Screen Australia and Screenwest have announced Daisy Ridley (Star Wars sequel trilogy) is set to star in Zak Hilditch’s new horror film, We Bury the Dead, to be filmed in Western Australia. We Bury the Dead is a terrifying yet moving story about grief, loss and the undead, written and to be directed by Hilditch…
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Australia Post Celebrates Aussie ‘Big Things’
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Despite their kitsch, 1980s vibe, Australians still can’t get enough of Aussie ‘Big Things’ like the Big Banana and the Big Pineapple. Australia Post quizzed 1,000 Australians in August 2023 about our nationwide relationship with these giant roadside structures. It revealed that almost 90 percent of us have visited at least one of around 1,000…
PROCLIVITAS Selected as 2023 Recipient of Screenwest’s West Coast Visions initiative.
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Screenwest and Screen Australia are pleased to announce writer/director Miley Tunnecliffe and producer Kate Separovich’s debut feature film, PROCLIVITAS has been selected as the 2023 recipient of Screenwest’s highly coveted West Coast Visions initiative. PROCLIVITAS is the first West Coast Visions film to receive $1,250,000 production funding (historically $750,000), thanks to Screenwest’s new partnership with…
Zoe Pepper’s Birthright Headed into Production
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Screen Australia and Screenwest have announced that Western Australian feature film Birthright, is set to head into production in WA this year having now secured support from Screenwest, Screen Australia and Madman. Birthright is a 90-minute dark comedy feature film from writer/director Zoe Pepper (Lift, The Big Spaghetti), producer Cody Greenwood (Under The Volcano, Girl…
‘Whale Shark Jack’ and ‘Drone Racers’ To Film in Regional WA
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Screenwest have announced that two family features, Whale Shark Jack and Drone Racers, have been greenlit for production, with both films set to commence filming later in 2023 in Western Australia’s Gascoyne and Pilbara regions, respectively. With major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screenwest, Lotterywest and the Western Australian Regional Screen Fund,…
The Big Issue Designates Australia Post as its briefing base in Melbourne and Perth
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Following a successful trial, long-standing community partner and non-for-profit organisation, The Big Issue has designated Australia Post as its briefing base in Melbourne and Perth to assist disadvantaged Australians selling the magazine. The Big Issue Editor, Amy Hetherington said the second edition for 2023 has been released which means briefings are in full swing with…
New Leash on Life Greenlit by ABC
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Screenwest is pleased to announce that New Leash on Life, a feel-good, family-friendly documentary series with our love of dogs at its core, has been greenlit for production as part of the ABC Factual Formats Initiative. “We are so excited to be bringing New Leash on Life to the ABC, and hope it will transform…
HOYTS Acquires Three Western Australian Locations
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HOYTS have announced the acquisition of three cinemas in Western Australia, saving them from the possibility of permanent closure. The acquisition was announced alongside plans to save local jobs and retain existing cinema-based staff. After Grand Cinemas entered administration in November 2022, HOYTS entered the bid to save the beloved local cinema venues Warwick Grove,…
Something to Consider for Christmas
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Perth based meal-kit delivery service My Foodie Box have released their 2022 Christmas Box that aims to help make cooking up a festive feast as easy as possible. “The way people shop and cook has changed over the last few years as more and more West Aussies have embraced the meal-kit delivery option that not…
Time For More Avocado Toast?
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Australia will need to both consume and export more avocados as the nation’s growers navigate a period of soaring production growth over the coming five years, specialist agribusiness bank Rabobank says in a new report. This year alone, ‘per capita (person) supply’ of avocados is estimated to be up 26 per cent on the previous…