Two successful teams will have the chance to create a series for ABC iview to support the programming of 'Blue Water Empire'..
Early career writers, directors and producers will have the opportunity to bring stories from the Torres Strait Islands to screen via a new joint initiative between Screen Queensland, Screen Australia and ABC iview. .
Known as 'Straight out of the Straits', the initiative will spotlight "authentic, character-driven Torres Strait Island stories". Sucessful teams will get the chance to develop a short factual series in workshop with David Batty (Black As, Bush Mechanics), with two teams to go on to make a series for ABC iview..
This iview content will support the programming for.Blue Water Empire, a new ABC series produced by Greer Simpkin and David Jowsey which explores the history of the Torres Strait Islands.
Screen Queensland CEO Tracey Vieira called Straight out of the Straits."a first...
Early career writers, directors and producers will have the opportunity to bring stories from the Torres Strait Islands to screen via a new joint initiative between Screen Queensland, Screen Australia and ABC iview. .
Known as 'Straight out of the Straits', the initiative will spotlight "authentic, character-driven Torres Strait Island stories". Sucessful teams will get the chance to develop a short factual series in workshop with David Batty (Black As, Bush Mechanics), with two teams to go on to make a series for ABC iview..
This iview content will support the programming for.Blue Water Empire, a new ABC series produced by Greer Simpkin and David Jowsey which explores the history of the Torres Strait Islands.
Screen Queensland CEO Tracey Vieira called Straight out of the Straits."a first...
- 2/24/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Owen Humphreys/Pa Wire
They say changing the personnel of a beleaguered team can often be the final nail in their coffin: the destabilisation of the dressing room can be a fatal blow that actually sets the team back. But Newcastle have once again had to twist in the January window after a disappointing first half of the season, which has seen them trapped in and around the bottom three for the majority of the term.
They’ve already spent an impressive amount in bringing in Jonjo Shelvey and Henri Saivet and fans will be looking for more. When and if they come in, the club will no doubt be hoping for an impact similar to the arrival of Sir Bobby Robson in 1999 and his emphatic reinvigoration of the team, rather than the impact of signing David Batty in 1996.
Luckily, there’s a long history of new players making stunning debuts for the Toon,...
They say changing the personnel of a beleaguered team can often be the final nail in their coffin: the destabilisation of the dressing room can be a fatal blow that actually sets the team back. But Newcastle have once again had to twist in the January window after a disappointing first half of the season, which has seen them trapped in and around the bottom three for the majority of the term.
They’ve already spent an impressive amount in bringing in Jonjo Shelvey and Henri Saivet and fans will be looking for more. When and if they come in, the club will no doubt be hoping for an impact similar to the arrival of Sir Bobby Robson in 1999 and his emphatic reinvigoration of the team, rather than the impact of signing David Batty in 1996.
Luckily, there’s a long history of new players making stunning debuts for the Toon,...
- 1/17/2016
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters/Corbis
Hot on the tail of doing some excellent business for Damarai Gray (who will join a packed attacking line-up), Leicester are looking to further cement their impressive season by bringing in some more mettle to their midfield. Having lost the invaluable experience of Esteban Cambiasso in the summer (and suffered not a single hangover from it), the Foxes are looking to bring in similar experience in the shape of AC Milan’s controversial Dutchman Nigel De Jong.
According to the Mirror, Claudio Ranieri is offering Milan £2m for the 31-year-old as a replacement for Gokhan Inler, who has seen his chances at Leicester dramatically reduced. Which would have sounded like the ravings of a wildman last season, but here we are. The Swiss midfielder is also being linked with Schalke, and the Mirror say De Jong has been identified as the key replacement.
To sweeten the...
Hot on the tail of doing some excellent business for Damarai Gray (who will join a packed attacking line-up), Leicester are looking to further cement their impressive season by bringing in some more mettle to their midfield. Having lost the invaluable experience of Esteban Cambiasso in the summer (and suffered not a single hangover from it), the Foxes are looking to bring in similar experience in the shape of AC Milan’s controversial Dutchman Nigel De Jong.
According to the Mirror, Claudio Ranieri is offering Milan £2m for the 31-year-old as a replacement for Gokhan Inler, who has seen his chances at Leicester dramatically reduced. Which would have sounded like the ravings of a wildman last season, but here we are. The Swiss midfielder is also being linked with Schalke, and the Mirror say De Jong has been identified as the key replacement.
To sweeten the...
- 1/5/2016
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
The life of Australian artist Brett Whiteley will be brought to the screen with assistance from Screen Australia.s new Documentary Producer program.
