All articles by Sandy George 2w2w3t
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Features“Coproduction has got to be a focus,” says Screen Australia CEO Deirdre Brennan 2q3l1b
Brennan reveals her priorities in one of her first interviews since taking on the role in January.
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NewsHorror films comprise 50% of Screen Australia’s latest feature investments 11c3t
Australia horor titles such as ‘Talk To Me’ have done well at the international box office.
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FeaturesFirst Bhutan International Film Festival to spotlight local talent alongside world cinema 3o1ad
The event in the heart of the Himalayas will feature masterclasses including UK producer Charles Steel.
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NewsMatthew Rankin’s ‘Universal Language’ wins top prize at Melbourne film festival 4o6tu
A special jury award went to Gints Zilbalodis’s ‘Flow’.
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NewsAustralian producer Mat Govoni wins top prize at Melbourne’s 37º South Market 4c2p2a
Mat Govoni’s credits include ’Late Night With The Devil’, released by IFC in North America earlier this year.
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NewsThe buzziest films with Australian audiences at the Sydney Film Festival 2024 733b6h
Artistic director Nashen Moodley said young audiences had returned and pushed up ticket sales.
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FeaturesWhy one Australian beach proved the perfect location for Nicholas Cage thriller ‘The Surfer’ 2v3hl
Screen talks to producer James Grandison about finding the perfect surf break.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Kate Fitzpatrick (Australia) 32c4d
Fitzpatrick is programmer at Melbourne International Film Festival.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Paul Struthers (Australia) 6b1x65
He hunts outside typical channels for new discovers, with Letterboxd a favourite haunt.
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NewsProtagonist to launch Sophie Hyde’s ‘Jimpa’ starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow at Cannes; unveils first image (exclusive) 6932d
Olivia Colman and John Lithgow star in the family drama now filming in Australia, the Netherlands and Finland.
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NewsAustralia’s Umbrella Entertainment makes key hire as part of international expansion (exclusive) 4o6y2
Jasmine McSweeney s the ‘Talk To Me’ distributor from the New Zealand Film Commission.
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NewsJonathan Teplitzky to direct ‘Gettin’ Square’ sequel; David Wenham to star 50313r
‘Spit’ is one of five features to receive a share of $4.6m (A$6.9m).
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Features‘Shayda’ director on producing her debut feature: "I needed to be at that table" 1j1e6z
Tehran-born filmmaker Noora Niasari tells Screen about balancing light and dark in debut feature Shayda
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FeaturesHow English-speaking nations have embraced the Oscars’ international feature category tc5s
Screen looks at how Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand have fared in the category over the years, and their approach to the award.
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NewsAustralia’s disability-led Bus Stop Films readies first fiction feature ‘Baby Cat’ 1h2d2d
The film has received A$500,000 in funding from the government’s Department of Social Services, with the budget expected to be around A$5m.
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NewsAustralia records record-breaking international film and TV production spend 4w3mj
Screen Australia report says more was spent on making foreign projects than local productions for third time.
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News‘Perfect Days’ and ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ triumph at Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2l5v5h
Two Japanese films take top honours, while Korean films ’Past Lives’ and ’Riceboy Sleeps’ are also awarded.
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NewsDeirdre Brennan confirmed as Screen Australia CEO 27242i
The executive will relocate from Canada to Australia to take up the role in 2024.
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News‘Empty Nets’, ‘Hollywoodgate’ win top awards at Adelaide Film Festival 592j3r
The jury included ‘The Royal Hotel’ director Kitty Green.
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FeaturesHow executive chefs, incentivised staff, and comfy seats are wooing audiences back to Australian cinemas 35f61
Exhibitors just need the US pipeline to keep flowing, despite the strikes.