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Inaugural AACTA Award Winners Announced
'Red Dog', 'Snowtown' and 'The Slap' proved the big winners of the night.
Aussie Films at the Box Office in 2011
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On Tour
Founder and director of the In The Bin Film Festival, Jed Cahill, gives us the lowdown on the travelling festival, and hitting the road in 2012.
Franchise Flicks Dominate Australian Box Office Again
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Tropfest Announces Roughcut 2012
NSW
Tropfest has announced that Charles Randolph, celebrated international screenwriter and producer of the 2011 box office hit 'Love and Other Drugs', will present the keynote address at filmmaker symposium, Tropfest Roughcut, on Saturday 18 February, 2012. Randolph will travel from New York to Sydney for the event. Also confirmed to speak is high-profile Australian film editor Jason Ballantine and Kieran Darcy-Smith,... (view full notice)
Added February 02, 2012 10:32
Travel Grants For India's FICCI Frames
Nationwide
In conjunction with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Screen Australia is offering travel grants of up to $2,500 for producers with advanced projects to attend the upcoming Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Frames Convention in Mumbai, 14–16 March 2012. Frames is a three-day event for broadcast, digital entertainment, animation and gaming with nearly 2,000... (view full notice)
Added February 02, 2012 10:25
Memoirs Of A Young Bastard: The Diaries of Tim Burstall
Nationwide
Tim Burstall, the celebrated director of 'Stork', 'Alvin Purple' and numerous other definitive ‘ocker’ comedies, is credited with shaking the moribund Australian film industry out of its torpor. But long before that, in the early 1950s, he began keeping a diary to record the world of the group of ‘arties’ and ‘intellectuals’ he was living among in Eltham, then a... (view full notice)
Added February 02, 2012 10:19
Looking To Develop A Career In The Screen Industry? AFTRS Open Has A Short Course For You!
Nationwide
Whether you’re looking to start a career in the screen industry or already well advanced and wanting to upskill in a certain area, AFTRS OPEN, the short course program of the Australian Film Television and Radio School, has a short course for you. Upcoming highlights include a masterclass with Hollywood story and script consultant Michael Hauge, the brand new... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 18:32
Finnish Film Takes Out Best Feature At End Of A Great Surfilm Festival
WA
The 2012 Yalllingup Surfilm Festival was hailed by organisers and participants as a huge success. More than 2500 people attended the three-day festival, which included day and night film screenings, discussion forums, art exhibitions, live local music and even a fancy dress surf competition for charity. Awards for best feature and short film were presented on Sunday night to a packed house... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 18:24
Film Victoria Resource Makes Filming Simpler For Local and Visiting Filmmakers
VIC
Film Victoria has developed a comprehensive new resource to assist local and visiting filmmakers shooting in Victoria. The Victorian Screen Industry Code of Conduct brings together the various elements of filming regulation and process in one document for easy reference to simplify, support and promote the work of screen practitioners. Film Victoria CEO Jenni Tosi said the code of conduct was designed... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 18:22
Submissions For 52nd Krakow Film Festival Open Until Feb 10
Nationwide
The 10th February has been announced to be the deadline for submitting films to the selection of the 52th Krakow Film Festival. This year it will take place between 28th May and 3rd June. The above mentioned deadline applies to films made after August 31st 2011. Films which were made before that date were due for submission until November 30th... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 18:20
Based on a True Story? Well Not Exactly.....
Nationwide
Sidney Perkowitz, professor of physics at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and member of the prestigious Science and Entertainment Exchange, the advisory body of the US National Academy of Sciences has suggested that Hollywood filmmakers should only be allowed to stray from the known laws of physics just once per movie. The proposals have been created to counter the suggestion... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 18:17
Heath Ledger Scholarship 2012: Applications Open!
Nationwide
Australians in Film (AiF) have announced that applications are now open for the prestigious fourth annual AiF HEATH LEDGER SCHOLARSHIP (HLS). Renowned Hollywood director Catherine Hardwicke ('Twilight', 'Lords of Dogtown' and 'Thirteen') has joined the 2012 judging panel, and a 10-day trip around California has been added to the winner's prize package. The Scholarship is open to any emerging Australian... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 18:06
Adelaide's Pop Pictures Nears Completion Of The Film Of 'Sons & Mothers'
SA (Adelaide)
Production of 'Sons & Mothers', a feature documentary being produced by Adelaide’s POP Pictures, will reach a high point in Adelaide this month with the world premiere of the play 'Sons & Mothers', by the No Strings Attached theatre company at the Adelaide Fringe Festival and an accompanying photographic exhibition. For the past 12 months, film director Christopher Houghton from... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 18:02
Entries Open For 2012 SA Screen Awards!
