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MIFF Program Announced
The Melbourne International Film Festival has announced its 2017 season. Featuring 357 films over 18 days this year’s festival brings over the hottest releases from Cannes, Sundance and Berlin as well as all the local big names. Take a look at the full guide here which features many of HLA’s own.
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Exclusive Cleverman Clip
Ahead of it’s release tonight, you can catch a sneak peak of season two episode 3 of CLEVERMAN Dark Clouds here.
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Lighting Designer Trent Suidgeest Delivers Impressive Work For George Michael Tribute
The SSO’s George Michael: Praying for Time is reworked as a memorial to the late star where lighting designer Suidgeest “creates just the right atmosphere and transports the audience from a symphonic performance to a stadium-esque rock show”. Read more here.
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Australia Day Review – Ambitious and Powerful
Kriv Stender’s “unflaggingly propulsive” Australia Day creates an “ambitious and powerful […] meditation on cultural diversity”. Read more here.
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Jed Kurzel: World Soundtrack Award Nominee
Jed Kurzel’s score for Alien: Covenant has been nominated for Best Score in the World Soundtrack Awards. This award is in the public choice section – you can vote for Jed here.
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Top of the Lake: China Girl Q&A with Jane Campion
Catch Academy Award Winner Jane Campion discussing the eagerly awaited second season of her hit show Top of the Lake at the Opera House. Join the exclusive screening of China Girl as well as a panel with Jane and her creative team here.
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Creating CLEVERMAN
Catch Jada Alberts and Jake Nash at Carriageworks next month to de-brief on everything CLEVERMAN Season 2. The Video Junkee panel will be held on the 29th of July following the release of CLEVERMAN’s hotly anticipated second season. Click here to book your tickets.
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The Go Betweens: Right Here SFF Premier
The documentary film following cult band The Go Betweens premiered last night at the Sydney Film Festival. The Guardian gave director Kriv Stenders a rave review stating “Stenders has made an emotional, rolling thunder of a film, one this extraordinary band deserves”. Read the full review here.
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Top of the Lake Season 2 Premier
The next instalment of Jane Campion’s acclaimed series is debuting in full at the New Zealand International Film Festival. TOP OF THE LAKE: CHINA GIRL will follow detective Robin Griffin to Sydney. Watch the trailer below:
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Just released: Jungle trailer
Gearing up for its world premier at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August, JUNGLE has had its trailer released today. Cinematographer Stefan Duscio joins WOLF CREEK director Greg McLean in this stunningly shot, edge-of-your seat story of survival. Check it out:
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New trailer for How the Light Gets In
Check out the new trailer for HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN, written and directed by Anya Beyersdorf, this short film had it’s world premier at the Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship Gala Screening on Tuesday night as part of the Sydney Film Festival.
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Neil Armfield’s HAMLET has premiered at the Glyndebourne Festival in England to strong reviews
Director Neil Armfield’s HAMLET has premiered at the Glyndebourne Festival in England to strong reviews, receiving a five-star review from Richard Morrison in The Times who said he hasn’t seen “a more physically vivid portrayal of the Prince of Denmark”. Read more here.
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Gale Edwards recognised as a Member of the Order (AM)
Congratulations to theatre director Gale Edwards who has been recognised as a Member of the Order (AM) for significant service to the performing arts as an international director and theatre producer, and as a teacher and mentor. See here for the full list of recipients
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Andrew Bovell is STC’s new Patrick White Fellow
Playwright Andrew Bovell is Sydney Theatre Company’s new Patrick White Fellow, following on from writers including Tommy Murphy, Kate Mulvany, Angela Betzien, Hilary Bell, Patricia Cornelius and Raimondo Cortese. The $25,000 fellowship goes to an established playwright each year in recognition of their body of work, and includes a commission from the company to be developed over the course of the year. The Fellow also collaborates extensively with other artists working at STC. In a statement, Bovell said: “Where the novelist and the ...
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Kate Gaul directs Patrick White’s THE HAM FUNERAL
Kate Gaul directs Patrick White’s THE HAM FUNERAL in this latest production presented by Siren Theatre Co and Griffin Independent. “Kate Gaul, one of Sydney’s most insightful, confident and versatile directors, is entirely up to the challenges presented by the play, and has created a production that sings with all the music and poeticism of White’s text.” – The Daily Review “Gaul’s direction is vibrant, funny, punchy and brutal, with some serious undercurrents of pathos and loss.” – The Sydney ...
