ABC and Screen Australia, along with investment partners Screen Tasmania, Film Victoria and Fremantle, are thrilled to announce the eight-part crime/thriller drama series Bay of Fires has been commissioned to be filmed in Tasmania in 2022. Created by Andrew Knight (Seachange, Jack Irish, Rake, Hacksaw Ridge), Marta Dusseldorp (Janet King, Jack Irish, A Place to…
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Head on Headed to Blu-Ray on November 3
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Umbrella Entertainment is proud to announce the Blu-Ray release of the seminal Australian classic, Head On, featuring new audio commentary by director Ana Kokkinos , available on November 3, 2021 through the distribution company’s Sunburnt Cinema Collection. Starring Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Julian Garner and Elena Mandalis, Head On was the groundbreaking debut feature film…
Phone Interview with Ling Ang about the MIFF XR Commission
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A big thank you to Ling Ang for taking the time for a phone interview about the $80,000 MIFF XR Commission. Luke Farrell · Interview with Ling Ang about the MIFF XR Commission $80,000 MIFF Extended Reality Commission For More Information
$80,000 MIFF Extended Reality Commission
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Melbourne International Film Festival are thrilled to reveal the inaugural XR Commission, which will have its world premiere on the MIFF XR platform alongside world-renowned XR programming in 2022. MIFF is one of the oldest film events in the world, celebrating its 70th anniversary next year with a slate of signature projects, of which the…
Mystery Road Season 3 to Showcase WA’s Goldfields-Esperance Region
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The Goldfields-Esperance Region will be showcased in the third series of the successful drama TV series Mystery Road: Origin. “The announcement of the third Mystery Road series is much welcomed news for our local industry, which is one the many sectors impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.” Culture and Arts Minister David Templeman “It’s a wonderful…
Free Guy
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Director Shawn Levy Starring Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer & Taika Waititi Rated M Score 6/6 A bank teller discovers that he’s actually an NPC inside a brutal, open world video game. As fun and light-hearted movie Free Guy I was a little bummed that I didn’t get a chance to watch this one on the…
The Suicide Squad
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Director James Gunn Starring Margot Robbie, Idris Elba & John Cena Rated MA Score 5.5/6 Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Okay, there was a small…
Crime Drama Strange River headed to ABC
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New crime drama Savage River was announced recently, developed and commissioned by the ABC with worldwide distribution rights acquired by Dynamic Television. Produced by Aquarius Films, Jocelyn Moorhouse (Wakefield, Stateless, The Dressmaker) is directing the 6 x 57 series with Golden Globe-nominated actress Katherine Langford (Thirteen Reasons Why, Cursed, Knives Out) attached in the leading…
Production Begins on Beep and Mort
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The ABC and Screen Australia have announced that production is underway on the preschool series, Beep and Mort. Produced by Windmill Pictures and distributed by ABC Commercial, this mixed media series for ABC Kids is also funded by the South Australian Film Corporation. Based on Windmill Theatre Company’s award-winning theatre show, Beep, this new series…
Weekend Postal Delivers Set for Victoria
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Posties and delivery drivers are set to deliver as many as 350,000 parcels across Victoria each and every weekend for the rest of the year, while Australia Post facilities in Melbourne are processing on average a million parcels each day, enough to fill the seats of the MCG ten times. Australia Post General Manager Corporate…