All Australia articles – Page 44
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NewsBorg exits Abu Dhabi’s twofour54
Wayne Borg, chief commercial officer of Abu Dhabi’s twofour54, is leaving the government-backed organisation to relocate to his native Australia.
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FeaturesSaving Mr Banks: There's something about Mary
Saving Mr Banks tells the inside story of how Walt Disney persuaded reluctant author PL Travers to let him film Mary Poppins. Sarah Cooper speaks to the film-makers about a project which, like the story, spanned Australia, the UK and Hollywood.
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NewsAustralia India fund to offer $4.5m+
Sydney-based Anupam Sharma has been appointed head of film for the Australia India Film Fund (AIFF) and expects to be able to name the first film to be financed by the new fund by the end of February.
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NewsScreen Australia backs Kenny followup
Anton Corbijn’s Life also set to get direct government investment from Screen Australia.
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NewsGatsby, Rocket lead AACTA noms
Other best film nominations include Dead Europe, Mystery Road, Satellite Boy and The Turning.
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NewsInbetweeners 2 sets shoot date
Creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley take over directing duties.
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Paul sparks to Voltage's Fathers
Aaron Paul has signed on to Voltage’s epic romance Fathers And Daughters starring previously announced Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried.
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NewsLarrikin launches Catalina Capital
The Weinstein Company has secured first-look privileges on the $50m fund announced by former Dune Entertainment chairman Greg Coote and private equity executive David Calvert-Jones.
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NewsOmar, Television among APSA nominees
Palestine’s Omar and Bangladesh’s Television among best feature nominees in the upcoming Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
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NewsFew Best Men sequel in works
EXCLUSIVE: Arclight has been talking to buyers on A Few Less Men, the sequel to its 2011 hit comedy A Few Best Men.
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NewsTransmission takes Made In America
EXCLUSIVE: The Exchange CEO Brian O’Shea announced that the distributor has acquired Australia and New Zealand for the documentary about Jay Z’s benefit concert.
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NewsJacki Weaver to lead Abu Dhabi jury
Silver Linings Playbook actress to lead Narrative Competition jury.
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NewsKurylenko joins Crowe's Diviner
Olga Kurylenko is to star opposite Russell Crowe in his directorial debut The Water Diviner, which is due to get underway in Australia on Dec 2.
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NewsMark Gooder departs TWC
EXCLUSIVE: Former Icon Productions CEO departs The Weinstein Company after one-year stint.
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News'Gatsby' wins Box Office award
Other awards handed to Mt Zion, The Hobbit, Intouchables and Skyfall.
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NewsJolie's Unbroken to shoot in Queensland
Based on Laura Hillenbrand’s bestselling novel, Unbroken stars Jack O’Connell, Garrett Hedlund, Domhnall Gleeson and Finn Wittrock.
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NewsWB, RatPac-Dune team up
The Warner Bros hierarchy has filled the financing void left by the departure of Legendary Entertainment.
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NewsSimon Pegg begins 'Kill Me' shoot
Kriv Stenders’ crime thiller adds Warm Bodies’ Teresa Palmer and Luke Hemsworth to cast.
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NewsCMG closes Khumba sales
EXCLUSIVE: Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group has licensed rights on the animation and Toronto selection to Transmission in Australia, Kaleidoscope in the UK and Eagle for Italy.
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News'App' downloaded to North America
Bobby Boermans’s thriller about smartphone-addicted teens makes first sales to English-language territories.