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Australian Films

by Jessica on 11/02/2010

in Australian Actors, Australian film, Industry News, Queensland Film

Daybreakers
A vampire thriller film set in the year 2019.
Just grossed $32,175,979 with the
$29,975,979 (5 February 2010) being in the US.
Daybreakers was filmed on the Gold Coast Queensland at Warner Bros. Movie World studios. Staring an array of locally grown talent, and some big international names as well. It seems that the Australian [...]

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HBO’s “Pacific”

by Olivia Taylor on 17/12/2009

in Australian Actors, Australian Artist, Australian film, Casting Director, Production, TV/Film Companies

HBO’s “The Pacific”, which was cast in Australia by Christine King and Meg Liberman in Los Angeles” stars James Badge Dale, Joe Mazzello and Jon Seda, examines a select group of Marines who make their way through the Pacific Theater, including battles at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima.
HBO will debut 10-part miniseries “The Pacific” March 14 [...]

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AT2 Event in Brisbane

by Gary Robinson on 03/12/2009

in Acting Schools, Australian Actors, Australian Artist, Australian film, Queensland Film

Everything you ever wanted to know about casting directors, agents and acting coaches
Do you want to know how a casting director works?
How an agent chooses the artists they represent and how they get work for them?
How to choose a good acting coach?
Then come along to the first AT2 Brisbane networking event!
Free for AT2 members, you’ll [...]

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Cannes scout returning to Australia

by Gary Robinson on 30/11/2009

in Australian film, Film Festivals, General, Industry News

Christian Jeune, Deputy General Delegate and Australian preselector for Festival de Cannes Official Selection (In Competition, Out of Competition and Un Certain Regard) will return to Australia in early December 2009.
Mr. Jeune will be in Australia to view new features and short films that meet the criteria for potential preselection for the 2010 Cannes [...]

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Gold Coast completes Narnia

by Gary Robinson on 27/11/2009

in Acting Resources, Australian Actors, Australian film, Industry News, Production

Film Gold Coast chair Lynne Benzie says the $2million underwater tank at Warner Roadshow Studios is the biggest in Australia. The tank is believed to be the catalyst for attracting the latest Narnia epic that is just wrapping up.
“Gold Coast City has accounted for 75 per cent of all production in Queensland over the past [...]

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13 Australian Documentaries Screening

by Heather Nichols on 01/11/2009

in Australian Actors, Australian Artist, Australian film, Awards, Film Festivals

On 19th, November, in Amsterdam, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam will screen 13 Australian documentaries.
In the Competition section of the festival, a record of seven Australian films have been to selected to compete;
“Contact”
“The Miscreants of Taliwood”
“The Snowman”
“The Matilda Candidate”
Screening in the Short Documentary Competition section are:
“My Uncle Bluey”
“Salt”
This is the first time that seven [...]

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Australian Actor

by Gary Robinson on 10/09/2009

in Australian Actors, Australian Artist, Australian film, Industry News

Australian actor Ray Barrett dies aged 82.
One of Australia’s best-known veteran actors, Ray Barrett, who most recently starred in Baz Luhrman’s “Australia”.
Barrett preferred to keep working rather than retire: in Australia he played the father of Nicole Kidman’s character.
Jane Cameron, his talent agent, said Barrett died in hospital on Tuesday from a brain [...]

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American Casting Directors contact info for Free

by Gary Robinson on 31/08/2009

in Acting Resources, Australian Actors, Australian Artist, Australian film, Casting Director, auditions

There are so many ways actors seek casting directors contact information. Probably the most effective and free site is the Casting Directors of America, CSA web site. While not every working casting director is a member, the majority are.
And this does not mean that the Casting Directors that are not members are illegitimate as many [...]

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Toronto International Film Festival

by Gary Robinson on 28/08/2009

in Australian Actors, Australian Artist, Australian film, Film Festivals, Production

A record 17 Australian films have been selected for Toronto International Film Festival next month.
Some of the films selected include Mao’s Last Dancer, Bright Star, Balibo, My Year Without Sex, Beautiful Kate, Samson & Delilah and Wake in Fright. Toronto selectors received more than 4,300 submissions from more than 60 countries for this year’s [...]

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Typecasting in Australian Films

by Olivia Taylor on 23/07/2009

in Australian Actors, Australian film

When Les Chantery was at drama school in Sydney, the young Australian-born Lebanese actor was given a blunt message.
“I was told I would be offered three kinds of roles – drug dealers, terrorists and gang rapists,” he said.
(Australian actress Rachel Taylor & Les Chantery pictured).

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