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SUNDANCE 2017
Congratulations to all of our clients who have films headed to Sundance Film Festival next year! BERLIN SYNDROME – directed by Cate Shortland RED DOG: True Blue – directed by Kriv Stenders SLAPPER – written/directed/produced by Luci Schroder See the full list of Australian films going to Sundance in 2017 here
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HOLDING THE MAN wins Best Feature Film at the Image+nation – Montreal International LGBT Film Festival.
Congratulations to director Neil Armfield, whose film HOLDING THE MAN has won the jury award for Best Feature Film at the Image+nation – Montreal International LGBT Film Festival. Of the film the jury said: “The winner of this category is a masterful melodrama and time capsule of a devastating time in the LGBT history, that touches on a familiar theme with a lot of humour and honesty, and a frank courage rarely achieved in narrative film. The performances by the ...
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RED DOG: TRUE BLUE going to Sundance
Just announced for Sundance, and premiering in Sydney tonight, RED DOG: TRUE BLUE directed by Kriv Stenders, is a classic boy-and-his-dog tale, with “…a big heart and bundles of charm…just like its eponymous canine” Read the full review on Film Ink
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BERLIN SYNDROME & YELLOW BIRDS headed to Sundance
Directed by Cate Shortland and shot by Germain McMicking BERLIN SYNDROME will have its world premier at Sundance! Joining it at the festival will be YELLOW BIRDS, designed by Annie Beauchamp. Read more about BERLIN SYNDROME here
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DARLENE JOHNSON JOINS HLA
HLA Management is thrilled to announce we now represent writer/director Darlene Johnson, an Australian Aborigine of the east-coast Dunghutti people of NSW. Darlene’s work explores themes of race, identity and perception in both documentary and fiction in STOLEN GENERATIONS (2001, nominated for an international Emmy Award), STRANGER IN MY SKIN (2002), FOLLOWING THE RABBIT-PROOF FENCE (2002), GULPILIL-ONE RED BLOOD (2002), CROCODILE DREAMING (2007), RIVER OF NO RETURN (2008), THE REDFERN STORY (2014, winner of Best Social Political documentary at the ...
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Stefan Duscio takes home Gold at the Victoria Tasmania ACS Awards
Congratulations to Stefan Duscio who took home Gold for both BARRACUDA (TV) and BACKTRACK (Feature) at the Victoria Tasmania ACS Awards on Saturday night!
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Tristram Baumber announced as one of Screen Australia’s Enterprise People Placements
Congratulations to comedy writer Tristram Baumber who has been announced as one of Screen Australia’s five successful Enterprise People placements. Tristram will expand on his credits at Aquarius Films where he will be mentored by creative partners Angie Fielder, Cecilia Ritchie and Polly Staniford (Lion, Berlin Syndrome, Wish You Were Here), and highly-respected script executive Greg Waters (Dance Academy, Secret City). See the full list of recipients here
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Greig Fraser wins the Golden Frog
Congratulations to LION cinematographer Greig Fraser, who has won the Golden Frog for lensing at the 24th edition of Poland’s Camerimage cinematography festival. See the full list of winners here
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Alex Dyson bids farewell to triple j
The end of an era for breakfast radio this morning. After more than a third of his life on the triple j airwaves Alex Dyson bids farewell at the end of 2016. Listen to the heartfelt announcement here. Many exciting adventures lie ahead for him in 2017 and beyond!
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Peter Carstairs’ ULTRASOUND wins at the shots Awards
Congratulations to director Peter Carstairs whose Doritos ad ULTRASOUND won Gold for Best Commercial of the Year- TV (Up to 60 seconds) at the shots Awards in London last week. See the full list of winners here
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Tim Ferguson chats about co-directing Spin Out, teaching comedy and breaking barriers for people with disability in the screen industry
SCREEN NSW: Tim Ferguson is a widely acclaimed comedian, writer and producer. He’s teaching a comedy master class, writing two books, he’s toured the world performing stand-up and musical comedy, he’s co-writing dozens of live stage comedy shows and light entertainment programmes and has been just been appointed to a panel of Diversity Partners to develop a Diversity Action Plan for Screen NSW. We’ve got a few questions for you today. They’d better be good or… “Cheque please!” You recently co-directed Spin ...
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Nora Niasari
HLA Management is thrilled to announce we now represent writer/director Nora Niasari. A VCA graduate, Nora’s film THE PHOENIX (SIMORGH) premiered at the 64th Melbourne International Film Festival where Nora participated in the 2015 MIFF Accelerator program for emerging directors. In 2016, Nora completed a funded Screen Australia/ADG Director’s Attachment with Emma Freeman on the Matchbox Pictures/FOXTEL TV series SECRET CITY. Nora recently completed her latest short film WATERFALL funded by Screen Australia’s 2015 Hot Shots Program. For further information please ...
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Kriv Stenders to direct Go-Betweens documentary RIGHT HERE
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD NOVEMBER 14 2016 Kriv Stenders to direct Go-Betweens documentary Right Here The in-demand director is set to follow the release of his sequel Red Dog: True Blue with a documentary on legendary Brisbane band The Go-Betweens. BY KARL QUINN The busiest man in Australian film and television just got busier, with news that Kriv Stenders will follow his Red Dog sequel with a documentary on indie music darlings The Go-Betweens. The feature-length doc, Right Here, will ...
