All articles by Sandy George – Page 21
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NewsSamson And Delilah wins top AWGIE award
Samson And Delilah, written and directed by Warwick Thornton, won the major AWGIE (Australian Writers Guild) Award and the category for original features on Friday night (Aug 28) in Sydney.
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NewsFilm New Zealand takes on promotional role
New Zealand’s locations office, Film New Zealand (FNZ), is taking over the marketing and promotional activities that were previously delivered by Investment New Zealand, which is part of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.
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NewsAustralia sees more action as producer offset kicks in
Two action films, the sci-fi disaster thriller Arctic Blast and 3D underwater drama Sanctum, are shooting in Australia, providing further evidence that the 40% producer offset for Australian films has begun to kick in.
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Oz jury sends movie pirate to jail for three months
An Australian man, Yong Hong Lin, has gone to jail for three months for music and movie piracy in what is a landmark case for Australia because it marks the first time that someone has been jailed for piracy as a result of a jury conviction.
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NewsBertuccelli, Gainsbourg plant The Tree in Queensland
French director Julie Bertuccelli has started filming her second feature, The Tree, in Queensland in Australia, with Charlotte Gainsbourg heading the cast.
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NewsWog Boy sequel set to start shooting in Melbourne
A sequel to highly successful Australian comedy The Wog Boy goes into production next week in Melbourne. It will be distributed by the Transmission/Paramount joint venture with Arclight Films handling international sales.
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NewsAustralia's Red Dog legend to hit the big screen
The true story of a dog that roamed Australia making friends is to be made into a film after securing funding from a group of Australian investors and regional film bodies.
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NewsAndrew Adamson to direct adaptation of Mister Pip
Andrew Adamson, director of the first two Shrek and Chronicles Of Narnia films, has written and will direct an adaptation of Lloyd Jones’ novel, Mister Pip.
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NewsScreen Australia's development plans include internship at Film 4
The UK’s Film 4 figures in Screen Australia’s new plans to help early-career filmmakers to make outstanding Australian content.
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NewsThree Chinese films pulled from Melbourne film festival
Chinese politics has played a big hand in the withdrawal of two features and a short from the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) just days before it opens.
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FeaturesAwareness campaigns are working
Sandy George brings you a report on Australian piracy campaigns.
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NewsO’Sullivan to relocate from the UK to head Ausfilm
Jackie O’Sullivan, who has divided her time between the Australian and UK film industries for many years, will take up the role of chief executive of marketing body Ausfilm from August 10.
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NewsBronson takes top prize at Sydney Film Festival
Nicolas Winding Refn’s violent biopic Bronson was awarded the $48,000 (A$60,000) Sydney Film Prize at the close of the Sydney Film Festival last night (June 14).
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FeaturesSpreading the foreign word
Festivals showcasing films from particular territories are injecting life into Australia’s foreign-language box office.
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NewsScherfig, Otto join Sydney competition jury
Danish director Lone Scherfig and Australian actress Miranda Otto have joined the judging panel for the official competition of this year’s Sydney Film Festival (June 3-14).
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NewsDungog promotes Australian film with eight world premieres
The Dungog Film Festival opens this Thursday with the world premiere of Stone Bros. It is one of eight film that will debut at the events.
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NewsBalibo and Bran Nue Dae to bookend Melbourne Film Festival
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) will open and close with world premieres of new Australian films. Political thriller Balibo will open this year’s edition on July 24 while music comedy Bran Nue Dae will close it on August 8.
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NewsSAFC picks eight first timers for low budget picture scheme
The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) today announced the first four teams to be part of FilmLab, an initiative that aims to produce eight low-budget features within four years.
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NewsStrong European presence at Sydney Film Festival
The Sydney Film Festival this morning (May 14) announced the 12 films chosen for competition including Ken Loach’s Looking For Eric, which is the festival’s opening film.
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NewsJames Nesbitt in new Nadia Tass picture
Northern Irish actor James Nesbitt has been cast in an untitled feature that started shooting in Melbourne yesterday (May 11) with Nadia Tass directing for ContentFilm International.