Three online projects from the 2019 Digital Originals initiative will share in $65,000 of development funds from Screen Australia and SBS. A Beginner’s Guide to Grief, Freewheelers and Iggy & Ace 5eva were selected from the 10 projects workshopped last year and will now be developed further with the intention of at least one going…
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Australians under 25 lost over $5 million to scams in 2019
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Australians under 25 lost over $5 million to scams in 2019 and reports made from this age group are increasing faster than older generations. In 2019, around 12,000 (7.15 per cent) reports made to Scamwatch were from people under the age of 25, an increase of 11 per cent compared to 2018 figures. Reports from…
Quezon’s Game Premiere in Australia on February 27
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Filipino film Quezon’s Game, through TFC, will make its Australian premiere 27 February. Co-produced by ABS-CBN Films and Kinetek Productions, this Matthew Rosen-directed film tells the previously untold story of Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon’s decision to open the country to Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. Despite other world leaders refusing to open their country’s…
Imagine Impact Development System Expanding to Australia
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The US development system Imagine Impact created by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Tyler Mitchell, will launch in Melbourne, Australia this year in association with Gentle Giant Media Group and Screen Australia. Impact’s unique accelerator program discovers, cultivates and empowers creative storytellers worldwide, and the Australian incarnation is the first time the program will be…
Midsumma Festival 2020 Wraps Up
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Midsumma Festival 2020 wrapped up in a blaze of glory this Sunday 9 February with one of Australia’s biggest vocals, and a force to be reckoned with, Kira Puru. With the three- week festival finishing up for another successful year, total attendance for the 2020 Midsumma Festival are expected to exceed 255,000 attendances across a…
Seaweed Feed Has Potential to Create Multi-Million Dollar Industry
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A game-changing new research program involving seaweed being included in livestock fodder could lead to a $140 million new industry in South Australia within three years and potentially support up to 1,200 local jobs. The Marshall Liberal Government has partnered with CH4 South Australia and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) to research production…
Fundraising Australia Day Concert in Canberra
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A morning concert in Commonwealth Park to raise funds for those impacted by bushfires will be the focus of Canberra’s Australia Day celebrations this year. This event will replace the annual fireworks show along the lake. Acting Minister for the Arts, Creative Industries and Cultural Events, Rachel Stephen-Smith said that changes to the format and…
Melbourne Australia’s Most Innovative City
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Melbourne was today named as Australia’s most innovative city, leapfrogging Sydney to claim 11th place overall in the annual 2thinknow Innovation Cities Global Index. Minister for Jobs, Innovation and Trade Martin Pakula welcomed the release of the index, now in its 12th year, which ranked 500 cities across the world. “It’s fantastic to see Melbourne…
A Night at the Movies ….. Indie Style
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Presented by Alexander O. Montgomery Director Tritia DeViSha Score 5/6 An exploration of the underground world of indie movies, filmed live at the Loop Bar in Melbourne, Australia. Before we get to far into things, if you want to watch A night at the movies …. Indie Style its currently available on YouTube. For those…
New Study Looking into Australia’s Relationship with Film and TV
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Is the last Australian show you’ve binged Round the Twist? Is your favourite Aussie movie of this century still Kenny? Is it news to you that Hoyts now has reclining seats? A new study seeks to shed light on the preferences and behaviours of Australian moviegoers and TV watchers. Oddity Entertainment are asking how and…