SA
The Media Resource Centre (MRC) is calling for entries for South Australia’s premier screen awards – the 2012 South Australian Screen Awards (SASAs). Established in 1999, the SASAs exhibit, celebrate, support and promote South Australian talent through the presentation of 20 awards encompassing short film, feature film and emerging local talent. In the lead-up to the Gala Awards Night on Friday... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 18:01
Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival Announces Full Line-up
VIC (Melbourne)
The inaugural Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival is set to open on 10 February with Troy Cassar-Daley taking to the Federation Square stage to kick off the three day event. The Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival will celebrate the breadth of contemporary and traditional artistic expression amongst Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders with theatre, music, writing, film, cabaret, dance and more. Along with... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 17:57
'This Is Not A Film' Season At ACMI Through February
VIC (Melbourne)
Sharmill Films is proud to announce that the Iranian documentary 'This is Not a Film' will begin a limited season at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) on Tuesday 31 January at 7pm, and will screen every Tuesday at 7pm throughout February. The ‘day in the life’ documentary by Jafar Panahi under his current house arrest was smuggled... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 17:53
A Deeper Shade Of Blue Is The Real McCoy
Nationwide
'A Deeper Shade of Blue' is the award-winning new film from legendary surfing filmmaker Jack McCoy, the man behind cult titles such as 'Occy the Occumentary' and 'Blue Horizon', and one of the most respected filmmakers in the industry. Set to inspire, educate and update, the much-anticipated release is the most comprehensive story of surfing ever told. Recently named Best Documentary at... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 17:49
Second Annual ASTRA Graduate Program Commences With Nine Placements
Nationwide
Continuing its commitment to foster creativity and nurture talent, ASTRA, the subscription TV (STV) industry’s peak body, has announced the student placements for the 2012 ASTRA Graduate Program. Through an industry partnership with Australian Film, Television & Radio School (AFTRS), nine Foundation Diploma graduates have been awarded short term work contracts with some of the leading names in STV. ... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 17:45
The State Theatre Aisles Come Alive With Sing-A-Long-A Sound of Music
NSW
Back by popular demand, 'Sing-A-Long-A Sound of Music' returns to its spiritual home the State Theatre for three performances ONLY (Friday 24 & Saturday 25 February, 2012 7:30pm), and due to popular demand a family friendly Matinee (Sunday 26 Feb 1.00pm). Lovers of 'The Sound of Music' (and what’s not to love?) join in an unforgettable interactive experience and tribute to... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 16:47
'Snowtown' Sweeps The AACTA Awards
Nationwide
The winners of the inaugural Samsung AACTA Awards (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) have been announced, and Warp Films Australia's SNOWTOWN has emerged as the success story of the evening in the feature film category. Of its initial ten nominations, SNOWTOWN has taken out six of the prestigious awards, including last night's ceremony-awarded Best Direction (Justin Kurzel), Best Lead... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 16:45
SAFC Congratulates AACTA Award Winners
SA
This year’s inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards have been dominated by SAFC supported films, shot in South Australia and made with South Australian professional filmmaking talent. SAFC supported feature film SNOWTOWN was the star on the night picking up four awards in all, including Best Director for Justin Kurzel, Best Adapted Screenplay for Shaun Grant, Best... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 16:39
Michael Robertson Selected For 2012 ACE International Training Program
Nationwide
Producer Michael Robertson of Prodigy Movies has been selected to participate in the fourth edition of the Ateliers du Cinéma Européen (ACE) Mundus Programme. He will participate in an eight-day residential workshop for independent film producers, designed to encourage co-productions between Europe and the rest of the world and to build an international network of producers. During the workshop Michael... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 15:37
The 2012 Top 10 Finalists Have Been Announced!
Nationwide
Congratulations to everyone who took the time to enter the OPTUS ONE80PROJECT this year. All of the entries were of such a high calibre, and after much deliberation, our Top Ten finalists have been selected hailing from cities right across the nation including Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth 1. STARFISH - HANNAH MOON - VIC 2. FRACTURE - AARON SINGFIELD &... (view full notice)
Added February 01, 2012 15:32