Titled Whiteley, the film is a one-off documentary from Northern Pictures , aiming to provide audiences with a unique insight into the incredible life and legacy of the iconic Australian artist. The project will be produced by Sue Clothier and directed by James Bogle, who also co-wrote the script with Victor Gentile.
It is one of eight projects that have been selected to receive funding support in the first round of the program, with Screen Australia estimating the combined production expenditure will generate close to $9.3million.
Land Artists (working title) will delve into one of Australia.s leading (and controversial) architecture firms, Denton Corker Marshall, on their mission to create the Australian Pavilion for the Venice Biennale. Renegade Films will make the documentary with producers Lucy Maclaren, Joe Connor and Ken Connor.
Titled Whiteley, the film is a one-off documentary from Northern Pictures , aiming to provide audiences with a unique insight into the incredible life and legacy of the iconic Australian artist. The project will be produced by Sue Clothier and directed by James Bogle, who also co-wrote the script with Victor Gentile.
It is one of eight projects that have been selected to receive funding support in the first round of the program, with Screen Australia estimating the combined production expenditure will generate close to $9.3million.
Land Artists (working title) will delve into one of Australia.s leading (and controversial) architecture firms, Denton Corker Marshall, on their mission to create the Australian Pavilion for the Venice Biennale. Renegade Films will make the documentary with producers Lucy Maclaren, Joe Connor and Ken Connor.
- 5/12/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Eddy Bell.s Grey Bull was named best Australian short film at the 24th annual Flickerfest awards on Sunday night.
The filmt follows a South Sudanese refugee who decides to rescue a bull at the abattoir where he works, believing it.s a spiritual totem. Once home, the animal begins to jeopardise the family's chance at fitting into their new life.
A special jury prize was awarded to Carl Firth.s The Witching Hour, the saga of several people who get swept up in the mayhem of a mysterious world at midnight.
Saluted as the best Australian animation short was Bush Mechanics, which follows the adventures of bush mechanics driving over red dirt roads as the mischievous spirit .munga munga. pursues them, co-directed by Jason Japaljarri Woods and Jonathan Daw.
Atsuko Hirayanagi.s Oh Lucy! took the gong for best international short. It's the tale of a 55-year-old single 'office...
The filmt follows a South Sudanese refugee who decides to rescue a bull at the abattoir where he works, believing it.s a spiritual totem. Once home, the animal begins to jeopardise the family's chance at fitting into their new life.
A special jury prize was awarded to Carl Firth.s The Witching Hour, the saga of several people who get swept up in the mayhem of a mysterious world at midnight.
Saluted as the best Australian animation short was Bush Mechanics, which follows the adventures of bush mechanics driving over red dirt roads as the mischievous spirit .munga munga. pursues them, co-directed by Jason Japaljarri Woods and Jonathan Daw.
Atsuko Hirayanagi.s Oh Lucy! took the gong for best international short. It's the tale of a 55-year-old single 'office...
- 1/18/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
John Giles/Pa Archive/Press Association Images
Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer. In this modern day age of prima donna footballers, high-intensity matches and a sport where there is billions of currency at stake, sparks are bound to fly behind the scenes.
It’s a fallacy to believe that every top-flight squad boasts a perfect harmony, when millionaires’ livelihoods depend on seeing off their competition. With squad places becoming stretched, tensions can certainly rise – it’s just up to the club’s PR to make sure that it never exposes itself to he public eye. After all, the house must be seen to be kept in order.
There is only so much a PR company can do, however. We’ve seen reports of training ground bust-ups, on-pitch fisticuffs and even an arrest, but this list will stray from the isolated incidents. For example, the infamous scrap...
Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer. In this modern day age of prima donna footballers, high-intensity matches and a sport where there is billions of currency at stake, sparks are bound to fly behind the scenes.
It’s a fallacy to believe that every top-flight squad boasts a perfect harmony, when millionaires’ livelihoods depend on seeing off their competition. With squad places becoming stretched, tensions can certainly rise – it’s just up to the club’s PR to make sure that it never exposes itself to he public eye. After all, the house must be seen to be kept in order.
There is only so much a PR company can do, however. We’ve seen reports of training ground bust-ups, on-pitch fisticuffs and even an arrest, but this list will stray from the isolated incidents. For example, the infamous scrap...
- 8/24/2014
- by Michael Ramsay
- Obsessed with Film
I never thought I'd ever say this, but ITV aren't as bad as everyone makes out when it comes to live football. Hear me out - it's not as crazy as it may first sound.
For years, I've been baffled that anyone would choose to watch ITV over BBC One if given the choice. However, as this year's World Cup has proved so far, both channels have had their fair share of gaffes and errors.
