by Olivia Taylor on 28/03/2009
in General
VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour.
Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30pm.
…Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people [...]
Zack Snyder has signed on to direct Guardians of Ga’Hoole, an animated feature film based on the series of children’s books by Kathryn Lasky.
The hugely successful Heart of Gold international film festival is getting ready for action with more than 200 films from 30 countries screening in the Gympie (AKA gold rush town) Sunshine Coast Queensland, March 25-29, 2009.
Tribeca Film Festival, presented by American Express, the founding sponsor of the Festival and founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 will celebrate its 8th Annual festival in lower Manhattan, New York City.
Flavour of the decade…Action heroes come from Australia, “I think it is something in the Australian water,” joked Christopher Egan, who plays a modern-day David (of Goliath-slaying fame) in NBC’s new “Kings.”
…Egan was just 16 when he landed a role on “Home and Away“. Then he studied the American accent with a dialect coach [...]
Australia actor Damian Walshe-Howling, has just been cast as the main villain in Point Break Indo, a follow-up to the 1991 film, Point Break.
Walshe-Howling caught our eye in 2001 for his memorable role as Dean Masselos in ABC’s, Love Is A Four Letter Word.
NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation has received nominations in the 2009 Filmink Awards for Best Documentary, Best Film and Best Australian Film.
by Olivia Taylor on 23/02/2009
in Awards
Late Australian actor Heath Ledger has won the posthumous award for best supporting actor for his role in The Dark Knight at the 81st Academy Awards.
The award was accepted by Ledger’s father Kim, mother Sally and sister Kate, who insisted the night was a time for celebration.
“This award tonight would have humbly validated Heath’s quiet [...]
AAP – Newcastle filmmaker Genevieve Clay has won Tropfest 2009 with her short film Be My Brother.
The 20-year-old took out the top prize at the 17th annual Tropfest for her story about a young man with Down Syndrome.
…”It’s my lead actor’s film, It came from Gerard O’Dwyer,”
V Australia announced on Saturday it would launch a three-flight per week service between Melbourne and Los Angeles on September 15 with all inclusive return economy launch fares from $1199.
…The route is in addition to already announced Sydney-Los Angeles and Brisbane-Los Angeles.