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Kate Gaul’s GOOD WITH MAPS at the Kings Cross Theatre
A must see for anyone who loves a great production! Check out GOOD WITH MAPS at the Kings Cross Theatre which is part of Invisible Circus, a season of plays, performances and provocation. Directed by Kate Gaul, written by Noelle Janaczewska and performed beautifully by Jane Phegan. Following are performance times and dates: Friday 11th November, 8pm Thursday 17th November, 8pm Sunday 20th November, 5pm Wednesday 23rd November, 8pm Saturday 26th November, 2pm and 8pm Tickets are available here
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Alan John wins at the APRA Screen Music Awards
Congratulations to composer Alan John whose music for the ABC miniseries The Beautiful Lie, won the award for best music for a miniseries or telemovie in this year’s APRA Screen Music Awards.
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Congratulations 2016 APDG Award Winners!
Congratulations to Gabriela Tylesova and Annie Beauchamp for winning at last night’s APDG awards. Gabriela Tylesova – Jennie Tate Award for Costume design Live Performance (THE RABBITS) Annie Beauchamp – Photoplay Award for Design for a Commercial
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Congratulations 2016 ACS State Award Winners!
Congratulations to Bonnie Elliott, Ross Giardina and Andrew Commis, who were all winners at the 2016 ACS State Awards. DOCUMENTARIES GOLD Bonnie Elliott Michelle’s Story ADVERTISING NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL GOLD Ross Giardina ACS David Jones GOLD Ross Giardina ACS Samsung DRAMA OR COMEDY SERIES & TELEFEATURES GOLD Bonnie Elliott Hunters – Ep 6: Bunker Soldier FEATURES – CINEMA GOLD Bonnie Elliott The Last Reel GOLD Andrew Commis ACS The Daughter GOLD Bonnie Elliott Spear MUSIC CLIPS BRONZE Ross Giardina ACS Hayden James ...
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Mona Brand Award Winners
Congratulations to Jada Alberts who won the Emerging Writer Award and to Billie Pleffer for receiving the Highly Commended, Emerging Writer Award, at last night’s inaugural Mona Brand Award for Women Stage and Screen Writers. Read more about the winners here.
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A FLEA IN HER EAR Reviews
Directed by Simon Phillips and designed by Gabriela Tylesova, Andrew Upton’s adaptation of French farce A FLEA IN HER EAR at Sydney Theatre Company has reviewers in stitches! “Gabriela Tylesova’s set is spectacular, on three concentric revolves, but as it magically transforms for the changes, it is revealed to be all flats and fretwork, the pieces of which fall back into place beautifully. Her costumes are outlandish, just that little bit more than even these ridiculous people might want to ...
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A Flea In Her Ear the latest production for successful director-designer partnership
Long time collaborators, Simon Phillips and Gabriela Tylesova, talk about their director-designer partnership ahead of the opening night for their latest project, Sydney Theatre Company’s production of the 1907 French farce A FLEA IN HER EAR. Read the full interview here. SYDNEY MORNING HEARALD 3/11/2016 Elissa Blake A Flea In Her Ear the latest production for successful director-designer partnership “We never think what we are doing is complicated until other people tell us it’s complicated,” says director Simon Phillips of the ...
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FAITH HEALER opens to Rave Reviews
Belvoir’s production of FAITH HEALER, featuring wonderful set design by Brain Thomson, has opened to rave reviews… “Designer Brian Thomson creates an otherworldly frame for the play. The stage is a raised, slightly titled black polygon” – Sydney Morning Herald “Brian Thomson’s set, made up of a raised platform and an all-encompassing stormy sky backdrop, is the perfect platform for these actors to play upon.” – Daily Review “This is all played out on a superbly evocative set by ...
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4.5/5 stars for THE TURQUOISE ELEPHANT
Directed by Gale Edwards, with production design by Brian Thomson, Griffin Theatre Company’s production of THE TURQUOISE ELEPHANT has been given a rave 4.5/5 star review from ArtsHub. “Directed by Gale Edwards, this production is an exuberant and riotous political farce, decked out in glorious hallucinogenic technicolour. Perhaps better known for her work of scale – think Carmen and Aida on the Harbour – Edwards uses this predilection to great effect, and creates an OTT world in which these characters ...
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Neil Armfield & Rachel Healy’s 2017 Adelaide Festival Program
First-time Adelaide Festival artistic directors, Neil Armfield & Rachel Healy have unveiled an ambitious 2017 program. Highlights include Canadian-American singer Rufus Wainwright, Australian theatre production The Secret River (directed by Neil Armfield), Barrie Kosky’s production of Handel’s opera Saul and a film by artist Del Kathryn Barton starring Cate Blanchett.
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2016 AACTA Award Nominees
Congratulations to all of our clients nominated in the 2016 AACTA Awards! AACTA Award for Best Cinematography (Feature Film) Andy Commis – Girl Asleep Bonnie Elliott – Spear AACTA Award for Best Short Fiction Film BLUEY – Darlene Johnson ADG See the full list of nominees here
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