The BBC is pretty stellar when it comes to live tennis, snooker, athletics and many other sports, and Match of the Day is clearly light years ahead of ITV's The Premiership, but has ITV suddenly gained back some ground this year?
There's probably two words that you're thinking which throws out my argument: Adrian Chiles. The former BBC man has become the face of ITV football, possibly because they're stuck with him and don't know where to plonk him.
For years, I've been baffled that anyone would choose to watch ITV over BBC One if given the choice. However, as this year's World Cup has proved so far, both channels have had their fair share of gaffes and errors.
The BBC is pretty stellar when it comes to live tennis, snooker, athletics and many other sports, and Match of the Day is clearly light years ahead of ITV's The Premiership, but has ITV suddenly gained back some ground this year?
There's probably two words that you're thinking which throws out my argument: Adrian Chiles. The former BBC man has become the face of ITV football, possibly because they're stuck with him and don't know where to plonk him.
- 6/19/2014
- Digital Spy
Film starring Johnny Depp opens in Britain this weekend as losses could reach $200m after scathing reviews
It was billed as one of the summer's biggest blockbusters, reuniting Johnny Depp – as Tonto in The Lone Ranger – with the team behind the huge success of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
But Walt Disney has now warned that the film could instead go down as one of the year's biggest flops, predicting losses of almost $200m.
The Lone Ranger, which opens in Britain this weekend, stars Armie Hammer as the masked Texas lawman and Depp as his Comanche spirit guide. Budgeted at $225m, the film, directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, suffered a tortuous production process and met with largely scathing reviews on its release in the Us.
Concerns over the odds of recouping the investment were reportedly voiced during production, and the shoot halted for several months...
It was billed as one of the summer's biggest blockbusters, reuniting Johnny Depp – as Tonto in The Lone Ranger – with the team behind the huge success of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
But Walt Disney has now warned that the film could instead go down as one of the year's biggest flops, predicting losses of almost $200m.
The Lone Ranger, which opens in Britain this weekend, stars Armie Hammer as the masked Texas lawman and Depp as his Comanche spirit guide. Budgeted at $225m, the film, directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, suffered a tortuous production process and met with largely scathing reviews on its release in the Us.
Concerns over the odds of recouping the investment were reportedly voiced during production, and the shoot halted for several months...
- 8/7/2013
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
The writer and director Bryan Forbes, whose films included Whistle Down the Wind and 1970s horror classic The Stepford Wives, has died aged 86 following a long illness, a family friend has said.
Forbes, who began his career in film as an actor and screenwriter and became one of the most important figures in the British film industry, died surrounded by his family at his home in Virginia Water, Surrey, friend Matthew D'Ancona said.
He was married to actor Nanette Newman, who appeared in several of his films, and with whom he had two daughters – the TV presenter Emma Forbes and the journalist Sarah Standing.
D'Ancona said: "Bryan Forbes was a titan of cinema, known and loved by people around the world in the film and theatre industries and known in other fields including politics. He is simply...
Forbes, who began his career in film as an actor and screenwriter and became one of the most important figures in the British film industry, died surrounded by his family at his home in Virginia Water, Surrey, friend Matthew D'Ancona said.
He was married to actor Nanette Newman, who appeared in several of his films, and with whom he had two daughters – the TV presenter Emma Forbes and the journalist Sarah Standing.
D'Ancona said: "Bryan Forbes was a titan of cinema, known and loved by people around the world in the film and theatre industries and known in other fields including politics. He is simply...
- 5/9/2013
- by David Batty
- The Guardian - Film News
As transfer deadline day looms, teams around Europe are desperately trying to improve their squads, whether it be through detailed scouting reports or through a foolhardy chairman throwing cash at any old reject. Sadly for both camps, the January transfer window is considered by many to be the worst time to buy.
Newcastle United have proved in the past that you don’t need restrictions on trade to buy poorly, they used to happily do it the summer as well, or at any time during the season when they felt their money was sitting around doing nothing. So let’s forget about the optimism from our new French contingent, and take a look back at the top ten worst Newcastle United signings of the Premier League era.
10. David Batty
From: Blackburn Rovers Fee: £4million (Source: The Independent)
Some might look at Batty’s name in this list and consider it...
Newcastle United have proved in the past that you don’t need restrictions on trade to buy poorly, they used to happily do it the summer as well, or at any time during the season when they felt their money was sitting around doing nothing. So let’s forget about the optimism from our new French contingent, and take a look back at the top ten worst Newcastle United signings of the Premier League era.
10. David Batty
From: Blackburn Rovers Fee: £4million (Source: The Independent)
Some might look at Batty’s name in this list and consider it...
- 1/31/2013
- by Michael Atkinson
- Obsessed with Film
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