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Vampires Suck
The "filmmaking" duo who continue to suck the life out of the modern spoof genre...
Tomorrow, When Things Go Boom
Our first big Australian action movie since Mad Max.
Animated films are no longer childs play
Another piece of magic from Pixar.
Melbourne International Film Festival: Wild Target
A pretty humdrum effort despite the talent involved.
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AFTRS Opens its Doors on Open Day
Australia’s premier film, television and radio school is set to hold its opening days in Sydney and Melbourne over the coming days...
Working for Change
We speak to award-winning Aussie filmmaker, Genevieve Clay, about her role in the first ever Live & Love Short Film Competition.
Different Focus
The Focus on Ability Festival recently wrapped for its second year and we spoke to the festival’s founder and this year’s winner.
Kick Starting Talent
M2 Entertainment (M2E) has relaunched as a film finance and production company which aims to nurture emerging and established talent.
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The Greener Screen
NSW (Metro Screen, Paddington Town Hall, Cnr Oxford St & Oatley Rd, Paddington)
Sustainable practice in the creative screen industries.30 Aug Metro Screen invites you to participate in this unique opportunity to learn from pioneering Australian leaders in sustainable production practice. Intensive afternoon workshops will lead into lively evening panel discussions about the very real environmental challenges we face. Workshops schedule: Trash to Treasure: Creative reuse and Art Direction. 4pm – 5pm | $10 / $15... (view full notice)
Added July 15, 2010 15:44
Metro Screen + SPAA Fringe Pitching competition
NSW (Metro Screen, Paddington Town Hall, Cnr Oxford St & Oatley Rd, Paddington)
Want a return flight to the Cannes film festival [or an international screen market of your choice], $1500 spending money and recognition from the screen industry? STEP 1 Enrol in Intensive Pitch Workshop 31 Jul Have an idea for a screen project and are wondering if it has legs, then this opportunity is not to be missed. Book now and hone your skills... (view full notice)
Added July 15, 2010 15:41
'Being in Heaven' Cinema Release Extended!
SA (Adelaide)
After four sold out screenings, BEING IN HEAVEN, a new 90-minute cinema film written and directed by Michael Domeyko Rowland has been extended by Palace Cinemas in Adelaide for another week. BEING IN HEAVEN stars Michael Domeyko Rowland and Daniel Whyte (ex Flinders University, currently filming a lead role in the next Underbelly) in a story for those interested in recreating... (view full notice)
Added July 14, 2010 17:27
Metro Screen Position Vacant
NSW (Paddington)
Program Coordinator, Learning and Development Full-time [Paddington, Sydney] Metro Screen is looking for a highly motivated person to join our Learning & Development team. Metro Screen is a production and training facility catering for screen practitioners in NSW. As a registered training organisation [RTO] Metro Screen offers accredited training, professional development workshops, industry seminars and skills development in film, TV, online and... (view full notice)
Added July 14, 2010 10:20
Non-Feature Film Nominees announced for the 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards
Nationwide
The 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards have yielded a superb selection of short fiction film, short animation and feature length documentary entries and the nominees in these categories, as decided by juries of respected industry professionals, represent an exciting and diverse selection of Australian screen craft. It is with great pleasure that the Australian Film Institute announces the nominees for... (view full notice)
Added July 14, 2010 10:05
Live in the Studio this February & March @ ACMI
VIC (Melbourne)
ACMI presents Live in the Studio From Thu 26 Aug 2010 The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) continues its live TV appreciation program Live in the Studio throughout August and September. For the last Thursday of every month ACMI’s Studio 1 becomes a hub for TV enthusiasts to celebrate the finer points of the tube – a place to indulge your love... (view full notice)
Added July 14, 2010 09:56
Popcorn Taxi New Event: SPLICE + Q&A with Vincenzo Natali live from Los Angeles!
