Sydney Film Festival has revealed the first 22 titles on its line-up for this year, which will see the festival return to cinemas around the city after 2020’s virtual iteration.
Leading the pack are a contingent of local docos including Philippa Bateman’s Wash My Soul in the River’s Flow; Amanda Blue’s Step into Paradise and Eddie Martin’s The Kids, recently selected for Tribeca.
Sff will also boast the Nsw premiere of Kiwi film The Justice of Bunny King, Gaysorn Thavat’s debut feature led by Essie Davis and Thomasin McKenzie; and Nz-Canadian co-production, NIght Raiders, directed by Danis Goulet and executive produced by Taika Waititi.
Festival director Nashen Moodley is excited to return to an in-person event come August, noting the festival already had a “incredible” response to its summer season in January at the State Theatre, when it screened High Ground, Firestarter, Girls Can’t Surf, Minari and Another Round.
Leading the pack are a contingent of local docos including Philippa Bateman’s Wash My Soul in the River’s Flow; Amanda Blue’s Step into Paradise and Eddie Martin’s The Kids, recently selected for Tribeca.
Sff will also boast the Nsw premiere of Kiwi film The Justice of Bunny King, Gaysorn Thavat’s debut feature led by Essie Davis and Thomasin McKenzie; and Nz-Canadian co-production, NIght Raiders, directed by Danis Goulet and executive produced by Taika Waititi.
Festival director Nashen Moodley is excited to return to an in-person event come August, noting the festival already had a “incredible” response to its summer season in January at the State Theatre, when it screened High Ground, Firestarter, Girls Can’t Surf, Minari and Another Round.
- 6/8/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Start Beyond co-founder and COO Nathan Anderson has spun out the company’s entertainment division into independent venture New Canvas.
Based out of the Northern Rivers, Anderson will serve as CEO and executive producer of the VR entertainment studio, bringing with him Start Beyond’s existing slate. This includes Awake Episode One, Wentworth VR, Atlas Obscura VR and VR Noir, as well as projects in development.
Anderson remains a shareholder in Start Beyond (formerly Start VR), but tells If that since the company was launched in 2015, the VR landscape has changed quite dramatically, with various use cases emerging for the technology. As such, the business has evolved and matured.
Going forward, Start Beyond will have a particular emphasis on corporate, Hr and training, and education uses for VR, while New Canvas will instead be focused solely on entertainment.
“New Canvas has always existed within the business, although it didn’t...
Based out of the Northern Rivers, Anderson will serve as CEO and executive producer of the VR entertainment studio, bringing with him Start Beyond’s existing slate. This includes Awake Episode One, Wentworth VR, Atlas Obscura VR and VR Noir, as well as projects in development.
Anderson remains a shareholder in Start Beyond (formerly Start VR), but tells If that since the company was launched in 2015, the VR landscape has changed quite dramatically, with various use cases emerging for the technology. As such, the business has evolved and matured.
Going forward, Start Beyond will have a particular emphasis on corporate, Hr and training, and education uses for VR, while New Canvas will instead be focused solely on entertainment.
“New Canvas has always existed within the business, although it didn’t...
- 12/13/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Following thousands of jazz events taking place in 195 countries on all seven continents, International Jazz Day 2019 came to a thrilling close this evening in Melbourne, Australia with an extraordinary All-Star Global Concert at the Melbourne Arts Centre’s renowned Hamer Hall.
Herbie Hancock, Kurt Elling, Somi, Igor Butman, James Morrison, Lizz Wright and Jane Monheit
Credit/Copyright: Graham Denholm/Getty Images for Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz
Led by artistic co-directors Herbie Hancock (USA) and James Morrison (Australia), and musical director John Beasley (USA), the concert was streamed live by the United Nations and Unesco and on www.jazzday.com. It featured riveting performances by over 30 international artists: Cieavash Arian (Iran), William Barton (Australia), Brian Blade (USA), A Bu (China), Igor Butman (Russian Federation), Theo Croker (USA), Joey DeFrancesco (USA), Eli Degibri (Israel), Kurt Elling (USA), James Genus (USA), Paul Grabowsky (Australia), Antonio Hart (USA), Matthew Jodrell (Australia), Aditya Kalyanpur...
