Warwick Thornton’s “The New Boy” has been set as the opening title of next month’s Sydney Film Festival, which will celebrate its 70th edition, June 7-18. The film, a tale of sprituality and survival in 1940s Australia, starring Cate Blanchett, Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair and Aswan Reid, will also play in the festival’s competition section.
Other titles in competition include: the world premiere of Australian documentary feature “The Dark Emu Story,” directed by Allan Clarke; Christian Petzold’s previously announced “Afire”; Charlotte Regan’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner “Scrapper”; Kore-eda Hirokazu’s “Monster”; Aki Kaurismäki’s compassionate comedy “Fallen Leaves”; Kim Jee-woon’s “Cobweb”; Asmae El Moudir’s “The Mother of All Lies”; Alice Englert’s directorial debut “Bad Behaviour”; Celine Song’s Sundance and Berlinale 2023 selected romance “Past Lives”; Liu Jian’s 2023 Berlinale-selected animation “Art College 1994”; Devashish Makhija’s “Joram,” a thriller about an...
Other titles in competition include: the world premiere of Australian documentary feature “The Dark Emu Story,” directed by Allan Clarke; Christian Petzold’s previously announced “Afire”; Charlotte Regan’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner “Scrapper”; Kore-eda Hirokazu’s “Monster”; Aki Kaurismäki’s compassionate comedy “Fallen Leaves”; Kim Jee-woon’s “Cobweb”; Asmae El Moudir’s “The Mother of All Lies”; Alice Englert’s directorial debut “Bad Behaviour”; Celine Song’s Sundance and Berlinale 2023 selected romance “Past Lives”; Liu Jian’s 2023 Berlinale-selected animation “Art College 1994”; Devashish Makhija’s “Joram,” a thriller about an...
- 5/10/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The premiere of Nine.s romantic reality show When Love Comes to Town drew fewer than 900,000 viewers in the five capital cities on Tuesday night but won its timeslot.
Meanwhile the second series of prison drama Wentworth kicked off on SoHo, ranking as the fourth highest launch on the platform this year behind Game of Thrones series 4, River Cottage Australia season 2 and Real Housewives of Melbourne.
The Endemol Australia production hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski follows 12 single city girls in a nationwide search to find .the one.. The first episode attracted 868,000 viewers in the capitals and 1.257 million nationally, beating Seven.s Resurrection.s 857,000; however the Us fantasy drama was more popular nationally with 1.352 million.
When Love Comes to Town was No. 1 in all people and those aged 25-54, 18-49 and16-39 in the five capitals.
John Doyle and Tim Flannery's sojourn in Shanghai in ABC1's Two Men in China...
Meanwhile the second series of prison drama Wentworth kicked off on SoHo, ranking as the fourth highest launch on the platform this year behind Game of Thrones series 4, River Cottage Australia season 2 and Real Housewives of Melbourne.
The Endemol Australia production hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski follows 12 single city girls in a nationwide search to find .the one.. The first episode attracted 868,000 viewers in the capitals and 1.257 million nationally, beating Seven.s Resurrection.s 857,000; however the Us fantasy drama was more popular nationally with 1.352 million.
When Love Comes to Town was No. 1 in all people and those aged 25-54, 18-49 and16-39 in the five capitals.
John Doyle and Tim Flannery's sojourn in Shanghai in ABC1's Two Men in China...
- 5/21/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The premiere of Nine.s romantic reality show When Love Comes to Town drew fewer than 900,000 viewers in the five capital cities on Tuesday night but won its timeslot.
Meanwhile the second series of prison drama Wentworth launched on SoHo, ranked as the fifth most watched show in pay-tv homes.
The Endemol Australia production hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski follows 12 single city girls in a nationwide search to find .the one.. The first episode attracted 868,000 viewers in the capitals and 1.257 million nationally, beating Seven.s Resurrection.s 857,000; however the Us fantasy drama was more popular nationally with 1.352 million.
When Love Comes to Town was No. 1 in all people and those aged 25-54, 18-49 and16-39 in the five capitals.
John Doyle and Tim Flannery's sojourn in Shanghai in ABC1's Two Men in China attracted 698,000.
FremantleMedia Australia.s Wentworth had 75,000 viewers, ranked behind Fox Footy.s Afl 360.s 88,000, Fox8.s...
Meanwhile the second series of prison drama Wentworth launched on SoHo, ranked as the fifth most watched show in pay-tv homes.
The Endemol Australia production hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski follows 12 single city girls in a nationwide search to find .the one.. The first episode attracted 868,000 viewers in the capitals and 1.257 million nationally, beating Seven.s Resurrection.s 857,000; however the Us fantasy drama was more popular nationally with 1.352 million.
When Love Comes to Town was No. 1 in all people and those aged 25-54, 18-49 and16-39 in the five capitals.
John Doyle and Tim Flannery's sojourn in Shanghai in ABC1's Two Men in China attracted 698,000.
FremantleMedia Australia.s Wentworth had 75,000 viewers, ranked behind Fox Footy.s Afl 360.s 88,000, Fox8.s...
- 5/21/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia today announced it will invest $5 million in 13 documentary projects. The National Documentary Program has given the green light to three series and a one-off documentary, Welcome to Puntland, which follows the plight of a group of Somali Australians who return to their homeland in hope of repairing the fractured state. Produced for the Sbs by Andrew Ogilvie and Claire Jager, the project comes from writer/director Victoria Pitt and director/camera operator Tim Wise. Once Upon a Time in Carlton comes after the success of Sbs.s Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta and, subsequently, Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl, which is currently in production. The series, produced by Sue Clothier, will delve into 70 years of Italian migrant history in Carlton, Melbourne. The second series of art + soul will build on its success, offering new insights into contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, art and culture,...