NSW (Bondi Junction)
Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialise in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionise science and medicine. But when the pharmaceutical company that funds their research forbids it, Clive and Elsa secretly take their boldest experimentation underground – risking... (view full notice)
Added July 14, 2010 09:46
Upcoming Open Program for Short Courses at AFTRS
NSW
Below are some of the terrific Open Program short courses coming up soon through AFTRS. Make sure you book your place today to avoid missing out. Think Outside the Box Office with Jon Reiss - Not to be Missed! July 24 - 25 (Sat, Sun 9am - 5pm) A Guide to Distributing and Marketing Your Film Presented in partnership with Screen Australia and... (view full notice)
Added July 14, 2010 09:39
Carpets for Communities Short Film Festival July 21
NSW (Sydney)
Carpets for Communities (CfC) is a non-profit organisation which offers immediate intervention in Cambodia by empowering Cambodian mothers to break the cycle of poverty. It was created to enable mothers in Cambodia to weave carpets to sell to fair trade retailers and private consumers in Australia with the funds going back to helping the at-risk children of these families go... (view full notice)
Added July 14, 2010 09:33
Lynette Wallworth Named Inaugural AFTRS Creative Fellow
Nationwide
Lynette Wallworth, internationally renowned video installation artist, was announced as the first Australian Film Television and Radio School Creative Fellow. Sandra Levy, AFTRS CEO said “Lynette Wallworth is certainly one of those artists who has the imagination and ability to tell wonderful stories in a new form that astound audiences and engage them on an emotional level. As a pioneer... (view full notice)
Added July 14, 2010 09:30
How To Break Into Hollywood From 10,000 Kilometres Away - Weekend Intensive
VIC (SAE Institute Melbourne, 235 Normanby Rd, South Melbourne)
HOW TO BREAK INTO HOLLYWOOD is a no-nonsense call to action guided by LA-based writer/ producer Paul Margolis. As an Aussie writer, you face unique challenges. How do you expand your reach outside the regional market? Paul’s workshops will help you lift your game and CREATE STORIES THAT SELL. This two-day Weekend Intensive will cover the creative and the practical, including what... (view full notice)
Added July 13, 2010 18:27
Advanced Screenwriting Trilogy with Paul Margolis
VIC (The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne)
Join a select group of screenwriters for an utterly unique approach to crafting your script. By the end of three rigorous sessions held over a four-month period you’ll come away with the best screenplay you have ever written and a clear roadmap and timetable for selling it. Throughout the process, Paul will be available via email and Skype. DATES: SESSION 1: FRI... (view full notice)
Added July 13, 2010 18:23
Call For Recommendations: The 2010 Byron Kennedy Award
Nationwide
The AFI is now seeking recommendations for the 2010 Byron Kennedy Award which will be presented at the 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards. The Byron Kennedy Award is presented for outstanding creative enterprise within the film and television industries. The award is given to an individual, usually early in their career, whose quality of work embodies the qualities of Byron Kennedy:... (view full notice)
Added July 13, 2010 12:01
Classic Silent Film Screening in Sydney This Month
NSW (Sydney)
Australia's Silent Film Festival presents monthly screenings of classic silent films at the Pitt Street Uniting Church - 264 Pitt Street, Sydney - from April to August. This month’s screening is on Tuesday, 27th July. Film screenings commence 7pm Laurie Ferguson MP, will speak before the screenings. 'Men of Timor' (1942), Damien Parer, 8 minutes, Sound, Cinesound Movietone Productions This famous... (view full notice)
Added July 13, 2010 11:59
TV MiniLab for South Australia
SA
The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) is delighted to announce an exciting new initiative with a particular focus on creative outcomes for television. TV MiniLab is an intensive workshop program designed to enhance the professional skills of South Australian writers, producers and directors with the overall aim of developing a sustainable television production industry for South Australia. The laboratory style program... (view full notice)
Added July 13, 2010 11:57
Sydney Opera House Announces Three More Screen Live Events
NSW (Sydney)
One of silent cinema’s earliest masters, a knockabout version of an all-time family favourite and an array of home-grown art film makers and indie musicians will feature in the second Screen Live series for 2010. Programmed by Head of Contemporary Culture Virginia Hyam, Screen Live combines cinema with live music at regular times across the year. Sydney Opera House is proud to... (view full notice)
Added July 13, 2010 11:49
BooHoo films Short Film Competition - FINAL
NSW (Glebe)
It's BooHoo final time! A select industry panel will decide who will walk away with the prestigious BooHoo trophy and all its glory. Here are the finalists; "Driven" Dir: Taylor Litton-Strain Prod: Fiona Strain; "VOX" Dir: Chris Hobart & Martin Horlacher Prod: Chris Hobart; “The Ballad of Betty & Joe” Dir: Martha Ansara Prod: Martha Ansara, Rivka Hartman; “Snug” Dir/Prod:... (view full notice)
Added July 12, 2010 19:51
'Tomorrow When The War Began' World Premiere Announced For August 8
Nationwide
Paramount Pictures is delighted to announce the feature film of John Marsden’s best-selling and much-loved TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN will have its World Premiere in Sydney on Sunday 8th August. The film’s stars - Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis, Deniz Akdeniz, Phoebe Tonkin, Chris Pang, Ashleigh Cummings, and Andy Ryan along with Director Stuart Beattie will walk the red... (view full notice)
Added July 12, 2010 15:15
Palace To Expand Paddington's Verona Cinema
NSW (Sydney)
Palace Cinemas has announced that it has reached an agreement to expand the four-screen Palace Verona Cinema in Paddington to a seven-screen venue. Devised in consultation with the building’s owner Robert Bleakley, this new development will ensure that Palace can continue to offer the community a superior depth of programming, despite the recent closure of the beloved Academy Twin. Palace Cinemas Executive... (view full notice)
Added July 12, 2010 15:12
Early Polanski & Kieslowski on the Big Screen
NSW (Sydney)
Sydney Film School Festival is around the corner with more exciting highlights to reveal. Two days and nights of student film screenings are now being backed up with a super special treat for cinema lowers. Come to the Chauvel Cinema on Tuesday 13th of July at 7pm and see the early works of two of Poland’s most famous film directors,... (view full notice)
Added July 12, 2010 15:03