Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has launched its 2024 program (8-25 August) with features, shorts and XR experiences in Melbourne, around Victoria and online. In the words of Artistic Director Al Cossar: ‘This year’s MIFF program features over 250 films, with more than 400 sessions across 18 days, bringing together incredible Australian filmmaking, world cinema,...
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SBS named Australia’s most trusted news brand in 2024 report | ScreenHub Australia – Film & Television Jobs, News, Reviews & Screen Industry Data
SBS has been named the most trusted news brand in Australia by the University of Canberra and Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism’s annual global Digital News Report 2024. The Digital News Report offers a comparative analysis of media usage across 47 countries, including Australia. The University of Canberra conducts the Australian segment of this global...
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Sydney Film Festival 2024 winners announced | ScreenHub Australia – Film & Television Jobs, News, Reviews & Screen Industry Data
On Sunday night, the 71st Sydney Film Festival closed with a ceremony announcing the winner of the festival’s biggest prize, the prestigious $60,000 Sydney Film Prize for ‘audacious, cutting-edge and courageous’ film. It was given this year to the Italian film There’s Still Tomorrow directed by and starring Paola Cortellesi. The announcement was made at the State...
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New Sydney-based media company will fund and develop scripted drama, documentaries and more | ScreenHub Australia – Film & Television Jobs, News, Reviews & Screen Industry Data
Australian entertainment leader Francis Coady has announced the creation of Grand Pacific Entertainment Pty Ltd, a new Sydney-based group that will develop and fund scripted drama, documentaries, comedy, branded content, music, and podcasts. With strategic representation by William Morris Endeavor (WME), the company’s focus is on both local and global media works, with a vision...
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Castlemaine Documentary Festival celebrates 10 years | ScreenHub Australia – Film & Television Jobs, News, Reviews & Screen Industry Data
Based in Castlemaine, in the heart of regional Victoria (about 90 minutes from Melbourne), the Castlemaine Documentary Festival (or C-Doc) is a unique factual film festival celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. Supported and loved by the local community, as well as the larger Australian documentary sector, C-Doc is running between 14 and 16 June....