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RUNT directed by John Sheedy will move into the top 100 Australian films of all time over the weekend.   Read all about it here!

RUNT directed by John Sheedy posts third biggest opening weekend among Aus films this year, passes $1m total! Read the full article here    

Belvoir Street Theatre has announced it’s 2025 program, including Andrew Bovell’s superb new play SONG OF FIRST DESIRE. GRIEF IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS showcases the talent of director Simon Phillips and actor/writer Toby Schmitz. Read more here!  

STC Artistic Director Kip Williams has announced Sydney Theatre Company’s 2025 program. HLA’s own inimitable talent Jess Arthur is directing both the outback classic The Shiralee and smash-hit The Dictionary of Lost Words. Suzie Miller’s magnificent RBG: Of Many, One makes a triumphant return to the stage, directed by the brilliant Priscilla Jackman. Read more here!  

Global Creatures has announced the initial casting for MURIEL’S WEDDING THE MUSICAL! Book writer PJ Hogan has updated his own screenplay from his international cult classic 1994 motion picture Muriel’s Wedding. MURIEL’S WEDDING THE MUSICAL is directed by Simon Phillips, with costumes by Gabriela Tylesova, and will run at Leicester’s Curve Theatre from 10 April to 10 May 2025.   Read more at West End Best Friend

Disney+ announced Australian original LAST DAYS OF THE SPACE AGE will premiere exclusively on Disney+ Wednesday, 2 October 2024. Featuring the talents of directors Rachel Ward and Kriv Stenders, as well as writer Alice Addison, the 8-episode series follows three families in a tight-knit coastal community who find their marriages, friendships and futures put to the test. Read more at Disney+

Kriv Stenders’ gripping feature The Correspondent, starring Richard Roxburgh as former Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste, will have it’s world premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival opening night gala!   Read more at IF Magazine

Check out The Hollywood Reporter’s review of THEY WENT UP THE HILL DOP Tyson Perkins

Cinematographer Tyson Perkins’ chilly ghost story THEY WENT UP THE HILL had it’s international premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2024! Vendetta Productions is overseeing the Australian release, with release date to be announced soon.   Read more at IndieWire

Deadline reports that Justin Kurzel‘s The Order made its world premiere at the 81st Venice Film Festival, with the Sala Grande audience giving the competition title a nine-minute, 23-second ovation. Vertical will release The Order in the U.S. in December, while Amazon Prime Video will distribute in multiple international markets.   Read More at Deadline    

Screen Hub has given 4.5 stars to CRITICAL INCIDENT. The brand new crime drama directed by Neil Sharma is streaming on Stan now. Check out the review here!

Wishing a huge congratulations to the HLA Management Logie nominees for 2024! Our full list below, or check out the nominations here BEST DRAMA PROGRAM LOVE ME –  director Bonnie Moir, production designer Marni Kornhauser NCIS: SYDNEY – director Kriv Stenders, writer Kim Ho RFDS – writer/creator Ian Meadows, director Rachel Ward TOTAL CONTROL – director Wayne Blair BEST MINISERIES BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE – director Jocelyn Moorhouse, DOP Shelley Farthing Dawe, director’s attachment Nina Buxton SAFE HOME – director Stevie ...

Congrats to the Time Out Arts and Culture Awards nominees! Laura Murphy’s ZOMBIE! for Best Musical RENT directed by Shaun Rennie for Best Musical Louis Nowra’s THE LEWIS TRILOGY for Best Play THE VISITORS directed by Wesley Enoch for Best Play Check the full list of nominees there 

Congratulations to John Sheedy, whose short film TARNEIT has won Best International Shor Film at Deaffest UK 2024. TARNEIT features cinematography by Sky Davies. You can read more about the win here!