All articles by Sandy George – Page 13
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NewsCinedigm to help Aussie indie cinemas move to digital
A virtual print fee (VPF) agreement appears close to becoming a reality for Australia’s independent exhibitors with the news that US-based Cinedigm Digital Cinema has agreed to act as the intermediary between them and the major Hollywood studios.
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NewsThe Iron Lady hits big in Australia
The success of The Iron Lady in Australia means it will be rolled out onto another 30 screens in the next few weeks, starting from today.
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NewsAmanda Duthie to head Adelaide Film Festival
Amanda Duthie, currently head of arts and entertainment content at public broadcaster ABC TV, is to replace Katrina Sedgwick as director and chief executive of the Adelaide Film Festival.
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NewsScreen Australia backs projects including drugs comedy The Mule; thriller These Final Hours
Screen Australia also backs The Grandmothers, 2:22, Patrick and skateboarding documentary.
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NewsThe Hunter earns 14 nominations in AACTA film awards
Daniel Nettheim’s The Hunter has earned 14 nominations in the newly established Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, with period drama The Eye Of The Storm following closely behind with 12.
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NewsAsia Pacific Screen Awards give best film honour to A Separation
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia wins three prizes including Screen International Jury Grand Prize.
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NewsConcerns arise on Australian stories and voices surviving
At annual Screen Producers Association of Australia conference, producers want to make sure local content delivery gets support.
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NewsRed Dog snaps up top honours at Australia’s IF Awards
Red Dog was the big winner at the annual IF Awards, held on Wednesday (16) at Luna Park in damp Sydney.
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NewsArirang wins inaugural Brisbane documentary prize
South Korea’s Kim Ki-duk has won Australia’s richest documentary award with Arirang, six months after taking the top prize in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
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NewsWriter/director Paul Cox turns liver transplant into film idea
Writer/director Paul Cox is planning to make a new film, Force of Destiny, about an artist who survives a liver transplant and falls in love.
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NewsNashen Moodley named as new director of Sydney Film Festival
The head of programming at the Durban International Film Festival is to replace Clare Stewart who has taken on the role of head of exhibition at the BFI, which includes running the London Film Festival.
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NewsLook Both Ways writer/director Sarah Watt dies of cancer
Sarah Watt, best known in international film circles for writing and directing Look Both Ways, died at her Melbourne home on Friday.
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NewsTwo new Australian features stir early transmedia buzz
Jennifer Kent plans psychological horror The Babadook and Zak HIlditch plans sci-fi thriller These Final Hours.
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FeaturesAsia Pacific hits the heights
How the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Nov 24) are helping to raise the global recognition of films from the region.
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NewsAustralian industry mourns Mark Sarfaty
Friends and colleagues are reeling from the news that Mark Sarfaty, chief executive of the Independent Cinemas Association of Australia (ICAA), has died.
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NewsAustralian productions down, but foreign investment healthy
Screen Australia notes that only 17 Australian films completed principal photography in the 12 months to June 30.
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NewsAustralia's Madman ramps up production division
Projects on the slate include a restaging of Shane Warne The Musical which will be filmed and shown in cinemas.
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NewsNew Zealand lowers spend threshold for film fund
The threshold has been lowered from $3.13m to $1.96m for New Zealand films wanting to make a claim under the Screen Production Expenditure Fund.
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NewsA Separation, Anatolia lead Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominations
Best film nominees are Let The Bullets Fly, Once Upon a Time In Anatolia, Wedding Planners, A Separation and Goodbye.