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Just a week after the Australian Government announced the $12 million reinstatement of the Interactive Games Fund as part of its ‘Recovery’ national cultural policy, Screen Australia is using Games to raise a new round of funding for local independent games. Announced. Expansion pack funds. The fund pumped more than $4 million into 30 Australian-made projects in its first round of funding early last year, and has now distributed a further $1.5 million across 11 games, with the goal of targeting small and medium-sized Funded directly with the studio. An original Australian game with a budget under $500,000. In a…
what’s happening News and events Judging Australian gaming teams and meeting SA gaming developers in Adelaide February 9, 2023 Calling all game developers in South Australia! Ahead of South Australian Screen Corporation’s public event ‘SAGE: SA Game Exhibition’ on Friday 10 February, South Australian game studios and independent developers will be joining Screen Australia’s SAGE: SA Game Exhibition in a series of special industry events. You will have the opportunity to meet with the game team and learn more. About federal funding opportunities. Screen Australia’s Head of Online Lee Naimo and Games Investment Manager Amelia Laughlan will support South Australian…
Across Australia, state and federal government agencies are further recognizing the economic and cultural benefits of investing in local game studios, with Screen Australia announcing a $3 million Games: Expansion Pack funding commitment in September 2022. We have announced that we will reopen the application process. As part of this, domestic industry firm Screen Australia also previously announced that Amelia Loughran would join the company as games investment manager in May 2022. Amelia has been involved in the games industry nationally and internationally for over five years, having worked as a game producer at studios such as Tin Man Games…
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Baz Luhrmann’s 2008 film “Australia” will be re-edited as a Hulu miniseries. The film is an epic drama starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman about a couple brought together in northern Australia during World War II. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics in Australia, with many praising the film’s cinematography but noting the script, the project still grossed $211 million worldwide. Like many other Luhrmann films, the Australian box office fared better overseas than in the United States, particularly in the director’s home country on which the film was based. In a statement from Luhrmann via THR, it was revealed…
More than a decade after the release of Baz Luhrmann’s blockbuster film Australia, the director has expanded the film into a six-part series, scheduled for release in winter 2022. Director Baz Luhrmann plans to expand his film Australia into a six-part series. Moulin Rouge! The director is set to expand and reimagine the 2008 epic adventure film starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman with the miniseries Faraway Downs. “I originally thought about how I could flip the idea of a Gone with the Wind-style epic and use romance and epic drama to highlight the role and painful scars of Indigenous…
Sports | Sports celebrities Video: Ganguly discusses making Waugh wait for the toss, who to pick from the current Test squad and more. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has claimed that it was an accident that made Australia’s infamous opponent Steve Waugh wait for the toss. Ganguly said he had forgotten his blazer in the locker room, but said he was aware the incident had an impact on the Australia camp. “The focus was on them and the team and how they performed the mission.” He said this in an interview with India opener Mayank Agarwal on BCCI. “They were…
The T20 World Cup is finally back, with the 2021 tournament starting on Sunday. Australia will not play a game until the Super 12 stage, which kicks off on Saturday (9pm AEST) when Justin Langer’s side renew their rivalry with South Africa. Australia will then play a Round 1 qualifier on October 29 (1am), followed by a blockbuster match against England on October 31 (1am). Australia will conclude the Super 12 stage with another Round 1 qualifier match on November 4 before facing the defending champions. November 6 (9pm) West Indies. Scroll down to see the full list of matches…
Aniki, more than a movie star Written by Southern Wooden Boat Sailing July 30, 2021 21:23 UTC Aniki traditionally set in the movie Australia © Australiamovie.net This article by Conor Byrne appeared on ABC Radio Darwin’s newsfeed this week and we feel it deserves to be heard nationally. We look forward to following her progress. The historic ship that starred in blockbuster movies, carried the Olympic torch and set pearl shell records is set to be restored after sinking in Darwin in 2016. The Aniki was built in Cairns in 1958 and was one of the last vessels to set…
Robin Uthappa looks back at the series of matches between India and Australia starting in 2007 and reveals that there was some incredible sledding going on in each of these two encounters. 2007 was the year when India defeated Australia in the semi-final of the first T20 World Cup and then played them in a one-off T20 series and a seven-match ODI series. Robin Uthappa and Matthew Hayden had several interactions during the India vs Australia series of matches in 2007. (Getty Images) Throughout the series of matches, Uthappa explained how the two teams are always in competition and explained…