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Talented Australians have been awarded with 14 Emmy’s at this years’ ceremony for their work on the HBO miniseries The Pacific. Awards were won in the areas of Visual Effects, Art Direction, Makeup, Casting, Prosthetics, and Sound Mixing.
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The Toronto International Film Festival has selected four new Australian feature films and two new Australian documentaries to premiere at the 2010 event.
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JMB FX Studio took out the Emmy Award for ‘Most Outstanding Prosthetics for a Series, Mini-Series or Movie’ at this years Creative Arts Emmy Awards held in Los Angeles on August 21st.
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There are films that are satisfying in and of themselves, and there are films that offer the additional pleasure of starting a career that you can feel is going somewhere. It's not that anyone seeing Christopher Nolan's "Following" back in 1998 would necessarily have predicted "Inception," but the sense that this was a director worth watching was inescapable. As it is with Australian writer-director David Michod's impressive debut with "Animal Kingdom."
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Border protection may have been an enduring and controversial issue in a federal election campaign in its final 24 hours but in the forthcoming Australian blockbuster movie, Tomorrow, When the War Began, it takes on a whole new meaning. The film, adapted from the 1993 best-seller by author John Marsden that's become a staple of teenage literature, replaces boats and refugees with aircraft and soldiers. Australia is literally invaded.
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Reel Time is coming to you from the Gold Coast, where the sector has gathered for the annual Australian International Movie Convention.
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Australian actor Kodi Smit-McPhee says the page is only the starting point.
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A violent, R-rated film with misogynistic overtones may seem an odd fit for Simon Baker. As a result of his lead role in popular TV series The Mentalist, and the fact he is "ridiculously handsome" and known as a good bloke, Baker has as high a profile in the US as Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts and Hugh Jackman.
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Twentieth Century Fox Television has confirmed Queensland as the location of choice for Stephen Spielberg’s upcoming sci-fi television project Terra Nova.
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Australia is once again the favourite flavour in Hollywood, but it is not the old guard of Russell Crowe, Eric Bana and Hugh Jackman commanding the spotlight.
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New South Wales (NSW) have announced a $25 million funding boost to support international film and TV production.
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The Federal Government has announced important changes to the Location and Post, Digital and Visual Effects (PDV) Offsets which will provide a much needed boost for the Australian film industry.
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Ausfilm is pleased to formally announce the inaugural Ausfilm Co-Production Forum to be held in London on May 10 &11, 2010. Ausfilm, in conjunction with Screen Australia, the Australian state screen agencies and the UK Film Council is hosting this two day targeted event, pre-Cannes, to develop co-productions between Australian and British producers.
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OSCAR-winning director James Cameron praised Australia for its world class studios and crews during a recent visit.
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Ausfilm is delighted to announce that Jackie O’Sullivan has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer, starting 10th August 2009.
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The Australian Government has updated its Guidelines for the Location Offset and the Post, Digital and Visual Effects Offset
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Australian visual effects companies are currently working on the biggest movies in the world. With the likes of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Terminator Salvation and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince on their slate, Ausfilm talked to Tony Clark, Director of Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) to find out what makes Australian companies so appealing for the blockbusters of the year.
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Village Roadshow Studios is home to three purpose-built film water tanks including the largest tank in the southern hemisphere. The tanks can been seen in action in films such as Fool's Gold and Nim’s Island.
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Village Roadshow and Warner Roadshow Studios are set to launch a new digital film laboratory based at the Warner Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast.
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The New South Wales government has recently put into place a Local Government Filming Protocol, which makes it easier for filmmakers to work on locations around the state by giving all Councils one set of rules for processing approvals.
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