Director Roger Ungers Score 4/6 An intimate and pragmatic look into the creative process from those who harness creativity in their personal and professional lives. Finding Creativity is being screened as part of the 2021 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. Creativity, it certainly is an odd choice for the topic of a documentary. I suppose that…
Battu in Development at Cartoon Network Studios
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Cartoon Network Studios (CNS), Academy AwardÒ-winning filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry (Hair Love) and award-winning director, animator, and writer Chaz Bottoms (Dear John: Legendary Love Letters) have begun development on Battu, a coming-of-age musical comedy series about a young group of misfit dreamers who move to their own beat. Battu will be produced by Cartoon Network…
Black Widow
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Director Cate Shortland Starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh & David Harbour Rated M Score 2.5/6 Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her…
A Look at Russia at the 74th Cannes Film Festival
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The main achievements of Russia at the Cannes Film Festival were the Grand Prix awarded to the film Hytti Nro. 6 by Juho Kuosmanen co-produced with Russia in the main competition program and the victory of Kira Kovalenko’s film Unclenching The Fists in the Un Certain Regard section which is the first Grand Prix for…
MDFF 2021 – Interview with Jane Hammond about Cry of the Forests
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Thank you to Jane Hammond for taking the time to talk via Zoom about Cry of the Forests. Jane directed Cry of the Forests and it is being shown at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival July 25, 3pm Cinema Nova, Carlton To Screen Cry of the Forests in Schools
MDFF 2021 – DTF
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Director Al Bailey Score 5.5/6 DFT (DTF) is currently being screened in the 2021 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. A filmmaker follows his friend and widowed pilot across the world, to find love on Tinder. The quest spins to an expose of depraved behaviour. My first thought when I finished watching DTF (for those of you…
$2.3 Mill in Funding for 10 Documentaries
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Screen Australia has announced $2.3 million of documentary production funding for eight projects through the Producer Program and two projects through the Commissioned Program. The projects include feature documentaries about Australian music icons John Farnham, Ruby Hunter and Archie Roach, and legendary racehorse WINX; as well as Embrace Kids, a follow up to hit 2016…
$8.7 Mill Announced to Help Independent Cinemas
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158 independent cinemas across Australia will share in more than $8.7 million to keep their doors open, under the first batch of the Morrison Government’s $20 million Supporting Cinemas’ Retention Endurance and Enhancement of Neighbourhoods (SCREEN) Fund. Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, said the fund supports…
First Boodja Native Title Transfers to Noongar People
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Aboriginal Affairs Minister Stephen Dawson and Lands Minister Tony Buti have recently executed the first documents that give effect to Boodja (Lands) transfers under the South-West Native Title Settlement (Settlement) at a signing ceremony with Noongar leaders and elders at Parliament House. These first parcels of land signify the commencement of a five-year process to…
Netflix and Universal Announce Animated Film Licensing Deal
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Netflix and Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) have announced a multi-year, exclusive licensing deal in the U.S. for animated feature films. The Netflix window will begin after a 4 month Peacock window. This new agreement builds upon Netflix’s pre-existing Illumination output deal with Universal to now include DreamWorks Animation. Tentpoles such as Minions: The Rise…
Altona Foreshore Revitalisation Project Details Announced
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Major upgrade works at Altona’s foreshore will provide easier access for locals and visitors, improvements to marquee Pier Street to allow for festivals and community events, and better protection for the beach. Minister for Suburban Development Shaun Leane recently announced details of the Altona Foreshore Revitalisation project that will deliver a new main beach entry…
Netflix Announces CoComelon and Little Baby Bum Series
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Netflix and Moonbug Entertainment Ltd. have announced all-new animated preschool series and specials based on the beloved characters CoComelon and Little Baby Bum set to debut worldwide on Netflix starting in 2022. Netflix and Moonbug will produce new specials, nursery rhyme compilations (4 x 60 min) and three seasons (24 x 7-min episodes) of CoComelon…
World Premiere of Tyson Wade Johnston’s Streamline at MIFF
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The feature film debut of writer/director Tyson Wade Johnston Streamline, starring Jason Isaacs, Levi Miller and Laura Gordon will have its World Premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August, followed by regional screenings as part of the MIFF Travelling Showcase, and CinefestOZ Film Festival. Umbrella Entertainment has announced Streamline’s theatrical release date and…
Cry of the Forests Melbourne Premiere July 25 at MDFF
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A new documentary film highlighting the threats to Western Australia’s native forests and their real value in mitigating climate change will have its Melbourne premiere at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on July 25. Cry of the Forests was made by independent WA-based filmmaker Jane Hammond in partnership with the WA Forest Alliance. Ms. Hammond…
Russia and Israel set to Sign Co-Production Agreement in the Fall of 2021
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The recent meeting of Russian and Israeli producers is one of the key events of the Russian pavilion in Cannes. The event was dedicated to the expected signing of a Russian-Israeli co-production agreement in the fall of 2021, designed to further strengthen the existing relations between the countries. During the networking session, the producers of…
AFL Round 18 Sydney Derby Headed to Ballarat
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Greater Western Sydney will play at Ballarat’s Mars Stadium for a second week in a row when they take on Sydney Swans in Round 18, giving locals another taste of AFL premiership-season action. The Sydney derby will be played in regional Victoria with support from the Andrews Labor Government and marks the Swans’ first time…
51 Western Australian Athletes are Headed to Tokyo Games
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Western Australia will have its second highest representation on the Australian Olympic Team, with 51 athletes competing at the upcoming Tokyo Games. 45 Olympians are current Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) scholarship holders or graduates, with the support provided by WAIS helping them achieve international sporting success. WA athletes will compete in 19 sports…
Night of the Sicario
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Director Joth Riggs Starring Natasha Henstridge & Costas Mandylor Rated M Score 0/6 Taylor is forced to hide the young daughter of a Colombian woman in witness protection who will be testifying against a powerful drug cartel in Federal Court, as ruthless sicarios aim to hunt them down. Okay, I know it is an odd…