Australian writer, director, actor and producer David Cook’s powerful debut feature Heart of the Man – an uncompromising tale of boxing, family and identity – produced by Bronte Pictures and New Dream Productions, and shot in Brisbane, will premiere at New Farm Cinemas, with further festival news and screenings announced soon. Australia has an exciting…
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Eddie’s Lil’ Homies Headed to NITV and Netflix
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The animated children’s series Eddie’s Lil’ Homies, inspired by the books of AFL legend Eddie Betts, will premiere on NITV and Netflix from 16 February 2024. The 10-part comedy series features the voices of Hunter Page-Lochard (Cleverman, The Newsreader, Barons) as Eddie, Miah Madden (Bali 2002, The Clearing, The Bureau of Magical Things) as Lottie,…
AIDC Announce Projects and Teams Selected for The FACTory International Pitching Showcase
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AIDC have announced 15 projects and teams selected to take part in The FACTory International Pitching Showcase, held at The Edge, Fed Square, during AIDC 2024 (3-6 March, ACMI, Melbourne / Naarm). Proudly presented by VicScreen and now in its ninth year, The FACTory is AIDC’s centrepiece pitching event for new documentary and factual projects.…
Top Holiday Spots According to Bupa
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Indonesia is just the ticket when it comes to top international holiday spots for Aussies, followed by the USA and New Zealand, Bupa Travel Insurance data reveals. Suitcases are also being packed for long-haul flights to the UK, along with closer, more tropical destinations, Thailand, and Fiji, to soak up the sun.The travel insurance data,…
Canberra Light Rail Stage 2A to Commence in 2024
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CIMIC Group companies Pacific Partnerships, CPB Contractors and UGL, as part of the Canberra Metro consortium, will finance, design, build and operate the next stage of Canberra’s world class light rail system, Stage 2A from the City to Commonwealth Park. The Canberra Light Rail Stage 2A project is jointly funded by the Australian Government and…
30 years since the Endeavour Replica was Launched
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Saturday December 9 2023, marks 30 years since the Endeavour replica was launched in Fremantle, Western Australia. To mark this occasion, the Australian National Maritime Museum has developed a new publication that covers the history of two vessels, one successively known as the Earl of Pembroke, HMB Endeavour and finally Lord Sandwich and then an…
La Trobe University Study Australians support restricting alcohol exposure in films for kids
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Most Australian adults support the use of policies to restrict the depiction of alcohol in film aimed at children under the age of 15, a new study by La Trobe University researchers shows.Alcohol exposure is common in popular films and research has demonstrated a link between alcohol exposure and use. Currently, only alcohol marketing in…
Ron Howard’s EDEN Starts Filming in Queensland
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Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard has returned to the Gold Coast with Eden.The Imagine Entertainment and AGC Studios feature has recently commenced filming. Eden will generate an estimated $26.5 million for the Queensland economy and create more than 300 local jobs . Imagine Entertainment’s Eden is the second Ron Howard feature film to be made…
AIDC Announces The Showroom
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The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has today announced its new slate-pitching marketplace, The Showroom, catering to Australian production companies specialising in documentary and factual content. “Taking the AIDC marketplace to the next level, we are thrilled to introduce the inaugural Showroom pitch to give Australian production companies an unmissable opportunity to pitch their slate…
SheDoc 2024 Applications
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Documentary Australia in partnership with Screen Queensland have announced applications are now open for SheDoc, a grants program aimed at giving women and girls a stronger and more equal voice in documentary storytelling. “We want to hear more stories to be told by women about women, while at the same time strengthening and elevating the…