- 12/12/2012
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Joe Hildebrand will return to Australian TV screens in 2013 with a new factual series taking aim at Australia’s belief it is ‘the lucky country.”
The Daily Telegraph journo reunites with Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder, the team behind his previous series Dumb Drunk & Racist for a six part series to air on ABC2.
The series is one of 13 documentary projects announced to receive funding from Screen Australia. The $5m agency investment is expected to trigger nearly $15m worth of production.
Produced by Michael Cordell and Toni Malone, and directed by Ivan O’Mahoney, “The Daily Telegraph’s rebel-rousing columnist travels the lucky country, shattering our myths, bursting our bubbles and slaughtering some sacred Australian cows,” according to a press release.
Dumb Drunk & Racist delivered a decent audience for ABC2, it’s debut episode rating 266,000.
Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder has also received funding for Two Men in China, the continuing environmental buddy series...
The Daily Telegraph journo reunites with Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder, the team behind his previous series Dumb Drunk & Racist for a six part series to air on ABC2.
The series is one of 13 documentary projects announced to receive funding from Screen Australia. The $5m agency investment is expected to trigger nearly $15m worth of production.
Produced by Michael Cordell and Toni Malone, and directed by Ivan O’Mahoney, “The Daily Telegraph’s rebel-rousing columnist travels the lucky country, shattering our myths, bursting our bubbles and slaughtering some sacred Australian cows,” according to a press release.
Dumb Drunk & Racist delivered a decent audience for ABC2, it’s debut episode rating 266,000.
Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder has also received funding for Two Men in China, the continuing environmental buddy series...
- 12/12/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Sydney, Sept 6 – Cate Blanchett and hubby Andrew Upton-Co-directors of the Sydney Theatre Company-consider environmental conservation as their foremost priority.
The couple has reportedly spent more than 1.5 million dollars installing water- and energy-saving technology at their Hunters Hill home.
They now want to raise awareness of sustainability through extensive measures, which they have introduced throughout the heritage Walsh Bay building that house the Sydney Theatre Company.
Blanchett looks up to scientist Tim Flannery and the Australian Conservation.
The couple has reportedly spent more than 1.5 million dollars installing water- and energy-saving technology at their Hunters Hill home.
They now want to raise awareness of sustainability through extensive measures, which they have introduced throughout the heritage Walsh Bay building that house the Sydney Theatre Company.
Blanchett looks up to scientist Tim Flannery and the Australian Conservation.
- 9/6/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Screen Australia has invested $4.5m in 20 documentaries, with a production volume worth $15m.
The agency said the demands on this month’s round of the domestic documentary program were high, with ABC, Sbs and pay TV “using close to their full allocation for the financial year”. Therefore, Screen Australia will pool its funds across the domestic and international programs for a total alloction of $7.5m.
The next two rounds in the 2010/11 year will be worth $1.8m each.
The approved projects are:
Wide Open Road
Bombora Films and Music Producer/Director Paul Clarke Broadcaster ABC TV Sales & Distribution ABC Commercial, Roadshow Synopsis An Australian social history of the 20th century – viewed through the windscreen of the cars that we so cherished.
Arthouse
Paalma Pty Ltd Producer/Writer Marian Bartsch Director Britt Arthur Broadcaster ABC Sales & Distribution ABC Content Sales Synopsis ArtHouse looks at the changing face of architecture, innovation and design...
The agency said the demands on this month’s round of the domestic documentary program were high, with ABC, Sbs and pay TV “using close to their full allocation for the financial year”. Therefore, Screen Australia will pool its funds across the domestic and international programs for a total alloction of $7.5m.
The next two rounds in the 2010/11 year will be worth $1.8m each.
The approved projects are:
Wide Open Road
Bombora Films and Music Producer/Director Paul Clarke Broadcaster ABC TV Sales & Distribution ABC Commercial, Roadshow Synopsis An Australian social history of the 20th century – viewed through the windscreen of the cars that we so cherished.
Arthouse
Paalma Pty Ltd Producer/Writer Marian Bartsch Director Britt Arthur Broadcaster ABC Sales & Distribution ABC Content Sales Synopsis ArtHouse looks at the changing face of architecture, innovation and design...
- 7/27/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
By John Consoli
Cate Blanchett, Charlize Theron and Hugh Jackman will be among those appearing in episodes of the fifth season of Sundance Channel's documentary series "Iconoclasts," which returns on Oct. 2 at 9 p.m.
The six-one hour episodes that will make up this season pairs two "creative visionaries" from different fields who come together to discuss their lives and talk about what inspires them. Blanchett will be paired with professor and climate scientist Tim Flannery; Jackman will be paired with chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten; and Theron with primatologist Jane Go...
Cate Blanchett, Charlize Theron and Hugh Jackman will be among those appearing in episodes of the fifth season of Sundance Channel's documentary series "Iconoclasts," which returns on Oct. 2 at 9 p.m.
The six-one hour episodes that will make up this season pairs two "creative visionaries" from different fields who come together to discuss their lives and talk about what inspires them. Blanchett will be paired with professor and climate scientist Tim Flannery; Jackman will be paired with chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten; and Theron with primatologist Jane Go...
- 5/27/2010
- by John Consoli
- The Wrap
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