Sport
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Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Chair Josephine Sukkar says an extended 11-year runway to the Brisbane 2032 Games provides an incredible opportunity to unite the nation through sport. The ASC, comprising Sport Australia and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), welcomes the International Olympic Committee’s decision to award the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics to Brisbane. Sukkar…
Documentary web series Voices of the River Coming July 28
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Documentary web series Voices of the River will be released next week, featuring 10 Traditional Owners fighting to protect the Martuwarra Fitzroy River from large-scale water extraction. Following acclaim on the international festival circuit, the series will premiere next Wednesday July 28 on Facebook and Instagram TV, and release weekly over the next 10 weeks,…
David Vincent Smith’s ‘Burden’ to be made in WA
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A new feature-length film from local filmmaker David Vincent Smith will be made in Western Australia, thanks to a production grant from Screenwest. “David Vincent Smith is an incredible Western Australian talent. This funding will give him a leg up in the competitive industry by supporting the production of his very first feature-length film. The…
I Believe in A Thing Called Love Coming to Netflix
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Yulin Kuang will adapt the feature film I Believe In A Thing Called Love based on Maurene Goo’s YA novel of the same name, Byung-hun Lee is attached to star. Maurene Goo is the author of several acclaimed and award-winning young adult novels, including Somewhere Only We Know and The Way You Make Me Feel.…
Netflix Starts Filming Anna K
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Netflix has announced the start of filming of the first Russian drama series Anna K. The series will feature a Russian cast including previously announced leading actress Svetlana Khodchenkova, Fedor Bondarchuk, Yuliya Aleksandrova, Yuriy Kutsenko, Yuriy Borisov, and others. “We are extremely honored to start working on the first Russian Netflix series. It’s thrilling to…
MDFF 2021 – Cry of the Forests
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Director Jane Hammond Score 6/6 WA’s south-west forests are part of one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet and are recognised for their ability to capture and store carbon. They are vital to slowing run-away climate change yet instead of preserving them we are cutting them down at an alarming rate for charcoal,…
MDFF 2021 – Interview with Al Bailey about DTF
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A big thank you to Al Bailey for taking the time to answer these questions via email. Al’s documentary DTF is currently being screened as part of the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. Where might have people seen your work before? DTF is my first project as a director. Is DTF the first film that you…
MDFF 2021 – Finding Creativity
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Director Roger Ungers Score 4/6 An intimate and pragmatic look into the creative process from those who harness creativity in their personal and professional lives. Finding Creativity is being screened as part of the 2021 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. Creativity, it certainly is an odd choice for the topic of a documentary. I suppose that…
Battu in Development at Cartoon Network Studios
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Cartoon Network Studios (CNS), Academy AwardÒ-winning filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry (Hair Love) and award-winning director, animator, and writer Chaz Bottoms (Dear John: Legendary Love Letters) have begun development on Battu, a coming-of-age musical comedy series about a young group of misfit dreamers who move to their own beat. Battu will be produced by Cartoon Network…
Black Widow
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Director Cate Shortland Starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh & David Harbour Rated M Score 2.5/6 Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her…
A Look at Russia at the 74th Cannes Film Festival
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The main achievements of Russia at the Cannes Film Festival were the Grand Prix awarded to the film Hytti Nro. 6 by Juho Kuosmanen co-produced with Russia in the main competition program and the victory of Kira Kovalenko’s film Unclenching The Fists in the Un Certain Regard section which is the first Grand Prix for…
MDFF 2021 – Interview with Jane Hammond about Cry of the Forests
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Thank you to Jane Hammond for taking the time to talk via Zoom about Cry of the Forests. Jane directed Cry of the Forests and it is being shown at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival July 25, 3pm Cinema Nova, Carlton To Screen Cry of the Forests in Schools
MDFF 2021 – DTF
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Director Al Bailey Score 5.5/6 DFT (DTF) is currently being screened in the 2021 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. A filmmaker follows his friend and widowed pilot across the world, to find love on Tinder. The quest spins to an expose of depraved behaviour. My first thought when I finished watching DTF (for those of you…
$2.3 Mill in Funding for 10 Documentaries
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Screen Australia has announced $2.3 million of documentary production funding for eight projects through the Producer Program and two projects through the Commissioned Program. The projects include feature documentaries about Australian music icons John Farnham, Ruby Hunter and Archie Roach, and legendary racehorse WINX; as well as Embrace Kids, a follow up to hit 2016…