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Julie Andrews set for Australian stage debut
Star of stage and screen Julie Andrews will delight Australian audiences this coming May with her first ever local tour…
Brief: FSM kisses goddess, gathers lovely data
Besides celebrating Griff the Invisible, FSM announces it is involved with Goddess.com
BRIEF: Sharmill Films: acquires Sleepwalk With Me
Sharmill Films has acquired the Australian rights to Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk With Me. The comedy stars, is written and directed…
Film Victoria: production announcements as 2013 gathers momentum
These announcements arrive late in the funding process. They are not dealbreakers for the filmmakers, but they make a huge…

Jafar Pahani’s new film to premiere at Berlin Film Festival
Jafar Pahani’s ‘Closed Curtain’ will make its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, while the director remains under house arrest…
Power of Minidocs: the light that shines
On one level, this story is about the direction and value and context of short documentaries. It is also about…
eOne-Hopscotch: scores rights to Good Lie
Entertainment One has secured multi-territory rights in all media to the upcoming drama The Good Lie, starring Reese Witherspoon. eOne…
ABC Online: Alison Croggon joins arts team
ABC Arts online has welcomed acclaimed writer and theatre critic Alison Croggon as its new theatre critic. Croggon will contribute…

Jane Campion to lead Cannes short film jury
New Zealand-born director Jane Campion has been announced as the President of the Short Film Jury at the upcoming Cannes…

Parisian nights light up Canberra
You'd be forgiven for mistaking Canberra for Paris, but may just do so for two nights only this March.