Herbie Hancock, Kurt Elling, Somi, Igor Butman, James Morrison, Lizz Wright and Jane Monheit
Credit/Copyright: Graham Denholm/Getty Images for Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz
Led by artistic co-directors Herbie Hancock (USA) and James Morrison (Australia), and musical director John Beasley (USA), the concert was streamed live by the United Nations and Unesco and on www.jazzday.com. It featured riveting performances by over 30 international artists: Cieavash Arian (Iran), William Barton (Australia), Brian Blade (USA), A Bu (China), Igor Butman (Russian Federation), Theo Croker (USA), Joey DeFrancesco (USA), Eli Degibri (Israel), Kurt Elling (USA), James Genus (USA), Paul Grabowsky (Australia), Antonio Hart (USA), Matthew Jodrell (Australia), Aditya Kalyanpur...
- 5/10/2019
- Look to the Stars
Antony Partos and Sonar Music, the team behind the music of The Slap have led the nominees for the Australian Guild of Screen Composers, announced this morning while Burning Man, Storm Surfers 3D, Santa’s Apprentice and Needle are the four nominees for feature film score.
The announcement:
Today we pay tribute to the leading lights of Australian screen composition with the announcement of nominees for the 2012 Screen Music Awards. The event, to be held this year in Melbourne on Monday November 19th, is jointly staged by Apra (Australasian Performing Right Association) and the Agsc (Australian Guild of Screen Composers). It is the only Australian event where the music and screen industry gather to celebrate excellence in the composition of music for film and television.
Across twelve awards categories Apra and the Agsc are today proud to recognise 61 composers, and 40 works as representing the best in Australian screen composition for...
The announcement:
Today we pay tribute to the leading lights of Australian screen composition with the announcement of nominees for the 2012 Screen Music Awards. The event, to be held this year in Melbourne on Monday November 19th, is jointly staged by Apra (Australasian Performing Right Association) and the Agsc (Australian Guild of Screen Composers). It is the only Australian event where the music and screen industry gather to celebrate excellence in the composition of music for film and television.
Across twelve awards categories Apra and the Agsc are today proud to recognise 61 composers, and 40 works as representing the best in Australian screen composition for...
- 10/17/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Curse of the Gothic Symphony is the next Australian documentary to get a theatrical release, albeit only at Event Cinemas in Brisbane, Newcastle and Canberra at this stage.
Director Randall Wood.s feature-length film is about the effort required to stage the biggest symphony ever composed . and, yes, this is officially recognised by the Guinness Book of Records . and it will be on the big screen from this Thursday May 24.
The Gothic Symphony, written by English composer Havergal Brian in 1919, has only been played rarely in the world and the film entertainingly plays on the notion that performances are always beset by problems.
Making the film was a seven-year effort and producer Veronica Fury.s enthusiasm for being part of this momentous feat lead to Wood talking her into being a key on-screen character.
The film culminates with more than 500 musicians coming together in Brisbane in December 2010.
The Curse...
Director Randall Wood.s feature-length film is about the effort required to stage the biggest symphony ever composed . and, yes, this is officially recognised by the Guinness Book of Records . and it will be on the big screen from this Thursday May 24.
The Gothic Symphony, written by English composer Havergal Brian in 1919, has only been played rarely in the world and the film entertainingly plays on the notion that performances are always beset by problems.
Making the film was a seven-year effort and producer Veronica Fury.s enthusiasm for being part of this momentous feat lead to Wood talking her into being a key on-screen character.
The film culminates with more than 500 musicians coming together in Brisbane in December 2010.
The Curse...
- 5/17/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
After years in Sydney, the 2010 Screen Music Awards will be held at BMW Edge in Melbourne on November 9.
Composer Paul Grabowsky will return to conduct a live orchestra and perform a selection of the nominated compositions. The hosts will be The Chaser’s Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen.
The awards are presented by Apra (Australasian Performing Right Association) and the Agsc (Australian Guild of Screen Composers), and cover 12 categories representing feature films, children’s television, advertising, documentaries, short films and everything in between.
Composer Paul Grabowsky will return to conduct a live orchestra and perform a selection of the nominated compositions. The hosts will be The Chaser’s Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen.
The awards are presented by Apra (Australasian Performing Right Association) and the Agsc (Australian Guild of Screen Composers), and cover 12 categories representing feature films, children’s television, advertising, documentaries, short films and everything in between.
- 10/5/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
SYDNEY -- Maureen Barron has been re-appointed for another term as chair of the Australian Film Commission, and Tony Zeccola is back as an AFC director. Barron is general manager of corporate business at Southern Star Group, while Zeccola is managing director of independent exhibitor-distributor Palace Enterprises. New directors to be appointed by arts minister Rod Kemp are screen composer Paul Grabowsky and postproduction expert Dominic Case. Kemp also announced the re-appointment of attorney Daniel Gilbert as chair of the Australian Film, TV and Radio School.
- 10/28/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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