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Australian chef and restaurateur Bill Granger has died at the age of 54 in London.Fellow chefs, celebrities and fans of his restaurants paid tribute after the food writer’s family confirmed on Instagram that he passed away peacefully in hospital on Christmas Day.Granger’s wife Natalie Elliott and three daughters Edie, Ines and Bunny were at his bedside, the post said.Granger was born in Melbourne and is a self-taught cook who went on to become an international restaurateur and food writer with a career spanning more than 30 years. He will be remembered on Wednesday primarily as the man who made avocado…
AFTRS alumni and award-winning filmmaker Warwick Thornton and production designer Bethany Ryan join AFTRS Council Chair Debra Richards to reflect on 50 years of formal film education in Australia. Debra Richards, Warwick Thornton, Bethany Ryan Find this episode of the Screen Australia Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or Pocket Casts “Schools must act as a revolutionary force. There can be no half-measures. We must build great schools that we can be proud of in the world. We cannot become a greenhouse for mediocrity.” – Barry Jones, Founding Council Chair of the Australian Film,…
Streaming providers have revolutionized the television and film industry, offering consumers a wide selection of domestic and international content and giving creators instant access to global markets. However, as streaming services expand into global markets, many governments see their presence as an opportunity to extract revenue and shift it in favor of local incumbents. This is despite ample evidence that local production is already benefiting greatly from increased foreign investment. Australia is the latest example, following similar efforts in Canada. Australia is currently in the process of finalizing a three-year effort to establish requirements for online streaming platforms, the majority…
2023 12 12 – Media release Creators Program Screen Australia and the Australian Writers Guild (AWG) have announced that applications are now being accepted for The Creators Program. Now in its second year, The Creators is a career acceleration program for talented mid-career writers as they work toward creating their own shows. Through the program, up to six writers with an existing slate of episodes will be selected to travel to Los Angeles, USA, to attend training, industry conferences, and networking events in 2024. Building on the success of the 2023 program, this second installment provides…
2023 07 12 – Media release LR: Dr. Phoebe Hart, Aaron Pedersen, Mitu Bhowmik Lange AM, Julie Karsev, Laura Heath Potter, Marissa McDowell, Amanda Toney, Julie Ryan, James J. Yee, Jane Corden, Donna Chan, Andrea Gorforova, Burkhard Dalwitz, Vicki Madden, Tanya Green Screen Australia’s Gender Issues Taskforce and WIFT Australia are proudly introducing ElevateUs. Building on the success of previous collaborations, Gender Matters Connect and WIFT’s MentorHer, ElevateUs will develop talent, promote diversity, and expand its reach internationally in 2024. Visionary Indian-Australian distributor Mitu Bhowmik Lange AM, STAN Commissioning Editor Donna Chan, Entrepreneur and Stage32 Managing Director…
It was Love Island’s first movie night in Australia and there was one movie I hadn’t seen yet. It’s “Trent-inator.”While the rest of the islanders are forced to relive their most harrowing moments, Trent is unable to escape unscathed and is forced to sit and watch a compilation of clips dedicated to him.Stream every episode of Love Island Australia and Love Island UK for free on 9Now.Trent attracted attention when a video of him speaking harshly about Savannah (with whom he is currently a couple) was shown on screen.Trust me, it was a rough watch.Watch the unreleased clip in the…
Spoilers about Australia follow. Additionally, there are vague references to an alternate ending for Faraway Downs. summary Faraway Downs is a six-episode miniseries based on Baz Luhrmann’s 2008 film Australia that delves deeper into the film’s plot and themes. The miniseries includes an hour of never-before-seen footage from Australia and adds valuable moments missing from the original film. It features an alternate ending that differs from the original cut, with the biggest difference between the miniseries and the movie being the deaths of major characters. Fans of Baz Luhrmann’s 2008 film Australia may be wondering what Hulu’s Faraway Downs is,…
Screen Australia will announce 18 feature films, 10 TV dramas, two online projects and one virtual reality project, sharing more than $900,000 in story development funding. This list includes 16 projects supported through the Generate Fund, 13 projects supported through the Premium Fund, and 2 projects supported through the Online Development Fund. Among the projects funded are “Wish,” an animated children’s series that follows five-year-old girl Lucy and her guardian animal Kino, and “Lustration,” the second installment of the acclaimed virtual reality series. 2.0″ etc. “This diverse range of projects reflects a rich tapestry of creativity, from animated family adventures…
Film co-production between Australia and India received a significant double boost this week with the ratification of a treaty proposed last year and a significant increase in the Indian government’s film production incentives. An Australian delegation is attending Film Bazaar, a film market held concurrently with the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. Australian producer Helen Leake (Carnifex, Wolf Creek 2) will serve as a judge for the IFFI International Competition, and Anupam, an Australian filmmaker of Indian origin who is also a board member of the Australia-India Film Council. A documentary by Sharma, “Branded Bollywood Down…
Full-time Access Coordinator Julie Fernandez and Bridge06 Founder Sara Johnson discuss the benefits of hiring an Access Coordinator for your production. An emerging crew role around the world, access coordinators are critical to continuing to increase and retain diverse Deaf, Disabled, and Neurodivergent (DDN) talent in the film industry. playing a role. Screen Australia recently hosted an Access Coordinator training program at AFTRS. It will run over five days, including on-set practical training modules. This intensive course was an opportunity to support and educate people who identify as DDN to better equip them with the skills they…