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DARLENE JOHNSON RECEIVES FIRST AUSTRALIAN DIRECTORS’ GUILD SHADOW DIRECTING OPPORTUNITY ON HOME AND AWAY
Darlene Johnson has been selected by Seven Productions to participate in the first of several ADG Shadow Directing opportunities for female directors breaking in to TV drama. Darlene’s previous directing credits include the AACTA-nominated short film Bluey and TV documentaries The Redfern Story, River of No Return and Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence. In 2016 she completed a Director’s Attachment on Channel 7’s The Secret Daughter with director Geoff Bennett. The Shadow Directing program was created by the ADG with funding ...
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HLA clients in this year’s Sydney Film Festival program!
Look out for all of the talented HLA clients in this year’s Sydney Film Festival program! AUSTRALIA DAY Directed by Kriv Stenders THE GO BETWEENS – RIGHT HERE Directed by Kriv Stenders THE DOPPEL CHAIN Written & Directed by Scott Pickett FAMILY HAPPINESS Written & Directed by Alice Englert ALI’S WEDDING Production Design by Paul Heath CLEVERMAN SEASON 2: Episodes 1 & 2 Directed by Wayne Blair Written by Jada Alberts Production Design by Jake Nash HOW THE LIGHT GETS ...
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Luci Schroder wins Best Direction in a Short Film at ADG Awards
Congratulations to Luci Schroder who won Best Direction in a Short Film for SLAPPER at this year’s Australian Directors’ Guild Awards! See the full list of winners here
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Congratulations to our ACS 2017 National Award Winners!
Congratulations to cinematographers Stefan Duscio, Andrew Commis, Ross Giardina and Germain McMicking, who all took out awards at Saturday’s ACS 2017 National Awards Features ~ Cinema Gold Tripod: Stefan Duscio (VIC) ~ Backtrack Award of Distinction: Andrew Commis ACS (NSW) ~ The Daughter Advertising – National/International Gold Tripod: Ross Giardina ACS (NSW) ~ David Jones Award of Distinction: Ross Giardina ACS (NSW) ~ Samsung Web Content & New Media Award of Distinction: Ross Giardina ACS (NSW) ~ BPM – Elegant ...
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Billie Pleffer to direct DEADLOCK
ABC and Screen Australia have announced the production of DEADLOCK, a teenage-focused ABC iview series set in and around Byron Bay, will begin on the north coast of NSW in July with writer/director Billie Pleffer at the helm. Based on an original concept from Deb Cox, and developed with Billie Pleffer, with additional workshop collaboration from SKINS creator Brian Elsley, DEADLOCK crashes though the incredible highs, heartbreak, camaraderie, laughs and bittersweet sorrow of what it is to be a teenager. ...
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Director Jocelyn Moorhouse is teaming up with Andrew Knight for WWII film THE WEDDING OFFICER
IF.COM.AU Andrew Knight, Jocelyn Moorhouse team for WWII film ‘The Wedding Officer’ [Thu 13/04/2017 9:04 AM] By Harry Windsor Screen Australia has announced development funding for seven feature films and one high-end television project, plus production funding for three digital series and one VR project. Among the slate of features is The Wedding Officer, a WWII drama adapted by Andrew Knight (Hacksaw Ridge, Jack Irish) from a novel by Anthony Capella. Jocelyn Moorhouse (The Dressmaker) is attached to direct ...
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LEUNIG: A TALE IN 16 PARTS, receives Screen Australia investment
LEUNIG: A TALE IN 16 PARTS is one of seven documentaries announced as recipients of Screen Australia’s $1 million in production investment funding through the Documentary Producer and Commissioned programs. LEUNIG: A TALE IN 16 PARTS, is a portrait of one of Australia’s most celebrated and iconic cartoonists – Michael Leunig. Written and directed by Kasimir Burgess, Leunig will be distributed by Madman Entertainment and has also received Film Victoria support.
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THE RASPUTIN AFFAIR Reviews
Directed by John Sheedy, with Production Design by Alicia Clements and Lighting by Matthew Marshall, THE RASPUTIN AFFAIR, is playing at the Ensemble Theatre until April 30. “John Sheedy the director, with a sure touch establishes and maintains the play’s fast pace.” – ArtsHub “Director John Sheedy keeps the action rolling forward at a satisfying and fast pace, and works particularly well with the more physical elements of the comedy.” – Daily Review “Costumes by Alicia Clements are extravagant and ...
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SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY premiers on Thursday
Directed by Glendyn Ivin, SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY, is receiving rave reviews in anticipation of it’s premier on ABC1 on Thursday night. “Ivin infuses his work with a cool, composed sense of style, his images often hovering on the edge of abstraction as he photographs his characters largely in close-up. It’s another refined piece of artful direction, adding to his work on telemovie Beaconsfield and series Puberty Blues, Gallipoli and The Beautiful Lie. He has that gift for making shows ...
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