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Documentary Community Reacts To AACTA Awards Changes

A host of filmmakers and industry professionals have rallied against the decision to cut a handful of documentary screen craft awards.
May 24, 2013 16:12
Todd Haynes To Direct ‘Carol’

The filmmaker is set to direct Australian actresses, Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska, in a provocative new film.
May 23, 2013 12:50
Olivier Assayas To Make US Feature Debut

The prolific French filmmaker will head to America to helm a crime thriller.
May 23, 2013 12:42
‘The Secret River’ To Be Adapted As Mini-Series

The acclaimed novel – which travels into Australia’s dark colonial past – will be adapted for the ABC by director Fred Schepisi.
May 23, 2013 09:55
Shorts Worth Showcasing

Claudette Godfrey, the Short Film Programmer of the South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival, is heading to the St Kilda Film Festival armed with a selection of the best shorts from the Texan event.
May 22, 2013 15:36
Translating Comedy

Australian writer/director, Shelly Hatton, is aiming big with her feature debut ‘Dirt Cheap’, a comedic co-production between Australia and the US.
May 22, 2013 13:22
‘20,000 Leagues Under The Sea’ Not Headed Down Under This Year

It seems that the big-budget adventure flick has been put on the backburner…
May 21, 2013 16:20
Isabel Lucas’ New Thriller Starts Shooting

The Australian actress is teaming up with Nick Jonas for this edgy thriller.
May 21, 2013 15:50
John Slattery Assembles Killer Cast For Directorial Debut

The ‘Mad Men’ actor is stepping behind the camera for the indie drama ‘God’s Pocket’.
May 21, 2013 15:44
Simon Pegg Boards Local Thriller ‘Kill Me Three Times’

The comedic actor signs on to Kriv Stenders’ new thriller.
May 20, 2013 12:52
Building Buzz

Local producer Estelle Buzzard – CEO of Buzz Productions – adds another exciting project to her slate with the local supernatural thriller ‘Foreshadow’.
May 20, 2013 12:42
In Development

Screen Australia has given fifteen filmmaking teams funding support to realise their feature films.
May 20, 2013 11:24
Criminal Love

A UK and Australian co-production just released on DVD relays the extraordinary story of Charmian Biggs, the wife of one of Britain’s most notorious criminals.
May 16, 2013 17:40
Australian Academy Announces New Direction With Award Categories

The 2014 AACTA Awards are now open for entry, with a focus on television.
May 16, 2013 00:01
Not Just Another Rock Doco

FilmInk recently attended a private cast and crew screening of the rock-doc ‘Cosmic Psychos: Blokes You Can Trust’, which delves into the history of one of Australia’s most influential but under-celebrated rock acts.
May 15, 2013 16:24
Metallica Hoping For Rocking Release Of 3D Film

A new feature combining concert footage and a suspenseful narrative has been created around the heavy metal band.
May 15, 2013 16:02
‘Spinning Gold’ In Pre-Production

Justin Timberlake is starring in and producing this biopic on iconic 1970s record executive, Neil Bogart.
May 14, 2013 16:21
Rebel Wilson’s Pilot Picked Up For Series

As has the American version of ‘Rake’.
May 14, 2013 16:13
Brad Pitt To Attend Australian Premiere Of 'World War Z'

The actor, along with director Marc Forster, will walk the red carpet in Sydney for the premiere of the highly anticipated zombie apocalypse flick.
May 13, 2013 17:01
Noah Taylor Signs On To The Spierig Brothers’ ‘Predestination’

And shooting commences in Melbourne…
May 13, 2013 15:23